Oct. 15, 1944
At 8:39 planes came back and dropped many bombs, sure is exciting; I was on duty when they came and stayed till 1:36pm, so I… Read More »Oct. 15, 1944
At 8:39 planes came back and dropped many bombs, sure is exciting; I was on duty when they came and stayed till 1:36pm, so I… Read More »Oct. 15, 1944
Jerry has been given special permit by the doctor to have coffee with me at 10 on Sunday mornings. His spice cake is delicious and… Read More »October 15, 1944
Joined in with 130 ship convoy – total 145 ships – combat loaded.
At Sea. It continues to be very hot. At 10 a.m. I attended Mass in the troops Mess, near the kitchen. It was very hot.… Read More »October 15, 1944 — Sunday
Today’s the first anniversary of the Philippine Republic, heh, heh. Puppet Laurel declared: “The first-year of the Republic has been a success”. He forgot to… Read More »October 14, 1944
Today is the first anniversary of the Republic. Due to existing conditions—Formosa is under air attack—the celebrations were limited to some ceremonies at Malacañan. The… Read More »October 14, 1944
CROSSED THE EQUATOR – Northbound.
En route. We crossed the equator at 2:30 p.m., and I was made a member of the ‘Order of the Deep’. A card signed by… Read More »October 14, 1944 — Saturday
Manila Tribune headlined U.S. raid on Taiwan. They claim that a hundred U.S. planes were shot down. I wonder how much damage was done. Question… Read More »October 13, 1944