Diary of Basilio J. Valdes

4 p.m. Arrived in Washington, where President Roosevelt and members office cabinet were assembled to receive us at Union Station.

On board the train.

Kept busy shopping. Visited Mr. & Mrs. Toni Bayot at their house. Drove with the Broadlents to Berkeley. At 10 p.m. Left San Francisco for… Read More »May 10, 1942 – Sunday

Arrived San Francisco Harbor 7 a.m. Colonel Stillinger U.S. Army and a commander were sent by the War and Navy Departments, to be the Military… Read More »May 9, 1942 – Saturday

At sea. Our ship and the cruiser are zigzagging continuously. The temperature is much cooler.

7:30 a.m. We were advised by Captain Nelson, commander of the President Coolidge that a plane had been catapulted from the Richmond to locate the… Read More »April 29, 1942 – Wednesday

At sea. It is quite warm as we are now near the Fiji and Samoa Islands and approaching the equator. The sea is calmer.

Attended Sunday Mass at 7:45 a.m. Very rough. Mrs. Quezon and the girls did not attend. At 11 a.m. The U.S.N. Cruiser Richmond arrived to… Read More »April 26, 1942 – Sunday