Okinawa fighting nears conclusion
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- Okinawa fighting nears conclusion
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- The Freeman Volume I (Issue No. 5) June 1945
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- U.S. Pres. Outlines War Moves LT.-COL. ABCEDE COMMENDED DY MMOR-GEN. RAPP BRUSH 43th Div. Co mu mding General Praises Colonel And His Men For “Splendid Service Rendered.” Deeds Are Milestones On The Path To Libration And Peace L’.eut.'-Cül* Saividor Abcede, i'Oinm’.nde.r of the Negros Wand forces, Seventh Military District, PA. today (June 1) was com mended by Maj.-Gen.. Rapp Brush, commanding general of the veteran 40ih Infantry Division. General Brush commended the colonel and his troops for °the splendid service rendered” the 4)th Division since it landed M i rc h 2 3 o n I\ eg r o ?. The genéralos praise was based co the comb it perform nice of the Filipino soldiers both before and after the return of the liberating American armed forces. Since the initial 40th landing, 7MD officers and enli«tedmen h&ve 8ucees sf ully excc . ted numerons comb it missions assigned them by General Bru^h. ((Í:>H t i »» Ur. <¡ Oil //</(?< Processing of 7MD Personnel Begins Processing started in 7MD 20 i May 45 The f'rst unit processed * was the 74th Infantry Regiment i stationed at Bacolod City. ■ I '-ch of adequate transporta- | tion facilities did not prevent ! officers and soldiers on AWOL i to report to their i ost and stations for processing. Even those who left the island came just on time. (Con in ned on pag< *) I Gov. Montelibano ¡ ' Back from Manila A ‘.ting Govem-. ir A If redo Mon " • tel.ñuño arrived in Baco! d at 8p -it 4 June 45. after h ;i rb-’ sencc of more than four week*, l oe governor ‘ v/.ir - optim^M-' over the rescdD cf'h’s co .fere v es , wi • h li i^h Com non we i-th ofn~ ci.i's in MnCibi. The prob'ems be to k up during his stay in Manila con , cerned currency. status of our ■ • o 1 flí’?:rs, "Cigar, government em- ¡ payment, and r v h a bi ¡i í a t: o n and 1 re :•'» - st raction ’ “1 have c r.ferr d with Gm. i’ Z/rCO'- O 50,000Japs Fallin I i Luzon Campaign | i MANILA. 31 V ay 45 . . Tree? s '• ' of the First Corps of the IT. S. I ! (hli Army have killed almost I 5<i npo J pq i> North Luzon at i a co’t of less Mian 10.000 Ame- ¡ ri'-an so'dier*, kided, wounded I ; and missing, according t» Maj. 1 i Gen. Innis Swift. Corps Com" I [ mander, and added tb.it *214 i i e emy tank* were destroyed i ¡ against re ligb'o lofts 'cf Ame- | rmn armor. The C rps. now poised for h dri'-e into the fertile ''agayan Valiev in .Northern Luzin, reached their present pos;tions after ovorcomiru Jap r-«’«tn* *e which k>W;fr Slid Wss ”?g fu-rco i wo’ds ccu’d not describe it.” Th? Jnps were cleared out of c,iVp.; dee; eight feet in inour.tdi;’ m.. r:-y a mile high in ViiU Verde, f jacent to Caga yan VaPvy• Primary Ta>k To Win War In Japan Completely, Quickly Pays * High Tribute To leadership Of President Roosevelt W ASHINGTON, 3 June 45Pres:dent Truman, in a special message to Congress today eaid. “The primary task facing this nation Í9 to win the war in Japan, to win it completely. aiid to win it as quickly possi ole ” He outlined in detail the preb’e T:8. difficulties and dangers wh ch confront the U. S. in finishing the war against Japan, ••id the it :aimer in which Afflcric.A plans to meet and over come thorn. The President Bait’ th? U. S. military policy for the defeat of Japan calls for: 1. Pinning down Japanese force? where they now are and keeping them divided so they can he destroyed piece by piece. 2. Concentrating overwhelmir'g power on each segment wh’C'i we attack. 3. Using ships, aircraft, armor. nrtilier.v ¿nd other materials ir. rn^qive concentrations to gain victory w t) as small loss ol life as possible. 4. Applying relentless am’ increasing pressure to the enemy by sea, air and on land so that he cxn.iot. rest, reorganize or i. CmCi n oe<l on page 3} • Okinawa Fighting Neers Conclusion Guam. 3 Jone 45.. Major Gon. John R. Hodge, 24th Corps Cum ra der of the lCkh .Army on Okinawa, declared that only mud appears to be holding up conclusión < f the battle cn Okinawa He expressed doubt if the enemy, now crushed around Shuri town, could muster a depleted strength for an effective Let ditch stand, for he saw (Continued on page 5) P*g*> _________________________ The Freeman Three CHURCHES Schedule Of Services CATHOLIC —Cathedral Daily Masse.®: 1st, 6:30 ana: 2nd 7 a id ; 3rd, 7:30 urn. Sundays and Holidays: 1st, 6 am; 2nd, 7 air; 3rd, 8 am. 4th, 9 am. Miuday Benediction^ 4:45 pin. BAcOLOD EVANGELICAL Sundays: 9 to ¡0 am; Sunday School Classes: 7 to 8 am. AGLIPaYAN Daily Mass: 6am. ! Sundays and Holidays: let 6 am: ¡ 2nd 8 am_____________________ i Col. Abcede Commended... I (Continued from page 1) j Colonel Abcede’s men, who j have known the mountainous | Negro9 inland since chilhood, have ¡ served as leading scouts and guid- i eg, piloting 40th infantrymen to Jap hideouts in the hilly, un- , chartered jungles. The long, thin I nes of communications between the unload, ing and re supply beaches, targets of fanatical Jap demolition teams, , have been secured by the colonel’s ¡ Filipino* forces. j These vital miasio s included I Around the-block vigilance over ; night infiltrations. I Un the division’s flanks, 7MD | battalions blocked enemy move mente*and kept him under eon- j