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Ded. | Ye Sapsnten bombers attack Pearl Harbor and other U, 8. + possessions in Pacific. Japanese imperial headquarters announces s state of war existed with U, S. ‘at 3 p. m. (Indianapolis time). Japanese troops land in Malaya, bombing Singapore. : Secretary of State Hull accuses Japan of making "treacherous and unprovoked attack” upon U. 8. sald Japan had been “infamously false and fraudulent” in preparing attack whiie care rying on diplomatic conversa~ tions. Canada, Netherlands Indies and Costa Rica declare war on Japan, Dee. 8—-U. SB. declares war on Japan alter . President Roosevelt’s address to joint session of congress. Great Britain declares war on Japan. Dee. 10-—-Great Britain announces sinking of battleship Prince of Wales and battle cruiser Repulse oft Malaya. Dee. 11—-U. 8. communique reports sinking of Japanese battleship Haruna off Luzon and a Japanese cruiser and destroyer off Wake Island. Dee.: 15—Secretary of Navy Knox ‘reveals American losses at Pearl Harbor as the battleship Arizona; destroyers Cassifi,” Downes and Shaw! minelayer Oglala and the target ship Utah. Navy casualties given as 91 officers and 2638 men killed; 20 officers, 636 men wounded. President Roosevelt, in a message to congress, blames Emperor Hirohito of perfidy in U. S.Japanese war, Dee. 17—Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz replaces Adm, Husband E. Kimmel as commander-in-chief of Pacific fleet; Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons replaces Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short as commander of the Hawaiian department of U. 8. army; Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker replaces Maj. Gen. Frederick. I. Martin as commander of the army air corps. Dee, 23—U, 8. navy announces Japanese landed on Wake island. Dee. 21-—Japanese ignore American , . proclamation declaring Manila an

open city, 1942

‘Jan, Manila falls to Japanese slong with Cavite naval base, “Jan, 8—-Navy announces Japanese Jost seven warships at Wake sland, Jam, 11 = Japanese invade Borneo * and Celebes, : Jan, 23--Australis reports Japanesg troop landings in New Britain and islands,

* Solomon ‘Jan, 24-—Pearl Harbor investigation board reports inexcusable negli-

Feb, 1--U, 8. navy announces “sur- . . prise attack” by surface and air units of the Pacific fleet on Japa- _ ness RAVAL And alr bases in the

Marshalls, “Feb, 18-—Japanese bomb Port Darwin, Australian port. ‘Feb. 20--Ball invaded by Japanese. ‘March 9—Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita appointed chief of Japanese forces in Philippines, succeeding Gen. Masaharu Homma, who is report ‘ed to have committed suicide, March 14--U. S.-Britain report 12 "allied warships sunk and one damaged In Battle of the Java sea between Feb. 27-March 1; Japanese losses included one cruiser sunk, two others damaged, one destroyer sunk, three seriously damaged. - "April 3 — Navy announces loss of aircraft tender Langley, destroyer Peary and naval tanker Pecos— all in the Pacific. "April 4-0, 8. submarines sink Japanese light cruiser and “probably sink” another near Java, and damage five other Japaziese vessels. April 8--Japanese captured Bataan . and an exhausted, defending army , of 36,853 men, April 10—American flag continues to fly on Corregidor; 3500 sailors and « marines escaped from Bataan. . April 18—Americari bombers attack Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya, May 6—Corregidor surrenders after 27-day battle, May 7--U. S, naval forces sink seven Japanese warships and orfe supply vessel off Solomon islands. «Jour other Japanese vessels badly , damaged. + June 6-Adm, Chester W. Nimitz announces withdrawal. of Japanese fleet in Midway island area, after additional losses. “June 12 — Navy. reveals Japanese - made small landings in. Aleutian islands, Navy also reveals three American warships lost in Battle of the Coral sea, including air. craft Lexington; said Japanese

