Monday, January 19, 1942
Told Magruder yesterday to get busy on inducting AVG in China and Burma. The AVG needs planes badly – and we’re trying to land fifty… Read More »Monday, January 19, 1942
Told Magruder yesterday to get busy on inducting AVG in China and Burma. The AVG needs planes badly – and we’re trying to land fifty… Read More »Monday, January 19, 1942
We are having an unusual amount of cloudy weather for the month of January. We had a little rain today also. The Japs had a… Read More »January 17, 1942
The Camp was slow getting started, but we each had to find our own bed and our own food. I had a car seat cushion… Read More »Jan. 6 to 17, 1942
Colonel Hurley, former Secretary of War, is on his way to “KX”. He was inducted at noon today, and at 1:00 tonight starts by plane… Read More »Saturday, January 17, 1942
Much air activity but no bombs. Order “anti-aircraft will not fire on observation planes because it disturbs the nerves of the people in Malinta Tunnel.”… Read More »January 16, 1942
Taking our truck, we went to Bottomside for water. After filling a truck with a load of powder cans at the basic source, we started… Read More »January 13th 1942
Told Spaatz about trigger motors for A-24’s in Australia on basis of MacArthur’s radio. Said he hadn’t heard of this before! Somervell (G-4) did a… Read More »Monday, January 12, 1942
Another bombless day. Had one air alarm this p.m. and learned that 23 Jap planes were reported in vicinity of Mariveles, but none visited us.… Read More »January 10, 1942
Manila Bay On board Navy Courier Boat Beautiful morning. Sun is slightly above horizon. Sea is calm. Cool morning air. All is quiet except… Read More »January 9, 1942