December 30, 1941
Ft. McKinley, Command Post Our division has been ordered to move to San Fernando, Pampanga. The general said that very heavy fighting continues on… Read More »December 30, 1941
Ft. McKinley, Command Post Our division has been ordered to move to San Fernando, Pampanga. The general said that very heavy fighting continues on… Read More »December 30, 1941
Dinner at the McMasters’. A real rolled roast, drinks before dinner, Christmas pudding with whipped cream (canned Nestle’s, of course). Bridge game on Central in… Read More »Tuesday, December 30, 1941
Again we are assured that naval help is coming. But how or when we do not know. Corregidor was bombed for two hours yesterday. No… Read More »Tues. Dec. 30/41
No water till 11. Then mostly given to the children. Jerry says he fought Enid until he got a half a cup for me. I… Read More »December 30, 1941
After yesterday’s bombings, the bomber planes merely hovered around Manila. I made a quick round of the site of the tragedy so that the ruins… Read More »December 30, 1941
The evacuation of the hospital was almost completed. There was confusion, tension, anxiety, sadness, and mad rushing about as last-minute instructions were shouted throughout the… Read More »December 30, 1941
At 5 a.m. Mr. Williams of the Red Cross phoned me that the ship had arrived but that he was not willing to put the… Read More »December 30, 1941 – Tuesday
The 26th Cavalry of the Philippine Scouts really distinguished themselves. A Lutenaant made the mistake of lighting a cigarette early one morning. An ambushed machine… Read More »December 30, 1941 23rd Day of War