The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-02
Hits Scored on Runway
and Installations By
American Flyers
MANY ENEMY BODIES
CREMATED BY COMRADE
Final Check Expected to
Show Enemy Casualties
Considerably Higher

Washington, June 2. -
(UP)-T'he Navy announced
today that American troops
on Attu have killed at least
800 Japanese soldiers, but
have taken only four pris-
oners. The count, it was ex-
planned, covered only the
known enemy casualties as
of last Sunday midnight.
The final check is expected
TO show enemy casualties
considerably higher. There was no
mention Of any wounded.
Secretary of War Henry L. slim
son told a press conference last
Thursday that incomplete reports
at that time showed American cas-
ualties on Attu to include 1877 killed,
399 wounded and 1l8 missing.
Thus, the Nays first estimate
OF enemy losses accounts for half
the number Of the garrison the Jap
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Earlier an Axis broadcast quoting
japanese sources reported that the
entire enemy garrison OF 1900 had
given up their lives.
The casualty estimate was con-
tanned In a navy war bulletin which
reported continuation OF hopping
up operations against isolated en-
envy groups on Attu.
Meanwhile, American bombers
continued to pound the enemys
main Aleutians base on Kiska Is
land. Hits were scored on the plane
runway and on installations.
The fact that only four prisoners
were taken indicated the sanguin-
airy nature Of the struggle on the
island Apparently no quarter was
given or asked, with the Japanese
fighting Il suicidal, last ditch de-
tense Of the Island they acquired
without struggle a year ago.
The exact number OF Japanese
dead may never be known since, ac-
cording 10 Informed quarters here,
the Japanese cremated the bodies
Of those killed early in the cam
palgn.
Ship Reported Sunk
Berlin radio broadcast DNB
German news agency dispatch
last night reporting the sinking OF
the Japanese ship Kozeduro are,
plying the Yangtze river In Central
China, with the loss OF at least 229
lives.
The dispatch, recorded by the
federal communication commission.
said so OF 279 Chinese aboard were
saved along with ID Japanese but
did not give the cause Of the sink.
ing or the number OF Japanese
aboard.
Jap Bridge III
New Delhi, juno D. CUP) Amer
lean four -engIncd libcrator bombers
dropped six tons OF bombs Monday
on the Shw2li suspension bridge,
over which the Japanese move
much OF their supplies from Burma
into southwest China and scored
damaging hits, communique an
nounced today.
Mitchell medium bombers scored
hits on storage buildings, rolling
stock and tracks In n raid on Man.
dalay In Central Burba yesterday.
All planes returned safely from
both raids,
Lac Raidcd Again
Allied Headquarters, Australia.
June 2-CUP) The second 3G-ton
raid on Lac, japanese New Guines
base, in as many days and battle
in which n flying fortress crew
fought off 10 zcros were announced
In communiquc today.
Two groups Of liberators attacked
Lac, up the New Guinea northeast
coast. during daylight yesterday,
10000 pounds Of explosives
on the airdrome runway and dis
persal bays that took similar
the day before.
All the bombers returned safely.
The fortress fight took place over
Finsch harbor, on the New Guinei
coast, Monday. II lasted 35 minutes
Firing $500 rounds OF ammunition
as the zcros made ~ TO II pa6ses
each, the fortress gunners shot
down five enemy planes and prob
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