January 6, 1942
I will long remember my first night in Santo Tomas. Throughout the night, Japanese soldiers flashed lights on us as they barked restrictions and orders… Read More »January 6, 1942
Lowell Cates
January 5, 1942
January, the 5th! We could never forget that date, for it would have been our wedding day! Instead of a wedding, the large iron gates… Read More »January 5, 1942
January 5, 1942
By 5:30 we had breakfast, and fifteen minutes later we were in the lobby of the apartment, surrounded by our bags and bundles. After an… Read More »January 5, 1942
January 4, 1942
We had abandoned all wishful thinking and hopes that a miracle at the eleventh hour would occur to prevent the Japs from taking us into… Read More »January 4, 1942
January 3, 1942
Though I couldn’t reach Catesy by phone, my phone rang continually. Friends and neighbors called to see if we were still in our home or… Read More »January 3, 1942
January 2, 1942
The enemy dropped thousands of leaflets over the city. Uncle Sam was depicted as a Death’s Head in repulsive caricature. Underneath the picture in large… Read More »January 2, 1942
December 27, 1941
A suspected Nazi civilian doctor in my ward was shunned like a mad dog by patients and staff alike. Several times I tore up his… Read More »December 27, 1941
December 25, 1941
The Filipinos have named this day well. Black Christmas! The blackness of despair and resignation was everywhere. Only the Axis nationals and the Fifth Columnists… Read More »December 25, 1941
December 11, 1941
It was true! The enemy had landed at Lingayen! Nichols Field and Fort Stotsenberg had been bombed again! Those who had the time stayed near… Read More »December 11, 1941
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