Bunker's war : the World War II diary of Col. Paul D. Bunker / Paul D. Bunker ; edited by Col. Keith A. Barlow, U.S. Army
Title
Bunker's war : the World War II diary of Col. Paul D. Bunker / Paul D. Bunker ; edited by Col. Keith A. Barlow, U.S. Army
Subject
Bunker, Paul D. (Paul Delmont), d.1943--Diaries.
Corregidor Island (Philippines)--History, Military.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--United States--Diaries.
Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
United States. Army--Biography.
United States. Army. Coast Artillery Regiment, 59th--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Corregidor Island.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Col. Bunker was a West Point graduate (MacArthur’s classmate) and, in December 1941, commander of seaward defenses of Corregidor and its satellite harbor forts.
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail. There is a gap in Corregidor’s last days – Bunker would understandably have had his hands full. The diary resumes after the surrender, and describes his experiences as a prisoner of war on Corregidor, being shipped to Manila and forced to participate in the “gloat march” along Dewey (now Roxas) Boulevard, and then to Bilibid and Camp O’Donnell. He was later taken to Taiwan (Formosa) with other senior officers of the USAFFE. The last entry is for March 1, 1943; Bunker was sick and starving by this time, and he died a few months later.
The editor, a retired US Army colonel and graduate of West Point, fills in the gaps in the diary and adds exploratory notes. The original diary is in the West Point library.
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail. There is a gap in Corregidor’s last days – Bunker would understandably have had his hands full. The diary resumes after the surrender, and describes his experiences as a prisoner of war on Corregidor, being shipped to Manila and forced to participate in the “gloat march” along Dewey (now Roxas) Boulevard, and then to Bilibid and Camp O’Donnell. He was later taken to Taiwan (Formosa) with other senior officers of the USAFFE. The last entry is for March 1, 1943; Bunker was sick and starving by this time, and he died a few months later.
The editor, a retired US Army colonel and graduate of West Point, fills in the gaps in the diary and adds exploratory notes. The original diary is in the West Point library.
Creator
Bunker, Paul D.
Barlow, Keith (ed.)
Publisher
Novato, CA : Presidio Press, c1996
Date
1996
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
891415386
Call Number
D 767.4 .B86 1996
Accession Number
13588
Pagination
ix, 309 p.
Files
Collection
Citation
Bunker, Paul D. and Barlow, Keith (ed.), “Bunker's war : the World War II diary of Col. Paul D. Bunker / Paul D. Bunker ; edited by Col. Keith A. Barlow, U.S. Army,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed February 18, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/304.