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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Aug. 13, 194S Pearl Harbor SNEAK ATTACK 0. S. FLEET LEADS TO NIPS UNDOING 1941 Dec. 7 Japanese bombers at tack Pearl Harbor and other U. S. possessions In Pacific. Jap anese Imperial Headquarters an nounces a state of war existed with U. S. at 4 p. m. EST. Jap anese troops land in Malaya, bombing Singapore. Sec.etary of State Hull, ac cuses Japan of making "treach erous and unprovoked attack" upon U. S.; said Japan had been "infamously false and fraudu lent" in preparing attack while carrying on diplomatic conver sations. Canada, Netherlands In dies and Costa Rica declare war on Japan, Dec. 8 U. S. declares war on Japan after President Roosevelt's address to Joint session of con gress. Great Britain declares war on Japan. Dec. 10 Great Britain an- nounces sinking of battleship Prince of Wales and battle cruis er Repulse off Malaya. Dec. II U. S. communique re ports sinking of Japanese battle ship Haruna off Luzon and Japanese cruiser and destroyer off Wake Island. Dec. 13 Secretary of Navy Knox reveals Amcncin losses at Pearl Harbor as the battleship Arizona; destroyers Cassin, Shaw and Downes; minelayer Oglala and the target ship Utah. Navy casualties given as PI officers and 2,638 men killed; 20 offi cers and 636 men wounded. President Roosevelt, In a mes inge to congress, blames Em peror Hirohito of perfidy In U. S.-Japanese war. Dec. 17 Rear Adm. Chester W. Nlmltz replaces Adm. Hus band E. Kimmel as commander- in-chief of Pacific fleet; Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons replaces Lt, Gen. Walter C. Short as com mander of the Hawaiian depart ment of U. S. army; Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker replaces Ma Gen. Frederick L. Martin as commander of the army air corps. Dec. 23 U. S. navy announces Japanese landed on Wako Island Dec. 27 Japanese Ignore American proclamation declar ing Manila an open city. 1942 Jan. 2 Manila falls to Japan ese along with Cavlte naval base. Jan. 8 Navy announces Jap anese lost seven warships at Wake Island. Jan. 11 Japanese Invade Bor neo and Celebes. Jan. 23 Australia reports Japanese troop landings In New Britain and Solomon Islands. Jan. 24 Pearl Harbor investi gation board reports Inexcus able negligence on part of trust ed officers in Japanese attack on U. S. Pacific naval base. Feb. 1 U. S. navy announces "surprise attack" by surface and air units of the Pacific fleet on Japanese naval and air bases In the Marshalls. Feb. 18 Japanese bomb Port Darwin, Australian port. Feb. 20 Ball invaded by Jap anese. March 0 Gen. Tomoyukl Yamashita appointed chief of Japanese forces in Philippines, succeeding Gen. Masaharu Horn ma, who is reported to have com mitted suicide. March 14 U.S.-Britain report 12 allied warships sunk and one damaged In battle ot the Java sea between Feb. 27-Mar. 1; Jap anese losses Included one cruiser sunk, two others damaged, one destroyer sunk, three seriously damaged. ; April 3 Navy announces loss of aircraft tender Langley, de stroyer Peary and naval tanker P.:ios all in the Pacific. April 4 U. S. submarines sink Japanese light cruiser and prob ably sink" another icar Java, and damage five other Japanese vessels. April S Japanese capture Ba taan and an exhausted defending army of 36,853 men. April 10 American flag con tinues to fly on Corregldor: 3.500 sailors and marines escaped from Uataan. April 18 American bombers attack Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and NaRpya. May 6 Corregldor surrenders after 27-day battle. May 7 U. S. naval forces link seven Japanese warships and one supply vessel off Solomon Islands. Four other Japanese vessels badly damaged. June 6 Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announces withdrawal of Japanese fleet In Mid-vay Island area, after additional losses. June 1L Navy reveals Japan ese made sniBll landings in Aleu tian Islands. Navy also reveals three American WBrshlps lost In ISnttlc of the Coral Sea, Includ ing the aircraft carrier Lexing ton; said Jnpnnese lost 13 ships. Including aircraft carrier Hyj kaku. Aug. 10 Adm. Krnest J. King, commander-in-chief of U. S