Word: jap
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Major Richard Ira Bong, 24, snub-nosed U.S. ace of aces (40 Jap planes), was newspictured in the snows at Sequoia National Park, Calif., where he and his bride of three weeks are honeymooning...
...Jap mortars and rockets still fire heavily from the recesses of the northern plateau. Even on the night of D-plus-four we caught hundreds of rounds. There is still no point on the island which the Japs cannot bring under fire easily, though their chances of accuracy diminish as we slowly edge forward up the high ground. Soon they will no longer be looking down our throats...
...sickening to watch the Jap mortar shells crash into the men as they climbed. These huge explosive charges-"floating ash cans," we called them-would crash among the thin lines of marines, or among the boats bringing reinforcements to the beach, throwing sand, water and even pieces of human flesh 100 feet into the air. Supporting naval gunfire and planes with bombs managed to knock out some of the mortars, but the Japs continued throwing their deadly missiles all afternoon. By noon the assault battalions reported 20 to 25% fatalities...
Violent Death. Along the beach in the morning lay many dead. About them, whether American or Jap, there was one thing in common. They died with the greatest possible violence. Nowhere in the Pacific war have I seen such badly mangled bodies. Many were cut squarely in half. Legs and arms lay 50 ft. away from any body. Only the legs were easy to identify-Japanese if wrapped in khaki puttees, American if covered by canvas leggings. In one spot on the sand, far from the nearest clusters of dead men, I saw a string of guts 15 ft. long...
...Jap casualties (counted dead) have now reached the total of 3,568. Nine Jap prisoners were taken. Our casualties in the first three days were 644 killed, 4,168 wounded...