IWO JIMA CAMPAIGN
MOPPING-UP OPERATIONS WASHINGTON, (Rec. 10 p.m.) Mar. 20. “Mopping-up operations were continued on Iwo Jima,” says Admiral Nimitz’s communique. “ Liberators bombed an airfield on Chichi Jima yesterday, causing explosions and large fires. Other aircraft bombed a town on Yap and continued the attacks on the Marshalls.” ' The Tokio radio admi.s that all con : tact has been lost with Iwo Jima since a message was sent four days ago reporting that the Japanese forces, with the supreme command leading, carried out a brave and gallant plunge into the enemy’s midst, shouting and praying for the long life of the Emperor, peace, and longevity of the nation.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25800, 22 March 1945, Page 6
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