GENERAL ADVANCE ON OKINAWA
Strongpoint Retaken
(7.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 25. Troops of the 24th Army Corps made a general advance on Okinawa yesterday, resulting in the capture of Kakuzu town in the centre and an important strongpoint on the left flank, states a communique from Admiral Nimltz. The ground forces were supported by heavy naval gunfire and low-level attacks by aircraft. “The enemy defences at Tanabaru were jn process of being reduced as army troops continued to advance today. Marines continued to patrol the northern areas of the island yesterday and to-dav.
“Carrier aircraft attacked airfield installations in the Saklshima Islands yesterday. Search planes destroyed a small cargo ship, sank six fishing craft and sank a whaling vessel and damaged a small cargo ship east of Kyushu yesterday. Corsairs and Hellcats attacked the Palaus. Marine bombers and fighters struck the runways and other insinuations at Yap yesterda’’ and to-day.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23186, 27 April 1945, Page 5
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