December 25, 1941
The Filipinos have named this day well. Black Christmas! The blackness of despair and resignation was everywhere. Only the Axis nationals and the Fifth Columnists… Read More »December 25, 1941
Sternberg General Hospital
December 25, 1941
It is now 1 p.m. What a Christmas! With a multitude of patients, Sternberg Hospital was in a turmoil this morning; trucks and trucks of… Read More »December 25, 1941
Wednesday, December 24, 1941
Came into Manila today, again. Went to the school first, then Mother and I walked home by the Bureau of Science, stopping to get gas-masks.… Read More »Wednesday, December 24, 1941
December 20[-24], 1941*
It was wonderful to see the high spirits displayed by both American and Filipino soldiers. Young men with an arm or leg gone actually considered… Read More »December 20[-24], 1941*
December 14-24, 1942
The Sunday following the first day’s bombing, we were picked up off our beds, loaded on board ambulances, and taken down to the Ft. Stots… Read More »December 14-24, 1942
December 18, 1941
The enemy dropped incendiary bombs close to our hospital. A few minutes later, the wounded began arriving but, unfortunately, many of them died en route… Read More »December 18, 1941
December 17, 1941
Many local civilian nurses and missionary nurses from India, Japan and China had volunteered their services at the hospital. The entire city worked together, building… Read More »December 17, 1941
December 16, 1941
Fort Stotsenberg had five air attacks yesterday, and Joyce, the army nurse who worked with me, lost her sweetheart during one of the raids. She… Read More »December 16, 1941
December 15, 1941
The Japanese again bombed the city just as our patients were having lunch. Fort Stotsenberg continued to take heavy punishment many times a day. People… Read More »December 15, 1941