January 27, 1942
HQ, MIS, Bataan Vic’s birthday. I wonder how he is celebrating it. Am very homesick. Fred has a good story depicting state of unpreparedness of… Read More »January 27, 1942
1/27/42
January 27, 1942
The Japs are still holding out at Agloloma Bay and Pucat Hill. We shelled the Pucat Hill area again at 7:15 this a.m., using 12-inch… Read More »January 27, 1942
Tues. Jan. 27/42
Great excitement over what happened last night. Talk about rumors! Some think that the Americans are very close, but we feel that the last nights… Read More »Tues. Jan. 27/42
January 27, 1942
With own outfit today. In a secondary line for 1st time. Spotted Jap barges up coast, got 37 mm and shelled it. One meal and… Read More »January 27, 1942
January 27, 1942
By order of the Commandant, each room was given a copy of the Japanese-controlled daily Tribune, which we had nicknamed the Nishi-Nishi. The morning headline… Read More »January 27, 1942
January 27, 1942
Manila was bombed at 9:30 p.m. We were all in Gabriel’s house. All of a sudden the windows began to shake and there were dull… Read More »January 27, 1942
January 27th, 1942
Here we are in Sydney Harbor at last, but they tell us we were given up for lost days ago – and I thought we… Read More »January 27th, 1942
Tuesday, January 27, 1942
A Navy officer (McDowell) is trying to act as “U.S. Secretary on Collaboration”. His duties are to clear to British all messages that require Combined… Read More »Tuesday, January 27, 1942
January 25-27, 1942
QM morning of Jan 2-192 I Sgt Evans got shot in left arm and went back to aid station had to wait there until might… Read More »January 25-27, 1942