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PERIODIC REPORT
NO. 2, S-3 JOURNAL, HHQ JOURNAL, D, E & F CO
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OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE |
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F Co |
During the night, the Japanese have
reoccupied positions lost the previous day, particularly in
the AA Batteries (Btry Boston) and Btry Wheeler. All these
must be retaken. There's a lot of shooting at the F Co CP
(28-D) and Hill is wounded twice in the arm by a LMG being
fired from down below "B" Field. A .50 cal is installed on
the verandah. When mortars force the Japanese to abandon
their cover in the AA Btrys, the .50 cal is used against
them.
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462d |
Third
Plt., F Co is assigned to retake Btry Wheeler. Lt. Calhoun
seeks a dive bombing, but this is declined. Instead a
75mm pack howitzer is moved to the verandah of 28-D.
Prettyman is killed
attempting to clear its line of fire, but the cement
banister is too high and prevents the barrel
from being depressed enough to fire effectively to support
the attack upon the Btry. |
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Cheney Ravine |
F Co |
S/Sgt Leonard R.
Ledoux
is rescued, but later succumbs to his wounds. |
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Road to
Topside |
3d Bn
34th Inf. |
a single unarmed M-7
bluffs the road from Bottomside to Topside to deliver emergency supplies of
blood plasma, medical supplies and water. On its return journeys, it
commences the evacuation of casualties. |
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0800 -1600 |
James Ravine |
E Co |
E Company's first descent into James Ravine
proceeds down the east side of the ravine and walks directly into a trap
sprung by Japanese MG's dug in along the west side of the ravine. The
advance is pinned down, and a fighting withdrawal has to be made.
Segobia, Redding,
Redfield KIA
Refer to
"THE
OPERATION OF COMPANY ”E”, 503D PARACHUTE REGIMENT AT
WHEELER POINT ON 23 FEBRUARY 1945" |
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1130 |
Btry
Wheeler |
F Co. |
Lt. William G
Campbell killed taking a second
glance at Btry Wheeler during the attack by 3d
Pltn against Btry Wheeler. Almost simultaneously,
2d Lt. Dorval Binegar
(Regimental HQ Co.) is KIA nearby.
F Co is now down to only three officers. |
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1200
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Btry
Wheeler |
D Co |
Sgt.
Shropshire withdraws prematurely from the attack upon the
Btry . Calhoun is sent to assess the situation and to
await order whether or not to attack that afternoon. |
ref. |
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1539 |
Btry
Wheeler |
D Co |
At
1539, Lt. Gifford arrives, and orders an arty barrage. It is
ineffective, so they utilize mortar, MG and rifle fire in
retaking the battery. |
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What "appears" to be an explosion at Battery
Wheeler. |
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1600 |
Btry
Wheeler |
D Co |
The
parapet and gun deck of Btry Wheeler is taken against light
opposition as the Japanese have withdrawn to the magazine
and shell rooms below. (The Japanese will reoccupy the Btry
again when D Co withdraws into their night positions.)
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1739 |
Btry
Wheeler |
F Co |
Night
position in a ditch adjacent to one of the rear of the Btry
Boston AA revetment, watching a draw at the head of Crockett
Ravine and 28D. Dan Lee fires a .50 cal at Btry
Wheeler "pretty much all night." |
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Calhoun's Diary entry
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