PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN
RECENTLY-CAPTURED AIRFIELD IN USE AMERICAN ADVANCE CONTINUES WASHINGTON, April 20. " Since April 24, 8,561 enemy dead have been counted and 218 taken prisoners in the Philippines. During the same period our casualties were 517 killed and 1.3G5 wounded," says General MacArthur's communique. " Striking to the south along Davao Gulf, the Twenty-fourth Division seized Padada airfield, from which our planes are now operating. The Thirty-first Division- driving to the north from Kabacan advanced 17 miles. "Light naval vessels shelled shore installations near Davao. Medium attack and fighter bombers swept Cagayan valley with 520 tons. Other aircraft bombed the Tamaui seaplane base in Formosa, sank two coastal vessels, and attacked the Saigon naval base."
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Evening Star, Issue 25472, 1 May 1945, Page 6
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114PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN Evening Star, Issue 25472, 1 May 1945, Page 6
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