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C. 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H. 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N. 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H. NNP 48714 18 18 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 18 19 Major Major NNP 48714 18 20 General General NNP 48714 18 21 William William NNP 48714 18 22 H. H. NNP 48714 18 23 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 18 24 , , , 48714 18 25 who who WP 48714 18 26 commanded command VBD 48714 18 27 the the DT 48714 18 28 1st 1st JJ 48714 18 29 Marine Marine NNP 48714 18 30 Division Division NNP 48714 18 31 on on IN 48714 18 32 New New NNP 48714 18 33 Britain Britain NNP 48714 18 34 , , , 48714 18 35 was be VBD 48714 18 36 born bear VBN 48714 18 37 at at IN 48714 18 38 Washington Washington NNP 48714 18 39 , , , 48714 18 40 D.C. D.C. 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- HYPH 48714 23 13 au au NNP 48714 23 14 - - HYPH 48714 23 15 Prince Prince NNP 48714 23 16 , , , 48714 23 17 Haiti Haiti NNP 48714 23 18 , , , 48714 23 19 subsequently subsequently RB 48714 23 20 becoming become VBG 48714 23 21 inspector inspector NN 48714 23 22 of of IN 48714 23 23 constabulary constabulary NN 48714 23 24 with with IN 48714 23 25 the the DT 48714 23 26 Marine Marine NNP 48714 23 27 - - HYPH 48714 23 28 trained train VBN 48714 23 29 gendarmerie gendarmerie NNP 48714 23 30 and and CC 48714 23 31 finally finally RB 48714 23 32 chief chief NN 48714 23 33 of of IN 48714 23 34 the the DT 48714 23 35 Port Port NNP 48714 23 36 - - HYPH 48714 23 37 au au NNP 48714 23 38 - - HYPH 48714 23 39 Prince Prince NNP 48714 23 40 police police NN 48714 23 41 force force NN 48714 23 42 . . . 48714 24 1 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 24 2 graduated graduate VBD 48714 24 3 in in IN 48714 24 4 June June NNP 48714 24 5 1926 1926 CD 48714 24 6 from from IN 48714 24 7 the the DT 48714 24 8 Army Army NNP 48714 24 9 Command Command NNP 48714 24 10 and and CC 48714 24 11 General General NNP 48714 24 12 Staff Staff NNP 48714 24 13 College College NNP 48714 24 14 at at IN 48714 24 15 Fort Fort NNP 48714 24 16 Leavenworth Leavenworth NNP 48714 24 17 , , , 48714 24 18 Kansas Kansas NNP 48714 24 19 , , , 48714 24 20 and and CC 48714 24 21 in in IN 48714 24 22 January January NNP 48714 24 23 of of IN 48714 24 24 the the DT 48714 24 25 following following JJ 48714 24 26 year year NN 48714 24 27 became become VBD 48714 24 28 Inspector Inspector NNP 48714 24 29 of of IN 48714 24 30 Target Target NNP 48714 24 31 Practice Practice NNP 48714 24 32 for for IN 48714 24 33 the the DT 48714 24 34 Marine Marine NNP 48714 24 35 Corps Corps NNP 48714 24 36 . . . 48714 25 1 He -PRON- PRP 48714 25 2 had have VBD 48714 25 3 two two CD 48714 25 4 tours tour NNS 48714 25 5 of of IN 48714 25 6 duty duty NN 48714 25 7 in in IN 48714 25 8 China China NNP 48714 25 9 and and CC 48714 25 10 commanded command VBD 48714 25 11 a a DT 48714 25 12 battalion battalion NN 48714 25 13 of of IN 48714 25 14 the the DT 48714 25 15 4th 4th JJ 48714 25 16 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 25 17 in in IN 48714 25 18 Shanghai Shanghai NNP 48714 25 19 when when WRB 48714 25 20 the the DT 48714 25 21 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 25 22 attacked attack VBD 48714 25 23 the the DT 48714 25 24 city city NN 48714 25 25 's 's POS 48714 25 26 Chinese chinese JJ 48714 25 27 defenders defender NNS 48714 25 28 in in IN 48714 25 29 1937 1937 CD 48714 25 30 . . . 48714 26 1 During during IN 48714 26 2 the the DT 48714 26 3 Guadalcanal guadalcanal JJ 48714 26 4 campaign campaign NN 48714 26 5 , , , 48714 26 6 as as IN 48714 26 7 a a DT 48714 26 8 brigadier brigadier NN 48714 26 9 general general NN 48714 26 10 , , , 48714 26 11 he -PRON- PRP 48714 26 12 was be VBD 48714 26 13 assistant assistant JJ 48714 26 14 division division NN 48714 26 15 commander commander NN 48714 26 16 , , , 48714 26 17 1st 1st NNP 48714 26 18 Marine Marine NNP 48714 26 19 Division Division NNP 48714 26 20 , , , 48714 26 21 personally personally RB 48714 26 22 selected select VBN 48714 26 23 for for IN 48714 26 24 the the DT 48714 26 25 post post NN 48714 26 26 by by IN 48714 26 27 Major Major NNP 48714 26 28 General General NNP 48714 26 29 Alexander Alexander NNP 48714 26 30 A. a. NN 48714 26 31 Vandegrift Vandegrift NNP 48714 26 32 , , , 48714 26 33 the the DT 48714 26 34 division division NN 48714 26 35 commander commander NN 48714 26 36 , , , 48714 26 37 whom whom WP 48714 26 38 he -PRON- PRP 48714 26 39 succeeded succeed VBD 48714 26 40 when when WRB 48714 26 41 Vandegrift Vandegrift NNP 48714 26 42 left leave VBD 48714 26 43 the the DT 48714 26 44 division division NN 48714 26 45 in in IN 48714 26 46 July July NNP 48714 26 47 1943 1943 CD 48714 26 48 . . . 48714 27 1 Major Major NNP 48714 27 2 General General NNP 48714 27 3 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 27 4 led lead VBD 48714 27 5 the the DT 48714 27 6 division division NN 48714 27 7 on on IN 48714 27 8 New New NNP 48714 27 9 Britain Britain NNP 48714 27 10 and and CC 48714 27 11 at at IN 48714 27 12 Peleliu Peleliu NNP 48714 27 13 . . . 48714 28 1 He -PRON- PRP 48714 28 2 died die VBD 48714 28 3 of of IN 48714 28 4 a a DT 48714 28 5 heart heart NN 48714 28 6 attack attack NN 48714 28 7 at at IN 48714 28 8 Washington Washington NNP 48714 28 9 , , , 48714 28 10 D.C. D.C. NNP 48714 28 11 , , , 48714 28 12 on on IN 48714 28 13 25 25 CD 48714 28 14 March March NNP 48714 28 15 1945 1945 CD 48714 28 16 , , , 48714 28 17 and and CC 48714 28 18 did do VBD 48714 28 19 not not RB 48714 28 20 see see VB 48714 28 21 the the DT 48714 28 22 surrender surrender NN 48714 28 23 of of IN 48714 28 24 Japan Japan NNP 48714 28 25 , , , 48714 28 26 which which WDT 48714 28 27 he -PRON- PRP 48714 28 28 had have VBD 48714 28 29 done do VBN 48714 28 30 so so RB 48714 28 31 much much RB 48714 28 32 to to TO 48714 28 33 bring bring VB 48714 28 34 about about RP 48714 28 35 . . . 48714 29 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 29 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 29 3 : : : 48714 29 4 Department Department NNP 48714 29 5 of of IN 48714 29 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 29 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 29 8 USMC USMC NNP 48714 29 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 29 10 photo photo NN 48714 29 11 69010 69010 CD 48714 29 12 _ _ NNP 48714 29 13 MajGen MajGen NNP 48714 29 14 William William NNP 48714 29 15 H. H. 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M. NNP 48714 39 26 Masters Masters NNP 48714 39 27 , , , 48714 39 28 Sr.--started Sr.--started NNP 48714 39 29 toward toward IN 48714 39 30 Green Green NNP 48714 39 31 Beach Beach NNP 48714 39 32 , , , 48714 39 33 supported support VBN 48714 39 34 by by IN 48714 39 35 5-inch 5-inch CD 48714 39 36 gunfire gunfire NN 48714 39 37 from from IN 48714 39 38 the the DT 48714 39 39 American american JJ 48714 39 40 destroyers destroyer NNS 48714 39 41 _ _ NNP 48714 39 42 Reid Reid NNP 48714 39 43 _ _ NNP 48714 39 44 and and CC 48714 39 45 _ _ NNP 48714 39 46 Smith Smith NNP 48714 39 47 _ _ NNP 48714 39 48 . . . 48714 40 1 LCMs LCMs NNP 48714 40 2 [ [ -LRB- 48714 40 3 Landing Landing NNP 48714 40 4 Craft Craft NNP 48714 40 5 , , , 48714 40 6 Medium Medium NNP 48714 40 7 ] ] -RRB- 48714 40 8 carried carry VBN 48714 40 9 DUKW dukw NN 48714 40 10 amphibian amphibian JJ 48714 40 11 trucks truck NNS 48714 40 12 , , , 48714 40 13 driven drive VBN 48714 40 14 by by IN 48714 40 15 soldiers soldier NNS 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opposite JJ 48714 41 34 side side NN 48714 41 35 of of IN 48714 41 36 the the DT 48714 41 37 peninsula peninsula NN 48714 41 38 . . . 48714 42 1 The the DT 48714 42 2 first first JJ 48714 42 3 wave wave NN 48714 42 4 landed land VBD 48714 42 5 at at IN 48714 42 6 0748 0748 CD 48714 42 7 , , , 48714 42 8 with with IN 48714 42 9 two two CD 48714 42 10 others other NNS 48714 42 11 following follow VBG 48714 42 12 it -PRON- PRP 48714 42 13 ashore ashore RB 48714 42 14 . . . 48714 43 1 The the DT 48714 43 2 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 43 3 encountered encounter VBD 48714 43 4 no no DT 48714 43 5 opposition opposition NN 48714 43 6 as as IN 48714 43 7 they -PRON- PRP 48714 43 8 carved carve VBD 48714 43 9 out out RP 48714 43 10 a a DT 48714 43 11 beachhead beachhead JJ 48714 43 12 1,200 1,200 CD 48714 43 13 yards yard NNS 48714 43 14 wide wide JJ 48714 43 15 and and CC 48714 43 16 extending extend VBG 48714 43 17 500 500 CD 48714 43 18 yards yard NNS 48714 43 19 inland inland RB 48714 43 20 . . . 48714 44 1 The the DT 48714 44 2 Stoneface Stoneface NNP 48714 44 3 Group Group NNP 48714 44 4 had have VBD 48714 44 5 the the DT 48714 44 6 mission mission NN 48714 44 7 of of IN 48714 44 8 severing sever VBG 48714 44 9 the the DT 48714 44 10 coastal coastal JJ 48714 44 11 trail trail NN 48714 44 12 that that WDT 48714 44 13 passed pass VBD 48714 44 14 just just RB 48714 44 15 west west RB 48714 44 16 of of IN 48714 44 17 Mount Mount NNP 48714 44 18 Talawe Talawe NNP 48714 44 19 , , , 48714 44 20 thus thus RB 48714 44 21 preventing prevent VBG 48714 44 22 the the DT 48714 44 23 passage passage NN 48714 44 24 of of IN 48714 44 25 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 48714 44 26 to to IN 48714 44 27 the the DT 48714 44 28 Cape Cape NNP 48714 44 29 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 44 30 airfields airfield NNS 48714 44 31 . . . 48714 45 1 The the DT 48714 45 2 trail trail NN 48714 45 3 net net NN 48714 45 4 proved prove VBD 48714 45 5 difficult difficult JJ 48714 45 6 to to TO 48714 45 7 find find VB 48714 45 8 and and CC 48714 45 9 follow follow VB 48714 45 10 . . . 48714 46 1 Villagers villager NNS 48714 46 2 cleared clear VBD 48714 46 3 garden garden NN 48714 46 4 plots plot NNS 48714 46 5 , , , 48714 46 6 tilled till VBD 48714 46 7 them -PRON- PRP 48714 46 8 until until IN 48714 46 9 the the DT 48714 46 10 jungle jungle NN 48714 46 11 reclaimed reclaim VBD 48714 46 12 them -PRON- PRP 48714 46 13 , , , 48714 46 14 and and CC 48714 46 15 then then RB 48714 46 16 abandoned abandon VBD 48714 46 17 the the DT 48714 46 18 land land NN 48714 46 19 and and CC 48714 46 20 moved move VBD 48714 46 21 on on RB 48714 46 22 , , , 48714 46 23 leaving leave VBG 48714 46 24 a a DT 48714 46 25 maze maze NN 48714 46 26 of of IN 48714 46 27 trails trail NNS 48714 46 28 , , , 48714 46 29 some some DT 48714 46 30 faint faint JJ 48714 46 31 and and CC 48714 46 32 others other NNS 48714 46 33 fresh fresh JJ 48714 46 34 , , , 48714 46 35 that that DT 48714 46 36 led lead VBD 48714 46 37 nowhere nowhere RB 48714 46 38 . . . 48714 47 1 The the DT 48714 47 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 47 3 were be VBD 48714 47 4 slow slow JJ 48714 47 5 , , , 48714 47 6 however however RB 48714 47 7 , , , 48714 47 8 to to TO 48714 47 9 take take VB 48714 47 10 advantage advantage NN 48714 47 11 of of IN 48714 47 12 the the DT 48714 47 13 confusion confusion NN 48714 47 14 caused cause VBN 48714 47 15 by by IN 48714 47 16 the the DT 48714 47 17 tangle tangle NN 48714 47 18 of of IN 48714 47 19 paths path NNS 48714 47 20 . . . 48714 48 1 Not not RB 48714 48 2 until until IN 48714 48 3 the the DT 48714 48 4 early early JJ 48714 48 5 hours hour NNS 48714 48 6 of of IN 48714 48 7 30 30 CD 48714 48 8 December December NNP 48714 48 9 , , , 48714 48 10 did do VBD 48714 48 11 the the DT 48714 48 12 enemy enemy NN 48714 48 13 attack attack VB 48714 48 14 the the DT 48714 48 15 Green Green NNP 48714 48 16 Beach Beach NNP 48714 48 17 force force NN 48714 48 18 . . . 48714 49 1 Taking take VBG 48714 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from from IN 48714 108 11 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 108 12 ; ; : 48714 108 13 Army Army NNP 48714 108 14 Air Air NNP 48714 108 15 Forces Forces NNPS 48714 108 16 P-38s P-38s NNP 48714 108 17 intercepted intercept VBD 48714 108 18 , , , 48714 108 19 but but CC 48714 108 20 a a DT 48714 108 21 few few JJ 48714 108 22 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 108 23 bombers bomber NNS 48714 108 24 evaded evade VBD 48714 108 25 the the DT 48714 108 26 fighters fighter NNS 48714 108 27 , , , 48714 108 28 sank sink VBD 48714 108 29 the the DT 48714 108 30 destroyer destroyer NN 48714 108 31 _ _ NNP 48714 108 32 Brownson Brownson NNP 48714 108 33 _ _ NNP 48714 108 34 with with IN 48714 108 35 two two CD 48714 108 36 direct direct JJ 48714 108 37 hits hit NNS 48714 108 38 , , , 48714 108 39 and and CC 48714 108 40 damaged damage VBD 48714 108 41 another another DT 48714 108 42 . . . 48714 109 1 The the DT 48714 109 2 first first JJ 48714 109 3 enemy enemy NN 48714 109 4 bombers bomber NNS 48714 109 5 arrived 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, 48714 165 14 forced force VBD 48714 165 15 patrolling patrol VBG 48714 165 16 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 165 17 to to TO 48714 165 18 hack hack VB 48714 165 19 paths path NNS 48714 165 20 through through IN 48714 165 21 the the DT 48714 165 22 small small JJ 48714 165 23 trees tree NNS 48714 165 24 , , , 48714 165 25 brush brush NN 48714 165 26 , , , 48714 165 27 and and CC 48714 165 28 vines vine NNS 48714 165 29 . . . 48714 166 1 Grasslands Grasslands NNP 48714 166 2 posed pose VBD 48714 166 3 a a DT 48714 166 4 lesser less JJR 48714 166 5 problem problem NN 48714 166 6 ; ; : 48714 166 7 though though IN 48714 166 8 the the DT 48714 166 9 vegetation vegetation NN 48714 166 10 grew grow VBD 48714 166 11 tall tall JJ 48714 166 12 enough enough RB 48714 166 13 to to TO 48714 166 14 conceal conceal VB 48714 166 15 the the DT 48714 166 16 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 166 17 defenders defender NNS 48714 166 18 , , , 48714 166 19 it -PRON- PRP 48714 166 20 provided provide VBD 48714 166 21 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J. 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NNP 48714 215 36 Reaves Reaves NNP 48714 215 37 , , , 48714 215 38 to to IN 48714 215 39 the the DT 48714 215 40 edge edge NN 48714 215 41 of of IN 48714 215 42 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 215 43 No no NN 48714 215 44 . . . 48714 216 1 2 2 LS 48714 216 2 . . . 48714 217 1 When when WRB 48714 217 2 daylight daylight NN 48714 217 3 faded fade VBD 48714 217 4 on on IN 48714 217 5 29 29 CD 48714 217 6 December December NNP 48714 217 7 , , , 48714 217 8 the the DT 48714 217 9 1st 1st JJ 48714 217 10 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 217 11 , , , 48714 217 12 1st 1st NNP 48714 217 13 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 217 14 , , , 48714 217 15 held hold VBD 48714 217 16 a a DT 48714 217 17 line line NN 48714 217 18 extending extend VBG 48714 217 19 inland inland RB 48714 217 20 from from IN 48714 217 21 the the DT 48714 217 22 coast coast NN 48714 217 23 ; ; , 48714 217 24 on on IN 48714 217 25 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 217 26 left left NN 48714 217 27 were be VBD 48714 217 28 the the DT 48714 217 29 3d 3d NNP 48714 217 30 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 217 31 , , , 48714 217 32 1st 1st NNP 48714 217 33 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 217 34 , , , 48714 217 35 and and CC 48714 217 36 the the DT 48714 217 37 2d 2d NNP 48714 217 38 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 217 39 , , , 48714 217 40 5th 5th JJ 48714 217 41 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 217 42 , , , 48714 217 43 forming form VBG 48714 217 44 a a DT 48714 217 45 semicircle semicircle NN 48714 217 46 around around IN 48714 217 47 the the DT 48714 217 48 airfield airfield NN 48714 217 49 . . . 48714 218 1 The the DT 48714 218 2 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 218 3 officer officer NN 48714 218 4 responsible responsible JJ 48714 218 5 for for IN 48714 218 6 defending defend VBG 48714 218 7 the the DT 48714 218 8 airfields airfield NNS 48714 218 9 , , , 48714 218 10 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 218 11 Kouki Kouki NNP 48714 218 12 Sumiya Sumiya NNP 48714 218 13 of of IN 48714 218 14 the the DT 48714 218 15 _ _ NNP 48714 218 16 53d 53d NNPS 48714 218 17 Infantry Infantry NNP 48714 218 18 _ _ NNP 48714 218 19 , , , 48714 218 20 had have VBD 48714 218 21 fallen fall VBN 48714 218 22 back back RB 48714 218 23 on on IN 48714 218 24 29 29 CD 48714 218 25 December December NNP 48714 218 26 , , , 48714 218 27 trading trading NN 48714 218 28 space space NN 48714 218 29 for for IN 48714 218 30 time time NN 48714 218 31 as as IN 48714 218 32 he -PRON- PRP 48714 218 33 gathered gather VBD 48714 218 34 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 218 35 surviving survive VBG 48714 218 36 troops troop NNS 48714 218 37 for for IN 48714 218 38 the the DT 48714 218 39 defense defense NN 48714 218 40 of of IN 48714 218 41 Razorback Razorback NNP 48714 218 42 Hill Hill NNP 48714 218 43 , , , 48714 218 44 a a DT 48714 218 45 ridge ridge NN 48714 218 46 running run VBG 48714 218 47 diagonally diagonally RB 48714 218 48 across across IN 48714 218 49 the the DT 48714 218 50 southwestern southwestern JJ 48714 218 51 approaches approach NNS 48714 218 52 to to IN 48714 218 53 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 218 54 No no NN 48714 218 55 . . . 48714 219 1 2 2 LS 48714 219 2 . . . 48714 220 1 The the DT 48714 220 2 1st 1st NN 48714 220 3 and and CC 48714 220 4 2d 2d CD 48714 220 5 Battalions Battalions NNPS 48714 220 6 , , , 48714 220 7 5th 5th JJ 48714 220 8 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 220 9 , , , 48714 220 10 attacked attack VBN 48714 220 11 on on IN 48714 220 12 30 30 CD 48714 220 13 December December NNP 48714 220 14 supported support VBN 48714 220 15 by by IN 48714 220 16 tanks tank NNS 48714 220 17 and and CC 48714 220 18 artillery artillery NN 48714 220 19 . . . 48714 221 1 Sumiya Sumiya NNP 48714 221 2 's 's POS 48714 221 3 troops troop NNS 48714 221 4 had have VBD 48714 221 5 constructed construct VBN 48714 221 6 some some DT 48714 221 7 sturdy sturdy JJ 48714 221 8 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 221 9 , , , 48714 221 10 but but CC 48714 221 11 the the DT 48714 221 12 chest chest NN 48714 221 13 - - HYPH 48714 221 14 high high JJ 48714 221 15 grass grass NN 48714 221 16 that that WDT 48714 221 17 covered cover VBD 48714 221 18 Razorback Razorback NNP 48714 221 19 Hill Hill NNP 48714 221 20 did do VBD 48714 221 21 not not RB 48714 221 22 impede impede VB 48714 221 23 the the DT 48714 221 24 attackers attacker NNS 48714 221 25 like like IN 48714 221 26 the the DT 48714 221 27 jungle jungle NN 48714 221 28 at at IN 48714 221 29 Hell Hell NNP 48714 221 30 's 's POS 48714 221 31 Point Point NNP 48714 221 32 . . . 48714 222 1 The the DT 48714 222 2 Japanese Japanese NNP 48714 222 3 fought fight VBD 48714 222 4 gallantly gallantly RB 48714 222 5 to to TO 48714 222 6 hold hold VB 48714 222 7 the the DT 48714 222 8 position position NN 48714 222 9 , , , 48714 222 10 at at IN 48714 222 11 times time NNS 48714 222 12 stalling stall VBG 48714 222 13 the the DT 48714 222 14 advancing advance VBG 48714 222 15 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 222 16 , , , 48714 222 17 but but CC 48714 222 18 the the DT 48714 222 19 defenders defender NNS 48714 222 20 had have VBD 48714 222 21 neither neither CC 48714 222 22 the the DT 48714 222 23 numbers number NNS 48714 222 24 nor nor CC 48714 222 25 the the DT 48714 222 26 firepower firepower NN 48714 222 27 to to TO 48714 222 28 prevail prevail VB 48714 222 29 . . . 48714 223 1 Typical typical JJ 48714 223 2 of of IN 48714 223 3 the the DT 48714 223 4 day day NN 48714 223 5 's 's POS 48714 223 6 fighting fighting NN 48714 223 7 , , , 48714 223 8 one one CD 48714 223 9 platoon platoon NN 48714 223 10 of of IN 48714 223 11 Company Company NNP 48714 223 12 F F NNP 48714 223 13 from from IN 48714 223 14 Selden Selden NNP 48714 223 15 's 's POS 48714 223 16 regiment regiment NN 48714 223 17 beat beat VBD 48714 223 18 back back RB 48714 223 19 two two CD 48714 223 20 separate separate JJ 48714 223 21 _ _ NNP 48714 223 22 banzai banzai NN 48714 223 23 _ _ NNP 48714 223 24 attacks attack NNS 48714 223 25 , , , 48714 223 26 before before IN 48714 223 27 tanks tank NNS 48714 223 28 enabled enable VBD 48714 223 29 the the DT 48714 223 30 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 223 31 to to TO 48714 223 32 shatter shatter VB 48714 223 33 the the DT 48714 223 34 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 223 35 in in IN 48714 223 36 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 223 37 path path NN 48714 223 38 and and CC 48714 223 39 kill kill VB 48714 223 40 the the DT 48714 223 41 enemy enemy NN 48714 223 42 within within IN 48714 223 43 . . . 48714 224 1 By by IN 48714 224 2 dusk dusk NN 48714 224 3 on on IN 48714 224 4 30 30 CD 48714 224 5 December December NNP 48714 224 6 , , , 48714 224 7 the the DT 48714 224 8 landing landing NN 48714 224 9 force force NN 48714 224 10 had have VBD 48714 224 11 overrun overrun VBN 48714 224 12 the the DT 48714 224 13 defenses defense NNS 48714 224 14 of of IN 48714 224 15 the the DT 48714 224 16 airfields airfield NNS 48714 224 17 , , , 48714 224 18 and and CC 48714 224 19 at at IN 48714 224 20 noon noon NN 48714 224 21 of of IN 48714 224 22 the the DT 48714 224 23 following follow VBG 48714 224 24 day day NN 48714 224 25 General General NNP 48714 224 26 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 224 27 had have VBD 48714 224 28 the the DT 48714 224 29 American american JJ 48714 224 30 flag flag NN 48714 224 31 raised raise VBD 48714 224 32 beside beside IN 48714 224 33 the the DT 48714 224 34 wreckage wreckage NN 48714 224 35 of of IN 48714 224 36 a a DT 48714 224 37 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 224 38 bomber bomber NN 48714 224 39 at at IN 48714 224 40 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 224 41 No no UH 48714 224 42 . . . 48714 225 1 2 2 CD 48714 225 2 , , , 48714 225 3 the the DT 48714 225 4 larger large JJR 48714 225 5 of of IN 48714 225 6 the the DT 48714 225 7 airstrips airstrip NNS 48714 225 8 . . . 48714 226 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 226 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 226 3 : : : 48714 226 4 Department Department NNP 48714 226 5 of of IN 48714 226 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 226 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 226 8 USMC USMC NNP 48714 226 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 226 10 photo photo NN 48714 226 11 71589 71589 CD 48714 226 12 _ _ NNP 48714 226 13 On On NNP 48714 226 14 31 31 CD 48714 226 15 December December NNP 48714 226 16 1943 1943 CD 48714 226 17 , , , 48714 226 18 the the DT 48714 226 19 American american JJ 48714 226 20 flag flag NN 48714 226 21 rises rise VBZ 48714 226 22 beside beside IN 48714 226 23 the the DT 48714 226 24 wreckage wreckage NN 48714 226 25 of of IN 48714 226 26 a a DT 48714 226 27 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 226 28 bomber bomber NN 48714 226 29 after after IN 48714 226 30 the the DT 48714 226 31 capture capture NN 48714 226 32 of of IN 48714 226 33 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 226 34 No no NN 48714 226 35 . . . 48714 227 1 2 2 CD 48714 227 2 , , , 48714 227 3 five five CD 48714 227 4 days day NNS 48714 227 5 after after IN 48714 227 6 the the DT 48714 227 7 1st 1st JJ 48714 227 8 Marine Marine NNP 48714 227 9 Division Division NNP 48714 227 10 landed land VBD 48714 227 11 on on IN 48714 227 12 New New NNP 48714 227 13 Britain Britain NNP 48714 227 14 . . . 48714 227 15 _ _ NNP 48714 227 16 ] ] -RRB- 48714 227 17 The the DT 48714 227 18 1st 1st JJ 48714 227 19 Marine Marine NNP 48714 227 20 Division Division NNP 48714 227 21 thus thus RB 48714 227 22 seized seize VBD 48714 227 23 the the DT 48714 227 24 principal principal JJ 48714 227 25 objective objective NN 48714 227 26 of of IN 48714 227 27 the the DT 48714 227 28 Cape Cape NNP 48714 227 29 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 227 30 fighting fighting NN 48714 227 31 , , , 48714 227 32 but but CC 48714 227 33 the the DT 48714 227 34 airstrips airstrip NNS 48714 227 35 proved prove VBN 48714 227 36 of of IN 48714 227 37 marginal marginal JJ 48714 227 38 value value NN 48714 227 39 to to IN 48714 227 40 the the DT 48714 227 41 Allied Allied NNP 48714 227 42 forces force NNS 48714 227 43 . . . 