IN CAROLINES
NEW ISLAND OCCUPIED
U.S. LANDING UNOPPOSED
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.)
. WASHINGTON, October Iff. llie Navy has announced that Army troops recently occupied Ulithi atoll, m the western Carolinesy unopposed. The landing was made under cover of warships.
Ulithi atoll is shown midway between the Palau Group and Guam.
Today's communique reveals that planes have been laying mines in Japanese waters. Carrier aircraft are continuing their attacks on the Philippines. Tokio radio stated that American planes struck at Clark airfield, north-west of Manila, also the port of Legaspi on Tuesday morning.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 95, 19 October 1944, Page 7
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