April 8, 1942
Big ammunition dump afire at Marivales [Mariveles]. Took one of my Lts. [Bruce Nixon] to the tunnel in an uncontrollable and violent state of combat… Read More »April 8, 1942
1942
April 8, 1942
Today starts the 5th month of this mess and a new era for me. It is wonderful here. Hardly know a war is going on.… Read More »April 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
Intro from memoirs: But one day I had a scare. Old Pio Duran, who believed in the Jap-sponsored Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, if there… Read More »April 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
The last few days in Bataan there were many admissions of malaria & sane dysentery. Surgical wards were one crowded with medical cases. A few… Read More »April 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
[It has been suggested] that we should not order a fight to the bitter end [in the Philippines] because that would mean the Japanese would… Read More »April 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
Over 1500 admissions today. The firing is quite near now. It won’t be long now. Eddie Wernitznig & some of his detach came in today… Read More »April 8, 1942
December 29th, 1941 to April 8, 1942
First raid on the Rock—unknown number of HBs and 13 DBs—How many HBs shot down-one to No. 1 gun of James. From then on raids… Read More »December 29th, 1941 to April 8, 1942
April 7, 1942
Situation in Bataan today is getting worse. Gen. Funk came over today and proposed for Gen. King (C.G. Luzon Force) that possibility of surrender be… Read More »April 7, 1942
April 7, 1942
During the night we were awakened by the roaring sound of many planes speeding toward the west. How could we sleep after that? We knew… Read More »April 7, 1942