December 8th 1941

I was sitting at my desk in Manila, Philippines when I found out that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall sent me a letter saying to get the Philippines ready for an attack from the Japanese. At this point I'm stressed right out so the immediate action I take is evacuate my family to Australia and get the air fields ready for an air, sea, and land assault. The Philippines are taken over quickly but I leave with one and final message I Shall Return. I was relocated to Melbourne, Australia ( an ally at the time) because President Roosevelt didn't want me to subject my self to danger.