48714 228 1 Indeed indeed RB 48714 228 2 , , , 48714 228 3 the the DT 48714 228 4 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 228 5 had have VBD 48714 228 6 already already RB 48714 228 7 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 228 8 the the DT 48714 228 9 prewar prewar JJ 48714 228 10 facility facility NN 48714 228 11 , , , 48714 228 12 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 228 13 No no NN 48714 228 14 . . . 48714 229 1 1 1 CD 48714 229 2 , , , 48714 229 3 which which WDT 48714 229 4 was be VBD 48714 229 5 thickly thickly RB 48714 229 6 overgrown overgrow VBN 48714 229 7 with with IN 48714 229 8 tall tall JJ 48714 229 9 , , , 48714 229 10 coarse coarse NNP 48714 229 11 kunai kunai NNP 48714 229 12 grass grass NN 48714 229 13 . . . 48714 230 1 Craters crater NNS 48714 230 2 from from IN 48714 230 3 American american JJ 48714 230 4 bombs bomb NNS 48714 230 5 pockmarked pockmark VBD 48714 230 6 the the DT 48714 230 7 surface surface NN 48714 230 8 of of IN 48714 230 9 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 230 10 No no NN 48714 230 11 . . . 48714 231 1 2 2 CD 48714 231 2 , , , 48714 231 3 and and CC 48714 231 4 after after IN 48714 231 5 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 231 6 capture capture NN 48714 231 7 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 231 8 hit hit NN 48714 231 9 - - HYPH 48714 231 10 and and CC 48714 231 11 - - HYPH 48714 231 12 run run VBN 48714 231 13 raiders raider NNS 48714 231 14 added add VBD 48714 231 15 a a DT 48714 231 16 few few JJ 48714 231 17 of of IN 48714 231 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 231 19 own own JJ 48714 231 20 , , , 48714 231 21 despite despite IN 48714 231 22 antiaircraft antiaircraft NN 48714 231 23 fire fire NN 48714 231 24 from from IN 48714 231 25 the the DT 48714 231 26 12th 12th JJ 48714 231 27 Defense Defense NNP 48714 231 28 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 231 29 . . . 48714 232 1 Army Army NNP 48714 232 2 aviation aviation NN 48714 232 3 engineers engineer NNS 48714 232 4 worked work VBD 48714 232 5 around around IN 48714 232 6 the the DT 48714 232 7 clock clock NN 48714 232 8 to to TO 48714 232 9 return return VB 48714 232 10 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 232 11 No no NN 48714 232 12 . . . 48714 233 1 2 2 CD 48714 233 2 to to IN 48714 233 3 operation operation NN 48714 233 4 , , , 48714 233 5 a a DT 48714 233 6 task task NN 48714 233 7 that that WDT 48714 233 8 took take VBD 48714 233 9 until until IN 48714 233 10 the the DT 48714 233 11 end end NN 48714 233 12 of of IN 48714 233 13 January January NNP 48714 233 14 1944 1944 CD 48714 233 15 . . . 48714 234 1 Army Army NNP 48714 234 2 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 234 3 based base VBN 48714 234 4 here here RB 48714 234 5 defended defend VBN 48714 234 6 against against IN 48714 234 7 air air NN 48714 234 8 attacks attack NNS 48714 234 9 for for IN 48714 234 10 as as RB 48714 234 11 long long RB 48714 234 12 as as IN 48714 234 13 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 234 14 remained remain VBD 48714 234 15 an an DT 48714 234 16 active active JJ 48714 234 17 air air NN 48714 234 18 base base NN 48714 234 19 and and CC 48714 234 20 also also RB 48714 234 21 supported support VBD 48714 234 22 operations operation NNS 48714 234 23 on on IN 48714 234 24 the the DT 48714 234 25 ground ground NN 48714 234 26 . . . 48714 235 1 _ _ NNP 48714 235 2 Clearing Clearing NNP 48714 235 3 the the DT 48714 235 4 Shores shore NNS 48714 235 5 of of IN 48714 235 6 Borgen Borgen NNP 48714 235 7 Bay Bay NNP 48714 235 8 _ _ NNP 48714 235 9 While while IN 48714 235 10 General General NNP 48714 235 11 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 235 12 personally personally RB 48714 235 13 directed direct VBD 48714 235 14 the the DT 48714 235 15 capture capture NN 48714 235 16 of of IN 48714 235 17 the the DT 48714 235 18 airfields airfield NNS 48714 235 19 , , , 48714 235 20 the the DT 48714 235 21 Assistant Assistant NNP 48714 235 22 Division Division NNP 48714 235 23 Commander Commander NNP 48714 235 24 , , , 48714 235 25 Brigadier Brigadier NNP 48714 235 26 General General NNP 48714 235 27 Lemuel Lemuel NNP 48714 235 28 C. C. NNP 48714 235 29 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 235 30 , , , 48714 235 31 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 235 32 , , , 48714 235 33 came come VBD 48714 235 34 ashore ashore RB 48714 235 35 on on IN 48714 235 36 D D NNP 48714 235 37 - - HYPH 48714 235 38 Day Day NNP 48714 235 39 , , , 48714 235 40 26 26 CD 48714 235 41 December December NNP 48714 235 42 , , , 48714 235 43 and and CC 48714 235 44 took take VBD 48714 235 45 command command NN 48714 235 46 of of IN 48714 235 47 the the DT 48714 235 48 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 235 49 . . . 48714 236 1 Besides besides IN 48714 236 2 coordinating coordinate VBG 48714 236 3 the the DT 48714 236 4 logistics logistic NNS 48714 236 5 activity activity NN 48714 236 6 there there RB 48714 236 7 , , , 48714 236 8 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 236 9 assumed assume VBD 48714 236 10 responsibility responsibility NN 48714 236 11 for for IN 48714 236 12 expanding expand VBG 48714 236 13 the the DT 48714 236 14 perimeter perimeter NN 48714 236 15 to to IN 48714 236 16 the the DT 48714 236 17 southwest southwest NN 48714 236 18 and and CC 48714 236 19 securing secure VBG 48714 236 20 the the DT 48714 236 21 shores shore NNS 48714 236 22 of of IN 48714 236 23 Borgen Borgen NNP 48714 236 24 Bay Bay NNP 48714 236 25 . . . 48714 237 1 He -PRON- PRP 48714 237 2 had have VBD 48714 237 3 a a DT 48714 237 4 variety variety NN 48714 237 5 of of IN 48714 237 6 shore shore NN 48714 237 7 party party NN 48714 237 8 , , , 48714 237 9 engineer engineer NN 48714 237 10 , , , 48714 237 11 transportation transportation NN 48714 237 12 , , , 48714 237 13 and and CC 48714 237 14 other other JJ 48714 237 15 service service NN 48714 237 16 troops troop NNS 48714 237 17 to to TO 48714 237 18 handle handle VB 48714 237 19 the the DT 48714 237 20 logistics logistic NNS 48714 237 21 chores chore NNS 48714 237 22 . . . 48714 238 1 The the DT 48714 238 2 3d 3d NNP 48714 238 3 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 238 4 of of IN 48714 238 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 238 6 Selden Selden NNP 48714 238 7 's 's POS 48714 238 8 5th 5th JJ 48714 238 9 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 238 10 -- -- : 48714 238 11 the the DT 48714 238 12 remaining remain VBG 48714 238 13 component component NN 48714 238 14 of of IN 48714 238 15 the the DT 48714 238 16 division division NN 48714 238 17 reserve reserve NNP 48714 238 18 -- -- : 48714 238 19 arrived arrive VBD 48714 238 20 on on IN 48714 238 21 30 30 CD 48714 238 22 and and CC 48714 238 23 31 31 CD 48714 238 24 December December NNP 48714 238 25 to to TO 48714 238 26 help help VB 48714 238 27 the the DT 48714 238 28 7th 7th JJ 48714 238 29 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 238 30 enlarge enlarge VBP 48714 238 31 the the DT 48714 238 32 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 238 33 . . . 48714 239 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 239 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 239 3 : : : 48714 239 4 Department Department NNP 48714 239 5 of of IN 48714 239 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 239 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 239 8 USA USA NNP 48714 239 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 239 10 photo photo NN 48714 239 11 SC SC NNP 48714 239 12 188250 188250 CD 48714 239 13 _ _ NNP 48714 239 14 During during IN 48714 239 15 operations operation NNS 48714 239 16 to to TO 48714 239 17 clear clear VB 48714 239 18 the the DT 48714 239 19 enemy enemy NN 48714 239 20 from from IN 48714 239 21 the the DT 48714 239 22 shores shore NNS 48714 239 23 of of IN 48714 239 24 Borgen Borgen NNP 48714 239 25 Bay Bay NNP 48714 239 26 , , , 48714 239 27 BGen BGen NNP 48714 239 28 Lemuel Lemuel NNP 48714 239 29 C. C. NNP 48714 239 30 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 239 31 , , , 48714 239 32 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 239 33 , , , 48714 239 34 ( ( -LRB- 48714 239 35 left left IN 48714 239 36 ) ) -RRB- 48714 239 37 the the DT 48714 239 38 assistant assistant NN 48714 239 39 division division NN 48714 239 40 commander commander NN 48714 239 41 , , , 48714 239 42 confers confer NNS 48714 239 43 with with IN 48714 239 44 Col Col NNP 48714 239 45 John John NNP 48714 239 46 T. T. NNP 48714 239 47 Selden Selden NNP 48714 239 48 , , , 48714 239 49 in in IN 48714 239 50 command command NN 48714 239 51 of of IN 48714 239 52 the the DT 48714 239 53 5th 5th JJ 48714 239 54 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 239 55 . . . 48714 239 56 _ _ NNP 48714 239 57 ] ] -RRB- 48714 239 58 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 239 59 had have VBD 48714 239 60 sketchy sketchy JJ 48714 239 61 knowledge knowledge NN 48714 239 62 of of IN 48714 239 63 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 239 64 deployment deployment NN 48714 239 65 west west NN 48714 239 66 and and CC 48714 239 67 south south NN 48714 239 68 of of IN 48714 239 69 the the DT 48714 239 70 Yellow Yellow NNP 48714 239 71 Beaches Beaches NNPS 48714 239 72 . . . 48714 240 1 Dense dense JJ 48714 240 2 vegetation vegetation NN 48714 240 3 concealed conceal VBD 48714 240 4 streams stream NNS 48714 240 5 , , , 48714 240 6 swamps swamp NNS 48714 240 7 , , , 48714 240 8 and and CC 48714 240 9 even even RB 48714 240 10 ridge ridge VB 48714 240 11 lines line NNS 48714 240 12 , , , 48714 240 13 as as RB 48714 240 14 well well RB 48714 240 15 as as IN 48714 240 16 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 240 17 and and CC 48714 240 18 trenches trench NNS 48714 240 19 . . . 48714 241 1 The the DT 48714 241 2 progress progress NN 48714 241 3 toward toward IN 48714 241 4 the the DT 48714 241 5 airfields airfield NNS 48714 241 6 seemed seem VBD 48714 241 7 to to TO 48714 241 8 indicate indicate VB 48714 241 9 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 241 10 weakness weakness NN 48714 241 11 in in IN 48714 241 12 that that DT 48714 241 13 area area NN 48714 241 14 and and CC 48714 241 15 possible possible JJ 48714 241 16 strength strength NN 48714 241 17 in in IN 48714 241 18 the the DT 48714 241 19 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 241 20 of of IN 48714 241 21 the the DT 48714 241 22 Yellow Yellow NNP 48714 241 23 Beaches Beaches NNPS 48714 241 24 and and CC 48714 241 25 Borgen Borgen NNP 48714 241 26 Bay Bay NNP 48714 241 27 . . . 48714 242 1 To to TO 48714 242 2 resolve resolve VB 48714 242 3 the the DT 48714 242 4 uncertainty uncertainty NN 48714 242 5 about about IN 48714 242 6 the the DT 48714 242 7 enemy enemy NN 48714 242 8 's 's POS 48714 242 9 numbers number NNS 48714 242 10 and and CC 48714 242 11 intentions intention NNS 48714 242 12 , , , 48714 242 13 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 242 14 issued issue VBD 48714 242 15 orders order NNS 48714 242 16 on on IN 48714 242 17 1 1 CD 48714 242 18 January January NNP 48714 242 19 1944 1944 CD 48714 242 20 to to TO 48714 242 21 probe probe VB 48714 242 22 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 242 23 defenses defense NNS 48714 242 24 beginning begin VBG 48714 242 25 the the DT 48714 242 26 following follow VBG 48714 242 27 morning morning NN 48714 242 28 . . . 48714 243 1 In in IN 48714 243 2 the the DT 48714 243 3 meantime meantime NN 48714 243 4 , , , 48714 243 5 the the DT 48714 243 6 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 243 7 defenders defender NNS 48714 243 8 , , , 48714 243 9 under under IN 48714 243 10 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 243 11 Kenshiro Kenshiro NNP 48714 243 12 Katayama Katayama NNP 48714 243 13 , , , 48714 243 14 commander commander NN 48714 243 15 of of IN 48714 243 16 the the DT 48714 243 17 _ _ NNP 48714 243 18 141st 141st NNP 48714 243 19 Infantry Infantry NNP 48714 243 20 _ _ NNP 48714 243 21 , , , 48714 243 22 were be VBD 48714 243 23 preparing prepare VBG 48714 243 24 for for IN 48714 243 25 an an DT 48714 243 26 attack attack NN 48714 243 27 of of IN 48714 243 28 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 243 29 own own JJ 48714 243 30 . . . 48714 244 1 General General NNP 48714 244 2 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 244 3 entrusted entrust VBD 48714 244 4 three three CD 48714 244 5 reinforced reinforce VBN 48714 244 6 battalions battalion NNS 48714 244 7 to to IN 48714 244 8 Katayama Katayama NNP 48714 244 9 , , , 48714 244 10 who who WP 48714 244 11 intended intend VBD 48714 244 12 to to TO 48714 244 13 hurl hurl VB 48714 244 14 them -PRON- PRP 48714 244 15 against against IN 48714 244 16 Target Target NNP 48714 244 17 Hill Hill NNP 48714 244 18 , , , 48714 244 19 which which WDT 48714 244 20 he -PRON- PRP 48714 244 21 considered consider VBD 48714 244 22 the the DT 48714 244 23 anchor anchor NN 48714 244 24 of of IN 48714 244 25 the the DT 48714 244 26 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 244 27 line line NN 48714 244 28 . . . 48714 245 1 Since since IN 48714 245 2 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 245 3 believed believe VBD 48714 245 4 that that IN 48714 245 5 roughly roughly RB 48714 245 6 2,500 2,500 CD 48714 245 7 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 245 8 were be VBD 48714 245 9 ashore ashore RB 48714 245 10 on on IN 48714 245 11 New New NNP 48714 245 12 Britain Britain NNP 48714 245 13 , , , 48714 245 14 10 10 CD 48714 245 15 percent percent NN 48714 245 16 of of IN 48714 245 17 the the DT 48714 245 18 actual actual JJ 48714 245 19 total total NN 48714 245 20 , , , 48714 245 21 Katayama Katayama NNP 48714 245 22 's 's POS 48714 245 23 force force NN 48714 245 24 seemed seem VBD 48714 245 25 strong strong JJ 48714 245 26 enough enough RB 48714 245 27 for for IN 48714 245 28 the the DT 48714 245 29 job job NN 48714 245 30 assigned assign VBD 48714 245 31 it -PRON- PRP 48714 245 32 . . . 48714 246 1 Katayama Katayama NNP 48714 246 2 needed need VBD 48714 246 3 time time NN 48714 246 4 to to TO 48714 246 5 gather gather VB 48714 246 6 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 246 7 strength strength NN 48714 246 8 , , , 48714 246 9 enabling enable VBG 48714 246 10 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 246 11 to to TO 48714 246 12 make make VB 48714 246 13 the the DT 48714 246 14 first first JJ 48714 246 15 move move NN 48714 246 16 , , , 48714 246 17 beginning begin VBG 48714 246 18 at at IN 48714 246 19 mid mid NN 48714 246 20 - - NN 48714 246 21 morning morning NN 48714 246 22 on on IN 48714 246 23 2 2 CD 48714 246 24 January January NNP 48714 246 25 to to TO 48714 246 26 realign realign VB 48714 246 27 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 246 28 forces force NNS 48714 246 29 . . . 48714 247 1 The the DT 48714 247 2 1st 1st JJ 48714 247 3 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 247 4 , , , 48714 247 5 7th 7th JJ 48714 247 6 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 247 7 , , , 48714 247 8 stood stand VBD 48714 247 9 fast fast RB 48714 247 10 in in IN 48714 247 11 the the DT 48714 247 12 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 247 13 of of IN 48714 247 14 Target Target NNP 48714 247 15 Hill Hill NNP 48714 247 16 , , , 48714 247 17 the the DT 48714 247 18 2d 2d NNP 48714 247 19 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 247 20 remained remain VBD 48714 247 21 in in IN 48714 247 22 place place NN 48714 247 23 along along IN 48714 247 24 a a DT 48714 247 25 stream stream NN 48714 247 26 already already RB 48714 247 27 known know VBN 48714 247 28 as as IN 48714 247 29 Suicide Suicide NNP 48714 247 30 Creek Creek NNP 48714 247 31 , , , 48714 247 32 and and CC 48714 247 33 the the DT 48714 247 34 regiment regiment NN 48714 247 35 's 's POS 48714 247 36 3d 3d NNP 48714 247 37 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 247 38 began begin VBD 48714 247 39 pivoting pivot VBG 48714 247 40 to to IN 48714 247 41 face face NN 48714 247 42 generally generally RB 48714 247 43 south south RB 48714 247 44 . . . 48714 248 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 48714 248 2 , , , 48714 248 3 the the DT 48714 248 4 3d 3d NNP 48714 248 5 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 248 6 , , , 48714 248 7 5th 5th JJ 48714 248 8 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 248 9 , , , 48714 248 10 pushed push VBD 48714 248 11 into into IN 48714 248 12 the the DT 48714 248 13 jungle jungle NN 48714 248 14 to to TO 48714 248 15 come come VB 48714 248 16 abreast abreast RB 48714 248 17 of of IN 48714 248 18 the the DT 48714 248 19 3d 3d NNP 48714 248 20 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 248 21 , , , 48714 248 22 7th 7th JJ 48714 248 23 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 248 24 , , , 48714 248 25 on on IN 48714 248 26 the the DT 48714 248 27 inland inland NN 48714 248 28 flank flank NN 48714 248 29 . . . 48714 249 1 As as IN 48714 249 2 the the DT 48714 249 3 units unit NNS 48714 249 4 pivoted pivot VBD 48714 249 5 , , , 48714 249 6 they -PRON- PRP 48714 249 7 had have VBD 48714 249 8 to to TO 48714 249 9 cross cross VB 48714 249 10 Suicide Suicide NNP 48714 249 11 Creek Creek NNP 48714 249 12 in in IN 48714 249 13 order order NN 48714 249 14 to to TO 48714 249 15 squeeze squeeze VB 48714 249 16 out out RP 48714 249 17 the the DT 48714 249 18 2d 2d NNP 48714 249 19 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 249 20 , , , 48714 249 21 7th 7th JJ 48714 249 22 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 249 23 , , , 48714 249 24 which which WDT 48714 249 25 would would MD 48714 249 26 become become VB 48714 249 27 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 249 28 's 's POS 48714 249 29 reserve reserve NN 48714 249 30 . . . 48714 250 1 The the DT 48714 250 2 change change NN 48714 250 3 of of IN 48714 250 4 direction direction NN 48714 250 5 proved prove VBD 48714 250 6 extremely extremely RB 48714 250 7 difficult difficult JJ 48714 250 8 in in IN 48714 250 9 vegetation vegetation NN 48714 250 10 so so RB 48714 250 11 thick thick JJ 48714 250 12 that that IN 48714 250 13 , , , 48714 250 14 in in IN 48714 250 15 the the DT 48714 250 16 words word NNS 48714 250 17 of of IN 48714 250 18 one one CD 48714 250 19 Marine Marine NNP 48714 250 20 : : : 48714 250 21 " " `` 48714 250 22 You -PRON- PRP 48714 250 23 'd 'd MD 48714 250 24 step step VB 48714 250 25 from from IN 48714 250 26 your -PRON- PRP$ 48714 250 27 line line NN 48714 250 28 , , , 48714 250 29 take take VB 48714 250 30 say say UH 48714 250 31 ten ten CD 48714 250 32 paces pace NNS 48714 250 33 , , , 48714 250 34 and and CC 48714 250 35 turn turn VB 48714 250 36 around around RP 48714 250 37 to to TO 48714 250 38 guide guide VB 48714 250 39 on on IN 48714 250 40 your -PRON- PRP$ 48714 250 41 buddy buddy NN 48714 250 42 . . . 48714 251 1 And and CC 48714 251 2 nobody nobody NN 48714 251 3 there there RB 48714 251 4 .... .... . 48714 252 1 I -PRON- PRP 48714 252 2 can can MD 48714 252 3 tell tell VB 48714 252 4 you -PRON- PRP 48714 252 5 , , , 48714 252 6 it -PRON- PRP 48714 252 7 was be VBD 48714 252 8 a 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arrive VBD 48714 268 10 , , , 48714 268 11 lowered lower VBD 48714 268 12 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 268 13 blade blade NN 48714 268 14 , , , 48714 268 15 and and CC 48714 268 16 began begin VBD 48714 268 17 gouging gouge VBG 48714 268 18 at at IN 48714 268 19 the the DT 48714 268 20 lip lip NN 48714 268 21 of of IN 48714 268 22 the the DT 48714 268 23 embankment embankment NN 48714 268 24 . . . 48714 269 1 Realizing realize VBG 48714 269 2 the the DT 48714 269 3 danger danger NN 48714 269 4 if if IN 48714 269 5 tanks tank NNS 48714 269 6 succeeded succeed VBD 48714 269 7 in in IN 48714 269 8 crossing cross VBG 48714 269 9 the the DT 48714 269 10 creek creek NN 48714 269 11 , , , 48714 269 12 the the DT 48714 269 13 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 269 14 opened open VBD 48714 269 15 fire fire NN 48714 269 16 on on IN 48714 269 17 the the DT 48714 269 18 bulldozer bulldozer NN 48714 269 19 , , , 48714 269 20 wounding wound VBG 48714 269 21 the the DT 48714 269 22 driver driver NN 48714 269 23 . . . 48714 270 1 A a DT 48714 270 2 volunteer volunteer NN 48714 270 3 climbed climb VBD 48714 270 4 onto onto IN 48714 270 5 the the DT 48714 270 6 exposed expose VBN 48714 270 7 driver driver NN 48714 270 8 's 's POS 48714 270 9 seat seat NN 48714 270 10 and and CC 48714 270 11 took take VBD 48714 270 12 over over RP 48714 270 13 until until IN 48714 270 14 he -PRON- PRP 48714 270 15 , , , 48714 270 16 too too RB 48714 270 17 , , , 48714 270 18 was be VBD 48714 270 19 wounded wound VBN 48714 270 20 . . . 48714 271 1 Another another DT 48714 271 2 Marine Marine NNP 48714 271 3 stepped step VBD 48714 271 4 forward forward RB 48714 271 5 , , , 48714 271 6 but but CC 48714 271 7 instead instead RB 48714 271 8 of of IN 48714 271 9 climbing climb VBG 48714 271 10 onto onto IN 48714 271 11 the the DT 48714 271 12 machine machine NN 48714 271 13 , , , 48714 271 14 he -PRON- PRP 48714 271 15 walked walk VBD 48714 271 16 alongside alongside RB 48714 271 17 , , , 48714 271 18 using use VBG 48714 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5 the the DT 48714 279 6 hill hill NN 48714 279 7 , , , 48714 279 8 but but CC 48714 279 9 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 279 10 resistance resistance NN 48714 279 11 in in IN 48714 279 12 the the DT 48714 279 13 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 279 14 did do VBD 48714 279 15 not not RB 48714 279 16 diminish diminish VB 48714 279 17 . . . 48714 280 1 On on IN 48714 280 2 7 7 CD 48714 280 3 January January NNP 48714 280 4 , , , 48714 280 5 enemy enemy NN 48714 280 6 fire fire NN 48714 280 7 wounded wound VBD 48714 280 8 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 280 9 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 280 10 David David NNP 48714 280 11 S. 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NNP 48714 282 37 Walt Walt NNP 48714 282 38 , , , 48714 282 39 recently recently RB 48714 282 40 assigned assign VBN 48714 282 41 as as IN 48714 282 42 executive executive JJ 48714 282 43 officer officer NN 48714 282 44 of of IN 48714 282 45 the the DT 48714 282 46 5th 5th JJ 48714 282 47 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 282 48 , , , 48714 282 49 who who WP 48714 282 50 took take VBD 48714 282 51 over over RP 48714 282 52 the the DT 48714 282 53 regiment regiment NN 48714 282 54 's 's POS 48714 282 55 3d 3d NNP 48714 282 56 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 282 57 . . . 48714 283 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 283 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 283 3 : : : 48714 283 4 Department Department NNP 48714 283 5 of of IN 48714 283 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 283 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 283 8 USMC USMC NNP 48714 283 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 283 10 photo photo NN 48714 283 11 72283 72283 CD 48714 283 12 _ _ NNP 48714 283 13 From from IN 48714 283 14 Hell Hell NNP 48714 283 15 's 's POS 48714 283 16 Point Point NNP 48714 283 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, , 48714 295 12 with with IN 48714 295 13 new new JJ 48714 295 14 volunteers volunteer NNS 48714 295 15 replacing replace VBG 48714 295 16 those those DT 48714 295 17 cut cut VBN 48714 295 18 down down RP 48714 295 19 by by IN 48714 295 20 the the DT 48714 295 21 enemy enemy NN 48714 295 22 . . . 48714 296 1 The the DT 48714 296 2 improvised improvise VBN 48714 296 3 crew crew NN 48714 296 4 kept keep VBD 48714 296 5 firing fire VBG 48714 296 6 canister canister NN 48714 296 7 rounds round VBZ 48714 296 8 every every DT 48714 296 9 few few JJ 48714 296 10 yards yard NNS 48714 296 11 until until IN 48714 296 12 they -PRON- PRP 48714 296 13 had have VBD 48714 296 14 wrestled wrestle VBN 48714 296 15 the the DT 48714 296 16 weapon weapon NN 48714 296 17 to to IN 48714 296 18 the the DT 48714 296 19 crest crest NN 48714 296 20 . . . 