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Show Okinawa Maps J cast l.ij'i.x'rai-fl JT uimi y7j f HI NA it A KUMt lh : OKINAWA vSir""3 OKINAWA , V 'L X - m mivako PACIFIC J Amrori ""l61 ' ocean A t lifted FS 3 OKINAWA, Soundphoto Heaviest artillery duel of Pacific war was reported raging on southern Okinawa as U S Army forces closed in on fortified lines (Map A) where strong Jap units were standing in denfense of Naka, local capital. Our Marines have landed on Tsukan off Nakugusuku Bay. Though the Marines con-inued con-inued sweeping through light opposition toward north of island (Map B) observers believed that fighting in south would develop into a campaign of perhaps two or three months. Ground dominated dominat-ed by our forces is shaded in map at upper right, Okinawa's strategic strate-gic nearness to China and Japan which makes its defense vital to enemy, is indicated in map at upper left. |