fleet, announces landing by American forces In tha Tulagl area of the Solomon 'slands in three-day-old battle; loss of one cruiser and damage to two de stroyers, two cruisers and one transport acknowledged. Aug. 21 U. S. marines raided Japanese-held Makin Island of the Gilbert group on Aug. 17. j Sept. 9 American bombers blast Japanese installations on Gizo Island, 213 miles nonnwesi of Guadalcanal. Sept. 14 Western defense command announces discovery on Sept. 9 of fragments of a apparently Japanese Incendiary bomb near Brookings, ore. Sept. 16 Navy discloses loss of aircraft carrier Yorktown (19.900 tons), sunk June 7 by Japanese In battle of Midway, Sept. 24 Navy announces loss of destroyer Jarvls ana me auxil iary transport Little in action off the Solomons. Sept. 30 U. S. transport George F. Elliott, and a small converted destroyer Gregory lost In action In the Solomons. Oct. 3 Navy reveals Japan ese landed limited reinforce ments on Guadalcanal Island. Oct. 7 Japanese evacuate Attu and Aggattu in the Aleu tians. Oct. 12 Three heavy U. S, cruisers the Quincy, Vinccnnes and the Astoria . revealed as lost in action In the Solomons mnrnintf of Aug. 9. Oct. 14 Japanese troops land on north coast of Guadalcanal to the west of United States posi tions. Oct. 15 American soldiers land to Join forces with the Ma rines In fifth day of name 01 the Solomons. Oct. 16 Japanese troops and artillery reinforcements land on Guadalcanal. Oct. 21 Destroyers Meredith and O'Brien reported as lost in enemy action within past three days in the Solomons. Oct. 23 U. S. bombers attack Hongkong In first allied raid on the colony since Japanese oc cupation last Christmas. Oct. 26 Navy reveals sink ing of the aircraft carrier Wasp on Sept. 13 by Japanese simma- rine or submarines in Solomons; also announce loss of American destroyer Porter, and damage to another aircraft carrier In the Solomons. Oct. 27 Navy discloses a Jap anese breakthrough in American lines on Guadalcanal. Oct. 30 Secretary of Navy Knox announces that the Jap anese fleet has withdrawn from the Solomons and that the Amer ican ground forces on Guadal canal were still occupying "every Inch of ground. Nov. 1 U. S. naval communi que reports damage to two Jap anese aircraft carriers, two dbi- tlcshlns. three cruisers in a sea- air battle near the Stewart Isl.tnd in the South Pacific on Oct. 26. Nov. 3 Japanese niBke new landings on Guadalcanal night of Nov. 3. Nov. 16 Reporting on the bat tle of the Solomons, Navy an nounced American forces had sunk 23 Japanese warships, In cluding one Japanese battleship, five cruisers, eight transports and five cargo transports; U. S. losses Included two light cruis ers and six destroyers. Nov. 22 Loss of an additional U. S. destroyer In the Solomons naval engagement. Nov. 28 American bombers raid Japanese bases In the north western Solomons striking at New Georgia and Bougainville. Dec. 3 Japanese repulsed In attempt to land reinforcements on Guadalcanal; lose nine ships. Including two destroyers or cruisers. Dec. 8 Navy disclosed full facts of Pearl Harbor; reported sinking or serious crippling of 10 warships Including five bat tleships and damage to three other battleships and five smaller warcrnft; casualties included the killing of 2.343 army and navy enlisted men and the wounding of 1.272 others, while 960 sailors and marines still are reported as "missing." Dec. 8 Premier Hldekl Tojo warned the Japanese that their country had entered a critical period of the war. Dec. 12 Navy disclosed sink ing of the transport President Cocilirige In the Pailfic by a mine: only four of the 4,000 on board were lost. Dec. 15 American bombers blast new Japanese air baso at Munda, New Guinea. Dec. 17 U. S. bombers raid Japanese base on Kiska island. Dec. 25 Tokyo announces raid on Wake Island. Hoc. 28 IT. S. numbers, oper ating out of Guadalcanal, flew S(U miles to Kabaul, New Brit ain island, to carry out a suc cessful raid. Dec. 27 Premier Tojo warn ed Japanese that the war was just "beginning." 