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were flaming out across the 18-mile wide base of the Peninsula toward a juncture with other invasion forces moving down highway three on Manila.
 Dinaluhipan Objective
 The first American objective be- yond Olongapo apparently was Din aluhipan, on the northeastern cor ner of Battaan 13 miles east of the naval base and 19 miles southwest of the U. 8. Sixth Army forces at San Fernando on the Manila road.
 The 38th Division, veterans of the Aitape-Wewak figting in New Guinea, and elements of the 24th Infantry transferred from Leyte, composed the initial landing force under It. Gen. Robert Eichelberger, commander of the Eighth Army
 So complete was the tactical and strategic surprise that the Japanese were unable to put up the slightest resistance on the beaches or any where ashore in the first day, elim- mating all need for preliminary shore bombardment by the planes and warships of the big amphibious force.
 The capture of San Marcelino's airt1eld put American planes within a few minutes flying time of Man fla bay and was expected to play a major role in the reduction of the forts guarding the sea approaches to the Philippines capital.
 Japanese hopes for a successful or prolonged defense of Luzon were fading swiftly as Eichelberger's vet erans SWarmed across the northern shoulder of Bataan Cut off from all supply or reinforcement, the Sur- vivors of the island garrison faced piecemeal destruction in their four remaining pockets-on Bataan, in the zambales mountains wet of Clark Field, in the Manila area and in Baguio and the northern hills.
 Headquarters observers believed the Japanese would hang on and flight to the death, but their posi- ton now was regarded as hopeless.
 Continuous waves of American fighters and dive-bombers were pounding the enemy pockets from dawn to dark and all Japanese movements by daylight had become virtually impossible.
 Three years ago this month the Fiipino-American defen d CT s of Luzon were in similar plight, but the Japanese strength was not so Ho At,fl ,v,,c ;s, to day and they had not succeeded in splitting our forces.
 It. Gen. Jonathan M. Vain wright held out on Bataan and Corregidor until April. The Japa- nese now are not expected to con- tinue organized resistance beyond teh end of February.
 Sixth Held Up
 Meanwhile the Sixth Army ad- vance on Manila appeared to have been held Up around the Calumpit bottleneck g airline miles north of the capital pending the arrival of the Eighth Army forces from the west. Both armies were expected to turn back to mop Il phe several thousand Japanese cut off in the hills overlooking Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg IS t 25 miles northwest of San Fernando, clear ing their rear before moving on Manila.
 Far to the north, other American forces mopped up scattered Japa- nese resistance around Rosario and famed out eastward to seal off the Bagulio pocket. MacArthur's com munique said American units ad- vanced seven miles east of captur- ed San Quintin on 1O-mile front to reach a line between San Isidro and Buenavista, the latter town on highway five 72 airline miles north of Manila.
 At San Isidro, the Americans were 40 miles inland from their Lingayen beachheads and within 30 miles of the east coast of Luzon.
 U. s. Liberator bombers continued their softening up bombbardment of Manila Bay on Monday prop ping 109 tons of high explosives on Corregidor and the Cavite Naval base without opposition from Flax or enemy fighters.