January 25, 1943
John arrived Sunday noon with eight men carrying our cargo. According to him very few of our things were taken. All the furniture is still… Read More »January 25, 1943
John arrived Sunday noon with eight men carrying our cargo. According to him very few of our things were taken. All the furniture is still… Read More »January 25, 1943
Today there has been fighting near the barrio of Badyang – 6 km from us. The Japanese tried to get through to Dinglé, but the… Read More »January 10, 1943
The days have been quiet since the 23rd of December and what a relief from the bombing and fighting! The enemy is now staying in… Read More »January 6, 1943
We just heard that as a result of the ambush, the Japanese were now scouting the hills in front of our farmhouse in Barotac and… Read More »January 3, 1943
We have spent a quiet day. No planes have flown nor has shooting taken place. Estrella had a young calf butchered, so we had some… Read More »New Year’s Day — January 1, 1943
This morning I was awakened before daylight by Roland. He went straight to the tree and looked around. I asked him what he was doing… Read More »December 25, 1942 (Christmas Day)
Yesterday after 4:20 p.m. no more planes flew over and we all relaxed. We ate our supper at 4:45 and at 6:00 the children and… Read More »December 23, 1942
Yesterday, the bombing continued – thank goodness it was not near us. Planes flew overhead, but they went in the direction of Barotac Viejo and… Read More »December 21, 1942
This morning we had a bad fright, and remained most of the morning in the shelter. Yesterday morning, about 3:00 a.m. the Japanese entered the… Read More »December 19, 1942