Bernard O. Hopkins

(December 28, 1913 — October 24, 1944) Staff Sergeant, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment; POW in Cabanatuan; perished in the sinking of the Arisan Maru.

December 21, 1941

Well, it’s two weeks already –and no bombs yet– We don’t know whether the Japs are holding off so as to “soften” us up by

December 25, 1941

Some Christmas — full of inconsistencies; bombs fall on nearby targets — missed Corregidor completely — on Christmas eve. Today it is quiet — up

February 2, 1942

Another calendar month and a complete eight weeks of war. The situation is completely quiet here. The lines in Bataan are holding quite well. In