48714 297 1 There there RB 48714 297 2 the the DT 48714 297 3 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 297 4 dug dig VBD 48714 297 5 in in RP 48714 297 6 , , , 48714 297 7 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carrying carry VBG 48714 300 3 party party NN 48714 300 4 scaled scale VBD 48714 300 5 the the DT 48714 300 6 muddy muddy JJ 48714 300 7 slope slope NN 48714 300 8 with with IN 48714 300 9 belts belt NNS 48714 300 10 and and CC 48714 300 11 clips clip NNS 48714 300 12 for for IN 48714 300 13 the the DT 48714 300 14 machine machine NN 48714 300 15 guns gun NNS 48714 300 16 and and CC 48714 300 17 rifles rifle NNS 48714 300 18 , , , 48714 300 19 but but CC 48714 300 20 there there EX 48714 300 21 barely barely RB 48714 300 22 was be VBD 48714 300 23 time time NN 48714 300 24 to to TO 48714 300 25 distribute distribute VB 48714 300 26 the the DT 48714 300 27 ammunition ammunition NN 48714 300 28 before before IN 48714 300 29 the the DT 48714 300 30 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 300 31 launched launch VBD 48714 300 32 the the DT 48714 300 33 fifth fifth JJ 48714 300 34 attack attack NN 48714 300 35 of of IN 48714 300 36 the the DT 48714 300 37 morning morning NN 48714 300 38 . . . 48714 301 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Japanese NNP 48714 304 18 on on IN 48714 304 19 the the DT 48714 304 20 terrain terrain NN 48714 304 21 feature feature NN 48714 304 22 they -PRON- PRP 48714 304 23 renamed rename VBD 48714 304 24 Walt Walt NNP 48714 304 25 's 's POS 48714 304 26 Ridge Ridge NNP 48714 304 27 in in IN 48714 304 28 honor honor NN 48714 304 29 of of IN 48714 304 30 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 304 31 commander commander NN 48714 304 32 , , , 48714 304 33 who who WP 48714 304 34 received receive VBD 48714 304 35 the the DT 48714 304 36 Navy Navy NNP 48714 304 37 Cross Cross NNP 48714 304 38 for for IN 48714 304 39 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 304 40 inspirational inspirational JJ 48714 304 41 leadership leadership NN 48714 304 42 . . . 48714 305 1 One one CD 48714 305 2 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 305 3 stronghold stronghold VBP 48714 305 4 in in IN 48714 305 5 the the DT 48714 305 6 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 305 7 of of IN 48714 305 8 Aogiri Aogiri NNP 48714 305 9 Ridge Ridge NNP 48714 305 10 still still RB 48714 305 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W. 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W. NNP 48714 309 17 Buse Buse NNP 48714 309 18 , , , 48714 309 19 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 309 20 , , , 48714 309 21 got get VBD 48714 309 22 the the DT 48714 309 23 assignment assignment NN 48714 309 24 of of IN 48714 309 25 seizing seize VBG 48714 309 26 the the DT 48714 309 27 hill hill NN 48714 309 28 . . . 48714 310 1 In in IN 48714 310 2 preparation preparation NN 48714 310 3 for for IN 48714 310 4 Buse Buse NNP 48714 310 5 's 's POS 48714 310 6 attack attack NN 48714 310 7 , , , 48714 310 8 Captain Captain NNP 48714 310 9 Joseph Joseph NNP 48714 310 10 W. W. NNP 48714 310 11 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 310 12 , , , 48714 310 13 commander commander NN 48714 310 14 of of IN 48714 310 15 the the DT 48714 310 16 Weapons Weapons NNPS 48714 310 17 Company Company NNP 48714 310 18 , , , 48714 310 19 7th 7th JJ 48714 310 20 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 310 21 , , , 48714 310 22 set set VBN 48714 310 23 up up RP 48714 310 24 a a DT 48714 310 25 task task NN 48714 310 26 force force NN 48714 310 27 to to TO 48714 310 28 bypass bypass VB 48714 310 29 Hill Hill NNP 48714 310 30 660 660 CD 48714 310 31 and and CC 48714 310 32 block block VB 48714 310 33 the the DT 48714 310 34 coastal coastal JJ 48714 310 35 trail trail NN 48714 310 36 beyond beyond IN 48714 310 37 that that DT 48714 310 38 objective objective NN 48714 310 39 . . . 48714 311 1 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 311 2 's 's POS 48714 311 3 group group NN 48714 311 4 -- -- : 48714 311 5 two two CD 48714 311 6 platoons platoon NNS 48714 311 7 of of IN 48714 311 8 infantry infantry NN 48714 311 9 , , , 48714 311 10 a a DT 48714 311 11 platoon platoon NN 48714 311 12 of of IN 48714 311 13 37 37 CD 48714 311 14 mm mm NNP 48714 311 15 guns gun NNS 48714 311 16 , , , 48714 311 17 two two CD 48714 311 18 light light JJ 48714 311 19 tanks tank NNS 48714 311 20 , , , 48714 311 21 two two CD 48714 311 22 half half JJ 48714 311 23 - - HYPH 48714 311 24 tracks track NNS 48714 311 25 mounting mount VBG 48714 311 26 75 75 CD 48714 311 27 mm mm NNP 48714 311 28 guns gun NNS 48714 311 29 , , , 48714 311 30 a a DT 48714 311 31 platoon platoon NN 48714 311 32 of of IN 48714 311 33 pioneers pioneer NNS 48714 311 34 from from IN 48714 311 35 the the DT 48714 311 36 17th 17th JJ 48714 311 37 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 311 38 with with IN 48714 311 39 a a DT 48714 311 40 bulldozer bulldozer NN 48714 311 41 , , , 48714 311 42 and and CC 48714 311 43 one one CD 48714 311 44 of of IN 48714 311 45 the the DT 48714 311 46 Army Army NNP 48714 311 47 's 's POS 48714 311 48 rocket rocket NN 48714 311 49 - - HYPH 48714 311 50 firing fire VBG 48714 311 51 DUKWs DUKWs NNPS 48714 311 52 -- -- : 48714 311 53 pushed push VBD 48714 311 54 through through IN 48714 311 55 the the DT 48714 311 56 mud mud NN 48714 311 57 and and CC 48714 311 58 set set VBD 48714 311 59 up up RP 48714 311 60 a a DT 48714 311 61 roadblock roadblock NN 48714 311 62 athwart athwart VB 48714 311 63 the the DT 48714 311 64 line line NN 48714 311 65 of of IN 48714 311 66 retreat retreat NN 48714 311 67 from from IN 48714 311 68 Hill Hill NNP 48714 311 69 660 660 CD 48714 311 70 . . . 48714 312 1 The the DT 48714 312 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 312 3 directed direct VBD 48714 312 4 long long JJ 48714 312 5 - - HYPH 48714 312 6 range range NN 48714 312 7 plunging plunging NN 48714 312 8 fire fire NN 48714 312 9 against against IN 48714 312 10 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 312 11 's 's POS 48714 312 12 command command NN 48714 312 13 as as IN 48714 312 14 it -PRON- PRP 48714 312 15 advanced advance VBD 48714 312 16 roughly roughly RB 48714 312 17 one one CD 48714 312 18 mile mile NN 48714 312 19 along along IN 48714 312 20 the the DT 48714 312 21 trail trail NN 48714 312 22 . . . 48714 313 1 Because because IN 48714 313 2 of of IN 48714 313 3 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 313 4 flat flat JJ 48714 313 5 trajectory trajectory CD 48714 313 6 , , , 48714 313 7 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 313 8 75 75 CD 48714 313 9 mm mm CD 48714 313 10 and and CC 48714 313 11 37 37 CD 48714 313 12 mm mm NN 48714 313 13 guns gun NNS 48714 313 14 could could MD 48714 313 15 not not RB 48714 313 16 destroy destroy VB 48714 313 17 the the DT 48714 313 18 enemy enemy NN 48714 313 19 's 's POS 48714 313 20 automatic automatic JJ 48714 313 21 weapons weapon NNS 48714 313 22 , , , 48714 313 23 but but CC 48714 313 24 the the DT 48714 313 25 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 313 26 succeeded succeed VBD 48714 313 27 in in IN 48714 313 28 forcing force VBG 48714 313 29 the the DT 48714 313 30 hostile hostile JJ 48714 313 31 gunners gunner NNS 48714 313 32 to to TO 48714 313 33 keep keep VB 48714 313 34 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 313 35 heads head NNS 48714 313 36 down down RP 48714 313 37 . . . 48714 314 1 As as IN 48714 314 2 they -PRON- PRP 48714 314 3 advanced advance VBD 48714 314 4 , , , 48714 314 5 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 314 6 's 's POS 48714 314 7 men man NNS 48714 314 8 unreeled unreel VBD 48714 314 9 telephone telephone NN 48714 314 10 wire wire NN 48714 314 11 to to TO 48714 314 12 maintain maintain VB 48714 314 13 contact contact NN 48714 314 14 with with IN 48714 314 15 higher high JJR 48714 314 16 headquarters headquarter NNS 48714 314 17 . . . 48714 315 1 Once once IN 48714 315 2 the the DT 48714 315 3 roadblock roadblock NN 48714 315 4 was be VBD 48714 315 5 in in IN 48714 315 6 place place NN 48714 315 7 and and CC 48714 315 8 camouflaged camouflage VBN 48714 315 9 , , , 48714 315 10 the the DT 48714 315 11 captain captain NN 48714 315 12 requested request VBD 48714 315 13 that that IN 48714 315 14 a a DT 48714 315 15 truck truck NN 48714 315 16 bring bring VBP 48714 315 17 hot hot JJ 48714 315 18 meals meal NNS 48714 315 19 for for IN 48714 315 20 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 315 21 men man NNS 48714 315 22 . . . 48714 316 1 When when WRB 48714 316 2 the the DT 48714 316 3 vehicle vehicle NN 48714 316 4 bogged bogge VBD 48714 316 5 down down RP 48714 316 6 , , , 48714 316 7 he -PRON- PRP 48714 316 8 sent send VBD 48714 316 9 the the DT 48714 316 10 bulldozer bulldozer NN 48714 316 11 to to TO 48714 316 12 push push VB 48714 316 13 it -PRON- PRP 48714 316 14 free free JJ 48714 316 15 . . . 48714 317 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 317 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 317 3 : : : 48714 317 4 Department Department NNP 48714 317 5 of of IN 48714 317 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 317 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 317 8 USMC USMC NNP 48714 317 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 317 10 photo photo NN 48714 317 11 71520 71520 CD 48714 317 12 _ _ NNP 48714 317 13 Advancing Advancing NNP 48714 317 14 past past IN 48714 317 15 Hill Hill NNP 48714 317 16 660 660 CD 48714 317 17 , , , 48714 317 18 a a DT 48714 317 19 task task NN 48714 317 20 force force NN 48714 317 21 under under IN 48714 317 22 Capt Capt NNP 48714 317 23 Joseph Joseph NNP 48714 317 24 W. W. NNP 48714 317 25 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 317 26 cuts cut VBZ 48714 317 27 the the DT 48714 317 28 line line NN 48714 317 29 of of IN 48714 317 30 retreat retreat NN 48714 317 31 for for IN 48714 317 32 the the DT 48714 317 33 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 317 34 defenders defender NNS 48714 317 35 . . . 48714 318 1 The the DT 48714 318 2 37 37 CD 48714 318 3 mm mm NN 48714 318 4 gun gun NN 48714 318 5 in in IN 48714 318 6 the the DT 48714 318 7 emplacement emplacement NN 48714 318 8 on on IN 48714 318 9 the the DT 48714 318 10 right right NN 48714 318 11 and and CC 48714 318 12 the the DT 48714 318 13 half half JJ 48714 318 14 - - HYPH 48714 318 15 track track NN 48714 318 16 mounted mount VBN 48714 318 17 75 75 CD 48714 318 18 mm mm CD 48714 318 19 gun gun NN 48714 318 20 on on IN 48714 318 21 the the DT 48714 318 22 left left NN 48714 318 23 drove drive VBD 48714 318 24 the the DT 48714 318 25 attacking attack VBG 48714 318 26 enemy enemy NN 48714 318 27 back back RB 48714 318 28 with with IN 48714 318 29 heavy heavy JJ 48714 318 30 casualties casualty NNS 48714 318 31 . . . 48714 318 32 _ _ NNP 48714 318 33 ] ] -RRB- 48714 318 34 [ [ -LRB- 48714 318 35 Illustration illustration NN 48714 318 36 : : : 48714 318 37 _ _ NNP 48714 318 38 Gaunt Gaunt NNP 48714 318 39 , , , 48714 318 40 weary weary JJ 48714 318 41 , , , 48714 318 42 hollow hollow JJ 48714 318 43 - - HYPH 48714 318 44 eyed eyed JJ 48714 318 45 , , , 48714 318 46 machine machine NN 48714 318 47 gunner gunner NN 48714 318 48 PFC PFC NNP 48714 318 49 George George NNP 48714 318 50 C. C. NNP 48714 318 51 Miller Miller NNP 48714 318 52 carries carry VBZ 48714 318 53 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 318 54 weapon weapon NN 48714 318 55 to to IN 48714 318 56 the the DT 48714 318 57 rear rear NN 48714 318 58 after after IN 48714 318 59 19 19 CD 48714 318 60 days day NNS 48714 318 61 of of IN 48714 318 62 heavy heavy JJ 48714 318 63 fighting fighting NN 48714 318 64 while while IN 48714 318 65 beating beat VBG 48714 318 66 back back RB 48714 318 67 the the DT 48714 318 68 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 318 69 counterattack counterattack NN 48714 318 70 at at IN 48714 318 71 Hill Hill NNP 48714 318 72 660 660 CD 48714 318 73 . . . 48714 319 1 This this DT 48714 319 2 moving move VBG 48714 319 3 photograph photograph NN 48714 319 4 was be VBD 48714 319 5 taken take VBN 48714 319 6 by by IN 48714 319 7 Marine Marine NNP 48714 319 8 Corps Corps NNP 48714 319 9 combat combat NN 48714 319 10 photographer photographer NN 48714 319 11 Sgt Sgt NNP 48714 319 12 Robert Robert NNP 48714 319 13 R. R. NNP 48714 319 14 Brenner Brenner NNP 48714 319 15 . . . 48714 319 16 _ _ NNP 48714 319 17 Department Department NNP 48714 319 18 of of IN 48714 319 19 Defense Defense NNP 48714 319 20 ( ( -LRB- 48714 319 21 USMC USMC NNP 48714 319 22 ) ) -RRB- 48714 319 23 photo photo NN 48714 319 24 72273 72273 CD 48714 319 25 ] ] -RRB- 48714 319 26 After after IN 48714 319 27 aerial aerial JJ 48714 319 28 bombardment bombardment NN 48714 319 29 and and CC 48714 319 30 preparatory preparatory JJ 48714 319 31 artillery artillery NN 48714 319 32 fire fire NN 48714 319 33 , , , 48714 319 34 Buse Buse NNP 48714 319 35 's 's POS 48714 319 36 battalion battalion NN 48714 319 37 started start VBD 48714 319 38 up up RP 48714 319 39 the the DT 48714 319 40 hill hill NN 48714 319 41 at at IN 48714 319 42 about about RB 48714 319 43 0930 0930 CD 48714 319 44 on on IN 48714 319 45 13 13 CD 48714 319 46 January January NNP 48714 319 47 . . . 48714 320 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 48714 320 2 supporting support VBG 48714 320 3 tanks tank NNS 48714 320 4 could could MD 48714 320 5 not not RB 48714 320 6 negotiate negotiate VB 48714 320 7 the the DT 48714 320 8 ravines ravine NNS 48714 320 9 that that WDT 48714 320 10 scarred scar VBD 48714 320 11 the the DT 48714 320 12 hillside hillside NN 48714 320 13 . . . 48714 321 1 Indeed indeed RB 48714 321 2 , , , 48714 321 3 the the DT 48714 321 4 going going NN 48714 321 5 became become VBD 48714 321 6 so so RB 48714 321 7 steep steep JJ 48714 321 8 that that IN 48714 321 9 riflemen rifleman NNS 48714 321 10 sometimes sometimes RB 48714 321 11 had have VBD 48714 321 12 to to TO 48714 321 13 sling sling VB 48714 321 14 arms arm NNS 48714 321 15 , , , 48714 321 16 seize seize VB 48714 321 17 handholds handhold NNS 48714 321 18 among among IN 48714 321 19 the the DT 48714 321 20 vines vine NNS 48714 321 21 , , , 48714 321 22 and and CC 48714 321 23 pull pull VB 48714 321 24 themselves -PRON- PRP 48714 321 25 upward upward RB 48714 321 26 . . . 48714 322 1 The the DT 48714 322 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 322 3 suddenly suddenly RB 48714 322 4 opened open VBD 48714 322 5 fire fire NN 48714 322 6 from from IN 48714 322 7 hurriedly hurriedly RB 48714 322 8 dug dig VBN 48714 322 9 trenches trench NNS 48714 322 10 at at IN 48714 322 11 the the DT 48714 322 12 crest crest NN 48714 322 13 , , , 48714 322 14 pinning pin VBG 48714 322 15 down down RP 48714 322 16 the the DT 48714 322 17 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 322 18 climbing climb VBG 48714 322 19 toward toward IN 48714 322 20 them -PRON- PRP 48714 322 21 until until IN 48714 322 22 mortar mortar NN 48714 322 23 fire fire NN 48714 322 24 silenced silence VBD 48714 322 25 the the DT 48714 322 26 enemy enemy NN 48714 322 27 weapons weapon NNS 48714 322 28 , , , 48714 322 29 which which WDT 48714 322 30 lacked lack VBD 48714 322 31 overhead overhead JJ 48714 322 32 cover cover NN 48714 322 33 . . . 48714 323 1 Buse Buse NNP 48714 323 2 's 's POS 48714 323 3 riflemen rifleman NNS 48714 323 4 followed follow VBD 48714 323 5 closely closely RB 48714 323 6 behind behind IN 48714 323 7 the the DT 48714 323 8 mortar mortar NN 48714 323 9 barrage barrage NN 48714 323 10 , , , 48714 323 11 scattering scatter VBG 48714 323 12 the the DT 48714 323 13 defenders defender NNS 48714 323 14 , , , 48714 323 15 some some DT 48714 323 16 of of IN 48714 323 17 whom whom WP 48714 323 18 tried try VBD 48714 323 19 to to TO 48714 323 20 escape escape VB 48714 323 21 along along IN 48714 323 22 the the DT 48714 323 23 coastal coastal JJ 48714 323 24 trail trail NN 48714 323 25 , , , 48714 323 26 where where WRB 48714 323 27 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 323 28 's 's POS 48714 323 29 task task NN 48714 323 30 force force NN 48714 323 31 waited wait VBD 48714 323 32 to to TO 48714 323 33 cut cut VB 48714 323 34 them -PRON- PRP 48714 323 35 down down RP 48714 323 36 . . . 48714 324 1 Apparently apparently RB 48714 324 2 delayed delay VBN 48714 324 3 by by IN 48714 324 4 torrential torrential JJ 48714 324 5 rain rain NN 48714 324 6 , , , 48714 324 7 the the DT 48714 324 8 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 324 9 did do VBD 48714 324 10 not not RB 48714 324 11 counterattack counterattack VB 48714 324 12 Hill Hill NNP 48714 324 13 660 660 CD 48714 324 14 until until IN 48714 324 15 16 16 CD 48714 324 16 January January NNP 48714 324 17 . . . 48714 325 1 Roughly roughly RB 48714 325 2 two two CD 48714 325 3 companies company NNS 48714 325 4 of of IN 48714 325 5 Katayama Katayama NNP 48714 325 6 's 's POS 48714 325 7 troops troop NNS 48714 325 8 stormed storm VBD 48714 325 9 up up RP 48714 325 10 the the DT 48714 325 11 southwestern southwestern JJ 48714 325 12 slope slope NN 48714 325 13 only only RB 48714 325 14 to to TO 48714 325 15 be be VB 48714 325 16 slaughtered slaughter VBN 48714 325 17 by by IN 48714 325 18 mortar mortar NN 48714 325 19 , , , 48714 325 20 artillery artillery NN 48714 325 21 , , , 48714 325 22 and and CC 48714 325 23 small small JJ 48714 325 24 - - HYPH 48714 325 25 arms arm NNS 48714 325 26 fire fire NN 48714 325 27 . . . 48714 326 1 Many many JJ 48714 326 2 of of IN 48714 326 3 those those DT 48714 326 4 lucky lucky JJ 48714 326 5 enough enough RB 48714 326 6 to to TO 48714 326 7 survive survive VB 48714 326 8 tried try VBN 48714 326 9 to to TO 48714 326 10 break break VB 48714 326 11 through through IN 48714 326 12 Buckley Buckley NNP 48714 326 13 's 's POS 48714 326 14 roadblock roadblock NN 48714 326 15 , , , 48714 326 16 where where WRB 48714 326 17 48 48 CD 48714 326 18 of of IN 48714 326 19 the the DT 48714 326 20 enemy enemy NN 48714 326 21 perished perish VBD 48714 326 22 . . . 48714 327 1 With with IN 48714 327 2 the the DT 48714 327 3 capture capture NN 48714 327 4 of of IN 48714 327 5 Hill Hill NNP 48714 327 6 660 660 CD 48714 327 7 , , , 48714 327 8 the the DT 48714 327 9 nature nature NN 48714 327 10 of of IN 48714 327 11 the the DT 48714 327 12 campaign campaign NN 48714 327 13 changed change VBD 48714 327 14 . . . 48714 328 1 The the DT 48714 328 2 assault assault NN 48714 328 3 phase phase NN 48714 328 4 had have VBD 48714 328 5 captured capture VBN 48714 328 6 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 328 7 objective objective NN 48714 328 8 and and CC 48714 328 9 eliminated eliminate VBD 48714 328 10 the the DT 48714 328 11 possibility possibility NN 48714 328 12 of of IN 48714 328 13 a a DT 48714 328 14 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 328 15 counterattack counterattack NN 48714 328 16 against against IN 48714 328 17 the the DT 48714 328 18 airfield airfield NNP 48714 328 19 complex complex NN 48714 328 20 . . . 48714 329 1 Next next RB 48714 329 2 , , , 48714 329 3 the the DT 48714 329 4 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 329 5 would would MD 48714 329 6 repulse repulse VB 48714 329 7 the the DT 48714 329 8 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 329 9 who who WP 48714 329 10 harassed harass VBD 48714 329 11 the the DT 48714 329 12 secondary secondary JJ 48714 329 13 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 329 14 at at IN 48714 329 15 Cape Cape NNP 48714 329 16 Merkus Merkus NNP 48714 329 17 and and CC 48714 329 18 secure secure VB 48714 329 19 the the DT 48714 329 20 mountainous mountainous JJ 48714 329 21 , , , 48714 329 22 jungle jungle NN 48714 329 23 - - HYPH 48714 329 24 covered cover VBN 48714 329 25 interior interior NN 48714 329 26 of of IN 48714 329 27 Cape Cape NNP 48714 329 28 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 329 29 , , , 48714 329 30 south south NN 48714 329 31 of of IN 48714 329 32 the the DT 48714 329 33 airfields airfield NNS 48714 329 34 and and CC 48714 329 35 between between IN 48714 329 36 the the DT 48714 329 37 Green Green NNP 48714 329 38 and and CC 48714 329 39 Yellow Yellow NNP 48714 329 40 Beaches beach NNS 48714 329 41 . . . 48714 330 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 330 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 330 3 : : : 48714 330 4 JAPANESE japanese JJ 48714 330 5 WITHDRAWAL withdrawal NN 48714 330 6 ROUTES route NNS 48714 330 7 JANUARY JANUARY NNP 48714 330 8 - - HYPH 48714 330 9 MARCH MARCH NNP 48714 330 10 1944 1944 CD 48714 330 11 ] ] -RRB- 48714 330 12 _ _ NNP 48714 330 13 The the DT 48714 330 14 Mopping Mopping NNP 48714 330 15 - - HYPH 48714 330 16 up up NNP 48714 330 17 Begins Begins NNPS 48714 330 18 in in IN 48714 330 19 the the DT 48714 330 20 West West NNP 48714 330 21 _ _ NNP 48714 330 22 At at IN 48714 330 23 Cape Cape NNP 48714 330 24 Merkus Merkus NNP 48714 330 25 on on IN 48714 330 26 the the DT 48714 330 27 south south JJ 48714 330 28 coast coast NN 48714 330 29 of of IN 48714 330 30 western western JJ 48714 330 31 New New NNP 48714 330 32 Britain Britain NNP 48714 330 33 , , , 48714 330 34 the the DT 48714 330 35 fighting fighting NN 48714 330 36 proved prove VBD 48714 330 37 desultory desultory NN 48714 330 38 in in IN 48714 330 39 comparison comparison NN 48714 330 40 to to IN 48714 330 41 the the DT 48714 330 42 violent violent JJ 48714 330 43 struggle struggle NN 48714 330 44 in in IN 48714 330 45 the the DT 48714 330 46 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 330 47 of of IN 48714 330 48 Cape Cape NNP 48714 330 49 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 330 50 . . . 48714 331 1 The the DT 48714 331 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 331 3 in in IN 48714 331 4 the the DT 48714 331 5 south south NN 48714 331 6 remained remain VBD 48714 331 7 content content NN 48714 331 8 to to TO 48714 331 9 take take VB 48714 331 10 advantage advantage NN 48714 331 11 of of IN 48714 331 12 the the DT 48714 331 13 dense dense JJ 48714 331 14 jungle jungle NN 48714 331 15 and and CC 48714 331 16 contain contain VB 48714 331 17 the the DT 48714 331 18 112th 112th JJ 48714 331 19 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 48714 331 20 on on IN 48714 331 21 the the DT 48714 331 22 Cape Cape NNP 48714 331 23 Merkus Merkus NNP 48714 331 24 peninsula peninsula NN 48714 331 25 . . . 48714 332 1 Major Major NNP 48714 332 2 Shinjiro Shinjiro NNP 48714 332 3 Komori Komori NNP 48714 332 4 , , , 48714 332 5 the the DT 48714 332 6 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 332 7 commander commander NN 48714 332 8 there there RB 48714 332 9 , , , 48714 332 10 believed believe VBD 48714 332 11 that that IN 48714 332 12 the the DT 48714 332 13 landing landing NN 48714 332 14 force force NN 48714 332 15 intended intend VBN 48714 332 16 to to TO 48714 332 17 capture capture VB 48714 332 18 an an DT 48714 332 19 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 332 20 airfield airfield NN 48714 332 21 at at IN 48714 332 22 Cape Cape NNP 48714 332 23 Merkus Merkus NNP 48714 332 24 , , , 48714 332 25 an an DT 48714 332 26 installation installation NN 48714 332 27 that that WDT 48714 332 28 did do VBD 48714 332 29 not not RB 48714 332 30 figure figure VB 48714 332 31 in in IN 48714 332 32 American american JJ 48714 332 33 plans plan NNS 48714 332 34 . . . 48714 333 1 A a DT 48714 333 2 series series NN 48714 333 3 of of IN 48714 333 4 concealed conceal VBN 48714 333 5 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 333 6 , , , 48714 333 7 boasting boast VBG 48714 333 8 integrated integrate VBN 48714 333 9 fields field NNS 48714 333 10 of of IN 48714 333 11 fire fire NN 48714 333 12 , , , 48714 333 13 held hold VBD 48714 333 14 the the DT 48714 333 15 lightly lightly RB 48714 333 16 armed armed JJ 48714 333 17 cavalrymen cavalryman NNS 48714 333 18 in in IN 48714 333 19 check check NN 48714 333 20 , , , 48714 333 21 as as IN 48714 333 22 the the DT 48714 333 23 defenders defender NNS 48714 333 24 directed direct VBD 48714 333 25 harassing harass VBG 48714 333 26 fire fire NN 48714 333 27 at at IN 48714 333 28 the the DT 48714 333 29 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 333 30 . . . 