January 6, 1971 Wednesday
MALACANAN PALACEManila 11:20 PM January 6, 1971Wednesday Delivered one of my best speeches tonight at the Federation of Provincial Press Clubs in the Winter Garden… Read More »January 6, 1971 Wednesday
Clark Field
February 26, 1950
Lunch at the Staplers lovely house in Rizal (next door to the Huie home). He is Capt. Jack Stapler’s brother, and in Marsman & Co.… Read More »February 26, 1950
Thurs. Oct. 4, 1945
Lv Clark Field 8:15 A.M., Arr. Yontan Field, Okinawa, 1:25 P.M., reported to rear echelon XXIV Corps. [The Philippine portion of the diary ends here]
Tues. Oct. 2, 1945
Lv Antipolo 4:45 PM, proceeded to Nichols Field, Manila, boarded a C-46, flew to Clark Field.
January 28, 1945
Barter Clothes Shoes Hatrpins Planes Stockings Walter Robb General’s birthday Rum, Money What an assortment of memoranda! I couldn’t sleep the other night and I… Read More »January 28, 1945
January 18, 1945
One day the American troops were delayed in arriving at Manaoag in recapturing the fifteen kilometers which separated it from San Fabian. It took them… Read More »January 18, 1945
Jan. 7, 1945
14 planes took off at approx 0700. Bombed Appari [Aparri] airfield. Second strike launched at 1300. Bombed Clark Field area. Set several big fires.
December 18, 1944
The alarm sounded yesterday, but the skies of Manila were clear of planes. The raids were made over Clark Field and Legazpi. However, we were… Read More »December 18, 1944
September 23, 1944
Manila’s agog. Everybody’s talking and whispering and laughing and dreaming about the raid. Everybody feels the Americans will be here before Christmas. Somebody opined “around… Read More »September 23, 1944