FIGHTING OFF OKINAWA
Aboard a Heavy Cruiser Off
Okinawa (Delayed).—Rodney Con
stance, boatswain’s mate, second
class, USN, and Jack E. Con
stance, gunner’s mate, first class,
USN, brothers living at Columbus,
N. C., are serving on this veteran
fighting ship now standing off
Okinawa with all batteries pound
ing away at the crumbling enemy
stronghold and its dwindling Jap
defenders.
This cruiser has harried the
Japs for three years of Pacific
warfare. She won her reputation
as a top fighting unit in the
memorial slugging match against
the Japs off Save Island in Nov.
1942.
She added to her reputation at
all the major Pacific stops—
Bougainville, Salamaua, Guadal
canal, the Aleutians, the Gilberts
and Marshalls, Carolines and
Marianas, Iwo Jima and the
Ryukyus.
Now deep in the Western Pacific
she is gunning for more glory.
In a week of softening Okinawa
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before invasion, it was estimated
this ship destroyed or knocked out
19 heavy and light anti-aircraft
emplacements, eight heavy and
light gun batteries, a number ox
automatic weapon revetments.
In addition it is estimated she
killed 2,000 Jap troops, and de
molished 10 trucks, five tanks, a
supply dump, one hangar, a light
house, three road junctions and
four attacking aircraft.
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