Feb. 13, 1945, Tuesday
Many wounded civilians arriving from Malate; many of our sick moved to Quezon Institute to make room in the 5 Field Hospital for wounded. I… Read More »Feb. 13, 1945, Tuesday
Carl E. Rice
Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
Had a good night’s sleep; had butter, bread, mush, sugar, milk, cigarettes, smoking tobacco for breakfast; battle rages, Japs are slaughtering thousands. Cannot get out… Read More »Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
Sunday, Feb. 11, 1945
Terrific battle south side of river, only sniping this side; the batteries this side keep up fast firing over our heads. Only a few Jap… Read More »Sunday, Feb. 11, 1945
Saturday, Feb. 10th, 1945
All last night was an inferno; our guns firing over the Camp from the Cemetery, How they roared and crashed; shells whizzed, screeched, fluttered and… Read More »Saturday, Feb. 10th, 1945
Feb. 8, 1945
Daylight brought some lull and good breakfast; I at last got my longed for bread and butter; went to Gym and found my clothes but… Read More »Feb. 8, 1945
Feb. 7, 1945
Shelling of Camp continues; Gen MacArthur visited Camp; at 2PM I was in Main Building to send radio, and hurried away from the crowd at… Read More »Feb. 7, 1945
Feb. 6, 1945
Camp is crawling with so-called war correspondents, photographers, and Red Cross workers; Red Cross have plenty of smiles and sympathy but nothing much else but… Read More »Feb. 6, 1945
Feb. 5, 1945
This morning before six o’clock there was much moving around in the Japs rooms and loud commands, a sergeant camp looking for Mr. MOSS, interpreter,… Read More »Feb. 5, 1945
Feb. 4, 1945
The liberated part of camp had good field rations this breakfast even though the soldiers were very short of food; but we had no breakfast; we… Read More »Feb. 4, 1945