U.S. Navy Department (April 27, 1945)
CINCPOA Communiqué No. 345
Troops of the XXIV Army Corps in the southern sector of Okinawa made a general advance during the afternoon of April 26 (East Longitude Date). By 1800 on that day, elements of the 27th Infantry Division had reached the vicinity of the Machinato Airfield near the West Coast after by passing enemy strong points in Nakama Village. In the central and eastern segments of the lines local gains were made against enemy mortar and machine gun fire. The ground troops were supported by Naval gunfire, carrier aircraft and planes of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The attack was resumed on the morning of April 27.
Marines of the III Amphibious Corps continued to patrol northern Okinawa on April 26 and 27.
A few enemy aircraft appeared over our forces during the early morning of April 27. Three were shot down by one of our minesweepers.
Attacks by carrier aircraft of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on the Sakishima Group continued on April 26.
Mitchells of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing attacked harbor installations on Chichi Jima in the Bonins on the night of April 26. Fighters and torpedo planes of the same wing bombed bivouac areas in the Palaus on April 27 and fighters attacked targets on Yap.