February 17, 1942
Bombed the field again this morning. Dropped a lot of bombs but no damage. Rest of day quiet. Had tooth filled today.
Diary of John P. Burns
February 16, 1942
Starting 11th week of this mess. They did some flying today so the field was bombed after supper. No damage. Singapore gone now. British up… Read More »February 16, 1942
February 15, 1942
Sunday. The day I figured help would get here. But no soap. Fixed the tent up today. The A.C. can be thankful for Gen. George,… Read More »February 15, 1942
February 14, 1942
Spent day clearing place for and setting up a tent, rough work. Like the set up here more and more. Still sweating out a convoy… Read More »February 14, 1942
February 13, 1942
Fri. the 13th. Left the 71st’s C.P. in morning, returned to Sqd’n at field. Nice place, much better than sweating out alerts as we have… Read More »February 13, 1942
February 12, 1942
Easy day. Waiting for orders to go back to Sqd’n. Have been away much too long. Benton treated us to quite a bull session, he… Read More »February 12, 1942
February 11, 1942
Day quiet. Learned in the evening that Sqd’n is moving to a field, sure is good. Men will now be doing something they are trained… Read More »February 11, 1942
February 10, 1942
Went back to camp for a while today. Most of officers at flying field now, wish I was there. Quiet day. Lost quite a few… Read More »February 10, 1942
February 9, 1942
Enemy attempted landing last night, no luck. A lot of them floating around in water today. Cleaned it up. Quiet day and night. The 21st… Read More »February 9, 1942