May 30, 1943
Decoration Day, after much talk the Japanese allowed us this day in which to honor our 5,000 dead comrades. At nine o’clock 2,000 of us… Read More »May 30, 1943
Decoration Day, after much talk the Japanese allowed us this day in which to honor our 5,000 dead comrades. At nine o’clock 2,000 of us… Read More »May 30, 1943
Porky allowed George to go shopping with the bus today wouldn’t (let) Dayton go out however. Reason: Dayton is a member of this camp, George… Read More »Saturday, May 29, 1943
Porky continues to be troublesome, wouldn’t (let) the camp vegetable buyer go out even on commandant’s pass. Wouldn’t let the pineapples in or the canteen.… Read More »Friday, May 28, 1943*
The guards saw Eric and his wife eating together at the shop. They asked if it were husband and wife, and they said yes. A… Read More »May 29, 1943
Lunch with Mrs. Luther Bewley, the wife of my old director of education in the Philippines, who is now a prisoner of the Japanese at… Read More »May 27, 1943
Well, the notes we sent Monday came back undelivered and we gather that things have been other than quiet at Santo Tomas. I received ₱90… Read More »Thursday, May 27, 1943
Doria and I sat in a taxi today with Mrs. Paul McNutt who had not seen our small daughter Ursula since she was a baby… Read More »May 26, 1943
Dearest Charmian… It will probably be some time before you and the rest of Santo Tomas get here, there’s still a lot of building to… Read More »Wednesday, May 26, 1943
This day stands out in my memory because it was the last time when the President looked like the robust Quezon of a much earlier… Read More »May 25, 1943