1. December 10, 2014. Baclaran to Atimonan (173 km)
At 5:30 am after the send-off prayer and blessing at the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, I set off alone on my Climate… Read More »1. December 10, 2014. Baclaran to Atimonan (173 km)
At 5:30 am after the send-off prayer and blessing at the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, I set off alone on my Climate… Read More »1. December 10, 2014. Baclaran to Atimonan (173 km)
Had a good night’s sleep; had butter, bread, mush, sugar, milk, cigarettes, smoking tobacco for breakfast; battle rages, Japs are slaughtering thousands. Cannot get out… Read More »Feb. 12, 1945, Monday
2 additional patients transferred to Santo Tomas, 1 Medical Department Sgt. Placed on DS at Santo Tomas (wife there). 108 patients not able to make… Read More »2/10/45
Reorganization well under way. Rosters about completed. Records show that on Feb. 6, 88 patients were transferred to Santo Tomas which is better equipped to… Read More »2/9/45
Reorganization of hospital as it was before the evacuation. Water pressure extremely low, finally no water. Rations and water requisitioned from Santo Tomas. Philippine Civilian… Read More »2/7/45
[Separate sheet dated] Jan. 11th Only a scoop of watery rice mush for breakfeast – But our hopes were never higher! The Jap radio said this… Read More »January 11, 1945
Heavy bombings in the Valley; at noon as we lined up for weak soup, some of our planes flew low between buildings a few feet… Read More »Jan. 11, 1945
Coconut milk, weak coffee and weaker rice mush. Mostly water. Weighed myself this morning. Weighed 119 lb. When I was in the Gym, I held… Read More »January 3, 1945
10:45 a.m. Another flock of our planes just passed over. No air raid alarm and no rough stuff. We had a tasty dinner yesterday. Two… Read More »January 2, 1945