December 24, 1941
On 24 December, 5 bombers came over the Rock at 1 PM. Eight bombers bombed the French steamer Si-kiang at Mariveles at 3 PM. The… Read More »December 24, 1941
Diary of George E. Steiger
December 17-23, 1941
Life went on in the Battery. On 17 December, I wrote Ottly a letter which she received in March. On 18 December, I had a… Read More »December 17-23, 1941
December 19-22, 1941
On the 19th of December, 15 bombers went out over Fort Drum from Manila. On 22 December, the Cabcaben air raid occurred, during which it… Read More »December 19-22, 1941
December 12-19, 1941
On 19 December, I sent a radiogram to my wife saying, “Am okay!” On 12 December we were issued service gas masks which we never… Read More »December 12-19, 1941
December 16, 1941
The Army and the Filipino skippers had long been butting heads. All the channels out of Manila Bay had been mined for many months. At… Read More »December 16, 1941
December 8, 1941
My Executive Officer, Lt. Aikran [?], and I were sleeping outside the battery in a tent. At this time, my battery as well as the… Read More »December 8, 1941
December 6, 1941
We were not on an immediate alert, however, but we were in a position to meet any enemy attack without long range warning. We stayed… Read More »December 6, 1941
November 17-28, 1941
On 17 Nov. I was relieved of command of I Battery. It was put under command of Lt. Bruns and moved to Fort Hughes. I… Read More »November 17-28, 1941
November 8, 1941
On 8th Nov., I made a tour of Fort Hughes, Fort Drum, Fort Frank, Ternate [?] Muragodon [Maragondon], Maic [Naic], Cavite and the Bayview Hotel.… Read More »November 8, 1941