December 9 (Wednesday), 1942
Royama and I took off at 0830 from Gannosu (Fukuoka) Airport, by an army heavy bomber (reconstructed), for Manila, via Taipei. Arrived at Nielson Airport,… Read More »December 9 (Wednesday), 1942
Royama and I took off at 0830 from Gannosu (Fukuoka) Airport, by an army heavy bomber (reconstructed), for Manila, via Taipei. Arrived at Nielson Airport,… Read More »December 9 (Wednesday), 1942
I checked up, we had one hundred & fifty pesos, and enough rations to last about two months if we were careful. Jap planes went… Read More »Jan. 18 to May 15, 1942
Pampanga P,. I. Dear Mom & Dad, I will start this now and try and keep it from day to day and also go back… Read More »May 9, 1942
Surprise bombing of Nichols Field at 10:00 this morning. Six bombs dropped in rapid succession, but the planes too high to see. Hangars set afire.… Read More »12 Apr. ’42
Evacuated Nichols at 1 – AM today. Been driving the station-wagon all day. Nielson and Nichols destroyed by our own men, with all supplies. All… Read More »Dec. 24 – 41
The next morning, Brownwell, Stone, Crosby, and I went out to Fort McKinley where the Air Force Headquarters was then located and got an idea… Read More »December 17, 1941
Lts. Brownwell, Crosby, Stone, and myself, all from the 17th Pursuit Squadron, were told to go back to Nichols, take over the 17th and reorganize… Read More »December 16, 1941
At 3:00 AM awakened by small arms fire shooting at enemy planes overhead. Considerable enemy aerial observation during the day. Nichols Field and Neilson airport… Read More »Dec. 9th, 1941