November 27, 1941
Today 2nd Thanksgiving–half day off. Plenty to do. Landed at Clark Field first time today–field big but rough.
Today 2nd Thanksgiving–half day off. Plenty to do. Landed at Clark Field first time today–field big but rough.
Formation with Dyess today–6 ships in a loop–rough but fun, best work out in a long time. Started getting P-40Es today, probably fly them tomorrow.
Today we went on a 24 hr. alert. Available at all times. Moving within three days. All planes fully loaded and charged at all times.
Quiet day–moved out near the field. Still on alert, have 9 P-40Es now. 34th left this morning. No air raid drills. The 21st was assigned
No flying today-crews working on planes. Getting armament fixed on all planes. Looks serious. Half squadron on alert at all times. The armorers of the
Looks worse every day. Col. George called us together and told us would be only a matter of a couple days. Have oxygen masks in
Not letting us fly now. Want planes ready to go all the time. Bad business–they need slow time and bugs removed. Plans always changing.
Got a couple of pilots from the 17th today to make three flights. I now have “C” Flight, no more weaver. I guess I am
On fifteen minute alert today. Could not get off field all day, left at 6 p.m. though. All kinds of stories around. Going to San
Finally got in the air today. Slow time. Plane sure is different with the guns fully loaded. Still on alert. Doing nothing is sure getting
Sunday again but you would never know it. Flew this morning. More slow time. Would like to get some practice in tactics, shoot the guns.
Two alerts before daylight. War started. Had patrol about noon. Moved to C.F. just before dark. C.F. bombed to hell and while we were patrolling
Took off before daylight. R.D. Clark killed on take-off. Also wrecked three other planes. Saw no Nips. Flew 7:00 hours. No food, sleep, or clean
Took off at 9:00, went Rosales and Nichols. Alert at N.F. Patrol there, just coming in when Nips hit. Didn’t stay long, landed out of
All day at Cabanatuan, no news from C.F. Been so long without food that I could hardly eat. Rested and wrote three letters, not happy
Arrived C.F. in time for raid–9 planes went directly overhead at about 2000′. Awful to hear bombs getting closer and nothing but a hole for
Light straffing attack on C.F. early, bombs an hour later. Left for Man. Arrived in time for raid, but it was on N.F. 54 ships.
Sunday again. Are staying in Catholic school in city, fairly safe. Several raids during day, no bombing. Good to be back with the Sqd’n again.
All of Sqd’n left for -x- today–10 officers here in M. for a while. Bombed N.F. again today, very little damage. Dyess plus four other
Very quiet day-had no raids. Reported into AF Hdq. Found jobs for all officers. Parcher and I do nothing but wait. Looks like Japs were
Another quiet day–no raids. Did very little but report into A.F. Hq. Sure wish we would get some mail. Have that last letter memorized now.
Had a raid today. Was down town at time. They hit Nichols light.
Two raids about noon, hit Cavite. Don’t think much damage done. Getting tired of this doing nothing.
Been here a month now. Sure has been a busy one at times. One raid hit N.F. Am so tired of all this, war, etc.
Sunday but just like every other day. I’m spoiling for something to do. I don’t want to fight, just something to keep me occupied.
Japs raided at breakfast today, something new. Large landing party at Lingayen. Navy must be asleep or not strong enough to keep them out. Or
Couple air raid alarms but no planes. Landing parties not doing so well. With something to do the days aren’t so long, censoring mail now.
Raided Port Area today. Started to evacuate all Air Corps troops from this vicinity. Blew up Nichols. Spent Xmas eve getting things ready to go
Rode all night and to noon. No food until night. Can’t find Sqdn. Slept on ground, dirty, etc. Merry Xmas! They bombed hell out of
Second day in jungle, bombings for about 3 1/2 hrs. Don’t know what they were after. Not many fell near us. Wish we could find