May 15, 1942
Went with Colonel North on a foraging detail. Fairly successful for locating food. Also found some cigarettes. Sick call is mell organized and functioning smoothly.… Read More »May 15, 1942
Diary of Jack Arthur Comstock
May 14, 1942
Another very busy day. John and I walked up to the reservoir. Much equipment lying around everywhere. I picked up two pair of shoes. Neither… Read More »May 14, 1942
May 13, 1942
Siegrist added to those living in out bodego [bodega], number 13. The majority of of people arrived from #2. Thus, 13 people moved into #13… Read More »May 13, 1942
May 11, 1942
Busy all morning keeping sick call going and getting things evacuated and ready to be evacuated. Rode up on bus to Little Baguio with load… Read More »May 11, 1942
May 10, 1942
Mother’s Day! Doesn’t seem like Sunday or any other day special. News today that we start evacuating bed patients to Little Baguio tomorrow A.M. —… Read More »May 10, 1942
May 9, 1942
The days still drag on but aside from poor food and boredom, not too unpleasantly. The flies are still bad, but me are missing all… Read More »May 9, 1942
May 8, 1942
“Went over the hump” today as this ends the first day of my second year in the P.I. No way to celebrate it, and as… Read More »May 8, 1942
May 7, 1942
Many planes again, all flying low. A few artillery shots. Corregidor pretty definitely has surrendered. Seems like probably some one of the forts is holding… Read More »May 7, 1942
May 6, 1942
Heavy artillery fire all last night, but none from Corregidor. Early in A.M. there was much machine gun fire. Then this A.M. there was no… Read More »May 6, 1942