Handwritten Diary During Outbreak Of WWII - Philippines - Japanese Invasion 1941
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:194223 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Philippines |
Philippine Handwritten Diary during outbreak of WWII – Japanese Invasion 1941/42Diary, written in English, of a military-age young man in the Philippines who is disdainful of the British and American imperialists and somewhat friendly to the invading Japanese. However, his feelings seem to change over the next few weeks as he travels to other parts of the country. Approximately 40 written pages covering December 8, 1941 to March 21, 1942. Excerpts:Dec. 8, 1941War Be...gan. Attended school, ate at a Japanese refreshment parlor and went to Pier 5.Dec. 9Went to Tutaban station but left for Cabanatuan from Manila by auto…Dec. 11Went to Manila and enrolled at U.P.R.O.T.C.Dec. 25…Assigned in station by army officer…Dec. 26…at Plaza Larutar during 2-hour air raid. Caught by air raid also at Tutuban station…Dec. 27Caught in F.E.U. by air raid for 4 hours. Dead hungry. Intendence caught fire and St. Doming church.Dec. 30…Heard news of coming of U.S.S. Saratoga.Dec. 31…saw wrecked ships…What a life and thrilling is my adventure…Jan. 1 1942Heard news of the capitulation of Manila.Jan. 2Occupation of Manila…Jan. 3Took a walk in the morning downtown and saw many Jap soldiers. Jan. 5…Saw Jap cavalier with cannons in Taft Avenue in the afternoon. Heard news of Tokyo bombing up to Yokahama. Read some Japanese…Jan. 6Went downtown and Jap officers at some stores…Jan. 8How nice seeing the Japs and how pitiful are the British and American internees…Jan. 11…Just take a walk in St. Tho. Uni. Seeing the internees.Jan. 16…Learn some Jap words…[About this time he does some traveling]Feb. 8Heard news from Ben and Mendeng[?] about the present world war…Feb. 15…Hear bad news of the situation of Cabanatuan…Feb. 18…Jap scare in the afternoon…Feb. 25Go downtown early in the morning…Get personal pass and house pass…Saw 14 men to die.Feb. 26Go downtown again….Talk with Tanaka. Talk with Jap soldiers…March 4Go downtown again…How pitiful looking at the five persons shot. How horrible. I can’t stand it.March 6…Have a nice clan meeting. Tell them stories of the war and of our adventures in the war…March 7Talk with former pals in the high school. Subject of conversation is the present war and our previous maneuvers…March 16…Hear news of the war in Comdaba. Hear many cannon fires at night.March 17…Hear again cannon fires…
