GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

S O U T H W E S T PACIFIC AREA
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF

P E R I O D I C S U M M A R Y OF E N E M Y T R E N D S

CONTENTS

I GROUND:
A * Northeast Sector

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Par, 1 ~o~ainville
Par, 2 New Britain
Par. 3 Eastern New Guinea
B. Philippines
Par, 4 Mindanao
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Par, 5 Visayas
Par. 6 Luzon
C. Recapitulation Ground

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I1 AIR:

- Air Operations

Par. 7

a, Philippines

b e Borneo, NEI and Adjacent Areas

Par, 8

Par* 9

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C, Formosa
d, China and China Coast
e, Nansei Shotos Kyushu
f, Empire
Air Strength
Recapitulation Air

111 NAVY:
Par, 10
Par, 11
Par, 12
Par. 13
Par. 14

Fleet Units
--- Merchant
Submarines
Shipping
-- Recapitulation
Barge, Sea Truck and Small Craft
- Navy

- Troop Density: A - Table

B - &Iap
Encl, 2 - Troop Movements
Encl. 1

hcl. 3

- Submarine Sightings

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1 1 MAY 1945

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From Daily Summary No. 1205 5/6 Apr 194.5
Daily Summary No, 1111 19/20 Apr 191.6
To

I GROUND:
A.

Northeast Sector:

1, BOUGA-IiLriiILZE: Stubborn r e s i s t a n c e continued t o be ol'fered along

t h e road t o Buin. Although two regiments of t h e 6 t h Division, already
i~uchreduced, have been l a r g e l y d i m i n a t e d i n recent counterattacks, t h e
enemy w i l l probably stubbornly o2pose our approach t o t h e Kongorai River,
I n n o r t h Bougainville r e l a t i v e l y heavy- %se of a r t i l l e r y by both s i d e s
has characterized -thef i g h t i n g . There a r e i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t t h e enerny
intends t o stand a t Pora-Pora t r a c k junction and thus deny our f o r c e s i
access t o t h e v i t a l overland t r a c k t o Ruri Bay.

2, N l 3 Y BRITAIN: I n t h e '!ride Bay area A l l i e d p a t r o l s e a s t of t h e

Bulis River toward Jammer Bay have encountered sporadic enemy a c t i v i t y
while p a t r o l s along the west coast t o S a i PLver mouth r e p o r t an absence
of opposition.

3. EASTEPJ NDU GUINEA: Although t h e enemy continues t o r e s i s t t h e

c o a s t a l advance on I<iewal:, t h e most strenuous f i g h t i n g has occurred south
of Dagua, r.nd west of I h p r i k where o u r tzdvinces t h r e a t e n t h e main source
fs
supply. The Boikcn area appears t o lend i t s e l f t o
of t h e e n e ~ ~ yfood
defense, but recent photos af 'the co~.sta.larea t o beyond 71Tewskd i s c l o s e
an absence of enemy a c t i v i t y and defensive preparations. Ho~vcver, heavy use
of t h e t r a c k south from 9 o i l ~ e ni s noted. These f z c t s together with supporting evidence f r o n captured docu~nenis sugpest t h a t a -&thdrar\ral of t h e major
portion of t h e enemy c o a s t a l f o r c e i s no\. i n progress. There i s no evidence
a t t h i s time t o shol'r t h a t t h e enemy intends t o vacate t h e c e n t r a l L'laprik Kaboibus
Iiunbolcu area vhich 7r;ill probably be stubbornly defended.

B.

Philippines:

4. IIMDANAO : Enemy cor!~q~itmentof s t r e n g t h along t h e Cagayan and

Davao approaches remained unaltered a s he concerned himself ~Ni-thcontinued
development of t h e r e s p e c t i v e a r m s of troop d o n c e n t r ~ t i o n s . His withdrawal inland from t h e ?iIalabang-Cotabato a r e a was coafirmed when our
forces made an unopposed landing i n t h i s s e c t o r on 1 7 April. Further
retirement was evidenced as no significz.nt opposition vras encountered
i n advxices north t o Lake Lanao, t o a point 8 miles e a s t of t h e Highway
1 and 5 road junction and t o the Dula>van-Serenaya a r e a ayproximateLy 26
miles e a s t of Cotabato. Althougli tile key ICabacan road junctionarea i s a
p o t e n t i a l defense sector, a protracted d e n i a l of t h i s point i s n o t supported
b-y p r e s e n t l y a v a i l a b l e i n t e l l i g e n c e ; overland comnunication r e s t r i c t i o n s
place t h e Cagayan and Davao areas i n r e l a t i v e l y i s o l a t e d p o s i t i o n s a s regard:
reinforcement of t h e c r i t i c a l zone. A vigorous defense of p r e s e n t l y
occugied arcas appears morc probable a t t h i s time. On Zamboanga peninsulag
enemy rem:2ts contfnued t h e i r small s c a l e uncoordinated defense of
s e v e r a l i s o l a t e d t e r r a i n f c a t u r e s while other troops attempted t o ext r i c a t e themselves v i a inland and nofthern escape routes.
As anticipated, no enemy opposition met our amphibious a s s a u l t
agairs t 3010 on 9 &rile Only scattered r e s i s t a n c e i n t e r f e r e d r&th i n l a n d
advances a s t h e main enemy strength, consisting of t h e major elements of
the 55th IIBj was being engaged i n a t y p i c a l defense on commanding t e r r a i n .
Here, a s elsewhere i n t h e Philippines, t h e enemyls p r i n c i p a l c a p a b i l i t y
i s one of defense i n p o s i t i o n with v i r t u a l l y no opportunity f o r escape,
reinforcement or r e t a l i a t o r y operations.
5. VISAYAS: The enemy, a t t h e o u t s e t of the period o f f e r e d stubborn
t o 5' nLles north
r e s i s t a n c e from -re11 entrenched positions agproximately
and nortl-mirest of Cebu City, A l l i ; ~ $ o rcombat elclnents have been i d e n t i f i e d
a s we11 as a 1ar:;e nurnber of base 2nd s e r v i c e troops vine have been a l r e a d y
co'11ri15-t-~eai n l i b e r a l q u a n t i t i e s . i~umerousl o c a l counter~tttacks, supported

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by a r t i l l e r y , were i n d i c a t i ~ r eof t h e enemyts i n t e n t t o e f f e c t counteroffensive measures, A t t h e close of t h e pcriod, t h e enemy's primary

defenses collapsed and were overrun; heavy c a s ~ m l t i e swere sustained
a s t h e incomplete t a b u l a t i o n approached 5,000 c a s u a l t i e s o r more than half
of h i s taka1 e f f e c t i v e troops. Remaining enemy strengti?, now being driven
f u r t h e r inland, s t i l l r e t a i n s some defensive c a p a b i l i t i e s , however t h e
backbone of t h e Cebu defense has been broken.
On Negros, o f f e r i n g only nominal resistance, t h e enemy f o r f e i t e d
t h e e n t i r e northwestern p l a i n area and has committed himself t o a t y p i c a l
engagement on i n t e r i o r t e r r a i n features. Probing of enemy c o n t r o l l e d
t e r r a i n i n t h e northern highlands dzveloped a N-S defense zone approximately
5 miles long, with Negritos f?rming roughly t h e center point i n t h e l i n e .
On Negros t h e enerny has succeeded i n evading combat on maneuverable t e r r a i n
and has r e t a i n e d t h e bull; of h i s strength f o r a p r o t r a c t e d defense i n t h e
rugged northern i n t e r i o r .
On 11April, our troops made an unopposed landing on Bohol and
subsequently developed only s c a t t e r e d contacts a s the o r i g i n a l positions
were quicltly expanded, The small enemy g a r r i s o n possesses only t h e
c a p a b i l i t y of inlz.nd defense i n conjunction with small s c a l e l o c a l i z e d
harassment of our e s t a b l i s h e d positions. Iiiopping up of enemy remnants
continued without s i g n i f i c a n t inciderlt on t h e other Visayan I s l a n d s and
t h e Palawan area, The i n d i v i d u a l and c o l l e c t i v e i s o l a t i o n of a l l the
Central Philippines Islands precludes any enemy a c t i o n but t h a t of
i s o l a t e d and hopeless defense i n p r e s e n t l y occupied areas.

6. LUZON: With t h e exception of s e v e r a l i s o l a t e d pockets, organized

r e s i s t a n c e i n southern and southeastern Luzon i s nearing an end. Xast of
~ ~ n i l astubborn
,
opposition continued south of Montalaban although t h e r e
were s l i g h t i n d i c a t i o n s of a weakening of resistance. Aggressive p a t r o l l i n g
i n t o t h e Ipo s e c t o r d i d n o t d i s c l o s e any s i g n i f i c a n t troop concentrations;
enemy a r t i l l e r y was generally a c t i v e i n both areas. No conclusive evidence
was presented t o i n d i c a t e t h a t a determined defense of t h e two s e c t o r s
Some delaying a c t i o n s developed i n
would not be continued or effected.
t h e Santa Maria V a l l e y a d along t h e l'amy-Infanta Fload. Remnants i n t h e
Infanta area appear t o be moving north on Dingalan.
I n the north, t h e enemy m i n t a i n e d a s t r o n g a c t i v e defense i n
depth along Highway 5, f r o n t i n g Balete Pass; combat l o s s e s a r e being
replaced. Considerable emphasis was placed on harassment of our supply
l i n e s and r e a r are2 i n s t a l l a t i o n s , There was l i t t l e change along t h e
V i l l a ~ ' e r d eT r a i l ; s l i g h t i n d i c a t i o n s of a veakening of one or two strong
points were evidenced; h o ~ ~ ~ e v ehri ,s o v e r a l l defense was vigorous and w e l l
supported by a r t i l l e r y . An outpost defense of 3aguio was maintained with
p a r t i c u l a r emphasis placed on 3. d e n i a l of High~vay9, northwest of Baguio,
Resistance throughout t h e Bagu50 approach areas was s p o t t y but stubborn i n
s e v e r a l instzncesg t r e n d of withdrawal under pressure on Baguio continued.
C,

Recapitulation
Ground:
Par, 1 ZOUGAINVILLE: Stubborn r e s i s t a n c e t o A l l i e d advance,
NEJi BRITAIN : Sporadic r e a c t i o n t o Blue p a t r o l l i n g .
Par, 2
Par. 3 E NBf GUINEA: Resistance south of Dagua and a t Naprik c o a s t a l
vvithdrawal indicated.
: Absence of opposition t o Cotabato landings;
Par, 4 KCITDANAO
i s o l a t e d defense of Cagayan and Davao indicated,
Par, 5
VISAYAS
: I s o l a t e d defense of p r e s e n t l y occupied areas
continues.
Par. 6
LUZOIV
: Heavy resistancle i n Balete Pass Area; s p o t t y
r e s i s t a n c e i n Baguio area.

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I1 AIR:

7.

AIR OPERATIONS:
a. PHILIPPINES: kemy a i r a c t i v i t y continued on a very l i m i t e d
s c a l e , A f a v i s o l a t e d a t t a c k s using 2-4 planes were d i r e c t e d a g a i n s t our
forward elements i n Central Luzon, S i n i l i a r operations were staged i n '
IGndanao, xhere 7-10 planes were reported a s being based on and around
t h e a i r f i e l d s in t h e Davao area. Although the enemyls c a p a b i l i t y f o r

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i s o l a t e d r a i d s against our i n s t a l l a t i o n s i n Luzon by Formosa-based a i r c r a f t i s s t e a d i l y diminishing, he i s s t i l l capable of f l ~ y i n gi n night

r a i d e r s i n s n a l l numbers a t infrequent i n t e r v a l s ,
-b. BORNEO, NEI AND ADJACENT ARMS: As i n the Philippines, enemy
NEI areas continues on a limited scale, cona i r a c t i v i t y in the Borneo
fined primarily t o 4-6 p l m e interceptions of our search and small. strilre
missions i n t h e North and Western portions of Borneo, and i n the Balikpapan
area. Sone a i r f i e l d s i n Halmahera and the Celebes-Ceram a r e a are being
kept i n a s t a t e of limited serviceability, thus - f a c i l i t a t i n g any projected
harassing attacks against our ITes t e r n Mew Guinea and adj acent bases,
c. FORIIIOSA: Minor unaggressive interceptions have been encountered
but the main defenses have been confine2 primarily t o AA f i r e . The bulk
of t h e enemy a i r a c t i v i t y i n Formosa probably has been directed against
our forces operating 5~x1 an around Okinawa.
d. CHINA, INDO CHINA, ?' YE SOUTFI CHINA SEAS: Fighter cover f o r
coast-wise shipping continues a s the main enemy a i r a c t i v i t y i n t h i s area.
There are some indications t h a t a portion of the enerny a i r operations against'
our forces i n the general Okina~vaarea a r e staged from Eastern China c o a s t a l
airfields,
e. ITAIGEI SHOTOS
KYUSHU: The greater portion of the operations
of t h e enemy a i r forces has been directed against Allied operations i n the
Nansei Shotos, and i n an a e r i a l defense against c a r r i e r attacks on Kyushu.
I n and about Okinawa, the a t t a c k s have been tile heaviest, and the proportion
of suicide crashes remains high. Me~ritypesof suicide a i r c r a f t , both j e t
propelled p i l o t e d c r a f t and rocket bombs ha.ve been employed i n addition
t o t h e conventional type a i r c r a f t i n these suicide crashes. During tihe
period 1 April
20 April, the enemy has l o s t over 1,800 a i r c r a f t i n an
attempt t o protect h i s holdings i n the Nansei Shotos and IC-pshu,
f , EI:PIRE: Many important a i r c r a f t f a c t o r i e s and munitions
plants hzve been almost t o t a l l y destroyed, and others a r e heavily darnaged
- i n recent bombings by Allied planes. Although the enerny has employed l a r g e
numbers of a i r c r a f t i n the a e r i a l defense of the h e a r t of h i s homeland,
the interceptions have been l a r g e l y unaggressive and i n e f f e c t i v e , B-29s
and P-5'1s have taken a heavy t o l l of these defenders, -crhile our losses,
although r e l a t i v e l y small, have been sustained l a r g e l y by 11A f i r e . Monthly
enemy a i r c r a f t productioil has probably been reduced by from 45 - 50% of the
estimated production as of 1 January ( 2 3 5 0 ) ~and the monthly output of
combat a i r c r a f t i s now probably npp~oximately1100-1200 planes,

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A I R STRENGTH:

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Celebes
Ceram. Area
Java Area
Borneo
J'lindanao
Vis a p s
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Formosa-Ryulcyu

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Enemy a i r strength t o t a l s i n 3 I F A and the Formosa

Ryukyu area
remained f a i r l y constant, An increase i n reconnaissance types balanced
a reduction i n f i g h t e r s and bombers i n Eorneo, while t h e bomber and f i g h t e r
strengths i n the Formosa-R*yu
area exhibited a s l i g h t increase, presumably
t o f u r t h e r plans f o r a i r counter ac5ion against our forces i n the Okinawa
area, Added f o r the f i r s t time a r e the estimates of enemy a i r strength i n

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R E C B T I T ~ T I O N AIR:
A I R OPER4TIONS: Offensive eneny a i r action i n SIWA
Par. 7
continues almost non-existent; heavy
a i r attacks i n i'ansei Shotos continued
despite extremely heavy losses.
Par, 8 A I R STRENGTH : The enemy has maintained the same
r e l a t i v e l e v e l of air strength i n STurPA
and the Formosa
Ryukyu areas.

I11 PJAVY:
10. FLEET UNITS:: The Japanese f l e e t made what appears t o have been
an abortive s o r t i e aimed a t our forces i n the Okinawa area, ulrhich turned
out t o be a complete f i a s c o f o r t h e enemy. Late i n the evening of 6 April
and t h e morning of 7 April, tln;o enerny forces were sighted i n t h e waters
e a s t of Kyushu and west of Southern Kyushu, Inasmuch a s the force
apparently turned vrest and then north a f t e r rounding Kyushu, there i s the
remoted p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t mining of Shirnonoseki S t r a i t s caused t h e enemy
t o use t h e circuitous route tirirough Eungo Channel i n an attempt t o escape
'Lo s a f e r waters than the Inland Sea,
On the 7th, 100 n i l e s -rvest of' the South t i p of K~yushua force of
1 BB, YAEJNTO, 1 CL, kCAX9, 1 CL or l a r g e DD, and 7 or 8 DDs were attacked
by 380 planes of the 5th Fleet, After t h e afttack a l l t h a t remained was
1 CL o r possibly 1 l a r g e DD and 4 D ~ S , a t l e a s t 2 of which were badly
damged. These rgmnants r e t i r e d t o the Empire, possibly t o Sasebo, where
on 11 April 4 DDs were photographed, 3 of them i n drydock.
Recent photographs by B-29s show important f l e e t u n i t s i n the
Empire a s follo~vs: Kure : 1 BB (Kongo c l a s s ) 1 ~ 5 t ha l t e r a t i o n s being made on
stern; 2 XCV-BB; 1' r G $ o b a )5 1 CL (0yodo) ; (The Agano c l a s s c r u i s e r
formerly a t Kure was not present as of 1 3 April) ; 2 CV (Unry-u c l a s s ) , one
vsith h u l l only, snd 1 CVL ( ~ ~ p ' n o )Yokosuka:
,
1 BB (Nagato). Sasebo: 3 CV
( i d e n t i t y d o ~ b t f u l,
)
These photographs indicai;e 'cha.t the bulk of t h e f l e e t i s again
located i n the Inland Sea, xihere a r e located the b e t t e r f l e e t r e p a i r
f a c i l i t i e s , i n s p i t e of the r e l a t i l e -vulnerability of t h i s arca, This
i s a r e v e r s a l of the previously noted trcnd.
On 7 April, Allied eubrmrines operating north of Soembawa sank
the CL ISUZU, lirhicl? was probably engaged i n transporting troops and
equipment from the Timor a r e a t o the Irestern NEI.
Photographs taken recently show 3 CAs i n t h e Singapore area
(one with p a r t of s t e r n missing). Tile Machi c l a s s Ck frequently reported
i n a graving dock i n Johorc Strai-ts vras not seen i n t h e l a t e s t coverage
and may now be operational, If so it may be enployed i n transportation
missions i n the Singapore--NEI area f o r t'ne time being r a t h e r than t r y t o
run t h e blockade t o Vi?e Empire,
. Reports from China a r e t o t h e e f f e c t t h a t the 18,000 ton fim
Liner COITE T
' ERDE i s repaired and. t v i l l move t o Port Arthur or Yutun f o r
conversion t o a c a r r i e r .
The trend of the enemy f l e e t i s not only dovmward a s t o quantity
of u n i t s but a l s o a s t o quality. With the enemyls b e s t b a t t l e s h i p sunk, .
the remaining 3 a r e old and slow by our standards and the 2 XCV-BBs cannot
compete with our battleships.
The present strength of the Jap f l e e t i s assessed a s follovrs:
Ei-npir e
SingaporeFormosa-TJEI

'

BB
3

XCV-BB

CV

CVT,

CVE

C,4

CL

DB

7i -#& T 4 T ) T E(7)
3(2)

1 4-6

*i\!unbers i n parentheses i n d i c a t e u n i t s believed non-operational,

#In l a s t Summary of Trends only 3 CVs were shown operational. One
additional u n i t i s no?irr believed completed and operational.

1 , SUBNyfiI:SS.: Su1i,marine contacts i n the

Pacific have been on
t h e decline with a t o t a l of only 6 possible subrqrines reported, 5 of these
being i n t h e Philippines. PTs claimed. t h e i r
f 2 subs off NW

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Marinduque Island as positive. 1iYith U- contacts i n t h e Philippines during

t h e previous period it i s apparent t h a t anti-submarine measures and the
capture of the enemyls base a t Cebu City a r e showing r e s u l t s .
The Japanese appear t o be concentrating t h e i r submarine e f f o r t s
in the Okina~~iva
area with 24 contacts reported a t Okinawa and adjacent
(see Encl No 3).
waters.
12, MERCJUNT SHIPPING: Despite heavy a t t r i t i o n , the enemy has continued h i s r e c e n t l y accelerated merchant shipping a c t i v i t y during the
period i n the Makassar Straits-NEI apea. In addition t o the normal movement of small coasters (many of which have recently been reported as being
troop-laden), several well-escorted tankers and f r e i g h t e r s of appreciable
tonnage have been. observed i n the I~iakassarS t r a i t s , This vi llingness -to
r i s k h i s sizeable
coupled ~vitlitlie p e r s i s t e n t small ship t r a f f i c
i n the Java and Florcs Sea, suggests t h a t t h e eneny i s making a desperate
attempt t o salvage v;hatever resources a r e available from h i s holdings i n t h i s
general area, regardless of the shipping r i s k s involved and Lhe losses
being suffered.
There has been a v i r t u a l cessation of a l l s i g n i f i c a n t convoy t r a f f i c
along the Indo-China-Formosa-China Coast sea lanes, Photos continue t o
r e f l e c t a considerable mrchant shippin,n.tonnage i n the Singapore area;
however, o w searches f a i l t o disclose aria- l u c r e t i v e t a r g e t s along t h e
convoy route, other than an occasional sizeable vessel, usually i n port.
Apparently, the effectiveness of our a e r i a l and submarine blockade has
r e s t r i c t e d present activLty t o the staging of s i n g l e u n i t s or sxiall
numbers of m i i t s f r o n port t o port along the route, with movenent
confined generally t o the hours of darkness. Sightingsof numerous small
coasters, junks and sampans indicates an increasing reliance of t h i s
type transport,
Heavy emcentrations of merchant shipping continue i n Ilkstern
Inland Sea anchorages, p a r t i c u l a r l y Shimonoseki S t r a i t s , and a t Nagasaki,
For a l l p r a c t i c a l purposes, Japan's shipping lanes have been compressed
i n t o a l i m i t e d area, permitting commerce between I&nchuria, Korea, North
China and the home islands only,

13. BARGES S U TRUCK AND Sii.liALL CRAFT: There has been no s i g n i f i c a n t

barge a c t i v i t y i n the Philippines. Although indications of t h e enemy's
use of small c r a f t t o evacuate i s o l a t e d Visayan garrisons t o North liiindanao
continue, PT p a t r o l s i n t h e area a r e generally unproductive.
A g r e a t l y increased number of schooners and luggers reported i n
t h e Celebes-Borneo-Lesser Sundas area, and a corresponding decrease in
the number of barges observed suggest chat the ener~qyi s probably experiencing d i f f i c u l t y i n replacement and mintenance of t h i s l a t t e r type
c r a f t , and i s being forced t o r e l y more and more upon s a i l i n g type
vessels f o r small, inter-island transl2ort i n t h i s area, His present
e f f o r t s i n connection with troop redispositions i n t h i s sector has possibly
r e s u l t e d i n the commandeering of a l l available c r a f t of t h i s type,

KfCCWITULATION NAVY
Par. 10 FLEET XL'ITS

U. - SUBMARINES

Par.
Par, 1 2
Par. 13

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:Following a d;l&erous
sortie,
f l e e t u n i t s returned t o Inland Sea.
'
: l a i n e f f o r t i n Okinawa Area*
TJERCHANT SKIPPING
:Continued heavy t r a f f i c i n NEI.
BARGE AID SMALL C-MFT:Declinhg use noted,

Special care must be taken t o insure the secrecy of t h i s document,

Information contained herein w i l l not be c i r c u l a t e d or reproduced beyond
the Staff Section t o which it i s addressed. When not a c t u a l l y i n use,
t h i s document i s t o be kept i n a s a f e and i s chargeable t o t h e Custody
of a n Officer, See AR 380-5, 15 ?.!arch 1944, and Standing Operating
Procedure Instructions, l-4 March 1944, regarding s e c u r i t y Classifications,

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iodic Summary No. 32

DENSITY OF ENEMY GROUND FORCES, NORTHER11 LUZOI'J

20 April 1945
1,b.p
Ref. 110.
1

Babuyan Id:
Batan Id
Calayan Id
Dalipiri Id
Camiguin Id
Fuga Id
Babuyan-Ibahos Id

700
400
700
400
700
--100
33 000

Cagayan:
Aparri-Lallo Area 7,000
Abulug
100
Gonzaga
300
Gattaran
3,100
Alcala
3,~ 0 0

Abra :
Bangued

Isabela:
Iligan
Cauayon
Echague

1,000
1,000
L
1 000

3,000
Idountain:
3

Hqr 9 - Phil??pine
Asin-Camp 4-sapit
Tebbo - Itogon
Baguio Trinidad
Atok Bontoc

3,100
2,700
1 100
4,000

3,600

143500

Nueva Vizca3-a:
Imugan
2,700
Kapintalan-Balete
Pass
4,300
Santa Fe
1,500
Kayapa-Aritao-Along3,OOO
Old Spanish Trail 1,600

13,100
Aggregate, Northern Lueon 50,600

DENSITY OF EJJEIa GROUIJD FORCES, CEIJTRAL LUZOF?

20 April 1945
Map

Ref. No.

Zambales :
Cabusilan Mts

2,5Oc

20 A p r i l 1945
(Cont 1 d )
Map
Ref. No.
Bataan :
I t . idatib

500

Bulucan :

IP0
Busung

Rizal:
1j[awa
h!t, Purro
St. Ines
Sampaloc

Batangas ;
&It.Ma1epunya
Tayabas :
Infanta
Mar c d i n o P t ,
Calauag
Aggregate, Central Luzon

DEJTSITP OF ENB;\IIY GROU15DFORCZS, SOUTBERLZT LUZOIJ

20 A p r i l 1945
XJaP
Ref. No,

Camarines Morte:
Dae t
Camrines Sur:
IVIt. Isarog
Albay :
Camalig

Aggregate, Southern Luzon

200

1 000
300
1,SOO

DEiJSTTY OF ENEXY GROUND FO?CES, VISAYAN AREA

20 A p r i l 1945
IIap
Ref. 110.

'

Panay :
Scattered

1,000

20 April 1945'
(cont 1 cl)
Map
Fief. Nor
8

Negros :
IJegritos-Sicaba Fks Area 8,000
Dumaguete
400
8,400
Cebu:
Buhisan
Talainban
Liloan

200

Bohol :

Aggregate, Visayas

DEIJSITY OF E!%j!IY

l-4> 100

GROUTJD FORCES, LHNDANAO ARSA

20 April 1945

DIap

Ref. Ro.
10

Adr u ~ a n :
Butuan Area
Surigao :
Lianga
Surigao

11

3ul~idnon
:
Impasugong Area
Malaybala y
Kibawe Area

1 000
1,850
2 000
9
4,850

Ifisamis 0rienta.l:
Cagayan
Tagoloan

12

Cotabato :
Kabacan
Sarangani Bay

13

Davao :
Davao City Area
Padada

,
2 000
750

8 000
43 000

12,000

14

Zamboanga:
Babi~an-Bunayang Area

15

Sulu Archipelago:

Aggrega

1,000

To Accompany Encl No 2
P e r i o d i c Smmary No .32
EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. Elements 55th IMB f a i l e d t o oppose i n i t i a l l a n d i n g ,

o p p o s i t i o n s u b s e q u e n t l y d e v d c p e d i n mountainous
interior.
Enemy r e p a a n t s continued i s o l a t s d d e f e n s e of s e l e c t ed t e r r a i n f e a t u r e s i n c o n j u n c t i o n wit!? f u r t h e r
northward withdrawals.
N i l oppos it i o n t o Malabang-Parang-C otababo landi n g s ; enemy withdrawal toward i n t e r i o r p o s i t i o n s
p r e s a g e s t y p i c a l defensc of e s t a b l i s h e d p o s i t i o n s .
~ i i thh e c o l l a p s e of h i s main d e f e n s i v e p o s i t i o n s
NIV of Cebu C i t y t h e enemy h a s withdrawn i n t o t h e
i n t e r i o r and N along E c o a s t .
I n e f f e c t u a l d e l a y i n g a c t i o n opposed o u r occupation
of north-western p l a i n a r e a , f o l l c w i n g which
s t u b b o r n d e f e n s e on i n l a n d N-S l i n e a p p e a r s t o be
developing,

A l l s i g n i f i c a n t organized resistance h a s ceased

s o u t h of Laguna de Bay and i n t h e Bicol; o n l y s
few i s o l a t e d p o c k e t s remain.
Enemy c o n t i n u e s s t u b b o r n r e s i s t a n c e i n Montalban
s e c t o r w i t h no i n d i c a t i o n of a n e a r l y withdrawal;
e v e n t u a l withdrawal from b o t h I f a r i k i n a Watershed
and I n f a n t a a r e a s i n d i c a t e d by i n c r e a s i n g number
of c o n t a c t s w i t h s m a l l J a p groups moving n o r t h
i n t o Dingalan Bay s e c t o r .
Stubborn r e s i s t a n c e , maintained by probab1.e r e p l a c e m n t of combat l o s s e s i n b o t h V i l l a Verde
~ r 2 i and
l B a l e t e P a s s s e c t o r s , c o n t i n u e s , Enemy
i s thorouglily committed t o t h e d e f e n s c .
R e s i s t a n c e t o o u r advances i n t h e approaches t o
Baguio i s weakening, p a r t i a l l y due t o eneny's
withdrawal of s t r e n g t h t h e r e f r o m t o t h e n o r t h
and e a s t of Baguio,

CEWTRAL

CHINA

MARIANAS

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e
0 .

*.

**

..

TDUK

0
0

,I
8

CAROLINE

* ISLANDS,

'

m
0

MARSHALL
ISLANDS

*+

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
S O U T H W E S T PACIFIC A R E A
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF

1-111: DAILY SUMMARY OF E N E M Y I N T E L L I G E N C E

IV: G-2 ESTIMATE OF T H E E N E M Y SITUATION
V: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
No.

1121.

DATE

29/30 - p r 1916

SOLO:.~O;TS:
1 . 2 o u ~ n i i i v i l l e : 22 L2r: 31 ainbush of udm s t r e n z t h encountered along 2uri1
a t a i?, i; Tol;inotu; un!:n nbr en l o c a t e d 27 mi S-. t o -3
r~ I322 Pora Pora.
1 4 ~ ! 1 ! GU1XZ.A:
2.Aitape-\iev1al<: 28 npr : Area along t r a c k 1-3/L mi S Boiken cleared; :nortar
f i r e rcvd 3 Kawain it; a r e a 2 xi t o 2 s mi X;'JZ IIapril: c l e a r ; p a t r o l c l a s h e s
appror, 2 x
i NX3:r Lake Imbi.
131~ILIPl'IiJES:
3.i:Endanao: a ) North Coast: 27/28 Apr: f l r i g a o province c l e a r of en; guerr
lznded uiopposed 'lagoloan and Baluarte; both t o m s iec- red. b ) CotabatoS 0i;lollay
Davao Sector : 27/28 Apr : Resis-Lance encountered f r e s t co 1
(2000 yds SSS Karlcar) on Sayre I i v ~ ; p t 56 xi i.J Karkar l a t e r reached witho u t contact; Digos a;zd Siiiaulian talten v s t l ~ o u tcoiltact; Tali!.cud I s l a n d
(Davao Gulf) secured. 1% 2 miles i.1 Santa Cruz reached w i t l ~ o u topposn.
c ) Zanboanga: 27/28 Apr : Z s t 50-100 Japs 5000 yds 3 Iihlayal (li c o a s t ) ;
s t r o n g r e s i s t a n c e encountered Sibago Id (i4Z ~ a s i l a n;) A n o r c o n t a c t s made
'ii c o a s t and 21 ai N Dohinob (TJ c o a s t ) .
4,cebu: 27/28 Apr: .3i engaged 3000 yds I?! Tanghi; 30 defeiicl fr p r e p r e d posns
6000 yfis EN2 Tabuelan; s c z t t e r e d c o n t a c t s made :;7 Cogon and Danao.
S.fJegros : 27/28 -4pr : P e r i c ~ c t e r ss u b j e c t e d t o n i g h t i n f i l t r a t i o n a-ttac!:~;
stronges-L opposn encountered S Ne:;;ritos; It r e s i s t a n c e encountered 1500
yds '!'! Palimyinon.
6 . ~ o l o :27/28 Apr : IJumerous s c a t t e r e d cont,acts rmde; s m i n f i l t r a t i o n p a t r o l s
a c t i v e during n i g h t I.JE iR Twatangas.
7.Luzon: a ) Eicol: 28/29 !i?r: P i l i (7 minj.
SZ Hags) and S z n t a . Rosa (9 mi lJ3
Naga) reached witnout contnc t ; organized r e s i s t a n c e Cituinan I i i l l (illbay
Frov) broken. b ) Southern Sector : 23/29 Apr: Key posns ibt Lalepuqro
occupied; s e v e r a l e:i yjocl;ets overrun; Jags s t i l l occupy posns 6000 yds
S A o . c ) C e n t r a l Sector: 23/29 Apr: Appro-); 150 Jays f o o t n i l l s IS
Porac (approx 3 xi. T;T.?ii Sa,n Fernalida); I:'% Paca~va~gan
ca t d a:;ainst stubborn r e s i s t a n c e ; Ja;x digging defensive posns high ground overlooking
r i v e r and 2 c o a s t shore l i n e $ m i SSE Xniray 13 xouth. d ) I.ior-thern Sect o r : 28/29 Apr: Trinidad e n t e r e d unopposed; numerous Jap s t r o n g p t s
platoon 'skreng-th l o c a t e d alony-; t r a i l s 2000-b000 yds {ii' and !il,J"f Trinidad;
paiirols reached B2i 6~ (500 yds SE Camp John Hay); p a t r o l s t o Topside
(5000 yds EIJE ~ a g u i o )rmde only s c a t t e r e d con-t3.c-ts; 100 Japs contacted
3200 ;ds SSS Tuba; p a t r o l s searching a r e a near Ec?lun-Sapit-Ealas'oas (SE
C a q 3 ) f o u i d s m unoccupied bivouacs; Tebbo reached vitliou'c opposn; T i r e
rcvd fr t o p of H i l l 157 (3200 yds I;j'lJir' Imugan); ell activrilq i n c r e a s e d P'!
s l o p e s 2R Ixugan; s t r o n g p t s s t i l l iiold out along Iiwy 5 bT and I\Pd Kc~pintal a n advance t o 200 yds Iu'E ?iapintalan and a t t a c k ISd toviards B a l e k Pc?ss
n e t klv~
opposn; s t r o n g r e s i s tancc k200 yds EiC3 Xapintalan continues ;
illuch 90mn rnortar and i u t c n s c 1 6 f i r e rcvd.

