Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Wednesday july 4, 1945the stars and stripes Page 5 a. A a. A _. Quot first the fighting stows and then fighting stops Jap soldiers holed up in eaves and subterranean forts hollowed out of Okinawa hillsides have pro toned the Battle for the Island by slowing Down . Advances with fire from their Well protected and Well concealed positions. In this series of three pictures a couple of yanks of the . Tenth army eliminate a dug in enemy resistance Point a three caves in a Hillside. The american soldiers carrying explosives and smoke bombs stealthily approach the japs underground hideout. Explosives for blowing up the caves and phosphorous bombs for smoking out any jape who May try to hide in the deep Interior Are planted in the Mouths of the Waves. Seconds after the yanks Circle have scrambled to safety the charges go off shaking the Hillside and sending up billowing White Clouds of smoke from the phosphorous bombs. The fighting or at least most of it has ended on Okinawa. The yanks Are working on Small islands in the China sea for use As Lump off bases. I honeymoon begins with 8-sgt. And mrs. James Rhew of Burlington ., Check into one of luxury hotels leased by air Force at Miami Beach for combat airmen Horne for redistribution. A Park vate room and three meals a Day Oost two dollars and a half. New style Chow Call attracts Rhew. 20-year-old gunner Veteran of 23 missions Ever France and Germany before he was shot Down and intervened in Switzerland. Here he pours fresh myth for his 1 a year old Bride the former Doris Yarbrough of High Point Milk Orange Julioc and Loe Cream Are free All Day ion ail you want. And he Gem Fer it. M in the swim the couple loll on Miami Boath enjoying a peaceful Lull before Anether assignment usual length of stay is about 10 Days for reprocessing plus time to receive a new assignment. Wisps of smoke a 1 curl irom this rums As the two soldiers return to inspect their Job. Tho three eave Mouths have been blasted but from previous experience with Jap trickery the yanks probe Tho ruins to make sure no Jap will escape by Quot playing Jap resistance from isolated pockets kept yanks battling on Okinawa for 82 Days before the Island stronghold fell on june 21. The Okinawa Campaign is listed As the Pacific s bloodiest beating Larawa and iwo jims. Yanks Are now cleaning up on Okinawa and scouting China sea islands for bases on which to base planes for the attack on York kids beating the heat under an improvised Shower at by lib chios Noest the next Feon the a rive to Tokyo. A Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery
