June 7, 1945; Naha Airport Captured:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, JUNE 7, 1945:

THE RACINE JOURNAL TIMES

 

450 Super-Forts Pour High Explosives on Osaka

RACINE, WIS., THURS6AY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1945.

 

Fire Bombs

Drive Thousands

From Homes

GUAM.—W)—In a marked departure from recent fire raids, 450 Super-Fortresses blasted war industries and the arsenal in Osaka, the Orient's leading industrial city, with high explosives and incendiaries today. It was the sky giants' tenth large scale

raid on Japan within a month.

The B-29s hit this morning as Tokyo radio admitted 200,000 more Japanese have been driven from their homes by American air attacks and would be moved

to farms to help raise Japan's meager food supply.

The bombers struck for three hours through heavy overcast.

Results were not observed. But a joint Japanese army-navy announcement

admitted fires were s t a r t e d in the northern and northeastern industrial sections. The enemy said flames were "steadily being brought under control."

 

 

End in Sight

On Okinawa as

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Airport Falls

GUAM' —( U . P.) — Waves of American planes today bombed and strafed the 25-so.uaremile dead end pocket on the southern tip of Okinawa where the last Japanese defenders were trapped and doomed by the U. S. Tenth Army.. Tokyo conceded final defeat was in sight on Okinawa.

GUAM. — (AP) — The "final end" of the battle for Okinawa is in sight, largely because Americans perfected a defense against Kamikaze (suicide)- planes, Tokyo's press and radio admitted today.

A m e r i c a n headquarters announced capture of the big Naha airport and further compressing of the remaining Nipponese garrison..