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dE,ZTMZTY IS:
1.iJanus : ?Jig>t 28/29 Apr: (Yurt11 ~ p t:) 2 en torpedo a/c attacked dry-dooks;
no dac,~t o ships 8.. no personnel cas; planes attacked f r '? too l 0 7 i f o r radar
BORI\JZO :
2.7.1 Coast: 28 !+r: 2 en Fs obsvd viar?ing up on sod s t r i p 3 of Pontianlk (a-211
JAVl? :
3.Ge3cral: a ) Fhotos 21 Apr : Soereba ja, 7 TE a/c, 3 Tpts ,. 9 Ps; lbrokremb ) Fhotos 16 Kpr: Pcral: a/d,
bancan i;aval A i r Station, 1 4~F/B, 6 F/PS.
15 ~ p c ~ r t i o n a/c
a l ( i n c l 3 Tpts, 4 T2 B s & 8 FS); Conajoran a/d, 30 Fs t:
TT: 3s
l'::ILI;3JI:: t;s :
4. A,zndanao: 29 -<;r: Fadnda a i r f i e l d (Davao) capturzd by ~ r c !:?orccs.
--.
.L:U.YA :
5. o i n p q o r e : 2 r : Single a;grcssivc i ~ u l t i - c n s i n e en a/c encountcrod by
B-24 search plane 125 ni T
i Sin~a-pore;12231.
'j'xaTCE I'JJO C,iii.J]~
:
6.Saigon: 29 i"pr: N i l i n t c ~ t n16 +30s swicp Caigon a/&; 3 parked 2/c (poss
dwfzlges) on aau ;Jot only en sigliting; f r i e n d l y planes picked up b ~ ron
r a d m 2 -trac!:ed. i n t o S a i ~ o n jnoon.
CBIZJLL:
7,Amoy: 29 Lpr: 7 e n Ijs obsvd on ~Lqoya i r f i e l d ,
8.S~;nghai: i;ii;?.t 23/29 A p : AA s h o t d o v , ~1 of 4 b l i n d Es ; inter! 3 acc A3
f r shore h destroyer ~ s c o r ti n r i v ~ r ;1 plnnc holcd 18 tiiiles S s e t on fire.
9.Gcncral: 28 i.pr : En a/c d c s t bj 114th ili? uiacl; 19-25 =ipr: Dcst 1, prob 0,
darn 4.
lL"~idSZ1SEOTO :
10,Okinava: a ) 26 Apr: TP 58 s h o t down 32 eii a/c over O!iinzvia 2 Xikai; f r
22-27 Aplpr, TF 58 r ~ i 19
s a d d i t i o n a l en a/c des-L, Total 10h cll a/c ddct
by TF 51 during period 2h001/27 t o 24001/28 iiprj 74 b~0fl.P; str.tion ship
a t Kcralm h i t a d d ship by suicide, hvy dc7.1~; sev other v s l s nr nusscd bjbo:nb ."i s d c i d c s ; en a/c d u r i q iiight 2 ~ / 2 8Apr sh~oweds i g n l l s si!iXila~ t o
f r i e n d l y IFF. b ) ivight 27/23 i p r : Total 2 5 en a/c d e s t p l u s 2 prob.
1
: 20 A-;r: Single en F ntte.rpting t o r a n PBi1 35 n i ' i d Tolcuilo I d shot
clovfii by F4:'; 16151,
JAPAN :
12.:<pshu: a ) 2hotos 2 r
443 o!>erotional
. c b t n/c+- .on B a/ds ( ~ ~ a n o y a ,
:<nno;ra 7 , ii-yakonojo, . J<ushira, Snelci, ~ l ~ j r a z a k i.;ltts~a:larz
,
5. Tonitd:a)
b) 2 p r :Jil to
- -.::lad cn a i r ,opi;osn t o 108 B-29s bombing 6 a/ds (K~.noya,
;<ushira. I;u.qi, i~1.3ra~aki,
i & ~ z k & a j ~ '&I<ol;ubu); bombing v i s u a l f r 12,00016,500'; 3 B-29s &ssing.
13. Shikolcu: a ) Photos 20 ~ p:r 94 opcrativu c b t a/c on X a t s ~ y a :::~a/d.. b )
iJhotos 27 t p r : 106 o p c r a t i m c b t a/c on sa:m a/d.
Ilr.Iionahu: i'hotos 20 i p r : ( p a r t i a l covcmge) : a) Totai 367 operative cbt s/c
on Xrgm?ignh2ra E Suzui:a n/ds (iiago2-a). b ) Total 157 operative c b t a/c
on iZisnrazu, Slioun 21 Yokota a/ds (Tokyo iirca); n i l a/c Osmia, I(isnrazu
S/T' Sin.
C,:i~TI?'iLL33'LC19iC :
1S.Ulit:ci: 28 bpr: 211 rcn :l/c s h o t dam by FLU a t 29,000'.
16,T i : 5.( 2 r : 1 3' 6 1 u / i SE a/c obsvd dcpartiag southui~~rd
by
recco; 2t;n I d a i r s t r i p opcmiional, b ) 28 h r : 4 on F/?s obsvd
3% s/:
b ~ s eC: 1 4i:F//B a t Dublonlj ?/PS took o f f 2 headed liortn.
p.

EOfiTCZQ :
2.Sandal:en: 26 Apr: 1 (1001) r i n r b o a t , 2.5 ni S2; s t r a f e d O l e f t burning.
.j.Dnrvel 3 q r : 28 iipr: Destroyed 1 v s l ( 3 0 0 ~ )1~lugger; 2 l i g h t e r s rcadered
u~iserviceable
h.Tnr;!can:
a ) 28 ilpr: Destro:od 1 riverboat, dirm2,gsd 1 bsrgc, 80 ni Sxi;i.
b)
28 Apr: 1 luggcr d:.mgcd, 50 mi 1:.
FOE 10SA :
5.F' Coast: 27 Apr: 250 xed s i z e d sarnpzns, 40 nl of Tnasui, crs Sii.

6.Toshicn: 20 I'L;~: S t r a i c d 6 junks, 2 nbandoncd, iS~i.

7.Keclung: a ) 28 :\pi": 1 :iospital ship, 1 0 li 55E of Iiiru~,c r s i?,ix'r. bl) 29
p : 1 f r c i ~ h t c r(300/1000~), 1 f r e i 3 t c r (150/300~), 10 ni ES3 Kiru~,
bor.~bodt s t r a l e d ; 1 l e 2 t ~ r e c k c don b ~ n c h , 1 burnin; furiously. c ) 29 Lpr:
1 I 10-torkozt or notor torpedo boat straxcd, 20 m i SY; Kirun.
~ q ? ~12;j
; )oc ~CS1ijiL:
8 . S ~ ~ i g oArea:
n
29 Lpr: 1 freiglitcr ( 7 0 0 0 / 1 0 , ~ ~ i 0 i~n) Kong l a i R; 1 burning
freighter-Iqt (2/4500~) i n 502 Fa,e R,
IL;i,': Id.
g,:culin Gay: 29 LL;7r: B:1'i)t)ty.
lO.SI~angh;i Area: 28 '~pr: 1 poss d t s t r o y c r escort, 6 u / i vsls.
11.,Svatovi: a ) L k g schooners, 12 l r g junks s t r a f z d ; 2 junlcs strzfad, 10 n i
of: 5kra.tuw. b ) 27 Lpy: 6 f r e i g h t e r s (type doubtful); 2 bomb b i t s , 1 passible,
12.i.hcao: 29 f ~ p : ~2' : l r g jd;s, 4.0 n i s, l e f t sinking; 2 l r g jlml;s, 45 xi %E
l e f t sinliing
13*ic:1oJT: 2 j : 4 froightors, 6 gunboats, 3 destroyers, 2 ste.;lhoats, 1
h o s p i t a l silip,
1i;IJSEI ~&OTO:
14.0kinawc: a ) 28 q r : Surfme uiiits destroyed 8 suicide boats, b ) 28 Apr:
i,Kdget sub pens disco-mrcd, containing 6 vmcckc.d SUSS,
:
1
r e : 28 r : Bcttleship ( a r u n n ) now ilcs f l i g h t deck on s t m n ; A
converted b n t t l ~ s h i pno longer a t i?pr 1 3 posn LC i s u n l o c a t d . 1 c a r r i o r
(Unryo c l a s s ) at l/Iutsuho Jilz., caiaouflaged. 1 l i g h t c r u i s c r (ilgano c&nss)
prcviov.sly unlocatcd noT;f a t Ya Shin._. 1 e s c o r t c a r r i e r ( ~ a i : , oc l a s s )
formerly st iJis:iinani ~ h i n a(13
' !lpr) now n t K u ~ ~ c . 18 dostroyrrs a t Kurc
and Ya Shim; a l s o a t Kurc: 18 subs ( i n r - d c ) 3 old ? i v ~c r u i s e r s , 1
h o s p i t a l ship, 9 aerchznt v s l s (35,000T); a t Zta Shi-m: 1 c l d h c 2 cruise;.
~
spd 25, 200 '?i 3 1inn;chovr B ~ J T .
16,cast Chin2 Sea: 29 A-r: 1 destroyer c r s
fi

lili

.-

li ~ u b a r yof t h e Z n e ~ jSituation,
a. Activi-ties i n F o n a r d i c e a s :

I$ortliern Philippines :
,Xtdc;
T,uzon: In S Luzon and tho Bicols, no s i g n i f i c a ~ tcontacts
o r p ~ n i z o dresistance broken but i s o l a t o d pockeLs renain 3 of Camlig (AXbay) alld i n ;it i,jal;p=lyo i i i l l :mss 3 h y n a de Ea~i. ;!inor cow-tcr::t%ac%s
vrcro repulsed i n :it Pac21mLj a i ~ area, 3 of i,.bnila. P a t r o l clash v i c Tacbiban 3-3/4 ni 53 of Ipo. Defcnscs possibly under construciion i3 coast 9
L i t t l e c h ~ n g oV i l l a Vi-rdc T m i l a r m ;
1.Liles SSE of 3:dray ;iiver noui;h.
son2 ene.ny- observed s (xiling i h m s e l v o s i n caves; increased a c t i v i t ' ~seen
Y i slopes jlib Imga,n. I s o l a t e d strong points s t i l l hold out \i a i d ?.N'02
Intenso rosis$c;ncc i X t 2% iiiilcs 2,113 of 201m. In
,
(
7 5).
&cuio area, Trinidad entored with no oppositiori j n u x r o u s strong poi3'i.s
on t r a i l s 2000-11000 yds :.i a d :j{I.?d 02 v i l l a g e . Topside, 3 x i l e s Ei?E Dc~guio
roached; only s c n t t e r @ d contacts. Clashes co:~i;inuc 1-2 miles SSE Tuba.
Southern-Ccntral Philippines:
a
: XSt cncmy co contactsd 2000 yds SS% of Iiar!car Srolco contcct. Bridges &stroy& t h i s area. iio s i g n i f i c a n t contacts Davao co;istd.
s e c t o r ; s ~ v o r n lgun positions Santa Cruz arka nbandor.ed. On Zacibomga,
%inor contacts
continued Pi coast; e s t i m t s d 50 t o 100 ~ n e q y3 miles E of
a
. rzdada a i r s t r i p cc?ptu.red.
Cebu: Scatt;red contacts :?ado 'ii of Cog011 and Dawo 2nd lI~2r3~12:isan
~ 6 1 i . s.,>LA
scservoir. In t h e A, d n o r deffnsive positions encountered
of Tangki.
of 'l'a2buclal; c o ~ ~ t a c continued
ts
3000 yds
Bi:jros: Several night i n f i l t r a t i o n a t t a c k s repulsed; strongest renistnncc n e t . 3 of iicgritos, h e n 7 s t i l l maintains defenses- slopcsV-bP:
K i l l 3155. Light
..-. rssista,nce n e t 1 1 17 of Pclixpino, L h m y e t e sector.
yew Guillea : &nor contacts 1 j/b dies S :<arz3ro:, ( h g ' SCC~OI.)
~
; SO35
:aortnr f i r e roceivcd 3 of iJaiva.in Xiver. p a t r o l clashes tool; place 2 n i l e s
IJf,Tii of J,ake h b i , i h p r i k area.
anbush u r i n t a ilivor 1; of Tokinotu i n e f i e c t i v c :
Ecjugainville:
siielling continucs,

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Activities i n Rear Areas:

Java: 26 operational en a/c photo! d 2 1 Iipr,
Saigon: ~ iintcptn
i
1~-38s,
China: Inten, acc it', i?t Shanghai; 7 en Bs a t b o y ,
Oicinam: 104 en a/c dest by TF 51; 32 by TI' 50; t o t a l 25 en d c dcst
night 27/28 3pr,
Kyushu: 443 operative cbt a/c on 0 a/ds (28 Lpr); s l opposn t o 108
B-29s bonbing 6 a/&.
Honshu: 367 operativc cbt a/c on 2 Nagoya aids; 157 a/c on 3 Tokyo a/ds.
Truk: 5 en a/c obsud.
c. Identifications: 1st Bn, 74th Inf (30th ~ i v ) ;docuqents taken from
732nd Naval Air Unit; documents capt&ad en.ehy off ice;, fl of i:abacan.
ured v i c i n i t y Digos,
d, Vieather: Formosa air s t r i k e s cancelled.

2. Conclusionsr
a, Enemy Capabilities :
Oocrations on J&indwao :
(1) Def ense of Uindanao :
(a) Defense of the Davao lipproaches
(b) Defense of the Central Idndanao Approaches,
Operations on Luxon:
(2) Defense of t h e Ipo Area,
Operations None t h e China Coast:
(3) Increase of Small Craft Traffic.
Operr?tions i n t h e Empire:
(4) Disposition of Fleet Units,
( 5 ) Fotcntiltl Air Operations,

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(1) Def ens e of Mindanao :

&a) Defense of the Davao ;;pproachcs: The goncral trend of s m l l
scale ineffective rcar guard actions continued during 29 April as 19th Infantry elements noved up the Davao G u l l coast t o Astorgn, appradnatcly 1/3
the distance bot~fcenD i ~ o sand Davao, Possibly supplemcntiil,c the indicated
eneqy n o r t h ~ v a ~withdrawal
d
overland, our PTs observed four cne~:iybarges en
route nor'ch off Sari* Cruz on 28 bpxil. 11 f u r t h e r dcvcloprncnt around Bvao
i t s e l f , i s disclosed i n an undated captured cneig document 1*~11ich
indicates
t h a t su2plics a r e being novcd inland f r o n t h e capiLal c i t y . 'Phis trnnsfer of
sujjplios i n ccnjunction with e a r l i e r g u s r r i l l a rcports of enefigr troop s h i f t s
t o the Talofm River aren, plus $he presently cncountcrcd dclaying actLon subs t a n t i a t e s the already indicated enery intention of defending i n i t i a l l y before
Davao and subsequently i n the interior. Further, clthough thiia i s thlo f i r s t
suaeestion of an evacuation f r o n Davso City, a strong defense of t h e t o m 1s
s t i l l open t o question,
(b) Defense of the Central E4indarno 2~pproaches: Elcncnts of -Vfle
124th Ina.ntry continued t o advance north on the Sayre :-1igh$ay against l i g h t
encay r c s i ~ t ~ ~ n ca et ;l a s t report, advance groups w r e 4* n i l c a north of K2,rlczr.
F o l l o u ~ n gthe skirnish with the e s t h t e d con.any on 27 April., cont2c.t was
conpletcly broken b~ the eneny. The next morning, our a r t i l l c r y took an enerly
soutlibound colum uncler f i r e and successfully dispersed it. Investigation
of the 1 2 enerpr counted deaE (evidence of nany others having bccn rounded)
identified the 1st Ba,ttalion and possibly tho 2nd Battalion, '74th Infantry
(30th Division). Thc 2nd and 3rd Battalions ( l a t t e r ~ r c v i o u s l yi d m t i f i c d
i n t h i s sree) have b ~ a nc a - r i e d bcti~rcenIiabacan m d :.hlaybalay, but thc 1 s t
vas formerly i n d i c s t ~ dt o be i n We Sarangani area. Won the prcliainzry
and fragmentary reports, it would appe2.r as if clencnts of t h e ].st Battalion
have succeeded i n evacul.ting Szrangani and t h a t Cia 31-4, for:mrly situated
i n tile 2,hlaybbalay sector, nay have displaced sonc troops t o the south; the
2nd carried north of Iciba-tre, ~ x expected
s
t o be contacted i n force herer
Tentstfvoly, it i s concluded t e a t the bulk of tho 74th Infantry i s now deployei
astride t h e Sayre Hi&hTayand my cngage i n continuing dclaying actions northvmrd toward pcs s i b l e strong def ens ivc pcs i t i o n s i n the Ononoy-Eibawe area
wit11 a f i n a l defense suggested i n the ldalaybalay area,
Indications of defensive preparations i n the Ihlaybslay
sector have been received fron a c i v i l i m -iJilo s t a t c s t h a t Jap troops and
c i v i l i a n s a r c evacuating the t o ~ ma r e a tavard the e a s t i n t o the rilouiltains via

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the S i l a c t r a i l , A s
avo been observed
cnenyrs 2osition on
toward Iibnogok and L i
the indicated com.nding t e r r a i n f e a t u r e s would give him an clement of control
over the high~vayand would a l s o serve a s a f i n a l d efense area comparzble t o
those already encountered i n other Philippine Island operations. 11%present
it appcnrs t h a t t h i s area m y develop i n t o one, i f not t h e m j o r eneny defense
zone f o r h i s f i n a l stand in north-centr3.1 I.&ndnnaor (Sce Ehclosure Roe 1 )

Opcrations on Luzon:
( 2 ) Defense ,of the Ipo k e a : Recent i n f o r m t i o n concerning troops
located i n the Ipo arca was obtaincd from a EJ capturod 10,000 yards northwcs t of :Jontalban, According t o him, the ICal-$ashi:% IIeidan (Group) i s c oi~poscd
of LITQ m i d i n g rcginents (one of which i s t h e provisional Tonono f o r c e cons i s t i n g of three bnttnlions) and two combat battalions. The i n f o m a t i o n t h a t
tlirec b a t t a l i o n s c or-lposc the Torilono force conf iras a previously captured
The 3-i e s t i m t c d
sketch m p t h a t disclosed three b a t t a l i o n CPs i n i t s are:.
the strength of the Tonono force a t 1,400, Ilssudng the second raiding
reginent %o be apgroxiclately thc s m e size, and t h e two conbat b ~ t t ~ l i o nofs
~ v e r z g er e l a t i v e s-br~ngth,t h e e n t i r e group would nd;e up a conparable strcngth
t o the t o t a l strcnzth indicated i n a recently captured document (about f i v e t o
s i x b a t t a l i o n s ) t o be i n the area. O u r p a t r o l s operating i n t h e area have
rc2orted t h a i a l t l i o ~ ~ ghe
h has vie11 prepared defcilsive positions, t h e ene~iy
dous not occupy n l l of then all. tllc ti!:^^, an inbicztion t l u t the f i v e t o s i x
b a t t a l i o n strciigth e s t i n a t e m y be f a i r l y close. These reports would a l s o
suggest tbt tho present forces i n thc Ipo area w e n siceleton force t o
construct, i n , u v e and protcct thc defcnses and do not conprise the e n t i r e
fighting force t h e cnerhlymy eventually onpl.oy t o defcnd the sector (See
Sxnnary 1UO)r
Thc Ffl f u r t h e r s t a t e d t h a t one of t h e col-ibat battalions; (;";brap
~ a ' ~ t a l j . o n~) m sd i r c c t l y 1,md~rthe Group Headqusrters and bnr~dledt h e c c!nl;~uni c a t i o n s ffor1c f c r the Headquarters, In view of t h i s f n c t , it i s probable the
u n i t i s coriposcd i n l a r g e p a r t of signal troops,
It is possible t h e two raiding reginents and two corribat b a t t a l i o n s
i d e n t i f i e d by a W t o be i n the Ipo area mlce up :lost of t h e strength i n the
area a t the present, vrhich a previousljr captured dociflent indicated. t o be a t
about f i v c t o s5.n b a t t a l i o n s , !iltho~lgh t:ieir r.~ekcupi s provisio~ial, Cnc eneqT
has t h c p o t e n t i c l mans t o c f f c c t a stubborn defense i n t h e rugged Ipo t e r r a i n .
Thc c ~ ~ r r e passivc
nt
a t t i t u d c i s not c o n ~ t r u c dt o indicate a weakly held or
evacu?:bed scctor, ( ~ c e'&closure NO* 2).
Operations d o n g the China Coast:
(3) Increase of S m l l Craft Traffic: I n f o r m t i o n from China sourccs
indicates th?,-:as of 10 April 3 enen7 g b b o a t s from Shanghai had been assizned
t o f n c i l i J ~ z t erequisitioning junks and l a r g e f i s h i n g boats t o run b c t ~ r m n
Shnnghai and Porixosa. Recent Sightines by our search a/c tend t o conr'irn t h a t
the eneig i s placing an incrcnoing reliance on such c r a f t , not only betv~cen
Fornosa and the lai inland, but a l s o alone t h a t s e c t i o n o i t h c coast f r o n
iiongKong nortliviard 'LO Sliayhai. 2.t iridday, 27 April, 25'0 r~ediunsmlpans
viere sighted heading Si; 40 .xilcs ofishore of 1EJ Formsa. During the n i ~ h tof
28/29 Aprilr somcli a/c s t r a l c d 6 junks 1r":I of Toshien, 4 l a r g e schooners,
lk l a r g e junlcs i n v i c i n i t y of Svntovi, 4 l a r g c junks S of Ihcao, 2 off Hainan.
Sizc m d t o n n a ~ cof jui?cs v m y w i d e 4 , ran<ging i r o : ~p o s s i b u 50 gross ton t o
B'J a larel'ec-scale e:lployxent of t h i s t~ypec r a f t , liriiich a r c
300 gross ton.
apparently available i n l a r g e nunbers alung the China coz.st, the cnezv can
continue t o swZ~p1y
h i s garrisons along the Ginhg. coast and For:2osn vrk~ercuse
he can
of sizcablc r-~crchantu n i t s i s no longer feasible. 11% tllc sane ti?%,
be expected t o run i n an occasional ccnvoy, such a s sighted a t kloy on 29 April
consisting of 4 freighters, 6 gdnboats, 3 destroyers, 2 stealboats.
Operations i n the Eqpire:
(4)Disposit&on of F l e e t Units: Ne~ri n t e r p r e t a t i o n reports have
been received of pliotographs taken on 23 L p r i l of the Kwe area ~jllere irqjortant units of tllc Japanese f l e e t llavc r e c c n t l y been located, prob~7~bly
due t o
%he superior r e p a i r f e c i l i t i c s in t h i s aroa. The BE l-I?LT:UIdi'L was r e c e n t l y
reported t o be undergoing repnirs o r construction, and the l a t e s t reports
indicate it t o be t h e l a t t e r a s the I-L;RUIS?L now has a f l i g h t deck on the s t e r n .
It I s d i f f i c u l t t o understand the conversion of even an oldcr battleship i n t o

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an Ilcrrlaphrodite i n a s f ~ u c has the IS and EYUGr!

A Prisoilcr cf ' 'ar interrogat h o r o q h k i s s t i s f a c t c r y i n activc erit.agc. zcnts
t i o n ([:radcd only C-3) leads t o tllc belief th2.t p r i o r t o :?o?.c-zbcr 19& antia i r - c r a f t i n s t z l l n t i o l i s on t1-LC
f l i ~ h deck
t
of the XCV-DB's have rcndereci then
unsuitable f o r lau:ic!iing md neccssitatin; tlic c a t q u l t i n g of the planes,
The ACXiO c l a s s CL ~;hosc~ h ~ r e a b o u h?s
t s bccn udcns~,ni s nosr
Irilo~mt o 13c at Yc? Shi:la i n the Iyo Sca, and the CTJZILIIPO previously a t
i;ishino,.ii Shi.,za i s nOiJ a t I ~ L E ~ ,
It i s of i n t e r c s t t o lezvrn t l i a t o f 18 DDs a t Kure and Pa. Shi.:a.
15 a r e or" t h e -BTSU c l a s s . This c l a s s of destroyer i s p r k l a r i l y an cscort
vessel ancl not a f l e e t clestroycr l i k e tlle ena.ly's TET,IITSUI;I & :.FUBUi<Ic l a s s
I
destroyers vrith t h e i r 8-5" and 6-51' ivbin b a t t e r y rcspcctively.
Tllc ;lTSU clnss i s 3201
330' in len-th, and c n r r i c s 3-5~/1~0
c a l i b e r d u d purpcsc guns, Due t o -t;!ie f a c t t a t t h i s c l e s s llas no co::plicatcd d c s i ~ l ior equip:mn'c problc-IS, t h e encrq- i s esti;etcd t o have corii~loted
ap-21-uxirntelg 27 ui1i.t~i n 19L4, a nxiber o i wkich 11a.m already been sun!:.
The si$lting or" thcsc lBTSU c l a s s destroyers f u r t h e r substontiatcs ~fi1a.t has
previously b a n suspected thlct cf the c s t b a t e d 25-30 dcstroyars i n the B.lpire
only a l i s ~ i t e dnwzbcr a r c capaSle cf el'fectivc use i n a f l e e t action,
fllt:lou$l t;icsc reports slzovr ~-lcvc,~cnt
of t h e ISE, it docs not
d e f i n i t e l y xean t h a t slie i s now ready f o r i x e d i a t c action nor the &lRT?:I1
with i t s c o n v c r t ~ df l i ~ h deck,
t
and no s i ~ l l i f i c a i z tincrcasc i l l the cnc?;~ s
ca.~m'bilitiesi s indicatcd,

5 ) P o t e n t i a l A i r Operations: On 20 -4pril a t o t : ~ lof 443 operntive

conbat a i r c r a i t wcrc photogrnphcd by 9-29s or, 8 IC~yushuairdro-?cs. The day
before 520 operative corl'uat n i r c r a f t wcrc phctographcd on 13 drc--1~s. Ihotographs of 21/22 April--tho :lost c o q l c t a covcrago y ~ attair1c:cj--sbn7red
t
776
operative co-~bata i r c r a f t on 2 1 I~:.usi?u yirdro-~c-s ,
Tkere a r e over 50 a c t i v e a i r d r o les on ;;;~ushu. Of t!iis nu:lbcr
a t one t i n e or znothcr since l a s t Decc:lber, 30 c$ these drores have bcen
~ i h o t o g m ~ h csd h c ~ in2ividu2ll;r
~ ~ i ~
i r o : ~ t o 352 a i r c r a f t . T'ne l n t t c r i i m b ~ r ,
t i ~ cl a y e s t nu-lbcr sho7,n on any sin:;le f i e l d , i m s on Icanoya 12 April,
- The 12s-t ti-le 1 7 dror~csnot inclucled i n t h e 21/22 covcra~:;c l n r c
~hoio;r?.phecl ( a l l since 18 c
5 ) tiicy showed a t o t n l of b21 a i r c r a l t .
ilonc of 'dile above ;.hoto~ra;,l;liccoveraze has been 100;;; on so:~c of the d r a l c s
i t hc?s beell a s X o ~ ai s 50 perccnt. I f t o t!ic 976 opcrativc co.-zhat c?..ircr::ft
d c f i n i t ~ l yshovm on 21 d r o , ~ c s21/22 AjrLL i s added thesc! 421 a i r c r a f t e,-.rlicr
photo~rqiliedon the 1 7 ndditioncl drc us, t h i s ;ivcs a t c t a l 02 1397 co,lbit
ogarativc n i r c m 3 on the ;:pshu f i c l ' i s a s of 21/22 iipril. Latest photo:,rap:ls
of the T i e l d s photc;rar;lcd oil 21/22 f ~ p ~s!lo~r
i l only a sli$lt rc;.d.ucticn i i l t!rc
nuqber of a i r c r a f t , A s a conscrvativc f i f u r e , -ti.lcrcforc, Wlc cnc:qr :lay nol;
have 'oet~recnL200 a;id 1500 operativc coxbat a i r c r a f t on h i s lQ??shu airfielcls.
Phot0i;raphs of 28 kpril a l s o si~owcd94 aircraft on one Shi4olti a i r Latest c ~ i p l e t cc o v c r ~ ? .of
~ c the Iic~shu
dro:le and 367 on two clro!ncs a t jk:;oya.
dro:lcs (22 iipr) sho-;ad 852 opcrativc co;!~Sat a i r c r a f t on 14 airfields
less
l a t e s t p l ~ ~ covera
to
cs,
tixm i l ~ l r "of t n e principcl Honsllu ~ F r d r o ~ ~ c Tliesc
s,
imoxi31cte as -they are, s h o ~ ;a t o t a l of apprc;d:xitely 2 700 operative co -152.t
a i r c s a f t , rsrl1ic:1 i s substmtiall-J higher t h v l l a t e s t meny a i r sJ6inen@i:e s t i - n t c
Sincc 21/22 i ~ p r i lthe e o c r g !x-s -lade no l a r g e sc:~le at'cac!:~
against our Olcinmra forcos, co:npzr?.ble t o tl~risev i d e on 12 m d 16 i.prj-1. On
t h e night cf 21/28 1Lpril and cluria;: the day of tho 28th, cpcrcdic ~ . t t ~ c l ,Yri:rc
rs
v.ladc invol~:i;ir,: :eyhqm 150 t o 200 a i r c r a f t . dssu-:in2 50;: s ~ r v i c o n b i l i t y -m t s ,
the enci-ly therclore lay have about 7OC opemtivi. co-(oat nircya:ct i n IPplsllu a l o r
which, assu.liic x n i j operating fectors, could bo uscd af;?.inst iribn.'ly i s r c e s
a t O!:ina?i~a
I: l a r g e ~ u q b a -of these aircr2:'t, fv.rthcrnorc, arc bein'. Yield ~t
Kanogo and other clro!~es -?rhich a r e used for stz:;ing a i r c r s f t att2cking our
our f a s t ct?rricr slrilces and B-29 r a i d s nost of l;he
f ~ r c e s , I.Totl;~it]lstai?dir~g
g)-dslm &-o::les -re s t i l l operltional and t?iese l a r g e n u ~ b e r sof operativc airc r a f t constitu.te a steading t h r e a t a f a i n s t cur forces. Wring thc B-29 raids,
co:iaf~dcra:2jlanu;:lbc;-s of these Kyushu a i r c r s f t h2ve bccn ~bservcid~Zrborne
obviously f o r prct:ction n ~ n j m a tt11e irar bci:ios r h i c h r a c e n t l y have b : . ~used
5-293, TTory fel;j of t h e e i r b o n o a,ircrnft :lave -%tacked the B-23s and
b;airtli:: a-29 ~ > c t o ~ r ~ i._:"vc
~ : ~ ;silo~irn
s
relaJ6ive1y f c ; ~a i r c r a f t dcstrcysd 011
j7cssj.ble, t h e r a t i o of a i r c r a f t observed i.n Qic a i r i n -e!ic
c'zx:es. ...
v i c i n i t y cf p a r t i c ~ f i a rdrones t o t:?csc-: obssrved or shovm on the srcund has
soei.led
s ~ ~ 3 p o itile
- t strength

1s

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t

21

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Due t o operating f c c t o r s unknown the eneny

o t been able
t o make cqcrcnt use of l a r g e n u ~ b e r sof these operative a i r c r z f t . Inasmuch,
however, as tllere i s no assurance tln3.t som or a11 of such d i f f i c u l t i e s m y
not be overcome, these l a r g e nmbers of a i r c r a f t , s-tanding.8practicz11yunnolcsted, c o n s t i t u t e a foruidable t h r e a t against the succcss of our Okinam
and perhaps subsequent operations*

-b.

