These messages all land on the desk of Cdr. Nimitz gives the order. On Corregidor, the Americans, down to one week's water, are ready for the worst. AA guns are out. Telephone lines are out.
Rations are down to a little canned salmon and rice.
Showers are out. The last Navy gunboat, Mindanao, has been sunk. The last two PBYs from Australia have flown in to evacuate 50 passengers, including radio intercept specialists and nurses. Wainwright expects the invasion next evening, during the full moon. Japanese troops invade Mindanao at Cagayan and press south along the Sayre Highway, a dirt track.