January 9, 1945
The Great Day, our Great Day! The troops have landed on Luzon, at Lingayan Bay. That’s just where the Japs landed. I had my money… Read More »January 9, 1945
The Great Day, our Great Day! The troops have landed on Luzon, at Lingayan Bay. That’s just where the Japs landed. I had my money… Read More »January 9, 1945
Sunday started out fine. Bombing started early this morning with dive bombers. They shook up Grace Park and what appeared to be along the river… Read More »January 7, 1945
Air raid alarm at 7:45 a.m. Eight planes bombed and strafed Nichol’s, Neilson, and Zablan; later a whole bunch of dive bombers worked on them… Read More »January 6, 1945
Alarm at 7:40 a.m. All day raid. All air fields bombed and strafed by waves of 4 — 8 — 12 planes. Lots of trucks… Read More »December 16, 1944
At 4 A.M., my aide and I stepped out of the hospital door to watch our bombers dive-bombing into the Bay Area. It was a… Read More »November 7, 1944
Airraid at 7:30 a.m. Could hear our planes before alarms went. Heavy bombing at Zablan, Nichols, and Neilson air fields. Several dog fights. I saw… Read More »November 5, 1944
This was a thrilling and exhausting day! Five air raids! During the first raid, we watched over two hundred of our bombers dropping their loads… Read More »November 5, 1944
The Japs decided we had been permitted to rest long enough so they staged another party today. Bombed Nichols Field again and strafed it, then… Read More »December 18, 1941
Nichols and Murphy Field had been bombed again! All hospital personnel had been instructed to sleep fully clothed. During the night I was repeatedly awakened… Read More »December 13, 1941