October 3,1944 (Tuesday)
Waking up early this morning at 5:00, we proceeded to the offices of the Japan Airways, just a few blocks away from our Yamaume Hotel… Read More »October 3,1944 (Tuesday)
Waking up early this morning at 5:00, we proceeded to the offices of the Japan Airways, just a few blocks away from our Yamaume Hotel… Read More »October 3,1944 (Tuesday)
Sixty seven years of age, weight 155 lbs; Hungry, bent over, have no sickness; have not seen any member of family since April, have receipts… Read More »SEPTEMBER 29, 1944, MY BIRTHDAY: PRISONER OF WAR
It’s been a very quiet day except for AA practice early this morning. The Japs are speeding up their defenses. They’re building fox-holes and dug-outs… Read More »September 28, 1944
Yesterday we started moving out of the old UST building in Intramuros. We have transferred everything we could to the Seminary in Sulucan which is… Read More »September 25, 1944
Alarm went at 8:30 a.m. Some planes passed over the east of camp. They were headed south. No action around Manila. All-clear sounded at 1:00… Read More »September 24, 1944
Planes came back at 7:17 am and bombing and air fighting all day, was worse than the 21st. One small shell hit just outside my… Read More »Sept. 22, 1944
The air raid alarm went at 7:15 a.m. and the planes came over at 7:30 a.m. Heavy anti-aircraft fire and bombing as yesterday. One plane… Read More »September 22, 1944
**The boys are here at last** At 9:30am, about one hundred carrier dive bombers came out of the clouds, complete surprise; shot down the Japs… Read More »*****September 21, 1944
What a day! At about 9:15 a.m. American planes started a raid which lasted all day. Estimate 300 planes came over—beautiful diving. Anti-aircraft firing not… Read More »September 21, 1944