George E. Steiger

(1905 — 1960), Captain, U.S. Army, stationed in Corregidor with 59th Coast Artillery. P.O.W. in the Philippines and Japan.

Major Orr arrived 6 AM with load of food. “Processing party” of about 20 people – FREE AMERICANS – arrived 10 AM. Big bon fire

Leave Rokuroshi in Nip trucks 8 AM. Arrive Fukui 12 and stayed until 6. Walked about with Johnny Valkenaar and bought black wooden lacquer bowls,

Arrive Yokohama 8 AM. Greeted by Gen. Eichelberger, C O 8th Army. Also there was a band to greet us and hot cakes! Shower, bugpowder

Shave and a hot shower before “beans for breakfast.” Tooth fulled [sic – pulled? filled?] 8 AM. First “free” letter to Ottly. Ice cream for

Tryon under way 7 AM. Continuous line of ships both sides of us until noon.

Played phonograph CPO wardroom in afternoon. Return later for supper and I not very hungry….poor show! Frank Ginsberg gave me one dollar bill U. S.

Table waiter, Hayes, lazy, service poor. He is amazed at amount of jam we eat. He puts bread, butter and jam on table and whisk,

Tryon Manila bound. WE HAVE BEEN RE-CAPTURED!

Passed through South Channel 7 AM. Dropped anchor Manila 9:30 AM. Rain.

Landed about 7 PM. Arrived 688 Replacement Co., Alabamy 10 PM. 2 cans beer. Very bad toothache.

Sick call for tooth AM. Manila for pictures PM. Met Betty Van Kirk of Swarthmore and P and G.

“Processing” medical in AM. Administrative processing in PM. Many beautiful letters from L’O.

Roundabout with Tom Sawyer in AM. Drew clothing in PM. Tom Sawyer, Jane Lownsberry, Betty Van Kirk and I to 21 Club.

To Finance and drew $300.00 AM. Col. Wilbur D. Dice, 248th General Hospital called PM. To 21 Club, coffee and cake with Betty Van Kirk

Tooth pulled AM. Clothing to buy cap. Rest and write to L’O in PM.

Restricted to area. Sent L’O radiogram – 26 words $3.16. Boarded Storm King.

Sailed from Manila 1:30 PM. Ran down Filipino fishing boat with 18 men aboard 11 PM. [The Philippine portion of the diary ends here]