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lost 15 ships,’ including aircraft|

carrier Ryukakil “Aug. 10—Adm. Ernest J. King, com-mander-in-chief“ of U. 8. fieet, announces landing by American “* forces in the Tulagi &rea of the Solomon islands in three-day-old battle; loss of one cruiser and damage to two destroyers, two ‘grulsers and one transport acknowledged. ANE: 21--U, 8. marines raided Uap-anese-held Makin island of the | Gilbert group on Aug. 17. «Sept. 9-—American bombers blast Japanese installations on Gizo island, 215 miles northwest of Guadal * Sept. 14—Western defense command { ‘announces discovery on Sept.’ 9 of fragments of an apparently Japanese 4ncendiary bomb near Ore. _Bept. 16~Nayy discloses loss of ali- “ . craft carrier Yorktown (19,900 tons), sunk June 7 by Japanese in i ‘Battle of Midway.

a 24-—-Navy announces loss of Yi Jarvis and the auxiliary ! vs Ute bn aco of io

-U, 8 transport, George a meron

Oct. 9—-U. S. heavy bombers raid| Japanese on Kiska island in the Aleutians. - Oct. 12—-Three heavy U. S.. chile —the Quincy, Vincennes and the Astoria—revealed as lost in action in ; the Aug. 9. Oct. 14—Japanese troops lafd on north coast of Guadalcanal to the west of United States positions. Oct. 15—American soldiers land to join forces with the marines in fifth day of Battle of the Solomons. Oct. 16-Japanese troops and artillery reinforcements land on Guadalcanal. * { Oct. 21—Destroyers Meredith and O'Brien reported as lost in enemy

the Solomons, Oct. 25—U. S. bombers attack Hongkong in first allied raid on the colony since Japanese occupation last Christmas, Oct. 26—Navy reveals sinking of the aircraft carrier, Wasp, oir Sept. 15 by Japanese submarine 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 Japanese break-through in American lines on Guadalcanal. Oct. 30—Secretary of Navy Knox) announces that the Japanese fleet has withdrawn from the Solomons and that the American ground forces on Guadalcanal were still occupying “ev ery inch of “ground.” Nov. 1--U, 8, naval communique reports damage to two Japanese aircraft carriers, two battleships, three cruisers in a sea-air battle near the Stewart Island in the South Pacific on Oct. 26. Nov, §—Japanese make new landings “on Guadalcanal night of Nov, 3. Nov. 16—~Reporting on the battle of the Solomons, navy announced American forces had sunk 33 Japanese warships, including one Japanese battleship, five cruisers, eight transports and five cargo transports; U. S. losses included two light cruisers and six destroyers. Nov, 22—-Loss of an additional U, 8. destroyer in the Solomons naval engagement. Nov. 28—American bombers rald Japanese bases in the northwest ern Solomons--striking at New

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Morning Worshipers Give Fervent Thanks for Peace

The thrill-seekers sought the Circle today but there were others who fervently prayed and thanked God that the conflict had ended. These are early morning worshipers at St. John's Catholic church on

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Georgia and Bougainville, Dec. 3-Japanese repulsed in attempt to lang reinforcements on Guadalcanal; lose nine ships, ncluding two destroyers or cruisers. Dec. 5—Navy disclosed full facts of Pearl Harbor; reported sinking or serious cripplnig of 10 warships —including five battleships-and damage to three other battleships and five smaller warcraft; casualties included the killing of 2343 army and nayy enlisteq men and the wounding of 1272 others, while 960 sailors and marines -still are reported as “missing.” Dec. 8~Premier Hideki Tojo warned ‘the Japanese that their country had entered a critical period of the war. Dec. 12-Navy disclosed sinking of the transport President Coolidge in the Pacific by a mine; only four of the 4000 aboard were lost. Dec. 15 — American bombers - blast new Japanese air base at Munda, New Guinea. Dec. 17—U, S. bombers raid Japanese base on Kiska island. Dec. 25—Tokyo announces raid on Wake island. Dec. 26—U. 8. bombers, operating out of Guadalcanal, flew 560 miles to Rabaul, New Britain island, to carry out a successful rald. Dec. 27—Premier Tojo warned Japanese that the war was just “be

