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Show Skirmish to Readers Is Big Fight to Boys in It WITH U. S. 6TH ARMY, LUZON. It was just one of those little sku ' mishes, which seldom get mentioned in the communiques, but as th dirty-faced doughboy who had just seen six of his buddies killed and another 26 wounded, said, "It was a big war to us." The Japs had an outpost near Catablan on a small hill overlooking overlook-ing the highway which runs south towards Manila. It had to bt knocked out, so two companies were sent up. The Japs opened up with small arms and machine guns. One ol the company commanders was killed. Pushing on, the Americans, wiped out the outpost, killing 62 Japs. One was an officer. The dirty - faced doughboy sat wearily" on the hillside. "Yes," he said, without looking up, "I guess it wasn't much of a battle, but we thought it was." A |