Nil activity during the hours of darkness.

Password for 1218001 to 130800I is NELLY KELLY.

Filipino civilians report approx 100 enemy bivouaced during the night approx 500 yds west of DIANAU BRIDGE. Patrol sent out from "E" Co to investigate.

Communications equipment arrived also temporary rations for "E" Co.

Air strike made by twelve (12) B-24's on BAGO area (15.8-31.4). Second pass made by six B-24's which dropped bombs at approx (16.2-24.0 bomb fragments fell inside the battalion area. We suffered no serious casualties.

D & F Co's arrived at 130945 and have established their position as follows; D Co (15.8-23.5) F Co (16.0-22.8) (Map: Operations Map #1.

Two squads, Lt West patrol leader, left "E" Co CP at 130830 to recco rail line SOUTH. Engaged estimated twenty to thirty enemy in vicinity (16.0-24.3) accounted for five (5) enemy KIA.

(Map Operations #1) Disposition of troops: Bn CP (15.2-24.2), E Co (15.1-24.1), F Co (16.0-22.8), D Co (15.8-23.5).

At 1615 hr following message below was sent to all Co CO's:

At approx 0930 hr 14 July '45 at approx 4 mi SOUTH of BAGO area (15.8-31.4) (Map: Scale 1:250,000) Col. Jones has requested an airstrike. Warn everyone not to use WP until strike is over, everyone will be notified when strike is over.

 One platoon, Lt. Loehr patrol leader, left E Co CP at 130700I with mission of investi­gating reported enemy activity in vic (15.5-24.5) (Operation Map #1). Patrol returned at 130945I and the patrol leader reports coming upon an estimated six or eight enemy, patrol killed one, enemy was armed with rifles and returned several shots before fleeing. Our patrol captured all the equipment the enemy was carrying which included one Ml rifle and one enemy rifle which was destroyed.

Unable to send patrol to obtain results of airstrike due to artillery registration till 131700I.

The password for 131800I to 140800I is HOLIDAY-INN.

"2nd platt. patrolled east 1000 yds, hit approx.10 Japs, killed 2. Capt. 7 packs, 1 M-1 rifle, 2 .25 rifles. 3rd plat patrolled north 2 kilos, hit 15 Japs, killed five."

"Company awoke at 1305 & prepared to move. Boarded train at 1307, six B-24 Bombers dropped their bombs near the train & caused much excitement. We had one casualty from indirect causes. After the bombing, we proceeded to Maniog Bridge where company set up perimeter for the night. At 1315, Lt. Whiting with one squad, proceeded to recon the Palotanguan(,) Manbalico & Dinabongbong Bridges, found bridges to be in good shape. Investigated huts 1/2 mile from Dinabongbong Bridge on right side of bridge. Found one boy picking corn and one woman running away. In the biggest hut found two documents.

Everything quiet during the night with one exception, Pfc Green, threw a hand grenade at a wild pig which he had mistaken to be a Jap."

The writer is hung up on 1300 hours. "D" Company and "F" Company left Fabrica early that morning. "D" Company was on flat cars, and "F" Company was in box cars. The sliding doors on the right side were open. I was sitting in the door leaning back against the jamb. We were in a cut several feet deep. There was a deep drainage ditch on each side of the roadbed. The train had stopped and was sitting there. The engines, rolling stock, and rails were in poor shape so it was not unusual to stop. When we moved it was at slow speed.

Soon we heard the roar of approaching B-24 Bombers. Nothing unusual about that, another air strike. But suddenly we head the explosions of bombs coming our way. These were the first bombs of a stick which had been released with us as the target. I think they were 500 pound bombs. They were shaking the earth. My reflex action carried me in one leap from the door into the drainage ditch in a prone position. Others were on top of me almost instantly. I heard a groan. When we got out of the ditch we could see that the other box cars had done as we did. Then we found the cause of the groan. One of the early ones on the bottom had been kicked in the jaw, and his jaw was fractured, so that was our "casualty from indirect causes."

"D" Company was on the flat cars and stopped out of the cut. They had several men hit by shrapnel. Fortunately the chain of bombs crossed our train at a 90 degree angle.