1943

Jan. 1—Adm. Nimits disclosed the heaviest single bombing attack on Japanese-held Wake island since Pearl Harbor on night of Dec. 2324; some 75,000 pounds of bombs rained on objective. Jan. 3—Navy revealed action in Pacific .off Savo island on Nov. 14 in which a U. S-battleship bagged 32 planes and later sank four Japanese ships off Guadalcanal, Jan. 5—-American warships shelled the new Japanese base at Munda, in the New Georgia islands. Jan, 11—Navy announced the aircraft” carrier Hornet (previously announced but unidentified) was lost in Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on Oct, 26, 1942; other vessels previously announced lost were identified as the heavy cruiser Northampton; light cruis+ ers Atlanta and Juneau, and destroyers Cushing, Preston, Benham, Walke, Monssen, Laffey and Barton. Jan. 20--Uyr S. Japanese in Solomons days of {fighting which night of Jan. 17. Jan, 22--Gen., McArthur announces sll 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 trip to the Pacific war zone; declared “that Japanese would be wiped out on Guadalcanal in 30 days. Feb, 9-—Japanese announce their | forces on Guadalcanal have been evacuated to other points. | Feb. 11—Gen. MacArthur reported Japanese decisively beaten 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 Solomons; also reported loss of U, 8, cruiser Chicago and a destroyér, unnamed. Feb. 37—Saburo Kurusu,

forces killed 1032 in four ended

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to the war, warned his people to take the Anglo-American “unconditional surrenced” statement seriously. Mar, 3—~Washington reported nine | air attacks during: Febuary on Japanese base at Kiska Island in the Aluetians, March 4~Gen. MacArthur's h2ad- ; completion bh the Japatle of Bis

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March 6—Premier Tojo of Japan

April 3—Allied headquarters in Aus-

April 12--Japanese planes raid Port

Japanese envoy to the U. 8. prior]

sunk or left in sinking condition; 15,000 Japanese soldiers reported Jost and 55 enemy planes downed; U. 8. losses reported as one bomber and three fighter planes.

said that “1943 is the year in which “the issue of the World War must be decided.” tralia reported sinking of two Japanese cruisers and a destroyer off New Ireland. Moresby, New Guinea; 37 planes lost.

April 17—Navy. reported Kiska

bombed 13 times more.

April 20—-War department revealed

full details of U. 8. raid on Tokyo| on April 18, 1942; “Shangri-La” was the aircraft carrier Hornet; 64 of 80 men returned—eight be- | lieved to be prisoners. f April 21—President Roosevelt annouriced that the Japanese had | “barbariously” executed at least| some of the eight captured U. §, flyers who bombed Japan in April, 1942, The President served notice | in his statement and in a protest through the state department that! the U. 8. would punish the Japa-| nese responsible.

April 22-Japanese issued a one-way: |

“ticket to hell” to any American] flier who attempted another raid| on Japan, | April 23—Navy disclosed occupation of island of Funafuti, about 450 miles south of the Gilbert group. April 23-—Prime Minister Churchill

Aug. 16—American troops captured pee, 15-U. 8. forces invade New

island of Vella Lavella, in the] Solomnos. Aug. 20—In New Guinea, the aT anese were driven in full retreat! to inner defenses at air base at} Salamaua. ; | Aug. 21-U. 8. and Canadian forces occupy island of Kiska without] Japanese opposition on Aug. 15;! Japanese withdrew under cover| of fog; no allied life lost. |

Aug. 21—Allied aircraft bomb Jap-|.

anese air base at Wewak, New| Guinea, for foufth time in a week, | Aug. 23—<Navy announced occupation of Segula Island, 20 miles east of Kiska, by American and Canadian forces. ! Sept. 1—-U. 8S. naval vessels and planes blasted the Japanese Mar-| cus Island. | Sept. 5—Japanese abandon Rekata' bay base in South Pacific. Sept. 6—In a powerful assault led’ personally by Gen. MacArthur, | allied forces landed on the Gulf of Huon, east of Lae and less than | 25 miles from Salamaua. Sept. 17—Gen. MacArthur announces capture of Japanese base of Lae, New Guinea. | Oct. 8—Gen. MacArthur's headquar-| ters reports that the Japanese] lost a cruiser and two destroyers | and suffered damage to two other destroyers in a night battle with U. 8S. naval forces north of Vella| Lavella. :

fleet ever assembled dropped bir) tons of bombs in surprise raid at| Rabaul, New Britain, on Oct. 12.

pledged the British air force to|Qct, 19-—U. 8 submarines revealed

join thé U. 8. in bombing Japart until “this cruel and greedy nation” power world.”

