sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli, ðɪ ˈɛɹfiːld wʌz bˈɑːmd baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən plˈeɪnz ɪnðə klˈoʊzɪŋ mˈʌnθs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, bˌʌt ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz mˈænɪdʒd tə hˈoʊld ˌɔn tʊ ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl ðɛɹ əfˈɪʃəl sɚɹˈɛndɚ.
Subsequently, the airfield was bombed by American planes in the closing months of the war in 1945, but the Japanese managed to hold on to it until their official surrender.