Relative Probabilities:
1) Defense of LBndanao: The t r a n s f e r of supplies and e a r l i e r g u e r r i l l a
reports of hoop s h i f t s t o the Talono River area, he^ coupled with the
presently encountered dclayilig action along the Davao G u l f coast, substantiates
the already indicated eneay i n t e n t i o n of defending initiall-J before Davao and
s ~ ~ b s e q u e n t li yn the i n t e r i o r . I n north-central lilindcnao it appears t h a t
the 1,ialaybala.y area nay develop i n t o onc, i f not t h e r.xi joy enemy def cnse zone
f o r h i s firlal stand,
( 2 ) Defense of the Ipo Area: It i s possible the two raiding r e g i ~ l e n t s
and two comb-cd by a l3i t o be i n the Ipo area m k c up
nost of the s t r e n f t h i n t he area a t the present, v~hiclia previously captured
d o c x ~ e n tindicated t o bc a t about f i v e t o s i x b a t t a l i o n s , Althou'zh t h e i r
,%kc up i s previsional, tlie enexy hns the p o t e n t i a l means t o cfZec-t; a stubborn
defense i n the yuggcd Ipo t e r r a i n , The c ~ w r c n tpassive a t t i t u d e i s not cons t r u e d t o indLccl.i;c a vrcakly I ~ c l dor e v a c u t e d sector,
(3) Increase of S m l l Craft ,Traffic: By a, l a r g e s c a l e exploynent or
junks and othcr s1lalL c r a f t , which i s new il2parent along the China coast,
the cneny can continue t o supply liis garrisons d o n g t k e China coast and i n
Formosa
(4) Dispos:i.tiin of Fleet Units: m i l e new photogrnpliic interpretaJcion
reports indicate sonc novelllent of f l e e t u n i t s vdthin the Einpirc, t h e condition
of the u n i t s and t h e i r dispersion m i l i t a t e s against tile possj-bility of an
irmecliate f l e e t s o r t i e .
( 5 ) Poteptial A i r Operations: A t o t a l of sone 1400 operative conbat
a i r c r a f t sl.lovm by l a t e s t pliotogrc?phs on Kyushu airdrones c o n s t i t u t e a continuicg forr*lidable tlireat against the success of our Okinawa and perhaps
subsequent operations,

Special care mst be taken t o insurc the secrecy of t h i s document,

Informtion contained herein t;rill not be c i r c u h t e d or reproduced beyond
t h e Staff Section t o which it i s addressed, l?hen not a c t u a l l y i n use,
t h i d docuznent i s t o kept i n a safe and i s chargeable t o the custody of an
380-5, 15 ;larch 1944, and Stmding G-perat5.n~Procedure
Officer, See
Instructions No, 14, 14 ;,hrch 1944, r e p r d i n g s e c u r i t y Classifications,

1. 29 Apr:

Against only s c a t t e r e d ei-iemy resistarlcc,

advance elements 19th f i ~ freached a
point 2 :?liles MN9 Santa Cruz; lfgli'cly dcfended road bloc!< engaged 1,000 yds iJE
of ~'atulangon.

2.

Four ;?ossiblc cnemy barges obscrved by

PTs moving north 1,000 y& o f f S m t a
Cruz

28 Apr:

3.

29 Apr : Guerrillas report TaZicud Id, S.,?S s m l

Id, c l e a r of Jays.

Undated captured encmy doc~ilcntiiidicates t h a t sui3pl5.e~a r c being moved inland from Davao.

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On Apr 29:
1, Defcnscs a t Xapatalan ovsrrun by our forces
only d n o r contacts made by p a t r o l s moving up Infanta Road.
2.

C i v i l i a n froin v i c b of l b s u n g i t Roclc rep o r t s Japs in arca moving N toward Santa

Ines i n groups of about 20.

g a n yds ESE
3 , All. peaks on Ilt P ~ ~ c ~ ~ r a(3,000

of j,lontalban) were clearcd of $he enemy

by the 2nd Bn, 145th Inf; the f e w Japs
renaining S!i of i;&ri!;ina R a r e now s c a t t e r ed.

i report
4. P

i n d i c a t e s two Raiding Regts,

Hanabusa and Tomono ( s t r e n g t h of l a t t e r ,
1,@0), and- two canbat Bns, Ecasama and
:55waya, a r e locatcd i n Ipo arca.

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1-111: DAILY S U M M A R Y OF E N E M Y 1NTELLIGEP;ICE

IV: G-2 E S T I M A T E OF T H E E N E M Y S I T U A T I O N
V : MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
No.

1120

DATE

28/29 Apr 194.5

SOLOi!lOiJS :
1.Bougainville: 27 Apr: Fh W n strength contacted 4000 yds SE Tokinotu; Japs
withdrew f r posns 4000 yds SE Korinu; defensive posns being constructed
2000 3~dsSSV Sinani; Japs located 2.500 yds
Icapana,
IEfI GLTMEA:
2 .Aitape-TTe~valc: 27 Apr : Posns encountered 3200 yds E '7arangam Villages and
2500 yds E l;iora; Hawain (3 ni E Boilten) captd; mortar f i r e and anti-personn e l mines encountered 1500 yds
Boiken.
PHILIPPINZS:
3,bIindanao: a ) Cotabato: 26/27 Apr : Strong resistance met i n advznce 19 km N
Kabakan on Sayre 1%;
r e s i s t ~ n c eencountered f r 2 pillboxes and mortars
1000 yds T! Digos; 500 Japs moving E f r p t 10 m i I@/ Digos; resistance along
l i n e f r a p t on Hwy 1 2000 yds W Sinauilan t o Haley s l i g h t , %stco contacted Sayre Rwy N of Kabakan; Padada and A/F secured. b) Zamboanga : 26/27
Apr: L t p a t r o l contc..cts made vicin Sibuko, i!alayal and Labu2,n (?J coast);
unopposed landing made Sibago I d (NE Basilan).
4,Leyte : 25 Apr : Numerous contacts mde area 2 m i E Villaba; Estd 400 Japs
vicin Tipolo, 2 mi SSE Campolpok.
5.cebu: 26/27 Apr: Unest nbr Japs contacted 3000 yds E Asturias (!i coast) ;
p a t r o l E f r Tabuelan contacted 30 Japs I*: Tanglci; 400-500 Japs located 3000
yds IN Lugo; land and water movement t o Tabanoc (M Sogod Bay) and Lugo res u l t e d i n no contacts; r e m ~ n t smoving inland totvard Tangki,
6.Negros: 27 Apr: Strong en resistance continues Lantawan-Patag area; intense
auto weapons and nortar f i r e rcvd f r H i l l 4055 and top X i 1 1 3155; s m Jap
grps contac-Led Palimpinon vrliere Japs abandoned supply dump and withdrew ? i ;
mine f i e l d s found between Dumaguete and a i r f i e l d ,
7.Palawan: 26 Apr: Patrol rcvd s m arms and mortar f i r e f r e s t 75 Japs v i c i n
Itzhig; Japs dispersed.
8,Jolo: 26/27 Apr: Lt contacts made mopping up N 2nd E slopes Lit Tumatanges;
scattered contacts continue -sicin Xaimnbung,
9,Luzon: a ) Bicol: 26/28 Apr: Cabusao, on Hvty 1, (mouth of Bicol R ) reached
without opposn; e s t 100 Japs engaged 6000 yds TJE Santol Bay, b ) Soutnern
Sector: 26/28 Apr: En forced t o vJithdra~vf r l i n e 4000-5000 yds SSJ Alaminos;
strong en resistance met 100 yds !'I summit iYlt&tassna Bundoc. c ) Central
Sector: 26/28 Apr: A l l but few posns S i.lt Pacatragan clear; surildt occupied
against hvy resistance; H i l l 900 (3000 ycls IQd';/ IJew Bosoboso) occupied. d )
Northern Sector: 26/28 Apr: Tangadon (Abra ~ r o v )captd; remaining Japs i n
v i c i n contained San Quintin, Culvec, Langiden, Cautit and Arab; Banzai
attack repulsed fLT Philippine; l r g nbr Japs and unest nbr tanks 1occl.ted IJ
Top Side; Canp John Hay and n p t 2 m i N Saguio reached without opposn; en
resistance NE slopes 1% Xrador neutralized; Tuba-lit Santo Thomas-Baguio r d
junction (3600 yds ST:! ~ a g u i o )secured; s m Jap pockets being encountered
v i c i n Halfway Creek along Kennon R.; 250 Japs seen moving M along t r a i l
running fr Sapit; 100 Japs strofigly counterattaclted posns 3600-4000 yds W
Imugrn; moder?.te resistance encountered Balete Pass area; hvy en resistance
met 2000 yds TJE Kapintalan.

ADMIRALTIES:
1,Manus : 28 Apr : Lone en a/c bombed ct-;-docks, causing dam; 23001.
C%rnB%S
:
2.Ynnado Area: 27 Apr: 1 poss s e r v a/c on SE s i d e Langoan a/d,

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3.K~d-at: 28 Apr : 2 FS Pr 1 B d e s t o r prob d e s t (garble 1 on Kudat a/d by P-38s;

clever patching of r 'way made it appear u/s from 4000 1.
4,Natoena Is: 27 Apr: 1 appar s e r v Tpt on Boelan I d s t r a f e d & dam by P-38s.
5,Kuching Area : 27 kpr : Poss r %ay sighted by P&Y
rift 5nland on S s i d e of
Igan River.
PHILIPPIMES :
6,Palavran: 28 Apr : 2 en a/c approaching f r & departing t o SI;T draped a n t i personnel bombs on s t r i p area, n i l dam 02331.
7.Luzon: a ) 26 Apr: 2 Fs on Tuguegarao a/d d e s t b y 15 P-51s. b) Zight 26/27
Apr: 3 Fs mnadz 1 i n e f f pass a t 2 ~ - 2 4 s , 5'0 m i N of Laoag.
FOR1!OSA :
8.3. Formosa: Night 27/28 Apr: 1 F i n e f f i n t c p t d E-24s over Toshien,
9.N. Formosa: Might 26/27 Apr: 1n i g h t F i n e f f i n t c p t d 2 B-24s over N end of
Forinosa
FRETLTCI-i IEJDO CHINA :
10.Saigon: a ) 20 Apr: 1 F i n t c p t d 4 B-25s attaclcing Saigon shipping; 1 B-25
l o s t t o i n t e r c e p t o r and 2 t o AA. b ) 26 Apr: 2 Fs i n e f f i n t c p t d 2b of 46
B-24s bombing Saigon t g t s ; 12 a/c holed by AA.
CHIRA ;
11.Foochovi: 211 Apr: 1 B s h o t down by Navy search a/c 90 m i E of Foochovi; Tpt
a/c chased but escaped; 0825-08201.
12. Canton: 28 Apr : 25 Fs i n excellent condition on T ~ h i t eCloud a/d.
13.Shanghai: Night 26/27 Apr : 1 TE F made 2 i n e f f pesses a t 2 B-24s n r Hengsha
Id.
MANSE1 SHOTO:
14.0lcinavra: a ) 28 Apr: U.S. Hospital Ship bombed & s e r i o u s l y damged approx
b ) Night 27/28 Apr: 50 a/c i n 20
30 miles S of Oh-ina~m(prelim) ; 20501.
r a i d s a g a i n s t shipping Ec Yontan a/d; many a t t a c k s on p i c k e t b o l t s ; a l l
a t t a c k s b u t 1 f r TJ; ships1 PA d e s t 10, shore An d e s t 7 & 2 prob; n i l dam
t o v s l s , s l dam t o Yontan a/d; 2335-04001.
15. ~alrishima: 26 A-pr : Irornote a/d appears operational.
JAPAN :
l6.Honshu: 24 Apr ( W r t h Rpt): 2& non-aggressive a t t a c k s by 337 airborne a/d
a g a i n s t 101 B-29s attacking Ritachi a/c plant; 17 $n a/c shot dam, 23 prob
& 25 dan.
17.I{yushu: a ) 27 Apr : i ) :'!eak t o nod i n t c p t n over f; of 6 a/ds attacked by 110
b) 26 Apr : i ) I\Jil i n t c p t n
E-29s.
i i ) 520 s e r v c b t a/c on 12 Kpshu a/ds.
t o 189 B-29s attacking 1$Kyushu & Shi!:olu a/ds (bad weather), i i ) 1 u / i
en a/c s h o t down by P&Y approx 50 m i !! of I<yushu,

BORIEO :
l.s$Coast: a ) 27 Apr: 1 motorboat sunk, c r s SE, spd 4, 25 ixL TVJ Pontianak.
b ) 1 f r e i g h t e r (150/300~) s t r a f e d & prob s'mk, c r s SxYJ, spd 6, 55 m i IJNT
Pontianak.
2.Brmei Bay: 27 Apr: 1 h i t scored a t waterline of f l a k ship.
3 + E a l i k p a p a ~: 2 7 Apr : 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (7/8600~), 1 f r e i g h t e r (150/300~),
4,Darvel Bay: 27 Apr: 1 (1001) 2 inasted junk destroyed.
FORI.ICSA :
5,TJorth Coast: 27 Apr: 9 s m luggers off Tansin. b) 2 s m stack-aft vsls.
6.Keelung: 28 Apr: Search c r a f t s e r i o u s l y damaged 1 lugger, 20 mi SE.
7,Toshien: 28 Apr: 1 destroyer o r l i g h t c r u i s e r stationary.
PESCADOEES:
8 , ~ o k oIs : 27 Apr: 2 s m staclc-aft v s l s , 10 m i E.
FPLEWCI-I INDO CHIPU :
9.C. S t Jacques: 27 Apr: 1 sea truck prob sunk, 115 m i SxE.
10.Saigon River: 28 Apr: 1 t r a n s p o r t (7000/8000~) s e t a f i r e & grob sunl:; 1
f r e i g h t e r - t p t ( 2 0 0 0 / 4 5 ~ 0 ~rcvd
)
d i r e c t h i t causing l r g explosion; 1 f r e i g h t er-tpt (2000/4S00~) h i t twice, prob sunk; 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (2000/4500~) l e f t

Mz~vy Cont'd

Summary1120

- Cont Id

burning; Ir,
s m v s l s , group of luggers & so c r a f t , a dredge prob damaged.
1iA11dfu4 :
11.Y:iLin Ba-y: a ) 20 Apr: 1 an-boat, 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (3/1200~), 3 f r e i g h t e r s
(150/300~), 1 f r e i g h t e r 300/1000$).
b ) 28 it2r : 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (2/b500~)
anchored; 1 f r e i g h t e r (300/700~) i n inner ilbr. 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (700/1300~);
1 gun-boat entering i n n e r hbr,
CI3IIlA COAST :
12.Foochovr: 28 Apr: 1 poss destroyer-escort 60 r ! i S Y ~ ;many jwJ:s same vicin.
13.Ehcao : 28 Apr : 1 lugger s e t a f i r e , 80 m i !ls-I.
14.Ca:lton: a) 28 Apr : tJtrafed two r i v e r boats, 1 beacbad; both burning 10 mi
SE. b ) 25 Apr: Strafed 3 r i v e r boats, 1 l r g f l o a t b g derrick; boats l e f t
burning & derrick out of comnission. c ) 20 Apr: 1 l r g u / i ship momting
d e r r i c k danaged,
lS.shanghai: 20 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (700/1300~) sunk by d i r e c t h i t .
JAPA!? :
16.Kurc Area: 28 Apr : Lrg f l e e t consisting 1 c a r r i e r , b a t t l e s h i p & other shipping, Lanoi Sea.
CEIfTPdIL PACIFIC:
l7.I~ro Jima: 20 ilpr: 1 sub contacted 300 mi 31.

1. Sumary of t h e Enemy Situation:

a. A c t i v i t i e s i n Fonrard Areas :
ITorthern Ph-ilippines :
1,uzon: LOO enemy contacted 3$ miles IJE of Santol Bay & i l e opposition
c o n t i n ~ ~ evdi c i n i t y of Carnalig. S of La~unade Bay, strong opposition met
],It i;fataasna Eundoc; isolatecl strorig points rernain 2-3 miles SSW dlaminos
E of l h n f i a , heavy r e s i s t a n c e 1m.s met a s :it Pacx:~a.gan was captured. Res i s t a n c e continues along 1 4 ~ 05~ in general Kapintalan area; nodcrate oppos i t i o n 1000 yds S 2 of Dalete Pass. Several c o u ~ i t e r a t t a c k swere r q ) u l s c d i n
V i l l a Verde T r a i l area. There were no s i g n i f i c a n t contacts i n Raguio area;
troop coi~centratioulsand some tanka reported I: Top Side 3 rxiles EIJE of c i t y .
Small i s o l a t e d poclrets :?old out along Kcnnon Road. Troop movement I? from
S a p i t observed. 2 Ps d e s t on Tuguegarao a/d.
Southern-Central ?l~ilip'r,ines:
1.Endznao: Ees i stance encountered Sinauilnn ( ~ a v a oGulf a r e s ) ; delaying elements met 2500 yds NJ of tovrc. Some troop movenents t o E from area
1 0 nliles lKI of Uigos, &it cneiny co encountered on Sayre High~vayM of ICabaC

can.
Palawan: 2 en a/c bonbing a/d area.
Cebu: Ebemy remnants moving 19 along inland t r a i l -ko~am.rdTangki; no
contacts Tabanoc area, N of Sogod Bay. Unestinated number contacted 1 3/4
miles E of d s t u r i a s (lf coast).
I\Jegros: Stubborri opposition coiltinued in Lanta~ran-Patag area ; countera t t a c k by e s t co repulsed. Intense i n f a n t r y weapons f i r e received H i l l
4055 and 315Sr 110 s i g n i f i c a n t contacts S gegros,
Neia Guinea: I n iahprik area, enemy positions encountered % of 7arangam
&.wain (3 n i l e s 5 of Boilren)
S of iiaprilc.
Villages and :iora and 1
captd ~ d t i ~ o opposition;
ut
mortar f i r e 1 mile l??S?,"iBoiken.
Svlanus: Lone en a/c bomb~ddocks.
Bougainville: hemy u n d e t c r 3 ~ c ds t r c n g t h contacted 2% i e l e s SE of Tokinotu; a r t i l l e r y vas a c t i v e . Def ensive positions under c 6 n s t r ~ c t i o n2000
yds SSJ Sinani, Ijiaero area,
b. A c t i v i t i e s I n Rear Areas:
Celebes : 1 poss s e m . a j c on La~lgoana/d,
Borneo: 4 a/c d e s t or prob d e s t o r d m on grd.
Forhosa: 2 Fs i n e f f i n t c p t d BCt2Ls.
Saigcn: Eri F do~msE-25; ,"LAdovms 2 B-25s.
C h h a : 1 en 3 shot down off Foocbo~r; 25 Fs on . A i t e Cloud a/d.
Okinawa: 50 a/c i n 20 r a i d s , 1 7 d e s t by pi!, n i l d m s:iipping.
IJonshu: 65 en a/c dest, prob desk or dam i n i n t c p t n 02 101 B-29s.
Kyushu: Iiealt i n t c p t n t o 110 B-29s on 27 iipr, n i l i a t c g t n t o 189 B-29s
on 26 Apr.
c. I d e n t i f i c a t i o n : Hone,
d. lieather: Interfered ~;&tifi Formosa s t r i k e .

Conclusions.
a. Ene4;1y C a p a b i l i t i e s :
Operations on 2findanao:
1)Deieilse of ;Iindanao.
a ) ii ithdra- rial i n Soutiler:: .iIindanao
b) Uef erne of Central .Aiidanao Approaches.
Operations on Luzon :
2 ) Delaying Actions 2Jorth and -hst of Baguio.
O p r a t i o n s i n the Sulu Sea Area :
3) A i r ilarass'qent of Palawan.

Cr,eraJ6ions on Liiiidanao :
1) Defense of liiindanao :
a ) Sjithdrawal in Southern i.Kndanao: The nominal enemy r e s i s t a n c e
i n t h e Dir:os a r e a was ra-2idly broken and on 28 April t h e 34t'n I n f a n t r y reached
t h e Davao Gulf coast o
c
~ an ~a r e a~4$ dies
~
i
~length
~ f r o n Digos t o Padada.
By 08301, 2 9 L41sril advance elements of t h e 19th I n f a n t r y seized Sa.nta Cruz on
Davao Gulf, 24 miles soutb of Davao City, a g a i n s t only l i g h t contacts; abandoncd cneny coast defense and A/A guns were found i n t a c t , but booby trapped. To
date, t h e ~ n l yarea i n vSiiich a p o s i t i v e enemy r e a c t i o n has been observed i s
Sareilgani3ay. I n view of t h e t h r e a t of being i s o l a t e d by our east~farcldrive
f r o n Cotabato t o Davao Gulf an attempt t o execute a northward ~sithdrawz1.xas t c
be ex--2cted. A seco:?d r e p o r t from g t ? c r r i l l a sources of t h i s t r e n d (See Daily
Summary 110. 3.117) r e v e a l s t h a t an esticia'ted 1,000 eneny reccn-tly noved f r o n
Since the 167th IndependSarangani to:~ard I:lzlall;lag, 6 iniles south of i'adada.
e n t I n f a n t r y Z a t t a l i o n has b?e;l indi.cc?.ted t o be t h e p r i n c i p a l corfibat u n i t i n
le
t h a t i t inay have beell included
t h e Saranga2i ar:a, it i s r L a ~ ~ i ~ : ~ t. o: ~assume
i n this skift.
h e t l ~ e ro r not these troops succeaded i n c l e a r i n g Pigos p r i o r
,
t o OW occ~~;:ationi s n o t knam, but if 'c3.s was not, a c c o ~ p ~ l i s h z danother
e l e lent of tiie 100tli Division has lseeil i s o l a t e d fro:?^ i t s ,)arcnt organizz.tion
vrhich vrould K-ereby recl,.~.cetile 100th t o 3/lc cor,lbat strength; t h e othcr c u t off
beiilg t h e 166th l o c a t e d ilorth arid n e s t of Icabacan. me:;ly troops re-naining
sou'cl~of t h e Cote,%ato-;;abzcan-Dicos l i n e nozr possess l i t t l e more than a capab i l i t y of l?ar:~ssf.il;; our/L 02 C i n coi~ju;ictionvrl-tll a t t a c k s a g a i n s t our Digos
. ,
evident i n t h e Davao City area, coupled v ~ t h
ancl~or. rli;&: no criornjr move~,~el?t::
:tdditio~:al 1lorthl:ard vv<tl:dra~,mls, it continues t o appear t h a t t h e enemy i s
aviziting ow attnclc i n prriL:ared posi.tions and t o d a t e lias iizdicatail no intent i o n of lavnc:~in~:2, co~un-ter-of2ensive i n-.force,
Central Llndanao Approtlches: Al'choug:~ an esLib ) 3eiLnsc 02
.:lated enc.2.r comm.n:,r o-fcrod so-nc oj3jjositi~na g a i n s t our nor'cli~rard advaice t o
$liles north of-Xabacan, it '1~7ass h o r t l i v e d and caused
t h e Xarkar" 2,rca;
l i t t l c delay i i l our .nove~leat, iJo i d e n t i i i c a t i o n s have been reported es a res u l t of t h i s contact, but based on previous enem- mit disclosures i n t h i s
s e c t o r , per a:?s elements of the 166th Independent I n f a n t r y Battalion or 74th
I n f a n t r y -3egiment troops c o n s t i t u t e d t h e r e s i s t i n g force. I n any case, tl?e
cneny' s i n i t i a l reluctance t o vigorously coumtcr our aclvance n;ld subscpcn"c
norCkoirr2rdr.ri,thdrcvi,".l, tlffirn eal-licr i i d i c a t i o l l s t h a t delsying a c t i o n s lilrould
be cncounterc.d along t h i s route, u i i t l l Aroxano or Damulog a r c rcaclzcd 2nd ~vhere
a more d c J ~ c r . ~ i n cdefense
d
may develop. (see Enclosure Ito, 1 ) .

L,

Operations on Lu.zon :
2 ) Dcl-aying Actions liortli aiid 3 a s t of Baguio: Persistent g u e r r i l l a
and c i v i l i a n > ~ ' ~ o r in&i.ca-t,~
ts
i;i:~ Jc".p~,in l:ritlidr;l,~singProm Eaguio and V ~ C S ~
of thcre, have sc;:)arat::d i n t o t5:~o d i s t i f i c t groups: one moving north tovmrd t h e
>bu;l+.z-inT r a i l (i-h5r 11) lending Tron Trinidzid t o Cagqran Valley; t h e other,
inoving sort>~-cast t~l;.i~~:d
Top Side a i ~ d32!,;~1-, b000 and 5000 yds P3E of Baguio
respcctivcly, Alt1.lougii -t h e r e a r c e::is.;;iing t r a i l s ruxning north .from t h e v i c i n i t y of rnlop Side t o meet ~~-t:y
11 e a s t ol' Trinidad over vL2ic:i t h i s l a t t e r grotxp
cou3-!,d no-Tc t o e f f ~ c ta junction vrith t h e f i r s t ) it i s doubtful i f S U C ? ~ i s h i s
~ l a n . idyovi&d >c :?ad $!,anncd t o I<eei, h i s forces ii1tac.t it i s rcason;lble t o
?-;auld :.:,~:vo ~-~itlldi-at-~q
a l l of t:lcr,l over I-iighwy 11, the: siixplcr escape
assl-ne
r ~ u ; t e , 21-c only obstaclc Lo t h i s course of nctlon vtould ;!ave beeil t h e time
elcimnt. lle s e y not :lave had time t o extricate a l l troops ovcr %!lc ollc route,
1 3 ~ tt h i s S C ~ J I S ~ ~ l l i l : e l y ,c o i l s i d e r i i l ~tlle t o t 2 1 nwilbcr involved and t h e f z c t
t h e y a r e rltr.zveliing l i g h t " . It i s ri?ore probable, t h a t h i s plans c a l l f o r tlie
f i r s t force -Lo carr:. o-at sr;ccessi%-cdeL:yii?g a c t i o n s as-bride the ii10ultai.a Trail
~ $ ~ i lf ca l l k i g back i n t o tile Cagayc.,11 Valley, coiiicidentzlly s c c ~ ~ i n lhri;s Bokod
.

L of C t o tho East. The sscond f o r c e ma; ~ ~ ~ i t l l d rf au vr t~h e r e ~ s t ,z l s o figh-ting

delaying acJcioiis, througll Ailtamok (7,000 yards E of ~ a g u i o )and Ralatoc (4,500
yds SE of Aintamol:, Rear ItoGcn) an? eventually over the connecting t r a i l s
t o w a r ~ ~IYigIivray
s
5, augmenting e i t h e r t h e V i l l a Verde flank dcfeiises o r t h e
Baletc Pass-Santa Fe arcas. Thc p o s s i b i l i t y t l i s t t h i s nay bc t h e enemyls plan
f o r tile scco;id group i s f u r t h e r suggested by tile prescnce of a ~ 1 ~f o1
r c1
c in
t h e v i c i n i t y of Itogcn(:'~?.intained a l l through the f i g h t i n g i n f r o n t of Baguio,
~:
fron t h e Kcanon 3oad t o b o l s t e r h i s d e f c l ~ s e s
even thou^!^ he v i t l ~ d r e ~strength
along 1Ii$TT (ny 9 ) vrho nay now contest our advancz i n t h i s mining center and who
i s ir! p o s i t i o n t o join t h e l a r g e r group then it tvithdrav$s e a s t Irom Antamok.
Civilians havc s t ~ t c dthey believe t h e Japs a r c cvzcuating t o
Bayombong on :-~ighvr?y5, zbout 25 n i l c s iJ of Santa F'e; t h i s is a p o s s i b i l i t y .
I n l i g h t of our rcccnt successes on IIigllyray 5 possibly forcshado~vinga tolls-pse
i n Lh2t si?ctor, a rapid ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~may
d r'3e
a veffected
~ ~ l t o insurc rmching Caeayan
Valley, t i ~ c r c b ystrcngthcning e x i s t i n g garrisons f o r c v c n t u d dcfcnse of t h e
IIigl11izy 5 ax-5.:: of '~lrithclrwal. I n t h i s instance, a f u r t h e r delaying a c t i o n
c a s t froin Baguio ~ o u l dprobably not be c z r r i c d out.
I n conclusion, i f as indicated by g u e r r i l l a 2nd c i v i l i z n reports,
t h e cnexii has vritildra%n troops north or-, IU~l~vizy
11 3rd nurtli-enst tovrcrd Top
SF&, It i s probable tlic f i r s t force t:ill f i g h t successivs delaying m t i o n s
i n 'ehc inountcin ~ z . s s c s rzstricic t h c ;;i,"In.15ray i n t o tho Cagayan Valley; whiLc
t h e s ~ c o i i dc i t h c r continuLs t o dcl2.y our i l z n k advancc on h i s iiigh~vay5 L of C,
or evacuates t o I:i~lnrr~!y
5 i.5.thout f u r t k c r s i ~ n i f i c z n tresistance, depending on
(S~C
Znh i s a b i l i t y t o l;iai;ltain a unified deicnse force i n t h e Balete Area.
closure No. 2 ) .

O,fi~r:~tionsi n idle Sulu Sca Area:

3) L i r 5arassizent of Pa1r:'~'ran: I n t n e c n r l y n c r n i n ~of 28 AprLl, 2 m i d e n t i f i e d eneig ~ i r c r a i ' tbombed t h c 12uerto Princcsa airdroinc arca, ;iiithouJc
inflic-tin: an>- ctainc2ge. T l i i s is t!ic f i r s t r e p o r t of ail a i r a t t a c k 2g:zins-L our
Palc~v~r~i
l~olclings, The a i r c r a f t mere rclsortecl t o havc cone 2rorn and departcd
tovrzrds the SouGr-~rcs't. lfiilc Yne south-tr~esterly d i r e c t i o n i s not conclusive,
it i s i;:dica'livc of t h e o r i g i n of t h e a i r c r a f t , i.e,, Borneo, At; g r e s s n t it i s
b o n b ~ r sand 1 9 f i g h t e r s ; s e v e r a l of the Borneo
~ s t i ~ i l ~ tthcadt Eornao co?-tc.ins
air&omes arc v.riLhin r a n p of ?u-erto Princesn. In f a c t , Iiudat airdrone, on
thc TJorthern t i p of Borneo, 772s probably i n use on 28 A p r i l . oeceptive ncssura:
had bcei~ taken by tho enemy t o rmlc,? it appear, from an a l t i t u d e of 4,000 f a e t ,
t h a t tile Ku.d;l.t rimway 1~~2s
~ ~ ~ s ~ r v i c ~ rwhen
? b l -ien f a c t , it v~zsno+. This a i r
raid, and tho c ~ n t i m ~ ~ thardcf,
nce
i s vrcll ?,%thint h e c a p a b i l i t i e s of t h c en:iny,
and, c o n s i d e r i n j t h c nroximit;~of t h e Borneo 3.irdroacs and e i r slrcngth, it i s
sone~;rhatpuzzli2~t h a t thcy z c r e not, i n s t t t u t ~ dp r i o r t o April 28, It i s possi b l e t h a t t h i s ettacl: 1 ; ~ ~dcsl;ncd
s
t o Ila'~1;xrour s c a r c l ~2ircr:zi't o-peroting out
of IJuerto Pri:iccsa. Under nor.qz.1 circu-nstznccs, it i s not li.!raQ,~ Ytht Llzzse
. ltet c ? ~ !prob:~,
m i d s T i i l l anount t o more than har,%ssinf;, o r a t most, s ~ l c ? l l - ~ c ~~
a b l y conductid d ~ ~ r i nt hgc h o ~ r sof d a r l i i ~ x s .

b. Relative .?robabilities :
Ucfcr,so of l.sncj.cnao: i:iit%lno "nomy _;zovc:?~cnts
cvidznt i n Y Y ?Davso
~
City area,- coupled 1:;riti-1addi.tional 1:_ort1.=v':o.rd.
-c,ithdrnv:r:.ls, it continuas t o
appanr tl~ami;l?eenemy i s ;li.;a,i-tinc our at-Lack i n prcparcd ;:ositioiis 2nd ."
t o date
has kn&lcatzd. no i n t e n t i o n of launching n counter-offensivs i n forcc. ~dorth
0 f iiabncan, t h z cicn1jr' s i n i t i a l rcluc-tance t o ~fizorouslycouitcr our adva::ce
znd s i ~ b s c ~ ~ cllor-Liil~z,rd
:lt
i:,ritl?dr;~i:r;?l, z f f i r a c;r.rlier inclica-tions t h a t del~l.;il!ig
actions 7;io.uld bc m c o ~ l t c r a dclang t 3 i s route, u n t i l 8ro:xano oP DZ.T~IU~O~
ar?
rcacilcd aild lidrere a norc d e t c r r , ~ n e ddefoilsa :,my develop.
2 ) ilclnjinii; Actions North and &st of Baguio: Ii a s ir,dic~.i;sdby gmcrr i l l a and c i v i l i z n reports, tlic onemy has icitlldraxii troops iiorth OR Si;;h~;rmy11
azd noi--th-~;~.st~OIJ~SL-cl
TO? Side, it i s probable -the f i r s t force 115.11 fight;
s u c c c ~ s i v cd e l ~ y i r l ga c t i o n s iii -the noun-tali? passes as-bride GiC higilTd~.3'kit0
t h e Caz::.;-an Vsll2;r; vrhilc t h e second ei-ther continues t o delay our fla-dc advancz on 112s I';ig?i~~ay
5 L of C, or cvzcuates t o Higl1'i~:a~5 ?;iithout Flirther s i g n i f i c a n t rcsista:.ice, depc:.iding 011 h i s 2.bility t o min-Lain 2 uilif i c d dcicnse f orcc
i n t k e S a l c t e Arca.
3) A i r ;iar~ss;lent of ?almian: Continued berassing attac!;s, vdicrr co-nsidcrqng t!lc nro>:,:i::lity 0; Borneo airdro21es sad airstrcngtli, a r c ;:dl ?-fi-'ch?l~tl?c
?