“to molest the civilized!

has been stripped of its]

May 3--Navy reported 13 bombing |

attacks on Kiska on May 1. (Kiska |

was raided 145 times in April and 34 times In March.) May 7-Washington disclosed U. 8. occupation of the Aleutian island. of Amchitka on Jan. 12, 1943, May 14-U. 8S. troops landed on island of Attu on May 11. May 18-U, 8. army bombers nid Wake island. . May 22--Battle of Attu pported in its final stage, with the Japanese split into three parts. May 30--Japanese imperial headquarters revealed that its garrison on Attu island had “perished.” June 14-U. 8. submarines sank 12 more Japanese vessels and damaged four others. June 17-—Seventy-seven Japanese planes shot out of the Guadalcanal skies by U, 8. fliers in worst Japanese aerial defeat since Battle of Santa Cruz; U. 8. lost six| planes; brought down 32 bombers and 45 Zeros. June 30-—Gen. MacArthur started a broad offensive against Japanese positions; made landings on Rendova and New Georgia Islands in the Central Solomons; occupled islands of New Guinea and made a landing at Nassau Bay in New Guinea. July 1-Allied troops completed occupation of Rendova Island; shore guns and planes struck at Munda and Villa on Kolombangara Island, northwest of New Georgia; Japanese lost 101 planes to 17 in trying to prevent Allied occupation of Rendova. July 6—Battle of Kula Gulf in South Pacific ‘ended in victory for the U, 8. navy; incomplete reports estimate Japanese probably Jost six warships and suffered damage to four others; U. 8. lost a cruiser, July 7--U, 8. troops land on both sides of Munda, New Georgia Island. July 7-Later reports on Battle of Bila Gulf revealed Jupanese dost pu, while while U. 8. los EE . and marines » Japanese ‘airfield at

Avg. 6-0. “capture

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as having sunk or damaged 460 Japanese merchantmen; of this| number 319 were sunk and 36) probably sent to bottom. | Oct. 26-—~Emperor Hirohito and Premier Tojo told the Japanese diet (parliament) that the United States was “rising from its defeat at the start of the war and that) the empire's ‘situation was truly! grave.”

| Oct. 29—~Gen. MacArthur announced

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uncontested landing of paratroops: ; on Choiseul island, in northern Solomons. Nov. l1-—American ground forces, made bold invasion in Solomons, | resulting in capture of Empress Augusta bay, halfway up the Bou- | gainville coast. Nov. 2-U, 8. marines land on Bou- | gainville island, cut oft thousands) of outflanked Japanese on southeast approach to Rabaul, Nov. é4-Allied bombers wreck Japanese fleet assembling at Rabaul] for attack on Americans in Solo-| mons; destroy or damage 26 vessels, including five warships, and 108 planes,

reported landing of large force of | U. 8. army troops on Bougain-|

of a man. Nov. 18=U. 8. Liberators bomb Marshall and Gilbert islands for fourth and fifth successive days. Nov, 20--American forces invade the Gilbert islands in the Pacific; U. 8. marines and army: forces land on Makin and Tarawa atolls, Nov, 22--Marines land on Abemama atoll in the Gilberts. : Nov. 23-Americans capture Makin atoll In Gilberts;

8. hands, Nov, 24--U, 8. Torces mop up In Gilberts after three-day conquest of the islands; Japanese killed estimated at 4000. ~ Dec. 2-~Loss of the U. 8. 8. Lisconfibé Bay, an escort carrier, reported in the Gilbert islands operation; also loss of the submarine! Wahoo. Dec, 8—~Adm. Nimitz 8. attack by our stron

‘Jalein, ‘Ebeve, Rol and Wotje islands in the Marshals on Dec. 4.

task forces ever sent against Ja-| pan’s island outposts on Kwa- Oct. 25-27-—Japanese navy is crippled and gli 0 Sight In three ste in Philippines area; 58 to ® Sips welt Bi. 34 SU, # two battleships, . four

‘Britain. Dec. 21--Allies capture Fortification Point, New Guinea. i Dec. 24-Navy bombers raid Japanese mid-Pacific island of Nauru.

