June 2, 1942
At noon to Capitol with General Valdes and Colonel Andres Soriano. Valdes says he is going back to service in Australia next week. I felt… Read More »June 2, 1942
Bataan
May 31, 1942
Quezon came into my room at the Shoreham for a two hours’ talk. Yesterday he had offered me an official position to go around with… Read More »May 31, 1942
May 31, 1942
KGEI admitted the sinking of an Allied warship in the port of Sydney by the attack of a special Japanese submarine flotilla. Rode in a… Read More »May 31, 1942
26 May 1942
BONTOC — MOUNTAIN Province. Am annoyed at the local rice and tasteless MISO soup here. I think HORAN eats well. The WATANABE Regimental Commander called,… Read More »26 May 1942
May 26, 1942
Left Little Baguio, axle broke; stopped at GUAGUA ate 6 mangos 12 bananas. Heard we were going to MANILA, everybody elated, imagine surprise when we… Read More »May 26, 1942
Jan. 18 to May 15, 1942
I checked up, we had one hundred & fifty pesos, and enough rations to last about two months if we were careful. Jap planes went… Read More »Jan. 18 to May 15, 1942
May 13, 1942
Mothers, wives, sweethearts, and friends eagerly scanned the five-page typewritten list of captured American and Filipino soldiers compiled by the Red Cross. The names were… Read More »May 13, 1942
May 13th, 1942
Moved by marching from General Hospital # 2 area to LITTLE BAGUIO into Ordinance Bodega area. Assigned to # 14 with rest of majors. Everything… Read More »May 13th, 1942
April 8-May 13, 1942*
CORREGIDOR April 8-May 6, 1942* [*Entry dated to May 13 to include information in the entry] Bataan had been in many ways a fortunate tour… Read More »April 8-May 13, 1942*