Dec. 1, 1944
Left screen and proceeded to San Pedro Bay off Tacloban. ComDesDiv 44 attended conference with Commander Task Force (CTF) 77 in WASATCH (AGC 9). Took… Read More »Dec. 1, 1944
Tacloban
November 28, 1944 — Tuesday
The danger seems to be over. However I am keeping my men on duty every night, to guard the president. I stayed in the capital… Read More »November 28, 1944 — Tuesday
28 November 1944
Last night we were told that a battalion of Jap paratroops had landed in the Dulag area that afternoon, & that further landings were expected.… Read More »28 November 1944
27 November 1944
Yet another night of alerts, but they didn’t come directly over us. The moon is nearing the full and the nights are clear. The Air… Read More »27 November 1944
Mon. Nov. 27, 1944
Rec’d news Father died on Nov. 1. Released from hospital.
26 November, 1944
Learned that last night they dropped bombs on base K area, not far from us. A few men were killed outright & four men sheltering… Read More »26 November, 1944
25 November 1944
Very wakeful night.
24 November 1944
A great hullabaloo during breakfast. Six Jap planes—bombers and fighters—hell-roaring over the harbour and town. Flak everywhere. A 50-callibre bullet hit the earth near my… Read More »24 November 1944
23 November 1944
Thanksgiving Day. Turkey for dinner at GHQ. Two air raids and an earth-tremor during the night. A bomb fell on the EM’s mess hall at… Read More »23 November 1944