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As for your questions about the war, it seems to me that the Jap defense on the Philippines is much less fanatical than it was at other places. They have abandoned tremendous supplies of guns and ammunition and have retreated from positions in great disorder instead of making the usual last ditch defense. I am [...]

I enjoy hearing the rain beat down on the roof. I makes you feel so smug and comfortable. We have cots now and sleep off the ground–just like civilized people.As for purchases of cloth–you seem to forget that economic life has been at a standstill here since the war. The only clothes the people have [...]

Despite heavy casualties, the Japanese mounted two more attacks on consecutive nights. Not until the morning of 27 November were American troops able to take the offensive, counting at the time some 400 enemy dead outside of their perimeter and discovering over 100 more along with 29 abandoned machine guns as they advanced farther northwards [...]

Today I went native in a big way. I just finished a lunch consisting of coconuts and bananas and corn. This morning we improved our shelters, which had a pretty rough time last night. It rained like the devil and there was a terrific wind. I was on guard last night and had an opportunity [...]

I am now a guerrilla chieftain. A number of guerrillas have been attached to the I&R Platoon and are under our control. They help us spot the Japs who put on native clothes and attempt to infiltrate through our lines. They also pick up Filipino 5th columnists who have aided the enemy. Some of them [...]

I have seen some of the more recent issues of Time describing the Philippine invasion. We learned many things about the fight that we had not known previously. They were probably written by some correspondent from the comfort and safety of a battleship. It was very interesting to know that [General] MacArthur had gone ashore [...]