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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

"Magic Carpet" Press Release

UNITED STATES
PACIFIC FLEET and
PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
(For Immediate Release to
Press and Radio, Sunday,
16 October 1945.)

Press Release No. 825

Steady progress is being made by naval activities on Okinawa in repairing typhoon damage.

All naval personnel in the Okinawa area are now under shelter and are otherwise being properly cared for. Some food supplies have been unloaded and abundant food stocks are in ships and in the area so that no serious shortage is anticipated.

All naval personnel have been engaged in clearing away the debris, evacuating and caring for the wounded and in putting up structures and other facilities so that essential military operations can be resumed. Hospital planes from the Marianas helped with the speedy evacuation of injured personnel.

Since the typhoon struck last week, 7,500 high-point military personnel have been processed on the island and evacuated on the Navy's "magic carpet" program of returning military personnel to the United States for discharge.


28 Nov 2006