T5.c i ' ~ l l c ? ~ : r ii~Li gn s CLi-2 t a ~ i t a t i v s l ys ? l c c t e d Tron c~ap-L11r,~3d

enc:ay docuq1,hnts
and/or 2 2 i n - t z r r o ~ a t i o l i s , 2s having :)os s i b l e s i g n i f icancc

I! plzns on F i f t h Coh.n;l ;'ictiLvitPcsli:

lf(&n &<cr 3-7, iss~jeciby 105 lJ-j.v ?;r&
20 i5To~LLj17 -,,;it:l
$113 2.bove hz2.ding, ir\,cludes k 1 , ~ iollo-vrinz $:.:'~racLs :
M F i f t h colu;m activi-bies n f t c r >>lzric;ll L~.ndkngs
:
a ) 2ropz.gc?:lda n u s t nlv:zys give the inj.:rzssioii i2s.t F i l Q i n o s z r e f u l l y
suiyi,orti!l~ us. '20 do -this, coliccal troop' ;novenc:l-Ls 5nd bsc dece2-tion, so th2.t
i?ttacl;s and delnolition loo:; ss thougil they a r e the cieecls oi I;'ili:.:iinos or
guerrillcts.
b) Psl:;!.i'c ~ doctune:?ts
d
Lo~lcicn enorily clear2 v u 5 1 1 bc c:c2niined f o r t5.e purposc.
of finding Q l e i r na:;les, bir-G:plnce, ate., ~ d i i c hcen be used by t h e Ai:~y f o r
p r o p q e n d ~2nd. a l s o brocdcc-sl .Lo L2.o eneqr c o m t r y in an e f f o r t '60 c i i : ~ n i s h
t:i~irxil.1 t o -irC?.gs a prolonged ~ ~ z r .
c ) In sprcadkzg pro;~agaildz .;~:;lcng t h e F i l i p i n o populcl'cion and g u e r r i l l a s
cxccgerztc ths crucl'ties of kxerLcc?r-~s o l d i c r s t o ~ m r dt h c F i l i p i n o s , S t a t e
t h a t tka c r .u- e 1 . t ~of Lke iimcrlcen Ar:ny to-mrds tile It"i1i;lsino.s i s c e r-t-a i n $0
:@Ace hen
r c the l.:in&~oss of the J a ~ ~ a n e sAri~y.
a
cor,tinxez ij4?Jcc en:>;n~ ~ i z of
a7prarc of tl?c reverses suffered by t h e J~flericaliArmy; if necessary, r e l a k e t h ~
v i c t o r i e s or" t h e Jt...panesc 2nd . ~ O S S E S o:? t112 imcriczns i n othcr scctors.tl Fro:;2
AIXATIS t r z n s l e t i o n of docil'r:lonJ~capt~rrcdv i c i n i t y ANTI-?@LO, LUZON, 17 I.kr 145;
ADiT,nATIS Translation No 136~ pp 2 4 .

Jap

t o ins:li,.c vile szcr::cy of tiiis cloc-;-:,l;lcl:t,

S-)t:cF;.l c z r c :-xast be
I n f o p : ~ - t i o ncontnincd l:.crein, -;.<I1riot 52 circulzt';d cr rciproducod beyoncl
t h e StzfS Section t o rdiich i-t is zddrcssccl. !,2icn noi; actilally I n use,
+,his :J.ocw~cntis t o b: kci3-t i f i 2 s3f5 rIIC: c:largenblc to i>2 casto&y 02 m
3@J-5>
..hrch 19bb, 2nd St~,..ndingOperatinr: iroced.ure
Officer* See
I n s t r i ~ - c t i o n sNo 14, l l c "Larch l9lCL, rcgsr&-:lg s cc-arity q l z s s i f lcc.:t;ions

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MiPary intelligence Sectim

General Staff

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To i'icconpany b c l No. 1
Daily Summary No. 1120

MPIJdJi1TORY NOTES
1. 28 k2r:

Estimated enemy company contacted during

night 27/28 i ~ on
~ Sayre
r
Highrag N of Kabacan by 12Lth Inf elements; contact maintained t o 05001 a t ~vhichtime the advance
contiliued t o a point 2 3 rniles N of Karlar.
21

2829 Apr:

Elements 34th Infantry reached Davao Gulf

and expanded S t o Padada a g a i n s t only
s c a t t e r e d enemy r e s i s t a n c e ; advance elements 29th I n f a n t r y pusl-iing N toward Dav,ao
reached Santa Cruz, 7 miles B o f Digos
a g a i n s t only light contacts; abandoned
enemy coast defense and ;/A g a ~ sfound
booby-trapped during tlie coursc of advance.

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EXPU~J~LTORY
MOTES
On 29 Apr :

1. Guerrilla and c i v i l i a n r e p o r t s i n d i c a t e
enemy's Baguio defcnsc f o r c e s have vsithdrawn to~vardTrinidad and Top Side; large
troop concentrations reported i n both
areas.

2.

Our p a t r o l s operating from Raguio reconoitered t h e s e c t o r f o r a rndius o f approx

3000 yds iJ, E and SZ ~ ~ r i t h o us it g n i f i c a n t
contact; o a r a few s n i p ~ r sand s t r a g g l e r s
l e f t i n City.

3.

Only s c a t t e r e d i s o l a t e d groups re~nzin'W,

SIT and S of Baguio.

4.

Enemy rnaking strong s u i c i d a l defenses of

s e v e r a l strongpoints v i c i n i t y of Kapintalan; our forces made s x a l l gains generally
along e n t i r e f r o n t .

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION. GENERAL STAFF

1-111: DAILY SUMMARY OF E N E M Y I N T E L L I G E N C E

IV: G-2 ESTIMATE OF T H E E N E M Y SITUATION
V : MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
DATE

No.

SOLOl!IOiLTS :
1.Bougainville: 26 Apr: En posn taken near Hiruhiru (2 m i E along Buin ~ d ) ;
a r t y active Sora!ten area; 30 en located Berryls H i l l (Piaterapai area).
NEIV GUIG3.A:
2 .Aitape-JIieviak: 26 Apr : Neligm Villazes (approx 2000 yds ME Mapri!:) cleared;
l r g nbr en Kalabu (5000 ycls SE Fkprik) and a grp a t IJalpa (2000 yds S
1.laprik); several en posns cleared Boiken area.
PHILIPPINES :
3.l.ilindanao : a ) Cotabato : 25/26 Apr : Pt 1000 yds 1.T Upper Digos (3 m i !'! Digos)
reached; It IdG and mortar f i r e recvd 3000 yds E Kisanto (5' ini. ST?; Upper
Digos); e s t co Jap naval troops recently evacuated area 1000 yds E Kistano. b) Zamboanga: 25/26 -4pr: Unopposed landings made Malaya1 (20 mi
TJNT Zamboanga) and a t Sibuko (10 m i NE ~ $ a l a y a l ) ,
4.cebu: 25/26 Apr: Scattered contacts; en defensive posns 3500 yds E Tabuel a n encountered; no en opposn, except mines and booby t r a p s Liloan area;
Binongkalan (5000 yds TJ Cogon) reached ~vithoutcontact; e s t 150 Japs contacted 6000 yds '.!Danao.
5.Negros: 25/26 Apr: Stubborn resistance continues f r favorable t e r r a i n
Northern Highlands; en r e s i s t e d with hvy mortar and 33 f i r e I - I i l l s 3155
and 4055; Durnaguete A/d and town secured; no contacts f r 231 Looc t o approx
5 m i ?J: Dumaguete; It resistance encountered 5 m i :: Dimnguctc; m.in cn
W Dumaguete).
posil vicin Balimg-Odlumon (xpprox 7
6.Panay: 26 Apr: Unconfirmed r p t en concentration IKj Bucari (20 m i T$i: 1 1 o i l o ) ~
7. Jolo : 2 5 4 6 Apr : Strong en posns contacted 2000 yds !;i Tiinbangan; comtinuous contact kept with Jap vicin ihirnbung; s m night patrols a c t i v e N
slopes I.[t Pula and M
t Turnatangas.
8.Luzon: a ) Bicol: 26/27 Apr : Several posns 2000 yds SE Camalig overrun;
landing Pasacao and advance 1 2 m i t o take Naga unopposed; 200 en contacted S Del P i l a r (li coast Camarbes ~ o r t e ) . b) Southern Sector: 26/27 Apr:
Patrol clashes continue ;<It ivlalepunyo area; approx 190 en obsvd Dolores;
unest nbr contacted 2000 yds NE and another grp of 70 8000 yds i0JE Dolores;
l a t t e r grp moved toward idt Banahao. c ) Central Sector: 26/27 Apr: Resistance styong and a r t y active vicin M t Pacawagan; p t 3000 ycls fLT and NE Hew
Bosoboso reached; en forced t o evacuate posn Bld 25 a f t e r air s t r i k e ; 150
Japs contacted Umiray River. d) PJorthern Sector : 26/27 Apr : Resistance
Baguio ceased; City secured; accurate f i r e recvd on a l l t r a i l approaches
t o Trinidad; resistance remained strong Villa Verde Trail; J2.p~ a c t i v e l y
defending vicin Salacsac; s l i g h t opposn encountered 2800 yds TVSI'i and 1100
yds ESE Balete Pass; en a r t y f i r e increased IJwy 5 area; Japs i n strength
encountered ZOO0 yds WE, 2000 yds E and b200 yds NNZ Kapintalan.

I1 AIR:

CELEBES:
1.SIiJ Area: a ) 27 Apr : I~iandaia/d l e f t cratered C u/s by 17 11-24s; 1 TE a/c
b ) 26 Apr: 1 of 2 airborne Fs made in& 2 Fs obsvd taking off; 11351.
e f f e c t i v e pass a t 1 0

Air

- Cont id

Cont 1 d

ICE Area: a ) 27 Apr: Sidate a/d l e f t cratered & u/s by 6 B-24s r b) 25; Apr:
Gorontalo & Tanalnon s t r i p s , serv p r i o r t o attack, l e f t cratered by 9 B-2Ls,
Sidate 2/d appeared serve
3 .Kendari Area: 26 Apr : 2 SE n/c, serv undet, sighted a t Tiworo a/d by
search B-24.
Ic,Uakassar S t r a i t s : 25 Apr: 2 Fs intcptd iic d m 1 of 2 B-24s attctclcing shipping vicirr i'.%kassar Town,
BOPJaO :
5,Kuching : 26 Apr : 2 u/s c 4 flgd a/c obsvd on taxiway by B-25s attacking a/d
area.

PHILIPPINES:
6,lkindanao: a ) Night 26/27 Apr: En fighter-bombers bombed Allied PT boats
off Davao area; n i l dam. b) 27 Apr: 2 T/B r p t d concealed i n ljiangroves,
vicin Tacabuli Bay; adequate supply of torpedoes available (civilians report).
FOrn~OSA:
7 .N, Formosa : 26 Apr : Surfaced s t r i p , excellent condition, sighted midrr2y
between Taiholm 8 Taien a/d s; s t r i p w e l l crflgd.
fJATiSEI SI-IOTO:
8 ,Okinawa: 27 Apr : a ) 3 of 5 en a/c desk i n ra.id on J J l i e d shipping ( a l l 3
by ships t AA, one a/c attezipted suicide crash a f t e r being l i i t ) ; n i l dam
b) 8 of aFprox 25 a/c dest during attack against our
t o shipping; 0.5'301.
naval forces ( 1 by NF 3 by AA, 4 i n suicide crashes; 2 v s l s dan, 1 sunk;
2040-23151
JAPAN :
9.Honsliu: Photos 23 Apr: Total of 331 a/c revealed on 6 a/ds (area not
stated); 7 E a k ~J e t a/c: included on Konoike a/d (Tokyo A i r center).
CENT-UL PACIFIC :
,
10.Truk: 26 Apr: Lone 4~a/c sighted on Eten a/d.

111 NAVY:
Nail GUINEA:
le17e7rm1c: 25 Apr: 1 sub, c r s E, 80 mi NxU.

CELEBES:
2.Noena Is : 26 Apr : 2 schooners damaged.
3.V. Peninsula: 27 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r (100~)
sunk, 2 barges l e f t s w i n g , 45
mi E of Pare Pare.
BORNEO :
4,Laoet Is: 26 Apr: 1 (15'0/300~) v s l damaged,
5.Sandakan: a ) 25/86 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r (300/700~) rendered unserviceable, 75
m i SE. b) 27 Apr: 2 s m power c r a f t , 85 m i NE.
FOFUdOSA :
6.Tainan: a ) 26 Apr: Poss 1 sn stack-aft vsl sunk, 30 mi T?. b) 27 A p : 1
lugger destroyed 60 mi IT.
?.Taka0 : 26 Apr : 1 s m stack-aft vsl, 15 m i NW,
8.South Coast: 27 Apr: Enemy sub f i r e d 2 torpedoes a t Allied aux vsl. Aux
v s l attacked sub which exploded and prob sank; prob a rnidget ~ 5 t hother
subs i n area,
F'REIdCH INDO CHIIJA:
9,General: 27 Apr: Tourane, Camranh Bzy, C, St. Jncques, Quinhon, empty.
HAINAM :
10.Yulin Bay: 2'7 Apr: 1 p a t r o l c r a f t , 2 sstck-aft vsls, unspecified nbr of
(3/1200~) freighter-tpts
1l.Samah: 27 Apr: Barge destroyed 35 mi TJE.
S. CI1IN.4 SEA:
12.Natoena Is : 26 Apr: 1 lugger sun!<, SI:.
CIIIN.4 COAST :
13, Tonkin Gulf : Attacked 1 freighter-tpt (700/1300~), 3 f r e i g h t e r s (3500/
7500T) ; darnaged 1 freighter-tpt.
a.Shanghai: a ) 26 Apr: attacked 5 l r g barges, 2 freighter-tpts (700/1300~)
with unobserved results. b) 27 iipr: 1 med u/i vsl, 15 m i lyl. C ) 2 ~ / i
freighters, 60 m i Wd. d) 27 Apr: Convoy, composition unspecified. e )
27 Apr: 7 u/i v s l s c r s -,I'
spd 12, 190 m i TNE. f ) 28 LLpr: 1 destroyer,
1 f r e i g h t e r (1500/2500~) c r s la, spd 15, a0 m i NNE; 1.freighter-tpt
(5500/7500~), c r s N, scme vicin.
1S.Amoy: 27 Apr: l. poss destroyer escort, 1 gunboat.

Navy

- Cont d
1

16.Swatow: a ) 27 Apr: 1 lugger s t r a f e d t beached, 20 m i E. b) fir empty.

c ) 27 Apr: 1 lugger s t r a f e d Cc seriously d a ~ a g e d20 m i NEW
17.HongKong: a ) 27 Lpr: 1 f r e i g h t e r (300/700~), 1 lugger, 1 barge anchored.
b) 27 Apr: 4 riverboats anchored 9 - 6 0 m i #.fi;7.
NfiJSEL SHOT0 :
18.0kina~rra: a ) 24 12pr: Sub contact 330 m i SE. b) 25 Hpr : 4 Sub contacts
saine vicin. c ) 27 Apr: 1 destroyer damaged by suicide boat; a f t engine
room flooded.
JAPU :
1p.Tsushima S t r a i t : 27 Apr: 2 destroyers, c r s ESE, spd 12.
20.3. Yellow Sea: 27 Apr: 2 destroyers, 2 destroyer escorts, 1 l r g transport,
2 stack-aft vsls, 2 smaller u/i vsls, 50 m i 7;: of Saisha Is,
CENTRAL PACIFIC:
21,Ulithi: 25 Apr: 1 sub.
22.Yap: 26 Apr : 1 poss sub, 150 m i 11m7.
I V G-2 ESTIiiIElTE OF THE ENEkIY SITUATION

1. Smmary of the Enemy Situation:

a. ~ c t i v i t i e si n s or ward Areas :
Northern Philippines :
~ i z o n :Resistance continues SE of Camalig (Anbay); no opposition t o
t o landing a t Pasacao and t o securing of Naga. 200 enemy contacted S Del
Pilar. I n S Luzon, several contacts nade scattered groups Dolores sector.
Patrol clashes continued I!It S14lepunyo and some stubborn opposition was
met !$ IJataansa h d o c . E of Xinila, enemy a r t i l l e r y was f a i r l y active
vic jjt Pacavragan; strong resistance on idts Sol slope. Inf weapons f i r e received 1 3/4 m i N New Bosoboso. Baguio secured against neglfgible resistance; approaches t o Trinidad were covered by enemy f i r e . hinor oppos i t i o n continues along Kennon Rd vicin Camp 3. Enemy defense i n Salacsac
and Villa Verde T r a i l areas continued stubborn; along I-hvy 5, l i g h t opposit i o n ~vasmet i n advances t o 2800 yds !is?;! and 1100 yds ESE of Balete Pass.
&emy a r t i l l e r y increased i n ICapintalan area
bypassed strong points
defended stubbornly. Ineffective intcptn of B-24 by 3 Fs 50 m i N of Laozg.
Southern-Central Philippines:
Mindanao: Some IdG and mortar f i r e received 1 3/4 miles E of ICisanto.
No shore reaction t o shelling of Talikud Island, Davao W f , k a/c operating f r Davao area attacked PT boats i n Davao Gulf.
Cebu: Defensive positions were encountered 2 miles E Tabuelan; 150
enemy contacted 3$ ~llilesi7 of Danao. There was no opposition Kotkok
River N of Liloan a d i n Catmn area.
iJegros: There was no significant contacts i n t h e Dwnciguete area;
stubboril defense of the high ground i n It Negros continued.
Jolo: Strong positions contacted 2000 yds \is' of Timbanga; small enemy
groups remains v i c i n E~himbung; enemy night patrols were active.
New Guinea: Enemy recently moved from 11hprik t o Kalabu, 3 m i ExS; another group reportedly occupied Nalpa 2000 yds S of ihprik.
Bougainville : Enemy position Captured near Hiruhiru (along Buin ~ d;)
a r t i l l e r y was active i n Soraken area.
b. Activities In Rear Areas:
Celebes: Minor ineffective F intcptn i n SVT area. RE area a/ds l e f t
u/s by B-24 attacks.
IJansei Shotos: 3 of 5 attacking en a/c dest i n unsuccessful attack on
Fleet u n i t s v i c i n
Okinawa: In morn; 8 of 25 attacking en a/c dest during night attack.
Japan: 331 a/c , i n c l 7 Wakafl suicide a/c, plloto'd on 8 Honshu a/ds,
23 Apr.
c Identifications : 9th Co, 74th Inf (30th Div) ; P!:I captured S ~wEndanao.
8. iiieather: Hampered a i r operations over Formosa & S. China coastal areas.

2. Conclusions.
a. Enemy Capabilities:
Operations on Xndanao:
1 ) Defense of Lbdanao.
a ) Delaying Action along the Davao Approaches,
b$ Defense of the Central Ilindanao Approaches
Operations i n the Visayas:

Enemy Capabilities

- Cont

2 ) Maintenance of
a) IiJegros,
b ) Ccbu.
c ) Other Islands.
Operations i n t h e lu'ansei Shotos:
3) Continuccl Small Scale A i r Attacks.
02errticms on 11Lindanao:
1 ) Defense of ?findanno:
a ) Delaying Action >long t h e Davao iLpproaches : Against s l i g h t l y
increasing enerny opposition, 24tli I n f a n t r y troops advanced 4 miles f e r t h e r
e a s t to~rfirardDigos on 27 April. However, t h e r e i s s t i l l no p o s i t i v e evidence
of a s i g n i g i c a n t f o r c e deployed t o deny our s e i z a r e of the Sinmilan-Digos P t
coastc..l a r e a , A s previously noted, t h e absence of favomble defensive t e r r a i h
2nd already indicated p o s s i S i i i t y of tke e s t z b l i s h e n t of 2 defeiisivc l i n e
along the Talofio Biver south of Davao, n i l i t a t e s a g a i n s t such a protracted
d e n i z l of t h i s imnediate a r e c f r o n t i n g Davao Gulf. This i s f u r t h e r supported
by t h e continued passive enemy reaction i n t h e Davao City a r e a rvith respect,
t o our forced entrance i n t o Davao Gulf. l l e i t e r z t i n g the o r i g i n a l e s t i n a t e ,
it i s antj.cipated t h a t t h e enemy w i l l prosccuto a s t i f f e n i n g delaying a c t i o n
nround Digos and against our subsequent. nortl~v~zrc!.
advcnces t o ~ m r dt h e Davao
perineter,
b) Defense of t h e Central Iiiizdanao t1pproaches : Thc F n i t i a t i o n of
a north~vardadvancc.via l;au%e 3 (Sayre Higliway) inet v i r t u a l l y no enemy r e s i s t ELencnts of tile 31 s t Division rcr.chcd a point 31,- n i l e s
ance on 27
north of Mab?.can tarhere 3 Jags r7rcrc 1:5.1lcd i n t h e only contact d w i n g t h e
period. ?re-landirrg e stiinates placed appro~:imtclg 8,500-9,500 enemy troops
between Ikbacan and Czgayan, a s t r i d e t h e S a p c 1Iigbt;czy road nct, The bulk of
this strength, consisting l a r g e l y of 30th Eivislon troops and bcasc and service
personnel, ur2.s disposed b e h e e n Cagayan 2nd :!hlaybalay, Souti? of t h c I h l a y balay sector, a s far as Kabacan (roughly 2/3 t k c distance bet~recnCa~ayanand
h b x a n ) only 2,500 enemy troops have bcen e s t i m ~ t a dt o be l o c a t i d . In adclit i o n t o t h i s f o r c e s obvious i n a b i l i t y t o adequately sccure t h e e n t l r c 70
rn&les of road, it i s believed t o contain a l m cr:liber of cornbat personnel,
a f z c t o r furtl?cr -~fealter,ingi t s defensive p o t e n t i a l . Efovrevcr, t h e eneny has
apparently ~ - c a l I z ~t hde ;utility of a t t ~ 6 t i . nt o~ garrison t h e e n t i r e l e r g t h
of t h i s overland route vril;h h i s l i m i t e d strength and hzs concentrcted t h e
bull; of t h e 2,500 troops i n t h e 1Ciba~:rc-Ononay a r c a ( a p p r ~ x ~ . t e 13
l y miles
of h i g ~ ~ ~,a y )
T~.Jo p b t e n t i a l defensive t e r r a i n s e c h r s e x i s t bctwecn ICabacan
and Kibawe. The f i r s t i s in t h c krormno area (where our f o r o ~ sestablished
an advance defense l i n e i n 1942) whicli i s favored by two s t r e a n crossings
adaptable t o development. The second i s south of Darnulog rincre t h e road
ascends t o t h e vast, inland plateau. illthough thc country herc Is not exc e s s i v c l y d i f f i c u l t , it presents t h e only ilat-ual t e r r z i n obs-taclcs before
t h e maneuverable Eulcidnon p l a i n arca.
Tle enemy s i t u a t i o n throughout contra1 2nd Nortnern Liiridanao
has c l o s e l y pal'allelcd t h g t being obscrvcd i n the Davao a r e a i n t h a t no posit i v e r e a c t i o n t o milet the t h r e c t of our advancing forces has bccome apparent.
This passive a t t i t u d e , coupled x i t h tine n e g l i g i b l e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t l y confronting our forces Sctrrccn Kabacan and t h e ihlzybelay
area s t r o n g l y suggcsts
%.I
t h a t t h e eneinyts p r i n c i p a l defense may be Sebrcen alaybalay and Cagayan,
possibly i n t h e Del lionte scctor. This does not preclude, however, a delaying a c t i o n along e i t h e r of t h e above nentioned p o t e n t i a l defense l i n e s south
of Kibs.we, ~ i h i c hrnust be considered a s a possible course of e n e q action.
(see Enclosure IJo. l),
%

Operations
i n t h e Visayzs:
2 ) 1,laintenance of ~ i s a y a sCenters of Resistance; The enemy i n t h e
Vestern Visay~.shas talcen no signif'icant r c i a l i a t o r y mensGres t o current
operations; he has c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y sought t h e temporary s e c u r i t y afforded
by rugged i n t e r i o r areas; Only on Ncgros i s any semblance of r: u n i f i e d garrison recoenizable.
a ) IJegros: After our unopposed e n t r y i n t o bmguete, p a t r o l s 5
miles west of t h e tom1 met onlg l i g h t r e s i s t a n c e a s they approached t h e reported l o c a t i o n of t h e a r e a ' s main enemy f o r c e , estimated a t 400 by the t z s k
Porce, i n t h e v i c i n i t y of

Enemy Capabilities

- Cont

119

- Contld

IJorthern Highlands t h e r e has been l i t t l e change i n t h e f r o n t 1Lles; t h e enemy

contiiluinf; h i s stubborn defense frail high grotuld. It rppcars t h a t t h e ground
f o r a defensc i n t h i s a r c a bas been ~ ~ ~s ecl el c lt e d and developed, k seer.ingly
Yeluctance t o cnznge i n only a l i i i ~ t c da c t i v e defense i n f e r s a hoardii~gof
s t r e n g t h along ~ i t h
considerable dependence being placed on present posi%ions,
a t I c a s t f o r t h e time bcing. Zxisting -terrain, unless attackcd from t h e cast,
would permit a defenSe i n considerable depth; 2 t a c t i c ?qhich appears l i k e l y
t o be f o l l o ~ e d .
b) Cebu: Since t h e i r unopposed landing on t h e north-vest coast
of t h e island, elcrncnts of t h e 132nd I n f s n t r p have n e t only minor resistance
t o t h e i r eclvc".nce inland and p z t r o l l i n g north along t h e coast. The cr10r.:3r i s
appcrcntly vrithdr?~vsingt o t n e c a s t , perhaps i n an ci;tcmpt t o join troops i n
t h e Sogod Bay ,?.sea. G u e r r i l l a forcos hzving crossed t h e .i_sl,-.ndi m c d i n t e l y
south of Ccbu City, were l a s t reported i n t h e v i c i n i t y of Langqron Point.
Ihlring t h e i r advance north along t h e west coast, they have made no contacts,
The 182nd Infantry, advancing north from Cebu City hhes renched Liloan nith
only xinor rcsist?.nce, I:est of there, g ~ i . e r r i l l a r e p o r t sca'ctered encrcy
groups i n t h e h i l l s , Other elements of t h e W n d , a f t c r a shore-to-shore
movc~~cnt
t o Dznao, h;ve inoved north along t h e coast a s f a r a s Catm7.n i n an
attempt t o iritcrccpt enemy ~ovc.menti n t h s v i c i n i t y cjf Sogod Elay, Thus, it
is x ~ ~ p a r e nt ht a t t h e r e m i n d e r of t h e Cc;b\i garrison h2.s proi;r?bl.y vacated t h e
coas-i;zl areas; t h e x t t e q l c d concentration c f remnants inland i n Northern
Cebu f o r mutual pirotoction i s 2 li!cely posslbili-by*
c ) Other P s l a ~ d :s 1: o.t;hcr i.csteri? VisqTan Islands, nopping ~p
operatiorls c o n t i - n e e &cl.os~rc No. 2).

Operations i n t h e IJansei Shotos:

3) C o n t i ~ u e dSraall-Scale iiir Attacks : ~yp::~rentlyun~&ll.iligt o cont i n u e c o s t l y lnrgc-scale a i r a t t a c k s a g a i n s t our f o r c e s i n t h e Okinmra a r c a
f o r the present, t h e cnmy curren'cly has revcrtzd t o h i s old f.c?x.iliar p a t t e r n
of small harr?ssing a i r attaclcs a t clmm .md ciuring t l ~ cn i g h t vrlien v i s i b i l i t y
is sided by a f u l l moon.
On 27 Hp51,these h c t i c s were employed i n two inst.rtnces: a)
ii dam a t t a c k against our shipping, i n which 3 of t h c 5 attacking a i r c r a f t
were destroyed with no &r;tge t o our forcos; and 3 ) 11 night attzck, consisting of approxiw.tcly 25 3 i r c r a f t i n 8 r a i d s , during r&ich 3 plzncs viere s h o t
down by ships! Ad, 1 by a n i g h t f i g h t e r , and 4 wcrc destroyed in suicide
crashes. Two of our screening vessels vrerc d?,ma,-ed and 2. Victcry s h i p was
Thc Victory s h i p Yi?.S e ~ o s e dby n r i f t i n t h e prot. c t i v e smoke covcr,
surd.;.
and i t s pronlpt cngsgeaent by a suiciclcr, demoustmtes t h e enemy's a l e r t n e s s
i n engazing a t a r g e t of opportunity.
Using bases i n Formosa, t h e China c m s t a l area, and p a r t i c u l a r l y
i n Southern I w s h u , t h e enerry has tkc c a p a b i l i t y t o continue these haril.ssing
r a i d s , a s well a s 2?c-?vyckylight att>clts i f hc chooses.

-b.

Relative
fiobabil ities :
1) Defense of lbndanao: Thc enemy may prosecute :s t i f f e n i n g delaying
aci;ioll arou~ldL J-i ~ a sand ajiaLyst
our subsca_ucr,t nortl1n;ard .2dvnnces toriard t h e
Davso p e r i i ~ c t m . I n t h e north, t h e enemy's princip::l dcfcnsc m y talm place
beb;reeiz i h l a y b a l ~ y2nd Cagayaii, possibly i n tl-ic Del ilontc sec-Lor. IIo7vever,
delaying a c t i o n t,lonz scvor3.1 "ccrrai.n f o a b ~ r ; s soljltil of Kibawe mxst bc considered a s a ~ o s s i b l ecourse of cncixy action.
2 ) i h i n t e n m c e of Visayzs Contcrs of Resistance; O n Mcgros, e x i s t i n g
t e r r a i n i n %lie liorthcrn Iiighlands, - m l c s s attacked fron the2 c m t , vfoulcl perm i t a dcfcnso i n considerable depth; a t a c t i c which c?ppcars 1i::el.y t o be f o l lowed. It i s apparent t h a t on Cebu t h e r c l x i n d c r of Ync i s l a n d s 1 garrison
has probably v?.cated c o n s t z l arcas; an a t t s n p t e d concei~tratcdof re!nriants
inland i n Northern Cebu f o r nutual nrotcctfon i s n l i k e l y p o s s i b i l i t y .
3) Continuod Sinall-Scale ~ i rAttacks
: I n addi ti*; ti r ~ t a i n i f t gt h e
c a p a b i l i t y of ilcav;. a i r attctcks a g a i n s t our forccs i z l t h c Olcinavrrtz area, t h e
enemy m y be expected t o continue small-scnlc niglit l ~ z r z s s i n ga i r attacks,
p j r t i c u l a r l y when favorable moon phasos exist.
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The f ollo~~singi.Lc
a ~ d / o rR: i n t e r r ~ g c l t

r y 1119
Conttd
>p.turcd ene-ny documents
i b l e significance,

V J,USCEL1d7~iEOUS
IIJFOP2LZTIOTJ
1. Rmor of &ekY 1nnLentj.ons: Ezlete Pass,
PI/, Su:, PI&, l i a s o n runner HQ Scc, 2 Co, 26 Ind A/T Bn, T T ~ Osurrendered
8 hpr 45, s a i d hc gzincd t h ~f o l l o ~ r i n ; i n f o r m t i o n Yrom 1st Lt, S.d<usai, Bn
Adjt:
a ) "Gen Yaar.shitaIs 1at::st ;rounc. stratLg;- -;<as t o mount a huge counteroffensive i n the Balete Pass some time cround t h e ?riddle of ~ ~ p r i nl ,f t ~ rt.he
r a i n y secison liad bc,m and i J l i c d aiYpo~rerh2s tlius bccn n u l l i f i e d . For t h i s
counter-offcr,sivc t h e 1 9 t h h i v v~z.stc! b,. brought i n , a s -;icll 3s t h e 30th Div,
t h e 58th ILB, and t h e -two u / i divisions reported t o h2ve lmdecl c ? , t >Lparri
a s rcinforccnents.
b) "1,z.te P L bS
~ 2":!icd sccn fuic Chiel" of Stcfi 01the 1:)Div, m o t h e r
St?.ff "fficcr, 2nd t h e CO of k7 Regt (In: ? ) cone to a b ~ i l d i n gj u s t south
of Rzpinta1,ln Bridre f o r a coi~l'erence. He had l ~ c n r dl a t c r -t:lzt t l x Chief of
S t a f f 2 t t h a t time had 2roposccl t i e folloV.6ng s t r a - t ~ g y :26th Iildpt :./T En.
vr2s t o hold Ii?.pintalan tjo tho las-t x.n. Our troops vrould be allowed t o c,dvance a s far as grassy v a l l e y due west of 1kyintal;zn Bridge. TIlcil t h c Sato
iVIed.i.w~t
I l o r t ~ rb--:rod-d c u t off t h e i r l 2 s e of caxu-&cations with n o r J c r f i r e ,
vrhilc Jap fonrard elements, us in,^: 211 t i i c i r c7.vaFlablc firopcTzcr g w ~ s- t h c
gulls, and two 37 1.m gas, a s ~rrcllas, s!x211 ?rms f i r e
30 ;Zs, SLYk7
15-culd c,luriliila'cc our f o r c e s from t h e f r o n t ," Fro]? I uorps -' TIS Adv Ech interrogation of i7i 25-2-13055, :&iya~w., Tnkmasi.., L U fit,
~
1-Q Sec, 2 Co, 26
Ind A/T Bn, surrendered v i c IC~,pintzl-z,Luzon, 8 iqr 45; IC.'aI 01112 pp. 3 , b

2. Jap Order To K i l l N i Ik!.tiv~s.

Notebook !ccpt '
:
y I!G Co of - c s t of t h e Lckc Sector Unit, includcs t h e f o l l o v L 6 n xlong
~
e n t r i c s dated 3.3 ?eb 4.5t o 23 ;hr 45:
![Instrue tiolzs 1600, 17 T >.r.
1, Leavi:?~ tonigbit a t 1?00, :re s;~r11 zmrcii t o lll?kint.,.
6 . P a t i e n t s - b r i l l bc d i s ~ o s c c lof 2 t the company.
nztivcs,
8. X c r e sill 5e ~ 1 2 . nnytivcs
~
along our route from nov on.
both mcn 2nd ironen, m i l l Sc: 1iillcd.U From ADIT-'-TIS Trznsl2tlon of docuncnt
captured Lhlvar Arc?, B i t a n g ~ s'rov, Luzon, 30 ;$.r b.5; :.DV.:TIS
~ u l l ~ t 621
i n
p. 1.