Dec. 26--Marines land on western

end of New Britain. { Dec. 29-Allies seize Blucher Point, on New Guinea. Dec. 30-—Marines capture important airdrome on Cape Gloucester, on New Britain.

1944

Jan. 31—Americans invade Marshall islands after record naval and aerial bombardment. Feb. 16—Pacific fleet carries out two-day attack on Truk, sinking

stroyers; U, 8. lost light aircraft carrier Princeton, two escort carriers. two destroyers and destroy-er-escort. Oct. 28--Gen. Joseph Ww. Stilwell . 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 Kweilin and Liuchow, in China, Nov. 24—Superforts, from Salpan, bomb Tokyo in first attack on the Japanese capita) by land-based planes. Nov. 29 Superforts make their first night attack on Tokyo. Nov. 30—American planes virtually annihilate Japanese convoy attempting to reinforce Leyte. Dec. 7—B-29's raid Tokyo and Mukden. Dec. 7—American troops land be#hind the Japanese at Ormoc bay, in Philippines, Dee. 10--U. 8. troops occupy Ormoe. Dee. 12—-Tokyo reported evacuating civilians as U. S. steps up Superfort. raids. : Dec. 26—Gen, MacArthur announces closing of Leyte-Samar campaign with capture of Palompon, and

feat in the military annals of the Japariese army.”

1945

Jan. 3—Carrier planes hit Formosa .and Ryukyu islands off Japan; B-29's from Saipan blast alreraft center of Nagoya on Honshu, Jas pan's home island, setting large’ fires at cost ot one Superfortress, Jan. &-~Americans make two landings, unopposed, on Mindoro; planes hit 25 Japanese ships in two-day attack off Luzon. Car-rier-based attacks continued on Formosa, with enemy reporting 900 planes participating in two days; B-29's batter Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese from Yunnan-province capture Wanting on Burma. road at border; British take Ye-U, 70 miles from Mandalay. Jan, 5--Gen. i ur announces 35 more ships hit in plane attack in Subic bay and Lingayen gulf, including seaplane carrier; Japanese planes raid our airfields and shipping at Mindoro. Jan. 7—Carrier planes continue Luzon blitz, shooting down 41 Japanese aircraft; allied fliers bomb Mirl airdrome on Borneo and others on Celebes and In Moluccas; warships shell Paramushiro, Jan. 8—U. 8. troops seize Paluan in northwestern Mindoro; Tokyo radio asserts that Luzon landing attempt blocked and for third day says large U. 8. invasion fleet maneuvering off island. Jan. 10—~Gen. MacArthur announces that invasion of Luzon began at 9:30 po m, Jan. 9, covered by blistering bombardment from air and sea; desperate Japanese air assaults damage, but fail to halt landing fleet. Jan, 12-Luzon beachhead widened to 22 miles and maximum depth nine miles. : Jan. 13—Allied headquarters announces landing on west coast of Burma, 32 miles southeast of cap-

18 ships and destroying 201 planes. Feb. 29—U. S. miralty, islands, 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 DN rnort northwestern tip of Sumatra. April 22—U. 8. troops land along 150-mile front on Dutch New Guinea, including Hollandia and Aitape. | May 27-—Gen. MacArthur's troops invade Biak islahd, north of New Guinea and only 900 miles below the Philippines. June 14—American troops land on Saipan island in the Marianas, 1496 miles from Tokyo. June 15—-Giant B-29 Superfortresses 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 warships, damaging 10 and bagging 373 enemy planes.

overruning Los

July 8—American forces complete

occupation of Saipan, July 20--U. 8. assault troops land or Guam, south of Saipan.

| Aug. 10--Marines complete capture

of Guam. Sept. 11-U. 8. troops land at Mo-

rotal’ in Halmaheras, 300 miles south of the Philippines, and at

Palau, 560 miles to their east.

