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Show ' ACCURATE JOLO ISLAND, Philippine Islands (Delayed) . Morro guerrillas believe pin-point targets YjQjuL' selected for Marine dive- "oN ' bombers and fighters should J J be measured to the inch. fw? tj I 'j W The Japs on Mount Daho . I L-wv 'fes were dug in. They fought the . JXj: i t f guerrillas, who were support- -MjisL J JS5-v- y.pj - ing elements of the Army's - ' ; ' S,c!3 ' 41st Division, at every rock and coconut tree. The guerrillas called for close air support, reports Sgt. Dave Wilburn, a Marine Corps combat correspondent. corre-spondent. Mortar smoke bombs were to mark the target. In order to gauge the target properly for the mortar battery, bat-tery, a daredevil guerrilla lad, aged 16, crawled more than 350 yards to the Jap lines, measuring the distance with a piece of string. |