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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
1
Washington April 22 Allied leaders released propaganda leaflets found at bases in the Southwest Pacific. The passes labeled Ticket to Armistice promise one pass for any number of soldiers and urge waving a white flag while asking soldiers to desert. The leaflets push peace songs and nostalgia for home and warn of possible distrust among Allied troops.
By Eugene Burns. Dutch fighting forces in the Indian Ocean report guerrilla warfare against Japanese in Sumatra Java and possibly Timor. Dutch officers refuse details for safety of families, noting underground activity and killings of Japanese soldiers amid scattered naval evacuations.
On April 23 off Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea a Japanese bomber dropped on a landing area, igniting a vast ammunition dump. The blast produced fireworks seen for miles as U S forces reported the blaze and noted the difficulty in estimating booty value. War reporters Asahel Bush and Gen. Walter Krueger witnessed the scene from offshore.
Secretary of War Stimson said a pattern for future drives against Japan has been set by combined ground sea and air forces on New Guinea's coast. He noted landings at Wollandia and Altape, in concert with General MacArthur, bring Palau within bomber range and warn Tokyo that Allied strength is mounting and risks the home islands. The Hollandia advance marks a steady North coast push since the Burn campaign.
Southeast Asia fronts report an imminent major battle as Allied reinforcements stream into Kohima to defend the valley entrance to Assam. Kohima village holds one of the enemy's strongest points as artillery pummels the area while British forces brace for steep hill assaults and traffic chokepoints into Jap-held defenses. Stilwell's forces in the Mogaung valley advance with Manpin taken, signaling a possible turning point as Allied leaders foresee a major clash in Burma and India.
An Aleutian base report on US Army and Navy airmen flying long North Pacific missions against Kurile targets. Liberators, Venturas, and Catalinas endure extreme cold and isolation, with crews fighting to return after forced landings as rescue efforts struggle in brutal seas.
Two American captives from the Hollandia advance were freed hours after being seized by a 20 man Japanese patrol. Capt. Paul Banks and Pvt. Don Clauson, held at dusk, signaled rescuers and escaped amid a grenade barrage that wounded several Japanese. Patrols then eliminated pillboxes along the trail and freed a native boy taken to Hollandia as a servant.
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