Friday, December 1, 1944
All was in readiness for the trip — food, clothes and a portfolio filled with important military information. We were not to take arms with… Read More »Friday, December 1, 1944
All was in readiness for the trip — food, clothes and a portfolio filled with important military information. We were not to take arms with… Read More »Friday, December 1, 1944
My tour of sentry duty ended at five this morning. Ramon Cabrera relieved me. As I was about to sleep, I overheard the PC lieutenant… Read More »April 8, 1942
Since six this morning till dark tonight, we were shelled and bombed incessantly. Planes would fly over us and bomb us at leisure. Before we… Read More »April 7, 1942
Soldiers by the hundreds, tired, haggard and hungry, passed by our command post. They gave the report that the front lines were already pierced and… Read More »April 6, 1942
A captain, the G-2 of the Division Headquarters, came to inspect our unit. As he inspected our car, he sat down and talked familiarly with… Read More »April 4, 1942
On four occasions between the 15th and today, we were shelled from the sea by heavily armed gunboats. Each time we thought a landing would… Read More »March 30, 1942
Yesterday, Major Dumlao for the first time talked to me since he became our Battalion Commanding Officer. He told me that he received news that… Read More »March 1, 1942
I asked the Commanding Officer to allow me to go to the Battalion Aid Station for a couple of days to rest. I had a… Read More »February 24, 1942
George’s birthday. I prayed an extra rosary for him. I asked and was granted permission to go with the jitney to get supplies. My instructions… Read More »February 22, 1942