April 13, 1942
Rice and buggy and wormy oats to eat. Only about 1500 patients left. Many Americans scared by shrapnel have left also. Am afraid they are… Read More »April 13, 1942
Rice and buggy and wormy oats to eat. Only about 1500 patients left. Many Americans scared by shrapnel have left also. Am afraid they are… Read More »April 13, 1942
Heavy bombing to the south yesterday. Tamaraoo [Los Tamaraos]? Calhoun took $60 to loan to Mrs. P. [Prismall] for her British Counsul trip [repatriation]. Doug… Read More »April 13, 1942
Sporadic Japanese flying. They say Bataan has fallen, yet terrific bombing was noted last night toward Olongapo. Guards over cautious that we don’t get any… Read More »13 Apr. ’42
Food consists mainly of rice and a bacon gravyl few shreds of bacon. Sometimes found a large piece of bacon.
In the United States, they still haven’t recovered from the heavy loss of equipment and prestige occasioned by the fall of Bataan. American pride and… Read More »April 13, 1942
I would like to know the conditions in Bataan and how our surrendered troops are being disposed of. We have heard nothing except over the… Read More »April 12, 1942
A blistering sun. Attempts at cleanliness and sanitation. Disease rampant, hunger. Thirst. Canteen of water priceless. Gen King and staff nearby. Pappy visits them. Filipino… Read More »Day of April 12, 1942
Rice and salmon to eat. More patients leaving. Continual stream of Philippine refugees going down road. Many will never make Manila, as also many patients… Read More »April 12, 1942
Trying times with pros and cons on Bataan situation being presented—rumors improve in evening. It is amazing where the reports come from but it is… Read More »April 12, 1942