 In the Ryukyu Islands... On Okinawa,
reinforced American units advance in the Kuishi Ridge area which has been stubbornly defended by
forces of the Japanese 32nd Army. Along the line of the US 24th Corps,
the last Japanese defensive line is broken. The US 7th Division
completes the capture of Hills 153 and 115. The commander of the
Japanese naval base on Okinawa, Admiral Minoru Ota, is found dead,
having committed suicide.
In the Philippines... On Luzon, elements of the US 37th
Division, US 1st Corps, captures Naguilian after making a forced
crossing of the Cagayan river, near the town of Cagayan.
In China... General Arnold orders General Chennault to be
replaced by General Stratemeyer as Commander in Chief of the US air
forces operating in China. Japanese troops in southern China begin
withdrawing northward in five long columns between the Yellow and
Yangtze rivers.
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