October 21, 1944 — Saturday
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
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
Joy! Joy! The Yanks have arrived. They landed on the same place where Magellan set foot on firm land when he discovered these islands which he… Read More »October 21, 1944
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
Landed at Sentani Airfield at Hollandia at 7 a.m. We lost one day during the flight when we crossed the international date line. General Sutherland… Read More »October 7, 1944 – Saturday