
Dec. 8, 1941
At 6:05 Major Speth phoned me that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. Turned the radio on and at 6:15 the news was confirmed. Called Capt.
At 6:05 Major Speth phoned me that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. Turned the radio on and at 6:15 the news was confirmed. Called Capt.
Major Allen repaired damaged to post utilities. Lt Bach injured the day before so I put Capt Starnes in charge of cleaning up Mess. Called
Japs internees moved into Mess. Allen cleaning up utilities. Lt. Worthington, Balatoc, offered to build dug out for radio. Put Fellows in charge. It functioned
Fellows phoned Suyoc and Lepanto go help Distr. Engrs. demolish roads north of Baguio per USAFFE instructions. He has been very level headed. Moved the
Mr. Hazlewood, Balatoc Mine, started real work on dug out tunnel. Also on road demolition near Murphy’s position on Naguilian rd. Calvert and I targeted
First sleep for five nights. Feel a wreck and mighty dopy feel better now. Can think.
Seven planes came overhead but dropped no bombs. Inspected Murphy’s position again. Well located.
Nothing much doing. A lot of radios. Civilian Engrs. doing a lot of damage up north.
Visited outpost. All well. Had expected only 45 Jap internees. Have over three hundred. Hiyakawa, Yammamoto and Nagatomi in charge. Good men.
Japs reported at many places along west coast. Placed all of Co A on Naguilian rd. and part of Co B on Kennon rd.
Jp reported moving south from Vigan. Major Moses and Noble have bus at Bacnotan to meet them.
Things not going well near Bacnotan. Troops reported surrounded by Japs and reinforcements reported coming up Kennon rd. to move down Naguilian.
86 Japs transports visible in Lingayen Gulf. Took USAFFE orders down to Naguilian to Col Bonnett to have him withdraw all troops to join USAFFE.
Upon return to camp at 7:00 AM learned that Maj Fellows had heard that parachute troops had landed at Trinidad. He ordered the post evacuated