European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Staas and St has tuft marines blow up Entrance to Jap held Cave marines cover Fec Entrance to a Cave on Okinawa after hurling an explosive charge to Force out dug japanese oks a was invaded by forces March 31 Okinawa easy Tough Battle writer recalls Campaign for stubbornly held Island by Veen Hadgu vib he Giand is a former associated press War Lorre mho covered the Tunoa Campaign from the firing of the fret shot to the firing the test he Row is on the staff the a m Wash washing Tow years Okinawa veterans on this it was the toughest one of the the Pacific five years on a sunny easter sunday some assault troops aboard of the 5th Fleet were poised Tor invasion of an Island just 350 Miles Short of Tucey we rent too worried about air face japans naval Power was pretty far Bui the danger of Lull scale air was and the Dills and Hills of Okinawa looked plenty the Island had been under Al most continuous bombardment by Kavy vessels and Carrier planes March there had been preliminary landings 26 on the Small and lightly held Kerala is Miles to the and Keise Doyr tiny Coral islets eight Miles West of the okinawan on ashore on narrow Okinawa were believed to be 000 to japanese troops and about off Okinawa Lay the greatest naval array Ever i years april huge tidal towering 100 sweep a vast area of the Pacific from the to Hawaii and the West april a fire rages at two american Oil companies in Haifa following explosions a the port april the Taka to the air to teed the Western sectors of Berlin As the russians Block All other Supply april the and Britain extend for three months an agreement Merg ing their hhm6 of loaded Sal Ulithia and Leyte had arrived on precision the attack opened As follows a mighty the naval fir support 23 destroyers and 17v up on the Western within three hours they poured into gullies and into suspected gun and troop concent a the heaviest concentration of naval gunfire Ever to support a troop rounds of or mortar planes streaked across the spraying Likely areas with fiery napalm out on the water the ships were unloading their Landing Craft Mother ships flagged off their amphibious first close behind were eve to seven Waves of assault troops in amphibious the tanks and tractors churned their Way to a line of control Craft several Hundred Yards off the Landing beaches and circled there in orderly pattern while the As Hembling first troops hit Beach circles a straight line of amphibious vehicles eight Miles Long advanced parallel to the gunboats led the spouting mortar and 46mm near the reefs they turned and the tanks and tractors pushed on the tanks firing 75mm howitzers ahead until they fire from the supporting ships shifted scores of Carrier planes gave the beaches and a Las minute machine gun at first Waves touched the heavy supporting fire smoke and dust began to in there was no everywhere were caves and con Crete the troops at first feared a but before noon they had Cap tured the two a couple of Miles which they had not expected to take for five by Nightfall the beachhead was three Miles firmly Stab Only a few japanese bail been its the most successful iday of the Pacific said White haired u Gen Simon Bolivar 10th army com in amazed atthe ease with which we got the japs May have something up their was the comment of maj Gen Eoy commander of the two Marine 1st and the Pushover lasted about five then japanese concentrated for the most part in the Southern end of the put up the strongest kind of defense stiffens burrowed into the porous Lime Stone ridges and into Cav pocked of they were abundantly supplied with am mor antiaircraft and automatic weapons and they literally had to be dug or blasted or burned torrential starting in mid slowed the offensive also by turning roads into ribbons of bottomless but the most troublesome enemy weapon was the Kamikaze suicide attack along with consistent bombing of the conventional the japanese sent hundreds of planes to with their into american for the most part the japanese also used the piloted Baka bomb with some greatest Kamikaze attack was one launched april 6 by some 350 most were shot but those that managed to get through Sank three two ammunition ships and an and damaged some 20 other a week later the battleships new Mexico and Tennessee took along with seven de one of which and 10 other the Okinawa Campaign ended june just four Days after Buck Ner was killed at a Forward observation Post by a so eel this final Campaign of world War almost three months produced casualties of killed and it Cost the 763 planes and 36 ships hone of the warships lost was larger Titan a 368 ships including two hos Pital but Okinawa Cost the japanese killed and along with the loss of 16 ships and Many Small a three Day easter motor bus tour to Luxembourg is available for to dec personnel through a newly inaugurated Deutscher Reisaburo service arranged by the special services leave activities the latest in deluxe motor the tour bus is fitted with a radio and oversized windows and skylights and comfortable the travel Agency it will depart at am april from the Frankfurt Bohnhof and travel via the Rhine ports of Mainz and the Well known spa of bad Kreuz Nach and Germany oldest arriving in Luxembourg at6 passengers will lunch in Trier and receive Ameri Fin plan accommodations at the hotel Kons in saturdays schedule leaves the morning free and offers an after noon excursion to the Luxembourg 23 kit Wineler Long underground fortress begun by the Spanish in tour members will breakfast at the hotel easter sunday before beginning the return which will be broken by a Stop for lunch in the Diamond cutting Center of they will reach Frankfurt in the Early evening by Way of Bingen and the which covers meals hotel a com sightseeing fees and the services of an English speaking can be paid in american express traveler Marks and script Are not the tour is open to occupation personnel reservations and additional information May be procured at any Deutscher Heise Buero office or at ticket offices located in Central rail terminals throughout the persons contemplating the trip Are advised to Book another tour conducted by the dents bes Rei Seanro and sponsored by special services is a three Day easter trip by bos to Konners the tour begins in Frankfurt at the Bohnhof at 3 pm april and returns to Frankfurt april Cost of the tour is itinerary a drive through inn Barf and Broberg and to the town of a parian festival two nights will be spent in Bayreuth and one night in sightseeing Tours include an  and All Entrance fees in Bamberg and on the morning of april the trip will be to add to Konner Sreboth for visit to this place of innumerable the return trip pauses at Wun Siedel for a visit to the Odd Rock formations called a Nisenberg and tourists will be Back in Bayreuth for following breakfast on april the tour goes to barn the drive will continue to Wurzburg for where Pas sengers will stay the tour of Wurzburg is made the follow ing morning including a visit to the reside Nual palais and the Marien the tour winds up in the afternoon with the return route to Frankfurt passing through Aschaffenbur and Hainaut with the the ruled to reach Frankfurt about 7 to increases in French hotel and sightseeing will leave activities Section has Price increases for the tour with double room accommodations shared by two persons Are As Fol lows three Days and two from to five Days and four from to seven Days and six from to the roundtrip fare for Kim airlines Nurnberg to Paris flight it instead of As previously the leave activities Neucom special services Paris bound planes leave Nurnberg mondays and one Way fare for the four hours and 40 minute flight is a special childrens matinee performance of the Spring ice fantasy ache in at the Casa Carioca will highlight a program of easter sunday events in the club will be open to All enlisted civilian i and their guests in order any child in May see the colourful fairy tale that has been playing to enthusiastic audiences at the there will be no restrictions As to number of Jesu sponsor May rates for the american express Paris tour ill be raised effective april Neucom special services the stars and stripes 3w editor chief managing editor sports april it col William summon Ken euro wait executive managian chief of distribution Tau race Kirkwood Louis Brown news 3218132361 mws1 m4680 Bremerhaven bureaus Darmstadt Vienna Munich the european edition is published daily at Tot the occupation Waifler the armed forces information and education Fra Murt the stare and Par Stedt w should be addressed to the stars and Apo mail to the new York office should be sent to i Street v this is not an official publication of the a reentered As second class roaster sept toe Post new under the act of March