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Warweary Pacific battlefields show slow recovery after capitulation
The Associated Press maps postwar fate of major Pacific battlegrounds. Buna New Guinea woods reclaim airfields. Guadalcanal and Henderson Field quiet. Tarawa garrison shrinking. Kwajalein crowded with Army Air Force and Navy facilities. Leyte thrives as a hub with air depot and repairs. Lingayen Gulf hosts cemetery and deserted naval base. Manila in ruins with rubble clearing. Iwo Jima a bare garrison with remnants of battle. Guam boasts a powerful Navy base with permanent facilities. Okinawa remains war scarred with Army air bases and a small navy garrison amid wrecks.
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Marshal Island
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