August 22-September 21, 1944
September 21, 1944
The partial blackout started on Aug. 22. There was an occasional practice air-raid alarm and one or two actual air-raid alarms during August and the
Raymond Leyerly
(July 12, 1881 — February 12, 1945) former chief of police of Manila; since he was married to a Filipina, only he was interned in Santo Tomas.
September 22, 1944
September 22, 1944
The air raid alarm went at 7:15 a.m. and the planes came over at 7:30 a.m. Heavy anti-aircraft fire and bombing as yesterday. One plane
September 23, 1944
September 23, 1944
Alarm sounded. Planes passed over very high. No fighting around Manila.
September 24, 1944
September 24, 1944
Alarm went at 8:30 a.m. Some planes passed over the east of camp. They were headed south. No action around Manila. All-clear sounded at 1:00
September 25, 1944
September 25, 1944
Several planes around. Evidently Japanese. One group of 12, one of 7, dive for their objective. Heavy bombs were used — some fires were started.
October 7, 1944
October 7, 1944
Air raid alarm at noon, changed to air raid alert. Same unidentified planes went over too high to be seen.
October 15, 1944
October 15, 1944
Air alert at 8:39 a.m. Air raid alarm at 8:44 a.m. Large number of planes came over about 10:15 am. Bombed air fields — some
October 18, 1944
October 18, 1944
Air raid alarm at 8:44 a.m. However, our planes didn’t come over until about 9:45 a.m. Heavy bombing — several dog fights. One plane fell
October 19, 1944
October 19, 1944
At 7:30 a.m. our planes came over and caught them off guard. Anti-aircraft guns started shooting and bombs fell before the alarm sounded. About 40
October 20, 1944
October 20, 1944
Two air alerts — 7:05 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. No planes around Manila.
October 21, 1944
October 21, 1944
Air alert sounded at 7:48 am. Air raid alarm at 8:30 a.m. One more alert but no planes over Manila. No alarms on the 22nd
October 24, 1944
October 24, 1944
Air raid alert went at 5:58 a.m. At 7:20 a.m. our planes came over and started bombing before alarm went. Saw eight planes come out
October 25, 1944
October 25, 1944
Air alert at 8:30 a.m. Air raid alarm at 11:05 a.m. No planes over Manila –said to have been over Corregidor.
October 29, 1944
October 29, 1944
Twenty minutes of eight — heard planes– spotted eight flying high. Thought they might be Japanese, but the anti-aircraft guns soon let loose and bombs
November 5, 1944
November 5, 1944
Airraid at 7:30 a.m. Could hear our planes before alarms went. Heavy bombing at Zablan, Nichols, and Neilson air fields. Several dog fights. I saw
November 6, 1944
November 6, 1944
Air alarm at 4:30 a.m. One plane shot down and crashed near Mandaluyong. Exploded and lit up the country side. All clear sounded at 6:29
November 13-21, 1944
November 21, 1944
NOVEMBER 13 — Alarm 7:30 a.m. NOVEMBER 14 — Alarm 7:30 a.m. NOVEMBER 19 — Alarm 6:00 a.m. NOVEMBER 21 — Alarm 4:40 a.m.
December 14, 1944
December 14, 1944
Alarm 7:50 a.m. All day bombing and strafing. Planes came over in fours and eights. Some at night. 24 hours alarm and total blackout.
December 15, 1944
December 15, 1944
7:45 a.m. alarm –same as day before –all day raid –night several planes came over –several bombings –total blackouts.
December 16, 1944
December 16, 1944
Alarm at 7:40 a.m. All day raid. All air fields bombed and strafed by waves of 4 — 8 — 12 planes. Lots of trucks
December 23, 1944
December 23, 1944
10:15 a.m. eighteen B-24’s with several P-38’s came over and bombed Grace Park and kept on going toward Mariveles. The most beautiful and inspiring sight
December 26, 1944
December 26, 1944
Air raid alarm at 10:30 a.m. Three B-24’s and five P-33’s came over. No rough stuff however. Note: Planes dropped leaflets over City on the
December 28, 1944
December 28, 1944
No air raids; very quiet. We started the day with just mush. No sugar, milk or coffee. Two small ladles of mush 70% rice 30%
December 29, 1944
December 29, 1944
Air raid alarm at 11:00 a.m. Six of our planes came over, circled and passed over Sto. Tomas going south. They drew onto air craft
December 30, 1944
December 30, 1944
Started the day with rice lugao, but had an extra. Very weak coffee, sin leche, sin azucar. Small cup of vegetable soup. Of course there
December 31, 1944
December 31, 1944
Lots of planes around last night. Mostly Japs I guess, but probably some of ours were over. Chow — about on a par with yesterday.