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Show Japs Face Allied Power We have won a war, but there is still another one to win. Before we can win the war against Japan, there is the gigantic problem of supply sup-ply and moving the troops from the European theater to the Pacific. The army estimates that 5,000,000 foot soldiers will be needed to defeat de-feat Japan. Our entire navy and air forces will be required. Some men will be released from service the individuals will be determined on total service, overseas service, combat service and number of dependents. de-pendents. The bulk of the army will not be released. Divisions will be regrouped to bring them up to combat strength. It will take several months to organize or-ganize troops, crate and pack equipment before the units are ready to sail against Japan. Some divisions will be lucky. They will be routed through the United States, while others will sail through the Panama canal direct to a Pacific Pacif-ic port. Those landed in the United States will be given some leave. About Four Months. The divisions that sail direct to the Pacific will arrive about five months after V-E Day. It will take weeks after landing to check all equipment, equip-ment, for additional shipping to be available to bring necessary war material. Training for a new type of warfare must be undertaken. Japan has 6,000,000 troops which have not yet met combat from our forces. They are calling up an additional million. They will be ready for us. She can rtise another 2,000,000 when necessary. The have all had youth training. |