Sept. 20.-21--U, 8, carrier planes

attack Manila area for first time;

105 Japanese ships hit, 405 planes

destroyed or damaged.

Sept. 20--U, S. Army completes ocin Palau

cupation of Angaur, islands. Sept. Anshan, Manchukuo.

Nov. 10—~Adm. Willlam -F.. Halsey Sept. 26—Americans virtually end Japanese resistance on Peleliu

island.

ville island on Nov. 8, without loss| Oct. 8—U. 8. Third Fleet bombards

Marcus island.

Oct. ‘9-~Carrier planes of Adm.

Halsey’s Third Fleet attack the Ryukyu islands, innermost guar dians of the Japanese homeland, Oct. 11-12-U. 8. carrier force attacks Formosa, sinks 27 ships and destroys 396 planes; 45 American

planes lost.

| Oct. 16-~B-20's blast targets on

Formosa.

Adm. Nimitz Oct. 17--Japanese fleet turns tail _said the islands were safely in U.| after approaching U. 8. navy

forces off Formosa.

Oct. 18—U, 8. submarines sirk 32 more Japanese vessels, bringing their war-long bag to 804 ships

sunk,

Oot. 20-In a joint army-navy operation Gen. MacArthur lands his troops on Leyte island in the

Philippines.

| Oct. 22—Tacloban, capital of Leyte unced v.| naval Oct. 24—Superforts attack island on

island, taken by Americans. Kyushu,

battl 60 Ja nel

troops invade Ad-|

26 — Superfortresses attack

tured Akyab. { Jan, 14—Gen. MacArthur says U. S. troops have advanced 20 miles inland on Luzon. Jan. 20—Series of Japanese count-er-attacks around Rosario repulsed; U. 8S. troops push to within 76 miles of Manila. Jan. 21-Allies capture city of Wanting, Burma, allowing newlycompleted Stilwell road to be opened for convoys of supplies to China. Jan. 2%—Americans capture Tarlac, capital of Aarlac provinces, only 65 miles. from Manila. (Jan. 23 — MacArthur reports 11 mile advance from Tarlas with capture of Capas, placing OU. S. troops eight miles from Clark Field. Jan, 24—Marianas-based B-20s pound Iwo in the Volcanic islands. Jan, 25--MacArthur’s men on Lue zon capture Clark Field and Ft. Stotsenburg. Jan. 28-—First convoy rolls over Ledo-Burma ro to make first overland delivery to China since fall of Lashio; Chiang renames new strip Stilwell road Jan.. 29—Americans capture San Fernando, 34 airline miles from Manila. Jan, 30-—Americans land without | a shot- fired on the Zambales coast of western Luzon, driving 11 miles inland to within 10 miles from Olongapo naval station of Subic Bay at base of Bataan. Jan, 31-On Asiatic mainland, Japanese claim capture of entire ‘Hankow-Canton railroad with the seizure of Kukong, sealing off China coast from Free China. U. 8. troops capture Olongapoo on Luzon ‘and seize Grande island . at Subic Bay to secure passage to port. Feb. 1--B-29's from India sink huge drydock at Singapore, heavily damage other Japanese installations. Feb. 3--American forces hammer 4% within 15 miles of Manila. Feb. &~American troops smash into Manila, rescue ‘more than 3000 internees at Santo Tomas concentration camp on northern edge of city. Feb. 8—8uperforts bomb Koebe, on Honshu island, 260 miles west of Tokyo for fifth consecutive day. Feb. 10--Japanese cabinet is reshuffled. © Feb. 13—American troops capture| Cavite naval pase on Manila bay. Feb. 17-4U. 8. battle fleet carried bombardment of Iwo island into . third day. Gen. MacArthur announced the

shuffled .for second time in 11 days. } Feb. 22-U. 8. troops invade Capul

March 3£In Philippines, American

calls it “perhaps ‘the’ greatest de-|

Philippines land on tiny Verde island, between Luzon and Mindoro, on Feb. 25. March 1—-Manila broadcast sald that troops of the U. 8. 41st division landed on Palawan, -westernmost island of the Philippines. March 2--Gen. MacArthur stepped on soll of Corregidor island for first time in three years.

