After a series of street fights , they captured the town shortly before noon on 22 April .
Landing mid-morning on 21 April , the sailors remained under fire on the beachhead until early the next morning when they began their advance through Veracruz .
After a series of street fights , sailors captured the town shortly before noon on 22 April .
Landing mid-morning on 21 April , the sailors remained under fire on the beachhead until early the next morning when they began their advance through Veracruz .