January 8, 1945
Breakfast — thick lugao made of rice and rice flour and a small ladle of coco milk. Made hot water and made soup of coco… Read More »January 8, 1945
San Fernando
27 December 1944
We were waked very early this morning, long before daybreak, and marched about a quarter of a mile to a pier where we were forced… Read More »27 December 1944
26 December 1944
At about 4:00 AM we were awakened and an issue of rice balls was made. Of the entire detail, I imagine that about only about… Read More »26 December 1944
25 December 1944
We have been reunited with the remainder of the group which we now find was in Cine Building in San Fernando. Yesterday morning we were… Read More »25 December 1944
24 December 1944*
*In the source material online, written as “23 December,” but appearing between entries for 23 and 25 December; the Philippine Diary Project assumes this is… Read More »24 December 1944*
20 December 1944
We have now been on the tennis court for five days, during this period we have been issued three level mess spoons of uncooked rice… Read More »20 December 1944
Nov. 25, 1944
Santa Cruz and San Fernando. We sank 1 DD or DE, damaged others. All 7 ships in this convoy were sunk by our Task Group.… Read More »Nov. 25, 1944
May 17, 1944
We had all our meals in the dugout and I spent the whole day there, resting and reading. A box is our cupboard and Dr.… Read More »May 17, 1944
May 13, 1942
Left on truck driving detail today. Before I left, I won 475 pesos and a 15 jewel Hamilton wrist watch. All I had left, when… Read More »May 13, 1942