1943 Jan. 1 Adm. Nlmlti disclosed the heaviest single bombing at tack on Japanese-held Wake Island since Pearl Harbor on night of Dec. 23-25; sonn 75,000 pounds of bombs rained on ob jective. Jan. 3 Navy revealed action In Pacific off Savo Island on Nov 14 In which a U. S. bafleship bagged 32 planes and later sunk to Victory -War With Japan Summarized four Japanese ships off Guadal- cana, Jan. 9 American warships shelled the new Japanese base at Munda, in the New Georgia Islands. Jan. 11 Navy announced the aircraft carrier Hornet (previ ously announced but unidenti fied) was lost in Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on Oct. 26, 1942 other vessels previously an nounced but unidentified) was lost In Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on Oct. 26, 192- other vessels previously announced iost were identified as the heavy cruiser Northampton; light cruis era Atlanta and Juneau, and de stroyers Cushlng, Preston. Ben- ham, Walke, Monsscn, Laffey and Barton. Jan. 20 U. S. forces killed 1032 Jaoanese in Solomons in four days of fighting which end ed night of Jan. 17. Jan. 22 Gen. MacArthur an nounces all Japanese resistance in the Sanananda area of New Guinea ended Jan. 31 Secretary of Navy Knox disclosed "at Pearl Harbor that he had been on a two-week trirj to the Pacific war zone; de clared that Japanese would be wiped out on Guadalcanal in 30 days. Feb. 9 Jaoanese announce their forces on Guadalcanal have been evacuated to other points. Feb. 11 Gen. MacArthur re ported Jaoanese decisively beat en in the Wau region of New Guinea. Feb. 16 Navy announced two Japanese destroyers had been sunk or badly damaged in drawn- out naval engagement In Solo mons and also reported loss of U. S. cruiser Chicago and a de stroyer, unnamed. Feb. 27 Saburo Kurusu, spec ial Japanese envoy to the U. S. prior to the war, warndd his peo ple to take the Anglo-American unconditional surrender" state ment seriously. Mar. 3 Washington reported nine air attacks during February on Japanese base at Kiska Island In the Aleutians. Mar. 4 Gen MacArthur s headquarters announced comple tion of naval battle with .he Jap anese, called the Battle of Bis marck Sea; communique report ed 10 warships and 12 transports sunk Or left in sinking condition; 13,000 Japanese soldiers report ed lost and S3 enemy planes downed; U. S. losses reported as one bomber and three fighter planes. Mar. 8 Premier Tojo of Ja pan said that "1943 is the year In which the Issue of the world war must be decided April 3 Allied headquarters in Australia reported sinking of two Japanese cruisers and a de stroyer off New Ireland April 12 Japanese planes raid Port Moresby, New Guinea; 37 planes lost. April 17 Navy reported Kis ka bombed 13 times more. April 20 War department re vealed full details of U. S. raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942 "Shangri-La" was the aircraft carrier Hornet; 64 of 80 men re turned eight believed to be prisoners. April 21 President Hooscvelt announced that the Japanese had 'barbarously executed at least some of the eight captured U S. fliers who bombed Japan in April, 1942. The president served notice in his statement and in a protest through the state depart mcnt that the U. S. would pun ish the Japanese responsible. April 22 Japanese issued a one-way ' ticket to hell to any American flier who ittemptcd another raid on Japan. April 23 Navy disclosed oc cupation of island of Funafuti, about 450 miles south of the Gil bert group. April 23 Prime Minister Churchill pledged the British air force to Join the U. S. In bomb ing Japan .mill "this cruel and greedy nation" has been stripped of its power "to moles' the civil ized world. May 3 Navy repor'ed 13 bombing attacks on Kiska on May 1. (Kiska was raided 145 times In April and 31 times in March.) May 7 Washington disclosed U. S. occupation of the Aleutian island of Amchitka on Jan. 12. 