Special care must be taken t o ins- re t h e secrecy of t h i s docuxcnt.

Informc?tion c o n t z i n ~ dtizrcin rill not be circll;.,ted. o r reproduced beyond.
t h e Staff Section t o which i t i s address&. TJhcn not actual-ly i n use, t h i s
document i s t o be kept i n a s a f e and i s ckargcablc t o the cust0d.y of an
Officer. S x ?J2 380-5, 15' %rch 1944, and Staxling Oper?.ting Procedure
I n s t r u c t i o n s Flo. 14, 14 Ikrctl 1944, rcgzrding sec:~rity C l a s s i f i c a t i o n s

1. 27 Apr:
'

Elements of t h e 124th I n f , i n i t d a t i n g a
northward movemen"cver Route 3 (sayre
Highmy) k i l l e d 3 J2.p~ 6,000 yds IJ of Kabacan Road junction and captured 1 Korean
4,000 yds N of the road junction.
FI;I
i d e n t i f i e d a s me:?iber 9th Co, 3rd Bn, 7,!:tli
Inf (30th Div)
s t a t e d h i s bn moved N 2
moi~thspreviously.

--

2.

25 Apr : G u e r r i l l a s r e p o r t approx 500 Japs moving E

f r o n p t 10 miles h 3 Digos.

3.

A : Portion of Route 1, i m e d i a t e l y :l of Digos

found t o be mined v i t h a e r i a l bombs. Ti'rvo
enemy pillboxes, supported by mortar f i r e ,
l o c a t e d vick1it-j; Digos, strongly r e s i s t ing our advance; unreported amount of oppos i t i o n clicountered along Route 1 I\J of
Digos

EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. Panay: Guerrilla report enemy concentration Ni? Sucan, 20 m i lJ!!I Iloilo.

2.

Enemy continues stubborn resistance from

favorable ground in Northern Highlands.

3.

Dumaguete airfield and town wsre secured

by -l.pproxLmately17001 26 apr; the Japs
hacl burned several buildings and withdrzwl West; main enemy position is reported in vicinity Badiang-Odlumon
(approx 7 miles I i of Dumagucte); estimated strength 400.
Bohol: Only minor scattered contacts
nade as our troops scour south half of
island; north half of island believed
clear of.enemy.
182nd Inf moved into Liloan and patrolled Horth two miles with nil oyposition;
estimated 150 Jzps contacted 6000 yds V
of Danao; guerrillas made scattered contacts in hills !I of line Danczo-Liloan.

6. Our forces moving

1; along coast to intercept encqy movelnent in Sogod Bay area

reached Catmon without contact.

7.

Scatterad contacts and defensive positions encountered 3500 yds E of Tabuelan;

light resistance 2500 yds further east.

GENERAL HEADQUAKTERS
S0UTHWES.r PACIFIC AREA
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF

1-111: DAILY S U M M A R Y O F E N E M Y I N T E L L I G E N C E
IV: G-2 E S T I M A T E O F T H E E N E M Y S I T U A T I O N
V: M I S C E L L A N E O U S I N F O R M A T I O N
DATE

No.

1118

26/27 Apr 1945

I GROUND:
SOL0:IIOMS :
1.Bougainville: 25 Apr: En s h e l l i n g -2! m i SSr7 Poro Poro; p a t r o l clashes 1 m i
'-3iF'i Toltai (Yorina R a r e a ) ; en a c t i v i t y appro:: 4 m i ST Rurniki; 32- mi S
IJihero, and 1$ mi SE Kapana; s h e l l i n g continues Tokinou area.
iJ%17 GUINEA:
2. Aitape-TTe~firak: 25 Apr : Active p a t r o l l i n g continues Ekprilc s e c t o r ; en posils
l$ 1 5 BJZ JiIaprik cleared; natives r p t Jarjs 8;Lake Izbia; area 1 m i SE t o
I
7 mi EST3 Coilcen cleared.
P I ~ I L ~ P P I ~ :E S
3 .;.'iiiidanao : Cotabato : 2k/25 Itor : Saguing reached -irith minor contacts ; e s t 80
Ja2s dispersed a t Bulatulcan; 7 bridges on road t o Digos f i r e d ; guerr r p t
movc~entenemy troops f r Sa1m.1 I d (3avac Gulf) t o Digos and an indicated
movement Ti'bungu-Ilaiig aren S'.; t o 2ancal-:Eiltal.
4.cebu: 2k/25 Apr: Cogon reached and Danao R patrolled, en contacts nade; 2
lr,.; grps en vri?ed out 11 Guinsa;;; 500 Japs 3000 yds contacted !J Cogon; 700
Danao It contacts mz.de; advxnce 118 f r Consolacion continues; no conyds
t a c t m d e but dense minefield encountered; S e r r r p t contacts i n mtns 8 m i
Compostcla,
5'.ilegros: 21;/25 Apr: 3 en cave posns 1000 :ids ?!M Lantawaii reduced and strong
r e s i s t a n c c other p t s overcome; advances 600 and 300 yds S a g a i n s t strong
r e s i s t a n c c on :Jill1355; en employed auto mapons and sniper f i r e Negritos
area; landing 5 mi N Dwnaguete v:ithout opposn l a r g e f i r e s r p t d D-maguete.
6,pala-ran: 24/25 iipr: Iieapons and ammo f o y d , but no en, on Pandanan Island.
7. Jolo: 2)~/,25Apr: Estd 30 Japs gave opposn 2% Tunatangas and s c z t t e r c d cont a c t s rmde a t L1-t Daho and I t Agao.
8 .Luzon: a J Bicol: 25 /26 flgr : 3 -minor counterattacks a g s i n s t posns 3000 yds
SE Camalig. b) Southern Sector: 25/26 Apr: Guerr contacted. 40 Japs 7 mi
SSE Ternate; guerr r p t 150 Japs movilig toward Bolboc 3
BE Lemcry
( ~ u l a y a nBay); sm outpost l o c a t c d 3000 yds im 2nd 5000 yds ITIE Sulac ~ 5 t h
main defense l i n e r ' m i n g IT-$, b000 t o 2000 yds NIIE town; e s t Jap co defending northern p a r t of l i n e and approx 350 Japs defending center portion.
c ) Central Sector. 25/26 Apr: Guerr s t a t e d 200 Japs locatcd 1 0 m i SE Cabanatuan; r.linor con-tacts continue ; numerous p a t r o l clashes continue iiit Ihtapad-;!It Pacarr~7.ganarea; new Jap d-efenses r p t d 3001) yds F ?!husulngit Roclc
(approx 8 m i NNE ~ a n a y;) guerr r p t 200 Japs 2000 yds SE Sa.:ipaloc. d)
Northern Sector: 25/26 Apr: Philippine captd, moderate resistance; heavie s t r e s i s t a n c e lnet a s ridge pcsns 1500 ;.ds 1XJE Iriscln captd; posns reached 700 yds NI7 Bzguio along 1iw-y 9 a g a i n s t hvy rcsist=.nce; intcnse en f i r c
recvd ;3en~h2 . r k 2 h (1200 yds Js: Baguio); Tub?. ccaptd, It opposn; 5 Jap
?,It C~.lSqongcontirxcs; iilG f i r e recvd
tanlcs captd; nopping up 2500 yds
X r low ridge 1000 yds E Idt Lornboy; scat$ered contacts continue along
ICennon Ed; hvy r e s i s t a n c c recvd 1000 yds In,' Daramn; s e v e r a l minor countera t t a c k s repulsed H i l l 516 V i l l a Verde area; posns on high ground 2000 yds
SE Balete Pass seized; en defense l i n e defending Balte Pass believed t o be
ttV" shaped, apex 1500 yds IJ I<apintalan.

I1 AIR:
BORIEO :
1-fiuching:
26 Apr: Single en a/c (poss T/B) 2001 over a i r s t r i p , s h o t down by
2 T-38s; noon,
PI1ILIF?IIGT%S:
2.N. Luzon: a ) 24 Apr: (prob): 2-3 en Bs dropped 11 bo:nbs 32nd Div r e a r area;
sev cas & considerable dam; e a r l y evening. b) 2h Apr: Single en a/c s t r a f ed 25th Div i n s t l t n s 5 ,xiN17 San Jose; no cas P: s l dam; 214CI.
FOFJiIOSA :
3,Cienzral: 26 Apr: Recent photos show 82 s e r v coiilbat a/c s c a t t e r e d on 31; a i r f i e l d s ; n i l a/c 24 f i e l d s ; 138 dummies, 102 u/s t r a i n e r s , 96 u/s Bs & 5
serv trainers.
4.1,:. Coas5: 26 Apr : 4E F/B shot down by 2 P-38s.
5. Kiirm: 26 Apr : 1 en Tpt a/c shot down by P B ~ Y50 mi M ICiirm; 18401.
FRzjJcII 11t30 CIyIITA:
6,Saigon: 26 npr: a) 5 en Fs avoided 24 P-38s escorting B-24s. b) 1 uneager
F obsvd by PB~Y; lk00I.
NiiBSEI SHOT0 :
7,01~:inavra: a) 26 Apr: Sev en a/c approached area a t low a l t ~ v i t h c u tr s l t s ;
b) 25 Apr:
0230-04451; 1 en B shot down by LCS off HE c o a s t Okinavra; 03471.
No en a i r a t t a c k s fr 24/24001 t o 25/21;001 (TF 51).
JLU~A~J
:
8.Kyushu: 26 A p r : R i l intcutn, n i l en a/c sighted by D l P-51s oil e s c o r t
illisson (v~eatliere x t r e m l y bad e-moute, ovcr t g t O r e t w n ) ; 6 plaaes, 6
p i l o t s missing.

CELEBES :
I.I<endari: 26 Apr : 7/8 barges 65 m i MJ.
BORrnO :
2.General: 26 Apr: l i r i , Bruriki, t,@rudu, Sa~dzkan, empty.
Pf<ILIPPII<ES
:
3.Panay: 26 Apr : 1 sub contact (60 m i YxS of 9! t i p ) .
~.Luzon Str?,its 26 Apr: Freighter h i t with 2 d i r e c t h i t s , then f i r e d N of
B a t a ~Id.
5,Luzon: 26 Apr: 4 torpedoes f i r e d a t poss freighter-tpf mouth of Cagayan R,
wit11 wlkn damage t o t a r g e t .
FORrnSA :
6.Tainan: a) 26 Apr: 1 (2300T) stack-zft freigh'cer bombcd; d i r e c t h i t on
s t e r n , poss sunk 15 m i ;,bN. b) 26 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r bombed, no darmge.
7. General: 26 Apr : Pescadores, Keclwlg k b r s enpty,
FRETJCH IlaDo CHIN^:
8,Saigon: a ) 25 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r i n drydock blovm ~p ?t fired. b) 26 Apr: 1
sub ciestroyed by d i r e c t h i t . 1 h v j c r u i s e r , 1 destroyer e s c o r t si$-ited I n
r i v e r 1: of s e a p l a ~ ebase; 2 luggers damagcd i n r i v e r IT of t o ~ ~ n .
9.General: 26 Apr: Tourane, Cape St. J a c c p s , Guirhoil, Carnrardi. Bays cnpty.
CN-fiU. COAST :
10,Shaiighai: a ) 26 Apr: 2 u / i v s l s attacked i n Yangtae 2. b) 26 Apr: 5 u / i
V S ~ S i n area,
1l.Arnoy: 25/26 A p r : 4 u/i ships 45 n l i E.
12.i.kcao: 25 Apr : 23 jmis 20 mi S.
13.HbnglCong: 20 Apr: Ehemy c o c ~ o gof 30 skips, c o ~ p o s e do; destroyel- e s c o r t s
f r e i g h t e r s , c r s IJl-WJ, 50 m
i SXE,
I
l ~ . F o o c h o ~ 25
~ : Agr: 1 destroyer escort, c r s IJEdd, spd 10, 150 .ni iE.
15,General : 26 Apr : Fort 3zYard, Canton, SWai;oz7,de12pty.
NANSEI SHCTO:
I6.0kinawa: 2s Apr: 1 sub contacted 250 m i SSE; a t 18001, another contact i n
area.
JAPAN :
pj.Sasebo: 26 Apr: 2 destroyers, c r s 3 spd unkn, 100 mi 1VS,71.

DT G-2 ESTIUATE OF THE ElJi3llJY SI'L'UATION

1. St--ry
of t h e Enemy Situation:
a. A c t i v i t i e s i n Forward Areas:
zorthern Philippines :
Luzon: Two minor counterattacks repulsed 1 3/4 miles SE Camalig (~1bay). Scattered movements of enemy i n Ternate and Lemery (Salayan Day)
areas; possi'oly 2 cos a r e defending M-S l i n e ME of Sulac. % of ?;Zznila,
numerous y a t r o l clashes ?,It &tapad-Pacawragan area. Some defenses observed
8 miaes NJE of Tanay. I n N Luzon, stubborn r e s i s t a n c e met 1 mile NNE
of Baguio. Strongpoint encountered 1200 yds S1.I
I r i s a n and t o 700 yds
of City. Arty f i r e decreased V i l l a Verde T r a i l but determined ground res i s t a n c e continued. I k i n defense l i n e Bclete Pass i n IIVlf wit11 apex l'j'00
yds N of Kapinta-lan; a r t y increased t h i s sector. IJuis.2nce ?aids & s t r a f i n g
a'tta'cks- by 1-3 en n/c
Southern-Central Philippines:
itindanao : Some iiIG and mortar f i r e received 5500 yds 3.' of Upper Digos;
no other s i g n i f i c a n t contacts.
Cebu: B-tinated 500 enemy contacted 1 3/4 n i l e s I J Cogon; sone res i s t a n c e i n mountains
of Compostela.
ISegros: Enemy c o ~ t i n u c dt o defcnd from elaborately prepared positions
I!ill 3155 and S of Negritos; minor coun%erattack vias repulsed, &eny
b u r ~ e dDuimguetc City; no signific:,n'c opposition; positiolis on S b?lilc
l b s l o g li abandoned.
Jolo: Scattered contacts continued on inlznd high ground,
New Guinea : Enemy posi1;ions 1%
rrklcs TQJZ of Jkpril: a i d 1 mile SE of
Boiken.
Eougainville : Enemy a r t i l l e r y continues t o be received 2$ ,miles SSft; of
Poro Poro and SX Tokinotu. Positiolis contacted v i c fluniki and 1 rnilc SSE
of Horinu; considerc?..bie a c t i v i t y reported v i c Runiki, Nibcro and Eapana,
b. A c t i ~ r i t i c si n Rc?sr Areas:
Forrnosn: 82 s e r v c o n k t a h s c n t t e r c d on 3b a i r f i e l d s (photos).
Saigon: Zn Fs nvoid P-38s.
Olcii~~vra:lJi1 en a i r altaclrs.
J2pz.n: f J i l i n t c p t n 81 P-51s over IQyushu,
c. Idc;?tiiications : i1lind3nao: PI7 cl2in.s h i s u n i t , 1st Sn, 7h.th Inf, 30th
Div, i s a t J.bdaybalay.
d. '.Iect;her: Interference Formosa & China coast a i r operztions.

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2. Conclusions.
a. Energ- Capabilities :
Operations on Iiindanao :
1) Defense of t h e Davao Approackes.
Operations on Luzon:
2 ) Defense of t h e Balete Pass.
3) IJuisance A i r Raids.
O p e r a t i o ~ si n t h e Visayas:
4) ;.iitndr;ivral i n SE IJegros.
Operations Along t h e China Coast:
5 ) I:iovement of Convoy,
Operations irr t h e Enpire:
6 ) F l e e t Disposition.

Operations on Ifindanao :
1) Defense of t h e Davao Approaches: After an 11 day period of uncont e s t e d advances during'vifiich oyr forces drove overland agpro;rknc?-tely100 ~ i l e s ,
from Cotabsto t o t h e Digos area, i n i t i a l enemy r e s i s t a n c e i n so13e s t r e n ~ t h~ r a s
teinporarily established on 27 April. Along Route 1 b e t w e n Iiisanto and 5,500
.yards srest of Vpper Digos, 3 separate contacts viere made with enemy groups,
upwards t o probably cotnpany s i z e . A l a t e r e p o r t s t a t e s t h a t our troops were
receiving imclnine guns and mortar f i r e from an undeter-nincd ilunSer of Japs
west of Upper Digos, 5 miles inlad from Davco Gulf.
Since t h e enemy did not e x p l o i t t h e defensive t e r r a i n a d v ~ n t a g e s
i n t h e Apo Eange, h i s a b i l i t y t o e s t a b l i s h a strong defense i n the open farm
country .Epon which our forces have now entered, i s doubtful. Tliese troops
p r e s e n t l y bcine;' encountered probably a r e outposts o r a coveripg f o r c e f o r t h e
Digos area garrison and may continue an eaat~vardwithdrawal under pressure,

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probably with increasingly stiffening delaying actions a s E g o s i t s e l f i s

approached. Although prelanding day enemy strength i n t h i s sector was estimated as approximating two battalions, presence of maneuverable t e r r a i n and the
enemy's general aversion thereto coupled with indicated defensive deployment
y 1117), suggests
along tile Talomo River t o t h e north (sea Daily ~ u ~ n m rNo.
t h a t any defmse i n the Digos area may ollly be of a nominal nature a s he
ultimately prosecutes a coas'tal delaying action t o the north t o h i s prcsu!nably
established positions south of Davao. (see Enclosure No. 1 )
Operations on Luzon :
2 ) Defense of the k l e L e Pass : Since the occupation of Eapintalan
on 21 April b? the 2nd Bn, 35 t h Inf, enemy resistance i n tho sector has noticoably softened. East and west of Highmy 5 our forces have advanced several
thousand yards against c ~ m ~ a r a t i v d lighl;
ly
resistailce, iaiile i n the center,
troops a s t r i d e the higli~nyhave made smaller gains against iaorc dutermined resistance. Yesterds~rt h e enepyls f r o n t lines south of Bslete Pass had taken
the f o r n of a IIVlt with thc apex aplxoxSmately 1,500 yards nor%? of Kcpintalan,
It i s
and t h e sides follovring pronrinent ridges north-west and north-east,
possible these formidible t e r r a i n features may form the backbone of another
1min l i n e of resistance. It i s interesting t o note that, wherecs i n %he past,
our troops have not been able t o f i n d a weak spot i n the enemyls f r o n t lines,
k l ~ el a s t hvo days has revealed the enemy defending from unconnected stro~gpoint,r
which, i n ti;ree d i s t i n c t instances, our forccs have by-passed wit11 only minor
interference. This would suggest several p o s s i b i l i t i e s . The enemy may be
using the strongpoints t o delay our advance ll~hilehe f a l l s back -to t h e above
suggcstcd l i n e of defense; he may now be faced rrith an insoluable problom i n
l o g i s t i c s , v i s : reinforce~nentand supply; or, he "up f e e l t h e t a c t i c a l v n l - ~ ~ofe
a continued defcilse south of the Pass does not nos z e r i t the cost. The l a t t e r
two suggestions - r e further intimatad by several indications of a ric?J:ening a t
some points i n h i s defenses on the Villa Verde Trail. If h i s pro3lem i s logi s t i c s or h i s plan i s t o withdravr furthor i n t o the Pass, i t i s probable; Ms
resistance t o our edvancc up t h e IIigh~vayv i i l l lessen some~fi~hat,
u n t i l he has
vithdratrn i n t o or beyond -the Pcss t o t e r r a i n vhich i s equally favorable t o h i s
purposes a s t h a t i n which he presently defends. Such e move w i l l permit him
t o n a t e r i a l l y c o n s t r i c t the frontage of h i s f r o n t l i n e s . If such i s his ylan,
a c o ~ p l e ~ ~ n t limited
ary
rrithdra~~ral
r a y bc mde shortly on the Villa Tierdo Trail .
Our recent coiilparatively largo advances against noticeably decrc.,. -.
ed resistance, coupled with t h e enenyls defending from strongpoints only suggests he may lack trle strength to m a i n t a b the former strong consistency of h i s
defenses. (see Xnclosurc No. 2)
3) iJiiisance A i r Raids: On 24/25 April f i v e nuisance raids were carried out by enemy a l r c r a f t \ a g a i n s t our ground i n s t a l l a t i o n s i n Horth Luzon and
b
j
r single a i r c r a f t
f r i e n d l y forces i n Kind~nao. Four of the raids Ticre
and t h e f i f t h , i n the 32nd Division r e a r erca, by 2-3 enemy bombers. L i t t l e
damage resulted from three of t h e single attacks. The bombers, hoy:rcvcr, causiA
heavier d'wage and several casualties and a t T a y ~ g(N Central Luaon) sever&
oasualtics resultcd from a single f i g h t e r dropping 2 bonbs and strafing.
This i s the only offensive a i r e f f o r t made by the enemy i n the
Philippines i n recent weclcs. The Luzon fighter-bomber attacks were possibly
staged a t Echague o r .4pa1~iwherc 3 operative enemy f i g h t e r s were s t r a f e d on
23 April. The bornburs possibly staged from Formosa. The 2 !bindan30 attacks,
possibly by the s ~ m eplme, probably origiilnted from the Dzvao f i e l d s . R e c ~ l i
a i r streilgth e s t i m t c s givz t h e enemy 10 a i r c r a f t i n i.iir.danao and none i r i t h e
r e s t of the Philippines. Latsst photo coverage of the forrnosa a i r f i e l d s show
82 operative a i r c r z f t , includihg bo;nhers, scattered on 311 a i r f i e l d s . These
nuisance a t t a c k s have been anticipated and eiiemy capability i n t h i s respect i s
l i k e l y t o continue f o r some time, p a r t i c u l a r l y a s t o Northern Luzon.

Operations i n the Visayas :

4) !iithdravral-in SE Ilegros: Tiithout opposition, elcments of the 164i:Infantry alnd~
-trfeen
the Ocoy R i w r and Looc on Negros!
SE .const, 5 n i l i s 1?,7 of f
aguete. The en~mygarrison, probably approximting
~01213233~
strength, evacuated prepared defensive positions and withdrew inland
leaving Dumc2guete City p a r t i a l l y burned. Dumaguetc Bridge was a l s o destroyed
but no resistance or land mines were encountered anyzhere i n the general area.

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df t e r sccuri'ig k m g u e t e a i r f i e l d , novernent inland V ~ Squickly initiated t o

i n t e r c e p t t h e ~d..ti.ldra:~~tll
of enemy troops t o t h e Odlumon-Babiang crreas, 9 miles
1.5 of Dumaguetc.
I n Southern Negros, the enemy r e t a i n s no s i g n i f i c a n t c a p a b i l i t y
t o i n t e r f e r e vdth c u r r e n t opcrai;ions on t h e islc.,:ld. His reaction t o yesLerday 1 s landing I Y ~ Scllar:lcteristic; s @meattcmpt my be Inad- t o join elements
c u r r e n t l y defending i n t h e Northern I-Iighlands. Ho~*iever,t h e distance irlvolved
and t a l ~f o r c c s
a r c a s t r i d e o r -ivhich could be noved t o in'cprdict withdraw21 routes, preclude t h e successful juncture of a s i g n i f i c a n t number of t h e
Southerr, Negros garrison.
Operations Along t h e China Coast:
5) 140ve~lentof Convoy: During t h e p a s t several weeks shipping x t i v i t y nlong t h e China and Indo-China coast has been notably absant of convoys,
~ 5 t ht h c ,enclqT l i ~ i t i n gh i s movments t o unescorted nercliant s h i p s s i n g l y or
i n sma.11 numbers. Consequently t h 2 s i g h J ~ i n gon 26 H p r i l of 30 ships composed
of dcstroycr e s c o r t s and f r e i g h t e r s , 50 i n i . 1 3 ~SXE of EIongKong on n E9!,Tfl3 course
is of particulrtr i n t e r e s t a t t h i s time, i n vietiv of what haas been considered
an s f f z c t i v c blockade of t h e South China Sea by our a i r c r a f t and sub:narines.
iilthough t h i s i s t h e first s i g h t i n g reported of t h i s convoy, t h e
p r o b a b i l i t i e g a r e t h a t i t originated i n tns: Saigon erea ~irhichi s t h e only p o r t
where a s i z e a b l e tonnage of shipping has been receiitly cbservcd. (On 20
photographs revealed. 48 vessels of 21,000T and a new type mninelaycr).
01:i n t e r e s t iii? -his connection i s 2 r ~ c c n turirated Chin;:sc r e p o r t
t h a t t i e Ja..ps v r i l l ~ a k ae l o . s t z~%tcn~pt
t o rcnlove nate?i..?.ls from IJ2lay3, Burma,
and Indo-Ci~ina by t h e end of Junc %sing 140 cargo ships and a v a i l a b l e escorts.
The encniy has al.perently nade a s u ~ c e s s f u lrun of the f i r s t l a p
of h i s long gaunllc'c t o t h e &pire and i f he i s successful i n tho a t t e q p t ,
a resumption of t h i s type of traffic: my be cxpected.
Operations i n t h c E~npise:
6) F l e e t Disposition: The following is a r oview of c u r r c n t eneny f l c c t
s t z t u s f r o a pllotogrjphic coverage:
BnTTIESIIIPS: I\Ji\Gl;TO a t Yo1;osuka (S of ~ol.coh.zma)1 7 April i n same
plcce where she vas observcd 18 February, IltlREIA 2.t :lure 13 April with r e p a i r
o r .construction now i n progress on a f t a r section. ISE and FMJGA both a t Kure
i n snrx mooring rsrhere they hnve been since 20 !&rcli.
CVls: 2 UlJRYU Class (probably NtLlGI and KATS~RAGI)
a t Kure on 13
UlWfU c l a s s (possibly I~ZSAGT)
a t Sascbo 2 1 i ~ p r i l . 2 UIEYU c l a s s h u l l s
April..
on wliich construction appears t o have been suspended located 1 3 April a t Kure
and Ilreda bkn (20 rnilos SE of 0lraya.m) respectively. HAYATAKA n t Sczsebo 2 1
April, covered with c?mouffagcd netti.ngr
CVLls: CVL xt Sasebo 2 1 1"ipril believed t o be RMTHO. Elevators re~novccla i d n e t camouflaging beginning, CVL a t Kure 13 April estimated a s t h e
EOSHO
CVEls IUIYO a t IJishinomi Shina (7; of Iiure) 13 April covered with
ccmouflage. IiOBE t ~ y p ca t Shide ' k n (NZti? of Shikoku) 13 t ~ p r i l . Another
ROBZ t ~ l aes t observed a t Kobe 28 bhrch o u t f i t t i n g and repairing, and i s
estiinat.i;cd still there. An unidentified c a r r i e r (possibly a merchznt a i r c r a f t
cclrricr with i n s u f f i c i e n t f l i g h t dcck t o be l a r g e enough f o r a cVZ) a t Bcppu
Van 21 April.
CWISZPLS: TOIG3 c l a s s CA at,%a Shilin (I7 of i ~ u r e )13 iipril. AOBA
c l a s s CL a t Kure 13 April. CL 0'1;3DO a t ICure 13 April. XGlJO c l a s s l a s t seen
a t Kure 28 i ~ h r c hn o t t h e r e on 12 April, and present where-abouts unkncm.
D D t s : :,t Kme 28 ibrch V P L ? ~a ~ t o t a l of 27, brokcn dovvn a s follovvs:
& TERUTSUKI (2,300 T), 1 H I B I K I (1, TOOT), 1 dl.L1GIRI (1, ~ c ) o T )11, ASiiSHIO (1,500
T ) , 1 TLJLUJAIJI (1,,900T), 1 iL'ITSlJIl;iRU (1,3687!), 2 1UG.IIILlZE (1,27OT), 13 IITSU
To t h i s t o t a l can bo added tlb0v.t 10 D D l s ~a~hicli
.rr:erc
c l a s s (dcstroycr-escorts).
i n other areas a t t h ~ time.
t
SIMGii?C)RE AWL:2 1JACYI c l a s s and 1 ilTaGO c l a s s hcavj cruisers,
one.of cach c l a s s severely dmaged. kr?othcr ItACIif c l a s s i s believed present
i n t h e area, i m k h g a t o t a l of 4 crilisers. On 10 and 22 i ~ p r irle s p e c t i v e l y ,
a Dutch s u b ~ a r i n ccontacted a iJACH1 CA near Batzvia; one torpedo h i t v ~ . s
claimed on t h e 22 A p r i l contact.
The probclbility of m imminent combat s o r t i e appears r e l a t i v e l y
low i n view of t h e present s c a t t c r a d d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e major f l e e t u n i t s and.
tile r e p a i r and constuction p r e s e n t l y i n progress.

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Relative P r o b a b i l i t i e s :
1 ) Defnse of t h e DaL<ao~'~pproaches:
Prescnce of ~ 1 ~ n e ~ v e r atbelrer a i n
and t h e e n e r g ' s gencral aversion thereof coupled with indicatzd defengive deplowen% along t h e Talo:?lo River t o t h e north, suggests t h a t any defense i n the
Digos a r e s i3ay only be of a nominal nature a s he u l t i m a t e l y prosecutes a
c o a s t a l delq-irzg a c t i o n t o t ; ~ enorth t o 115s presuniibly es'catslis!ied positions
south of Davao*
2 ) Dercnsc of t h e Baletc Pass: Ow. recent coqxiratively l a r g e advances
azclinst noticeably decreased -rcsLstance, c o ~ p l c dvsith t h e enemy's defending
Zrom strongpoin'cs onl;r, suggests he m2y lack t h e s t r c n g t h t o maintain t h e
Zormer strong consistency of h i s defenses..
3) Ituisance Air Raids : B i e q cclpzbility of exzcuting i s o l a t e d nuisance
r a i d s i s l i k e l y t o continu-e f o r SOLE -Li~;lle, p a r t -i-c u l a r l y 2s t o liorthern Luzon.
4) :ii$ixirwrnl i n SE llegros: 111 S o u t h ~ r nIkgros, t h e cneny r e t a i n s no
si gni-fic2nt cc?;pability t o i n t e r f crc ~ri'chcuzran-t; o g ~ r a t i o ~ons thc: island.
Ijis r e a c t i o n 4Lo :TcsLerdayt s landing 7;12,s charnc t e r f s t i c ; sorne a t t e r q t rmy be
32de t o join clclncnts c u r r e n t l y dcfeilding i n t h e ilorthern ifighlands , f.lovraver
could be
t h e d i s t a n c e involved and tfne f o r c e s which aro- a s t r i d e or
noved t o i n t s r d i c t -tii-Ehdr.rk~vzl
routcs, prachlds the succcssfu?. j ~ ~ c oft a~ ~ e
s i g n i f i c a n t i~unbcrof t h e Southcri~Itegros garrison.
5) l ~ ~ o ~ ~ e m
cfc nConvoy:
t~
The crier-q- has apparently :lade a succcssi'ul r'm
of the f i r > t l a p of his long g r w t l e t t o t h e B.~ph-eand. i f ha i s successful.
i n t h e a-bteml?t a rcsun;-ition of convoy t r z f f i e ;na;~ be ~ ~ ~ e c t e d ,
*' 6 ) F l e e t Disposltions; Gisyersion of cneny f l c c t w i t s prcbably precludes a f l e e t s o r t i e iriLhc near future.

Special case must be taken t o i n s ~ ~ trhce secmcy of t h i s docw~en-i;,

Inforxation c o n b i n c d herein w i l l not be c j r c u l a t e d or yepr?od?lccd beyond t h e
Staff Section t o vrhich it i s addressed, '.;hen, n o t a c t u a l l y i n use, t h i s
document is t o be kept i~a s a f e and i s chargeable t o Yne custody of ail
o f f i c e r , See AR 300-5, 15 :Arch 194b, and St2,ncKng Operzting l'rocedure
I n s t r u c t i o n s Eio, It, 14 Lb.rcli 19LL4, regarding s c c l ~ r i t yClassif i c a t i o ~ s .

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2.

Estimated 80 enemy contscted i n

v i c i n i t y Bd-atukan; 0 Japs k i l l e d ;
remsinder ~ v ithdrev:.
.