48714 334 1 Because because IN 48714 334 2 the the DT 48714 334 3 cavalry cavalry NNP 48714 334 4 unit unit NN 48714 334 5 lacked lack VBD 48714 334 6 heavy heavy JJ 48714 334 7 weapons weapon NNS 48714 334 8 , , , 48714 334 9 a a DT 48714 334 10 call call NN 48714 334 11 went go VBD 48714 334 12 out out RP 48714 334 13 for for IN 48714 334 14 those those DT 48714 334 15 of of IN 48714 334 16 the the DT 48714 334 17 1st 1st JJ 48714 334 18 Marine Marine NNP 48714 334 19 Division Division NNP 48714 334 20 's 's POS 48714 334 21 tanks tank NNS 48714 334 22 that that WDT 48714 334 23 had have VBD 48714 334 24 remained remain VBN 48714 334 25 behind behind RB 48714 334 26 at at IN 48714 334 27 Finschhafen Finschhafen NNP 48714 334 28 , , , 48714 334 29 New New NNP 48714 334 30 Guinea Guinea NNP 48714 334 31 , , , 48714 334 32 because because IN 48714 334 33 armor armor NN 48714 334 34 enough enough JJ 48714 334 35 was be VBD 48714 334 36 already already RB 48714 334 37 churning churn VBG 48714 334 38 up up RP 48714 334 39 the the DT 48714 334 40 mud mud NN 48714 334 41 of of IN 48714 334 42 Cape Cape NNP 48714 334 43 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 334 44 . . . 48714 335 1 Company company NN 48714 335 2 B B NNP 48714 335 3 , , , 48714 335 4 1st 1st NNP 48714 335 5 Marine Marine NNP 48714 335 6 Tank Tank NNP 48714 335 7 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 335 8 , , , 48714 335 9 with with IN 48714 335 10 18 18 CD 48714 335 11 M5A1 M5A1 NNP 48714 335 12 light light JJ 48714 335 13 tanks tank NNS 48714 335 14 mounting mount VBG 48714 335 15 37 37 CD 48714 335 16 mm mm NN 48714 335 17 guns gun NNS 48714 335 18 , , , 48714 335 19 and and CC 48714 335 20 the the DT 48714 335 21 2d 2d NNP 48714 335 22 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 335 23 , , , 48714 335 24 158th 158th NNP 48714 335 25 Infantry Infantry NNP 48714 335 26 , , , 48714 335 27 arrived arrive VBD 48714 335 28 at at IN 48714 335 29 Cape Cape NNP 48714 335 30 Merkus Merkus NNP 48714 335 31 , , , 48714 335 32 moved move VBD 48714 335 33 into into IN 48714 335 34 position position NN 48714 335 35 by by IN 48714 335 36 15 15 CD 48714 335 37 January January NNP 48714 335 38 and and CC 48714 335 39 attacked attack VBN 48714 335 40 on on IN 48714 335 41 the the DT 48714 335 42 following follow VBG 48714 335 43 day day NN 48714 335 44 . . . 48714 336 1 A a DT 48714 336 2 squadron squadron NN 48714 336 3 of of IN 48714 336 4 Army Army NNP 48714 336 5 Air Air NNP 48714 336 6 Forces Forces NNPS 48714 336 7 B-24s B-24s NNP 48714 336 8 dropped drop VBD 48714 336 9 1,000-pound 1,000-pound CD 48714 336 10 bombs bomb NNS 48714 336 11 on on IN 48714 336 12 the the DT 48714 336 13 jungle jungle NN 48714 336 14 - - HYPH 48714 336 15 covered cover VBN 48714 336 16 defenses defense NNS 48714 336 17 , , , 48714 336 18 B-25s b-25 NNS 48714 336 19 followed follow VBD 48714 336 20 up up RP 48714 336 21 , , , 48714 336 22 and and CC 48714 336 23 mortars mortar NNS 48714 336 24 and and CC 48714 336 25 artillery artillery NN 48714 336 26 joined join VBN 48714 336 27 in in IN 48714 336 28 the the DT 48714 336 29 bombardment bombardment NN 48714 336 30 , , , 48714 336 31 after after IN 48714 336 32 which which WDT 48714 336 33 two two CD 48714 336 34 platoons platoon NNS 48714 336 35 of of IN 48714 336 36 tanks tank NNS 48714 336 37 , , , 48714 336 38 ten ten CD 48714 336 39 vehicles vehicle NNS 48714 336 40 in in IN 48714 336 41 all all DT 48714 336 42 , , , 48714 336 43 and and CC 48714 336 44 two two CD 48714 336 45 companies company NNS 48714 336 46 of of IN 48714 336 47 infantry infantry NN 48714 336 48 surged surge VBD 48714 336 49 forward forward RB 48714 336 50 . . . 48714 337 1 Some some DT 48714 337 2 of of IN 48714 337 3 the the DT 48714 337 4 tanks tank NNS 48714 337 5 bogged bogge VBD 48714 337 6 down down RP 48714 337 7 in in IN 48714 337 8 the the DT 48714 337 9 rain rain NN 48714 337 10 - - HYPH 48714 337 11 soaked soak VBN 48714 337 12 soil soil NN 48714 337 13 , , , 48714 337 14 and and CC 48714 337 15 tank tank NN 48714 337 16 retrievers retriever NNS 48714 337 17 had have VBD 48714 337 18 to to TO 48714 337 19 pull pull VB 48714 337 20 them -PRON- PRP 48714 337 21 free free JJ 48714 337 22 . . . 48714 338 1 Despite despite IN 48714 338 2 mud mud NN 48714 338 3 and and CC 48714 338 4 nearly nearly RB 48714 338 5 impenetrable impenetrable JJ 48714 338 6 thickets thicket NNS 48714 338 7 , , , 48714 338 8 the the DT 48714 338 9 tank tank NN 48714 338 10 - - HYPH 48714 338 11 infantry infantry NN 48714 338 12 teams team NNS 48714 338 13 found find VBD 48714 338 14 and and CC 48714 338 15 destroyed destroy VBD 48714 338 16 most most JJS 48714 338 17 of of IN 48714 338 18 the the DT 48714 338 19 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 338 20 . . . 48714 339 1 Having have VBG 48714 339 2 eliminated eliminate VBN 48714 339 3 the the DT 48714 339 4 source source NN 48714 339 5 of of IN 48714 339 6 harassing harass VBG 48714 339 7 fire fire NN 48714 339 8 , , , 48714 339 9 the the DT 48714 339 10 troops troop NNS 48714 339 11 pulled pull VBD 48714 339 12 back back RB 48714 339 13 after after IN 48714 339 14 destroying destroy VBG 48714 339 15 a a DT 48714 339 16 tank tank NN 48714 339 17 immobilized immobilize VBN 48714 339 18 by by IN 48714 339 19 a a DT 48714 339 20 thrown thrown JJ 48714 339 21 track track NN 48714 339 22 so so IN 48714 339 23 that that IN 48714 339 24 the the DT 48714 339 25 enemy enemy NN 48714 339 26 could could MD 48714 339 27 not not RB 48714 339 28 use use VB 48714 339 29 it -PRON- PRP 48714 339 30 as as IN 48714 339 31 a a DT 48714 339 32 pillbox pillbox NN 48714 339 33 . . . 48714 340 1 Another another DT 48714 340 2 tank tank NN 48714 340 3 , , , 48714 340 4 trapped trap VBN 48714 340 5 in in IN 48714 340 6 a a DT 48714 340 7 crater crater NN 48714 340 8 , , , 48714 340 9 also also RB 48714 340 10 was be VBD 48714 340 11 earmarked earmark VBN 48714 340 12 for for IN 48714 340 13 destruction destruction NN 48714 340 14 , , , 48714 340 15 but but CC 48714 340 16 Army Army NNP 48714 340 17 engineers engineer NNS 48714 340 18 managed manage VBD 48714 340 19 to to TO 48714 340 20 free free VB 48714 340 21 it -PRON- PRP 48714 340 22 and and CC 48714 340 23 bring bring VB 48714 340 24 it -PRON- PRP 48714 340 25 back back RB 48714 340 26 . . . 48714 341 1 The the DT 48714 341 2 attack attack NN 48714 341 3 on on IN 48714 341 4 16 16 CD 48714 341 5 January January NNP 48714 341 6 broke break VBD 48714 341 7 the the DT 48714 341 8 back back NN 48714 341 9 of of IN 48714 341 10 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 341 11 resistance resistance NN 48714 341 12 . . . 48714 342 1 Komori Komori NNP 48714 342 2 ordered order VBD 48714 342 3 a a DT 48714 342 4 retreat retreat NN 48714 342 5 to to IN 48714 342 6 the the DT 48714 342 7 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 342 8 of of IN 48714 342 9 the the DT 48714 342 10 airstrip airstrip NN 48714 342 11 , , , 48714 342 12 but but CC 48714 342 13 the the DT 48714 342 14 112th 112th NNP 48714 342 15 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 48714 342 16 launched launch VBD 48714 342 17 an an DT 48714 342 18 attack attack NN 48714 342 19 that that WDT 48714 342 20 caught catch VBD 48714 342 21 the the DT 48714 342 22 slowly slowly RB 48714 342 23 moving move VBG 48714 342 24 defenders defender NNS 48714 342 25 and and CC 48714 342 26 inflicted inflict VBD 48714 342 27 further further JJ 48714 342 28 casualties casualty NNS 48714 342 29 . . . 48714 343 1 By by IN 48714 343 2 the the DT 48714 343 3 time time NN 48714 343 4 the the DT 48714 343 5 enemy enemy NN 48714 343 6 dug dig VBD 48714 343 7 in in RP 48714 343 8 to to TO 48714 343 9 defend defend VB 48714 343 10 the the DT 48714 343 11 airfield airfield NN 48714 343 12 , , , 48714 343 13 which which WDT 48714 343 14 the the DT 48714 343 15 Americans Americans NNPS 48714 343 16 had have VBD 48714 343 17 no no DT 48714 343 18 intention intention NN 48714 343 19 of of IN 48714 343 20 seizing seize VBG 48714 343 21 , , , 48714 343 22 Komori Komori NNP 48714 343 23 's 's POS 48714 343 24 men man NNS 48714 343 25 had have VBD 48714 343 26 suffered suffer VBN 48714 343 27 116 116 CD 48714 343 28 killed kill VBN 48714 343 29 , , , 48714 343 30 117 117 CD 48714 343 31 wounded wound VBN 48714 343 32 , , , 48714 343 33 14 14 CD 48714 343 34 dead dead NN 48714 343 35 of of IN 48714 343 36 disease disease NN 48714 343 37 , , , 48714 343 38 and and CC 48714 343 39 another another DT 48714 343 40 80 80 CD 48714 343 41 too too RB 48714 343 42 ill ill JJ 48714 343 43 to to TO 48714 343 44 fight fight VB 48714 343 45 . . . 48714 344 1 The the DT 48714 344 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 344 3 hung hang VBD 48714 344 4 on on RP 48714 344 5 despite despite IN 48714 344 6 sickness sickness NN 48714 344 7 and and CC 48714 344 8 starvation starvation NN 48714 344 9 , , , 48714 344 10 until until IN 48714 344 11 24 24 CD 48714 344 12 February February NNP 48714 344 13 , , , 48714 344 14 when when WRB 48714 344 15 Komori Komori NNP 48714 344 16 received receive VBD 48714 344 17 orders order NNS 48714 344 18 to to TO 48714 344 19 join join VB 48714 344 20 in in IN 48714 344 21 a a DT 48714 344 22 general general JJ 48714 344 23 retreat retreat NN 48714 344 24 by by IN 48714 344 25 _ _ NNP 48714 344 26 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 344 27 Force Force NNP 48714 344 28 _ _ NNP 48714 344 29 . . . 48714 345 1 Across across IN 48714 345 2 the the DT 48714 345 3 island island NN 48714 345 4 , , , 48714 345 5 after after IN 48714 345 6 the the DT 48714 345 7 victories victory NNS 48714 345 8 at at IN 48714 345 9 Walt Walt NNP 48714 345 10 's 's POS 48714 345 11 Ridge Ridge NNP 48714 345 12 and and CC 48714 345 13 Hill Hill NNP 48714 345 14 660 660 CD 48714 345 15 , , , 48714 345 16 the the DT 48714 345 17 5th 5th JJ 48714 345 18 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 345 19 concentrated concentrate VBD 48714 345 20 on on IN 48714 345 21 seizing seize VBG 48714 345 22 control control NN 48714 345 23 of of IN 48714 345 24 the the DT 48714 345 25 shores shore NNS 48714 345 26 of of IN 48714 345 27 Borgen Borgen NNP 48714 345 28 Bay Bay NNP 48714 345 29 , , , 48714 345 30 immediately immediately RB 48714 345 31 to to IN 48714 345 32 the the DT 48714 345 33 east east NN 48714 345 34 . . . 48714 346 1 Major Major NNP 48714 346 2 Barba Barba NNP 48714 346 3 's 's POS 48714 346 4 1st 1st NNP 48714 346 5 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 346 6 followed follow VBD 48714 346 7 the the DT 48714 346 8 coastal coastal JJ 48714 346 9 trail trail NN 48714 346 10 until until IN 48714 346 11 20 20 CD 48714 346 12 January January NNP 48714 346 13 , , , 48714 346 14 when when WRB 48714 346 15 the the DT 48714 346 16 column column NN 48714 346 17 collided collide VBD 48714 346 18 with with IN 48714 346 19 a a DT 48714 346 20 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 346 21 stronghold stronghold NN 48714 346 22 at at IN 48714 346 23 Natamo Natamo NNP 48714 346 24 Point Point NNP 48714 346 25 . . . 48714 347 1 Translations translation NNS 48714 347 2 of of IN 48714 347 3 documents document NNS 48714 347 4 captured capture VBN 48714 347 5 earlier early RBR 48714 347 6 in in IN 48714 347 7 the the DT 48714 347 8 fighting fighting NN 48714 347 9 revealed reveal VBD 48714 347 10 that that IN 48714 347 11 at at RB 48714 347 12 least least RBS 48714 347 13 one one CD 48714 347 14 platoon platoon NN 48714 347 15 , , , 48714 347 16 supported support VBN 48714 347 17 by by IN 48714 347 18 automatic automatic JJ 48714 347 19 weapons weapon NNS 48714 347 20 had have VBD 48714 347 21 dug dig VBN 48714 347 22 in in RP 48714 347 23 there there RB 48714 347 24 . . . 48714 348 1 Artillery artillery NN 48714 348 2 and and CC 48714 348 3 air air NN 48714 348 4 strikes strike NNS 48714 348 5 failed fail VBD 48714 348 6 to to TO 48714 348 7 suppress suppress VB 48714 348 8 the the DT 48714 348 9 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 348 10 fire fire NN 48714 348 11 , , , 48714 348 12 demonstrating demonstrate VBG 48714 348 13 that that IN 48714 348 14 the the DT 48714 348 15 captured capture VBN 48714 348 16 papers paper NNS 48714 348 17 were be VBD 48714 348 18 sadly sadly RB 48714 348 19 out out IN 48714 348 20 of of IN 48714 348 21 date date NN 48714 348 22 , , , 48714 348 23 since since IN 48714 348 24 at at IN 48714 348 25 least least JJS 48714 348 26 a a DT 48714 348 27 company company NN 48714 348 28 -- -- : 48714 348 29 armed arm VBN 48714 348 30 with with IN 48714 348 31 20 20 CD 48714 348 32 mm mm CD 48714 348 33 , , , 48714 348 34 37 37 CD 48714 348 35 mm mm NN 48714 348 36 , , , 48714 348 37 and and CC 48714 348 38 75 75 CD 48714 348 39 mm mm NNP 48714 348 40 weapons weapon NNS 48714 348 41 -- -- : 48714 348 42 checked check VBD 48714 348 43 the the DT 48714 348 44 advance advance NN 48714 348 45 . . . 48714 349 1 Marine marine JJ 48714 349 2 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 48714 349 3 , , , 48714 349 4 including include VBG 48714 349 5 medium medium NN 48714 349 6 tanks tank NNS 48714 349 7 , , , 48714 349 8 arrived arrive VBD 48714 349 9 in in IN 48714 349 10 landing land VBG 48714 349 11 craft craft NN 48714 349 12 on on IN 48714 349 13 23 23 CD 48714 349 14 January January NNP 48714 349 15 , , , 48714 349 16 and and CC 48714 349 17 that that DT 48714 349 18 afternoon afternoon NN 48714 349 19 , , , 48714 349 20 supported support VBN 48714 349 21 by by IN 48714 349 22 artillery artillery NN 48714 349 23 and and CC 48714 349 24 a a DT 48714 349 25 rocket rocket NN 48714 349 26 - - HYPH 48714 349 27 firing fire VBG 48714 349 28 DUKW dukw NN 48714 349 29 , , , 48714 349 30 Companies Companies NNP 48714 349 31 C C NNP 48714 349 32 and and CC 48714 349 33 D D NNP 48714 349 34 overran overran NN 48714 349 35 Natamo Natamo NNP 48714 349 36 Point Point NNP 48714 349 37 . . . 48714 350 1 The the DT 48714 350 2 battalion battalion NN 48714 350 3 commander commander NN 48714 350 4 then then RB 48714 350 5 dispatched dispatch VBD 48714 350 6 patrols patrol NNS 48714 350 7 inland inland RB 48714 350 8 along along IN 48714 350 9 the the DT 48714 350 10 west west NNP 48714 350 11 bank bank NNP 48714 350 12 of of IN 48714 350 13 the the DT 48714 350 14 Natamo Natamo NNP 48714 350 15 River River NNP 48714 350 16 to to TO 48714 350 17 outflank outflank VB 48714 350 18 the the DT 48714 350 19 strong strong JJ 48714 350 20 positions position NNS 48714 350 21 on on IN 48714 350 22 the the DT 48714 350 23 east east NNP 48714 350 24 bank bank NNP 48714 350 25 near near IN 48714 350 26 the the DT 48714 350 27 mouth mouth NN 48714 350 28 of of IN 48714 350 29 the the DT 48714 350 30 stream stream NN 48714 350 31 . . . 48714 351 1 While while IN 48714 351 2 the the DT 48714 351 3 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 351 4 were be VBD 48714 351 5 executing execute VBG 48714 351 6 this this DT 48714 351 7 maneuver maneuver NN 48714 351 8 , , , 48714 351 9 the the DT 48714 351 10 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 351 11 abandoned abandon VBD 48714 351 12 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 351 13 prepared prepare VBN 48714 351 14 defenses defense NNS 48714 351 15 and and CC 48714 351 16 retreated retreat VBD 48714 351 17 eastward eastward RB 48714 351 18 . . . 48714 352 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 352 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 352 3 : : : 48714 352 4 Department Department NNP 48714 352 5 of of IN 48714 352 6 Defense Defense NNP 48714 352 7 ( ( -LRB- 48714 352 8 USMC USMC NNP 48714 352 9 ) ) -RRB- 48714 352 10 photo photo NN 48714 352 11 75970 75970 CD 48714 352 12 _ _ NNP 48714 352 13 Maj Maj NNP 48714 352 14 William William NNP 48714 352 15 H. H. 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D. NNP 48714 354 11 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 354 12 's 's POS 48714 354 13 2d 2d NNP 48714 354 14 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 354 15 , , , 48714 354 16 5th 5th JJ 48714 354 17 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 354 18 , , , 48714 354 19 displays display VBZ 48714 354 20 a a DT 48714 354 21 captured capture VBN 48714 354 22 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 354 23 flag flag NN 48714 354 24 from from IN 48714 354 25 a a DT 48714 354 26 window window NN 48714 354 27 of of IN 48714 354 28 the the DT 48714 354 29 structure structure NN 48714 354 30 that that WDT 48714 354 31 served serve VBD 48714 354 32 as as IN 48714 354 33 the the DT 48714 354 34 headquarters headquarters NN 48714 354 35 of of IN 48714 354 36 MajGen MajGen NNP 48714 354 37 Iwao Iwao NNP 48714 354 38 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 354 39 . . . 48714 354 40 _ _ NNP 48714 354 41 Department Department NNP 48714 354 42 of of IN 48714 354 43 Defense Defense NNP 48714 354 44 ( ( -LRB- 48714 354 45 USA USA NNP 48714 354 46 ) ) -RRB- 48714 354 47 photo photo NN 48714 354 48 SC SC NNP 48714 354 49 188246 188246 CD 48714 354 50 ] ] -RRB- 48714 354 51 In in IN 48714 354 52 another another DT 48714 354 53 part part NN 48714 354 54 of of IN 48714 354 55 this this DT 48714 354 56 effort effort NN 48714 354 57 , , , 48714 354 58 Company Company NNP 48714 354 59 L L NNP 48714 354 60 , , , 48714 354 61 1st 1st NNP 48714 354 62 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 354 63 , , , 48714 354 64 led lead VBN 48714 354 65 by by IN 48714 354 66 Captain Captain NNP 48714 354 67 Ronald Ronald NNP 48714 354 68 J. J. NNP 48714 354 69 Slay Slay NNP 48714 354 70 , , , 48714 354 71 pursued pursue VBD 48714 354 72 the the DT 48714 354 73 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 354 74 retreating retreat VBG 48714 354 75 from from IN 48714 354 76 Cape Cape NNP 48714 354 77 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 354 78 toward toward IN 48714 354 79 Mount Mount NNP 48714 354 80 Talawe Talawe NNP 48714 354 81 . . . 48714 355 1 Slay slay NN 48714 355 2 and and CC 48714 355 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 355 4 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 355 5 crossed cross VBD 48714 355 6 the the DT 48714 355 7 mountain mountain NN 48714 355 8 's 's POS 48714 355 9 eastern eastern JJ 48714 355 10 slope slope NN 48714 355 11 , , , 48714 355 12 threaded thread VBD 48714 355 13 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 355 14 way way NN 48714 355 15 through through IN 48714 355 16 a a DT 48714 355 17 cluster cluster NN 48714 355 18 of of IN 48714 355 19 lesser less JJR 48714 355 20 outcroppings outcropping NNS 48714 355 21 like like IN 48714 355 22 Mount Mount NNP 48714 355 23 Langila Langila NNP 48714 355 24 , , , 48714 355 25 and and CC 48714 355 26 in in IN 48714 355 27 the the DT 48714 355 28 saddle saddle NN 48714 355 29 between between IN 48714 355 30 Mounts Mounts NNPS 48714 355 31 Talawe Talawe NNP 48714 355 32 and and CC 48714 355 33 Tangi Tangi NNP 48714 355 34 encountered encounter VBD 48714 355 35 four four CD 48714 355 36 unoccupied unoccupied JJ 48714 355 37 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 355 38 situated situate VBN 48714 355 39 to to TO 48714 355 40 defend defend VB 48714 355 41 the the DT 48714 355 42 junction junction NN 48714 355 43 of of IN 48714 355 44 the the DT 48714 355 45 track track NN 48714 355 46 they -PRON- PRP 48714 355 47 had have VBD 48714 355 48 been be VBN 48714 355 49 following follow VBG 48714 355 50 with with IN 48714 355 51 another another DT 48714 355 52 trail trail NN 48714 355 53 running run VBG 48714 355 54 east east NN 48714 355 55 and and CC 48714 355 56 west west NNP 48714 355 57 . . . 48714 356 1 The the DT 48714 356 2 company company NN 48714 356 3 had have VBD 48714 356 4 found find VBN 48714 356 5 the the DT 48714 356 6 main main JJ 48714 356 7 east east NNP 48714 356 8 - 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S. NNP 48714 357 94 Parish Parish NNP 48714 357 95 , , , 48714 357 96 landed land VBD 48714 357 97 at at IN 48714 357 98 Sag Sag NNP 48714 357 99 Sag Sag NNP 48714 357 100 on on IN 48714 357 101 the the DT 48714 357 102 west west NNP 48714 357 103 coast coast NNP 48714 357 104 and and CC 48714 357 105 advanced advance VBN 48714 357 106 along along IN 48714 357 107 the the DT 48714 357 108 east east NNP 48714 357 109 - - HYPH 48714 357 110 west west NN 48714 357 111 track track NN 48714 357 112 . . . 48714 358 1 An an DT 48714 358 2 Australian australian JJ 48714 358 3 reserve reserve NN 48714 358 4 officer officer NN 48714 358 5 , , , 48714 358 6 William William NNP 48714 358 7 G. G. NNP 48714 358 8 Wiedeman Wiedeman NNP 48714 358 9 , , , 48714 358 10 who who WP 48714 358 11 had have VBD 48714 358 12 been be VBN 48714 358 13 an an DT 48714 358 14 Episcopal Episcopal NNP 48714 358 15 missionary missionary NN 48714 358 16 at at IN 48714 358 17 Sag Sag NNP 48714 358 18 Sag Sag NNP 48714 358 19 , , , 48714 358 20 served serve VBD 48714 358 21 as as IN 48714 358 22 Parish Parish NNP 48714 358 23 's 's POS 48714 358 24 guide guide NN 48714 358 25 and and CC 48714 358 26 contact contact VB 48714 358 27 with with IN 48714 358 28 the the DT 48714 358 29 native native JJ 48714 358 30 populace populace NN 48714 358 31 . . . 48714 359 1 When when WRB 48714 359 2 determined determine VBN 48714 359 3 opposition opposition NN 48714 359 4 stopped stop VBD 48714 359 5 Stevenson Stevenson NNP 48714 359 6 short short JJ 48714 359 7 of of IN 48714 359 8 the the DT 48714 359 9 trail trail NN 48714 359 10 junction junction NN 48714 359 11 near near IN 48714 359 12 Mount Mount NNP 48714 359 13 Talawe Talawe NNP 48714 359 14 , , , 48714 359 15 Captain Captain NNP 48714 359 16 George George NNP 48714 359 17 P. P. NNP 48714 359 18 Hunt Hunt NNP 48714 359 19 's 's POS 48714 359 20 Company Company NNP 48714 359 21 K K NNP 48714 359 22 , , , 48714 359 23 1st 1st NNP 48714 359 24 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 359 25 , , , 48714 359 26 renewed renew VBD 48714 359 27 the the DT 48714 359 28 attack attack NN 48714 359 29 . . . 48714 360 1 On on IN 48714 360 2 28 28 CD 48714 360 3 January January NNP 48714 360 4 , , , 48714 360 5 Hunt Hunt NNP 48714 360 6 concluded conclude VBD 48714 360 7 he -PRON- PRP 48714 360 8 had have VBD 48714 360 9 brought bring VBN 48714 360 10 the the DT 48714 360 11 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 360 12 to to TO 48714 360 13 bay bay VB 48714 360 14 and and CC 48714 360 15 attacked attack VBD 48714 360 16 . . . 48714 361 1 For for IN 48714 361 2 three three CD 48714 361 3 hours hour NNS 48714 361 4 that that DT 48714 361 5 afternoon afternoon NN 48714 361 6 , , , 48714 361 7 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 361 8 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 361 9 tried try VBD 48714 361 10 unsuccessfully unsuccessfully RB 48714 361 11 to to TO 48714 361 12 break break VB 48714 361 13 though though IN 48714 361 14 a a DT 48714 361 15 line line NN 48714 361 16 of of IN 48714 361 17 bunkers bunker NNS 48714 361 18 concealed conceal VBN 48714 361 19 by by IN 48714 361 20 jungle jungle NNP 48714 361 21 growth growth NN 48714 361 22 , , , 48714 361 23 losing lose VBG 48714 361 24 15 15 CD 48714 361 25 killed kill VBN 48714 361 26 or or CC 48714 361 27 wounded wound VBN 48714 361 28 . . . 48714 362 1 When when WRB 48714 362 2 Hunt Hunt NNP 48714 362 3 withdrew withdraw VBD 48714 362 4 beyond beyond IN 48714 362 5 reach reach NN 48714 362 6 of of IN 48714 362 7 the the DT 48714 362 8 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 362 9 mortars mortar NNS 48714 362 10 that that WDT 48714 362 11 had have VBD 48714 362 12 scourged scourge VBN 48714 362 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 362 14 company company NN 48714 362 15 during during IN 48714 362 16 the the DT 48714 362 17 action action NN 48714 362 18 , , , 48714 362 19 the the DT 48714 362 20 enemy enemy NN 48714 362 21 emerged emerge VBD 48714 362 22 from from IN 48714 362 23 cover cover NN 48714 362 24 and and CC 48714 362 25 attempted attempt VBD 48714 362 26 to to TO 48714 362 27 pursue pursue VB 48714 362 28 , , , 48714 362 29 a a DT 48714 362 30 bold bold JJ 48714 362 31 but but CC 48714 362 32 foolish foolish JJ 48714 362 33 move move NN 48714 362 34 that that WDT 48714 362 35 exposed expose VBD 48714 362 36 the the DT 48714 362 37 troops troop NNS 48714 362 38 to to IN 48714 362 39 deadly deadly JJ 48714 362 40 fire fire NN 48714 362 41 that that WDT 48714 362 42 cleared clear VBD 48714 362 43 the the DT 48714 362 44 way way NN 48714 362 45 for for IN 48714 362 46 an an DT 48714 362 47 advance advance NN 48714 362 48 to to IN 48714 362 49 the the DT 48714 362 50 trail trail NN 48714 362 51 junction junction NN 48714 362 52 . . . 48714 363 1 Hunt Hunt NNP 48714 363 2 and and CC 48714 363 3 Parish Parish NNP 48714 363 4 joined join VBD 48714 363 5 forces force NNS 48714 363 6 and and CC 48714 363 7 probed probe VBD 48714 363 8 farther farther RB 48714 363 9 , , , 48714 363 10 only only RB 48714 363 11 to to TO 48714 363 12 be be VB 48714 363 13 stopped stop VBN 48714 363 14 by by IN 48714 363 15 a a DT 48714 363 16 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 363 17 ambush ambush NN 48714 363 18 . . . 