Must have been a helluva six months. Fighting, waiting, hoping; perfectly captured in the bitter little ditty. A different breed of men than we have now.
Another one, recorded by a member of the Minnesota company of the 192nd Tank Bn:
“Dugout Doug’s not timid, he’s just cautious not afraid
He’s protecting carefully the stars that Roosevelt has made
Four star generals are as rare as good food on Bataan
And his troops go starving on”