Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Saturday May 26, 1945 the stars and stripes Okinawa Island diary v elderly natives of Okinawa Aro escorted to safety by Marioni pro John f. Cassinelli. Of Norristown a. The squatting woman Are resting. All the islands Young and healthy were drafted by the japs to work in the Fields and gardens. Y1 a a �4 u.8. Marine8 hurdle a Stone Wall on their push across Okinawa in the Ryukyu Loo Hoo islands. The marines took the Northern set Lon of the Island arid except for mopping up Small pockets on the riot emf Peninsula that area is Clear of resistance. The xxiv army corps ran into heavy resistance in the South. Men of the ninth australian Imperial forces div. Move Inland after their Landing on tarak Arv Isle just off the East coast of Borneo. They Are approaching an Oil tank set afire by bombardment. Hmm pharmacists mate 2-c Homer h. Donaldson of Wilson okla., serving with a Marine fighter Squadron operating from Yon Tait Airfield on Okinawa feeds some powdered milk formula to a kid. A couple of yanks of the tenth a army now battling japs on Okinawa take time out for an act of mercy and Rush two abandoned native of Alldren to a first Aid station behind the lines. In a rest area on embattled Okinawa two gis catch up on their washing while a third. In the background takes a Welcome Shower