48714 364 1 At at IN 48714 364 2 this this DT 48714 364 3 point point NN 48714 364 4 , , , 48714 364 5 Major Major NNP 48714 364 6 William William NNP 48714 364 7 J. J. 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green JJ 48714 423 21 inferno inferno NN 48714 423 22 of of IN 48714 423 23 New New NNP 48714 423 24 Britain Britain NNP 48714 423 25 . . . 48714 424 1 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 424 2 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 424 3 Kenneth Kenneth NNP 48714 424 4 H. H. NNP 48714 424 5 Weir Weir NNP 48714 424 6 , , , 48714 424 7 the the DT 48714 424 8 division division NN 48714 424 9 's 's POS 48714 424 10 air air NN 48714 424 11 officer officer NN 48714 424 12 , , , 48714 424 13 and and CC 48714 424 14 Captain Captain NNP 48714 424 15 Theodore Theodore NNP 48714 424 16 A. A. NNP 48714 424 17 Petras Petras NNP 48714 424 18 , , , 48714 424 19 the the DT 48714 424 20 personal personal JJ 48714 424 21 pilot pilot NN 48714 424 22 of of IN 48714 424 23 Major Major NNP 48714 424 24 General General NNP 48714 424 25 Alexander Alexander NNP 48714 424 26 A. a. NN 48714 424 27 Vandegrift Vandegrift NNP 48714 424 28 , , , 48714 424 29 then then RB 48714 424 30 the the DT 48714 424 31 division division NN 48714 424 32 commander commander NN 48714 424 33 , , , 48714 424 34 concocted concoct VBD 48714 424 35 a a DT 48714 424 36 plan plan NN 48714 424 37 for for IN 48714 424 38 acquiring acquire VBG 48714 424 39 light light JJ 48714 424 40 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 424 41 mainly mainly RB 48714 424 42 for for IN 48714 424 43 artillery artillery NN 48714 424 44 spotting spotting NN 48714 424 45 . . . 48714 425 1 The the DT 48714 425 2 assistant assistant JJ 48714 425 3 division division NN 48714 425 4 commander commander NN 48714 425 5 at at IN 48714 425 6 that that DT 48714 425 7 time time NN 48714 425 8 , , , 48714 425 9 Brigadier Brigadier NNP 48714 425 10 General General NNP 48714 425 11 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 425 12 , , , 48714 425 13 had have VBD 48714 425 14 seen see VBN 48714 425 15 Army Army NNP 48714 425 16 troops troop NNS 48714 425 17 making make VBG 48714 425 18 use use NN 48714 425 19 of of IN 48714 425 20 Piper Piper NNP 48714 425 21 Cubs Cubs NNPS 48714 425 22 on on IN 48714 425 23 maneuvers maneuver NNS 48714 425 24 , , , 48714 425 25 and and CC 48714 425 26 he -PRON- PRP 48714 425 27 promptly promptly RB 48714 425 28 presented present VBD 48714 425 29 the the DT 48714 425 30 plan plan NN 48714 425 31 to to IN 48714 425 32 General General NNP 48714 425 33 MacArthur MacArthur NNP 48714 425 34 , , , 48714 425 35 the the DT 48714 425 36 theater theater NN 48714 425 37 commander commander NN 48714 425 38 , , , 48714 425 39 who who WP 48714 425 40 promised promise VBD 48714 425 41 to to TO 48714 425 42 give give VB 48714 425 43 the the DT 48714 425 44 division division NN 48714 425 45 twelve twelve CD 48714 425 46 light light JJ 48714 425 47 airplanes airplane NNS 48714 425 48 in in IN 48714 425 49 time time NN 48714 425 50 for for IN 48714 425 51 the the DT 48714 425 52 next next JJ 48714 425 53 operation operation NN 48714 425 54 . . . 48714 426 1 When when WRB 48714 426 2 the the DT 48714 426 3 1st 1st JJ 48714 426 4 Marine Marine NNP 48714 426 5 Division Division NNP 48714 426 6 arrived arrive VBD 48714 426 7 at at IN 48714 426 8 Goodenough Goodenough NNP 48714 426 9 Island Island NNP 48714 426 10 , , , 48714 426 11 off off IN 48714 426 12 the the DT 48714 426 13 southwestern southwestern JJ 48714 426 14 tip tip NN 48714 426 15 of of IN 48714 426 16 New New NNP 48714 426 17 Guinea Guinea NNP 48714 426 18 , , , 48714 426 19 to to TO 48714 426 20 begin begin VB 48714 426 21 preparing prepare VBG 48714 426 22 for for IN 48714 426 23 further further JJ 48714 426 24 combat combat NN 48714 426 25 , , , 48714 426 26 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 426 27 , , , 48714 426 28 now now RB 48714 426 29 a a DT 48714 426 30 major major JJ 48714 426 31 general general NN 48714 426 32 and and CC 48714 426 33 Vandegrift Vandegrift NNP 48714 426 34 's 's POS 48714 426 35 successor successor NN 48714 426 36 as as IN 48714 426 37 division division NN 48714 426 38 commander commander NN 48714 426 39 , , , 48714 426 40 directed direct VBD 48714 426 41 Petras Petras NNPS 48714 426 42 and and CC 48714 426 43 another another DT 48714 426 44 pilot pilot NN 48714 426 45 , , , 48714 426 46 First First NNP 48714 426 47 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 426 48 R. R. NNP 48714 426 49 F. F. NNP 48714 426 50 Murphy Murphy NNP 48714 426 51 , , , 48714 426 52 to to TO 48714 426 53 organize organize VB 48714 426 54 an an DT 48714 426 55 aviation aviation NN 48714 426 56 unit unit NN 48714 426 57 from from IN 48714 426 58 among among IN 48714 426 59 the the DT 48714 426 60 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 426 61 of of IN 48714 426 62 the the DT 48714 426 63 division division NN 48714 426 64 . . . 48714 427 1 A a DT 48714 427 2 call call NN 48714 427 3 went go VBD 48714 427 4 out out RP 48714 427 5 for for IN 48714 427 6 volunteers volunteer NNS 48714 427 7 with with IN 48714 427 8 aviation aviation NN 48714 427 9 experience experience NN 48714 427 10 ; ; : 48714 427 11 some some DT 48714 427 12 sixty sixty CD 48714 427 13 candidates candidate NNS 48714 427 14 stepped step VBD 48714 427 15 forward forward RB 48714 427 16 , , , 48714 427 17 and and CC 48714 427 18 12 12 CD 48714 427 19 qualified qualify VBD 48714 427 20 as as IN 48714 427 21 pilots pilot NNS 48714 427 22 in in IN 48714 427 23 the the DT 48714 427 24 new new JJ 48714 427 25 Air Air NNP 48714 427 26 Liaison Liaison NNP 48714 427 27 Unit Unit NNP 48714 427 28 . . . 48714 428 1 The the DT 48714 428 2 dozen dozen NN 48714 428 3 Piper Piper NNP 48714 428 4 Cubs Cubs NNPS 48714 428 5 arrived arrive VBD 48714 428 6 as as IN 48714 428 7 promised promise VBN 48714 428 8 ; ; : 48714 428 9 six six CD 48714 428 10 proved prove VBD 48714 428 11 to to TO 48714 428 12 be be VB 48714 428 13 in in IN 48714 428 14 excellent excellent JJ 48714 428 15 condition condition NN 48714 428 16 , , , 48714 428 17 three three CD 48714 428 18 needed need VBN 48714 428 19 repair repair NN 48714 428 20 , , , 48714 428 21 and and CC 48714 428 22 another another DT 48714 428 23 three three CD 48714 428 24 were be VBD 48714 428 25 fit fit JJ 48714 428 26 only only RB 48714 428 27 for for IN 48714 428 28 cannibalization cannibalization NN 48714 428 29 to to TO 48714 428 30 provide provide VB 48714 428 31 parts part NNS 48714 428 32 to to TO 48714 428 33 keep keep VB 48714 428 34 the the DT 48714 428 35 others other NNS 48714 428 36 flying fly VBG 48714 428 37 . . . 48714 429 1 The the DT 48714 429 2 nine nine CD 48714 429 3 flyable flyable JJ 48714 429 4 planes plane NNS 48714 429 5 practiced practice VBD 48714 429 6 a a DT 48714 429 7 variety variety NN 48714 429 8 of of IN 48714 429 9 tasks task NNS 48714 429 10 during during IN 48714 429 11 two two CD 48714 429 12 months month NNS 48714 429 13 of of IN 48714 429 14 training training NN 48714 429 15 at at IN 48714 429 16 Goodenough Goodenough NNP 48714 429 17 Island Island NNP 48714 429 18 . . . 48714 430 1 The the DT 48714 430 2 airmen airman NNS 48714 430 3 acquired acquire VBD 48714 430 4 experience experience NN 48714 430 5 in in IN 48714 430 6 artillery artillery NN 48714 430 7 spotting spotting NN 48714 430 8 , , , 48714 430 9 radio radio NN 48714 430 10 communications communication NNS 48714 430 11 , , , 48714 430 12 and and CC 48714 430 13 snagging snag VBG 48714 430 14 messages message NNS 48714 430 15 , , , 48714 430 16 hung hang VBD 48714 430 17 in in IN 48714 430 18 a a DT 48714 430 19 container container NN 48714 430 20 trailing trail VBG 48714 430 21 a a DT 48714 430 22 pennant pennant NN 48714 430 23 to to TO 48714 430 24 help help VB 48714 430 25 the the DT 48714 430 26 pilot pilot NN 48714 430 27 see see VB 48714 430 28 it -PRON- PRP 48714 430 29 , , , 48714 430 30 from from IN 48714 430 31 a a DT 48714 430 32 line line NN 48714 430 33 strung string VBN 48714 430 34 between between IN 48714 430 35 two two CD 48714 430 36 poles pole NNS 48714 430 37 . . . 48714 431 1 The the DT 48714 431 2 division division NN 48714 431 3 's 's POS 48714 431 4 air air NN 48714 431 5 force force NN 48714 431 6 landed land VBD 48714 431 7 at at IN 48714 431 8 Cape Cape NNP 48714 431 9 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 431 10 from from IN 48714 431 11 LSTs lst NNS 48714 431 12 on on IN 48714 431 13 D D NNP 48714 431 14 - - HYPH 48714 431 15 Day Day NNP 48714 431 16 , , , 48714 431 17 reassembled reassemble VBD 48714 431 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 431 19 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 431 20 , , , 48714 431 21 and and CC 48714 431 22 commenced commence VBD 48714 431 23 operating operating NN 48714 431 24 . . . 48714 432 1 The the DT 48714 432 2 radios radio NNS 48714 432 3 installed instal VBN 48714 432 4 in in IN 48714 432 5 the the DT 48714 432 6 L-4s L-4s NNP 48714 432 7 proved prove VBD 48714 432 8 too too RB 48714 432 9 balky balky JJ 48714 432 10 for for IN 48714 432 11 artillery artillery NN 48714 432 12 spotting spotting NN 48714 432 13 , , , 48714 432 14 so so CC 48714 432 15 the the DT 48714 432 16 group group NN 48714 432 17 concentrated concentrate VBD 48714 432 18 on on IN 48714 432 19 courier courier NN 48714 432 20 flights flight NNS 48714 432 21 , , , 48714 432 22 visual visual JJ 48714 432 23 and and CC 48714 432 24 photographic photographic JJ 48714 432 25 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 48714 432 26 , , , 48714 432 27 and and CC 48714 432 28 delivering deliver VBG 48714 432 29 small small JJ 48714 432 30 amounts amount NNS 48714 432 31 of of IN 48714 432 32 cargo cargo NN 48714 432 33 . . . 48714 433 1 As as IN 48714 433 2 a a DT 48714 433 3 light light JJ 48714 433 4 transport transport NN 48714 433 5 , , , 48714 433 6 a a DT 48714 433 7 Piper Piper NNP 48714 433 8 Cub Cub NNP 48714 433 9 could could MD 48714 433 10 drop drop VB 48714 433 11 a a DT 48714 433 12 case case NN 48714 433 13 of of IN 48714 433 14 dry dry JJ 48714 433 15 rations ration NNS 48714 433 16 , , , 48714 433 17 for for IN 48714 433 18 example example NN 48714 433 19 , , , 48714 433 20 with with IN 48714 433 21 pinpoint pinpoint NN 48714 433 22 accuracy accuracy NN 48714 433 23 from from IN 48714 433 24 an an DT 48714 433 25 altitude altitude NN 48714 433 26 of of IN 48714 433 27 200 200 CD 48714 433 28 feet foot NNS 48714 433 29 . . . 48714 434 1 Occasionally occasionally RB 48714 434 2 , , , 48714 434 3 the the DT 48714 434 4 light light JJ 48714 434 5 planes plane NNS 48714 434 6 became become VBD 48714 434 7 attack attack NN 48714 434 8 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 434 9 when when WRB 48714 434 10 pilots pilot NNS 48714 434 11 or or CC 48714 434 12 observers observer NNS 48714 434 13 tossed toss VBD 48714 434 14 hand hand NN 48714 434 15 grenades grenade NNS 48714 434 16 into into IN 48714 434 17 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 434 18 positions position NNS 48714 434 19 . . . 48714 435 1 Before before IN 48714 435 2 the the DT 48714 435 3 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 435 4 pulled pull VBD 48714 435 5 out out IN 48714 435 6 of of IN 48714 435 7 New New NNP 48714 435 8 Britain Britain NNP 48714 435 9 , , , 48714 435 10 two two CD 48714 435 11 Army Army NNP 48714 435 12 pilots pilot NNS 48714 435 13 , , , 48714 435 14 flying fly VBG 48714 435 15 Stinson Stinson NNP 48714 435 16 L-5s L-5s NNP 48714 435 17 , , , 48714 435 18 faster fast RBR 48714 435 19 and and CC 48714 435 20 more more RBR 48714 435 21 powerful powerful JJ 48714 435 22 than than IN 48714 435 23 the the DT 48714 435 24 L-4s L-4s NNP 48714 435 25 , , , 48714 435 26 joined join VBD 48714 435 27 the the DT 48714 435 28 division division NN 48714 435 29 's 's POS 48714 435 30 air air NN 48714 435 31 arm arm NN 48714 435 32 . . . 48714 436 1 One one CD 48714 436 2 airplane airplane NN 48714 436 3 of of IN 48714 436 4 each each DT 48714 436 5 type type NN 48714 436 6 was be VBD 48714 436 7 damaged damage VBN 48714 436 8 beyond beyond IN 48714 436 9 repair repair NN 48714 436 10 in in IN 48714 436 11 crashes crash NNS 48714 436 12 , , , 48714 436 13 but but CC 48714 436 14 the the DT 48714 436 15 pilots pilot NNS 48714 436 16 and and CC 48714 436 17 passengers passenger NNS 48714 436 18 survived survive VBD 48714 436 19 . . . 48714 437 1 All all PDT 48714 437 2 the the DT 48714 437 3 Marine Marine NNP 48714 437 4 volunteers volunteer NNS 48714 437 5 received receive VBD 48714 437 6 the the DT 48714 437 7 Air Air NNP 48714 437 8 Medal Medal NNP 48714 437 9 for for IN 48714 437 10 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 437 11 contribution contribution NN 48714 437 12 , , , 48714 437 13 but but CC 48714 437 14 a a DT 48714 437 15 specially specially RB 48714 437 16 trained train VBN 48714 437 17 squadron squadron NN 48714 437 18 arrived arrive VBD 48714 437 19 from from IN 48714 437 20 the the DT 48714 437 21 United United NNP 48714 437 22 States States NNP 48714 437 23 and and CC 48714 437 24 replaced replace VBD 48714 437 25 them -PRON- PRP 48714 437 26 prior prior RB 48714 437 27 to to IN 48714 437 28 the the DT 48714 437 29 next next JJ 48714 437 30 operation operation NN 48714 437 31 , , , 48714 437 32 the the DT 48714 437 33 assault assault NN 48714 437 34 on on IN 48714 437 35 Peleliu Peleliu NNP 48714 437 36 . . . 48714 437 37 ] ] -RRB- 48714 438 1 _ _ NNP 48714 438 2 The the DT 48714 438 3 Landings Landings NNPS 48714 438 4 at at IN 48714 438 5 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 438 6 _ _ NNP 48714 438 7 By by IN 48714 438 8 coincidence coincidence NN 48714 438 9 , , , 48714 438 10 6 6 CD 48714 438 11 March March NNP 48714 438 12 was be VBD 48714 438 13 the the DT 48714 438 14 day day NN 48714 438 15 chosen choose VBN 48714 438 16 for for IN 48714 438 17 the the DT 48714 438 18 reinforced reinforce VBN 48714 438 19 5th 5th JJ 48714 438 20 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 438 21 , , , 48714 438 22 now now RB 48714 438 23 commanded command VBN 48714 438 24 by by IN 48714 438 25 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 438 26 Oliver Oliver NNP 48714 438 27 P. P. NNP 48714 438 28 Smith Smith NNP 48714 438 29 , , , 48714 438 30 to to TO 48714 438 31 land land VB 48714 438 32 on on IN 48714 438 33 the the DT 48714 438 34 west west NNP 48714 438 35 coast coast NN 48714 438 36 of of IN 48714 438 37 the the DT 48714 438 38 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 438 39 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 438 40 midway midway NN 48714 438 41 between between IN 48714 438 42 base base NN 48714 438 43 and and CC 48714 438 44 tip tip NN 48714 438 45 . . . 48714 439 1 The the DT 48714 439 2 intelligence intelligence NN 48714 439 3 section section NN 48714 439 4 of of IN 48714 439 5 division division NN 48714 439 6 headquarters headquarter NNS 48714 439 7 believed believe VBD 48714 439 8 that that IN 48714 439 9 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 439 10 strength strength NN 48714 439 11 between between IN 48714 439 12 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 439 13 , , , 48714 439 14 the the DT 48714 439 15 site site NN 48714 439 16 of of IN 48714 439 17 a a DT 48714 439 18 crude crude JJ 48714 439 19 airstrip airstrip NN 48714 439 20 , , , 48714 439 21 and and CC 48714 439 22 Cape Cape NNP 48714 439 23 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 439 24 , , , 48714 439 25 across across IN 48714 439 26 Kimbe Kimbe NNP 48714 439 27 Bay Bay NNP 48714 439 28 from from IN 48714 439 29 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 439 30 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 439 31 , , , 48714 439 32 equaled equal VBD 48714 439 33 that that DT 48714 439 34 of of IN 48714 439 35 the the DT 48714 439 36 Smith Smith NNP 48714 439 37 's 's POS 48714 439 38 command command NN 48714 439 39 , , , 48714 439 40 but but CC 48714 439 41 that that IN 48714 439 42 most most JJS 48714 439 43 of of IN 48714 439 44 the the DT 48714 439 45 enemy enemy NN 48714 439 46 troops troop NNS 48714 439 47 defended defend VBD 48714 439 48 Cape Cape NNP 48714 439 49 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 439 50 . . . 48714 440 1 The the DT 48714 440 2 intelligence intelligence NN 48714 440 3 estimate estimate NN 48714 440 4 proved prove VBD 48714 440 5 correct correct JJ 48714 440 6 , , , 48714 440 7 for for IN 48714 440 8 Sakai Sakai NNP 48714 440 9 had have VBD 48714 440 10 been be VBN 48714 440 11 preparing prepare VBG 48714 440 12 a a DT 48714 440 13 last last JJ 48714 440 14 - - HYPH 48714 440 15 ditch ditch NN 48714 440 16 defense defense NN 48714 440 17 of of IN 48714 440 18 Cape Cape NNP 48714 440 19 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 440 20 , , , 48714 440 21 when when WRB 48714 440 22 word word NN 48714 440 23 arrived arrive VBD 48714 440 24 to to TO 48714 440 25 retreat retreat VB 48714 440 26 all all PDT 48714 440 27 the the DT 48714 440 28 way way NN 48714 440 29 to to IN 48714 440 30 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 440 31 . . . 48714 441 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 441 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 441 3 ] ] -RRB- 48714 441 4 To to TO 48714 441 5 discover discover VB 48714 441 6 the the DT 48714 441 7 extent extent NN 48714 441 8 of of IN 48714 441 9 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 441 10 preparations preparation NNS 48714 441 11 in in IN 48714 441 12 the the DT 48714 441 13 immediate immediate JJ 48714 441 14 vicinity vicinity NN 48714 441 15 of of IN 48714 441 16 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 441 17 , , , 48714 441 18 a a DT 48714 441 19 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 48714 441 20 team team NN 48714 441 21 landed land VBD 48714 441 22 from from IN 48714 441 23 a a DT 48714 441 24 torpedo torpedo NN 48714 441 25 boat boat NN 48714 441 26 at at IN 48714 441 27 Bagum Bagum NNP 48714 441 28 , , , 48714 441 29 a a DT 48714 441 30 village village NN 48714 441 31 about about IN 48714 441 32 nine nine CD 48714 441 33 miles mile NNS 48714 441 34 from from IN 48714 441 35 Red Red NNP 48714 441 36 Beach Beach NNP 48714 441 37 , , , 48714 441 38 the the DT 48714 441 39 site site NN 48714 441 40 chosen choose VBN 48714 441 41 for for IN 48714 441 42 the the DT 48714 441 43 assault assault NN 48714 441 44 landing landing NN 48714 441 45 . . . 48714 442 1 Flight Flight NNP 48714 442 2 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 442 3 G. G. NNP 48714 442 4 H. H. NNP 48714 442 5 Rodney Rodney NNP 48714 442 6 Marsland Marsland NNP 48714 442 7 of of IN 48714 442 8 the the DT 48714 442 9 Royal Royal NNP 48714 442 10 Australian Australian NNP 48714 442 11 Air Air NNP 48714 442 12 Force Force NNP 48714 442 13 , , , 48714 442 14 First First NNP 48714 442 15 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 442 16 John John NNP 48714 442 17 D. D. NNP 48714 442 18 Bradbeer Bradbeer NNP 48714 442 19 -- -- : 48714 442 20 the the DT 48714 442 21 division division NN 48714 442 22 's 's POS 48714 442 23 chief chief NN 48714 442 24 scout scout NN 48714 442 25 , , , 48714 442 26 who who WP 48714 442 27 had have VBD 48714 442 28 participated participate VBN 48714 442 29 in in IN 48714 442 30 three three CD 48714 442 31 similar similar JJ 48714 442 32 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 48714 442 33 patrols patrol NNS 48714 442 34 of of IN 48714 442 35 the the DT 48714 442 36 Cape Cape NNP 48714 442 37 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 442 38 area area NN 48714 442 39 before before IN 48714 442 40 the the DT 48714 442 41 26 26 CD 48714 442 42 December December NNP 48714 442 43 invasion invasion NN 48714 442 44 -- -- : 48714 442 45 and and CC 48714 442 46 two two CD 48714 442 47 native native JJ 48714 442 48 bearers bearer NNS 48714 442 49 remained remain VBD 48714 442 50 ashore ashore RB 48714 442 51 for for IN 48714 442 52 24 24 CD 48714 442 53 hours hour NNS 48714 442 54 and and CC 48714 442 55 learned learn VBD 48714 442 56 that that IN 48714 442 57 Red Red NNP 48714 442 58 Beach Beach NNP 48714 442 59 was be VBD 48714 442 60 lightly lightly RB 48714 442 61 defended defend VBN 48714 442 62 . . . 48714 443 1 Their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 443 2 sources source NNS 48714 443 3 , , , 48714 443 4 principally principally RB 48714 443 5 natives native VBZ 48714 443 6 who who WP 48714 443 7 had have VBD 48714 443 8 worked work VBN 48714 443 9 at at IN 48714 443 10 a a DT 48714 443 11 plantation plantation NN 48714 443 12 that that WDT 48714 443 13 Marsland Marsland NNP 48714 443 14 had have VBD 48714 443 15 operated operate VBN 48714 443 16 in in IN 48714 443 17 the the DT 48714 443 18 area area NN 48714 443 19 before before IN 48714 443 20 the the DT 48714 443 21 war war NN 48714 443 22 , , , 48714 443 23 confirmed confirm VBD 48714 443 24 Marine Marine NNP 48714 443 25 estimates estimate NNS 48714 443 26 of of IN 48714 443 27 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 443 28 's 's POS 48714 443 29 aggregate aggregate JJ 48714 443 30 force force NN 48714 443 31 -- -- : 48714 443 32 some some DT 48714 443 33 600 600 CD 48714 443 34 men man NNS 48714 443 35 , , , 48714 443 36 two two CD 48714 443 37 thirds third NNS 48714 443 38 of of IN 48714 443 39 them -PRON- PRP 48714 443 40 located locate VBN 48714 443 41 near near IN 48714 443 42 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 443 43 , , , 48714 443 44 armed arm VBN 48714 443 45 with with IN 48714 443 46 mortars mortar NNS 48714 443 47 and and CC 48714 443 48 artillery artillery NN 48714 443 49 . . . 48714 444 1 Bristol Bristol NNP 48714 444 2 Beauforts Beauforts NNP 48714 444 3 of of IN 48714 444 4 the the DT 48714 444 5 Royal Royal NNP 48714 444 6 Australian Australian NNP 48714 444 7 Air Air NNP 48714 444 8 Force Force NNP 48714 444 9 based base VBN 48714 444 10 at at IN 48714 444 11 Kiriwina Kiriwina NNP 48714 444 12 Island Island NNP 48714 444 13 bombed bomb VBD 48714 444 14 the the DT 48714 444 15 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 444 16 - - HYPH 48714 444 17 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 444 18 region region NN 48714 444 19 for for IN 48714 444 20 three three CD 48714 444 21 days day NNS 48714 444 22 and and CC 48714 444 23 then then RB 48714 444 24 conducted conduct VBD 48714 444 25 a a DT 48714 444 26 last last JJ 48714 444 27 - - HYPH 48714 444 28 minute minute NN 48714 444 29 strike strike NN 48714 444 30 to to TO 48714 444 31 compensate compensate VB 48714 444 32 for for IN 48714 444 33 the the DT 48714 444 34 absence absence NN 48714 444 35 of of IN 48714 444 36 naval naval JJ 48714 444 37 gunfire gunfire NN 48714 444 38 . . . 48714 445 1 Smith Smith NNP 48714 445 2 's 's POS 48714 445 3 force force NN 48714 445 4 , , , 48714 445 5 designated designate VBD 48714 445 6 Landing Landing NNP 48714 445 7 Team Team NNP 48714 445 8 A A NNP 48714 445 9 , , , 48714 445 10 loaded load VBN 48714 445 11 into into IN 48714 445 12 a a DT 48714 445 13 small small JJ 48714 445 14 flotilla flotilla NN 48714 445 15 of of IN 48714 445 16 landing landing NN 48714 445 17 craft craft NN 48714 445 18 , , , 48714 445 19 escorted escort VBN 48714 445 20 by by IN 48714 445 21 torpedo torpedo NN 48714 445 22 boats boat NNS 48714 445 23 , , , 48714 445 24 and and CC 48714 445 25 set set VBD 48714 445 26 out out RP 48714 445 27 from from IN 48714 445 28 Iboki Iboki NNP 48714 445 29 Point Point NNP 48714 445 30 . . . 48714 446 1 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 446 2 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 446 3 Robert Robert NNP 48714 446 4 Amory Amory NNP 48714 446 5 , , , 48714 446 6 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 446 7 , , , 48714 446 8 an an DT 48714 446 9 Army Army NNP 48714 446 10 officer officer NN 48714 446 11 in in IN 48714 446 12 command command NN 48714 446 13 of of IN 48714 446 14 an an DT 48714 446 15 engineer engineer NN 48714 446 16 boat boat NN 48714 446 17 unit unit NN 48714 446 18 , , , 48714 446 19 took take VBD 48714 446 20 command command NN 48714 446 21 of of IN 48714 446 22 the the DT 48714 446 23 collection collection NN 48714 446 24 of of IN 48714 446 25 small small JJ 48714 446 26 craft craft NN 48714 446 27 , , , 48714 446 28 some some DT 48714 446 29 of of IN 48714 446 30 them -PRON- PRP 48714 446 31 manned man VBN 48714 446 32 by by IN 48714 446 33 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 446 34 soldiers soldier NNS 48714 446 35 and and CC 48714 446 36 the the DT 48714 446 37 others other NNS 48714 446 38 by by IN 48714 446 39 sailors sailor NNS 48714 446 40 . . . 