Dec. 1, 1941
December 1, 1941
We are living at 1235; #1 Interior, Leveriza Street, Malate District, Manila, just off Harrison Park, the Yacht Club and Dewey Boulevard. We live in a
Carl E. Rice
(1877 — 1950). Veteran of Spanish-American War; served in Immigration Service; Senior Administrative Assistant in the Manila Base Quartermaster Depot. Married to a Filipina, he was eventually interned in Santo Tomas.
Dec. 6, 1941
December 6, 1941
Received my checks from US yesterday; did not get released today as expected; many soldiers left this past week for the states as convalescents; also
December 8th, 1941
December 8, 1941
Monday Morning—The Herald came out at daylight with an extra that Japs had bombed Pearl Harbor; we did not believe it till breakfast, then the
December 9th, 1941
December 9, 1941
Great excitement, people trying to get out of the city; Bay full of ships, most near the breakwater where the Japs can have a good
December 10th, 1941
December 10, 1941
Went back to work today at the old office. Fred Fink and Fred Lurhesen went with me. I was assigned to helping evacuate supplies, Maj.
December 11 & 12, 1941
December 12, 1941
Rushing evacuation of warehouses, more air raids but no bombs in our locality. We are also busy loading trucks with supplies for firing lines.
December 13, 1941
December 13, 1941
Transferred to main office, now at San Beda College; my reinstatement to the classified Federal Civil Service effective this date by order of Col Frank
December 14-24, 1941
December 24, 1941
On night duty, answering phone, transmitting orders, and many other things to do, the Col is here most every night. We are sending out convoys
December 25, 1941
December 25, 1941
Yesterday I was promoted to Senior Administrative Assistant at annual salary $3600.00. I am to be left behind with Wilson when the military personnel are
Dec. 26 to 31, 1941
December 31, 1941
I have been issued a brand new car, Chrysler Sedan, 1942 model for my own official use; have a driver also; nights are now very
Jan. 1 & 2, 1942
January 2, 1942
Today the 1st we were busy getting out the last convoy by lighter as the road to Bataan has been taken by the Japs. Col
Jan. 3, 1942
January 3, 1942
Mr Wilson and myself tried once more to get to office as was a little important work to do and some records to remove. We
Jan. 4, 1942
January 4, 1942
The boys and myself packed our clothes in barrack bag and haversacks, hid most of our food reserves and waited.
Jan. 5, 1942
January 5, 1942
All day the Japs were rounding up Americans in trucks and taking them to Santo Tomas; the boys were out scouting, about 5pm they reported
Jan. 6 to 17, 1942
January 17, 1942
The Camp was slow getting started, but we each had to find our own bed and our own food. I had a car seat cushion
Jan. 18 to May 15, 1942
May 15, 1942
I checked up, we had one hundred & fifty pesos, and enough rations to last about two months if we were careful. Jap planes went
May 15th to Sept 1st, 1942
September 1, 1942
During this period we suffered much from hunger, sold some clothes and some furniture and bought rice and sugar, Charlie and I go to the
Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 1942
December 31, 1942
Capt Caldwell got a little money thru Father Owen of San Beda College, he sent me some also some to Mrs. Wilson; Young Chase brought
Jan. 1, 1943
January 1, 1943
No help in sight, food is getting hard to get. The Jap money is not worth so much now, the kids now bring home fifteen
May 17, 1943
May 17, 1943
We all received notice to report to Santo Tomas May 17. I packed my barrack bag; I left about four hundred pesos P.I. money and
June 11, 1943
June 11, 1943
Charlie was here and talked to me, Mamma cannot come because is very sick with asthma.
July 2, 1943
July 2, 1943
Ellen was allowed to come inside to visit me about half an hour, Nena gave me a ten peso bill, but I don’t need it, as I
Sept. 10, 1943
September 10, 1943
Sold two small cans of milk and small can of coffee for 25.00.
Sept. 17, 1943
September 17, 1943
borrowed 100.00 pesos from General Electric Co, Mr. Grinnell manager. This was on my QM Pay.
September 24, 1943
September 24, 1943
Henry and Arthur came to visit me, family well. Charlie works days and could not come. They report food very high and Jap money very much inflated.
Oct. 14, 1943
October 14, 1943
I went to work detail in Kitchen; I work in the “Gas House”, running the gas heater through which the hot water for the kitchen
Oct. 30, 1943
October 30, 1943
borrowed 100.00 pesos from same source, on my Spanish War pension. I sent this money out to family by Mr. Duggleby, in charge of outside
Nov. 1 to Dec. 30th, 1943
December 30, 1943
The Jap store has been closed and a market started there where people can buy fruit and vegetables. The camp sales store or Canteen near