9 December 2000
Leland W. Sims wrote:
"... Was in hq sqd 27th bomb gp with rest of sqd
at noon april 8. bumped into a jap tank hid
in a ravine waiting to ambush any truck on
the dimalog trail. hit twice by mortar in the
legs - walked through a company of japs sacked
out for the night - at cabanatuan just before the japs
got there - down the bluff across mt bataan to
about 25 miles (by road) from marivalas. was
picked up on april 13 at mid day - in o'donnell
at sundown on 16 april. of the 3 1/2 years almost
2 years were in what was called a hospital.
my daughters were after me for 40 years to write
about the war. at line and a half i have 350 pages
and adding as something triggers a memory.
tried to write more or less on the humor side.
not much luck with humor. these parts need to be
rewritten.
Leland w. Sims
charter member of the BBs of B"