26 Apr : A ~ y ; r o ~ : i ~ t e1l0y00 yds E Kisanto an

estirna5ed Co bivouac, reportedly
o c c u p i ~ 3 n a n 1 troops, was found
evacuated; 2 Jap machine gun crems ,
LL0O0yds E K i s z n b r e t i r e d a f t e r
beirig f i r e d upon; c?ppro~&mztely20
Japs equipped - ~ i t l t1h r e e machine guns
eiigaged. 30'30 yds L of the town; a i r
obscrver r e p o r t s that 55CO yds V of
upper Digos our troops were receivi n g LlG and mortar f i r e from an une s t b a t e d number o f enemy.

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2.

2nd Eh, 27th Inf, m d e 3 n i g h t a t t a c k

advancing 2,000 yds z g a i n s t hi1 opposition, and during &Y s e i z e d posit i o n s on ! ; l g h go-w-d 2,000 yds SE of
and overZo34ing Balete Pass.

2,

O n High17.y

3, an enemy strgngpoint
800 yds IJ of Rzipintalzn was by-passed; 2nd Bz, 35th f n f adva,nced t o
p o s i t i c n s 1,700 yds NB of tlie v i l l a g e .

3.

Agsinst only minor sporadic r e s i s t ance, 2nd En, l6lst I n f , advanced

TIW! d o n g a ridge t o p o s i t i o n s apgrox
3,500 y6s STp;of Pass.

4.

1st Bn, 126th In? attacked SB t o

occupy high growad 2,700 yds N of
I m g a n 2nd hOO yds E of %he Villa
Verde Trail.

5,

U t e n s i v e pai;rollihg 14. of and i n t o

Tebbo du3-irg p a s t f e:v days has devcloped o n l r s c a t t e r e d contacts.

6,

According t o r e c e n t i d e ~ t i f i c a t l o n s
l&$\..i
bf Ejagui.0, son^ 'troops f orncr1;dei310yod &long fienizon Road, 212'~have
displaced t o t h e High~zg.F srea.

7.

ELonlcnIjs d 2 t h c 323rd In$ atlaslied S

t o c ~ . p t u r sBaba, then proceecsd 1JE
a.gains% minor r e s i s t a n c e t o occupj
Bench &rk 2kA. (sir of Saguio); h j t
lhi~aclor(1;1 of c i t y ) vra:; secured a f t e r
s t r o z ~ gdefenses were reduced by elcments of 130tl'i Inf; 5 endmy .tan!:s
capturcd i n t a c t ,

8, 1st En, 129th X n f ? edvanced 200

yds

a g a i n s t s t i f f r ~ s i s t a n c et o within
700 :ids 030 Biguio pyoper; pa.-brols
operating 700 yds 3 on Trinidcd I.Iliqy
made only ~ L n o rcontacts.

9.

Iac'T-SE ridge, '2,500 yds ME Irisan, -:;8.s

tzken bg- our f ~ r c e sagcirist n i l oppos i t i o n ; Japs defending strongpoint
800 yds E of FnilLkpine on important
Trinidad t r a i l .

10, Lclte r e p o r t s s t a t e eur p a t r o l s e ~ t e r ed Baguio t h i s morning; nu eriemy

f o-md,

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
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MlLlTARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF

1-111: DAILY SUMMARY O F E N E M Y I N T E L L I G E N C E

IV: G-2 ESTIMATE O F T H E E N E M Y SITUATION
V: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

No.

DATE

SOLOMONS :
1.5ougainville: 24 Apr: Signs of enemy a c t i v i t y 3/4, 1$, 2 and 4 mi SE
Tokinotu; enemy s h e l l e d posns $ m i S Tokinotu; s m ~ a grps
p
sighted 1
.mi S3T Horinu; strong enemy posn 1 mi E Puto Paia (5 mi TOJ ~ i a t e r a p a i a )
Jap a t t a c k repulsed Mipia; enemy groups contacted 2 m i SST Poro Poro,
NBJJ GUINEA:
2,Aitape: 24 Apr : 25 Japs moving 11 f r 1-3/4 m i EWE Maprik; enenyrptd
withdrawing from Bainyik; siq arms ammo dump 2300 yds SG of Boiken and
r a d i o s t a t i o n 1/2 m i S Kumudu captd,
FHILIPPITmS :
3,I~Kndanao: a ) Cotabato : 23/24 Apr: Kidapawan (18 m i ESE Kabacan) reached.
unopposed; guerr r p t enerny concentrations vic Padada and Asinauilan
(Davao Gulf), b) Zamboanga: 23/24 Apr: Ilumerous contacts made Sibuho
Say and v i c Labuan; some contacts m d e E coastr
4. Cebu: 23/24 Apr : High ground 5000 yds IJ and 2500 yds E Batauang R mouth
secured; Japs made minor counterattacks; contacts made 1500 yds NV Danao
and 500 yds W Guinsay; p a t r o l landed unopposed a t Compostela; enemy
abandoned area; Jap posns abandoned 2000 yds NE C o n ~ o l a c i o n ~
5.Negros: 23/24 Apr: P a t r o l s r p t d hvy opposition during day; s e v e r a l s m
contacts and 2 s m i n f i l t r a t i o n attempts v i c Patag (S Negritos) .j stu-bborr
r e s i s t a n c e continues f r well prepared posns and caves; s e v e r a l posns
reduced on H i l l 3155.
6,~alawan: 22 Apr: Landing operation Pandanan I d (off S t i p palawan)
completed unopposed.
7. Jolo: 23/24 Apr: Numerous s c a t t e r e d contacts aade mopping up M t Daho and
v i c i n M t Agao and M t Turnatangas,
8,Luzon: a ) Bicol: 24/25 Apr : Rocket f i r e recvd f r enemy posns 1800 yds
SE Camalig; stubborn r e s i s t a n c e h i l l mass 2500 yds SE Camaligj Labo
secured p a t r o l s E t o Daet and Bagasbas (3 mi NNE ~ a e t and
)
N t o Parcale
without opposition, b) Southern Sector: 24/25 Apr: Contd contact with s m
Jap grps ;dt hlalepunyo and i n f o o t h i l l s E Tiaong i n d i c a t e sporadic t r a f f f c
of undet nature through area, c ) Eastern Sector: 24/25 Apr: 2 enemy supp1:
and ammo dumps captd and numerous caves i n advance E 1000 yds i n Mongo
R Gorge (mi NIt hlataba); hvy MG f i r e f r numerous mutually supporting p i l l - .
d
a t t a c k on hit Facawagan; strongest p t encountere:,
boxes e n c o ~ ~ n t e r eduring
200 yds W of t h e mountain consisted of 1 0 pillboxes, d) Northern Sector:
24/25 Apr: Iivy sm arms and mortar f i r e recvd along Hvjy 9 and hvy auto
f i r e f r posns on N slope Mt J i r a d o r (1000 yds 17 Baguio); M t Mirador
taken; ll enemy guns, e s t t o be 1 5 C j ~obsvd
~
i n Baguio; enemy continues
t o r e s i s t along Pugo-Tuba t r a i l a;2proximately 1500 yds E Nit Calugong;
2ormer enemy strong p t 4000 yds S S a p i t occupied without opposition;
2 counterattacks repulsed H i l l 515 (along V i l l a Verde T r a i l ) ; a r t y and
mortar f i r e recvd Salasac Pass area; enemy contd t o c l i n g t o defenses
ST trail; counterattack along Hwy 5 poorly organized; ene-qy pocket 4x00
yds SE Balete Pass reduced; a t t a c k continued t o a p t 2300 yds SE of
Pass; 5 strong banzai a t t a c k s recvd posns 5'000 yds ESE l i n u l i .
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I1 AIR:
IJOLUC C AS :
1,Soel2 I s : 25 Apr: ~ / dobsvd on NbV t i p of Taliboe Id.
CELEBa :
2,Makassar Area: 25 Apr: 1 F dam 1 of 11 B-24s bombing Boeloedowang a/d;
F/P t r n i l e d formation.
BORNEO :
3.Labuan: 25 Apr: 1 poss TE serv a/c on Labuan a/d.
4.Natoena Is: 24 Apr: Rlway a t Soebi K e t j i l repaired since a t t a c k of 23
Apr ,
PHILIPPINES:
5,Mindanao: 25 Apr: a) 1 en a/c s t r a f e d t m n on Sl!i coast of Cotabato
Prov; 11301. b) 1 en F s t r a f e d v i c i n rd junction 1 & 2; n i l cas; 16501,
FOrnOSA:
6 .s. Formosa: 24 Apr: 1 F made 1 pass against B-24s bombing Tainan a/d.
7,N. Formosa: Night 24/25 Apr: 3 en a/c over Taihoku evaded by B-24,
FmNCH INLlO CHINA:
8,Saigon: a ) 25 Apr: i ) N i l i n t c p t n by 3 airborne Fs t o 46 B-24s attacking Saigon t g t s , i i ) 3 Fs aggressively i n t c p t d & dam PB4Y attacking
shipping i n Mekong River, b) Photos 22 Apr: 20 serv a/c (13 TE Bs, 7
FS) on Tan Son Nhut, both rlv;ays serv.
CHINA:
%Shanghai: 25 Apr: N i l i n t c p t n by 3-4 airbornc Fs t o 2 B-2Ls; 0140-04131,
JAPAN :
10,Honshu: 24 Apr: 70-80 a/c i n t c p t d 105 B-29s bombing Hitachi a/c f a c t o r y
nr Tokyo; 13 a/c d e s t , 48 prob d e s t o r dam; 4 B-29s missing.
11,Kyushu: 23 Apr: (prob) : 12 barragc balloons obsvd v i c i n Miyakonojo,
a l t up t o 14,0001,

III NAVY:
M,E,I.:
1,Java: 22 Apr: Dutch sub r p t s missing 1 hvy c r u i s e r on l 8 t h , but scared
1 h i t on same type ship, same a r e a ( v i c i n B ~ t a v i a )on 22 Apr.
2.Flores Id: a ) 25 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r ( 2 0 0 ~ )a t lhaoemere j e t t y , b) 25 Apr:
1 tcrpedo boat, 125 m i NNE Diaoemere, c r s nrVix\d, spd 20; attacked, no
damage.
CELEBES :
3,Makassar: a ) 25 Apr: 7 f r e i g h t e r s ( 2 0 0 ~ )i n hbr. b ) 25 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r
( 1 0 0 ~ )damaged, 20 m i N.
.!+,Pare Pare: 25 Apr: 2 bargcs, 3 schooners damaged.
5.SW Coast: 25 Apr: 6 schooners or f r e i g h t e r s ( 1 0 0 ~ )i n S a l a j a r S t r a i t ,
BORNEO :
6 , s . Coast: a ) 25 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t s r ( 1 0 0 ~ )a t Bandjermasin. b ) 25 Apr:
22 f r e i & t e r s (700/1300~) and f r e i g h t e r s ( 1 0 0 ~ ) 25 m i N i Band jermasin.
7 .Balikpzpan: 24 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (5500/7500TI, 2 f r a i g h t e r s (300/
700~1
) ~f r e i g h t e r ( 1 0 0 ~ )2 ~p a t r o l boats anchored.
8.Tarakan: 24 Apr: 1 sm f r e i g h t e r , 40 m i N,
9.Cape Soletan: 24 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r ( 2 0 0 ~ )30
~ m i SSE, sunk,
10,Brunef B ~ ~ X 25
) Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r (300/700~) destroyed; d i r e c t h i t
scored on I f r e i g h t e r ( 1 0 0 ~ ) ;1 lugger destroyed, 2 barges l e f t burning. b) 25 Apr: 1 f r e f ghter ( 1 0 0 ~ )damaged & l e f t burning i n Riong R,
FORdOSA:
11.NE Coast: 24 Apr: i f r e i g h t e r (300/700~), 1 f r e i g h t e r ( 1 0 0 ~ )e t Suo,
12.Tainan: a ) 24 Apr: 1 med tanker, 5 m i Nxlid, c r s S, b) 25 Apr: 1 lugger
sunk 35 m i NNVi.
13,Keelung: a ) 25 Apr: 2 f r e i g h t e r s (17/19,000~) sighted, 1 lugger sunk,
2@mi KNE. b) 25 Apr: 2 f r e i g h t e r s (4/7500T) i n hbr, c ) 25 Apr: 2
f r e i g h t e r s ( ~ o o T , ) ,1 lugger, 100 B f i c EVE, destroyed.
FRENCH ITJDO CHINA:
'14,Saigon: a ) 25 Apr: A/C attacked 1 sub i n v i c i n , r e s u l t s negstive. b )
25 Apr: 1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t ( 7 / 8 5 0 0 ~ ) , 2 f r e i g h t e r - t p t s i n hbr, c ) 25 Apr:
1 f r e i g h t e r - t p t (2/4500T) s e t a f i r e i n Saigon River.
15.Cape S t . Jzcques: 25 Apr: 2 tugs, 1 0 barges i n Mekong Rivor.
SOUTH CHINA SXA:
16 .Natoena I s : 24 Apr:
msed t o run aground
17,Condore Is: 24 Apr:

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HAINAN :
18,Yulin Bay: 25 Apr: A/C reported bay empty.
CHINA COAST:
19,Wenchovr: 25 Apr: 1 destroyer, 75 m i SE, c r s NExN, spd 10.
20,Slivatow: 24/25 Apr: 1med, 1 s m ship, 55 m i ENE.
21,Iiacao Area: a ) 24 Apr: 4 med riverboats sunk, 2 medium riverboats, 1 s m
f r e i g h t e r , 1 p a t r o l c r a f t damaged. b ) 2 5 Apr : 1 transport (7/?000T), 2
tugs, 2 f e r r i e s , 3 riverboats, several barges a t Macao.
NANSEI SHOTO:
22.0kinawa: a ) 25 Apr: Surfaced sub sighted, 250 m i W, b ) 24 Apr :: 5 sub
contacts v i c i n 25 m i from Bolo; 2 o i l s l i c k s ; prob 1 or more midget subs.
c ) 2,$ Apr: Sound contact, 29 m i from Bolo; attack negative.
23,~al:ishima: 25 Apr: 2 f r e i g h t e r s ( 1 0 0 ~ )blew up, 40 m i NE Ishigaki,

IV G-2 ESTIMATE OF THE EI'EMY SITUATION:

1, Shmmary of t h e Enemy Situation.
a. A c t i v i t i e s i n Forward Areas:
Northern Philippines:
Luzon: I n S' iuzon, enemy rockets were a c t i v e 1 mile SE of
Camalig ; stubborn resistance continued from high ground 2500 yds
SE of town. E.~",ensivep a t r o l l i n g other Bicol areas made no contactsi
E a s h f Iblanila, heavy opposition continued on 2,lt Pacawagan, memy
defense on Villa Verde T r a i l and along Hmy 5 was a c t i v e and stubborn;
a r t i l l e r y f i r e was intense and accompanied several l o c a l countera t t a c k s , Our troops seized positions 2700 yds lit of Imugan and 2300
yds SE of Balete Pass. I n the Baguio area, intense Lnfantry weapons
f i r e . received Hwy 9 and during capture of D t Tlirador, 1,000 yds W
of Baguio. Heavy a r t i l l e r y appears t o have been emplaced within
c i t y ; minor resistance along Baguio-Asin Rd 2200 yds WiliI of City.
I n the N, no troop movement between Aparri and Gattaran noted l a s t
10 days.; 600 moved S i n t o fdadupo 13 Apr,
Southern-Central Philippines:
Mindanao: Guerrillas claim enemy concentration near Padada and
Asinauilan ( ~ a v a oGuU ) , Southwestward withdrawal from c o a s t a l
positions N of Davao indicated, 2 attacks by single en a/c,
Cebu: Scattered contacts; 150 enemy met v i c Guinsag; no
opposition t o landing Compostela, N of Liloan,
Negros: Stubborn defense from caves and prepared positions
continue; i n f i l t r a t i o n s v i c Patag; auto weapons and mortar f i r e from
ill 3155, Landing t h i s morning a t Dumaguete unopposed,
n4oluccas: ~ / dobsvd on Taliboe Id.
New Guinea : Ifinor movement noted from 1-3/4 miles ENE Maprik t o
' t h e N,
Bougainville: Fnemy shelling continued i n t h e Tokinotu sector.
A strong position has apparently developed 5 miles N
V of Piaterapaia,
Minor p a t r o l clash a t 1.iIapi.a; contacts were made 2q miles SW Poro
Poro, Sorakcen Area.
b, A c t i v i t i e s i n Rear Areas:
Celebes: 1 F i n t c p t d ~ 4 2 4 s .
Borneo: 1 a/c obsvd on Labuan,
Formosa: 1 F i n t c p t d E-24s.
French Indo China: 3 Fs i n t c p t d P B ~ Y ,
J a ~ a n : 70-80 a h i n t c p t d 105 B-29s; 61 en a/c dest o r dam,
c, I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s : Luzon: 356th Ind Inf Bn, Villa Verde Trail.
Iindanao: 1st Co, 30th Division Medical Unit; F4V captd Dulauan.
PI2 claims hvy weapons co 166 Ind Inf Bn (100th ~ i v located
)
i n ntns
N of Dila2; e n t i r e bn was i n Danao R Valley IfiJ of Kabacan, March 1945,
FIT from 1 s t Bn 74th Inf (30th Div) v e r i f i e s northward movement i n
Bukidnon i n December.
N i l r p t d interference principal Allied operations,
d.

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2. Conclusions,
a, Enemy Capabilities :
Operations on ~ i b d a n a o :
1 ) Defense of t'le Javao Approaches,

Operations on Luzon:
2) Delaying Action Morth of 3aguio.
5 - e r a t i o n s i n MEI:
3) Coatinuation of S h i p ~ i n g ,
Operations on Sfindanao :
1 ) Defense of t h e Davao Approaches : On 25 April, 34th I n f a n t r y
elements continued t h e i r uninterrupted southeastward advance a s a n additi o n a l 15 miles of Eoute 1 ware secured. The only enemy contact established
-#lras i n tine v i c i n i t y of Sulatdcan, a-cproximately 1 6 miles west-northwest of
Digos on Davao Gulf, 7:here an estimated 40 Japs withdrew southeastward i n
t h e face of our ad~rance. Several g u e r r i l l a r e p o r t s of eneny a c t i v i t i e s
during 23 and 24 April provide some clue a s t o h i s p a t t e r n of troog movements and possible i n t e n t i o n s i n South NLindanao. One s t a t e d t h a t enemy
troops froln IZoronadal ( ~ a r a n g a n iBay a r e a ) were ~Yithdravringnorth toward
Davao v i a c i r c u i t o u s inland routes, In view of our drive toward Davao
Gulf, ~vhichw i l l i s o l a t e enerny troops south of Route 1, it was t o be
a n t i c i y a t e d t h a t some atteinpt ivould be made t o e x t r i c a t e t h e Sarangani garrof t r a i f i c may be expected t o continue, i f n o t increase,
isons, This f l o ~
during h e course of which s c a t t w e d harassing a t t a c k s may be c a r r i e d out
against our narrow L of C between Cota.bato and f u t u r e ;oositions on Davao
Gulf,
A second r e p o r t discloses t h a t a n uqletermined number of e n e q
a r ? concentrated imnedia,tely north and south of Highway 1 a t i t s Digos
terminus. lihether t h e enemy has any i n t e n t i o n of employing these personnel
i n a defense 02 or a delaying a c t i o n before Digos, i s qucstionable, Hoslvever,
t h e i r presence giv:~shim a c a p a b i l i t y of comiitting t h e s e troops t o e i t h e r
of the 'avo xissions mentioned above. G u e r r i l l a s a l s o claim t h a t an
estimated 5,000 Japs, formerly located i n t h e Tibungko-Ilang a r e a (Gulf coast
north of Davao City) a r e now bivouaced between ; ~ i n t a land Bancal (south of
Davao City) on e i t h e r s i d e of t h e Talomo River. lqlhile t h e number of troops
involved m?y be exazgcrated, such a s h i f t i s s i g n i f i c a n t , not only i n t h a t it
i n d i c a t e s a defense south of Davao City (or augmentation of e x i s t i n g defensi v e positions), but i n t h a t t h e d i s p o s i t i o n of troops along t h e Talomo X v e r ,
which roughly p a r a l l e l s t h e only enemy controlled major overland road a r t e r y
between here and the c e n t r a l Sayre Highway, suggests t h a t he may be preparing f o r a-n eventual defense i n depth generally toward t h e north with
the ultimate goal of possibly achieving a junction bcith Northern Mindanao
forces somewhere i n t h e ' i n t e r i o ~ ~Due t o t h e extensive organization of t h e
ground i n t h e Davao City area, a defense thereof would be considered
i n c i d e n t a l t o any man~uvercontemplated along these l i n e s ,
I n conclusion it lnrould apgear a t present t h a t : a ) northward
withdrawal from Sarangani Bay probably w i l l continue, i f not accelerate,
accompanied by harassment of our Eighway 1 communication l i n e ; b) although
the enemy i s indicated t o have some s t r e n g t h a t Digos, i t s e n t i r e commitment
i n tlie rv-gged t e r r a i n t o the west i s a p o s s i b i l i t y , but a defense of Digos.
and a nor.th~rjard c o a s t a l delaying a c t i o n a?pears more probable; c ) d.isplacement of troops t o s e c t o r s south of Davao and along the only major enemy
controlled overland rond t o t h e S a n e Highway suggests a defense before and
i n Davao City i o l l o v ~ d b yeventual successive northv~arciwithdrawals, (See
Jhcl., No. 1).
Operations on Luzon:
2) Delaying Action Xorth of Baguio: Culminating a drive which
began with the breakthrough of t h e enemy defenses a t I r i s a n on 21 April,
elements of t h e 1.29th I n f a n t r y have approached t o within 800 yards of Baguio
proper a g a i n s t only minor sporadic resistance. A l a s t show of f o r c e was
m.de on t h e night of 23 April lrjhen two tanks acconpanied by 50 t o 75 i n f a n t r y
troops attaclred our forward elements occupying positions on the Cemetery
knoll 1,500 yards west of the City.
To t h e north our p a t r o l s opercting along t h e Philippine-La
Trinidad T r a i l met strong r e s i s t a n c e from t h e high ground running n ~ r " & ~ ~ f e s b
southeast 2,500 yards north of I r i s a n . A captured map revealed strongpoints
of possibly platoon s t r e n g t h d o n g t h e same ridge. Coupled with g u e r r i l l a
reports t1ia.t the enemy has l a r g e concentrations of troops i n t h e v i c i n i t y of
La Trinidad and an unconfirmed. c i v i l i a n re13ort t h a t t h e bulk of the Baguio
defense f o r c e i s now a t Topside (4,000 yards northeast of the City), it i s

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probable t h e enemy planned t h i s withdrawal t o p o s i t i o n s north and northe a s t of Highway 9 once h i s I r i s a n l i n e was breached, r a t h e r than conduct
a f r o n t a l defense of Eaguio, d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h e l o s s of t h e C i t y v i r t u a l l y
c u t s off h i s f o r c e s t o t h e south-west and south, Continued r e s i s t a n c e along
t h e Philippine-La Trinidad T r a i l :would suggest he i s s t i l l concerned w i t h
t h e e x t r i c a t i o n of troops from t h e i r n ~ e d i a t earea. It i s reasonable t o
assume t h a t t h e more probable l o c a t i o n f o r subsequent delaying a c t i o n s would
be e a s t of La Trinidad on Hi~hzvay11 i n t h e mountain passes r a t h e r t h a n i n
f r o n t of t h e town where he ivould be comitted t o defend i n r e l a t i v e l y open
c0U.iD.t~~.
With t h e f a l l of Baguio, t h e eneny is probably concerned
with t h e securing of La Trinidad only so long a s it t a k e s him t o e x t r i c a t e
h i s f o r c e s froin t h e s e c t o r , and t h a t e f f o r t s w i l l be d i r e c t e d toward
p r o t e c t i o n of Sighway 11 t o t h e n o r t h of t h e C i t y through a s e r i e s of
(see Encl. No. 2).
delaying a c t i o n s g e n e r a l l y a s t r i a e tlie road,
Operations i n N,E.I.:
3) Continuation of Shipping: Despite t h e proximity of t h e Talaivan a i r f i e l d s and t h e increased a i r a c t i v i t y of our d a i l y shipping sweeps
and searches over t h e Ibkkassar S t r a i t s s e c t o r , r e c e n t s i g h t i n g s i n d i c a t e
t h a t t h e enemy i s p e r s i s t e n t l y keeping open h i s sealanes t o t h e more import a n t p o r t s i n t h e southern area. On A p r i l 20, search a/c r e p o r t e d 1 l a r g e
e s c o r t , 3 s f i a l l e r e s c o r t s , 1 (7/9,000 on) t r a n s p o r t , s e v e r a l small stacka f t v e s s e l s a t Balikpapen; 1 (10,000 Ton) f r e i g h t e r , 2 smaller f r e i g h t e r s ,
many small stack-af t v e s s e l s a t Salnarinda ( N of ~ a l i k p a p e n,) Considerable
On 22 April,
shipping was p r e s e n t a t both of t h e s e p o r t s t h e f ~ l l o ~ z i nday.
g
2 (2,000 Ton) sJ;sck-al.i v ~ s ; ; c l s acd 3
a convoy of 2 gunboats,
o t h e r s (prob. t a n k e r s ) , was observed heading lii off Makassar. On 23 April9
a/c s i g h t e d 1 (9/12,000 Ton) trainsport, 1 (2,000 Ton) s t a c k - a f t v e s s e l 6
small st?.,ck-ar"t v e s s e l s a t Balikpapen, t h e bulk of which was p r e s e n t t h e
follo~rringday. On 2.5
a/c unsuccessfully a t t a c k e d a high-speed OTORI
c l a s s torpedo boat (approximately 600 t o n s ) , 125 -miles HE of idhoemere (Flores )
a p p a r e n t l y engaged i n troop r e d i s p o s i t i o n s i n t'ne Lesser Sundas. This rec e n t l y a c c e l e r a t e d a c t i v i t y i n an a r e a d a i l y becoming more hazardous suggests
tha.t t h e enemy has become apprehensive of impending landings ~pihichw i l l
c o n p l e t e l y deny him access t o h i s HBl;assar S t r a i t s holdings, and i s presentl y inakhg every e f f o r t t o salvage whatever resources p o s s i b l e before such
occurs, i r r e s y e c t i v e of shipping r i s k s involved,
ative Probabilities:
-b e R1)e lDefense
ol" t h e Dava.0 Approaches:

Nortli~vardwithdrawal from Sarang a n i Bay probably w i l l continue, i f n o t a c c e l e r a t e , accom2anied by harassment of our Iiigh'bpray 1 cofi~iunica-iiion
l i n e . A1t;iough t h e eneiny i s i n d i c a t e d
t o have some s t r e n g t h a t Digos, i t s e n t i r e commitment i n t h e rugged t e r r a i n
t o t h e west i s a p o s s i b i l i t y , bv.t a defense of Digos and a northward c o a s t a l
delaying a c t i o n appears more probable, Displacement of troops t o s e c t o r s
south of Davao and along t h e only major enemy c o n t r o l l e d overland road t o
t h e Sayre Highway suggests a defense before and i n Davao City followed by
eventual successive northward ~ s i t h d r a ~ ~ a l s .
2) Delaying Action North of Baguio: TVith t h e f a l l of Bajuio, t h e
eneqy i s probably concerned w i t h t h e securing of La Trinidad only s o long
a s it t a k e s him t o e x t r i c a t e h i s f o r c e s from t h e s e c t o r , and t h a t e f f o r t s
wi.11 be d i r e c t e d toward p r o t e c t i o n of Highway 11 t o t h e n o r t h of t h e City
through a s e r i e s of delaying a c t i o n s g e n e r a l l y a s t r i d e t h e road,
3) Continuation of Shipping: The enemy has become apprehensive of
~
impending landings and i s making every e f f o r t t o salvage ~ v h a t e v eresources
p o s s i b l e before such occurs, i r r e s p e c t i v e of shipping r i s k s involved.

Comp~rativeEstimate, of Enemy Strength :

Amendment 7 t o "Trends i n Reinforcement of Luzon1I ( a sJiudy begun i n
October l944), r e ~ ~ r e s e n t i nan
g a n a l y s i s of consecutive enemy d i s p o s i t i o n s
and ~ t ~ e n g t h srevealed
,
the appearance of a d d i t i o n a l s e r v i c e and miscellaneous base elements (approx 30,000) a s f u r t h e r proof of the known high
r a t i o of s e r v i c e elements t o coinbat u n i t s i n t h e Japanese F i e l d Forces; t h i s
r a t i o , however, has f l u c t u a t

problem of r e l a t i v e strength assessment. From a GHQ viewpoint, emphasis

i s n a t u r a l l y on accurate forecasts of major enemy u a i t s g v i z : Brigades,
Divisions, Corps, etc,;; it i s gratifying t o record t h a t major units, o r
groupings, have invariably been recognized throughout the campaigns of the
STSPA; the e r r a t i c factor of service elements has consequently had l e s s
t a c t i c a l or s t r a t e g i c significance; it haL8 not s u b s t a n t i a l l y affected our
operations i n each area. The record shows t h a t estimated numbers mere
ultimately accounted for, i n sometimes protracted mopping-up operations, v i e :
_________
_---H I'
STRZNY I N
COkBAT
D0CTi"ilENTS (b)
COUNTED DEAD
GHQ EST (a)
LOCALITY

F
7
X
2
'

Admiralties

..----..-

'iiakde-Sard

6/9,000

Bia k

4/5, $90

5, 625

2,600

2,400

Leyte Landing

25,000

27,180

Leyte campaign

55,000

75,525

Ifoemfoor

Luzon

160,361 (c)

4,143 ( 4

4,200

4,000

6,650

4,109

8,516 ( 4
I

238,875 ( f )

2,987 ( c )

--791359 ( 4
120,863

( a ) Estimates shown a s of D-day,

(b) Taken e i t h e r from o f f i c i a l Jap tabulation sho~fingstrength i n the area
o r recor?slru&ted from 3.dentifications during the campaign with average coinbat
strength assigned each unit.
( c ) Actual combat c a s u a l t i e s sometimes have exceeded documentary i d e n t i f i c a t i o r
and preliminary estimates; t h i s i s r a t h e r s i g n i f i c m t , via: The Jap converts
unhesitatingly s e r v i c e and technical personnel i n t o i n f a n t r y f o r last-ditch
fighting; i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s a r e never complete m d do not include coolie troops.
(d) G-2 estimates a r e habitually conservative i n the S P A . The Hollandia
figures a r e accounted f o r by t h e known withdrawal of 5,000 survivors toward
Sarmi and the previous t r a n s f e r of 3,000 t o Wewak j u s t p r i o r t o our landring,
See G 2 GHQ Daily Summary No. 766, 26/27 April 194b.
( e ) Figure includes only d e f i n i t e l y i d e n t i f i e d base and service troops
accepted numerically t o Jan 15.
( f ) Based on average combat strength of u n i t s i d e n t i f i e d t o date; t h e a c t u a l
e f f e c t i v e strength may be lower; t h i s may include u n i t s since transferred
e l s ewher e,
For comparison G 2 Estimates and Strengths i n previous campaigns ultimately
accounted for, see G-2 GIjQ Daily Summary No. 799, 29/30 May 19b4.

Special. care must be taken t o insure t h e secrecy of t h i s document,

Inf'ormation contained herein w i l l not be c i r c u l a t e d or reproduced beyond
the Staff Section t o which it i s addressed. Tihen not a c t u a l l y in use, t h i s
document i s t o be kept i n a s a f e and is chargeable t o the custody of a n
Officer, See AR 380-5, 15 March 194L, and Standing Operating Procedure
Instructions No.
14 &!arch 1944, regarding s e c u r i t y Classifications,

a,

EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. 24 Apr:

A i r observers r c p o r t no enemy movar,lsnt

Sayre Highway except 4 t r u c k s s i g h t e d
near Omonay (10 m i l e s N of ~ a b a c a n ) .

2,

24 Apr:

Estimated 50 Japs reported by c i v i l i a n s

i n v i c i n i t y Kidapzwan.

3.

24 Apr:

G u e r r i l l a s s t a t e some movement by enemy

t r o o p s i n t h e Koronadal s e c t o r ( ~ a r a n g a n i Bay a r e a ) t c Davao p o s s i b l y v i a
t r l i l s N from Lake Buluan t o v i c i n i t y
Kidapawan t h e n a c r o s s N s l o p e s M
t Apo,

4,

25 Apr:

Approximately 40 Japs contacted 1,000

yds N Bulatukan; cthcrwise no enemy cont2ie s t a b l i s h e d i n SE-wsrd movement toward
Digos; a i r obs,zrver r e p o r t s 7 bridges
S of Bulatmkan burning.

5.

24 A7r:

Enemy c o n c e n t r a t i o n of undesignated s i z e
r e p o r t e d by g u e r r i l l a s i n v i c i n i t y Padadl:.
and S i n a u i l a n (N of Digos).

6.

23 Apr : G u e r r i l l a r e p o r t , s t a t i n g approximately
5,000 Japs from Tibungko and I l a n g were
now l o c a t e d betwesn Bancal and Mintal
along both s i d ~ sTolomo R, i n d i c a t e s Sward withdravral from c o a s t a l pos,itions N
Davao

ZPLANRTORY NOTES

1. 25 Apr:

Elcments of 25th I n f occupied p c s i t i o n s

2,900 ya.rds SE o f B s l e t r Pass ~ibithout
opposition.

2.

