This is the third week of intensive torpedo training by the 1st Q-Boat Squadron under the supervision of Chief Torpedo man William Mooney USN. We are not only learning a lot but more importantly, we are beginning to know the actual employment and use of this powerful weapon that can sink the mightiest battleship. Needless to say, all hands at OSP are working very hard with lots of enthusiasm.
News headline says German troops drive into Russia in a wide front from Arctic to the Black Sea. Meantime, the Japs are increasing their troops in French Indo-China proclaiming its right to forge a new order in the region.
Let me make a brief comment on our military leadership and administration at present which is the Philippine Army created under CA # 1, Dec. 21,1935, crafted by MacArthur, Eisenhower, Ord and Huff, mil advisors to our current CinC, Pres Quezon. Our Sec of Defense is Teofilo Sison, Chief of staff is Maj Gen Basilio Valdes MC. He is the second Cof S, the first being Maj Gen Paulino Santos. HPA is at Oriente Bldg near Binondo Church and G-3 is B/Gen Vicente Lim USMA’14 and Eisenhower’s classmate.
MacArthur and staff holds office in Malacañang and in the beginning, they called all the shots through Gen V Lim who started as G-1 at HPA. At present, HPA is well organized that minimal interference is coming from Malacanang. At present, Ord is gone since that fatal plane crash in Baguio in 1938. Eisenhower is also gone for a new assignment in CONUS in 1939 and replaced by B/Gen R Sutherland. This leaves MacArthur, Sutherland and Huff as the present Mil Advisors of Quezon.