January 21, 1942
You cannot judge a man by his clothes. Not even by his uniform. I inspected the markets today and I saw that the first ones… Read More »January 21, 1942
1942
January 21st, 1942
Taking on supplies and medicine, also clean linen. We can get a sponge bath now, and good, fresh water which will keep. Hope the food… Read More »January 21st, 1942
Wednesday, January 21, 1942
Catching a cold! Hope I can ward it off. Sent a long cable to Wavell asking advice on Hutch’s request for 600 pursuit planes.
January 20, 1942
It has been a beautiful day—quiet and peaceful as far as Corregidor is concerned. So far as I know not a plane has been over… Read More »January 20, 1942
January 20, 1942
Only three newspapers of the TVT are in circulation: one in English, one in Spanish, and one in Tagalog. They are the most insipid papers… Read More »January 20, 1942
January 20, 1942
Not much doing today, short hike, more tomorrow. We all stayed up last night and talked about the good times we used to have in… Read More »January 20, 1942
January 20, 1942
HQ, Intelligence Service Bataan Can’t go to Corregidor. Too much bombing. Jap planes flying above all day. Spent morning and afternoon in dug-out. Missed… Read More »January 20, 1942
January 20, 1942
Most of our barbed-wire buddies were optimistic, and many firmly believed that we’d be out in a few weeks. They reasoned that in a few… Read More »January 20, 1942
January 20, 1942
No news in the Tribune about Bataan. I wonder why. As a matter of fact, there has been nothing on Bataan for the last few days. Are… Read More »January 20, 1942