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PINEE, Dec. 11.—(Ap)&—Four
days alter the American 77th di
vision surprised the Japs with
a swift landing on the west coast
of Leyte Island, these battle
hardened veterans smashed
through the strong resistance of
thae Japanese yesterday and seiz
ed Ormoc, the vital enemy sup
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The outskirts of the town itself
was the Japanese reinforcement
point for the entire Ormoc corri
do rand the loss represents a
heavy blow to the enemy.
This does not mean that the
Leyte camppaign is concluded as
three is still much fight to be
done before the Japj forces on
both the south and north of Or
moc are wiped out.
There have been no recent esti
mates of the Japanese strnfth ,but
after the reinforcements move, it
is estimated that there are many
thousanw. Three orces are con
verging on the trapped Japs.
The 77th Division is pushing ,
southward and are expected mo
mentarily to join with the Sev
enth Division, which is relent
'lessly moving northward., ;
The Third Force has already
joined the Seventh, after break
ing the coast from the eastern
side of the island.
After the destructoon of the
enemy force, Gen. MacArthur
said that we would be in a posi
tion to take the northern segment
of the Yamashita Line in reverse
order.
American war planes ranged
widely over the week end and
Liberators, Lightnings and Cor
sairs bombed Visayas. They also
damaged three freighters off
Luzon.
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