February 24, 1945
The final and thorough attack on Intramuros was effected yesterday. After the artillery assault, the most thunderous and terrifying we had ever heard over this… Read More »February 24, 1945
The final and thorough attack on Intramuros was effected yesterday. After the artillery assault, the most thunderous and terrifying we had ever heard over this… Read More »February 24, 1945
Weeks have passed since the start of a thorough attack on the south of the Pasig. The battle was bloody and although there were heaps… Read More »February 21, 1945
Let us shift our view for a while from this scenario of horrors, and take a look at the Manila of the liberators, as it… Read More »February 20, 1945
The evenings are a nightmare. They bring a rosary of shocks produced by powerful guns which, from New Manila and Grace Park, strike at Ermita… Read More »February 18, 1945
A provost official –one of the many new friends with whom we had been fraternizing– offered me a trip to Manila in his jeep. I… Read More »Manila, February 15, 1945
We received some evacuees who passed through fields which were not yet liberated. They told us that there are thousands of them in Alacan, a… Read More »February 10, 1945
The advance troops of the liberators entered Manila last night after thirty-seven long months since the remaining troops of the USAFFE retreated to Bataan. We… Read More »February 4, 1945
There is no Foreign Legion in the American Army. But there is one particular group composed of daring characters who court death and who are… Read More »January 31, 1945
We would frequently meet soldiers who say, “I am Spanish.” Curious as to how there could be Zamorans in the U.S. Army we asked one… Read More »January 27, 1945