December 12, 1941
Lumber trucks taking dynamite to Lingayen, Bautista, and Isabela to blow bridges and coast ways. Many alarms; afraid to take a bath—sure to get caught… Read More »December 12, 1941
Diary of Ethel Thomas Herold
December 11, 1941
Col. Horan came honking at dawn for the lumber trucks to take dynamite from Balatoc Mine to Tarlac and Bautista. Radio says REPULSE and PRINCE… Read More »December 11, 1941
December 10, 1941
Radio says Aparri and Vigan invaded. Don Bell said air raid on Manila. Hear there is a big battle off N. Luzon. What hellish fear… Read More »December 10, 1941
December 9, 1941
Was I ever glad to see the servants back on the job cleaning up this dusty house and getting things in order after yesterday’s whirlwind?… Read More »December 9, 1941
December 8, 1941
At 5:30 that morning Billy crashed my bedroom door to exclaim, “Pearl Harbor has been bombed!” Well, we just couldn’t believe it. I quickly dressed,… Read More »December 8, 1941