[There are no entries for January 1-9, 1945.]
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Jan. 10th
Air-raid alarm on now since 7:30 AM Jan 6th Definite reports of landings on Luzon – Anbimonan, Batangas, Cavite Province, San Fernando –
Our big planes came over at 10:00 AM and heavily bombed the North Road & Grace Park – Leaflets were dropped (picture of MacArthur & Kruger) with message that our troops were back again, that Filipinos were to get away from military objectives, that our Army was so strong it needed no help from Filipino civilians and that our troops would
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be here in a few days –
Demolition work continued all day – Apparently in Port Area –
This evening there were terrific explosions not far from the camp –
Perhaps San Lazaro –
The electric power plant, the gas plant & the water works have not yet been blown up.
The food situation is terrible – Thank God, I managed to buy that extra food for Dorita & the children.
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