January 19, 1942
HQ, Intelligence Service Bataan Report of operatives on general trend of affairs in Manila: Japs have enforced martial law in City. Death penalty to… Read More »January 19, 1942
HQ, Intelligence Service Bataan Report of operatives on general trend of affairs in Manila: Japs have enforced martial law in City. Death penalty to… Read More »January 19, 1942
Lieutenant Iwasi Shimizu called and took Sgt. Wells to the Philippine General Hospital for two weeks radium treatment. It was arranged over the phone with… Read More »12 Jan. ’42
Mr Wilson and myself tried once more to get to office as was a little important work to do and some records to remove. We… Read More »Jan. 3, 1942
Looting continues unabated. War brings out the noble and the degrading in man. Saw three Japanese soldiers talking with two women with painted faces in… Read More »January 3, 1942
Most of Luzon is in Japanese hands. The USAFFE has retreated to Bataan. Where are the U.S. planes? Will the convoy arrive? My eldest boy… Read More »January 1, 1942
The Marsh family came to stay with us. We had turkey for Xmas but the air raids caused the current to be turned off so… Read More »December 25, 1941 to January 1, 1942
At 5 a.m. Mr. Williams of the Red Cross phoned me that the ship had arrived but that he was not willing to put the… Read More »December 30, 1941 – Tuesday
Tokyo broadcast the news of the surrender of Hong Kong and London confirmed the news. Yesterday the musicians of the sky respected the day, but… Read More »December 26, 1941
The rumor being brulted about late last night turned into a reality today: “Manila, Open City.” All the dailies carried the news. It was contained… Read More »25th December 1941