48714 447 1 A a DT 48714 447 2 storm storm NN 48714 447 3 buffeted buffet VBD 48714 447 4 the the DT 48714 447 5 formation formation NN 48714 447 6 , , , 48714 447 7 and and CC 48714 447 8 after after IN 48714 447 9 the the DT 48714 447 10 seas sea NNS 48714 447 11 grew grow VBD 48714 447 12 calm calm JJ 48714 447 13 , , , 48714 447 14 the the DT 48714 447 15 boat boat NN 48714 447 16 carrying carry VBG 48714 447 17 the the DT 48714 447 18 Army Army NNP 48714 447 19 air air NN 48714 447 20 liaison liaison NN 48714 447 21 party party NN 48714 447 22 broke break VBD 48714 447 23 down down RP 48714 447 24 . . . 48714 448 1 Major Major NNP 48714 448 2 Gordon Gordon NNP 48714 448 3 D. D. NNP 48714 448 4 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 448 5 , , , 48714 448 6 the the DT 48714 448 7 new new JJ 48714 448 8 commander commander NN 48714 448 9 of of IN 48714 448 10 the the DT 48714 448 11 2d 2d NNP 48714 448 12 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 448 13 , , , 48714 448 14 5th 5th JJ 48714 448 15 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 448 16 , , , 48714 448 17 who who WP 48714 448 18 already already RB 48714 448 19 was be VBD 48714 448 20 behind behind IN 48714 448 21 schedule schedule NN 48714 448 22 , , , 48714 448 23 risked risk VBD 48714 448 24 further further JJ 48714 448 25 delay delay NN 48714 448 26 by by IN 48714 448 27 taking take VBG 48714 448 28 the the DT 48714 448 29 disabled disabled JJ 48714 448 30 craft craft NN 48714 448 31 in in IN 48714 448 32 tow tow NN 48714 448 33 . . . 48714 449 1 Gayle gayle NN 48714 449 2 felt feel VBD 48714 449 3 that that IN 48714 449 4 Combat Combat NNP 48714 449 5 Team Team NNP 48714 449 6 A A NNP 48714 449 7 's 's POS 48714 449 8 need need NN 48714 449 9 for for IN 48714 449 10 the the DT 48714 449 11 liaison liaison NNP 48714 449 12 party party NNP 48714 449 13 's 's POS 48714 449 14 radio radio NN 48714 449 15 equipment equipment NN 48714 449 16 justified justify VBD 48714 449 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 449 18 action action NN 48714 449 19 . . . 48714 450 1 At at IN 48714 450 2 0835 0835 CD 48714 450 3 on on IN 48714 450 4 6 6 CD 48714 450 5 March March NNP 48714 450 6 , , , 48714 450 7 the the DT 48714 450 8 first first JJ 48714 450 9 of of IN 48714 450 10 the the DT 48714 450 11 amphibian amphibian JJ 48714 450 12 tractors tractor NNS 48714 450 13 carrying carry VBG 48714 450 14 the the DT 48714 450 15 assault assault NN 48714 450 16 troops troop NNS 48714 450 17 clawed claw VBD 48714 450 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 450 19 way way NN 48714 450 20 onto onto IN 48714 450 21 Red Red NNP 48714 450 22 Beach Beach NNP 48714 450 23 . . . 48714 451 1 During during IN 48714 451 2 the the DT 48714 451 3 movement movement NN 48714 451 4 shoreward shoreward NN 48714 451 5 , , , 48714 451 6 Sherman Sherman NNP 48714 451 7 tanks tank NNS 48714 451 8 in in IN 48714 451 9 Army Army NNP 48714 451 10 LCMs lcm NNS 48714 451 11 opened open VBD 48714 451 12 fire fire NN 48714 451 13 with with IN 48714 451 14 machine machine NN 48714 451 15 guns gun NNS 48714 451 16 and and CC 48714 451 17 stood stand VBD 48714 451 18 ready ready JJ 48714 451 19 to to TO 48714 451 20 direct direct VB 48714 451 21 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 451 22 75 75 CD 48714 451 23 mm mm CD 48714 451 24 weapons weapon NNS 48714 451 25 against against IN 48714 451 26 any any DT 48714 451 27 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 451 28 gunner gunner NN 48714 451 29 who who WP 48714 451 30 might may MD 48714 451 31 oppose oppose VB 48714 451 32 the the DT 48714 451 33 landing landing NN 48714 451 34 . . . 48714 452 1 Aside aside RB 48714 452 2 from from IN 48714 452 3 hard hard RB 48714 452 4 - - HYPH 48714 452 5 to to TO 48714 452 6 - - HYPH 48714 452 7 pinpoint pinpoint NN 48714 452 8 small small JJ 48714 452 9 - - HYPH 48714 452 10 arms arm NNS 48714 452 11 fire fire NN 48714 452 12 , , , 48714 452 13 the the DT 48714 452 14 opposition opposition NN 48714 452 15 consisted consist VBD 48714 452 16 mainly mainly RB 48714 452 17 of of IN 48714 452 18 barrages barrage NNS 48714 452 19 from from IN 48714 452 20 mortars mortar NNS 48714 452 21 , , , 48714 452 22 screened screen VBN 48714 452 23 by by IN 48714 452 24 the the DT 48714 452 25 terrain terrain NN 48714 452 26 from from IN 48714 452 27 the the DT 48714 452 28 flat flat JJ 48714 452 29 - - HYPH 48714 452 30 trajectory trajectory CD 48714 452 31 cannon cannon NN 48714 452 32 of of IN 48714 452 33 the the DT 48714 452 34 tanks tank NNS 48714 452 35 . . . 48714 453 1 When when WRB 48714 453 2 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 453 3 mortar mortar NN 48714 453 4 shells shell NNS 48714 453 5 began begin VBD 48714 453 6 bursting burst VBG 48714 453 7 among among IN 48714 453 8 the the DT 48714 453 9 approaching approach VBG 48714 453 10 landing landing NN 48714 453 11 craft craft NN 48714 453 12 , , , 48714 453 13 Captain Captain NNP 48714 453 14 Theodore Theodore NNP 48714 453 15 A. A. 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Marsland Marsland NNP 48714 454 5 and and CC 48714 454 6 Bradbeer Bradbeer NNP 48714 454 7 of of IN 48714 454 8 a a DT 48714 454 9 machine machine NN 48714 454 10 - - HYPH 48714 454 11 gun gun NN 48714 454 12 nest nest NN 48714 454 13 dominating dominate VBG 48714 454 14 the the DT 48714 454 15 beach beach NN 48714 454 16 from from IN 48714 454 17 the the DT 48714 454 18 slopes slope NNS 48714 454 19 of of IN 48714 454 20 Little Little NNP 48714 454 21 Mount Mount NNP 48714 454 22 Worri Worri NNP 48714 454 23 , , , 48714 454 24 but but CC 48714 454 25 the the DT 48714 454 26 men man NNS 48714 454 27 of of IN 48714 454 28 the the DT 48714 454 29 1st 1st JJ 48714 454 30 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 454 31 , , , 48714 454 32 5th 5th JJ 48714 454 33 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 454 34 , , , 48714 454 35 leading lead VBG 48714 454 36 the the DT 48714 454 37 way way NN 48714 454 38 , , , 48714 454 39 found find VBD 48714 454 40 it -PRON- PRP 48714 454 41 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 454 42 and and CC 48714 454 43 encountered encounter VBD 48714 454 44 no no DT 48714 454 45 serious serious JJ 48714 454 46 opposition opposition NN 48714 454 47 as as IN 48714 454 48 they -PRON- PRP 48714 454 49 dug dig VBD 48714 454 50 in in RP 48714 454 51 to to TO 48714 454 52 protect protect VB 48714 454 53 the the DT 48714 454 54 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 454 55 . . . 48714 455 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 48714 455 2 , , , 48714 455 3 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 455 4 's 's POS 48714 455 5 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 455 6 pressed press VBD 48714 455 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 455 8 attack attack NN 48714 455 9 , , , 48714 455 10 with with IN 48714 455 11 four four CD 48714 455 12 medium medium JJ 48714 455 13 tanks tank NNS 48714 455 14 supporting support VBG 48714 455 15 Company company NN 48714 455 16 E E NNP 48714 455 17 as as IN 48714 455 18 it -PRON- PRP 48714 455 19 tried try VBD 48714 455 20 to to TO 48714 455 21 push push VB 48714 455 22 farther far RBR 48714 455 23 inland inland RB 48714 455 24 . . . 48714 456 1 One one CD 48714 456 2 of of IN 48714 456 3 the the DT 48714 456 4 Shermans Shermans NNPS 48714 456 5 bogged bogge VBD 48714 456 6 down down RP 48714 456 7 almost almost RB 48714 456 8 immediately immediately RB 48714 456 9 in in IN 48714 456 10 the the DT 48714 456 11 soft soft JJ 48714 456 12 sand sand NN 48714 456 13 of of IN 48714 456 14 Red Red NNP 48714 456 15 Beach Beach NNP 48714 456 16 , , , 48714 456 17 but but CC 48714 456 18 the the DT 48714 456 19 other other JJ 48714 456 20 three three CD 48714 456 21 continued continue VBN 48714 456 22 in in IN 48714 456 23 column column NN 48714 456 24 . . . 48714 457 1 The the DT 48714 457 2 tank tank NN 48714 457 3 in in IN 48714 457 4 the the DT 48714 457 5 lead lead NN 48714 457 6 lost lose VBD 48714 457 7 momentum momentum NN 48714 457 8 on on IN 48714 457 9 a a DT 48714 457 10 muddy muddy JJ 48714 457 11 rise rise NN 48714 457 12 , , , 48714 457 13 and and CC 48714 457 14 two two CD 48714 457 15 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 457 16 soldiers soldier NNS 48714 457 17 carrying carry VBG 48714 457 18 land land NN 48714 457 19 mines mine NNS 48714 457 20 burst burst VBP 48714 457 21 from from IN 48714 457 22 cover cover NN 48714 457 23 to to TO 48714 457 24 attack attack VB 48714 457 25 it -PRON- PRP 48714 457 26 . . . 48714 458 1 Riflemen Riflemen NNP 48714 458 2 of of IN 48714 458 3 Company Company NNP 48714 458 4 E E NNP 48714 458 5 cut cut VBD 48714 458 6 down down RP 48714 458 7 one one CD 48714 458 8 of of IN 48714 458 9 them -PRON- PRP 48714 458 10 , , , 48714 458 11 but but CC 48714 458 12 the the DT 48714 458 13 other other JJ 48714 458 14 detonated detonate VBD 48714 458 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 458 16 mine mine NN 48714 458 17 against against IN 48714 458 18 the the DT 48714 458 19 vehicle vehicle NN 48714 458 20 , , , 48714 458 21 killing kill VBG 48714 458 22 himself -PRON- PRP 48714 458 23 and and CC 48714 458 24 a a DT 48714 458 25 Marine Marine NNP 48714 458 26 who who WP 48714 458 27 tried try VBD 48714 458 28 to to TO 48714 458 29 stop stop VB 48714 458 30 him -PRON- PRP 48714 458 31 . . . 48714 459 1 The the DT 48714 459 2 explosion explosion NN 48714 459 3 jammed jam VBD 48714 459 4 the the DT 48714 459 5 turret turret NN 48714 459 6 and and CC 48714 459 7 stunned stun VBD 48714 459 8 the the DT 48714 459 9 crewmen crewman NNS 48714 459 10 , , , 48714 459 11 who who WP 48714 459 12 were be VBD 48714 459 13 further further RB 48714 459 14 shaken shake VBN 48714 459 15 , , , 48714 459 16 but but CC 48714 459 17 not not RB 48714 459 18 wounded wound VBN 48714 459 19 , , , 48714 459 20 when when WRB 48714 459 21 an an DT 48714 459 22 antitank antitank NN 48714 459 23 grenade grenade NN 48714 459 24 exploded explode VBD 48714 459 25 against against IN 48714 459 26 the the DT 48714 459 27 armor armor NN 48714 459 28 . . . 48714 460 1 The the DT 48714 460 2 damaged damaged JJ 48714 460 3 Sherman Sherman NNP 48714 460 4 got get VBD 48714 460 5 out out IN 48714 460 6 of of IN 48714 460 7 the the DT 48714 460 8 way way NN 48714 460 9 ; ; : 48714 460 10 when when WRB 48714 460 11 the the DT 48714 460 12 other other JJ 48714 460 13 two two CD 48714 460 14 tanks tank NNS 48714 460 15 had have VBD 48714 460 16 passed pass VBN 48714 460 17 , , , 48714 460 18 it -PRON- PRP 48714 460 19 returned return VBD 48714 460 20 to to IN 48714 460 21 the the DT 48714 460 22 trail trail NN 48714 460 23 only only RB 48714 460 24 to to TO 48714 460 25 hit hit VB 48714 460 26 a a DT 48714 460 27 mine mine NN 48714 460 28 that that WDT 48714 460 29 disabled disable VBD 48714 460 30 it -PRON- PRP 48714 460 31 . . . 48714 461 1 Despite despite IN 48714 461 2 the the DT 48714 461 3 loss loss NN 48714 461 4 of of IN 48714 461 5 two two CD 48714 461 6 tanks tank NNS 48714 461 7 , , , 48714 461 8 one one CD 48714 461 9 temporarily temporarily RB 48714 461 10 immobilized immobilize VBN 48714 461 11 on on IN 48714 461 12 the the DT 48714 461 13 beach beach NN 48714 461 14 and and CC 48714 461 15 the the DT 48714 461 16 other other JJ 48714 461 17 out out IN 48714 461 18 of of IN 48714 461 19 action action NN 48714 461 20 permanently permanently RB 48714 461 21 , , , 48714 461 22 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 461 23 's 's POS 48714 461 24 battalion battalion NN 48714 461 25 continued continue VBD 48714 461 26 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 461 27 advance advance NN 48714 461 28 . . . 48714 462 1 During during IN 48714 462 2 the the DT 48714 462 3 fighting fighting NN 48714 462 4 on on IN 48714 462 5 the the DT 48714 462 6 approaches approach NNS 48714 462 7 to to IN 48714 462 8 the the DT 48714 462 9 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 462 10 coconut coconut NN 48714 462 11 plantation plantation NN 48714 462 12 , , , 48714 462 13 the the DT 48714 462 14 body body NN 48714 462 15 of of IN 48714 462 16 a a DT 48714 462 17 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 462 18 soldier soldier NN 48714 462 19 yielded yield VBD 48714 462 20 a a DT 48714 462 21 map map NN 48714 462 22 showing show VBG 48714 462 23 enemy enemy NN 48714 462 24 dispositions disposition NNS 48714 462 25 around around IN 48714 462 26 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 462 27 . . . 48714 463 1 By by IN 48714 463 2 mid mid NN 48714 463 3 - - NN 48714 463 4 afternoon afternoon NN 48714 463 5 , , , 48714 463 6 Smith Smith NNP 48714 463 7 's 's POS 48714 463 8 regimental regimental JJ 48714 463 9 intelligence intelligence NN 48714 463 10 section section NN 48714 463 11 was be VBD 48714 463 12 disseminating disseminate VBG 48714 463 13 the the DT 48714 463 14 information information NN 48714 463 15 , , , 48714 463 16 which which WDT 48714 463 17 proved prove VBD 48714 463 18 valuable valuable JJ 48714 463 19 in in IN 48714 463 20 future future JJ 48714 463 21 operations operation NNS 48714 463 22 . . . 48714 464 1 While while IN 48714 464 2 Company company NN 48714 464 3 E e NN 48714 464 4 of of IN 48714 464 5 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 464 6 's 's POS 48714 464 7 battalion battalion NN 48714 464 8 followed follow VBD 48714 464 9 the the DT 48714 464 10 trail trail NN 48714 464 11 toward toward IN 48714 464 12 the the DT 48714 464 13 plantation plantation NN 48714 464 14 , , , 48714 464 15 Company Company NNP 48714 464 16 G G NNP 48714 464 17 kept keep VBD 48714 464 18 pace pace NN 48714 464 19 , , , 48714 464 20 crossing cross VBG 48714 464 21 the the DT 48714 464 22 western western JJ 48714 464 23 shoulder shoulder NN 48714 464 24 of of IN 48714 464 25 Little little JJ 48714 464 26 Mount Mount NNP 48714 464 27 Worri Worri NNP 48714 464 28 . . . 48714 465 1 Five five CD 48714 465 2 Army Army NNP 48714 465 3 Air Air NNP 48714 465 4 Forces Forces NNPS 48714 465 5 P-39s P-39s NNP 48714 465 6 from from IN 48714 465 7 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 465 8 No no NN 48714 465 9 . . . 48714 466 1 2 2 LS 48714 466 2 at at IN 48714 466 3 Cape Cape NNP 48714 466 4 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 466 5 arrived arrive VBD 48714 466 6 overhead overhead RB 48714 466 7 to to TO 48714 466 8 support support VB 48714 466 9 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 466 10 's 's POS 48714 466 11 attack attack NN 48714 466 12 , , , 48714 466 13 but but CC 48714 466 14 the the DT 48714 466 15 pilots pilot NNS 48714 466 16 could could MD 48714 466 17 not not RB 48714 466 18 locate locate VB 48714 466 19 the the DT 48714 466 20 troops troop NNS 48714 466 21 below below RB 48714 466 22 and and CC 48714 466 23 instead instead RB 48714 466 24 bombed bomb VBD 48714 466 25 Cape Cape NNP 48714 466 26 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 466 27 , , , 48714 466 28 where where WRB 48714 466 29 there there EX 48714 466 30 was be VBD 48714 466 31 no no DT 48714 466 32 danger danger NN 48714 466 33 of of IN 48714 466 34 hitting hit VBG 48714 466 35 the the DT 48714 466 36 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 466 37 . . . 48714 467 1 Even even RB 48714 467 2 without without IN 48714 467 3 the the DT 48714 467 4 aerial aerial JJ 48714 467 5 attack attack NN 48714 467 6 , , , 48714 467 7 the the DT 48714 467 8 2d 2d NNP 48714 467 9 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 467 10 , , , 48714 467 11 5th 5th JJ 48714 467 12 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 467 13 , , , 48714 467 14 overran overrun VBD 48714 467 15 the the DT 48714 467 16 plantation plantation NN 48714 467 17 by by IN 48714 467 18 dusk dusk NN 48714 467 19 and and CC 48714 467 20 dug dig VBD 48714 467 21 in in RP 48714 467 22 for for IN 48714 467 23 the the DT 48714 467 24 night night NN 48714 467 25 ; ; : 48714 467 26 the the DT 48714 467 27 unit unit NN 48714 467 28 counted count VBD 48714 467 29 the the DT 48714 467 30 bodies body NNS 48714 467 31 of of IN 48714 467 32 35 35 CD 48714 467 33 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 467 34 killed kill VBN 48714 467 35 during during IN 48714 467 36 the the DT 48714 467 37 day day NN 48714 467 38 's 's POS 48714 467 39 fighting fighting NN 48714 467 40 . . . 48714 468 1 On on IN 48714 468 2 D D NNP 48714 468 3 - - HYPH 48714 468 4 Day Day NNP 48714 468 5 , , , 48714 468 6 Combat Combat NNP 48714 468 7 Team Team NNP 48714 468 8 A a DT 48714 468 9 lost lose VBD 48714 468 10 13 13 CD 48714 468 11 killed kill VBN 48714 468 12 and and CC 48714 468 13 71 71 CD 48714 468 14 wounded wound VBN 48714 468 15 , , , 48714 468 16 with with IN 48714 468 17 artillery artillery NN 48714 468 18 batteries battery NNS 48714 468 19 rather rather RB 48714 468 20 than than IN 48714 468 21 rifle rifle VB 48714 468 22 companies company NNS 48714 468 23 suffering suffer VBG 48714 468 24 the the DT 48714 468 25 greater great JJR 48714 468 26 number number NN 48714 468 27 of of IN 48714 468 28 casualties casualty NNS 48714 468 29 . . . 48714 469 1 The the DT 48714 469 2 2d 2d NNP 48714 469 3 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 469 4 , , , 48714 469 5 11th 11th NNP 48714 469 6 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 469 7 , , , 48714 469 8 set set VBN 48714 469 9 up up RP 48714 469 10 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 469 11 75 75 CD 48714 469 12 mm mm NN 48714 469 13 pack pack NN 48714 469 14 howitzers howitzer NNS 48714 469 15 on on IN 48714 469 16 the the DT 48714 469 17 open open JJ 48714 469 18 beach 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trail trail NN 48714 475 31 and and CC 48714 475 32 built build VBD 48714 475 33 up up RP 48714 475 34 a a DT 48714 475 35 base base NN 48714 475 36 of of IN 48714 475 37 fire fire NN 48714 475 38 . . . 48714 476 1 On on IN 48714 476 2 the the DT 48714 476 3 right right JJ 48714 476 4 flank flank NN 48714 476 5 of of IN 48714 476 6 the the DT 48714 476 7 maneuver maneuver NN 48714 476 8 element element NN 48714 476 9 , , , 48714 476 10 Company Company NNP 48714 476 11 F F NNP 48714 476 12 , , , 48714 476 13 the the DT 48714 476 14 weapons weapon NNS 48714 476 15 platoon platoon NN 48714 476 16 burst burst VBD 48714 476 17 from from IN 48714 476 18 the the DT 48714 476 19 undergrowth undergrowth JJ 48714 476 20 and and CC 48714 476 21 surprised surprised JJ 48714 476 22 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 476 23 machine machine NN 48714 476 24 gunners gunner NNS 48714 476 25 setting set VBG 48714 476 26 up up RP 48714 476 27 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 476 28 weapon weapon NN 48714 476 29 , , , 48714 476 30 killing kill VBG 48714 476 31 them -PRON- PRP 48714 476 32 and and CC 48714 476 33 turning turn VBG 48714 476 34 the the DT 48714 476 35 gun gun NN 48714 476 36 against against IN 48714 476 37 the the DT 48714 476 38 enemy enemy NN 48714 476 39 . . . 48714 477 1 The the DT 48714 477 2 advance advance NN 48714 477 3 of of IN 48714 477 4 Company Company NNP 48714 477 5 F F NNP 48714 477 6 caught catch VBD 48714 477 7 the the DT 48714 477 8 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 477 9 in in IN 48714 477 10 mid mid JJ 48714 477 11 - - NN 48714 477 12 deployment deployment NN 48714 477 13 and and CC 48714 477 14 drove drive VBD 48714 477 15 them -PRON- PRP 48714 477 16 back back RB 48714 477 17 after after IN 48714 477 18 killing kill VBG 48714 477 19 some some DT 48714 477 20 40 40 CD 48714 477 21 of of IN 48714 477 22 them -PRON- PRP 48714 477 23 . . . 48714 478 1 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 478 2 's 's POS 48714 478 3 battalion battalion NN 48714 478 4 established establish VBD 48714 478 5 a a DT 48714 478 6 nighttime nighttime JJ 48714 478 7 perimeter perimeter NN 48714 478 8 that that WDT 48714 478 9 extended extend VBD 48714 478 10 from from IN 48714 478 11 Mount Mount NNP 48714 478 12 Schleuther Schleuther NNP 48714 478 13 to to IN 48714 478 14 the the DT 48714 478 15 trail trail NN 48714 478 16 and and CC 48714 478 17 embraced embrace VBD 48714 478 18 a a DT 48714 478 19 portion portion NN 48714 478 20 of of IN 48714 478 21 both both DT 48714 478 22 . . . 48714 479 1 The the DT 48714 479 2 action action NN 48714 479 3 on on IN 48714 479 4 7 7 CD 48714 479 5 March March NNP 48714 479 6 represented represent VBD 48714 479 7 a a DT 48714 479 8 departure departure NN 48714 479 9 from from IN 48714 479 10 plan plan NN 48714 479 11 . . . 48714 480 1 Smith Smith NNP 48714 480 2 had have VBD 48714 480 3 intended intend VBN 48714 480 4 that that IN 48714 480 5 both both CC 48714 480 6 Barba Barba NNP 48714 480 7 and and CC 48714 480 8 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 480 9 attack attack NN 48714 480 10 , , , 48714 480 11 with with IN 48714 480 12 the the DT 48714 480 13 3d 3d NNP 48714 480 14 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 480 15 , , , 48714 480 16 5th 5th JJ 48714 480 17 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 480 18 , , , 48714 480 19 commanded command VBD 48714 480 20 since since IN 48714 480 21 12 12 CD 48714 480 22 January January NNP 48714 480 23 by by IN 48714 480 24 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 480 25 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 480 26 Harold Harold NNP 48714 480 27 O. O. NNP 48714 480 28 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 480 29 , , , 48714 480 30 assuming assume VBG 48714 480 31 responsibility responsibility NN 48714 480 32 for for IN 48714 480 33 the the DT 48714 480 34 defense defense NN 48714 480 35 of of IN 48714 480 36 the the DT 48714 480 37 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 480 38 . . . 48714 481 1 The the DT 48714 481 2 landing landing NN 48714 481 3 craft craft NN 48714 481 4 that that WDT 48714 481 5 had have VBD 48714 481 6 carried carry VBN 48714 481 7 the the DT 48714 481 8 assault assault NN 48714 481 9 troops troop NNS 48714 481 10 departed depart VBN 48714 481 11 from from IN 48714 481 12 Red Red NNP 48714 481 13 Beach Beach NNP 48714 481 14 during during IN 48714 481 15 D D NNP 48714 481 16 - - HYPH 48714 481 17 Day Day NNP 48714 481 18 , , , 48714 481 19 some some DT 48714 481 20 of of IN 48714 481 21 them -PRON- PRP 48714 481 22 carrying carry VBG 48714 481 23 the the DT 48714 481 24 seriously seriously RB 48714 481 25 wounded wound VBN 48714 481 26 , , , 48714 481 27 in in IN 48714 481 28 order order NN 48714 481 29 to to TO 48714 481 30 pick pick VB 48714 481 31 up up RP 48714 481 32 the the DT 48714 481 33 3d 3d NNP 48714 481 34 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 481 35 at at IN 48714 481 36 Iboki Iboki NNP 48714 481 37 Point Point NNP 48714 481 38 and and CC 48714 481 39 bring bring VB 48714 481 40 it -PRON- PRP 48714 481 41 to to IN 48714 481 42 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 481 43 . . . 48714 482 1 The the DT 48714 482 2 day day NN 48714 482 3 was be VBD 48714 482 4 waning wane VBG 48714 482 5 by by IN 48714 482 6 the the DT 48714 482 7 time time NN 48714 482 8 enough enough JJ 48714 482 9 landing landing NN 48714 482 10 craft craft NN 48714 482 11 were be VBD 48714 482 12 on on IN 48714 482 13 hand hand NN 48714 482 14 for for IN 48714 482 15 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 482 16 's 's POS 48714 482 17 battalion battalion NN 48714 482 18 . . . 