Feb. 2, 1940
We have a unit of graves registration with a cemetery near the hospital. Maj McCloskey & Maj Kazy are attached to us for rations. They… Read More »Feb. 2, 1940
Bataan
Jan. 1, 1983
I had sought to protect the sacredness and preciousness of my memories of the war with the sanctity of silence. So I had refused… Read More »Jan. 1, 1983
March 23, 1970 Monday
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:35 AM March 23, 1970Monday Free Time to 12:00 AM. Father Cruz, our retreat master, says our Christian commitment is to humanize our… Read More »March 23, 1970 Monday
September 3, 1945, Monday
General Yamashita, the Japanese Commander-in-Chief in the Philippines, surrendered with thousands of his men in Baguio in the presence of Lt. Gen. Wainright. He was… Read More »September 3, 1945, Monday
July 14, 1945 Saturday
I am naturally very interested in the former employees of the government. It seems that the administration has considered all former employees as collaborators and… Read More »July 14, 1945 Saturday
June 30, 1945 Saturday
The Post of June 23, reports that a congressional investigation of the acts of the Secretary of the Interior, Tomas Confesor, as Governor of Panay… Read More »June 30, 1945 Saturday
May 24, 1945 Thursday
Last night, we received the memorandum order of May 15, 1945, providing for the classification of detainees. Therein we are called “limited assimilated prisoners of… Read More »May 24, 1945 Thursday
May 17, 1945 Thursday
It is rumored that Gen. MacArthur is coming on the 20th. We do not know the purpose of the visit. But we shall see. I… Read More »May 17, 1945 Thursday
February 25, 1945
Corregidor and Bataan of historic memories were taken with relative ease. History did not repeat itself. The small but epic peninsula was cleaned of Japanese… Read More »February 25, 1945