January 1, 1942
The radio was dead! We continued to hear deafening explosions, immediately followed by clouds of thick black smoke and pillars of dancing orange flames. As… Read More »January 1, 1942
Sternberg General Hospital
December 31, 1941
The demilitarization of Manila had been completed now that General Francisco, chief of the Philippine Constabulary, had left with his staff. On the front, General… Read More »December 31, 1941
December 25-31, 1941
On Christmas day, in the morning, they were in the act of playing their usual assortment, and one particular record by Bing Crosby, Adeste Fidelis,… Read More »December 25-31, 1941
December 30, 1941
The evacuation of the hospital was almost completed. There was confusion, tension, anxiety, sadness, and mad rushing about as last-minute instructions were shouted throughout the… Read More »December 30, 1941
December 30, 1941
It is 2:00 p.m. I am in a quandary as I sit here in our apartment. In my purse a four by six inch card… Read More »December 30, 1941
December 29, 1941
The army nurses had left for Corregidor and Bataan, and only a few of the medical officers of the administrative staff were left. The civilian… Read More »December 29, 1941
December 28, 1941
The heavy bombing began overhead just as patients in cumbersome Balkan frames were lifted into the large army trucks, which were to convey them to… Read More »December 28, 1941
December 28, 1941 – Sunday
I attended Mass at 6:30 a.m. After Mass I had breakfast and then went to the cottage assigned to us to take a bath and… Read More »December 28, 1941 – Sunday
December 27, 1941
A suspected Nazi civilian doctor in my ward was shunned like a mad dog by patients and staff alike. Several times I tore up his… Read More »December 27, 1941