10:00 a.m. air raid alarm
Read moreDecember 23, 1944
10:15 a.m. eighteen B-24's with several P-38's came over and bombed Grace Park and kept on going toward Mariveles. The most beautiful and inspiring sight of my life. Felt like crying. Several women did cry. Later they came back and sprinkled (that's the word) Grace Park with small bombs. One large fire (oil) and several..
Read moreDecember 20, 1944
For seven days now we are without radio, and consequently, without news. The press is ashamed to circulate outside the capital, out of respect for the guerrillas of the air raid siren sounds—at most for ten hours. Its week-long silence means that the bombing of Manila must have been uninterrupted. We learned from the people..
Read moreDecember 18, 1944
The alarm sounded yesterday, but the skies of Manila were clear of planes. The raids were made over Clark Field and Legazpi. However, we were kept alert by the raid today from 8:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon. In the morning a plane was shot down and the pilot parachuted down. A..
Read moreDecember 15, 1944
7:45 a.m. alarm --same as day before --all day raid --night several planes came over --several bombings --total blackouts.
Read moreDecember 14, 1944
Alarm 7:50 a.m. All day bombing and strafing. Planes came over in fours and eights. Some at night. 24 hours alarm and total blackout.
Read moreNovember 13-21, 1944
NOVEMBER 13 -- Alarm 7:30 a.m. NOVEMBER 14 -- Alarm 7:30 a.m. NOVEMBER 19 -- Alarm 6:00 a.m. NOVEMBER 21 -- Alarm 4:40 a.m.
Read moreOctober 19, 1944
At 7:30 a.m. our planes came over and caught them off guard. Anti-aircraft guns started shooting and bombs fell before the alarm sounded. About 40 minutes later we saw a large number of our planes come out of the clouds to the east --looked like flocks of birds-- there was anywhere from 60 to 100..
Read moreOctober 18, 1944
Air raid alarm at 8:44 a.m. However, our planes didn't come over until about 9:45 a.m. Heavy bombing -- several dog fights. One plane fell in flames over Tondo way. Also one parachutist. Another plane caught fire and went down near mountains in direction of Novaliches. Another wave of planes came over at about noon...
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