On November 7, all communication with the 7th Infantry Division was lost. Although they were known to be on the western side of the island, somewhere south of Ormoc, no one knew what had happened to them.
During this time, those back home must have scoured newspaper articles and radio broadcasts for any possible news. National updates on the war were being broadcast three times each day, along with two newspaper editions.
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| AP News Report, Nov. 11, 1944 (underlined by Franklin's parents) |
AP Report, Nov. 11: “A mystery of great importance is the whereabouts of the Seventh Infantry division of Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold. Several days ago, it was disclosed to be 12 miles south of Ormoc after emerging on the west coast at Baybay. Nothing has been reported about it since."
AP Report, Nov. 12: “The Seventh division, last reported moving north on Ormoc after crossing Leyte from east to west far south of the main battle lines, was still unmentioned today, as for [the] past several days.”
AP Report, Nov. 14: “The communiqué continued a week’s silence concerning movements of the Seventh Division, approaching Ormoc from the south along a coastal road.”
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