April 1, 1942
April 1, 1942
Wednesday Off Alasasin Pt. I’m getting very lax about my log writing. I’1l have to watch my step or I’ll be falling way behind. First,
David Nash
(October 12, 1914 — August 3, 2007). Executive Officer aboard the U.S.S. Mindanao; surrendered on Corregidor, P.O.W. at Bilibid Prison, Davao Penal Colony, and Cabanatuan, then Korea and Manchuria.
April 2, 1942
April 2, 1942
Thursday Off Alasasin Pt. We got up a pool today of $300 to be given to the lucky winner when Tokyo is bombed. The man
April 3, 1942 (Good Friday)
April 3, 1942
Friday , Off Alasasin Pt. A relatively quiet day, after all the bombing of the previous days. Don’t think for a minute that there was
April 4, 1942
April 4, 1942
Saturday Off Alasasin Pt. Another bombless day at Corregidor with the swallows laying eggs over Mariveles in groups of 3,3,5,3,3,3, Finally, late in the afternoon
April 5, 1942
April 5, 1942
Sunday Off Alasasin Pt. Happy Easter – and no eggs! Nevertheless, the wish is there. The Easter bunny only laid one egg and that was
April 6, 1942
April 6, 1942
Monday Manila Bay I don’t know whether we should call this the Battle of Manila Bay or not. In many respects it was exceedingly unsatisfactory.
April 7, 1942
April 7, 1942
Tuesday Off Alasasin Pt. This is another of those quite (not so quiet, at that) days which are rather discouraging. in spite of our high
April 8, 1942
April 8, 1942
Wednesday Off Alasasin Pt. This has been a hectic day. It looks like the beginning of the end. The planes get nearer each day and
April 9, 1942
April 9, 1942
Thursday Off Alasasin Pt. My, My! What a day! We stood by all night getting ready to get underway. Meanwhile we noticed many fires being
April 11, 1942
April 11, 1942
Saturday Ft. Hughes Things were relatively quiet today. The Japs shelled us a little but the bombers left us alone. We spent the most part
April 12, 1942
April 12, 1942
Sunday Ft, Hughes I’m still sweaty and smelly. They assure us that our bombers bombed in this area today and the Japanese evening broadcast verified
April 13, 1942
April 13, 1942
Monday Ft. Hughes I didn’t think I would fall so far behind in writing this, Three days. This is such a helluva life, though, that
April 14, 1942
April 14, 1942
Tuesday Ft. Hughes Nothing much doing today either. Went up to the top of the hill to Battery Gillispie after dinner to look at the
April 15, 1942
April 15, 1942
Wednesday Ft. Hughes Rumors today that Tojo had said an American convoy was bound for here to arrive today but that it would find no
April 16, 1942
April 16, 1942
Thursday Ft. Hughes Not much to talk about today. We did fire a few more rounds today and had a load of bombs dropped on
April 17, 1942
April 17, 1942
Friday Ft. Hughes This morning they bombed us again, killing 2 men and injuring 6. Bombs fell all over the flat end of the island.
April 18, 1942
April 18, 1942
Saturday Ft. Hughes This has been one of the quietest days to date. We fired one shot only, and that merely to help adjust one
April 19, 1942
April 19, 1942
Sunday Ft. Hughes Today was quiet but not on a par with yesterday. The Japs shelled us for a little while but without apparent damage.
April 20, 1942
April 20, 1942
Monday Ft. Hughes Today I did more work than in the past week – I toted stores up the hill – it’s exhausting work. I
April 21, 1942
April 21, 1942
Tuesday Ft. Hughes This was a fairly quiet day. I stayed down at the foot of the hill on the Whittler’s beach for the first
April 22, 1942
April 22, 1942
Wednesday Ft. Hughes, P.I. Today they assigned me another job. I don’t know how long it will last but I feel that I’m contributing a
April 23, 1942
April 23, 1942
Thursday Ft. Hughes, P.I. I can’t bitch about there being nothing going on because as long as that condition exists we’re all right. 18 Jap
April 24, 1942
April 24, 1942
Friday Ft. Hughes Today we took our most severe shelling to date. The Japs have apparently moved in about 9″ guns for the purpose of
April 25, 1942
April 25, 1942
Saturday Ft. Hughes Boy, do I feel lousy this morning – all day in fact. I have one of the nastiest colds of my career.
April 26, 1942
April 26, 1942
Sunday Ft. Hughes The Jeeps gave us an almost reverent Sunday. The high flyers came over during the morning and dropped a few strings on
April 27, 1942
April 27, 1942
Monday Ft. Hughes Boy, ain’t that something, The 20th week completed and here we are with no news and no improvement. By way of celebration
April 28, 1942
April 28, 1942
Tuesday Ft. Hughes Nothing much doing today. The Jeep dive bombers dropped a few on the east end of the fort and in the evening
April 29, 1942
April 29, 1942
Wednesday Ft. Hughes The Jeeps held reveille for us on this the Emperor’s birthday. Was aroused at 0730 by the shaking and commotion consequent to
April 30, 1942
April 30, 1942
Thursday Ft. Hughes The Jap dive bombers didn’t hold revielle but they did the next thing to it——-they interrupted breakfast. They were 15 minutes late
May 1, 1942
May 1, 1942
Friday Ft. Hughes I learned upon my arrival at breakfast, that the Captain and I had received orders during the night detaching him and directing