24 Apr:

Approx 500 rcunds of a r t i l l e r y f i r e f e l l

on 32nd Div f r o n t i n S a l s c s a c P a s s t o
mark heavie s t c o n c o n t r s t i o n y e t r e c e i v ed i n any one p e r i o d by our f c r c e s on
V i l l a Verde T r a i l .

3*

24 Apr : 2nd Bn, 1 2 9 t h I n f , supported by a i r

s t r i k e s , t a n k s , 2 r t y and t a n k d e s t r o y e r s
s t t a c k s d E on lir;y 9 a g a i n s t s t r o n g enemy
r e s i s t m c e and s e i z e d cemetery, 1,500
y a r d s PNVi of Baguio; 1st Bn, 1 2 9 t h Inf,
passed t h r o u g h t h e 2nd Bn and occupied
t Tdirc.,dor (1,000 y a r d s V7
p o s i t i o n s on M
of Eaguio) a g e i n s t a n e s t enerny co.

4.

25 Apr:

Our f o r c e s monping up i n v i c i n i t y of
Asin; t l e m e n t s of 1 3 0 t h I n f and 1st En,
123rd moved e z s t
occupy p o s i t i o n s
3,500 y8,rds V!t of Baguio a g a i n s t s l i g h t
r e s i s t 2 a c e only.

5.

25 Apr:

Our p a t r o l s c c n t i n u e t o rneet s t i f f r e s i s t ~ n c efrom h i g h ground running

SE 2,500 y a r d s ll of I r i s a n ,

mi-

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V : MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
No.

DATE

111-6

24/25 Apr 1945

SOLOI22IJS :
1.Bougainville: 23 Apr: E n o r con-Lack continue Tolcinot-u and Eihero sectors;
a r t i l l e r y f i r e recvd Soraken s e c t o r ; en gun ernplacenent lcnocked out;
h o s t i l e silelling and a Jap a t t a c k repulsed Horinu sector.
GiJIiJF&:L
2 .&itape-T.', ~rz,l:: 23 Apr : Posils -t%c 1Idacha occupied; s e v e r a l :?liner p a t r o l
clasiles ,
PflILIPPIEJsS:
3.ifindanao': a ) Cotabato: 23 Apr: Ferry crossing Pulangi R 3500 yds N r d
junction 1111.1ryj1 arld Sayre H b v j secured; no 'en opposn i n advance E t o a p t
9 m i f r r d jui?ction li~r;ry1 and Sayre b y ; 1G and mortar f i r e recvd r d
junct,ion f r YJ; move21ent
f r Dilap t o Ft P i k i t without en contact. b ) Zan-boanga: 23 Apr : ucdet nbr Japs contacted v i c I%!alayaland another f o r s e of
xnde.terziined s t r e n g t h contacted v i c 8 m i S Ivktnucan.
h.,~ebu: 22/23 Apr: Tab,:el.an (I\~:J c o a s t ) reached by motor without contact; It
r e s i s t a n c e encourltered 2500 yds E tovm; s c a t t e r e d p a t r o l co1itact.s made
v i c Daiiao; r p t d ell witkdrawing I;' f r E coast by .inland routes.
S.ljIegros: 23 Apr: Lantawan (5000 yds S IJegritos) reached; p a t r o l contacted
unest nbr Japs S of town; mortar and s n i p e r f i r e encountered S Sinaypanan
( 5 mi ME Guixbaloan).
6. Jolo: 23 Apr : Xinor contacts v i c K t Agao and llt Turnatangas continue.
7,Luzon: a ) Ricol: 18/24 Apr: !lo oppcsn met E along H a t f l !-IT{:.
t o Labo
(~arnarinesHorte); p t 8 mi IT! Daet reached without en contact i n advance
along' I1v.y 1; i l v j f i g h t i n f l i c t e d inany en c a s u a l t i e s SE Ligao (14 mi 7iDSi.??T
~ e g a s p i ) ;heaviest en opposn encountered 1000 yds I.>; ?vialabag. b ) Southern
Sector: 10/2L Apr: Intense r i f l e , IdG and mortar f i r e encountered NZ IiIt
l.lalepui_7uro; 1 strong counter-attack repulsed. c ) Eastern Sector: 18/21c
A?r: Ifinor contacts 3$ t o 5-3/4 mi \r Ipo; Japs con.l;inue -Lo defend stubbornly f r i5LLlboxes :,it Paga~~agan;
Selieved remaining en f o r c e pulled back
t o i! s i d e l:krikina R t o posns approx 2 mi E and I\TE ?it idataba; hvy r e s i s t ance mei; 909 yds S.7 c r e s t iR :,iaapaatad; intense iiiIG f i r e encoulltered f r posns
1500 yds S83 ;!It ldapatad;' en strong p t h i l l s E of Siniloan-Infanta r d
appro:c 1500 ycls NE Famy; remaining r e s i s t a n c e v i c ICapatalan Savmill r p t d
cleaned out. d ) Eorthern Sector: 18/2ic kpr : 111qr 3 i s open f r San Fernando (La Union) t o Cagayan; TJigan and Bantay captured; Ilocos Sur c l e a r
of J q ~ sexcept f o r remnants; p a t r o l s t o 6000 yds 1G.i Baguio recvd sm arms
f i r e ; rei2aining en r e s i s t a n c e A s i l l tunnel mopped up; ?;IGand mortar f i r e
encowitered 1500 yds NIJE I r i s a n ; t r a i l junction ~ a ~ u i o - ~ a l i aRd
n b (5000
:i,i ~agixio)secured v,rithout opposn; Jap co a.ttacked posns 2000 yds !-i
Bagu5.0; posns approxina.tely 1500 yds along 131-y 9 17 Baguio secured &gainst
hrry r e s i s t a n c e ; IiG and mortar f i r e recvd f r :R ifirador (1200 yds ?iS?Y
Bazuio l:rhere c i v i l i a n s r p t 400 Japs digging i n ) ; p a t r o l s 500 yds 111 Mt
~al.>.gon&n e t strong r e s i s t a n c e ; h i l l s 506 and 515 (4300 yds 1;!1'u?:: and 3500
j7ds !Y of Imugan) occu9i.ed zgaimst en r i f l e and 2iG f i r e ; key t e r r a i n astride
iiVvy5 al;r;roxinately 3300 yds SE Baletz Pass occupied agains-l; inirlor opposn;
s-tubborn en r ~ c s i s t a n c econtinues Rapintalan area; Japs, using W , n o r t a r s
and r i f l e s , aJ~tackedr
ItgGiipjpQO ycls E?JE ?utlan; unest nbr Japs attacked
CP a t Putlan.
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I1 AIR:
JAVA :
1.Soerabaja Area: 23 Apr: a ) Scv TE a/c sighted a t Tandjoeng Perak a/d.
b)
Lone SZ a/a obsvd a i d ~ o r n eover Soerabaja S t r a i t s ,
C3LEBRS :
2 .&nbesia: 23 Apr : Single a/c sighted a t h b e s i a a/d.
BOl?XEO:
3.1dangro~e 3t: 23 Apr: 2 non-aggressive Fs sighted 10 mi II, by search a/c;
16261.
jang: 22 Apr : a ) Poss a i r s t r i p sighted. b) A i r s t r i p a t Sibu,appeared
serv.
PHILTi'PI;!ES :
5.~uzon: 2L Apr: Lone en F dropped 2 bombs .?: s t r a f e d a r e a a t T a y ~ g(N. Cent r a l Plains) ; n5-n 4 KIA, other cas sus-hailled; 21301.
FOR]TOSA :
6.il;iirun: 23 Apr': Lone @ t a/c sighted 35 m i N, c r s %?I?,,
by p a t r o l a/c;
06251.
7,Pcscadores: 2L Apr: 2 u / i Fs were evaded bjr 2 ~-2!~s.
SOUTH CTIIEIA SEA:
/
8.Flian Thiet Area:, 23 Apr: 4 u/i SE a/c stglited LO m i E&J, c r s IQTE, by
p a t r o l a/c; 12001. ,
i5kl:SEI SIIOTO:
9.lMyalco : 22 Apr : 15 of 25 en a/c d e s t avl?ile taking off, by US c a r r i e r a/c.
10 .IshigakF: 22 Apr : 4 en a/c s h c t dovm 5y US c a r r i e r a/c.
JAPAId :
ll.IIor_shu: Pi~otos22 Apr: Total of 052 s e r v en z j c (5b TG &: 683 SE) revealed
i n coverage of 11: akds Ec 1 F/P base (,Tokyo t c Bagoya - i s Centers).
12.I;;.n~shu: a ) Photos 22 Apr: Tot;$l of 065 s e r v en a/c (211 TE, 6.54 SS) revealed i n coverage of 13 a/ds g: 3 F/P bases. is) S. i;ycLshv, A i r Center:
21 Apr: i ) 162 en airborn: Fs inade -50-'70 a t t a d ; s on 33 B-29s bonbing a/ds
v i c i n Kanoya.; 1 F dest, 3 prob dest, 7 daa. i i ) Only 0 a t t a c k s made By
156 en a/c s i g h t e d over Kanoya-iJittagahara area by 54 B-29s; 2 Fs dm.
I

CELEBES :
l.;Zcndari : 2LL Apr : A/c sightcd 1 poss unserv m i l i t a r y lariding craft;.
BOPJJEO :
2. Bandjerimsin: 23 Apr : 1 freightel- ( P O T ) , 3 f r e i g h t e r s ( 1 0 0 ~ ) .
3,Capc Selctan: 23 Apr: Allied submarir?e sank Gernan submarine, 100 m i '3.
4,Labul< Bc-ly: 23 ilpr: 2-deck r i v c r steancr sunk, 1 s t r a f e d ; mzl?;~ic a s u a l t i e s .
5,Tarakan: a ) 24 Apr: 1 subchaser attacked, 80 m
i &S, r e s u l t s un!:nom.
b)
2L1. Apr : 1 pcss f r e i g h t e r - t p t (700/l.300~) o r f r e i g h k r - t p t ( ~ / L ~ o o T )40
,
m i lilm.
6,Cape Dzitu: 23 Apr: 1 freighter (200i"), 30 E,L ;!;I attnckcd & darnaged.
(,i?alikpapan: a ) 23 Apr: 1 t p t (9/12,000~), 1 freighter (1500/2.500~), 6-8
f r e i g h t e r s ( 2 0 0 ~ )anchored. b ) 24 Apr: 1 u / i f r e i g h t e r (3500/7500~), 2
s n a l l e r c r a f t stationary.
8. Samrinda: 21: Apr : 1 poss i.'reighter-tpt ( 7 0 0 / 1 3 ~ 0 ~ )1
, m i V.
?13ILIPPI!TZS :
9,Sull~ Sea: 24 Apr: Guerrillas r e p o r t 6 subs passed Cagayan Sulu, c r s NE.
(Doubtful sighting---probably Triondly minei~,Ior.ereportod on same route.
sveepera ).
FOR; iOSA :
1O.TaLfa.o: 21: Apr: Search planes found hbr empty.
FESC,lDpRES :
11.IIana I d : 2LLApr : 1 luggcr s~mlc.
12.HoBo I d : 21, Apr: 6 luggars anchored, 15 mi S.
3TEi;Sii IiDd CIIIUA :
13,Saigon: 23 Lp: 2 f r e i g h t e r - t p t s (7/8500~), numrous s m craTt i n Saigon
3iver.
llk.Cc.,~za-nhBay: 23 Apr: 2 ii/i s1:1 c r a f t a t wharf.
l5,Cap:: S t . J a c p e s : a ) 23 Apr: 2 s m f r c i g i l t e r s anchored i n v i c i n . b ) 24 Apr:
1 f r e i g h t e r (100':') l e f t burning G sinking, 00 m i IJ:,?. c ) 2Lr. lipr: 1 Oestroyer e s c o r t anciiored.
n hbr; sub:mrine s i ~ h " c di n vicin.
1 6 , ~ o n d c r cId: 23 Apr:
P

17.Grea-t iiatoena Is: 23 Apr: 1 picket boat attacked off S coast; douStful
results,
HIIIIJAPJ :
18.Sainah Bay: 23 Apr: 1 tanker (7/10,300~), 2 f r e i g h t e r s (3500/6000~), 2 u / i
v s l s i n vicin, c r s (is spd unkno~vn,
19.3akli Bay: 23 Apr : 3 f r e i g h t e r s ( 7 0 0 ~ ) )1 f r e i g h t c r - t p t (300/1200~).
CHIXA COAST:
20,Svfatow: 24 Apr : 3 f r e i g h t e r s (TOOT)anchorsd,
21,KonsRong : a ) 23 Apr : 1 lugger sunk, 27 m i IT. b ) 24 Apr : b nedium r i v e r
boats sunk, 2 damaged, 1 f r e i g h t e r ( 7 0 0 ~ )and 1 p a t r o l c r a f t danaged, 70
m
i IPFi.
22.Xacao: 23 Apr : I merch v s l (,!J~ooT),
23. General : 24 -4pr : Canton, fIongfiong iibrs e,npty.
IJAiLrS31 SlO_TO :
24,Okina~w Area: 24 Apr: poss sub sound contact, 25 mi from Bolo; a/c a t t a c k s
negative.
EXPI33 :
2~.SZlinonoselci S t r a i t : 22 Apr: Photos reveal 3 f r i g a t e s , 4 medium landing
ships, 43 merch v s l s (65,000~t o t a l ) ,

I V G-2 ESTI1;IRTE OF TXE Elm.IY SITVATIGN

1. S m a r y of t h e Encniy S i t u a t i o n :
a, A c t i v i t i e s i n Forward Areas:
Northern .?hilippines :
Luzon: Hcavy f i g h t i n g continued It p i l e s
Lc,;aspi and near i~lalabog; no contacts 8 n i l e s Nli naet ani! a t Lab0 (~ainarinesilorte). Z of
Iianrila., in-tens c opposition idt Ikpatacl area; enemy possibly wci-i;hdrelzr t o
positions IJ s i d e Xarikina R (about 2 xilcs E and NE 2Jt k t a b a ) . Strong
opposition from prcparoci positions I2t Paza~vagan; minor coritacts !I of Ipo.
I n N Luzon; enemy gro~mda c t i - ~ i t yincreased Putlan R valle;~. Stubborn
r e s i s t a l c a continucs 800 yds -,;TJuIKapintalan; nfinor opposf t i o n 2 q i l e s SE
Balete Pass. Several l o c a l counterattacks V i l l a Vcrde T r a i l ; ene~nya r t i l l e r y increased sharply. Possibly LOO en.einy a r e dug-in 1200 yds TJS!T Sagulo;
counterattaclc es-i; co 2000 yds Ifif of c i t y repldscd. Opposition continues 1
mile 1JPJ3 I r i s a n and a t Philippine, 3-$ miles 1T?: Baguio, All Ilocos cleared
except f ev? remnants. Sing1.e en a/c bonbed/straf ed T a n g ,
Central-Sowthern Philippines :
I.Endanao : Scattered contacts only. On Za?boanlj;a, cnemy groups rere re
encountered 15 miles M Ramon and 8 miles S &nuc&nz
Cebu: Light resistarlcc 1.$ rniles E Tabuelan (i*~c o a s t ) , Scattered
contacts near D-anao
I J e ~ r o s :%Jos i g n i f i c a n t changes; r c s i s t a n c c continues S of Sina~ypanan
( f miles IJE Guirnbaloan). Unestimatcd ;;saber of enemy contacted v i c Lantawax
Hew Guinea : Ifinor contc~c
t s Aitape-T:,~~~~alc
area,
Bougainville: b c m y - s h e l l i n g eontinucs Tokinotu and Sorakcn s e c t o r s ,
b. A c t i v i t i e s i.n Rear Areas:
Forinosa: iiinor F a c t i v .
S, Cliina Sea: f,linor F a c t i v .
Sakishina Gunto: 1 9 en a/c dest.
Japan: Unaggressive F a t t a c k s on 33-29s; 865 a/c on 16 Ky~shuairbascs;
852 a/c on Honshu a/ds (1jagoya & Tokyo Air Centers),
c, Identifica-Lions: _Luzon: 7th Tank Eeet, 2nd Armored Division Enrr Unit;
encriy dczd ST:; 1120. i5Kndanao : 3 r d Field LI/F S ~ x v e yand Const Eq; d o c ~ ~ n e ~
Kabzcan area. 25th Special :I/IT Co acd 127th F i e l d A/F Survey and Coristr
E l i t ; sigas, Ilabncan area,
d, i,Ycatizer: E~unpercda i r operations over Fornosa & Borneo.

2. Conclusions,
.a., 3 e m y C a p a b i l i t i s s
Operations a n i.iindanzo :
1 ) Defense of t h e D2vao Ayproaches.
Oper?.tqions on 1,uzon:
2 ) D e f ~ n s cof Balcte Pass.
3) Troop Realignment i n t h e ldontalban-Tfa~'i'tz Area.

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Opera-tions i n t h e KanseP Shoto:

4) Defense of Southern Okinawa.
Opcrations i n Japan :
5 ) A i r Concentration f o r Offensive-Defensive Operations.
Operations on Iilindanao :
1 ) Dcfcnse of t h e Davzo Approaches: The encmyls >robable course of
a c i i o n f o r 3efonse i n iddndanao bccaxe f u r t h e r c r s s t a l i z e d on 24 i i p r i l a s a
r c s ~ : l t of an a d d i t i o n a l unopposed 16 mile advmce soutn-east a l o n i Highway 1;
cur forces have nov pushed ap~~roximtel-;r
3/5' of t h e distance bctvreen Kabacan
2nd Digos on Davao Gulf. ;'is prevtously noted, t h e seizr.re of t h e liabacnn
r0ac.l junction sevcrcd t h e p r i n c i p a l north-south overlancl road lid<be-L~rcein
Cagay~nand Davao, I-t i s now rcportcd tiia-L t h e 3,000 Jzps s t a t e d by ~;uerrilla::
t o be 7,000 yards c a s t of Dilap (see Daily Sui~laaryNo, 1115) a r e under command
of Lt, Col, Takumi; t h i s o f f i c e r has been c a r r i e d a s CO 166th Ind Inf Bn,
75th Brig&de (100th N v ) . This i d e n t i f i c a t i o n allnost conclusively i n d i c a t e s
t h a t tlie 166th Ii?d ZIP Bn, probably aug:xclltcd by other elements of t h c 75th
B r i ~ a d eand a l a r p number of miscellaneous base and s e r v i c e personnel, i s
now l o c a t e d north of t h e occupied road junction 2nd thereby v i r t x a l l x isolateci
from i t s parenat u n i t i n t h e Davao arca. I n e f f e c t t h i s c u t s off a t l e a s t 1/8
of t h e 100th Division conbat strength and raduces i t s effectiveness proportionally.
It i s not believcd t h a t t h e i n a b i l i t y of t h e 75th Brigade elements t o complete a. -u~dthdrav~kl
t o Davao, w i l l i m t e r i a l l y a l t e r t h e ener~yls
pro2ected defcnsivc scbemc, If he c l c c t s to' ~ C S E Is Ih ~o r t of t h e D a v a ~City
area i t s e l f , t h e most l o g i c a l area vroilld be t h e Apo Xange, a s t r i d e t h e canali z e d Route I zp~ror,ch t o Digos. Terrain here i s e::cc.ptionallg rugged ~ f i t l i
t h e road p ~ ~ s s i ncgl o s e t o lclt :TO,
t h e h i ~ h c s - tr~cnki n t h c Phrilippinc Archi.pelago. I I o ~ f e ~ e rt,o date, no s i g n i f i c a n t $cSenses have been rcportcd i n t h i s
s e c t o r and l a t e l y devcloplcd f i c l d f o r t i f i c a t i o n s ..roul,d of n c c ~ s s i t yl i n i t t h e
f u l l e x p l o i t a t i o n of t;ie -terrain, Frrrtlicr, no movcm~nts of Dzvao c o n c x t r a TllcrcTore,
tiorls t,o m e t t h e l a p i d l y .c!pproaching thrext, have been obs;rtrcd.
a t this timc the b x i c col?tcntlon rcnains unchanged, v i z , U:c cno.ay intends t o
r e t a i n t h e bulk of h i s nass i n place f o r a dcfcrise of p r e s c i ~ t l yoccupied,
tvell organized p c s i t i o n s . iJovertheless, ciuc t o the enemy's i n c l i n a t i o n tovrcl.~d
I*nge, 3.
defensive construction i n tiic rugged type of t e r r a i n i n t f i 2
s e r i e s of dclay5ng a c t i o n s o r h z s t i l y organized dsfensc-s masr be cncountered.
(see &closurc 1x0. 1 )
Opera-kioils on' Luzon :
2 ) D e i s s e of Balcte ?ass: Despite 2; months of i n t e n s e cornbst,
during which he sustained licav;r l o s s c s i r l both ncn 2nd : ~ a t c r i e l , tlrrc enemy
contiiiues t o c l i n g t o h i s prepared positions interdicting; " t e approaches t o
Balete Pass. Shnrp f i g h t i n g has becx and i s s t i l l i;l progress, Only i s o l a t e 2
such indicains'tances have occurred i3vinciilg s o w lcsscning of
t i o n s havl: probably becn c?.ssociated only v i i t l ~p o s i t i o t ~c o r s o l i d ~ t i o nfor,
throughout tllc Bnlctc a r m , no i ) o s i t i 7 ~ ecvidcncc has been ret~ezleclr c l a l i v e
d been rclinquishcd,
t o collapse of any one dcfcnsivc sector. Somc ~ r m has
but ~ n l y~mclert h e s t r o n g L s t p x s s u r e . Blc.,ly command control appears t o rcmaln a t a. fair1.j high l c v e l of efficiency; a r t i l l e r y and o t i ~ c rsupport wapons
f i r c has bccn coordinated tvith l o c n l i a c d ground zction. T a c t i c a l d ~ m l o p ment of the t c r r s i n lias bcen cxccptionally coed and appears t o bc col-itinuing
deployncnt has bcen maintzincd a t t h e
i n both folvard 2nd rcnr c 7 . r ~ ~Trooy
~.
p o i n t s of our penetrations and recent obscrv~.t3ionssv.ggest t h c t it has bcen
cxpandcd t o iraclude a flank t h r e a t t o our r c n r a r c z s and supply l i n e s , I1F.rtitularly along ~-lighc.fa$S.
On 23 and 211 - 4 ~ r i 1 , our V i l l a Vcrde T r a i l p o s i t i o : ~rcccivi,d
~
the
llcavicst concentration of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e y e t expcrienccd; f i r c
a l s o increased in t h e ICapitalan-Putlan area on iiighv~?.g5. ?bough U~SUCCCSSf u l , tht; eneiiyls counter actions t o our occupation of a prominent t c r r a i n
f c a t u r c in t h c ~ a l a c s a ca r c a I?.: of Imugan, were aggressive; numerous night
liarassing nttacks rere re c a r r i e d out.
Stubborn opposi-Lion continued along
1iig;Iway 5; onc: c o ~ m t e r a t t a c kby cn estimated encxy compmy supported by a r t i l l c r y 2nd i n f a n t r y mapons f i r e , ,?bout 3 miles ZSE of EBnuli, was repulsed.
There i s no chanze i n tlie enemy's c a p a b i l i t y i n t h e Balctc Pass
sector; he i s clcploi-Ling ~ r c p a r s dp o s i t i o n i n t c r r a i n t o h i s l i k i n g . lio evidencc a t t h i s t h e points t o a collapse of any one defense s e c t o r o r a dtvindl i n g troop reserve, d l stubbo
y prosecuted.
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3) Troop 2eali~nmcnt
from h i s positions on IIi-t ..iC2ta3a, <h.j cnemy nay have withdrawn the bulk of h i s
rema.ining s t r e . -.t11 north tlcrcss the ;i,hrikina River t o positions on 11%?amitin,-;.,
:,It Lai~fita2nd ILt 7uyr.o (aWroxirnatcly
nilLs SSE :%ntalban), l o a v i n ~a
s:1a11 f x c c t o hold 'Lhc lint s o u t l of the r i v e r from itit Pa.calm&?nt o the
Bosoboso 2 i ~ r c r . On i,!t P a c a w ~ y ~ nour
,
forcos pushed t o vri-thin 30 yards of
the c r c s t xkerc -tlx cneny continues h i s stubborn resistance from pillboxes.
On t h e Z2.r castern fla'n1; oC t h i s possible n m l i c o of defcnsc, i n the v i c i n i t y
of idt 2hpatzd (6000 yds I!Q of Xe~crr l3osoboso), a i r obscrvrtion h,2s disclosed the
enemy constructing and inproving new dufansivc positions, while our ground
f orccs rcport ilenvy r e s i s t a n c e south and soutil-wcst of there.
-it is tl~u3tfl;ili f t l ? ~~ricmyhzs cnoui;h s ~ r e n ~ ttlol ndie t h i s 3
consolidctLd znd unified l i n e . It i s morc probable, i f his troops a r e committ e d ovcr such z l a r p fron', (npproximately 7 milcs), he :;rill c l l a r ~ c t e r i s t i c a l l :
defeni f r o n sclectod s t r o n s poilzts, v i e : t h e c r e s t s of tlleso several mountains.
I n a-13 cvcnt, provided h i s main dispositions nre a s indicated, they f u r t h e r
s?~.[:i;~st
t h c p o s s i b i l i t y ~f an cventual ~~it3ldrawal
t o t h e north-east, r a t h e r
than north t o reinforce t h e Ipo area since these dispositions lcave h i s west
flcnk and most accessible L of C i n t o t h Ipo
~ sector vulnerzble t o &tack
frcm t h e west i n t h e area e ~ s of
t iihntdban.
A possP~lc:ro;li:;r?mint of the enemy's dispositions t o thc north
of t!,; idhrikina diver along an ES;-Yl>jl 'Jinc, ]\It Pamitinan-IvItLamita-ER Purro,
v~su.lds:1~gcstan c v ~ n t u a vcithdra'c'ral
l
north-east f r o x t h c sector, r a t h c r than
n o r t h iinto t h e Ipo area,

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Operc:.tions ir; t h o ~l~.=.nsci

shot0 :
4) Dcf cnse of Southern Okinava : 'i!ii:;h t h e exception of snipcr and
l
1,'
p a t r o l actions, 111o r p i i z o d incxy rc;s'istr.ncc has ceascd on c ~ n t r 2 2nd
Okinav:~ a n d c n Ie Shiin3; z s s a u l t opei'ations t h c r c a r e comjjleted. R~.r"cherconfir?inconw,y concentration of $ofdnscs i n S !3kin~.m, ainphibious p a t r o l s t o
Xagaji..Shi.nz, dordn,~hin, U11tc;n rlc?rbor on the iJ coast, 2nd S~cso!:~Slim, betwee?
Shi~na, 60 miles
l T J O!cha~-:a ;nd I o Shil:~a., f ouna tkerrl on1;- i i ; i ~ t l y held. iZ-m~:
-.
,, Gkinas~?., 112s boen s t r c f c d and reconnoiLcrcd d a i l j b u t no cncny 3 c t i v i t y h ~ s
been obscrvcd.
The S t i p of O!;ia-v~a i s thus r;~rci?.lec!a s the b i t t L r l y rcsis'cing
core cf currun3 C:lciIl;J dafensivc reaction i n the i2ydc~fis. I'aving jumped off
e a r l y 1 3 il,ril i n 2n e f f o r t t o breach conccntrotcd enemy dofnsi: of t h i s area,
our XXIV Corps hns boen restricted -Lo iimitod p . i n s of 1,500 t o 2,OWyards.
E<tremel-jr 1lcev-y q ~ p o s i t l o ahas thus f a r succ;edcd i n mzintczininz a s t 3 b i l i z e d
ci-oss-island Jcfons; l i n e covering S1'i;w-i a r ~ diiaha, preventing any s u b s t a n t i a l
:~
d ~ f o n s ehas been ixaintained
cxisti.11~front. This l ~ c i s s i ~ground
cha.n,c i n
despite our :lava1 f i r c su>&,ort -i~hFchhns accurately devastated eYlemy r e a r area
i n s t a l l 3 t i o n s , trcneIies, b l ~ ~ l i h ~2nd
? r ~caves;
e ~ our cowtcr-bcttory and pknpointid a i r s t r i k c s h?ve not a s y c t s o f t ~ n e dh i s tenacious held on elaborately
clcvclop3d t c r r c i n reaturcs i n t c r d i c t i n ~cur routes of advance. A s on ivio Jinc,,
t h e cnerg 1 s a r t i l l e r y f i r e alt:loui;l.~ generally inaccurzt e, i s concentrated and
ho~.wjjd ~ r i n
the
~ n i s h t preceding our a t t a c k 19 April, gver 300 rounds f e l l
i n 2 rt3&:?1e~tlnlarmt of our 7th Division v i t h i n 15 minutes, althouch no czsunlt i c s ~ u c l i t t l c daxage were inflicted.. Tnis b i t t e r 2nd unressrv~dl;-s u i c i d a l
resis-ianci., 1101- e o n t i ? i n i n ~3 of our divisions rcinforced ~ 5 t harmor and L n s e l g coinr~~jtt~-di
t o n L& ~ L l cfroilt, confirns p r i o r indications t h a t this zone i s
dcfcnsivciy or::r.cized ~ . strong
s
or stronger than any thus f a r cncountcred i n
tile Pacific. me bu3-I< of t h e nov-entrapped Japaiicse 32nd ilr;ay w i l l s e l l it a s
d a r l g as possiblc.
HoTr~ver,t h e c o s t t o hi-s has been heauy; 11,738 t;nenly k i l l e d a d
27 cztpturcd t o 23 '$ril which, when combined rrith other norm31 b a t t l e casualt i e s , c l o s e l y approxim-tcs half h i s i s t i i n ~ t c dOkinarra e f f e c t i v e strength. liis
plan of a c t i v e l y defending Vne i s l a n d ' s S t i p ~ 6 t h
virtu all^^ a11 m a i l a b l e
force precludes any c a p a b i l i t y of mar;euircr;.ucither vritlldraml nor s i g n i f i c a n t
out-side reinforcc:tent i s possi'olc; h i s rc=lrb2.nd both flanks a r e vulnerable t o
mp1iibious cssnul';, cnvclopinent m d flankin,; naval f i r e . Erlemy defensive tact'
on 0l:inawa have n o t noticeabl2- dcviated from those prosecilted olsevrhere: e.@.,
~ ? r ~ j i i aSzipan,
,
and Iwo J i m . Xese aczin h e i s faill-tically exercising h i s
~ i l l c
~ ar p a b i l i t y short ol: surror:dcr,
t h a t of s u i c i d a l r ~ s i s t a n c ef ron s t r ~ t e g i c a l l y unhonablc bnt highly exploited t o r m i n . (see &closure ilo. 2 )
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5') .&Concentration f o r Offc~sive-Defensive Operations: Aerial photograpliic coverL;;e of 13 main airdromes and scqdane bases i n Kyushu (IQ, I!;I
and South 1lyu.shu a i r centcrs) on 22 April, r ~ v e a l c da t o t a l of 86.5 serviceable a i r c r a f t . Photos of the same gcncral coverage on 2 1 April rcvcaled a
t o t a l of 630 serviceable a i r c r a f t , rcprbscnting a gc?.in of approximately 23.5
a i r c r a f t i n a 24-hour period (one hundred nineteen on airdrcmes c o t COT-ercd
21 April), Significantly, 654 0;" the 865 t o t a l on 22 April were single engine
e i r c r a f t , a greater portion of vrhic:? probcibly a r e f i ~ h t e r s , Thc balance of
2 1 1 2ircra-f-L vrere twin c n ~ i n , et~ypes, bombcrs predominating.
On Nonshu, photo coverage of 14 airdroxes and one seaplane base
i n the Tokyo and liagoya a i r centers revealcd a t o t a l of 052 serviceable a i r c m f t . Of these, 683 tvcre single engine t m e s anc? but 54 were twin engine
aircraft.
It appe5rs f r o a t h i s increasing concentration of a i r c r a f t a t
thc ?rinciplc air-centers i n tho h p i r c , the cneniy my be marshzlling h i s
homelcnd a i r strcngt'n f o r a t-cvc-phasc p l m of operation: a ) Protection of
south 1u;;3~t~rn
Japan by a renmrcd large-scale a i r offensive directed agains'b
our forces i n the Nai-lsei Shotos, u t i l i z i n g h i s a i r c r a f t now i n the three
principle Kyushu a i r cerltci-s t o raou11t thcse operations; and b) Conccritration
of f i g h t e r s i l l the Tokyo-Ik.goya a i r c ~ n t c r sf o r a possible i ~ l t c n s i f i c da e r i a l
dcfcnsc of s t m t e z i c t a r c e t s i n
heart of thc b p i r c ,
Thc t o t a l of 1,727 a i r c r z f l concentrated i n thcse two v i t a l
areas probably represents t h o greater portion cf t h e er,emyts a i r s t r c n ~ t hre-mining i n Japan proper, 2nd lcnds crcdancc t o h i s probsble course of action
as pointed out above,

-b.