troops invade islands of Ticao and Burias in the Sibuyan sea off southeastern Luzon. March 5—In Burma, British armored forces capture the Meiktila group of eight airfields after drive of 85 miles in 11 days. March 10-—-U, S. troops break into Antipolo, 14 miles east of Manila. March 12—-U. S. 41st division captures Zamboanga, in Philippines. March 13—Marines land unopposed on the Kama and Kangoku rocks west of Iwo." March 14-U. 8. troops seize ocontrol of Romblon and Simara islands in the Sibnuyan sea between Mindoro and southeastern Luzon. U, 8. flag was formally raised over Iwo at 9:30 a. m., although some Japanese pockets were still holding out. March 16—Adm. Nimitz announced that organized resistance on Iwo island ‘ended at 6 p. m., March 16, East longitude time; U. 8S. lost 4189 officers and men killed in the 26-day action; 15,308 wounded and 441 missing. March 17—U.- 8. troops invade Basilan island near Mindanao. March 20—American carrier planes catch elusive Japanese main

aging 15 to 17 ships and destroying 475 planes in two-day attack of March 19-20. March 21--U, 8. troops capture Iloilo, capital Panay. March 23--American escort oarrier, the Bismarck Sea, lost off Iwo on Feb. 21. March 28-U., 8. forces occupy Cebu, in the Philippines. March 30-—-American land on Negros, fourth largest Philippines island.

April 1--U. 8 infantrymen and marines invade Okinawa island at Point 32 miles south of Japan. $3-—MacArthur’s troops invade Tawitawl island in extreme southwestern Philippines. April 5—-Russia denounces its neutrality pact with Japan. April T—Desperate air and sea attempt to stem American invasion of Okinawa cost Japanese loss of their 40,00-ton battleship Yamato, eight other warships sunk or damaged and 301 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 “Little White House” at Warm Springs, Ga. . April 14 — Marines advance to within 12 miles of the northern tip of Okinawa. April 16—U. 8. army troops land on Ie, small island Just west of Okinawa. April 19—U. 8. 10th army launches full-scale offensive against the Japanese “Little Siegfried Line” on southern Okinawa. American troops seize Balabac island; south of Palawan island

of Borneo. April 20 — Gen. MacArthur announces 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 OKkinawa. April 22—Infantrymen of the 24th division on Mindanao capture the terminus of the main highway to Davao and drive toward the city, 70 airline miles eastward. April 23-—American forces capture Kabacan, splitting Japanese com‘nunications between northern and southern Mindanao. April 26--In Burma, British troops seize Toungoo, 150 miles north of Rangoon and 163 miles below Meiktila, April 28 — American infantrymen capture Philippines summer capital of Baguio, In northern Luzon, and complete the eastward crossing of Mindanao to Davao gulf. April 29 — Japanese suicide plane hit a clearly marked U, S. navy hospital ship off Okinawa, killing 29 and injuring 33, May 2--Gen, MacArthur confirms invasion of Tarakan island, east of Borneo, by Australian Woops on May 1. May 3-British capture Rangoon, capital of Burma, ending the three-year war to liberate Burma. May 5-—MacArthur’s troops seize Davao, capital of Mindanao, May 15--American troops occupy the port of Cagayan and the.entire north coast of Mindanao. May 17—The 27,000-ton American aircraft carrier Franklin limped into New. York navy yard after disastrous attack by Japanese bombs off southern coast of Japan on March 19; navy reported 341 dead, 431 missing, 300 were wounded, : May 18--British naval and alr units sink a Japanese 10,000-ton cruiser in night battle in the upper Malacca strait, between Malaya and Sumatra. May 19-Chinese forces capture _ Foochow, important port on the ~ east coast of China. May 25--About 600 Superforts raid Tokyo, destroying a large part of the imperial palace area, May 27--Navy discloses that U, 8 submarines sank 1119 Japanese ships totaling 4,500,000 tons since “start of wht. May 28-U. 8, troops now control two-thirds of Naha in flerce Oki‘nawa battle, More than 450 Superfort attack the great Japanese port of Yokohama.

