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Item # 697608
April 03, 1945
PHILIPPINE HERALD - "The Army Daily In The Far East", printed by the Information & Education Section of PHIBSEC, The Philippines, April 3, 1945

* Battle of Okinawa, Japan begins
* Tokashiki mass suicide


This was one of many "camp" newspapers printed by various military units in World War II, crudely done with a typewriter and mimeographed.
The banner head: "YANKS ON OKINAWA" with a related map. also: "
Forces Only 350 Miles from Japan" "Landing Made At Legaspi" and more.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 8 by 13 inches, good condition.