Another Jap Effort Fails at Leyte Redoubt
General MacArthur reported heavy Japanese losses as main forces on Leyte failed to break through to the beleaguered First Japanese Division near Limon. American 32nd and 96th Divisions pressed the defenders while the 7th Division repulsed a fourth counterattack in about ten days. Allied air forces used Liberators to strike enemy positions as 24th Division troops moved to counter Japanese rear threats near the island’s northern coast.
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Japanese First Division Fights On In Mud Bound Battle
Reports from a war communique describe isolated Japanese units attacking a U S supply column as the Japanese First Division presses forward amid harsh terrain and fortified positions. The action occurs in persistent mud from a recent typhoon as American forces face heavy resistance and continuity of combat. Separately a Thanksgiving service is announced for Calvary Church at 10:30 with Dr J Franklin Haas officiating and Rev W Mer yal Weaver delivering the sermon. Richard E Zimmerman to sing offertory.
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