March 8, 1942
Worked some today. Sunday. Went to C.C. to spend a week. Will take up where I left off at B. when get back. Three months… Read More »March 8, 1942
1942
Sunday, March 8, 1942
Javat off the air, Batavia has fallen. Mindora [Mindoro] in PI. occupied. All are talking of fleeing to the mountains. Still no evacuation houses built,… Read More »Sunday, March 8, 1942
March 7, 1942 — Saturday
I told the President that I was going out with the District Engineer to study a possible road that would give us a back yard… Read More »March 7, 1942 — Saturday
March 7, 1942
The war started exactly three months ago. Yesterday, the press announced the fall of Batavia, capital of the Dutch Indies. The rest of the Allied… Read More »March 7, 1942
March 7, 1942
Reign of terror. Shades of the Inquisition, the “Red-purge,” Jan Valtin’s “Out of the Night.” Sison has disappeared. He fled to the mountains. The Japanese… Read More »March 7, 1942
March 7, 1942
HQ, MIS, Bataan Went to her after sunset. Major Javallera said it was o.k. “Spend your furlough as you please but after that back to… Read More »March 7, 1942
March 7, 1942
Nothing doing today. Going to take over construction of officers mess and Asst. Adj. Will be something to do.
Saturday, March 7, 1942
Mr. Worster (son of Dean Worster) and Mr. Wilson (owner of Wilson Building, Manila) here today. Now in Marine Reserve Corps. Many prominent business men… Read More »Saturday, March 7, 1942
March 6, 1942 — Friday
The President bought a second hand Cadillac for himself. He asked me to accompany him to go to La Granja to see Colonel Hilsman at… Read More »March 6, 1942 — Friday