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PERIODIC
REPORT NO 10 , REGIMENTAL S-3 JOURNAL, MESSAGE
LOG EXTRACT, HHQ JOURNAL
& D & E COMPANY HISTORY |
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OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE |
ACTION |
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Mail Drop |
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1st Bn
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Just before sunrise, a .50 cal MG gun crew from Battery D ambushed 14 enemy
infiltrators.
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C Co
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Attack Water Tank Hill after a preliminary softening up by
mortars, artillery fire and naval fire;
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D Co |
Rest and reserve at the rear of the Bn CP. No enemy activity.
(S-3, P.R. No.11)
Contrast this with S-3 Report of D Co mission down near Wheeler Pt,
which suffered two KIA (or four KIA depending upon sources.)
(S-3, P.R. No.10) |
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E Co |
One patrol from 3d Platoon to James Ravine - No enemy
activity (S-3, P.R. No.11)
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Infantry Pt. |
G Co |
Poor communications
between commands resulted in a "G" Company trooper to the
east of Infantry Point unintentionally killing an "H"
Company trooper as the latter rounded a projecting precipice
of Infantry Point at water's edge. (Guthrie)
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Artillery Pt. |
H Co |
Osmand Reagan died on February 25, 1945. We
were cleaning out or sealing caves near Artillery Point. As
we moved along the beach we came to an area where the cliff
edge was very close to the water. Osmond stepped around the
cliff’s edge near the water line. He was shot through the
head as he rounded the projection. (Mullaney)
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The evening perimeter extends nearly 1000 yards from where
it had been this morning, and runs from Cavalry Point on the
north shore to he southeast, just to the south shore at
Monkey Point, a distance of slightly over 700 yards across.
(Guthrie at p. 211) |
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Large numbers of Japanese attempt to use the fading light to
swim towards Bataan a nd Caballo. Those who fail to accept
the invitation to surrender are dealt with by a patrolling
destroyer, PT Boats, LCM's of the 592d RB&SR, and strafing
aircraft. |
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The patrolling Destroyer observes numbers of Japanese ("well
over a hundred") seeking refuge in the old Navy Intercept
Tunnel. |
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