January 17, 1942
The newspapers say Singapore has been subjected to heavy bombing. KGEI announced that British forces have retreated to Palch, 100 kilometers northwest of Singapore. Looks… Read More »January 17, 1942
1942
January 17, 1942
Motor Pool, Intelligence Service Bataan Will sleep here tonight with the drivers, mechanics and motor transport officers. The General asked me to stay… Read More »January 17, 1942
January 17th, 1942
We are crossing the Northern tip of Australia. They say the water is a little rough. Most of the Filipinos that are nurses, etc. are… Read More »January 17th, 1942
January 17, 1942
I wrote to Ottly in the evening. Went to Middle Sector command post with Lt. Keen to mail letters and take shower. Inspection in ranks… Read More »January 17, 1942
Jan. 6 to 17, 1942
The Camp was slow getting started, but we each had to find our own bed and our own food. I had a car seat cushion… Read More »Jan. 6 to 17, 1942
Saturday, January 17, 1942
Colonel Hurley, former Secretary of War, is on his way to “KX”. He was inducted at noon today, and at 1:00 tonight starts by plane… Read More »Saturday, January 17, 1942
January 17, 1942
Fruit for breakfast! Japanese schoolchildren came en masse with good wishes and candy boxes for us. Their faces pressed against the wire to view the… Read More »January 17, 1942
16 Jan. 1942
Yesterday returned to Santo Tomas taking some provisions for Angela [Templer]. Very depressing. Queued endlessly among the Filipinos, in the heat and dust. Impossible to… Read More »16 Jan. 1942
January 16, 1942
The Japs paid us a little visit again today and dropped a few bombs. However the damage was negligible. They lost several planes from the… Read More »January 16, 1942