Filing surveillance while the 40th ¡ pounded the center. i However, TAIL) contributions > have not been limited to the outer ; reaches of the Negris battlefield. ! Une of Colonel Abcedt’s regi* i ments is currently on the main j frontline beside «be Yank, carry- j ing a share of the assualt against ; the tenacious Japs in their jungle- j covered mountain eaves and spider ’ foxholes. Th9 Philippine Army troops have accounted for more than 200 * dead. ! In this sector the Filipino forces, whose three years of Jap fighting consisted mainly of unsupported infantry thrusts, are laun- i ching cuordiwated attacks. I American artillery and air power j team with the !oc*l footsloggers in • their battle up step mountains ■ against well fortified positions While the seasoned soldiers of ! guerilla warfare are thus engag.. ! ed. others áre preparing to en- { large their ranks. Schools on sol- ! diering, weapons, administration I and-combat tactics tflat sped General MacArthur's jungle fighters from New Guinea through the Philippines, are being conducted for the oloners troops. Prior to the return of the U S. President... (Continued from page 1) regroup his battered forces or dwindling supplies to meet our next attack. The President paid tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who “was responsible for victory than any ether single human being. Under his guidance this great nation grew lo be the most powerful military force in hiato»/. Under hie leadership Allied strategy was developed which broke down Hitler’s fortress and crumbled Germany itself into ruin and unconditional surrender and has brought us within striking dista» ce f Tokyo/’___ Okinawa Fighting... ( Continued from page I) confident that all Japanese front line troops h-d been killed in the long aid costly stand on th-? defense line across the Hand. The small Jap forces regaining are les.s experienced and short of leadership as well, since many frontline officers have been slain. Artillery fire «mu tinneg to fall off gradually, and with at least 350 Jap field pieces knocked out by air bombs and naval gunfire. U. S. 10th Army leathernecks, after crushing the powerful enemy gShuri defenses, pursued the Japsgairison remnants so closely that enemy forces were unable to establish new defensa pi pi lions southwn rd Americans, the local forces waged unrelenting harrasping attacks on Japanese troops. In addition, they secured vital intelligence information of enemy strength and activity which proved of value in the preparation of the American plan of attack. Th roughout mH this period, Filipino troops fought with meager combat equipment. Canteens for long marches were rare. They battled with few helmets for head protection, without adequate uniforme tu eh eld them against the elements and couDt’ese other items of essential military equipment. These things are now gradually being supplied and enlistments are being taken from former gueri la ranks to form the Philippine Army. What the local boys lacked in the implements cf modern warfare, they made up with unfalte ring^pirit emanating from their traditional resifta* ce to oppression and their loyalty to American and the Philippine Common wealth. Their deeds are milestone on the path to liberation a d peace. The Negros Legion Plans for THE NEGROS LEGION, an exclusive organization of officers and men of the Seventh Military District and those loyal civilians who helped form the united armed resistance against the Japanese, are now underway. The primary aims of thia society are, first: to unite in political, social and economic organization i all the officers and enlistedmen | who fought the Japs in Negros ! and Siquijor; second, to voice co I Hectively the sentiments of all members of the organization; third, to protect the individual interest of each member from any political, social and economic persecution in the future.________ Processing of 7MD... (Continuedfrom page 1} Another team will bearriving in Negros to hasten the process| ing of all officers and enlisted < personnel of the 7MD, according to the Ditsrict Commander, who also made clear his hopes that all those officers and men not present at their stations should come on time to have their claims made of rec°-d._______ Montelibano Baek... I (Continued from page!} MacArthur, Fres. Osmena’ and the Secretary of National Defense, Tomas Cabili in behalf of our boys.” he said. “I have observed that they have a very high regard for the Negror fo“ce. It is the common opinion in Manila that 7MD has the best record in the Islands. I am confident that Negros, both the army and civil government, will receive equal to the best, if not Í the best solution of proj blern.’ | Regarding the currency proÍ blem, the governo- is sure that j it will be redeemed at par value ! after the requisites have been ■ complied with Script money • used by the 7MD will be paid ! off by the U. S. Army, and those spent by the civil government will be attended toby the Commonwealth Government, the provincial executive said. Last Sunday, 3 June 4, he dined with Pres. Osmena and Senator Hernaes at MalacanaDg. Rehabilitation questions were I taken up and solutions agreed I upon were favorable tor Negros. I The present seUup of the pro' vincial government in Negros is I temporary, the governor disclosed. Those who stayed in , the mountains will have prio* , rity in government posts if ■ they are civil service eligible:.