Thur. Jan. 1 1942
As Ernest and I were walking to Misos last evening for the meeting there, the sky was dark and foreboding with heavy clouds rolling up… Read More »Thur. Jan. 1 1942
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January 1, 1942
It was a day of looting. The year 1941 passed and was buried in the midst of a tragic, uncertain and restless silence. The new… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
The radio was dead! We continued to hear deafening explosions, immediately followed by clouds of thick black smoke and pillars of dancing orange flames. As… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
had a shave and a clean uniform. One Jap observation plane over Kindley Field on the Rock at 8 AM. Good turkey dinner at 5… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
Most of Luzon is in Japanese hands. The USAFFE has retreated to Bataan. Where are the U.S. planes? Will the convoy arrive? My eldest boy… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
Not too many Happy New Year’s today — We’re a pretty low and sick bunch. We are in Japanese controlled waters, and although we got… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
A Japanese observation plane, known as Photo Joe, paid us an early morning call.Evidently he photographed several trucks, cars and a some Filipino troops concentrated… Read More »January 1, 1942
January 1, 1942
After having escaped from the Japanese in Manila, we are practically free lancing here on Bataan; it is certainly a case of the survival of… Read More »January 1, 1942
Jan 1/42
Arrived at Corregidor at 6:00 am, slept several hours after a light breakfast and left by boat for Bataan at 11:45 am, in the middle… Read More »Jan 1/42
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