Sunday, April 4, 2010

April 4, 1945

4th _____ AA defense sound[ed] a few times during the night _ GQ [went] ... by this morning but no planes showe[d u]p. The island had 21 air alerts ... proved to be friendly. We are now just a few thousand yards from beach, by smoak Mer____ are making pretty good headway. The planes bombed the Japs all day _ this operation is soupose to last 105 days.
(34 days out of states.)(4th day of Okinawa landing)
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smoak = smoke
Mer = Marines

By the smoke rising from the island, they could track the progress of the Marines. Photo is of Marines riding a tank on Okinawa.

soupose = supposed

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