There Were Others
by Col. Hiram W. Tarkington
Commanding Officer of the 61st Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Army)
Note: This is a manuscript that, unfortunately, was not published. The maps cited in the manuscript were not available when I found the manuscript in the Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA in 2005. Recently (April 2011) I gained contact with a grandson of Col. Tarkington and he was able to provide copies of the maps and several related documents. Now I am making this "treasure chest" of information (in my opinion) available to persons wanting information about the defense of the Visayas and Mindanao during December 1941 through May 1942. Use the following list to access the indicated portions of There Were Others. Page numbers are at the bottom right of most pages - some are typed and some are hand written.
Chapters I - III
(Table of Contents is on page 6I & Index to
Illustrations is on page 7I)
Chapters IV & V
- starts on page 46
Chapter VI
- starts on page 87
Chapters VII & VIII
- starts on page 130
Chapters IX & X
- starts on page 160
Chapters XI & XII
- starts on page 219
Chapter XIII
- starts on page 264
Chapter XIV
- starts on page 297
Chapter XV
- starts on page 341
Chapter XVI
- starts on page 390
Appendices (pages
444 - 462 contain a "PERSONNEL ROSTER". Unfortunately, Col. Tarkington was
not able to complete the entries in the "PAGE" column. I made handwritten
entries as I read the manuscript. My entries may not be complete, but they
should help most readers locate information of interest.)
Maps
(Listed on p. 463 in the appendices):
Map 1
- should be facing page 1
Map 2
- should be facing page 15
Map 3
- should be facing page 76
Map 4
- should be facing page 78
Map 5
- should be facing page 87
Map 6
- should be facing page 99
Map 7
- should be facing page 107
Map 8
- should be facing page 120
Map 9
- should be facing page 160
Map 10
- should be facing page 165
Map 11
- should be facing page 207
Map 12
- should be facing page 214
Map 13
- should be facing page 265
Map 14
- should be facing page 269
Map 15
- should be facing page 297
Map 16
- should be facing page 314
Map 17
- should be facing page 320
Map 18
- should be facing page 363
Documents
sent to the 61st FA Regt. (PA) (See "Index to
Illustrations" on p. 7I of the Chapter I - III link):
Secret Orders to Mindanao - should
be facing page 73 in manuscript
Lapastora's radiogram - should be
facing page 85 in manuscript
Barbed wire message - should be on
page 136 of manuscript
"Surrender at daybreak" - should
be facing page 399 of manuscript