Relative ~Frsbabilitics:
1 ) DeQ~izscof the Davao Approaches: Tho basic contention rcaxiins unchanged; $.z, the enomy'intcnds ?;a r e t r d 6 the blllc of h i s mss i n place f o r
a dcfcnse of presently occupied, v e l l orcanized positions. IJevsrtheless, due,
t o the enemy's inclination toliw-rd defensive construction i n t h e rugged type
of t e r r a i n i n the Apo Range, a s e r i e s of del2yi.n: actions o r l ~ a s t i l yorganized
defenses may be encountered.
2 ) ~ c f c n s eof Balete Pass: Thcre i s no ch<-ingei n the eaerqrts capability
i n the 3 c l e t e Pass sector; he i s ~ x p l o i t i n gprepared position i n t e r r a i n t o
h i s liking, Nc cy~idenceat t h i s time, points t o a collapse of any one defense
sector or 2 d~tsindlingtroop reserve. A strlVoorn active dcfcnse w i l l be v i & o r ~
ously prosecuted,
3) Troop 3ertlignmcnt in, the lv~ontalban-f:P~~~~a
Ares.: 1'. possible realignm n t of t
h
t
h
r
i
l
c
i
n
a River 2 1 0 n ~an
ESE-i n$Jf line, Llt Pamitinan-;At Lamita-14t Purro, would suggest an eventual 15sithd r a ~ m lnorth-east f r p n the scctor, r a t h e r than north i n t o t h e Ipo area,
&) Dcfensc of bouthem Okina-m: Enemy def cnsive t a c t i c s on Okinarra
havc not ~o'clce2.5lydcvtated f'iiom those prosecuted clsewkcre: e.g., Taram,
Saipan, 2nd Xvro Jim. Herc again he i s f a n a t i c a l l y ~ x ~ r c i s i nh gi s only
c a p a b i l i t , ~sliort or" szrrcnder, t h a t of s u i c i d a l resistance from s t r a t e g i c n l l y
untcnablc bgt !liz!iLy cxploitcd terrain.
5) A i r Concel?Jcmtion f o r Off cnsi%c-Defensit-c A i r Operations : The concentration of enemy a i r c r a f t i n t h e I[yushu and To!cyo-TJagoyq a i r centers
possibly presaGcs a rcnevml of a) Air opbrations a&nst our f o r c ~ si n the
Eznsci Shotos; and b) An i n t c n s i f i o d a c r i r ~ ldefense of strategic t a r g e t s i n
t h e heart of -the homeland.

Special care iilust be taken t o insure the secrecy of t h i s document,

Infomatio-n, contained lzerein m i l l not be circulated or reproduced beyond
t h e Staff Section t o which it i s addressed. Then not a c t u a l l y i n use, t h i s
document i s t o ba kept i n a safe and i s chargeable t o the custody of an
Officcr. See hR 380-5, 15 1.hrch ly&, and Standing Operating Procedure
Instructions Mo. 14, 14 i&%rch19&, regarding s e c u r i t y Classificntions.

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1116

EXi3LATJATORY NOTES

1, 22 Apr:

Previously reported enemy group, estimated

by g u e r r i l l a s t o number 3,000, now s t a t e d
t o be under command Lt, CoL. Takurni (Identif i e d a s CO 166th 1nd Inf Bn) strongly suggosting i s o l a t i o n from Davao of t h i s b a t t a l ion i n addition t o other elements 75th
Brigade.

2, 24 Apr: Without eneny opposition, elements of t h e

3kth Inf reached iCiclapai:~an, appror:imately

194 road miles SZ o f Eabacan road junction.

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psLA)JAT3RY

NOTES

1, S m l l suicide pockct, estimated at 2-300 isolated

on % t i p .
2.

Ib-tobu peninsula cleared except f o r scattered

snipers.

3 . Found l i g h t l y held.

4.

Found l i g h t l y held,

5,

f.Jo sigiiificant change i n f r o n t lines, 29-23 April,

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DATE

23/24 Apr 1945

NE3JJ GUINEX:
1.Aitape-YJewak: 22 Apr: Enemy pocket remains v i c Maprik; hvy enemy f i r e
encountered; p a t r o l clashes 1*r i l e s S Banak; n a t i v e s r p t a c t i v i t y S
and SE Xaravuop.
PHILIPFINES:
2,Mindanao: a ) Cotabato: 21/22 Apr: No contact made 5000 yds SE on Hwy
1 f r Dilap; plane recvd small arms f i r e NE Dilapj unkn nbr Japs engaged
junction Hwy 1 and Sayre Hwy near Xabakan; guerr r p t 500 Japs 6 m i N
nknuangan and 3000 Japs 7000 yds E Dilap, b ) Zamboanga: 21/22 Apr:
Contacts continue Tinuba-Labuan-Malaya1 and Malangas s e c t o r s (Vf Coast
~amboanga),
3,Bohol: 22 Apr: Unestd nbr Japs contacted 2 m i E Eiambakag (NE ~ambuyao).
b, ~ e b u :21/22 Apr : Itloderate r e s i s t a n c e encountered Sabanga and Talamban
areas; enemyiispersedj It enemy contacts continue t o be made a l l areas,
5,Negros : 21/22 Apr : Stubborn defense continues a l l s e c t o r s ; enemy
defending H i l l 3155 with mortars and a u t o weapons,
6 , ~ a m a r : 20/22 Apr : E l s Philippine Army engaged Jap, grp E Nenita; enemy
p a r t y moving N and IV f r Cahicsan toward Canua and iienita; e s t 50-75 Japs
r p t d moving Sld v i c i n Lope de Vega,
7 ,Masbate : 20/22 Apr : Enemy Tit Bagulipat (Central s e c t o r ) o f f e r i n g increasing r e s i s t a n c e ,
8,Luzon: a ) Bicol Sector: 22/23 Apr: Minor contacts continue SE Camalig;
contact l o s t with 120 Japs 42 m i NE Santol (IV Camariines ~ o r t e ) ,b )
Southern Sector: 22/23 Apr: Enemy MG and mortar f i r e f r 5 strong p t s
recvd 8000 yds SS!f Alaminos; 2 aggressive counterattacks and minor
s u i c i d a l a t t a c k repulsed H i l l 2380 (3000 yds Wf Mt ale pun yo). c )
Eastern Sector: 22/23 Apr: Hvy r e s i s t a n c e encountered f r enemy pocket
2000 yds ESE Montalban; enemy posns E and N slopes l 4 t Pacawagan c o n s i s t
of 15 pillboxes; moderate r e s i s t a n c e encountered 5000 yds NE New Bosoboso;
p t reached 1000 yds S h!t Mapatad a g a i n s t hvy r e s i s t a n c e ; Japs Umiray R
mouth r p t d withdrawing S toward I l o i l o (10 miles SE ~ m i r a y ) , d ) Northern
Sector: 22/23 Apr: L t opposition, mostly s n i p e r f i r e , recvd f r high
ground NE Hwy 9 2000 yds W Baguio; high ground 500 yds NE Asin and tunnel
entrance 1100 yds SE Asin captd a g a i n s t stubborn r e s i s t a n c e ; enemy
pockets s t i l l e x i s t TJE Asin; unconfirmed r p t s t a t e s majority Baguio
defense -troops l o c a t e d 500 yds W Topside (4000 yds EME Baguio); 2 Jap
ammo d~unps1500 yds i/SV/ Trinidad ( 3 m i N Baguio) destroyed; 250 Japs
r p t d h i l l 3500 yds ESE Camp 3; elimination of enemy a s t r i d e V i l l a Verde
T r a i l continues; commanding t e r r a i n 3600 yds Ti Imugan occupied; Jap
strengthening defense l i n e along r i d g e 1500 yds TSIT Kapintalan; hvy f i g h t
ensued a s ene!ly unsuccessfully counterattacked posns 3500 yds NE
Kapintalanj guerr r p t Sap concentration approx bn s i z e 6500 yds ENE
Minuli and 5 3/k m i E Kapintalan; Japs obsvd improving posns Putlan R
Valley 6000 yds ENE Putlan.

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PHILIPPINES :
1.Lueon: 23 Apr: N. Lueon: 2 en Fs s t r a f e d on Aparri s t r i p % 1 on Echague;
2 l e f t smoking.
FORMOSA :
2.Matsuyama a/d: 23 Apr : N i l i n t c p t n 23 B-24s bombing a/d f a c i l ; -4.A holed
9 planes.
3.ICiirun: 22 Apr: Lone en B (poss Tpt) shot down by P B ~ Y50 riL KT Kiirun;
07171.
FREIGCH INDO CHIIA :
4 , ~ a i g o n : 23 Apr: N i l i n t c p t n 2 4 ~ 2 4 bombing
s
naval base; 2 en Fs driven
off by P-38s.
SOTTTH CHINA SEA:
5,Hainan: 23 Apr : a ) Single F i n t c p t d 20 B-24s bombing miscellaneous
shipping i n Yulin hbr; n i l dam, b ) N i l i n t c p t n 11 ~ 2 5 ast t a c k i n g t g t s
- along SE coast Hainan,
CHINA :
6,canton: 22 Apr: 2 en Fs aggressivcZyintcptd P B ~ Ya t t a c k i n g en shipping;
1 F dam; 09001.
NANSEI SHOT0 :
7,Okinawa: a ) 23 Apr: 1 en D/S shot down by Corsair 50 m i NE Ublo; 2
clfl-gd a/c d e s t on grd; n i l en a i r a t t a c k s , afternoon. b) 22 Apr: i )
60 en a/c i n 11 evening r a i d s ; t o t a l 54 a/c d e s t (most by CAP, 4
s u i c i d e s ) ; naval l o s s e s , 1 minesweeper, & 1 LCS sunk by suicides, 2
DDs darn; 2 n r x i s s e s ; f i r s t raids f r R, l a t e r f r Yr, i i ) 40 en a/c 200
m i I~SrQVOkinawa, c r s 100 deg, rptd- by PBM; 20151. 30 en a/fc 240 i n i ITNW
Okinawa, c r s 100 deg, r p t d by PBM; 20351. c ) 22 Apr : 16 en a/c s h o t
down by TF 58 a/c f r evening 20 Apr t o evening 22 Apr; 10 en a/c d e s t
on grd N R~Jukyus. d ) 18 Apr: 2569 en a/c d e s t by A l l i e d TFs, 18 Mar t o
18 Apr, i n Okina~vaa c t i o n & r e l a t e d a t t a c k s on Japan,
JAPAN :
8.~agoya: 22 Apr: 30 unaggressive en a/c i n t c p t d 94 P-51s i n sweep of
Suzuka & Akenogahara a/ds; 9 en a/c s h o t down, 18 d e s t & 1 9 dam on grd;
2 P-51s l o s t .
9.Kyushu: a ) (Prelim) : 22 Apr: En a i r reaction, n o t s t r o n g t o 13-29s a t t a c k i n g
Kushira, Kanoya, Izumi, Tomitalci, Mi.yazaki aids, 15,000/17,~00 1 j max of
30 a t t a c k s a t Izumi; no B-29s missing. b) 18 Apr: b2 airborne en a/c
f a i l e d t o a t t a c k 13 B-29s bombing Kanoya E a/d, med a l t ; a t ICanoya IT/
a/d, 15 TE a/c obsvd of which 2 were burning; 8 airborne en a/c did
not attaclr 21 B-29s bombing Ieumi. a/d; 3 en a/c d e s t on grd & 4 dam by
r a i d ; 24 airborne, prob t r a i n e r s , obsvdj a t Tachiarai 30 en i n t c p t r s
made 67 a t t a c k s on 20 B-29s ,bombing a/d f r med a l t ; claims 3'deT, 4 prob
13 9 dam; many aggressive & coordinated a t t a c k s ; 1 B-29 l o s t by ramming,
believed i n t e n t i o n a l , 1 ditched & 5 dam i n - c b t ; 25 a/c obsvd on Usa a/d ;
1 TE F encountered with 3 20mm cannon i n each tving & 1 in nose.

I11 NAVY:
BOIWEO :
1.Balikpapan: a ) 20 Apr : Delayed r p t : 1 ppss - l i g h t c r u i s e r , 3 p a t r o l
c r a f t , 1 ( 7 / 9 0 0 0 ~ ) t p t , 4 (150/300~) f r e i g h t e r s , many sm c r a f t , b ) 22
Apr: 1 (5.5'00/7000~) f r e i g h t e r , 1 (1500/2500~) f r e i g h t e r , 1 (300/1000~)
f r e i g h t e r , many s m power launches.
2,Samarinda: Delayed Rpt: 20 Apr: 1 riverboat, 1 (10,000T) f r e i g h t e r , 2
smaller f r e i g h t e r s , 1 (300/1000~) f r e i g h t e r , 1 0 (150/300~) f r e i g h t e r s .
3.SE Borneo: 22 Apr : 1 (150/300~) f r e i g h t e r , 1,(LO!) barge, 2 schooners
damaged,
h.Nliri: 22 Apr: 1,(300/1000~) f r e i g h t e r sunk, 1 power launch damaged 1bO
mi, S W r i ,
JAVA :
5.Prabalingga: 23 Apr: 1 (300/1000~) f r e i g h t e r , 1 poss ( 1 0 0 0 / 1 ~ 0 0 ~ )
Ireighter-transport.
6 , ~ o u r a b a y a :23 Apr: 1 c r u i s e r a t naval wharf, 1 c r u i s e r entering hbr; a l s o
6 l r g ships (poss 5500/7000~) f r e i g h t e r - t r a n s p o r t s
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PHILIPPINES:
7,Zamboanga: 23 Apr: P o s i t i v e sub contact, 30 ini E of Zamboanga.
8.Cebu: 22 Apr: Liloan: Beached barges, 1 enemy P t destroyed by PTfsr
FORMOSA :
9,VVes-L Coast: 22 Apr: 1 lugger sunk off Tainan.
FRBNCH INDO-CHEJA :
10,Cape St..Jacques: 23 Apr: a ) 1 destroyer escort. b ) 1 d i r e c t h i t on
f r e i g h t e r i n drydock* c ) 1 (150/300~) f r e i g h t e r l e f t burning & sinking
1.5m i E*
11,Tourane: 23 Apr: 2 1 r g & 11 u / i v s l s 8.5 m i NxW,
12.Tonkin Gulf: 23 Apr; 3 u / i v s l s .
13,Weichow Is: 22 Apr: 1 lugger dam,
HAIFJAN :
1 4 , ~ a i n a nBay: 22 Apr: 1-L power lauirches 6c luggers s t r a f e d ; 3 damaged.
15.yuli.n ' ~ a 23
~ :Apr: a ) 5 (300/1000~) f r e i g h t e r s anchored, b ) 1 (2000/
4 5 0 0 ~ )f r e i g h t e r t r a n s p o r t , 1 (1000/1500~) f r e i g h t e r transport, 1
(1900T) tanker, a t l e a s t 2 ( 1 5 0 / j 0 0 ~ ) f r e i g h t e r s , 14 barges destroyed.1 6 , Coast:
~ ~
23 Apr: 1 u / i t r a n s p o r t anchored.
CHINA COAST:
17.Shanghai: 22 Apr: a ) 1 destroyer, 3 destroyer escorts, 3 u / i f r e i g h t e r s
70 m i SSE, b ) 1 destroyer escort, 1 subchaser 60 mi ESE, c r s S. c ) 1
destroyer, 3 destroyer escorts, 110 m i NE, c r s IW, d) 2 destroyer escorts,
1 (7000/8500~) f r e i g h t e r transport, 120 mi NE, c r s NE, e ) 1 l i g h t c r u i s e r
or l r g destroyer, 3 escorts, 2 (2000/4500~) f r e i g h t e r transports, 90 m i
Eg c r s E.
18,Foochow: 22 ilpr: 300 boats (18 f t length), 100 m i NZ, c r s SE; 1 h o s p i t a l
s h i p 50 mi E, c r s NE,
19.Amoy: 22 Apr: 1 destroyer, 6 s m f r e i g h t e r s anchored; 1 destroyer escort,
c r s ST.
20.3~atow: 22 Apr: 1 srn f r e i g h t e r 45 r~ ENE, c r s Sjij 1 s m freigllter 45 m i
ENE, c r s NE.
21.HongKong: 23 Apr : 1 lugger sunk 27 m i JPif.
22,Macao: 23 Apr: 1 u / i merchant v e s s e l (LOOOT).
23.Canton Area: 22 ilpr: 1 l r g riverboat destroyed,
N-4NSEI SHOT0 :
2L.Sakishima Gunto: 22 Apr: Strafed 1 0 camouflaged luzgers W Iriornote Shirna.
JAPAH :
25,~agoya: 22 Apr: A/c exploded 1 (~/GooOT)v s l , sank 2 sm o i l e r s , 1 s m
tanker, damaged 1 s m f r e i g h t e r , v i c i n S.
26,~agoshima Bay: 22 Apr: 35 f r e i g h t e r s & transports.
27.Shimonoseki: 22 Apr : 1 s m c a r r i e r , approx 35 v s l s ,

1, Swnmary of t h e Enemy Situation.

.a... A c t i v i t i e s i n Forward Areas:

Northern Philippines:
Luaon : ~ n e m ys t i l l maintains s trongpoint SE Camalig (klbay) ;
120 eneray dispersed 4% miles NE Santol (~arnarinesNorte) , S of
Laguna de Bay, counterattack 1 3/4 iniles NTq-J M t iklepunyo repulsed.
E of Manila,
I n f a ~ t r yweapons f i r e continued 4$ miles SSkr or" Alaminos
intense r e s i s t a n c e encountered 2,000 yds ESE Montalaban; p o s i t i o n s
slopes Mt Pacawagan well organized, Opposition S T of Idit Matabab was
stubborn, Small i n f i l t r a t i o n group contacted v i c Quezon s t r i p , Light
opposition 2,000 yds Ti of Baguio; i s o l a t e d but stubborn r e s i s t a n c e
continues Asin area, Bulk of Baguio defense troops may be 2$ miles
ENE of c i t y , L i t t l e change V i l l a Verde T r a i l ; enemy may be strengthening defenses 1 mile FW!T of Kapintalan (13ighvray 0 5 ) r Counterattacks
NE of village; opposition was stubborn. Enemy reported concentrated
3 3/4 miles ENE I~Iinuli (possibly bn s t r e n g t h ) ; defensive development
observed Putlan R Valley, 3 en a/c s t r a f e d a t Aparri & Echague a/ds.
Southern-Central Philippines:
Mindanao : Sizeable concentrations of enemy troops may be .located
6 miles M of Idhnuangan and 4 miles E of Dilap, Mortar f i r e received
v i c i n i t y of Kabacan; sporadic IvIG and mortar f i r e encountered near
junction Hight1ray 1 and 5. Zamboanga, minor contacts continue E and 'IW

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coasts p a r t i c u l a r l y Labuan-Lintangan-Sibuco area, Yf cooast,

Cebu: Idinor contacts a11 operational areas; enemy apparently
moving N routes 5 t o 10 miles inland from E coast.
llegros : Resistance continues Northern Highlands ; unest nbr
enemy contz.cted 2 i miles S Manzanares; enemy AA active,
Bohol: Contact with undetermined number nezr Kambingay;
p o s s i b i l i t y Bohol garrison may evscuate t o Dumaguete (SE Megros) *
~J!ioluccas
: N i l ground a c t i v i t y ,
New Guinea: Intense enemy f i r e encountered from enemy pocket v i c
Maprik; enemy a c t i v i t y rptd S and SE Karavrop.
Bougainville-Mew
Britain: N i l s i g n i f i c a n t ground a c t i v i t y ,
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Rear
Areas:
b,
- Formosa: N i l a i r oppsn
B-24si
Saigon: Weak a i r dppsn t o B-24s.
Hainan: 1 en F oppsd 5-24s; n i l oppsn B-25s.
Canton: 2 en Fs aggressively i n t c p t d P B ~ Y .
Okinawa: 60 en a/c attacked naval forces, evening 20 Apr; 54 a/c
dest, 1 mines~~eeper
& 1 LCS sunk by s u i c i d e r s j n i l en a i r a t t a c k s r p t d
f o r 23 Apr.
J a ~ a n :%eak a i r reaction t o i3-29s attacking Kyushu a/ds 22 Apr; of
30 i n t c p t r s , P-51s shot down 9 i n sweep of 2 Nagoya aa/s; aggressive
& coordinated a i r attacks against 5 2 9 s boinbing Tachiarai a/d (18 lLpr).
c. I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s : 2nd Co, 21st Xortar Bn; documents captd 1 mile
NE 1Jev: Bosoboso ( 3 ~ a n i l a ) , 3rd Rocket Gun Bn; F7V Captd vic Quexon
s t r i p (E Manila). 9th i i r I n t e l Regt; enemy dead Ipo area ( 3 1,knila).
d. Weather: Interference with Luzon grd support & China photo missions.
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Conclusions,
a. Enemy Capabilities:
Opera,tions on l~lindanao:
1) Defense of the Cagayan-Davao Approaches.
Operations on Luzon:
2) Defense of t h e Balete Pass.
Operations on Bougainville:
3 ) Defense of Isolatcd Sectors,
Operations i n the NEI:
L) Continuation of Transportation Runs,
Operations i n the China Coastal ilrea:
5) Use of Ekrchant Shipping,

Operations on I~lindanao:
1) Defense of t h e Cagayan-Davao -4pproaches: IJTith the v i r t u a l l y
unopposed seizure of icabacan, Tulangi River crossing and Sayre Highway-Route
1 road junction, the i n i t i a l a s s a u l t phase has been completed and has r e s u l t e d
i n the severing of the principal north-south f,&ndanao road a r t e r y from Cagayan
t o Davao. To date only scattered, short l i v e d contacts have been established-.
with the rapidly withdrawing cnemy groups betwcen Cotabato and Iiabacan. Recent
g u e r r i l l a reports clzim t h a t approxiinately 3700 Japs a r e locatcd north of
Highvray 1 between these two points; i n one case, a "force of 3000 ~ r a ss a i d t o
be enroute east. a!lthough the reported strength i s believed exaggerzted, it
does suggest t h z t the bulk of the enemy troops i n t h i s area a r e now attempting
t o reach the Sayre highway via cross country routes. I f these elements
have rctained t h e i r cornlxit u n i t y and organization they w i l l be capable of
ei-thcr es-iablishing s u b s t a n t i a l l y strong defenses a s t r i d e the Sayre Highway
approaches t o Cagayan or i n i t i a t i n g counter a t t a c k s ag$inst our Kabacan
position from tlle north and west,
Viewing the l a r g e r s i t u a t i o n , any projected coordinated
defense or offense by the enemyts Miiidanao garrisons w i l l now be canalized
as f a , r as movement i s concerned, t o the northern Sayre Highway and i t s
secondery extension (seasonalroad) v i a Upian gnd Baguio t o the southwest of
Davao, In addition, the known t e r r a i n d i f f i c u l t i e s wrhich severely r e s t r i c t
movement under t h e best conditions w i l l now add greater disadvantages t o the
eneiny, A t present, vdth no apparent l a r p scale s h i f t i n strength from e i t h e r
Cagayan or Davao under way i n an attempt -to f o r s t a l l our adv2nceE;tg it i s
becoining more evident t h a t t h c enemy i s a ~ r ~ a i t i nfgu r t h e r developments i n the
s i t u a t i o n while deploying h i s resources f o r an ultimate defense in the
Cagayan and Davao areas and along t h e approaches thereto.
(see Encl No I ) ,

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Operations on Luzon:
2 ) Defense of t h e Balete Pass : During t h e past few days our
p a t r o l s probing north of l o c a l strongpoints west of ilapintalan reported the
enemy appeared t o be building up a strong defense l i n e atop an East-lAJest
ridge 1,500 yards IlTnJFT of t h e village. East of Kapintalan, the 27th Infantry
opera-Ling 4,200 yards t o the northeast, developed strong enemy positions
manned by f r e s h :;$ell-fed troops. S t i l l f u r t h e r east, g u e r r i l l a s report an
enenry concentration of troops c s t i m t e d a t approximately b a t t a l i o n strength
on the Old Spanish T r s i l . These troops possibly a r e a mobile force i n
sqnport of posLtions south of there i n h t l a n River Valley (6,030 yards
ENE of Putlan). These l a t t e r positions permit -to1
e enemy t o n a i n t a i n h i s
t h r e a t t o our r e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s a s well as t o prevent our use of the T r a i l
toc&aunvent h i s Balete Pass bastion, The other two positions would indicate
h i s concern over t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of our outflanking h i s present main defenses
a s t r i d e IEgh?vay 5, especially i f he i s reinforcing the e a s t flank, as t h e
f r e s h troops t h e r e would indicate. it i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o note, t h a t of 35
of' these troops k i l l e d i n action by the 27th Infantry, none had i d e n t i f i c a t i o n t a g s or c a r r i e d other means of i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . This i s i n conformance with a possible measure of counter-intelligence by the ,enemy
has been suggested by several other recent s i m i l a r instances,
The enernyls a t t e n t i o n t o h i s flanks i n the Balete Pass
sector would indicate he intends t o prevent our encirclement 02 < i s present.
defenses a s t r i d e Highway 5. Further, t h e reinforcement end improvement
thereof, suz;;ests he has no i n t e n t i o n t o relinquish h i s hold on the Pass,
despite the im?inent collapse of defenses i n t h e Baguio sector and the continuing reduction of h i s reserve strength i n the Balete r e a r areas.

Cperations on Bougainville:
3) Defense of i s o l a t e d Sectors: As Allied troops break through
the outer defenses of t h e enemy held area on Bougainville, progressively
s t r o n p r opposition i s b a n g encountered, The b i t t e r n e s s of t h e fighting,
the tempo of which was suddenly increased a t the end of March, has been
sus-tained, This increased tempo i s r e f l e c t e d i n the number of enemy casualties;
1,061 have been k i l l e d so f a r i n April,
I n the Puriata X v e r area the enemy has made =pensive attempts.
t o hold the I-Iongorai ?Liver l i n e , Carefully planned and f a n a t i c a l l y executed
attacks ha-rie been launched on our f r o n t l i n e s and L of C , The importance
which the enemy attaches t o t h i s area i n h i s Bougainville defense scheme i s
shown by the f a c t t h a t he has committed the bulk of the combat remnants of
h i s 6 t h ? ~ i v i s i o n . The 13th 2nd 23rd Regiments, already sadly depleted, have
been l a r g e l y eliminated a s combzt u n i t s , dlthougli t h e enemy has sustained
these severe l o s s e s it can be expected t h a t he w i l l stubbornly oppose the 7th
and 15th Australian I n f a n t r ; ~Brigades i n t h e i r steady advance on t h e Ilongorai
River.
I n north Bougainville, following the severely contested
elimination of t h e Japanese within the Soraken peninsula, troops of the 11th
Australian I n f ~ n t r yBrigade have pushed north and e a s t towards Pora Pora.
Tactical reconnaissance indicates t h a t t h e enemy w i l l stand a t t h i s tra.ck
junction and thus deny our access t o the important overland t r a c k t o Ruri
Bay,
Operations i n t h e NEI:
4) Continuation of Transportation Rms: In s p i t e o f t h e
disastrous r e s u l h of t h e enemy's l a s t attempted transportation run t o the
eastern Lesser Sundas during the f i r s t week i n April, it appears t h a t a similar
run i s being made. Apparently the advances southward of our forces have
convinced t h e enemy t h a t he mu-st salvage hat he can of h i s forces i n the ME1
f o r use on the Asiatic mainland fegardless of the consequences t o h i s shipping
and even l a r g e r f l e e t units,
The sighting of 1 c r u i s e r off the naval wharf a t Sourabaya and
1 c r u i s e r eniiering Sourabaya on 23 April may have been exaggerated from
Terutsulti c l a s s destroyers. Howmer, inasmuch as the only c r u i s e r know
t o have been i n t h e v i c i n i t y of Java r e c e n t l y i s t h e ISUZU, which was sunk
by submarines on 7 April NE of' Soei;llsawa, it i s apparent t h a t these c r u i s e r s
or l a r g e aestroyers a r e from the Singapore area,

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The vveturi ore area i n t o

the vulnerable Java Sea, -ohere A l l l i e dsubmarines lurk, i s agparently born
of desperation, but not inexplicable i n view of the cncrnyts other alternakives
v i z : ail attempt t o r u n the blockade of our submarines and a i r c r a f t t o t h e
Empire, o r remain i n t h e Singapore area u n t i l a l l i m i t s a r e repaired but
risking f u r t h e r damage a s a i r s t r i k e s a r c stepped up.
The enemyls s i t u a t i o n i n the NEI-Singapore area i s s t e a d i l y
deteriorating and desperate measures t o obtain a maximum use f o r transportation
runs and convoy missions t d t h h i s r e ~ a i n i n gu n i t s may be expected.
Operations i n t h e China Coastal Area:
- 5 ) Usc of licrchant Shipping: Although t h e Singapore-Empire
l i f e l i n e has becn severed f o r normal convoy trafTic, sightings f o r t h e past
several days > e f l e c t a p a r t i a l resumption of ship-oing a c t i v i t y , both along
the North China Coast, and along the Indo-China-:lainan sector. On 20 April,
photos of Saigon revealed approximately 21,000 tons of merchant shipping,
including several sizeable merchant u n i t s ; several l a r g e f r e i g h t e r s were
a l s o present on 2 2 April. A t Yulin Bay (S ~ a i n a n )on 22 kZpri1, a conca% r a t i o n of 2 l a r g e tankers, 3 medium and 2 s m d l freighter-transports Tias
reported, Recent searches have f a i l e d t o disclose any s i g n i f i c a n t a c t i v i t y
a t Hongkong, Swato~v, Amoyg or Formosa ports other than a g r e a t l y increased
volume of s a i l i n g junk and small c r a f t t r a f f i c along t h i s section of t h e
former mainconvoy route, Convoy t r a l f i c northward from Shanghai has as y e t
been r e l a t i v e l y unmolested other than by submnarincs. Apparently t h e l o s s e s
sufiered from attempting t o run the g a u n t l e t ~ v i t hl a r g e merchant ships from
Hongkong t o Amoy has convinced the enemy t h a t a more p r a c t i c a l a l t e r n a t i v e i s
the course which he i s seemingly follovcing a t the present time, >iz, staging
h i s large merchant ships e i t h e r singly or i n small numbers up t h e Indo-China
coast, r e s t r i c t i n g t r a v e l as much a s possible to hours of darkness, as f a r
a s Hainan, From Hainan, he can p a r t i a l l y bridge the more vulnerable South
China c o a i t gap with an increasing nur;ibcr of coasters and small c r a f t
northvizrd t o the general Shanghai area where nornal convoy t r a f f i c s t i l l
enjoys r e l a t i v e s a f e t y from Philigpine-based a i r c r a f t . Ey such means, h i s
e f f o r t s t o salvage ccnsiderable resources from h i s Southern holdinzs, although
g r e a t l y hampered, have not been rendered completely impossible by the
severance of t h i s former main supply route,

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scale s h i f t S i ' n strength from e i t h e r cagaYan-br Pavao under way in an attempt

t o f o r s t a l l our advances, it i s becoming more evident t h a t the enemy i s
awaiting f u r t h e r develophents i n t h e s i t u a t i o n t h i l e deploying h i s resources
f o r an ultimate defense i n the Cagayan and Pavao areas ancl along the approaches
thereto.
2) Defense of the Balete Pass: The enemyts a t t e n t i o n t o h i s flanks
i n t h e Balete Pass' s e c t o r would i n d i c a t e he intends t o prevent our encirclement i n h i s present defenses a s t r i d e Highway 5, FurtheE, the reinforcement
and improvemnent thereof suggests he has no i n t e n t i o n t o relinquish h i s hold
on the Pass, despite the h-ninent collapse of defenses i n the Baguio sector
and the continuing reduction of h i s reserve strength i n t h e Balete r e a r areas,
3) Defense of Isolated Sectors: I n north Bougahville there a r e
indications t h a t t h e enemy w i l l stand a t Pora Pora t r a c k junction and thus
deny o u r access t o the v i t a l overland track t o Ruri Bay. I n South Bougainville
despite severe Losses the enemy w i l l probably maintain h i s stubborn defense
of t h e Hongorai River l i n e .
4) Continuation of Transporation R u n s : The enemy's s i t u a t i o n i n
the NEI-Singapore area i s s t e a d i l y deteriorating and desperate measures t o
obtain a mcaximum use f o r transportation m s and convoy missions tvith h i s
remaining u n i t s may be expccted,
5 ) Use of Merchant Shipping: By staging h i s l a r g e r merchant u n i t s
northwal-d ale-e Indo-China coast a s f a r as Hainan, and bridging the
vulnerable South China coast section of the Singapore-Empire ro&e.vsi-Lh
cozstcrs and s!:mll c r a f t thc encny i s s t i l l capbblc 07 s3lvacing a considerable volunc of rssources from h i s southern holdings.

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2,

22 Apr:

2 2 / 2 3 Apr:

G u e r r i l l a s r e p o r t approximately 700
Japs l o c a t e d 6 miles N l'knuangan; another
force, estimated a t 3,000, were
reported 7,000 yds E of Dilap moving
E, (Comment: both r e p o r t s believed
exaggerated, p a r t i c u l a r l y l a t t e r one);
enemy s m l l arms f i r e received by
f r i e n d l y plane 7,000 yds NG of Dilap.
Intcrrnittent enemy MG and mortar f i r e
received during n i g h t by elsments
34th Inf v i c i n i t y junction Route 1
and Sayre Highviay; following day,
without enemy opposition, 3 r d Bn,
34th Inf s e i z e d IZabacan town and made
junction with other elements 34th Inf
( i n amphibious move up Pulangi R) and
secured f e r r y crossing M of Kabacan
t ovm

23 Apr:

With no reported enemy resistance,

elements 34th Inf reached point 7,500
yds E of Sayre Highway-Route 1 rozd
junction.