October 30, 1942
It is five months today that Coné has been taken prisoner, and it seems like five years. We are in hopes that he will be… Read More »October 30, 1942
It is five months today that Coné has been taken prisoner, and it seems like five years. We are in hopes that he will be… Read More »October 30, 1942
Yesterday and today have been very quiet. We have heard the drone of planes, but did not see them as they were very far away.… Read More »October 27, 1942
Today is Sunday and we are very quiet. Since Pototan has been taken, we no longer hear gunfire or the booming of trench mortars. Two… Read More »October 25, 1942
The fall of Pototan took place on October 20, 1942. The Japanese that were left escaped to Iloilo in armored cars and now Pototan is… Read More »October 22, 1942
We are very peaceful in our new evacuation place; there have been no planes flying around since we have been here, but we do hear… Read More »October 20, 1942
On Thursday night (Oct. 15) and Friday (Oct. 16) there was fighting all the way from Leganes (a town outside of Jaro) to Pototan. There… Read More »October 17, 1942
On Saturday, Oct. 10, we evacuated to the mountains. Our nipa hut is situated on a hill and we can see for miles around us.… Read More »October 15, 1942
This morning a guerrilla soldier passed by and brought us the news that American bombers from Alaska had bombed a Japanese-occupied island in the Aleutian… Read More »October 8, 1942
Last night I was awakened by gunfire. I could clearly hear the sound of machine guns, rifles and mortar fire. The fighting occurred outside of… Read More »October 7, 1942