3 December 1944
Jap air activity has slackened off considerably. This is no doubt due partly to bad weather & partly to the fact that their airfields in… Read More »3 December 1944
Diary of Colin Kerr
28 November 1944
Last night we were told that a battalion of Jap paratroops had landed in the Dulag area that afternoon, & that further landings were expected.… Read More »28 November 1944
27 November 1944
Yet another night of alerts, but they didn’t come directly over us. The moon is nearing the full and the nights are clear. The Air… Read More »27 November 1944
26 November, 1944
Learned that last night they dropped bombs on base K area, not far from us. A few men were killed outright & four men sheltering… Read More »26 November, 1944
25 November 1944
Very wakeful night.
24 November 1944
A great hullabaloo during breakfast. Six Jap planes—bombers and fighters—hell-roaring over the harbour and town. Flak everywhere. A 50-callibre bullet hit the earth near my… Read More »24 November 1944
23 November 1944
Thanksgiving Day. Turkey for dinner at GHQ. Two air raids and an earth-tremor during the night. A bomb fell on the EM’s mess hall at… Read More »23 November 1944
21 November 1944
Nothing of great interest has happened. We have sunshine & rain, alerts and all-clears, noisy nights & quiet ones. Three days ago, I think it… Read More »21 November 1944
14 November 1944
Another quiet night, but Japs started flying in out of the sun while we were at breakfast. The AA gave them all they had, &… Read More »14 November 1944