January 12th 1942
No air activity. Went to Middle Sector with Capt. Schenck regarding beach defense. To Kindly Field for powder cans and water as our supply of… Read More »January 12th 1942
No air activity. Went to Middle Sector with Capt. Schenck regarding beach defense. To Kindly Field for powder cans and water as our supply of… Read More »January 12th 1942
Got up at 7:30 a.m., dressed with the same wet clothes and wet shoes, took breakfast and proceeded on my journey of inspection of the… Read More »January 11, 1942 -Sunday
One Jap observation plane running lights on, very low, sighted over the Rock at 6:30 AM in an attempt to draw fire and learn the… Read More »January 11th 1942
Another bombless day. Had one air alarm this p.m. and learned that 23 Jap planes were reported in vicinity of Mariveles, but none visited us.… Read More »January 10, 1942
No air activity. Took bath in one quart if water and changed clothes. Barge load of pistols and shotguns arrived bottomside from the mainland. We… Read More »January 10th 1942
Janson said my standing as French was pretty shaky, as I had worked so hard and for so long on the Free French Committee. So… Read More »January 10, 1942
Another bombless day. Everyone is wondering what is keeping the Japs away for so long. They haven’t even bombed Bataan. However, I suppose they will… Read More »January 9, 1942
Lots of marines here now. No raid today. A barge sank on the shore and the boys found some scotch on it. Some were tight.… Read More »January 9, 1942
Wrote to Ottly. Major Edison estimates six months for American Expeditionary Force. Artillery fire plainly audible from Bataan. No Jap air. FDR would send one… Read More »January 9th 1942