1943. May 14 U. S. troops landed on Island of Attu on May 11. May 18 U. S. army bombers raid Wake Island. May 22 Battle of Attu report ed In Us final stage, with the Japanese split Into three parts. May 30 Japanese Imperial Headquarters revealed that Its garrison on Attu Island had "per ished." June 14 U. S. submarines sank 12 more Japanese vessels and damaged four others. June 17 Seventy-seven Jap anese planes shot out of the Guadalcanal skies ')' U. S. fliers In worst Japanese aerial defeat since Battle of Santa Cruz; U. S loft six planes: brought down 32 bombers and 45 Zeros. June 30 Gen. Mai ' ' ur started a broad offcnsl 'e against Japanese positions; made land lugs on Rendova and New Geor gia Islands In the Central Solo molts; occupied Islands off New Guinea and made a landing at Nassau Ray In Now Guinea Jiuy i Allied troops com plcted occupation of Rendova I Island; shore guns and planes struck at Munaa ana vna on on Kolombangara Island, north west of New Georgia; Japanese lost 101 planes to 17 in trying to prevent allied occupation of Ken dova, July 6 Battle of Kula Gulf in South Pacific ended in victory for the U. S. navy: incomplete reports estimate Japanese prob ably lost six warships and suf fered damage to lour others; b. S. lost a cruiser. July 7 U. S. troops land on both sides of Munda, New Geor gia Island. July 7 Later reports on Bat tle of Kula Gulf revealed Jap anese lost nine warships while U. S. lost light cruiser Hilena. . Aug. 6 U. S. soldiers and ma rines capture the Japanese air field at Munda in the Solomons. Aug. 16 American troops cap tured island of Vella Lavella, in the Solomons. Aug. 20 In New Guinea, the Japanese were driven in full re treat to inner defenses at air base at Salamaua. Aug. 21 U. S. and Canadian forces occupy Island of Kiska without Japanese opposition on Aug. 15; Japanese withdrew un der cover of fog; no allied life lost. Aug. 21 Allied aircraft bomb Japanese air base at Wewak, New Guinea, for fourth time in a week; netted 33 Japanese planes. Aug. 23 Navy announced oc cupation of Segula Island, 20 miles east of Kiska, by Ameri can and Canadian forces. Sept. 1 U. S. naval vessels and planes blasted the Japanese Marcus Island. Sept. 5 Japanese abandon Re- kata Bay base in South Pacific. Sept. 6 In a powerful assault led personally by Gen. MacAr thur, allied forces landed on the Gulf of Huon, east of Lae and less than 25 miles from Sala maua. Sept. 17 Gen. MacArthur an nounces capture of Japanese base or L,ae, New Guinea. Oct. 8 Gen. MacArthur's headquarters reports that the Japanese lost a cruiser and two destroyers and suffered damage to itwo other destroyers In a night battle with U. S. naval forces north of Vella Lavella. Oct. 13 Biggest Pacific allied air fleet ever assembled Iroooed J3U tons of bombs In surprise raid at Rabaul, New Britain, on uci. 12 Oct. 19 U. S, submarines re vealed as having sunk or dam aged 480 Japanese merchantmen: of this number 319 were sunk and 36 probably sent to bottom Oct. 26 Emperor Hirohito and Premier Tojo told the Jap anese diet (parliament) that the United States was "rising from its defeat at the start of the war and that the empire's situa tion was truly grave." Oct. 29 Gen. MacArthur an nounced uncontested 'ending of paratroops on Choiscul Island, in northern Solomons. Nov. 1 American ground forces made bold invasion in Solomons, resulting in capture of hmpress Augusta bay, half way up the Bougainville coast. Nov. 2 U. S. marines land on Bougainville Island, cut off thousands of outflanked Japan ese on southeast approaches to Rabaul. Nov. 4 Allied bombers wreck Japanese fleet assembling at Ra baul for attack on Americans in Solomons; destroy or din-age 26 vessels, including five warships, and 108 planes. Nov. 10 Adm. William F. Halsey reported landing of large force of U. S. army troops on Bougainville Island on Nov. 8. without loss of a man. Nov. 18 U. S. Liberators bomb Marshall and Glloert Is lands for fourth and fifth suc cessive days. Nov. 20 American forces In vade the Gilbert Islands In the Pacific; U. S. Marines and army forces land on Makln and Tara wa atolls. Nov. 22 Marines land on Abemama atoll in the Gilberts. Nov. 23 Americans capture Makin atoll In Gilberts; Adm Nimitz said the Islands were safe ly in U. S. hands. Nov. 24 U. S. forces mop up In Gilberts after three-day con quest of the islands; Jipanese killed estimated at 4.000 Dec. 2 Loss of the U.S.S. LIs- comc Bay, an escort carrier, re ported in the Gilbert Islands operation: also loss of the sub marine Wahoo. Dec. 8 Adm. Nimitz an nounced U. S. atta k by our strongest naval task forces ever sent against Japan s island out posts on Kwajclein, Ebcye Rol and Wotje islands In the Mar shalls on Dec. 4. Dec. 9 Australian troops cap ture Wareo. a Japanesj ase in New Guinea, on Dec. 8. Dec. 15 U. S. forces invade New Britain. Doc. 21 Allies capture Forti fication Point. New Guinea. Dec. 24 Navy bombers raid Japanese mid-Pacific island of Nauru. Doc. 26 Marines land on western end of New Britain. Doc. 29 Allies scire Blucher Point, on New Guinea. Dec. 30 Marines capture iin-, portant airdrome on Cape Glou cester, on New Britain. 