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Carl E. Rice

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.

Jan. 1, 1944

New Year, 1944; Weight 162 lbs; Cash (Jap) 176.45  Henry sent some food and a letter that all are well;

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Feb. 1, 1944

weight 164 lbs. Japs closed the package line Feb. 7, 1944; will now be almost impossible to contact family; family sent in supplies every day

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April 25th 1944

Shanties are now being moved back from the wall. Many old timers are now beginning to slip; are getting discouraged and are beginning to think

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April 29th 1944

The generosity of the magnanimous Jap High Command on this birthday of his Imperial Majesty etc etc allowed our families to visit us for one half

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May 1, 1944

We in the Education Building have good bathrooms and toilets, also have shower bath behind the building; in our room 209 we have 30 men

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June 11, 1944

The Daily Tribune was prohibited, the news from the Normandy landing was not good for the Japs. We have script which comes over the wall

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June 14, 1944

Received letter from J.G. Michelson dated Oct 28 ’42 and from Ada dated Dec 10, ’42 and Feb 8 ’43 and May 11 ’43, they came

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July 9, 10, 12, 1944

Japs brought in several hundred missionaries, priests and nuns, in covered trucks, kept them in the Gym, incommunicado overnight and took away next morning, probably

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July 21, 1944

We were photographed by Japs, my # is 2104, would like a copy. The Japs are getting tougher and tougher.

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Aug. 1, 1944

We had to turn in to the camp all money over 50 pesos Jap. But I sent out the 400.00 I had to the family

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Sept. 14, 1944

On Sept 14 from 7:57 to 9:08am and 9:47 to 11:10am had air raid alarm; no planes were seen or heard. We all had to

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*****September 21, 1944

**The boys are here at last** At 9:30am, about one hundred carrier dive bombers came out of the clouds, complete surprise; shot down the Japs

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Sept. 22, 1944

Planes came back at 7:17 am and bombing and air fighting all day, was worse than the 21st. One small shell hit just outside my

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Oct. 15, 1944

At 8:39 planes came back and dropped many bombs, sure is exciting; I was on duty when they came and stayed till 1:36pm, so I

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Oct. 17 & 18, 1944

Air alerts but no planes on 17th, 18th had raid from 7:47am oil 5:24pm, three waves, heavy bombing; 19th from 7:23 to 5:45pm five waves,

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Oct. 20 to 26, 1944

Were daily air raid alarms but no bombings, the Japs are very nervous and it’s dangerous to be caught out of bounds, many have been

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