48714 483 1 For for IN 48714 483 2 the the DT 48714 483 3 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 48714 483 4 to to TO 48714 483 5 arrive arrive VB 48714 483 6 in in IN 48714 483 7 time time NN 48714 483 8 for for IN 48714 483 9 an an DT 48714 483 10 attack attack NN 48714 483 11 on on IN 48714 483 12 the the DT 48714 483 13 morning morning NN 48714 483 14 of of IN 48714 483 15 7 7 CD 48714 483 16 March March NNP 48714 483 17 would would MD 48714 483 18 require require VB 48714 483 19 a a DT 48714 483 20 dangerous dangerous JJ 48714 483 21 nighttime nighttime NN 48714 483 22 approach approach NN 48714 483 23 to to IN 48714 483 24 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 483 25 , , , 48714 483 26 through through IN 48714 483 27 uncharted uncharted JJ 48714 483 28 waters water NNS 48714 483 29 studded stud VBN 48714 483 30 with with IN 48714 483 31 sharp sharp JJ 48714 483 32 outcroppings outcropping NNS 48714 483 33 of of IN 48714 483 34 coral coral NN 48714 483 35 that that WDT 48714 483 36 could could MD 48714 483 37 lay lay VB 48714 483 38 open open JJ 48714 483 39 the the DT 48714 483 40 hull hull NN 48714 483 41 of of IN 48714 483 42 a a DT 48714 483 43 landing landing NN 48714 483 44 craft craft NN 48714 483 45 . . . 48714 484 1 Rupertus Rupertus NNP 48714 484 2 decided decide VBD 48714 484 3 that that IN 48714 484 4 the the DT 48714 484 5 risks risk NNS 48714 484 6 of of IN 48714 484 7 such such PDT 48714 484 8 a a DT 48714 484 9 move move NN 48714 484 10 outweighed outweigh VBD 48714 484 11 the the DT 48714 484 12 advantages advantage NNS 48714 484 13 and and CC 48714 484 14 canceled cancel VBD 48714 484 15 it -PRON- PRP 48714 484 16 at at IN 48714 484 17 the the DT 48714 484 18 last last JJ 48714 484 19 moment moment NN 48714 484 20 . . . 48714 485 1 No no DT 48714 485 2 boat boat NN 48714 485 3 started start VBD 48714 485 4 the the DT 48714 485 5 return return NN 48714 485 6 voyage voyage NN 48714 485 7 to to IN 48714 485 8 Red Red NNP 48714 485 9 Beach Beach NNP 48714 485 10 until until IN 48714 485 11 after after IN 48714 485 12 dawn dawn NN 48714 485 13 on on IN 48714 485 14 7 7 CD 48714 485 15 March March NNP 48714 485 16 , , , 48714 485 17 delaying delay VBG 48714 485 18 the the DT 48714 485 19 arrival arrival NN 48714 485 20 of of IN 48714 485 21 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 485 22 's 's POS 48714 485 23 battalion battalion NN 48714 485 24 until until IN 48714 485 25 late late JJ 48714 485 26 afternoon afternoon NN 48714 485 27 . . . 48714 486 1 On on IN 48714 486 2 that that DT 48714 486 3 day day NN 48714 486 4 , , , 48714 486 5 therefore therefore RB 48714 486 6 , , , 48714 486 7 Barba Barba NNP 48714 486 8 's 's POS 48714 486 9 1st 1st JJ 48714 486 10 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 486 11 had have VBD 48714 486 12 only only RB 48714 486 13 enough enough JJ 48714 486 14 time time NN 48714 486 15 to to TO 48714 486 16 send send VB 48714 486 17 Company company NN 48714 486 18 C C NNP 48714 486 19 a a DT 48714 486 20 short short JJ 48714 486 21 distance distance NN 48714 486 22 inland inland RB 48714 486 23 on on IN 48714 486 24 a a DT 48714 486 25 trail trail NN 48714 486 26 that that WDT 48714 486 27 passed pass VBD 48714 486 28 to to IN 48714 486 29 the the DT 48714 486 30 right right NN 48714 486 31 of of IN 48714 486 32 Little little JJ 48714 486 33 Mount Mount NNP 48714 486 34 Worri Worri NNP 48714 486 35 , , , 48714 486 36 en en IN 48714 486 37 route route NN 48714 486 38 to to IN 48714 486 39 the the DT 48714 486 40 village village NN 48714 486 41 of of IN 48714 486 42 Liappo Liappo NNP 48714 486 43 . . . 48714 487 1 When when WRB 48714 487 2 the the DT 48714 487 3 trail trail NN 48714 487 4 petered petere VBD 48714 487 5 out out RP 48714 487 6 among among IN 48714 487 7 the the DT 48714 487 8 trees tree NNS 48714 487 9 and and CC 48714 487 10 vines vine NNS 48714 487 11 , , , 48714 487 12 the the DT 48714 487 13 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 487 14 hacked hack VBD 48714 487 15 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 487 16 way way NN 48714 487 17 forward forward RB 48714 487 18 until until IN 48714 487 19 they -PRON- PRP 48714 487 20 ran run VBD 48714 487 21 out out IN 48714 487 22 of of IN 48714 487 23 daylight daylight NN 48714 487 24 short short JJ 48714 487 25 of of IN 48714 487 26 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 487 27 objective objective NN 48714 487 28 . . . 48714 488 1 On on IN 48714 488 2 8 8 CD 48714 488 3 March March NNP 48714 488 4 , , , 48714 488 5 the the DT 48714 488 6 1st 1st JJ 48714 488 7 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 488 8 , , , 48714 488 9 5th 5th JJ 48714 488 10 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 488 11 , , , 48714 488 12 resumed resume VBD 48714 488 13 the the DT 48714 488 14 advance advance NN 48714 488 15 , , , 48714 488 16 Companies Companies NNP 48714 488 17 A a NN 48714 488 18 and and CC 48714 488 19 B b NN 48714 488 20 moving move VBG 48714 488 21 on on IN 48714 488 22 parallel parallel JJ 48714 488 23 paths path NNS 48714 488 24 leading lead VBG 48714 488 25 east east RB 48714 488 26 of of IN 48714 488 27 Little little JJ 48714 488 28 Mount Mount NNP 48714 488 29 Worri Worri NNP 48714 488 30 . . . 48714 489 1 Members Members NNP 48714 489 2 of of IN 48714 489 3 Company Company NNP 48714 489 4 A A NNP 48714 489 5 , , , 48714 489 6 peering peer VBG 48714 489 7 through through IN 48714 489 8 dense dense JJ 48714 489 9 undergrowth undergrowth NN 48714 489 10 , , , 48714 489 11 saw see VBD 48714 489 12 a a DT 48714 489 13 figure figure NN 48714 489 14 in in IN 48714 489 15 a a DT 48714 489 16 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 489 17 uniform uniform NN 48714 489 18 and and CC 48714 489 19 opened open VBD 48714 489 20 fire fire NN 48714 489 21 . . . 48714 490 1 The the DT 48714 490 2 person person NN 48714 490 3 was be VBD 48714 490 4 not not RB 48714 490 5 a a DT 48714 490 6 Japanese Japanese NNP 48714 490 7 , , , 48714 490 8 however however RB 48714 490 9 , , , 48714 490 10 but but CC 48714 490 11 a a DT 48714 490 12 native native JJ 48714 490 13 wearing wear VBG 48714 490 14 clothing clothing NN 48714 490 15 discarded discard VBN 48714 490 16 by by IN 48714 490 17 the the DT 48714 490 18 enemy enemy NN 48714 490 19 and and CC 48714 490 20 serving serve VBG 48714 490 21 as as IN 48714 490 22 a a DT 48714 490 23 guide guide NN 48714 490 24 for for IN 48714 490 25 Company Company NNP 48714 490 26 B. B. NNP 48714 491 1 The the DT 48714 491 2 first first JJ 48714 491 3 shots shot NNS 48714 491 4 triggered trigger VBD 48714 491 5 an an DT 48714 491 6 exchange exchange NN 48714 491 7 of of IN 48714 491 8 fire fire NN 48714 491 9 that that WDT 48714 491 10 wounded wound VBD 48714 491 11 the the DT 48714 491 12 guide guide NN 48714 491 13 , , , 48714 491 14 killed kill VBD 48714 491 15 one one CD 48714 491 16 Marine Marine NNP 48714 491 17 , , , 48714 491 18 and and CC 48714 491 19 wounded wound VBD 48714 491 20 a a DT 48714 491 21 number number NN 48714 491 22 of of IN 48714 491 23 others other NNS 48714 491 24 . . . 48714 492 1 Afterward afterward RB 48714 492 2 , , , 48714 492 3 the the DT 48714 492 4 advance advance NN 48714 492 5 resumed resume VBD 48714 492 6 , , , 48714 492 7 but but CC 48714 492 8 once once RB 48714 492 9 again again RB 48714 492 10 the the DT 48714 492 11 formidable formidable JJ 48714 492 12 terrain terrain NN 48714 492 13 -- -- : 48714 492 14 muddy muddy JJ 48714 492 15 ravines ravine NNS 48714 492 16 choked choke VBN 48714 492 17 with with IN 48714 492 18 brush brush NN 48714 492 19 and and CC 48714 492 20 vines vine NNS 48714 492 21 -- -- : 48714 492 22 slowed slow VBD 48714 492 23 the the DT 48714 492 24 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 492 25 , , , 48714 492 26 and and CC 48714 492 27 the the DT 48714 492 28 sun sun NN 48714 492 29 set set VBN 48714 492 30 with with IN 48714 492 31 the the DT 48714 492 32 battalion battalion NN 48714 492 33 still still RB 48714 492 34 on on IN 48714 492 35 the the DT 48714 492 36 trail trail NN 48714 492 37 . . . 48714 493 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 48714 493 2 , , , 48714 493 3 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 493 4 's 's POS 48714 493 5 2d 2d NNP 48714 493 6 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 493 7 probed probe VBD 48714 493 8 deeper deeply RBR 48714 493 9 into into IN 48714 493 10 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 493 11 's 's POS 48714 493 12 defenses defense NNS 48714 493 13 . . . 48714 494 1 Patrols patrol NNS 48714 494 2 ranged range VBD 48714 494 3 ahead ahead RB 48714 494 4 on on IN 48714 494 5 the the DT 48714 494 6 morning morning NN 48714 494 7 of of IN 48714 494 8 8 8 CD 48714 494 9 March March NNP 48714 494 10 and and CC 48714 494 11 found find VBD 48714 494 12 the the DT 48714 494 13 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 494 14 dug dig VBD 48714 494 15 in in RP 48714 494 16 at at IN 48714 494 17 Bitokara Bitokara NNP 48714 494 18 Mission Mission NNP 48714 494 19 , , , 48714 494 20 but but CC 48714 494 21 the the DT 48714 494 22 enemy enemy NN 48714 494 23 fell fall VBD 48714 494 24 back back RB 48714 494 25 before before IN 48714 494 26 the the DT 48714 494 27 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 494 28 could could MD 48714 494 29 storm storm VB 48714 494 30 the the DT 48714 494 31 position position NN 48714 494 32 . . . 48714 495 1 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 495 2 's 's POS 48714 495 3 troops troop NNS 48714 495 4 occupied occupy VBD 48714 495 5 Bitokara Bitokara NNP 48714 495 6 and and CC 48714 495 7 pushed push VBD 48714 495 8 as as RB 48714 495 9 far far RB 48714 495 10 as as IN 48714 495 11 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 495 12 , , , 48714 495 13 taking take VBG 48714 495 14 over over RP 48714 495 15 the the DT 48714 495 16 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 495 17 airstrip airstrip NN 48714 495 18 . . . 48714 496 1 Other other JJ 48714 496 2 patrols patrol NNS 48714 496 3 from from IN 48714 496 4 this this DT 48714 496 5 battalion battalion NN 48714 496 6 started start VBD 48714 496 7 up up RP 48714 496 8 the the DT 48714 496 9 steep steep JJ 48714 496 10 slopes slope NNS 48714 496 11 of of IN 48714 496 12 Mount Mount NNP 48714 496 13 Schleuther Schleuther NNP 48714 496 14 and and CC 48714 496 15 collided collide VBD 48714 496 16 with with IN 48714 496 17 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 496 18 's 's POS 48714 496 19 main main JJ 48714 496 20 strength strength NN 48714 496 21 . . . 48714 497 1 Fire fire NN 48714 497 2 from from IN 48714 497 3 small small JJ 48714 497 4 arms arm NNS 48714 497 5 , , , 48714 497 6 a a DT 48714 497 7 90 90 CD 48714 497 8 mm mm CD 48714 497 9 mortar mortar NN 48714 497 10 , , , 48714 497 11 and and CC 48714 497 12 a a DT 48714 497 13 75 75 CD 48714 497 14 mm mm CD 48714 497 15 field field NN 48714 497 16 gun gun NN 48714 497 17 killed kill VBN 48714 497 18 or or CC 48714 497 19 wounded wound VBN 48714 497 20 18 18 CD 48714 497 21 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 497 22 . . . 48714 498 1 Rather rather RB 48714 498 2 than than IN 48714 498 3 press press VB 48714 498 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 498 5 attack attack NN 48714 498 6 in in IN 48714 498 7 the the DT 48714 498 8 gathering gathering NN 48714 498 9 darkness darkness NN 48714 498 10 , , , 48714 498 11 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 498 12 pulled pull VBD 48714 498 13 back back RB 48714 498 14 from from IN 48714 498 15 the the DT 48714 498 16 mountain mountain NN 48714 498 17 and and CC 48714 498 18 dug dig VBD 48714 498 19 in in RP 48714 498 20 at at IN 48714 498 21 Bitokara Bitokara NNP 48714 498 22 Mission Mission NNP 48714 498 23 so so IN 48714 498 24 artillery artillery NN 48714 498 25 and and CC 48714 498 26 mortars mortar NNS 48714 498 27 could could MD 48714 498 28 hammer hammer VB 48714 498 29 the the DT 48714 498 30 defenses defense NNS 48714 498 31 throughout throughout IN 48714 498 32 the the DT 48714 498 33 night night NN 48714 498 34 , , , 48714 498 35 but but CC 48714 498 36 he -PRON- PRP 48714 498 37 left leave VBD 48714 498 38 one one CD 48714 498 39 company company NN 48714 498 40 to to TO 48714 498 41 defend defend VB 48714 498 42 the the DT 48714 498 43 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 498 44 airstrip airstrip NN 48714 498 45 . . . 48714 499 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 499 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 499 3 : : : 48714 499 4 _ _ NNP 48714 499 5 Cpl Cpl NNP 48714 499 6 Robert Robert NNP 48714 499 7 J. J. NNP 48714 499 8 Hallahan Hallahan NNP 48714 499 9 , , , 48714 499 10 a a DT 48714 499 11 member member NN 48714 499 12 of of IN 48714 499 13 the the DT 48714 499 14 1st 1st JJ 48714 499 15 Marine Marine NNP 48714 499 16 Division Division NNP 48714 499 17 band band NN 48714 499 18 , , , 48714 499 19 examines examine VBZ 48714 499 20 the the DT 48714 499 21 shattered shattered JJ 48714 499 22 remains remain NNS 48714 499 23 of of IN 48714 499 24 a a DT 48714 499 25 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 499 26 75 75 CD 48714 499 27 mm mm CD 48714 499 28 gun gun NN 48714 499 29 used use VBN 48714 499 30 in in IN 48714 499 31 the the DT 48714 499 32 defense defense NN 48714 499 33 of of IN 48714 499 34 Mount Mount NNP 48714 499 35 Schleuther Schleuther NNP 48714 499 36 and and CC 48714 499 37 rigged rig VBD 48714 499 38 as as IN 48714 499 39 a a DT 48714 499 40 booby booby NN 48714 499 41 trap trap NN 48714 499 42 when when WRB 48714 499 43 the the DT 48714 499 44 enemy enemy NN 48714 499 45 withdrew withdraw VBD 48714 499 46 . . . 48714 499 47 _ _ NNP 48714 499 48 Department Department NNP 48714 499 49 of of IN 48714 499 50 Defense Defense NNP 48714 499 51 ( ( -LRB- 48714 499 52 USA USA NNP 48714 499 53 ) ) -RRB- 48714 499 54 photo photo NN 48714 499 55 SC SC NNP 48714 499 56 260915 260915 CD 48714 499 57 ] ] -RRB- 48714 499 58 [ [ -LRB- 48714 499 59 Illustration illustration NN 48714 499 60 : : : 48714 499 61 Department Department NNP 48714 499 62 of of IN 48714 499 63 Defense Defense NNP 48714 499 64 ( ( -LRB- 48714 499 65 USMC USMC NNP 48714 499 66 ) ) -RRB- 48714 499 67 photo photo NN 48714 499 68 69985 69985 CD 48714 499 69 _ _ NNP 48714 499 70 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 499 71 struggle struggle NN 48714 499 72 to to TO 48714 499 73 winch winch VB 48714 499 74 a a DT 48714 499 75 tractor tractor NN 48714 499 76 , , , 48714 499 77 and and CC 48714 499 78 the the DT 48714 499 79 105 105 CD 48714 499 80 mm mm NN 48714 499 81 howitzer howitzer NN 48714 499 82 it -PRON- PRP 48714 499 83 is be VBZ 48714 499 84 towing tow VBG 48714 499 85 , , , 48714 499 86 out out IN 48714 499 87 of of IN 48714 499 88 the the DT 48714 499 89 mud mud NN 48714 499 90 of of IN 48714 499 91 New New NNP 48714 499 92 Britain Britain NNP 48714 499 93 . . . 48714 500 1 The the DT 48714 500 2 trails trail NNS 48714 500 3 linking link VBG 48714 500 4 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 500 5 and and CC 48714 500 6 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 500 7 proved prove VBD 48714 500 8 as as IN 48714 500 9 impassable impassable JJ 48714 500 10 for for IN 48714 500 11 heavy heavy JJ 48714 500 12 vehicles vehicle NNS 48714 500 13 as as IN 48714 500 14 those those DT 48714 500 15 on on IN 48714 500 16 Cape Cape NNP 48714 500 17 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 500 18 . . . 48714 500 19 _ _ NNP 48714 500 20 ] ] -RRB- 48714 500 21 On on IN 48714 500 22 the the DT 48714 500 23 morning morning NN 48714 500 24 of of IN 48714 500 25 9 9 CD 48714 500 26 March March NNP 48714 500 27 , , , 48714 500 28 Company Company NNP 48714 500 29 G G NNP 48714 500 30 of of IN 48714 500 31 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 500 32 's 's POS 48714 500 33 battalion battalion NN 48714 500 34 advanced advance VBD 48714 500 35 up up RP 48714 500 36 Mount Mount NNP 48714 500 37 Schleuther Schleuther NNP 48714 500 38 while while IN 48714 500 39 Companies Companies NNP 48714 500 40 B B NNP 48714 500 41 and and CC 48714 500 42 C C NNP 48714 500 43 from from IN 48714 500 44 Barba Barba NNP 48714 500 45 's 's POS 48714 500 46 command command NN 48714 500 47 cleared clear VBD 48714 500 48 the the DT 48714 500 49 villages village NNS 48714 500 50 around around IN 48714 500 51 the the DT 48714 500 52 base base NN 48714 500 53 . . . 48714 501 1 Company company NN 48714 501 2 G g NN 48714 501 3 expected expect VBD 48714 501 4 to to TO 48714 501 5 encounter encounter VB 48714 501 6 intense intense JJ 48714 501 7 opposition opposition NN 48714 501 8 during during IN 48714 501 9 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 501 10 part part NN 48714 501 11 of of IN 48714 501 12 the the DT 48714 501 13 coordinated coordinated JJ 48714 501 14 attack attack NN 48714 501 15 , , , 48714 501 16 but but CC 48714 501 17 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 501 18 had have VBD 48714 501 19 decamped decamp VBN 48714 501 20 from from IN 48714 501 21 the the DT 48714 501 22 mountain mountain NN 48714 501 23 top top NN 48714 501 24 , , , 48714 501 25 leaving leave VBG 48714 501 26 behind behind RB 48714 501 27 one one CD 48714 501 28 dead dead JJ 48714 501 29 , , , 48714 501 30 two two CD 48714 501 31 stragglers straggler NNS 48714 501 32 , , , 48714 501 33 and and CC 48714 501 34 an an DT 48714 501 35 artillery artillery NN 48714 501 36 piece piece NN 48714 501 37 . . . 48714 502 1 The the DT 48714 502 2 enemy enemy NN 48714 502 3 , , , 48714 502 4 however however RB 48714 502 5 , , , 48714 502 6 had have VBD 48714 502 7 festooned festoon VBN 48714 502 8 the the DT 48714 502 9 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 502 10 75 75 CD 48714 502 11 mm mm CD 48714 502 12 gun gun NN 48714 502 13 with with IN 48714 502 14 vines vine NNS 48714 502 15 that that WDT 48714 502 16 served serve VBD 48714 502 17 as as IN 48714 502 18 trip trip NN 48714 502 19 wires wire NNS 48714 502 20 for for IN 48714 502 21 a a DT 48714 502 22 booby booby NN 48714 502 23 trap trap NN 48714 502 24 . . . 48714 503 1 When when WRB 48714 503 2 the the DT 48714 503 3 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 503 4 hacked hack VBD 48714 503 5 at at IN 48714 503 6 the the DT 48714 503 7 vines vine NNS 48714 503 8 to to TO 48714 503 9 examine examine VB 48714 503 10 the the DT 48714 503 11 weapon weapon NN 48714 503 12 more more RBR 48714 503 13 closely closely RB 48714 503 14 , , , 48714 503 15 they -PRON- PRP 48714 503 16 released release VBD 48714 503 17 the the DT 48714 503 18 firing firing NN 48714 503 19 pin pin NN 48714 503 20 and and CC 48714 503 21 detonated detonate VBD 48714 503 22 a a DT 48714 503 23 round round NN 48714 503 24 in in IN 48714 503 25 the the DT 48714 503 26 chamber chamber NN 48714 503 27 . . . 48714 504 1 Since since IN 48714 504 2 the the DT 48714 504 3 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 504 4 gun gun NN 48714 504 5 crew crew NN 48714 504 6 had have VBD 48714 504 7 plugged plug VBN 48714 504 8 the the DT 48714 504 9 bore bore NN 48714 504 10 before before IN 48714 504 11 fleeing flee VBG 48714 504 12 , , , 48714 504 13 the the DT 48714 504 14 resulting result VBG 48714 504 15 explosion explosion NN 48714 504 16 ruptured rupture VBD 48714 504 17 the the DT 48714 504 18 breech breech JJ 48714 504 19 block block NN 48714 504 20 and and CC 48714 504 21 wounded wound VBD 48714 504 22 one one CD 48714 504 23 of of IN 48714 504 24 Gayle Gayle NNP 48714 504 25 's 's POS 48714 504 26 men man NNS 48714 504 27 . . . 48714 505 1 Besides besides IN 48714 505 2 yielding yield VBG 48714 505 3 the the DT 48714 505 4 dominant dominant JJ 48714 505 5 terrain terrain NN 48714 505 6 , , , 48714 505 7 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 505 8 chose choose VBD 48714 505 9 not not RB 48714 505 10 to to TO 48714 505 11 defend defend VB 48714 505 12 any any DT 48714 505 13 of of IN 48714 505 14 the the DT 48714 505 15 villages village NNS 48714 505 16 clustered cluster VBN 48714 505 17 at at IN 48714 505 18 the the DT 48714 505 19 base base NN 48714 505 20 of of IN 48714 505 21 the the DT 48714 505 22 mountain mountain NN 48714 505 23 . . . 48714 506 1 The the DT 48714 506 2 5th 5th JJ 48714 506 3 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 506 4 thus thus RB 48714 506 5 opened open VBD 48714 506 6 a a DT 48714 506 7 route route NN 48714 506 8 across across IN 48714 506 9 the the DT 48714 506 10 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 506 11 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 506 12 to to TO 48714 506 13 support support VB 48714 506 14 further further JJ 48714 506 15 operations operation NNS 48714 506 16 against against IN 48714 506 17 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 506 18 's 's POS 48714 506 19 line line NN 48714 506 20 of of IN 48714 506 21 retreat retreat NN 48714 506 22 . . . 48714 507 1 Since since IN 48714 507 2 6 6 CD 48714 507 3 March March NNP 48714 507 4 , , , 48714 507 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 507 6 Smith Smith NNP 48714 507 7 's 's POS 48714 507 8 force force NN 48714 507 9 had have VBD 48714 507 10 killed kill VBN 48714 507 11 an an DT 48714 507 12 estimated estimate VBN 48714 507 13 150 150 CD 48714 507 14 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 507 15 at at IN 48714 507 16 the the DT 48714 507 17 cost cost NN 48714 507 18 of of IN 48714 507 19 17 17 CD 48714 507 20 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 507 21 killed kill VBN 48714 507 22 and and CC 48714 507 23 114 114 CD 48714 507 24 wounded wounded JJ 48714 507 25 , , , 48714 507 26 most most JJS 48714 507 27 of of IN 48714 507 28 the the DT 48714 507 29 casualties casualty NNS 48714 507 30 suffered suffer VBD 48714 507 31 on on IN 48714 507 32 the the DT 48714 507 33 first first JJ 48714 507 34 day day NN 48714 507 35 . . . 48714 508 1 The the DT 48714 508 2 final final JJ 48714 508 3 phase phase NN 48714 508 4 of of IN 48714 508 5 the the DT 48714 508 6 fighting fighting NN 48714 508 7 that that WDT 48714 508 8 began begin VBD 48714 508 9 on on IN 48714 508 10 Red Red NNP 48714 508 11 Beach Beach NNP 48714 508 12 consisted consist VBD 48714 508 13 of of IN 48714 508 14 securing secure VBG 48714 508 15 Garua Garua NNP 48714 508 16 Island Island NNP 48714 508 17 , , , 48714 508 18 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 508 19 by by IN 48714 508 20 the the DT 48714 508 21 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 508 22 , , , 48714 508 23 for for IN 48714 508 24 American american JJ 48714 508 25 use use NN 48714 508 26 , , , 48714 508 27 a a DT 48714 508 28 task task NN 48714 508 29 finished finish VBD 48714 508 30 on on IN 48714 508 31 9 9 CD 48714 508 32 March March NNP 48714 508 33 . . . 48714 509 1 The the DT 48714 509 2 results result NNS 48714 509 3 of of IN 48714 509 4 the the DT 48714 509 5 action action NN 48714 509 6 at at IN 48714 509 7 the the DT 48714 509 8 base base NN 48714 509 9 of of IN 48714 509 10 the the DT 48714 509 11 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 509 12 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 509 13 proved prove VBD 48714 509 14 mixed mixed JJ 48714 509 15 . . . 48714 510 1 The the DT 48714 510 2 grass grass NN 48714 510 3 airstrip airstrip NN 48714 510 4 at at IN 48714 510 5 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 510 6 lacked lack VBD 48714 510 7 the the DT 48714 510 8 length length NN 48714 510 9 to to TO 48714 510 10 accommodate accommodate VB 48714 510 11 fighters fighter NNS 48714 510 12 , , , 48714 510 13 but but CC 48714 510 14 the the DT 48714 510 15 division division NN 48714 510 16 's 's POS 48714 510 17 liaison liaison NN 48714 510 18 planes plane NNS 48714 510 19 made make VBD 48714 510 20 extensive extensive JJ 48714 510 21 use use NN 48714 510 22 of of IN 48714 510 23 it -PRON- PRP 48714 510 24 , , , 48714 510 25 landing land VBG 48714 510 26 on on IN 48714 510 27 either either DT 48714 510 28 side side NN 48714 510 29 of of IN 48714 510 30 the the DT 48714 510 31 carcass carcass NN 48714 510 32 of of IN 48714 510 33 a a DT 48714 510 34 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 510 35 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 510 36 until until IN 48714 510 37 the the DT 48714 510 38 wreckage wreckage NN 48714 510 39 could could MD 48714 510 40 be be VB 48714 510 41 hauled haul VBN 48714 510 42 away away RB 48714 510 43 . . . 