After spending an uncomfortable night at Head Quarters 5th Air Force Fighter Command invited by Colonel Parker, left 8:20 a.m. from Burauen Air Field on an L-5 to Tacloban. Arrived 8:30 a.m. Called on President Osmeña & General MacArthur.
Basilio J. Valdes
Basilio J. Valdes, M.D. (July 10, 1892 –January 26, 1970), soldier, doctor, cabinet member, businessman. Chief of Staff, Philippine Army, 1939-1945; Secretary of National Defense in the Quezon and Osmeña War Cabinets, 1941-45. Professor of Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Medical Director of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, 1948-1970.
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