drop 3200 tons of fire bombs on

fleet in its inland sea lair, dam-|

and only 45 miles from north tip

May 314-Large squadron of B-20's

TUESDAY, ATG. 1, 1945

"he Rise And Fall of grin =A Chronology Of War Since Dec. 7, 1941

land on Cape San Augustin and Balut island at either side of Gulf of Davao. June Jl—Australian troops landed on four: points in the Brunei Bay area of Borneo on June 10; Gen. MacArthur reported entire Asiatic coast from Singapore to Shanghai upder Allied . control. & June 14—American troops take Yaeju-Dake hill, highest point on southern Okinawa. Australians capture Brunel, in northwest Borneo. June 16 — British Pacific . fleet pounds Truk, in.the Carolines. « June 21--U. 8. forces occupy Okinawa; fighting, except for two small pockets around Medeera and Mabuna, ends on 82d day of invasion. June '22—Adm. Nimitz announced" 2573 American marines and 4417 soldiers killed or misdfing on Okinawa and 12,565 marines and 17,033 soldiers wounded—a total of 36,588. Chinese forces ented Liuchow. June 24-~Tokyo radio reports at-

land troops on the Balik Papan area.

Akashi and Gifu areas of Japan. Bitter fighting prevailed in Liuchow as Chinese Woops push on Kweilin, June 26—Adm. Nimits reported Japanese casualties -in Okinawa campaign have crossed the 110,000 mark; communique revealed a total of 110,549, of which 8696 are prisoners of war. June 27- Gen. MacArthur announced 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 throughout Japan to repel invasion. June 29-—American patrols occupled Kume island, 50 miles west of Okinawa and 345 miles from China. June 30—Chinese troops capture Liuchow, former American air base in South China, July 4-Gen. MacArthur announced “the Philippines are now liberated and the Philippines 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., 8. 3d fleet to strike the Tokyo area with carrier planes. July 19—~More than 600 B-20s, a record. number, make their 57th raid on Japan home islands. July 25--Tokyo radio said Japan might call off the war if peace terms were lenient enough. July and Generalissimo Chiang Kalshek gave Japan choice of unconditional surrender or utter devastation. July 28-Six hundred B-20s fired 11 Japanese cities warned of attack. Aug. 1—-The largest single . air blow ever struck —820 B-29s rained destruction on four Honshu cities, Aug. 6 — President Truman ans nounced attack on Hiroshima by atomic bomb, obliterating 60 per cent of city. Aug. 8-Russia declared war Japan. Aug. 9—Second atomic bomb obliterates builtup section of Nagasaki. Reds smash into Manchuria, Aug. 10—Japs offer to surrender if sovereignty of emperor can be maintained. Aug 12—Allies reply that Japanese people eventually will decide for themselves if they want to keep the emperor, but that in any

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2 MILLION BOOKS LOANED BY LIBRAR

The Indianapolis public libra loaned 2,209,040 books during the year ending June 30, an increase of} 2.3 per cent over the previous year Miss Marian McFadden, librarian announced today, Children led adults in borrowing 1,255,430 ‘books to the adilts’ 943, 610. Adult reading was down 71516 books, principally because heavy wa effort left little time to read, Mis McFadden said. Animal stories .and {fairy tale were most in demand by childre Adults liked fiction, history, biog raphy and sociology. Circulation by the library's 2 neighborhood branches totaled 1, 474,133, a 3 per cent gain for th branches. Irvington branch librar had the highest circulation wi 120,533. Other branch libraries with cir culation above the 100,000 mark wer the Riverside branch, 115,279; Cris pus Attucks high school, 1044 and West Indianapolis, 101,235.

MIDWEEK CONCERTS PLANNED BY CIT

Mid-week concerts planned by th city recreation department will b heid at the Kansas and Merid playground tonight at 8 o'clock ‘ax at the same hour tomorrow night Brookside park. The Vonnegut band, directed b E. E. Kerner, and a brass ensemb. will be the attractions at the Kan sas and Meridian playground. At Brookside park the conce will feature the Indianapolis M tary Orchestral band, directed B George W. Curtis, and the Sho: ridge high school girls’ glee clu conducted by Mrs. Geraldine Cliy pinger, with Betty Oakes as solois

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