December 24, 1941
On 24 December, 5 bombers came over the Rock at 1 PM. Eight bombers bombed the French steamer Si-kiang at Mariveles at 3 PM. The… Read More »December 24, 1941
On 24 December, 5 bombers came over the Rock at 1 PM. Eight bombers bombed the French steamer Si-kiang at Mariveles at 3 PM. The… Read More »December 24, 1941
It was wonderful to see the high spirits displayed by both American and Filipino soldiers. Young men with an arm or leg gone actually considered… Read More »December 20[-24], 1941*
Manila declared Open City. The President and family left from Manila for Corregidor agcompanied by Vice Pres. Osmeña Chif Justice J.A. Santos General B. Valdez… Read More »Dec. 24, 1941
I received word this morning that Churchill was anxious for a talk with me on the subject of the Philippines, so I spent the first… Read More »December 24, 1941
At 8 a.m. I attended the meeting of the Cabinet at Mariquina. It was discussed that the situation was becoming serious. The enemy had landed… Read More »December 24, 1941 – Wednesday
Life went on in the Battery. On 17 December, I wrote Ottly a letter which she received in March. On 18 December, I had a… Read More »December 17-23, 1941
On the 19th of December, 15 bombers went out over Fort Drum from Manila. On 22 December, the Cabcaben air raid occurred, during which it… Read More »December 19-22, 1941
Well, it’s two weeks already –and no bombs yet– We don’t know whether the Japs are holding off so as to “soften” us up by… Read More »Dec. 21, 1941
On 19 December, I sent a radiogram to my wife saying, “Am okay!” On 12 December we were issued service gas masks which we never… Read More »December 12-19, 1941