1944 Jan. SI Americans invade Marshall Islands after record na val and aerial bombardment. Feb. 16 Pacific fleet carries out two-day attack on Truk, sinking 16 ships and destroying 201 planes. Feb. 29 U. S. troops Invade Admiralty Islands, overrunning Los Negros. April 1 Pacific fleet blasts Palau Island, 530 miles from Philippines, destroying every ship at anchor there and at Wolai and Yap. April 20 New allied East Asia fleet hammers northwestern tip o Sumatra. April 22 U. S. troops land along 150-mile front on Dutch New Guinea, including Hollandia and Aitape. May 27 Gen. MacArthur's troops invade Biak Island, north of New Guinea and only 900 miles below the Philippines. June 14 American troops land on Saipan Island in the Marianas, 1,496 miles from Tokyo. June 15 Giant B-29 Super fortresses bomb the steel center of Yawata on the Japanese home island of Kyushu. June 19 U. S. carrier planes smash Japanese task force off Philippines, sinking four war ships, damaging 10 and bagging 373 enemy planes. July 8 American forces com plete occupation of Saipan. July 20 U. S. assault troops land on Guam, south of Saipan. Aug. 10 Marines complete capture or Guam. Sept. 11 U. S. troops land at Morotai in Halmaheras, 300 miles south of the Philippines and at Palau, 560 miles Jo their east. Sept. 20-21 U. S. carrier planes attack Manila area for first time; 105 Japanese ships hit. 405 planes destroyed or dam aged. Sept. 20 U. S. army com pletes occupation of Angaur, In Palau Islands. Sept. 26 Superfortresses at tack Anshan, Manchukuo. Sept. 26 Americans virtually end Japanese resistance on Pe- leliu Island. , Oct. 8 U. S. Third fleet bom bards Marcus Island. Oct. 9 Carrier planes of Adm. Halsey'g Third fleet attack the Ryukyu Islands, Innermost guar dians of the Japanese homeland. Oct. 11-12 U. S. carrier force attacks Formosa, sinks 27 ships ana destroys 398 planes; 45 American planes lost. Oct. 16 B-29s blast target on Formosa. Oct. 17 Japanese fleet turns tail after approaching U. S. navy forces off Formosa. Oct. 18 U. S. submarines sink 32 more Japanese vessels, bring ing their war-long bag to 804 ships sunk. Oct. 20 In a joint army-navy operation, Gen. MacArthur lands his troops on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Oct. 22 Tacloban, capital of Leyte Island, taken by Ameri cans. Oct. 25-27 Japanese navy is crippled and put to flight in three sea battles in Philippines area; 58 of 60 Japanese ships were hit. 24 sunk, including two battle ships, four carriers, 12 cruisers and six destroyers; U. S. lost light aircraft carrier Princeton two escort carriers, two destroy ers and destroyer-escort. Oct. 28 Gen. Joseph W. Stll well revealed as recalled from Far East at request of Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek Nov. 5 Superforts bomb Singapore from India bases. Nov. 10 Tokyo claims capture of Kweilln and Lluchow, In China. Nov. 10 Superforts. from Sal- pan, bomb Tokyo in first attack on the Japanese capital by land based planes. Nov. 29 Superforts make their first night attack on Tokyo. Nov. 30 American planes vir tually annihilate Japanese con voy attempting to reinforce Ley te. Dec. 7 B-29s raid Tokvo and Mukden. Dec. 7 American troops land behind the Japanese at Ormoc bay. in Philippines. Dec. 10 U. S. troops occupy Ormoc. Dec. 12 Tokyo reported evac uating civilians as U. S. steps up Superfort raids. Dee. 26 Gen. MacArthur an nounces closing of Leyte-Samar campaign with capture of Palom pon, and calls it "perhaps the greatest defeat In thi military annals of the Japanese army." 1945 Jan. S Carrier plarcs hit For mosa and Ryukyu islands off Ja pan: B29s from Saipan blast aircraft center of Nagoya on Honshu, Japan's home island setting large fires