Dec. 25/41
USAFFE has endeavored to declare Manila an open city, but to no avail, apparently. Every [enemy] bombers flew over the city today for over an… Read More »Dec. 25/41
USAFFE has endeavored to declare Manila an open city, but to no avail, apparently. Every [enemy] bombers flew over the city today for over an… Read More »Dec. 25/41
News and what happened today are devastating. I learned that the simulteneous Japanese landings two days ago in Lingayen Gulf and Lamon Bay were not… Read More »December 24, 1941
This has not been such a promising day before Christmas as it might have been under other conditions. Our troops up north (Philippine Army) are… Read More »December 24, 1941
My hands were now rough and full of calluses resulting from the intensive training given us. We were being trained 24 hours a day. This… Read More »December 24, 1941
Received word from USAFFE to “Save your command. Take to Mt. Trails” ordered Col Bonnett to take all PA troops with him to Bobok by… Read More »Dec. 24, 1941
Today was bad. They bombed the city. I was in Wilson Building. I had a ringside seat. I saw the bombers —nine of them, in… Read More »December 24, 1941
On 24 December, 5 bombers came over the Rock at 1 PM. Eight bombers bombed the French steamer Si-kiang at Mariveles at 3 PM. The… Read More »December 24, 1941
The Japs moved in a little more yesterday and enlarged their beachhead. They pushed south as far as San Fabian along the coast, and east… Read More »December 23, 1941