Sun. Dec. 14/41
Had an air-raid warning during the night, one at daybreak and another just as I was getting ready to leave for Pasay. The all clear… Read More »Sun. Dec. 14/41
Had an air-raid warning during the night, one at daybreak and another just as I was getting ready to leave for Pasay. The all clear… Read More »Sun. Dec. 14/41
Yesterday, American High Commissioner Francis B. Sayre radioed a message to his homeland. It sounded like a drowning man’s desperate call for help. It was… Read More »December 14, 1941
The Post was just bombed. No deaths. one injured. We could see six bombers going into the clouds. We have had «o many alarms we… Read More »December 14, 1941
Seven planes came overhead but dropped no bombs. Inspected Murphy’s position again. Well located.
The Japanese seemed to have the freedom of the skies. They raided the city several times a day, and there never was any opposition from… Read More »December 14, 1941
While MacArthur seems to be putting up a strong defense, he is losing planes very fast and, with the sea cut off by the loss… Read More »December 14, 1941
We all awakened fresh after a restful night’s sleep. Carl was a different person, calm and collected. Everybody was hungry for breakfast, and how Ada’s… Read More »Sunday, December 14, 1941
I didn’t realize today was Sunday until I was fed hot cakes for breakfast today—our usual Sunday a.m. food. To cap the climax we had… Read More »December 14, 1941
0516 and 0840 False alarms on air raid sirens. 1052 air raid sirens sounded. 1058 Twenty-six bombers in 3 waves were sighted going south above… Read More »14 December 1941