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Filipinos See Liberation Near as Naval Armada Presses On

Davis described a vast armada stretching 80 miles gracing northern Mindanao coastlines. The convoy skirting Jap ground spotters passed Bono island and neared Negros before moving into the Sulu Sea then through APC pass toward the China sea. A ceaseless parade of transports freighters landing ships and amphibious craft signaled imminent liberation for Filipinos.