November 29, 1944
Camp energy had reached a dangerously low ebb. School had to be closed as students and teachers were far too hungry and weak to concentrate… Read More »November 29, 1944
Tressa Cates
(September 14, 1903 — May 6, 1991). Interned with her husband in Santo Tomas, 1942-45.
November 26, 1944
The frequent visits of our bombers pepped us up. Today we watched many of our raiders diving and dropping their bombs, and when one of… Read More »November 26, 1944
November 25, 1944
Distressingly tired and ill again, and though I tried to conceal it from Catesy, I knew that he knew. Knowing that he was worried about… Read More »November 25, 1944
November 22, 1944
The hungrier we became, the more we talked about the expected arrival of the Red Cross kits. The Nips were approached today by our patient… Read More »November 22, 1944
November 21, 1944
We had eleven new cases of bacillary at the kids’ hospital, and as I doled out the sulfa to the kids, I took twice the… Read More »November 21, 1944
November 20, 1944
Who would have thought a year ago that rice would become so precious? We had another cut in our rice ration. Kay’s delicate sister sold… Read More »November 20, 1944
November 19, 1944
We always expected our bombers on Sunday and they didn’t disappoint us today. Again, the Manila harbor area received a great deal of punishment, and… Read More »November 19, 1944
November 17, 1944
How desperately we wanted to believe the Luzon landings! How closely we watched the actions of the Nips in here, in the hopes that they’d… Read More »November 17, 1944
November 16, 1944
The rumor persisted that more landings had been made in Luzon. Surely, it wouldn’t be long now. Another death today.