Mon. Dec. 15/41
No raids last night, and we got a good rest. Small news dispatch coming from America admits that the damage to the fleet at Hawaii… Read More »Mon. Dec. 15/41
Nichols Field
Monday, December 15, 1941
Thank Heavens!! The morning paper brought word that the bombing of Nichols Field and the fires started there did not get our houses. We are… Read More »Monday, December 15, 1941
15 December 1941
0817 Air raid alarm sounded — no planes sighted. Radio reported later that planes had headed toward OLONGAPO. 1210 Air raid alarm sounded. Eighteen heavy… Read More »15 December 1941
Dec.15/41
Since Dec. 9th we have had an average of five air raid alarms each day, although many times we do not see the planes as… Read More »Dec.15/41
Sunday, December 14, 1941
We all awakened fresh after a restful night’s sleep. Carl was a different person, calm and collected. Everybody was hungry for breakfast, and how Ada’s… Read More »Sunday, December 14, 1941
December 13, 1941
Light straffing attack on C.F. early, bombs an hour later. Left for Man. Arrived in time for raid, but it was on N.F. 54 ships.… Read More »December 13, 1941
Sat. Dec. 13/41
The news this morning was to the effect that more than a hundred planes came over central Luzon yesterday and attacked several military objectives. Eleven… Read More »Sat. Dec. 13/41
December 13, 1941
Nichols and Murphy Field had been bombed again! All hospital personnel had been instructed to sleep fully clothed. During the night I was repeatedly awakened… Read More »December 13, 1941
13 December 1941
(Alongside Pier 3 Manila) 0603 Air raid sirens sounded – no planes appeared. 1155 Air raid sirens sounded. 1232 Twenty heavy bombers approached from north… Read More »13 December 1941