at cost of one Superfortress. Jan. 4 Americans make 'two landings, unopposed, on M'ndoro: planes hit 25 Japanese ships in two-day attack off Luzon. Carrier-based attacks continued on Formosa, with enemy reporting 900 planes participating in two days: B-29s batter Bangkok. Thailand. Chinese from Yunnan province I capture Wanting on Burn.a Roadj at border; British take Ye-U, 70 miles from Mandalay. Jan. 5 Gen. MacArthur an nounces 35 more ships hit in plane attack in Subic bay and Lingayen gulf, including sea plane carrier; Japanese planes raid our airfields and shipping at Mindoro. Jan. 7 Carrier planes con tinue Luzon blitz, shooting down 41 Japanese aircraft; allied fliers bomb Miri airdrome on Borneo and others on Celebes and in Moluccas; warships shell Para- mushiro. Jan. 8 U. S, troops seize Pa luan in northwestern Mindoro; Tokyo radio asserts that Luzon landing attempt blocked and for third day says large U. S. in vasion fleet - maneuvering on island. Jan. 10 Gen. MacArthur an nounces that invasion of Luzon began at 9:30 p. m., Jan. 9, cov ered by blistering bombardment from air and sea; desperate Jap anese air assaults dsmage but fail to halt landing fleet, Jan. 12 Luzon beachhead widened to 22 miles and maxi mum depth nine miles. Jan. 13 Allied heanquarters announces landing on west coast of Burma, 32 miles southeast of captured Akyab Jan. 14 Gen. MacArthur says U. S. troops have advanced 20 miles inland on Luzon. Jan. 20 Series of Japanese counterattacks around Rosario repulsed: U. S. troops push to withm 76 miles of Manila. Jan. 21 Allies capture city of Wanting, Burma, allowing newly-completed Stilwell Road to be opened for convoys of supplies to China. Jan. 22 Americans capture Tarlac, capital of Aarlac pro vinces, only 65 miles from Ma nila. Jan. 23 MacArthur reports 11-mile advance from Tarlac with capture of Capas, placing U. S. troops eight miles from Clark field. Jan. 24 Marianas-based B-29s pound Iwo in the Volcanic Islands. Jan. 25 MacArthur's men on Luzon capture Clark field and Fort Stotsenburg. Jan. 28 First convoy rolls over Ledo-Burma road to make first overland delivery to China since fall of Lashio; Chiang re names new strip Stilwell Road. Jan. 29 Americans capture San Fernando, 34 airline miles from Manila. Jan. 30 Americans iand with out a shot fired on the Zambales coast of western Luzon, driving 11 miles inland to within 10 miles from Olongapo naval sta tion of Sublc bay at base of Ba taan. Jan. 31 On Asiatic mainland Japanese claim capture of en tire Hankow-Canton railroad with the seizure of Kukong, sealing off China coast from Free China. U. S. troops capture Olongapo on Luzon and seize Grande Island at Subic bay to secure passage to port. Feb. 1 B-29s from India sink huge drydock at Singapore, heavily damage other Japanese installations. Feb. 3 American forces ham mer to within 13 miles of Manila. Feb. 4 American troops smash into Manila, rescue more than 3,000 internees at Santo Tomas concentration camp on nortnern edge of city. Feb. 8 Superforts bomb Kobe, on Honshu Island 260 miles west of Tokyo, for fifth consecutive day. Feb. 10 Japanese cabinet is reshuffled, Feb. 13 American troops cap ture cavlte naval base on Ma nila bay. Feb. 17 U. S. battle fleet car ried bombardment of Iwo Island into third day. Gen. MacArthur announced the landing on Corregidor Island by American paratroopeis and ampniDious infantry on Feb. 18 Feb. 18 Marines land on Iwo Jlma, idO miles from Tokvo Feb. 19 American troops cap ture Fort McKlnlcy. In Manila. Feb. 21 Japanese Cabinet is resiiufflcd for second time in 11 days. Feb. 22 U. S. troops invade lapui island in the San Ber nardino strait off south Luzon on Feb. 21. Feb. 24 Tank-led shock troops of three marine divisions swept to heart of Iwo's central airfield and captured almost half of island. Feb. 26 American trr -- in the Philippines land on tiny Ver dc Island, between Luzon and Mindoro, on Feb. 25. Mar. 1 Manila broadcast said that troops of the U. S. 41st di vision landed on Palawan, west ernmost Island of the Philip pines. March 2 Gen. MacArthur stepped on soil of Corregidor Island for first time in three years. Mar. 3 In Philippines. Amer ican troops invade