NO CHANGES AT GUAM
U.S. Attacks Continued Against Entrenched Japs OTHER ISLANDS BOMBED Rec. 1.30. WASHINGTON, July 28. There were no material changes in the American lines on Guam Island on Wednesday, says the Pacific Fleet communique, which adds: Our forces on Orote Peninsula are continuing their attacks against over 2000 Japanese entrenched in dug-outs and pillboxes who are using artillery, automatic weapons and mortars. Our lines in the southern sector are unchanged."
Delayed reports indicate that severe fighting occurred before dawn on Tuesday in the northern beach area Enemy infiltration tactics succeeded in some places, but the attack was repulsed by early morning with the loss of 2000 Japanese.
Carrier aircraft on Wednesday bombed airfields on Rota Island and near Aganatown, on Guam. Gunboats are closely supporting our troops on Guam. A Liberator made a low-level attack on Wednesday on Truk lagoon, scoring two direct hits on a cargo vessel. It also bombed a group of small craft. Shore-based planes attacked Ponape, Nauru and enemy positions in tne Marshals.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 178, 29 July 1944, Page 5
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