May 3, 1942
Another hot day mixed with dust, flies, weariness, and falling shrapnel. Artillery duel started at about 8:00 A.M. and went on till noon. Shrapnel like… Read More »May 3, 1942
Another hot day mixed with dust, flies, weariness, and falling shrapnel. Artillery duel started at about 8:00 A.M. and went on till noon. Shrapnel like… Read More »May 3, 1942
Civilian evacuees from Bataan report that the Japanese are hastily building large bamboo stairs to scale the cliffs of Corregidor. Barges are also being constructed… Read More »May 3, 1942
We have taken a terrific beating most of the day today. We had many heavy bombing attacks—how many I don’t know yet, and part of… Read More »May 2, 1942
A day of no rumors. Still do not know when we are going to leave. If it is not soon most are going to be… Read More »May 2, 1942
Battery Geary sustained a direct hit and was blown up. One of the gun barrels weighing fifty tons was lifted 100 feet and drifted laterally… Read More »May 2, 1942
The Japs are really beginning to get rough since the 29th, and it appears that they have settled down in earnest to pounding this island… Read More »May 1, 1942
Listened to the Voice of Freedom. At the end of the newscast, the announcer said: “Corregidor still stands.” I wonder why he said “still stands.”… Read More »May 1, 1942
The Japanese have kept us in the Hosp Area with their Artillery all around us and bombarded Corregidor and of course a great many shells… Read More »May 1, 1942
One more month’s pay to my credit with the government. I hope they are paying the allotment regularly to Dorothy. It doesn’t seem possible that… Read More »April 30, 1942