Tag: World War II
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October 20, 1944 – Invasion of Leyte
I posted this blog at Subliblog.com but unfortunately the reblog button refused to work. So here it is: Alligators Charge toward the Foe on Leyte. Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Seventy-five years ago today, MacArthur fulfilled his pledge and returned to the Philippines. Even with reports of…
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When the American soldiers landed in Batangas – 1945
This is the continuation of the article that appeared on Pacific Paratrooper’s blog about my parent’s escape from the Japanese when the American soldiers landed in Batangas in 1945. If you have not read it yet, I advise you to go to Pacific Paratrooper’s blog first before you continue reading this article. Thanks. …
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Book Signing at Patriots Point, Charleston SC
I will be at Patriots Point on Saturday, April 27 form 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM to do a book signing of my new book, “BAHALA NA (Come What May): A World War II Story of Love, Faith, Courage, Determination and Survival”. The book is set in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. Bahala…
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The Second Pearl Harbor
In Manila, ten minutes after the first bomb hit Pearl Harbor, a startled radio operator at Asiatic Fleet headquarters intercepted an unencrypted Morse Code from Adm. Husband Kimmel, the Honolulu-based Pacific Fleet Commander: “AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL”. He alerted his duty officer, Marine Lt. Col. William T. Clement, who in…
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TORA…TORA…TORA…
“Tora, tora, tora,” was the code for the successful surprise attack. There was a saying in Japan that, “A tora (tiger) goes out 1,000 ri (2000 miles) and returns without fail.” Even before the first bomb fell, the Japanese knew that the surprise attack was successful: “Tora… Tora… Tora…” The first wave of Japanese bombers…
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Rosalinda Rosales Morgan Publishes her First Historical Novel
Rosalinda Rosales Morgan, a former Oyster Bay, NY resident and community volunteer announces the launching of her first historical novel entitled “Bahala Na (Come What May), A World War II Story of Faith, Love, Courage, Determination and Survival”. Set in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, from the Mountain Provinces to Batangas, Bahala Na…
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