October 23, 1944 – Monday
Disembarked and went ashore to Tacloban. In front of the Capitol of the province, General MacArthur read the proclamation declaring null and void all laws… Read More »October 23, 1944 – Monday
Disembarked and went ashore to Tacloban. In front of the Capitol of the province, General MacArthur read the proclamation declaring null and void all laws… Read More »October 23, 1944 – Monday
Attended Mass at 9:15 a.m. on the main deck. Received Communion. At 11 a.m. I found the PC where Howard (the husband of my sister… Read More »October 22, 1944, — Sunday
At 5:30 a.m. ‘general quarters’ were sounded. All rushed to their respective guns and fired at approaching Japanese planes. The Australian cruiser Australia was about… Read More »October 21, 1944 — Saturday
Entered Leyte Gulf at midnight. Reached our anchorage at 7 a.m. The battleships, cruisers, and destroyers opened fire on the beaches and finished the work… Read More »October 20, 1944 – Friday
At sea. Nothing unusual. I attended Mass every Morning to receive Communion. It is nice to see a number of boys that attend Mass and… Read More »October 16—19, 1944
At Sea. It continues to be very hot. At 10 a.m. I attended Mass in the troops Mess, near the kitchen. It was very hot.… Read More »October 15, 1944 — Sunday
En route. We crossed the equator at 2:30 p.m., and I was made a member of the ‘Order of the Deep’. A card signed by… Read More »October 14, 1944 — Saturday
We attended a special Mass at 6 a.m. and received Communion. We left General Head Quarters at 8:30 a.m. for Hollandia port. At 10:40 a.m.… Read More »October 13, 1944 — Friday
Working with Major General Stivers, G—1. I met again Captain Elaine Clark WAC, daughter of Sir Norman Brooks. She is a very efficient Administrative Officer,… Read More »October 8—12, 1944