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SECRET Summary No. 1216 3 . CHINA COAST - Little shipping is being seen by the daily recco from Hainan through Formosa Strait but evidence continues of movement of small craft under cover of darkness. Early a.m. 28 May, a large number of junks were seen by PBM around the St. Johns Island (SW of Hongkong) and 3 sizeable merchant dhips, 1 patrol craft were seen in the Yangtze Kiver: 1 medium freighter was attacked and probably damaged. Night 26/27 May, White Cloud airdrome at Canton was bombed by 1 B-^4. / . FRENCH INDO CHINA COAST - On 28 May railroad targets in the Camranh Bay area were again hit by 3-24‘s: marshalling yards at PhanRang and 2 other locations in the vicinity were bombed by an aggregate of 46 B-24 s ,7 1 th 103-|- tons bombs. One enemy plane intercepted without effect* 5. MALAYA - Reconnaissance of Singapore was again carried out 28 May but clouds limited visibility and only one heavy cruiser was seen anchored in Johore Strait: 3 enemy fighters passed close by the recce aircraft but did 4*4* o />!/* Other sightings both 27 and 28 May along E coast Malaya included a few small merchant ships and a larger-numbcr of small craft or barges mainly iu the Trongganu area where possibly as many as 200 barges ware observed. 6 . WEST COAST BORNEO - On 27 May Kudat airfield (N tip Borneo) was attacked by 18 B-25, 23 P-38's, Jesselton strip was bombed by 3 P-38 s and barracks at Seria were attacked by 6 PV*s, 7 . PHILIPPINES - North of Balete Pass, elements of 32nd Div moving E along Villa Verde Trail formed a junction with elements of 25th Dit near SantaFe thus completing the elimination of all organized enemy resistance in this im portant soctor. Advanced elements of 25th Div are advancing northwards from Santa F'o down ifery 5 encountering some resistance. Direct air support was provided 27 May by 143 P-51 s, 135 P-3 the Santa Fe-N of Baguio area and by 94 P-51’s in the Ipo area. L° n§ , range support 27 May was provided by 31 B-24‘s, 72 a-20 s bombing supply dumps an personnel areas along Cagayen Valley. Bl EAST INDIES (1) Tnrkkan - Supported by 29 B-24!s, 13 P-38's on 27 May, AIF troops made slight * gains against strongly defended enemy positions m the hills 1® (2) WorthTEastnBornooP- On 27 May, Tawao warehouse area ^ s bombedby7 B-24's and Sandakan strip was dive-bombed by 6 P-38 s. In addition on 27 Sandakan waterfront buildings, slipways and defences were attacked by 2 PBM*s, 13 P-40's in conjunction with PT boats: at least 3 seatrucks docks were destroyed and some buildings demolished. ^ •, mrl m Enst Borneo - At noon 27 May 5 coastal freighters were observed ^Balikpapan by a EB4I and another coaster 25 miles S. o f B a l i k p a p a n was attacked and left burning. A patrol plane over the area shortly after dawn 27 May observed 3 enemy fighters, probably night fighters as they were pain e black, over Manegar airdrome, , (4) South Celebes - On 27 May warehouse area at Takalar near Makassar was bombo by 4 B-24,s: 7 small craft were observed a$ Makassar. B . CENTRAL PACIFIC 1 . JAPAN (1) Tnl-mc. See - ITieht 26/27 May, Inland Sea waters were mined by 28 B-29’s. (2) Tokvo area - Details concerning enemy aerial opposition to the second to avy B-29'raid on Tokyo which took place night 25/26 May, reveal that 88 attacks were made by encny planes damaging 82 B-29’s: os previously reported 25 B-29's were lost. Claims of onemy losses total 23 .ireraxt shot down, __- SUMMASI nF SIGNIFICANT NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS (1) On Okinawa. Naha Harbor partially occupied and patrols proceeding unimpeded { ) d o m E c o a s t : resistance still strong in centre of line although Japs apparently moving S from bhuri. (ii) KNEW FORCES. (Contd.) (3) of Hongkong and along E coast Malaya. J M G. J. CONNOR
DAILY NAVAL SUMMARY PART II PACIFIC OCEAN ALIjIED FORCES SECRET 29 May 1945 Southwest Pacific Central Pacific BB (3) TEXAS (22) ALABAMA INDIANA NE?T MEXICO SOUTH DAKOTA HOW 5 ARKANSAS MARYLAND NE
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