-7- Monday, January 8, 1945 Still in Takao Harbor.  We were taken above decks in order to shift holds because of the ships loading of supplies. We were separated into two holds but are just as crowded as ever. It is still necessary to sleep in reliefs due to lack of space. We were fed 1 meal and 1/4 cup of water.  Tuesday, January 9, 1945 37 Dutch and British under Sgt. Maj. deHaan (Dutch) were sent ashore to a Taiwan POW camp. These were survivors of a previous sinking who had joined us at Cabanatuan and Bilibid and were part of the original detail that sailed from Manila December 13th. Under air raid by U.S. carrier planes.  We were raided three times. The second raid at about noon got direct hits on the ship in the front hold. 70 or more were hit in the rear hold, many bleeding to death. I was wounded slightly in the right ankle, nothing serious unless infection sets in. The forward hold is a mass of wreckage and dead. We cannot get to them. Four ordinary deaths. One meal of 1/3 cup rice -no water. The calmness of the men when under air attack is miraculous. There is no excitement despite the fact there is no way to get out of the hold if the ship is hit unless the ship is blown open. All hands help with the wounded during the raids and try to give what little help that can be given. Most of them are rather fatalistic about the whole show anyway and would just as soon be blown up by Uncle Sam's planes as starved to death by the Nips. There is no ill feeling towards our own flyers.  Everyone feels that it is just one of those things.  Wednesday, January 10, 1945 There are many dead in the forward hold, piled three deep. Of about 470 in that hold there are an estimated 250 dead. Nothing has been done to help them and no aid had been given us by the Japs up to this time. Finally, more than 24 hours after the bombing some Jap medical corpsmen came aboard with iodine and bandages and applied a few dressings to the wounded. It was almost ridiculous.  The wounded and dead all around us. Given 1/2 cup of water and 2 meals of rice.  Thursday, January 11, 1945 Cleared dead out of holds. 224 out of 473 men killed in forward hold. 42 walking cases of wounded in forward hold. 45 killed in rear hold (the one I was in at time of bombing). A roll call shows 970 left and 135 wounded. 5 cases of diphtheria suspects showed up this a.m. The walking cases and uninjured in the forward hold were consolidated with us in the rear hold. Fed 1/2 cup rice, two small pieces of fish and 1/2 cup water.  Friday, January 12, 1945 Very cold night - still no clothing. No water available for washing or to clean wounds. Two deaths in rear hold and eight more up forward. There is little hope for the seriously wounded as we have no medical equipment no supplies. The stench of gangrene is overpowering. The Nips are patching up the holes in the ship to keep it afloat. 150 bodies were cremated ashore. Fed two meals of the usual rice.  Saturday, January 13, 1945 150 more bodies unloaded. We were all transferred (except for those in the forward hold that could not be moved) to an old freighter - all in one hold. This ship is also unmarked and appears to be of World War I vintage or older. I don't believe she can make more than eight knots. Fed one meal and no water.  Sunday, January 14, 1945 Completed transferring all wounded (about 108) out of forward hold by derrick and sling to the old freighter. This old freighter is referred to as the "third ship" by the prisoners, the first sitting on the bottom at Subic Bay, and the second being abandoned at Takao Harbor. Moved out to sea in convoy during the a.m. and headed in a northerly direction. Fed one meal consisting of 1/4 cup of rice, but again no water.  Monday, January 15, 1945 Steamed north all day. Given two meals but no water. Men are dying of thirst, starvation, exposure and unattended wounds.