islands of Ti cao and Bunas in the Sibuyan sea off southeastern Luzon. Mar. 5 In Burma, British armored forces capture the Meik tila group of eight airfields after drive of 85 miles In 11 davs. Mar. 10 U. S. troops break into Antipolo, 14 miles cast of Manila. Mar. 12 U. S. 41st division captures Zamboanga, In Philip pines. , Mar. 13 Marines land unop posed on the Kama and Kan goku rocks west jf Iwo. Mar. 14 U. S. troops seize control of Romblon and Simara islands in the Sibuyan sea be tween Mindoro and southeastern Luzon. U. S. flag was formally raised over Iwo at 9:30 a. m., although some Japanese pockets were still holding out. ,' Mar. 16 Adm. Nimitz an nounced that organ' jed resist ance on Iwo Island ended at U p. m., March 16, east longitude time; U. S. lost 4,189 officers and men killed in the 26-day ac tion; 15,308 wounded and 441 missing, Mar. 17 U. S. troops invade Basilan Island near Mindanao, Mar. 20 American carrier planes catch elusive Japanese main fleet in its Inland sea lair, damaging 15 to 17 ships and de stroying 475 planes in two-day attack of March 19-20, Mar. 21 U. S. troops capture Iloilo, capital of Fanay. Mar. 23 American escort car rier, the Bismarck Sea, lost off Iwo on Feb. 21 Mar. 28 U. S. forces occupy Cebu, in the Philippines Mar. 30 Americans land on Negros, fourth largest Philip pines island. April 1 U. S. infantrymen and marines invade Okinawa island at a point 320 miles south of Japan, April 3 MacArthur's troops invade Tawitawi island in ex treme southwestern Philippines. April 7 Desperate air and sea attempt to stem American in vasion of Okinawa cost Japanese loss of their 40,000-ton battle ship Yamato, eight other war ships sunk or damaged and 391 planes lost, April 10 Marines capture Japanese Unten Bay naval base on west coast of Okinawa. April 12 President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage in the "Lit tle White House" at Warm Springs, Ga. April 14 Marines advance to within 12 miles of the northern tip of Okinawa. April 16 U. S. army troops land on Ie, small island just west of Okinawa. April 19 U. S. 10th army launches full scale offensive against the Japanese "Little Siegfried Line" on southern Oki nawa. American troops seize Balabac Island, south of Palawan island, and only 45 miles from north tip of Borneo. April 20 Gen. MacArthur an nounces that his troops have won control of the entire central Philippines. April 22 Troops of the 77th division capture Iegusugu Peak on Ie, about four miles west of Okinawa. April 22 Infantrymen of the 24th division on Mindanao cap ture the terminus of the main highway to Davao and drive to ward the city, 70 airline miles eastward. April 23 American forces capture Kabacan, splitting Jap anese communications between northern and southern Minda nao. April 26 In Burma, British troops seize Toungoo, 150 miles north of Rangoon and 163 miles below Meiktila. April 28 American infantry men capture Philippines summer capital of Baguio, in northern Luzon, and complete the east ward crossing of Mindanao to Davao gulf. April 29 Japanese suicide plane hits a clearly mtrked U. S navy hospital ship off Okinawa, killing 29 and injuring 33. May 2 Gen. MacArthur con firms invasion of Tarakan Island, east of Borneo, by Australian troops on May 1. May. 3 British capture Ran goon, capital of Burma, ending the three-year war to liberate Burma May 5 HacArthur's troops seize Devao, capital of Minda nao. May 15 American troops oc cupy the port of Cagayan and the entire north coast of Minda nao. May 17 The 27,000-ton Amer ican aircraft carrier Franklin limped into New York lavy yard after disastrous attack by Jap anese bombs off southern coast of Japan on March 19, navy re ported 341 dead, 431 missing, 300 were wounded. May 18 British naval and air units sink a Japanese 10,000-ton cruiser in night battle in the upper Malacca Strait, between Malaya and Sumatra. May 19 Chinese forces cap ture Fooehow, important port on tne east coast of Chir.a Aiay is ADout 5UU bupcrforts; raid Tokyo, destroying a large part of the Imperial Palacn area May 27 Navy discloses that U. S. submarines sank 1.119 Jap anese ships totaling 4,500,000 tons since start of war. . May 28 U. S. troops