8 May 1942
May 8, 1942
At sea — DAMORTIS (Evening). Last night, I heard of the fall of CORREGIDOR and felt encouraged. Were scheduled to enter LINGAYEN Harbor in tie
Hiroshi Horikoshi
Imperial Japanese Army interpreter; a civilian employee with a rank equivalent to first lieutenant, attached to the 65 Bde HQ at Baguio, and on detached service as interpreter in Northern Luzon.
9 May 1940
May 9, 1942
At 9:40, we caught a three-coach gasoline train in front of DAMORTIS Station, bound for MANILA. All the other passengers were soldiers. On the way,
10 May 1942
May 10, 1942
By communicating with ths Line of Communications Office, got a passenger ticket to go by train tomorrow to the force to which I am attached
11 May 1942
May 11, 1942
Went to MANILA Station to get the DAMORTIS train. Besides the military, FILIPINOS with certificates, in general, are permitted to ride.
13 May 1942
May 13, 1942
DAMORTIS — BAGUIO. Clear. Had breakfast at a nearby ration issuing place. While I was lying down, a message came from the Line of Communication
14 May 1942
May 14, 1942
Major TAMAKI took us to see Lieutenant—General NARA, but when we saluted without saying anything, he lectured us about not having learned how to greet
15 May 1942
May 15, 1942
In the evening, as Warrant Officer MATSUDA called, I went to the liquor place on the floor below and found him drinking SAKE in company
16 May 1942
May 16, 1942
At the outbreak of the war, when the JAPANESE shops were closed, all the merchandise was looted, but now just the reverse has occurred, and
17 May 1942
May 17, 1942
BAGUIO. This group went on mopping-up operations in the BONTOC region.— About 40 kilometers distant, remnants of defeated troops are agitating, and recently, four wireless
18 May 1942
May 18, 1942
BAGUIO. Today NARA Group invited about 70 people, BAGUIO FILIPINOS and a small number of JAPANESE sympathisers to the Group Commander’s official residence (General House)
19 May 1942
May 19, 1942
BAGUIO. This evening at tho official residence of Lieutenant-Colonel MATSUNAGA, senior staff-officer, a dinner party was held under the auspices of the senior Chief of
20 May 1942
May 20, 1942
Orders were issued for me to go tomorrow with Second Lieutenant KITAO, of the Staff Section for a week, to negotiate the surrender of the
23 May 1942
May 23, 1942
BONTOC. With Second Lieutenant KITAO, visited a captured AMERICAN chaplain, NOBLE. Was surprised that AMERICAN missions were so thorough as to have fine churches over
24 May 1942
May 24, 1942
BONTOC. Second Iieutenant KITAO returned to Group Headquarters but I am remaining with Colonel HORAN, for the present, in order to negotiate the surrender of
25 May 1942
May 25, 1942
BONTOC. Upon getting up in the morning, Colonel HORAN made the bed(s). A native came in with two eggs and two pancakes made by the
26 May 1942
May 26, 1942
BONTOC — MOUNTAIN Province. Am annoyed at the local rice and tasteless MISO soup here. I think HORAN eats well. The WATANABE Regimental Commander called,
8 March 1943
March 8, 1943
Went on propaganda and pacification. This morning departed with the propaganda squad for MAKASHIN village in the SAN FERNANDO sector, together with MARCOS (former governor
13 March 1943
March 13, 1943
When I got up and looked around, I saw around 1,000 residents assembled at the state government office square preparing for radio calisthenics. Last night,