November 30, 1944
Last night about 8:15 three men were seen to crawl under Bldg. #13 by a corps man. Captain Wallace (OD), Captain Bruce and Nasr and… Read More »November 30, 1944
Fort Drum
May 6, 1942
Wednesday Ft. Hughes As the day commenced we were throwing 12″ shells toward Manila Bay & Bataan. We remained on the alert until 2 a.m.… Read More »May 6, 1942
Mar. 15 — April 9, 1942
On March 15, 1942, three Japanese dive-bombers attacked Marveilles [Mariveles] Field. They flew right over our positions, and one of the men on a 3… Read More »Mar. 15 — April 9, 1942
March 20, 1942
Forgot to mention yesterday that I was sworn in as a Brigadier General. My appointment came in by radio from the W.D. and I rank… Read More »March 20, 1942
February 9, 1942
The Japs opened up on Corregidor again today and fired quite a number of rounds. I was outside for a short time while they were… Read More »February 9, 1942
February 6, 1942
We had a little excitement here today for a change. The Japs opened up on us with artillery from the mainland south of here and… Read More »February 6, 1942
January 14th 1942
This was the coldest morning since I had been in the Philippines. Fort Drum fired ten rounds on a Jap ship in Manila Bay at… Read More »January 14th 1942
December 19-22, 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
November 8, 1941
On 8th Nov., I made a tour of Fort Hughes, Fort Drum, Fort Frank, Ternate [?] Muragodon [Maragondon], Maic [Naic], Cavite and the Bayview Hotel.… Read More »November 8, 1941