Basilio J. Valdes
March 30, 1942 – Monday
Arrived in Melbourne at 9 a.m. We were met at the station by General & Mrs. MacArthur and his staff. The President and members of… Read More »March 30, 1942 – Monday
March 25, 1942 – Wednesday
Attended mass at 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. visited the new installations for the Air Corps.
December 26, 1941 – Friday
At 6:30 a.m. I attended Mass and received Holy Communion. At 8 a.m. I went to see General MacArthur and I asked him to assign… Read More »December 26, 1941 – Friday
Dec. 24, 1941
Manila declared Open City. The President and family left from Manila for Corregidor agcompanied by Vice Pres. Osmeña Chif Justice J.A. Santos General B. Valdez… Read More »Dec. 24, 1941
December 22, 1941 – Monday
Attended Cabinet Meeting at 8 a.m. at Mariquina as Chief of Staff. Attended office afterwards. Anxiously waiting for news from the front. The enemy is… Read More »December 22, 1941 – Monday
December 11, 1941
The day before yesterday, the ROTC Commandant informed me that General Valdes had ordered all cadets to report to their respective schools for several weeks… Read More »December 11, 1941
December 10, 1941
The night was peaceless. The alarm was sounded at 5 a.m. The enemy planes again bombarded Nichols Field and Fort McKinley. My little girl is… Read More »December 10, 1941