attempted on Corregidor. Our heavy artillery was being knocked
 
out more rapidly than we could repair it.
 
     The headquarters of General wainwright and General Moore
 
were in Malinta Tunnel. In this tunnel were the hospital, machine
 
shops, food and ammunition reserves, radio station, and adminis-
 
tration units.
 
          I was directed to form and take charge of the Malinta
 
Tunnel guard. The purpose of this guard was to prevent a Jap
 
raiding unit from getting in and capturing the headquarters units,
 
thus bringing about the surrender of Corregidor. The tunnel runs
 
east and west, with additional hospital tunnels running north and
 
south. The guard was composed of administrative personnel.
 
            On the night of May 5, about 8:00 P.M., the guard was 
 
alerted--an enemy landing appeared very likely.  Enemy 240mm 
 
shells were falling all over the place.  The tunnel system 
 
literally rocked from the impact of 240mm salvos--salvos
 
 exploding so fast they sounded like a giant machine gun.
 
 Hospital beds jumped all around, medicine cases had to
 
 be lashed down. In the previous week we had opened up
 
 six additional laterals in the tunnel to take care of the
 
 wounded. The tunnel system was now mostly 
 
hospital. As fast as we used up supplies of food or
 
 ammunition, this storage space was turned into a hospital
 
 area. Even so, we had to build triple-decker beds to
 
 accomodate all the wounded.
 
     The nurses behaved like champions. The wounded realized
 
fully the hopelessness of the situation and made little complaint.