The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-28
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Japanese propasandists today
forecast another American nva.
sion stemmins from Okinawa
whore three [. :. infantry diyi.
sions fought through tortuous ter
rain 20 the northern edges OF two
battie.scarred airstrips on the is
lands southern front.
In the day ) most sensational ac-
ton. British armored column sped
Sc miles through southern Burma
to within s. miles Of Rangoon.
Against equally light opposition.
the L. :. 2ith division drove an.
other 10 miles through the Apo
Mountains Of Mindanao in the
southern Philippines, coming within
sight of Dayao Gulf japanese stub
bornly defended mountain positions
on three northern Philippine sec.
tors.
POkyo made no attempt TO guess
where the next L. $. Amphibious
blow might strike. Eighty trans
ports, escorted by at least so war
ships, were reported in the Okina-
wa area.
Most of these have been cruising
around the area, the Domei news
agency said in dispatch reported
that it appeared L. 5. Naval fore
es in Okinawa waters have been
preparing for new operations for
the last few days"
Suicide Planes
4 small force OF Nipponese sui
eide planes attacked this fleet yes
terday, Radio Tokyo claimed sinh
ing two cruisers. including the
Savannah and four transports. jap
anese also asserted surface craft
sank a submarine in the Southwest
Pacific.
4 hundred or more Superforts
raided six enemy air bases on kyu-
shu Island in Japan proper this
morning for the third consecutive
day. one B-29 was lost in yester-
days strike.
Some 325 miles TO the south |,
S. eth Division patrols crawled al
most to the northern edge OF Iona-
baru airstrip on the east coast OF
southern Okinawa. while the eth
smashed to within striking distance
. Machlnato Field on the west
The 96th took more rugged hills in
the center OF the fidged and cave
marked line which would make
possible a final assault on both
strips.
In Burma. where progress has
often been as slow as the current
battle on Okinawa, powerful arm
ored spearheads OF the British lith
Army swept Sc miles down the Bur
ma Railway and main trunk road In
q hours. Guerrilla forces perhaps
those led and organized by Amer
leans, operated in front Of the arm
ored column and protected its
flanks.
Clean Up Read
Indian and British infdntrymen
cleaned up in the rear Of the tank
forces
The American advance through
Mindanao was supported by rocket
firing planes But, the 2ith found
seant opposition as 1t came within
hight OF Digos on Dayao gulf where
heavy fighting Is anticipated.
Five Japanese tanks were cap
tured and turned against the Nip
ponese on northern Luzon by the
L. 5. 18th Division trying to break
through Balete Pass into fertile
Cagayan valley.
The enemy also used tanks
against the 33rd in the nearby bat
tie for Baguio Supporting planes
poured 800 tons Of bombs on enemy
cave and pillbox defenses in those
two areas while other air units
aided two more mountain-climbing
divisions in central Luzon.
Sixteen enemy vessels. including
a submarine. were hit by Southwest
Pacific bombers while the L. :.
l4th Air Force in China supported
Chinese ground forces and heavily
raided enemy communication lines.