Wednesday, December 17, 1941
John and George returned to the city soon after breekfast and they said that George and Carl will come up Saturday afternoon — I hope… Read More »Wednesday, December 17, 1941
John and George returned to the city soon after breekfast and they said that George and Carl will come up Saturday afternoon — I hope… Read More »Wednesday, December 17, 1941
Announced this afternoon that inter-island ship bound for Visayas from Manila struck mine in Manila Bay, sinking within 10 minutes. Casualties high. Was Jim on… Read More »Wednesday, December 17, 1941
Torpedo overhaul and some optical shop equipment transferred to Corregidor, along with Gunner Willhoite and torpedo personnel in accordance with verbal orders of Comsubs AF.… Read More »17 December 1941
There was no alarm last night. In the morning the people got out of their beds, rubbed their eyes in the chill light of dawn… Read More »December 16, 1941
The Army and the Filipino skippers had long been butting heads. All the channels out of Manila Bay had been mined for many months. At… Read More »December 16, 1941
Dr. Sison came to see me at Malacañan. He had advised Quezon not to leave on the Corregidor without taking a doctor along because of… Read More »April 29, 1936