General King, Major Cothran and I went to subsectors C and D. Saw General Bluemel and General Lough. Returned three PM. Earthquake of some intensity, approximately 20 seconds at 2212 PM. Another submarine came in with 400,000 tablets of quinine. Looks like big push is on. A. Philippine Army NCO and two negritoes came in with a message from Major Thorpe, 26th Cav. operating behind the Nip lines. Also reports at least 60,000 reinforcements coming in on front of II Corps. MLR pushed back slightly on the front of 42d and 43d Inf Regiments. Heavy bombing continuing.
Achille C. Tisdelle
(March 17, 1909 -- April 30, 1986) , Major, U.S.A., 26th Cavalry, Philippine Scouts. Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Edward P. King on Bataan. P.O.W. in Japan, 1943-45.
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