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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1945
Page
18
The Okinawa campaign, a costly 82 day struggle, saw Adm Turner lead 1200 ships against a fierce Japanese defense. Army and Marine forces captured airfields quickly before driving south, while US and Allied air and sea power sank the Yamato and other ships. Buckner died leading the Tenth Army as Japanese defenses finally collapsed on June 1.
The article surveys Allied amphibious operations across the Pacific from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, detailing coordinated sea air and land actions. It credits carrier Air power, naval gunfire, and complex logistics with success, noting bases and fleet trains enabled rapid successive invasions and the ultimate push toward Tokyo.
AP News notes early signs of Japanese morale slipping as Okinawa yielded by the tens of thousands. More than 10,000 prisoners surfaced on the island signaling leaflets urging surrender worked, with many surrendering for food and medical care. Some even urged others to give up, as U S propaganda intensified against the home islands with leaflets dropped by bombers.
In a sweeping Pacific theater piece, British leverage and Allied air power turned the Burma front. Stilwell's Chinese forces and jungle tactics, aided by Chindits and aerial supply, broke Japanese control along the Arakan coast and routed them from Manipur toward Rangoon. A vital link to China was restored as Singa pore loomed.
American warships of Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet opened a new war chapter by bombarding Kamaishi and other northern Honshu targets on July 14 1945 aided by 1000 carrier planes. The force then hit Muroran Sukegawa Hitachi and Mito as British ships joined to pound Tokyo Bay approaches. Coastal guns largely stayed silent as air and sea power demonstrated control of the foe’s main island.
Allied forces led by Gen. MacArthur invaded Tarakan on May 1 1945, pressing a swift five day seizure. By June 30 Australian Ninth Army seized Brunei coast points and moved into Sarawak, with U.S. Seventh Fleet and RAAF air power backing. Balikpapan remained a shattered oil hub after intensive bombing as Japanese lines faltered.
Marines conquer Iwo Jima in 26 bloody days as Rear Admiral Hill calls for a special day of commemoration. Mustangs liveried airfields and growing raids aided the campaign, but the island’s brutal beach assault and Suribachi battle left 19,038 American casualties including 4,189 dead.
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