Monday, April 20, 1942
MacArthur is getting rid of Quezon – apparently he no longer needs the President. Have had some difficulty answering MacArthur’s message due to absence of… Read More »Monday, April 20, 1942
MacArthur is getting rid of Quezon – apparently he no longer needs the President. Have had some difficulty answering MacArthur’s message due to absence of… Read More »Monday, April 20, 1942
[It has been suggested] that we should not order a fight to the bitter end [in the Philippines] because that would mean the Japanese would… Read More »April 8, 1942
Par. 1, S.0. 79, W.D., amnounced me as Major General (Temporary) A.U.S., dating from March 28th; ranking from March 27th. This should assure that when… Read More »Monday, March 30, 1942
I was made a Major General yesterday! Took the oath of office today. Still a permanent Lt. Col., but the promotion is just as satisfactory… Read More »Saturday, March 28, 1942
MacArthur is out of Philippine Islands. Now Supreme Commander of “Southwest Pacific Area”. The newspapers acclaim the move -the public has built itself a hero… Read More »Thursday, March 19, 1942
Lest I look at this book sometime and find that I’ve expressed a distaste for some person, and have put down no reason for my… Read More »Saturday, March 14, 1942
My father was buried today. I’ve shut off all business and visitors for thirty minutes – to have that much time, by myself, to think… Read More »Thursday, March 12, 1942
I have felt terribly. I should like so much to be with my Mother these few days. But we’re at war! And war is not… Read More »Wednesday, March 11, 1942
Father died this morning. Nothing I can do but send a wire. One thing that might help win this war is to get someone to… Read More »Tuesday, March 10, 1942