August 26, 1945
Continued high wind and intermittent rain. Seems to be keeping planes away. Many disappointed. Plethoric issue tooth powder and brushes and toilet paper (now that… Read More »August 26, 1945
Continued high wind and intermittent rain. Seems to be keeping planes away. Many disappointed. Plethoric issue tooth powder and brushes and toilet paper (now that… Read More »August 26, 1945
We were told at 10 AM that tomorrow a plane will drop comfort kits. Painted P O W on roof.
Gutter, Spoor, George, Seymour, Wilson return to work in galley. Watch reduced to 2 men.
Camp C. O. told us at 4 PM that the war has ended. What a birthday – my 41st but I try to rationalize that… Read More »August 22, 1945
Leave pier #7 at 11 AM, breakwater at 1:30, pass Corregidor 4 to 5 PM. [The Philippine portion of the diary ends here.]
Left Corregidor at 6 AM. Landed outside Manila 30 feet off shore. Had to wade to shore and all got quite wet. We were marched… Read More »May 24, 1942
We moved from Topside to Middleside and spent four hours in Middleside Tunnel. At daylight we moved to Malinta Tunnel. Bob Glassburn’s battery was ahead… Read More »May 6, 1942
A Jap battery on Bataan fired all afternoon. I finally got a fire mission and was able to reply with fifty rounds during the early… Read More »May 5, 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