Dec. 8, 1941
December 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.
John P. Horan IV
(July 5, 1891 — July 31, 1985), Colonel. Commanding officer of Camp John Hay at the outbreak of World War II. Received USAFFE permission to organize a guerrilla unit, the 121st Infantry Regiment. Surrendered, May 10, 1942.
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Dec. 9, 1941
December 9, 1941
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
Dec. 10, 1941
December 10, 1941
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
Dec. 11, 1941
December 11, 1941
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
Dec. 12, 1941
December 12, 1941
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
Dec. 13, 1941
December 13, 1941
First sleep for five nights. Feel a wreck and mighty dopy feel better now. Can think.
Dec. 14, 1941
December 14, 1941
Seven planes came overhead but dropped no bombs. Inspected Murphy’s position again. Well located.
Dec. 15, 1941
December 15, 1941
Nothing much doing. A lot of radios. Civilian Engrs. doing a lot of damage up north.
Dec. 16, 1941
December 16, 1941
Visited outpost. All well. Had expected only 45 Jap internees. Have over three hundred. Hiyakawa, Yammamoto and Nagatomi in charge. Good men.
Dec. 18, 1941
December 18, 1941
Japs reported at many places along west coast. Placed all of Co A on Naguilian rd. and part of Co B on Kennon rd.
Dec. 19, 1941
December 19, 1941
Jp reported moving south from Vigan. Major Moses and Noble have bus at Bacnotan to meet them.
Dec. 20, 1941
December 20, 1941
Things not going well near Bacnotan. Troops reported surrounded by Japs and reinforcements reported coming up Kennon rd. to move down Naguilian.
Dec. 21, 1941
December 21, 1941
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.
Dec. 22, 1941
December 22, 1941
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
Dec. 24, 1941
December 24, 1941
Received word from USAFFE to “Save your command. Take to Mt. Trails” ordered Col Bonnett to take all PA troops with him to Bobok by
Dec. 25, 1941
December 25, 1941
At seven oclock Lt Gasperini and I started for the top of the Mt. The worst hiking I have ever done. Several times I was
Dec. 26, 1941
December 26, 1941
The 43rd Inf began to come in during the day, completely tired out. It was night before they all got in. We slept in a
Dec. 27, 1941
December 27, 1941
Mr. Jorgensen put us on the trail but gave us the wrong one. He sent us to Dyaca inward of Kyappa instead of toward Kyappa
Dec. 28, 1941
December 28, 1941
Slept at Dyaka mine. The other Americans had gone on ahead the preceding day. Leaving Dyaka we went up hill on a easy ten percent
Dec. 29, 1941
December 29, 1941
Capt. Praeger said his men were too tired to take the hard trail so let him follow Bonnet’s route to Aritao. We continued on toward
Dec. 30, 1941
December 30, 1941
Left early for Imugan. The first four hours were very hard. Then it got easier. Arrived at Imugan about three. Found a note from Major
Dec. 31, 1941
December 31, 1941
Turned east for Carranglan, hoping to be able to move around the Japs flank and join the USAFFE. Learned that four Jap tanks were at
Jan. 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
Had the hardest decision in my life to make, –whether to keep on trying to get around the outer edge of the Jap swinging door
Jan. 2, 1942
January 2, 1942
Left Bambang by truck, Sgt. Bowen driving. His foot was too bad for him yo go to Imugan with us so he went with Praeger.
Jan. 3, 1942
January 3, 1942
Moved on to Ibalao gate 33 km away. Here the men were fed by detachment from the Kianga Constabulary.
Jan. 4, 1942
January 4, 1942
Arrived at Kiangan after two hours hike. Moved into the PC bks. Lt. Estrella, PC, ad Capt. Glitter made arrangements for messing and quartering together.
Jan. 5, 1942
January 5, 1942
Made arrangement to attach our men to PC patrols to reconnoiter the mountain areas.
Jan. 6, 1942
January 6, 1942
Col. Green, PC, arrived and ordered us to keep going, he did not care where. Said he had never been sworn into Federal service and