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March 5, 1944

"Foe Loses 7,600 Men.... Anti-Axis Forces Suffer Heavy Losses in Arakan Campaign." March 4, Daihon-ei says that in the Buthidaung front, some 7,000 bodies counted include 3,000 British. Anglo-Indian prisoners number 600. The date of action is unspecified. An earlier article had the British cowering behind while the Indians did all the fighting.

"Vatican City Raided Again — Basilica Hit." Read the article and St. Paul suffered only window damage.

Radio: 3,000 Japanese killed and wounded in the Admiralty Islands so far — American losses: 61 killed, 244 wounded.

air raid prep
Preparing for Air Raids