Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
Had a good night’s sleep; had butter, bread, mush, sugar, milk, cigarettes, smoking tobacco for breakfast; battle rages, Japs are slaughtering thousands. Cannot get out… Read More »Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
Had a good night’s sleep; had butter, bread, mush, sugar, milk, cigarettes, smoking tobacco for breakfast; battle rages, Japs are slaughtering thousands. Cannot get out… Read More »Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
We went back to our place and cleaned up the debris and swept inches and inches of ashes which burned our feet. Then we soaked… Read More »Monday, February 12, 1945
Monday. Weariness threw me last night and I gave up, with the story half told. We had some of the officers to dinner with us… Read More »February 12, 1945
It is said that the main strength of our Army Forces is to the rear of the enemy and is preparing for a general attack.… Read More »12 Feb. ’45
A feeling of depression has overtaken the Japanese. Everyone expected Yamashita to do something big in honor of yesterday’s festival. Kigen-setsu, empire foundation day. But… Read More »12th February 1945
here are so many stories circulating about the events that took place while the USAFFE had entered Jaro and surrounding areas. We heard that the… Read More »February 12, 1945
Early this morning we moved back to the garden of our house. The many fruit trees in the garden were gone, cut by shrapnel and… Read More »Monday, February 12, 1945
Shells were falling into the compound. Monday afternoon a Japanese soldier went into the auditorium. He announced that the Japanese would give provisions to all.… Read More »Sunday, Feb. 11, to Monday, Feb. 12, 1945