now con trol two-thirds of Naha in fierce Okinawa battle. More than 450 Superi'orts at ttirk the great Japanese port of oi.onama. May 31 Large squadron of! B 29j drop 3,200 tons of firej bombs on Osaka, Japan'i second largest city. June 3 Chinese forces cap ture junction city of Tsinkong, 53 miles southwest of Liuchow. June 4 Nearly 500 Superforts dropped 3,000 tons of bombs on the Japanese city of Kobe. June 6 U. S. troops in the Philippines landed on Cape San Augustin and Balut island at each side of the Gulf of Davao. June 11 Australian trooni landed at four points In Brunei buy arej of Borneo. Gen. Mac Arthur reported entire Asiatic coast from Singapore to Shang hai was under allied control. June 12 Aussles took Brunei, in northwest Borneo and Ameri cans captured Yaeju-Daka hill, highest point on southern Oki nawa. June 16 British warships shelled Truk, Japanese naval base. June 21 U. S. troops Won Okinawa and fighting ended ex cept for minor action, after 81 days of combat. June 22 Adm. Nimitz an nounced Okinawa casualties were 2,537 marines and 4,407 soldiers killed or missing. June 25 B-29s attack indus trial targets in Nagoya, Osaka, Akashl and Glfu areas. June 26 Adm. Nimitz; report ed Japanese casualties on Oki nawa were 110,549, Including 8,696 prisoners. June 26 B-29s strike homa island of Honshu and the city of Yokkaiahl underwent a 15-hour air attack. Australians completed reconquest of west Borneo oil fields. June 27 Gen. MacArthur an nounced the conquest of Luzon, five months and 19 days after landings on Lingayen gulf. June 28 Tokyo announced that special suicide corps and bases were established through out Japan to repel invasion. June 29 American patrols oc cupied Kume island, 50 mllei west of Okinawa and 345 miles from China. June 30 Chinese troops cap tured Lluchow, former American air base in south China. July 4 Gen. MacArthur an nounced "the Philippines ara now liberated and the Philippine campaigns can be regarded as virtually closed." July 13 American warships shell Japan's homeland for first time in the war, pounding area 275 miles north of Tokyo. July 16 Units of the British Pacific fleet joined the U. S. Third fleet to strike the Tokyo area with carrier planes. July 19 More than 600 B-29s a record number, make their 57th raid on Japan home islands, July 25 Tokyo radio said Ja pan might call off the war if peace terms were lenient enough. July 26 Mr. Truman, Church ill and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek gave Japan choice of unconditional surrender or utter devastation. July 28 Six hundred B-29i fired 11 Japanese cities previous ly warned of attack. Aug. 1 The largest single air blow ever struck 820 B-291 rained destruction on four Hon shu cities. Aug. 6 President Truman an nounced attack on Hiroshima by atomic bomb, obliterating 60 per cent of city. Aug. 8 Russia declared war on Japan. Aug. 14 Japan surrenders unconditionally. A plea to homemakers, restau rants and institutions of the nation to serve more potatoes during the rest of August be cause of an excess of commercial market demand, was made today by the Commodity Credit Cor poration. According to E. H. Spoor, re gional director of the corpora tion, some 5,000 more cars of potatoes have been shipped out of the three major early potato producing areas of the West than during the same period last year, and the result is a continu ing over-supply of the semi-perishable vegetable which can be stored but for a short lime. Lack of refrigerator ships was said to eliminate export for relief feed ing. Congress has committed tha government to support potato prices when returns to produc ers fall below 90 per cent of parity. An increase in consumption nationally of only one pound per week per person will move some .1.000 to 4.000 cars more ner week," Spoor said, "and within the next few weeks would elim inate the possibility of waste of any portion of this essential crop." GOLD PRICE SKIDS Chungking. Aug. 15 (U.R) The price of gold on Chines money markets has fallen from over 200,000 Chinese dollars per ounce to 90.000 dollars in the four days since Japan's surrender ws ,ir" offered. 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