November 21, 1944 — Tuesday
It is 31 days since A day. Our situation is growing worse. The continuous rains have made the operations very hard. The mountainous terrain on… Read More »November 21, 1944 — Tuesday
Tacloban
21 November 1944
Nothing of great interest has happened. We have sunshine & rain, alerts and all-clears, noisy nights & quiet ones. Three days ago, I think it… Read More »21 November 1944
14 November 1944
Another quiet night, but Japs started flying in out of the sun while we were at breakfast. The AA gave them all they had, &… Read More »14 November 1944
13 November 1944
A black day. We are to be thrown out of our building—ourselves and our 37 tons of equipment—to make room for 200 nurses. We don’t… Read More »13 November 1944
12 November 1944
Very little sleep last night. There was heavy firing from the heavy, medium & light AA all around us until 9 p.m. Then there were… Read More »12 November 1944
11 November 1944
Went to H.Q. again today. We are still on the offensive. Raids last night were frequent but distant. We hear the 155’s firing. They are… Read More »11 November 1944
10 November 1944
We’ ve had a few busy days getting ourselves installed. I’ve had a good look at our home, the Catholic Institute. It is situated in… Read More »10 November 1944
8 November 1944
A beastly day—driving rain and a 40 m.p.h. wind which laid our tent flat. We got soaking wet salvaging our belongings. Tonight we’ll have to… Read More »8 November 1944
7 November 1944
Alerts throughout the night, but no bombs dropped. Watkins has an amazing collection of souvenirs to send home. Among them is a pink merry-go-round about… Read More »7 November 1944