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Show Saipan A Great Victory The campaign on Saipan has come to a virtual end, reports Admiral Nimitz, although isolated iso-lated groups of enemy troops must still be extinguished. The capture of Saipan is a tremendous tre-mendous victory for American forces in the Pacific. It represents a bastion in Japanese defense structure and gives us valuable bases for operations m three directions, di-rections, including Japan, China and the Philippines. Before the war the Japanese, and most military experts, thought such a victory would be an impossibility. Ships would not dare approach land-based aircraft and, even so, the Japanese Japan-ese fleet was too strong for the American fleet, which would have to operate far from its base. The record of achievement at Saipan reflects the extensive work that has preceded occupation occupa-tion of the island. Stretching back to the United States vast construction was necessary and, in this country, the fleet itself had to be completed. The job has been well done, reflecting credit upon all arms engaged, the United States of America and thefeople at home, who have lent their hands to the tasks of war. It also serves notice upon Japan that her days are numbered. |