April 29, 1942
We were not permitted to forget the Emperor’s birthday! The pictorial section of the Nishi-Nishi showed victorious soldiers shouting as they dramatically planted the Rising… Read More »April 29, 1942
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[Illegible] April 29, 1942
Upon returning to Lagao [illegible] Assistant Overseer [illegible] who [illegible] a telephone conversation with [illegible] that Japanese [illegible] at Camp Luna [illegible] I immediately left… Read More »[Illegible] April 29, 1942
April 20, 1942
Capt Calvert and Lt Murphy are reported to have escaped from within the enemy lines and are now enroute north to join us. Thanks heavens… Read More »April 20, 1942
April 19, 1942
Four-page pictorial on this Sunday’s Tribune regarding the historic defeat of the Fil-American defenders of Bataan. In the front page is a candid shot of… Read More »April 19, 1942
Saturday, April 18, 1942
At 5:00 p.m. while we were eating we heard two shots and we all ran out to see where they came from. We always thought… Read More »Saturday, April 18, 1942
April 12, 1942
The Nishi-Nishi had this cheerful information: “F.D.R. in his press-conference speech admitted the impossibility of sending aid to the Philippines to relieve the critical situation… Read More »April 12, 1942
April 10, 1942
Here it is. Received word from Gen. Wainwright authorizing me to assemble our PA trainees into the 121st Infantry PA. This gives me something definite… Read More »April 10, 1942
Thurs. Apr. 9/42
“Bataan fell today”. This little peninsula, the one separating north Manila Bay from the South China Sea has been the scene of terrible fighting the… Read More »Thurs. Apr. 9/42
April 3, 1942
Nothing startling has happened today, for we haven’t even been bombed. We had a couple of alarms, but nothing happened. The Jap planes all appeared… Read More »April 3, 1942