48714 511 1 The the DT 48714 511 2 trail trail NN 48714 511 3 net net NN 48714 511 4 , , , 48714 511 5 essentially essentially RB 48714 511 6 a a DT 48714 511 7 web web NN 48714 511 8 of of IN 48714 511 9 muddy muddy JJ 48714 511 10 paths path NNS 48714 511 11 , , , 48714 511 12 required require VBD 48714 511 13 long long JJ 48714 511 14 hours hour NNS 48714 511 15 of of IN 48714 511 16 hard hard JJ 48714 511 17 work work NN 48714 511 18 by by IN 48714 511 19 Company Company NNP 48714 511 20 F F NNP 48714 511 21 , , , 48714 511 22 17th 17th JJ 48714 511 23 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 511 24 , , , 48714 511 25 and and CC 48714 511 26 Army Army NNP 48714 511 27 engineers engineer NNS 48714 511 28 , , , 48714 511 29 who who WP 48714 511 30 used use VBD 48714 511 31 a a DT 48714 511 32 10-ton 10-ton CD 48714 511 33 wrecker wrecker NN 48714 511 34 to to TO 48714 511 35 recover recover VB 48714 511 36 three three CD 48714 511 37 Sherman Sherman NNP 48714 511 38 tanks tank NNS 48714 511 39 that that WDT 48714 511 40 had have VBD 48714 511 41 become become VBN 48714 511 42 mired mired JJ 48714 511 43 during during IN 48714 511 44 the the DT 48714 511 45 fighting fighting NN 48714 511 46 . . . 48714 512 1 By by IN 48714 512 2 10 10 CD 48714 512 3 March March NNP 48714 512 4 , , , 48714 512 5 the the DT 48714 512 6 trails trail NNS 48714 512 7 could could MD 48714 512 8 support support VB 48714 512 9 a a DT 48714 512 10 further further JJ 48714 512 11 advance advance NN 48714 512 12 . . . 48714 513 1 Two two CD 48714 513 2 days day NNS 48714 513 3 later later RB 48714 513 4 , , , 48714 513 5 elements element NNS 48714 513 6 of of IN 48714 513 7 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 513 8 's 's POS 48714 513 9 3d 3d NNP 48714 513 10 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 513 11 , , , 48714 513 12 5th 5th JJ 48714 513 13 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 513 14 , , , 48714 513 15 having have VBG 48714 513 16 moved move VBN 48714 513 17 inland inland RB 48714 513 18 from from IN 48714 513 19 the the DT 48714 513 20 beachhead beachhead NN 48714 513 21 , , , 48714 513 22 provided provide VBD 48714 513 23 a a DT 48714 513 24 guard guard NN 48714 513 25 of of IN 48714 513 26 honor honor NN 48714 513 27 as as IN 48714 513 28 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 513 29 Smith Smith NNP 48714 513 30 and and CC 48714 513 31 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 513 32 executive executive JJ 48714 513 33 officer officer NN 48714 513 34 , , , 48714 513 35 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 513 36 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 513 37 Henry Henry NNP 48714 513 38 W. W. NNP 48714 513 39 Buse Buse NNP 48714 513 40 , , , 48714 513 41 raised raise VBD 48714 513 42 over over IN 48714 513 43 Bitokara Bitokara NNP 48714 513 44 the the DT 48714 513 45 same same JJ 48714 513 46 flag flag NN 48714 513 47 that that WDT 48714 513 48 had have VBD 48714 513 49 flown fly VBN 48714 513 50 over over IN 48714 513 51 Airfield Airfield NNP 48714 513 52 No no NN 48714 513 53 . . . 48714 514 1 2 2 LS 48714 514 2 at at IN 48714 514 3 Cape Cape NNP 48714 514 4 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 514 5 . . . 48714 515 1 _ _ NNP 48714 515 2 Final Final NNP 48714 515 3 Combat Combat NNP 48714 515 4 and and CC 48714 515 5 Relief Relief NNP 48714 515 6 _ _ NNP 48714 515 7 The the DT 48714 515 8 flotilla flotilla NN 48714 515 9 of of IN 48714 515 10 Army Army NNP 48714 515 11 LCMs LCMs NNPS 48714 515 12 and and CC 48714 515 13 Navy Navy NNP 48714 515 14 LCTs lct NNS 48714 515 15 that that WDT 48714 515 16 supported support VBD 48714 515 17 the the DT 48714 515 18 Volupai Volupai NNP 48714 515 19 landings landing NNS 48714 515 20 inflicted inflict VBD 48714 515 21 further further JJ 48714 515 22 damage damage NN 48714 515 23 on on IN 48714 515 24 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 515 25 coastal coastal JJ 48714 515 26 traffic traffic NN 48714 515 27 , , , 48714 515 28 already already RB 48714 515 29 hard hard RB 48714 515 30 hit hit VBN 48714 515 31 by by IN 48714 515 32 air air NN 48714 515 33 strikes strike NNS 48714 515 34 . . . 48714 516 1 On on IN 48714 516 2 9 9 CD 48714 516 3 March March NNP 48714 516 4 , , , 48714 516 5 a a DT 48714 516 6 convoy convoy NN 48714 516 7 of of IN 48714 516 8 landing land VBG 48714 516 9 craft craft NN 48714 516 10 carrying carry VBG 48714 516 11 supplies supply NNS 48714 516 12 around around IN 48714 516 13 the the DT 48714 516 14 tip tip NN 48714 516 15 of of IN 48714 516 16 the the DT 48714 516 17 peninsula peninsula NN 48714 516 18 for for IN 48714 516 19 delivery delivery NN 48714 516 20 to to IN 48714 516 21 the the DT 48714 516 22 advancing advance VBG 48714 516 23 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 516 24 at at IN 48714 516 25 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 516 26 spotted spot VBD 48714 516 27 four four CD 48714 516 28 enemy enemy NN 48714 516 29 barges barge NNS 48714 516 30 , , , 48714 516 31 beached beach VBD 48714 516 32 and and CC 48714 516 33 sloppily sloppily RB 48714 516 34 camouflaged camouflage VBN 48714 516 35 . . . 48714 517 1 An an DT 48714 517 2 LCT LCT NNP 48714 517 3 took take VBD 48714 517 4 the the DT 48714 517 5 barges barge NNS 48714 517 6 under under IN 48714 517 7 fire fire NN 48714 517 8 from from IN 48714 517 9 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 517 10 20 20 CD 48714 517 11 mm mm NN 48714 517 12 cannon cannon NN 48714 517 13 and and CC 48714 517 14 machine machine NN 48714 517 15 guns gun NNS 48714 517 16 , , , 48714 517 17 destroying destroy VBG 48714 517 18 one one CD 48714 517 19 of of IN 48714 517 20 the the DT 48714 517 21 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 517 22 craft craft NN 48714 517 23 . . . 48714 518 1 Later later RB 48714 518 2 that that DT 48714 518 3 day day NN 48714 518 4 , , , 48714 518 5 two two CD 48714 518 6 LCMs lcm NNS 48714 518 7 used use VBD 48714 518 8 the the DT 48714 518 9 37 37 CD 48714 518 10 mm mm NN 48714 518 11 gun gun NN 48714 518 12 of of IN 48714 518 13 the the DT 48714 518 14 Marine Marine NNP 48714 518 15 light light NN 48714 518 16 tank tank NN 48714 518 17 that that IN 48714 518 18 each each DT 48714 518 19 was be VBD 48714 518 20 carrying carry VBG 48714 518 21 , , , 48714 518 22 to to TO 48714 518 23 fire fire VB 48714 518 24 upon upon IN 48714 518 25 another another DT 48714 518 26 barge barge NN 48714 518 27 beached beach VBN 48714 518 28 on on IN 48714 518 29 the the DT 48714 518 30 peninsula peninsula NN 48714 518 31 . . . 48714 519 1 The the DT 48714 519 2 enemy enemy NN 48714 519 3 tried try VBD 48714 519 4 to to TO 48714 519 5 make make VB 48714 519 6 the the DT 48714 519 7 best good JJS 48714 519 8 possible possible JJ 48714 519 9 use use NN 48714 519 10 of of IN 48714 519 11 the the DT 48714 519 12 dwindling dwindle VBG 48714 519 13 number number NN 48714 519 14 of of IN 48714 519 15 barges barge NNS 48714 519 16 , , , 48714 519 17 but but CC 48714 519 18 the the DT 48714 519 19 bulk bulk NN 48714 519 20 of of IN 48714 519 21 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 519 22 's 's POS 48714 519 23 troops troop NNS 48714 519 24 moved move VBD 48714 519 25 overland overland NNP 48714 519 26 , , , 48714 519 27 screened screen VBN 48714 519 28 by by IN 48714 519 29 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 519 30 's 's POS 48714 519 31 men man NNS 48714 519 32 during during IN 48714 519 33 the the DT 48714 519 34 transit transit NN 48714 519 35 of of IN 48714 519 36 the the DT 48714 519 37 base base NN 48714 519 38 of of IN 48714 519 39 the the DT 48714 519 40 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 519 41 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 519 42 . . . 48714 520 1 About about RB 48714 520 2 a a DT 48714 520 3 hundred hundred CD 48714 520 4 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 520 5 dug dig VBD 48714 520 6 in in RP 48714 520 7 at at IN 48714 520 8 Garilli Garilli NNP 48714 520 9 , , , 48714 520 10 but but CC 48714 520 11 by by IN 48714 520 12 the the DT 48714 520 13 time time NN 48714 520 14 Company Company NNP 48714 520 15 K K NNP 48714 520 16 of of IN 48714 520 17 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 520 18 's 's POS 48714 520 19 3d 3d NNP 48714 520 20 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 520 21 , , , 48714 520 22 5th 5th JJ 48714 520 23 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 520 24 , , , 48714 520 25 attacked attack VBN 48714 520 26 on on IN 48714 520 27 11 11 CD 48714 520 28 March March NNP 48714 520 29 , , , 48714 520 30 the the DT 48714 520 31 enemy enemy NN 48714 520 32 had have VBD 48714 520 33 fallen fall VBN 48714 520 34 back back RB 48714 520 35 to to IN 48714 520 36 a a DT 48714 520 37 new new JJ 48714 520 38 trail trail NN 48714 520 39 block block NN 48714 520 40 about about RB 48714 520 41 three three CD 48714 520 42 miles mile NNS 48714 520 43 distant distant JJ 48714 520 44 . . . 48714 521 1 For for IN 48714 521 2 four four CD 48714 521 3 days day NNS 48714 521 4 , , , 48714 521 5 the the DT 48714 521 6 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 521 7 fought fight VBD 48714 521 8 a a DT 48714 521 9 succession succession NN 48714 521 10 of of IN 48714 521 11 sharp sharp JJ 48714 521 12 actions action NNS 48714 521 13 , , , 48714 521 14 as as IN 48714 521 15 the the DT 48714 521 16 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 521 17 retreated retreat VBD 48714 521 18 a a DT 48714 521 19 few few JJ 48714 521 20 hundred hundred CD 48714 521 21 yards yard NNS 48714 521 22 at at IN 48714 521 23 a a DT 48714 521 24 time time NN 48714 521 25 , , , 48714 521 26 dragging drag VBG 48714 521 27 with with IN 48714 521 28 them -PRON- PRP 48714 521 29 a a DT 48714 521 30 75 75 CD 48714 521 31 mm mm CD 48714 521 32 gun gun NN 48714 521 33 that that WDT 48714 521 34 anchored anchor VBD 48714 521 35 each each DT 48714 521 36 of of IN 48714 521 37 the the DT 48714 521 38 blocking block VBG 48714 521 39 positions position NNS 48714 521 40 . . . 48714 522 1 On on IN 48714 522 2 16 16 CD 48714 522 3 March March NNP 48714 522 4 , , , 48714 522 5 Deakin Deakin NNP 48714 522 6 himself -PRON- PRP 48714 522 7 joined join VBD 48714 522 8 Company Company NNP 48714 522 9 K K NNP 48714 522 10 , , , 48714 522 11 arriving arrive VBG 48714 522 12 in in IN 48714 522 13 an an DT 48714 522 14 LCM lcm NN 48714 522 15 that that WDT 48714 522 16 also also RB 48714 522 17 carried carry VBD 48714 522 18 a a DT 48714 522 19 section section NN 48714 522 20 of of IN 48714 522 21 81 81 CD 48714 522 22 mm mm NN 48714 522 23 mortars mortar NNS 48714 522 24 . . . 48714 523 1 The the DT 48714 523 2 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 523 3 turned turn VBD 48714 523 4 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 523 5 cannon cannon NN 48714 523 6 seaward seaward NN 48714 523 7 to to TO 48714 523 8 deal deal VB 48714 523 9 with with IN 48714 523 10 this this DT 48714 523 11 threat threat NN 48714 523 12 but but CC 48714 523 13 failed fail VBD 48714 523 14 to to TO 48714 523 15 hit hit VB 48714 523 16 the the DT 48714 523 17 landing landing NN 48714 523 18 craft craft NN 48714 523 19 . . . 48714 524 1 Shortly shortly RB 48714 524 2 after after IN 48714 524 3 the the DT 48714 524 4 Marine Marine NNP 48714 524 5 mortars mortar NNS 48714 524 6 landed land VBD 48714 524 7 and and CC 48714 524 8 went go VBD 48714 524 9 into into IN 48714 524 10 action action NN 48714 524 11 , , , 48714 524 12 Terunuma Terunuma NNP 48714 524 13 's 's POS 48714 524 14 men man NNS 48714 524 15 again again RB 48714 524 16 withdrew withdraw VBD 48714 524 17 , , , 48714 524 18 but but CC 48714 524 19 this this DT 48714 524 20 time time NN 48714 524 21 they -PRON- PRP 48714 524 22 simply simply RB 48714 524 23 faded fade VBD 48714 524 24 away away RB 48714 524 25 , , , 48714 524 26 since since IN 48714 524 27 the the DT 48714 524 28 bulk bulk NN 48714 524 29 of of IN 48714 524 30 _ _ NNP 48714 524 31 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 524 32 Force Force NNP 48714 524 33 _ _ NNP 48714 524 34 had have VBD 48714 524 35 escaped escape VBN 48714 524 36 to to IN 48714 524 37 the the DT 48714 524 38 east east NN 48714 524 39 . . . 48714 525 1 Having have VBG 48714 525 2 secured secure VBN 48714 525 3 the the DT 48714 525 4 Red Red NNP 48714 525 5 Beach Beach NNP 48714 525 6 - - HYPH 48714 525 7 Garua Garua NNP 48714 525 8 Bay Bay NNP 48714 525 9 - - HYPH 48714 525 10 Talasea Talasea NNP 48714 525 11 area area NN 48714 525 12 , , , 48714 525 13 the the DT 48714 525 14 5th 5th JJ 48714 525 15 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 525 16 dispatched dispatch VBD 48714 525 17 patrols patrol NNS 48714 525 18 southward southward RB 48714 525 19 to to IN 48714 525 20 the the DT 48714 525 21 base base NN 48714 525 22 of of IN 48714 525 23 the the DT 48714 525 24 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 525 25 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 525 26 , , , 48714 525 27 capturing capture VBG 48714 525 28 only only RB 48714 525 29 the the DT 48714 525 30 occasional occasional NNP 48714 525 31 straggler straggler NNP 48714 525 32 and and CC 48714 525 33 confirming confirm VBG 48714 525 34 the the DT 48714 525 35 departure departure NN 48714 525 36 of of IN 48714 525 37 the the DT 48714 525 38 main main JJ 48714 525 39 body body NN 48714 525 40 of of IN 48714 525 41 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 525 42 's 's POS 48714 525 43 command command NN 48714 525 44 . . . 48714 526 1 The the DT 48714 526 2 1st 1st JJ 48714 526 3 Marine Marine NNP 48714 526 4 Division Division NNP 48714 526 5 established establish VBD 48714 526 6 a a DT 48714 526 7 comfortable comfortable JJ 48714 526 8 headquarters headquarters NN 48714 526 9 , , , 48714 526 10 training training NN 48714 526 11 sites site NNS 48714 526 12 , , , 48714 526 13 a a DT 48714 526 14 hospital hospital NN 48714 526 15 that that WDT 48714 526 16 utilized utilize VBD 48714 526 17 captured capture VBN 48714 526 18 stocks stock NNS 48714 526 19 of of IN 48714 526 20 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 526 21 medicine medicine NN 48714 526 22 , , , 48714 526 23 and and CC 48714 526 24 a a DT 48714 526 25 rest rest NN 48714 526 26 area area NN 48714 526 27 that that WDT 48714 526 28 featured feature VBD 48714 526 29 swimming swim VBG 48714 526 30 off off RP 48714 526 31 the the DT 48714 526 32 Garua Garua NNP 48714 526 33 beaches beach NNS 48714 526 34 and and CC 48714 526 35 bathing bathe VBG 48714 526 36 in in IN 48714 526 37 hot hot JJ 48714 526 38 springs spring NNS 48714 526 39 ashore ashore RB 48714 526 40 . . . 48714 527 1 The the DT 48714 527 2 Navy Navy NNP 48714 527 3 built build VBD 48714 527 4 a a DT 48714 527 5 base base NN 48714 527 6 on on IN 48714 527 7 the the DT 48714 527 8 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 527 9 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 527 10 for for IN 48714 527 11 torpedo torpedo NN 48714 527 12 boats boat NNS 48714 527 13 that that WDT 48714 527 14 harried harry VBD 48714 527 15 the the DT 48714 527 16 surviving survive VBG 48714 527 17 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 527 18 barges barge NNS 48714 527 19 . . . 48714 528 1 Unfortunately unfortunately RB 48714 528 2 , , , 48714 528 3 on on IN 48714 528 4 27 27 CD 48714 528 5 March March NNP 48714 528 6 , , , 48714 528 7 the the DT 48714 528 8 second second JJ 48714 528 9 day day NN 48714 528 10 the the DT 48714 528 11 base base NN 48714 528 12 was be VBD 48714 528 13 operating operate VBG 48714 528 14 , , , 48714 528 15 Allied Allied NNP 48714 528 16 aircraft aircraft NN 48714 528 17 mistook mistake VBD 48714 528 18 two two CD 48714 528 19 of of IN 48714 528 20 the the DT 48714 528 21 boats boat NNS 48714 528 22 for for IN 48714 528 23 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 528 24 craft craft NN 48714 528 25 and and CC 48714 528 26 attacked attack VBD 48714 528 27 , , , 48714 528 28 killing kill VBG 48714 528 29 five five CD 48714 528 30 sailors sailor NNS 48714 528 31 and and CC 48714 528 32 wounding wound VBG 48714 528 33 18 18 CD 48714 528 34 . . . 48714 529 1 One one CD 48714 529 2 of of IN 48714 529 3 the the DT 48714 529 4 courses course NNS 48714 529 5 taught teach VBN 48714 529 6 at at IN 48714 529 7 the the DT 48714 529 8 new new JJ 48714 529 9 Garua Garua NNP 48714 529 10 training training NN 48714 529 11 center center NN 48714 529 12 sought seek VBD 48714 529 13 to to TO 48714 529 14 produce produce VB 48714 529 15 amphibious amphibious JJ 48714 529 16 scouts scout NNS 48714 529 17 for for IN 48714 529 18 the the DT 48714 529 19 division division NN 48714 529 20 's 's POS 48714 529 21 future future JJ 48714 529 22 operations operation NNS 48714 529 23 . . . 48714 530 1 The the DT 48714 530 2 school school NN 48714 530 3 's 's POS 48714 530 4 headquarters headquarters NN 48714 530 5 decided decide VBD 48714 530 6 that that IN 48714 530 7 a a DT 48714 530 8 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 48714 530 9 of of IN 48714 530 10 Cape Cape NNP 48714 530 11 Hoskins Hoskins NNPS 48714 530 12 would would MD 48714 530 13 serve serve VB 48714 530 14 as as IN 48714 530 15 a a DT 48714 530 16 suitable suitable JJ 48714 530 17 graduation graduation NN 48714 530 18 exercise exercise NN 48714 530 19 , , , 48714 530 20 since since IN 48714 530 21 aerial aerial JJ 48714 530 22 observers observer NNS 48714 530 23 had have VBD 48714 530 24 seen see VBN 48714 530 25 no no DT 48714 530 26 sign sign NN 48714 530 27 of of IN 48714 530 28 enemy enemy NN 48714 530 29 activity activity NN 48714 530 30 there there RB 48714 530 31 . . . 48714 531 1 On on IN 48714 531 2 13 13 CD 48714 531 3 April April NNP 48714 531 4 , , , 48714 531 5 Second Second NNP 48714 531 6 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 531 7 Richard Richard NNP 48714 531 8 R. R. NNP 48714 531 9 Breen Breen NNP 48714 531 10 , , , 48714 531 11 accompanied accompany VBN 48714 531 12 by by IN 48714 531 13 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 531 14 Marsland Marsland NNP 48714 531 15 of of IN 48714 531 16 the the DT 48714 531 17 Royal Royal NNP 48714 531 18 Australian Australian NNP 48714 531 19 Air Air NNP 48714 531 20 Force Force NNP 48714 531 21 , , , 48714 531 22 embarked embark VBD 48714 531 23 with with IN 48714 531 24 16 16 CD 48714 531 25 trainees trainee NNS 48714 531 26 , , , 48714 531 27 two two CD 48714 531 28 native native JJ 48714 531 29 guides guide NNS 48714 531 30 , , , 48714 531 31 and and CC 48714 531 32 a a DT 48714 531 33 rifle rifle NN 48714 531 34 platoon platoon NN 48714 531 35 from from IN 48714 531 36 the the DT 48714 531 37 2d 2d NNP 48714 531 38 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 531 39 , , , 48714 531 40 5th 5th JJ 48714 531 41 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 531 42 , , , 48714 531 43 in in IN 48714 531 44 a a DT 48714 531 45 pair pair NN 48714 531 46 of of IN 48714 531 47 LCMs lcm NNS 48714 531 48 . . . 48714 532 1 While while IN 48714 532 2 two two CD 48714 532 3 instructors instructor NNS 48714 532 4 stood stand VBD 48714 532 5 by by IN 48714 532 6 in in IN 48714 532 7 one one CD 48714 532 8 of of IN 48714 532 9 the the DT 48714 532 10 landing landing NN 48714 532 11 craft craft NN 48714 532 12 , , , 48714 532 13 the the DT 48714 532 14 platoon platoon NN 48714 532 15 established establish VBD 48714 532 16 a a DT 48714 532 17 trail trail NN 48714 532 18 block block NN 48714 532 19 , , , 48714 532 20 and and CC 48714 532 21 the the DT 48714 532 22 future future JJ 48714 532 23 scouts scout NNS 48714 532 24 advanced advanced JJ 48714 532 25 toward toward IN 48714 532 26 the the DT 48714 532 27 Cape Cape NNP 48714 532 28 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 532 29 airfield airfield NN 48714 532 30 , , , 48714 532 31 no no RB 48714 532 32 longer long RBR 48714 532 33 used use VBN 48714 532 34 by by IN 48714 532 35 the the DT 48714 532 36 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 532 37 . . . 48714 533 1 En en IN 48714 533 2 route route NN 48714 533 3 to to IN 48714 533 4 the the DT 48714 533 5 objective objective NN 48714 533 6 , , , 48714 533 7 however however RB 48714 533 8 , , , 48714 533 9 the the DT 48714 533 10 patrol patrol NN 48714 533 11 encountered encounter VBN 48714 533 12 fire fire NN 48714 533 13 from from IN 48714 533 14 small small JJ 48714 533 15 arms arm NNS 48714 533 16 and and CC 48714 533 17 mortars mortar NNS 48714 533 18 , , , 48714 533 19 but but CC 48714 533 20 the the DT 48714 533 21 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 533 22 had have VBD 48714 533 23 apparently apparently RB 48714 533 24 learned learn VBN 48714 533 25 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 533 26 lessons lesson NNS 48714 533 27 well well RB 48714 533 28 , , , 48714 533 29 for for IN 48714 533 30 they -PRON- PRP 48714 533 31 succeeded succeed VBD 48714 533 32 in in IN 48714 533 33 breaking break VBG 48714 533 34 off off RP 48714 533 35 the the DT 48714 533 36 action action NN 48714 533 37 and and CC 48714 533 38 escaped escape VBD 48714 533 39 without without IN 48714 533 40 suffering suffer VBG 48714 533 41 casualties casualty NNS 48714 533 42 . . . 48714 534 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 48714 534 2 , , , 48714 534 3 the the DT 48714 534 4 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 534 5 retreat retreat NN 48714 534 6 continued continue VBD 48714 534 7 . . . 48714 535 1 Komori Komori NNP 48714 535 2 's 's POS 48714 535 3 troops troop NNS 48714 535 4 , , , 48714 535 5 blazing blaze VBG 48714 535 6 the the DT 48714 535 7 trail trail NN 48714 535 8 for for IN 48714 535 9 Sato Sato NNP 48714 535 10 's 's POS 48714 535 11 command command NN 48714 535 12 from from IN 48714 535 13 Augitni Augitni NNP 48714 535 14 to to IN 48714 535 15 the the DT 48714 535 16 northern northern JJ 48714 535 17 coast coast NN 48714 535 18 , , , 48714 535 19 encountered encounter VBD 48714 535 20 a a DT 48714 535 21 disheartening dishearten VBG 48714 535 22 number number NN 48714 535 23 of of IN 48714 535 24 hungry hungry JJ 48714 535 25 stragglers straggler NNS 48714 535 26 as as IN 48714 535 27 they -PRON- PRP 48714 535 28 marched march VBD 48714 535 29 toward toward IN 48714 535 30 a a DT 48714 535 31 supply supply NN 48714 535 32 depot depot NN 48714 535 33 at at IN 48714 535 34 Kandoka Kandoka NNP 48714 535 35 , , , 48714 535 36 roughly roughly RB 48714 535 37 10 10 CD 48714 535 38 miles mile NNS 48714 535 39 west west RB 48714 535 40 of of IN 48714 535 41 the the DT 48714 535 42 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 535 43 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 535 44 . . . 48714 536 1 Crossing cross VBG 48714 536 2 the the DT 48714 536 3 Kuhu Kuhu NNP 48714 536 4 River River NNP 48714 536 5 , , , 48714 536 6 Komori Komori NNP 48714 536 7 's 's POS 48714 536 8 soldiers soldier NNS 48714 536 9 came come VBD 48714 536 10 under under IN 48714 536 11 ineffectual ineffectual JJ 48714 536 12 fire fire NN 48714 536 13 from from IN 48714 536 14 an an DT 48714 536 15 American american JJ 48714 536 16 landing landing NN 48714 536 17 craft craft NN 48714 536 18 . . . 48714 537 1 The the DT 48714 537 2 rain rain NN 48714 537 3 - - HYPH 48714 537 4 swollen swollen JJ 48714 537 5 Via Via NNP 48714 537 6 River River NNP 48714 537 7 , , , 48714 537 8 broader broad JJR 48714 537 9 than than IN 48714 537 10 the the DT 48714 537 11 Kuhu Kuhu NNP 48714 537 12 , , , 48714 537 13 proved prove VBD 48714 537 14 a a DT 48714 537 15 more more RBR 48714 537 16 serious serious JJ 48714 537 17 obstacle obstacle NN 48714 537 18 , , , 48714 537 19 requiring require VBG 48714 537 20 a a DT 48714 537 21 detour detour NN 48714 537 22 lasting last VBG 48714 537 23 two two CD 48714 537 24 days day NNS 48714 537 25 to to TO 48714 537 26 reach reach VB 48714 537 27 a a DT 48714 537 28 point point NN 48714 537 29 where where WRB 48714 537 30 the the DT 48714 537 31 stream stream NN 48714 537 32 narrowed narrow VBD 48714 537 33 . . . 48714 538 1 Komori Komori NNP 48714 538 2 's 's POS 48714 538 3 provisions provision NNS 48714 538 4 ran run VBD 48714 538 5 out out RP 48714 538 6 on on IN 48714 538 7 17 17 CD 48714 538 8 March March NNP 48714 538 9 , , , 48714 538 10 forcing force VBG 48714 538 11 the the DT 48714 538 12 soldiers soldier NNS 48714 538 13 to to TO 48714 538 14 subsist subsist VB 48714 538 15 on on IN 48714 538 16 taro taro NN 48714 538 17 , , , 48714 538 18 birds bird NNS 48714 538 19 and and CC 48714 538 20 fish fish NN 48714 538 21 , , , 48714 538 22 and and CC 48714 538 23 vegetables vegetable NNS 48714 538 24 from from IN 48714 538 25 village village NN 48714 538 26 garden garden NN 48714 538 27 plots plot NNS 48714 538 28 , , , 48714 538 29 supplemented supplement VBN 48714 538 30 by by IN 48714 538 31 some some DT 48714 538 32 welcome welcome JJ 48714 538 33 coconuts coconut NNS 48714 538 34 gathered gather VBD 48714 538 35 from from IN 48714 538 36 a a DT 48714 538 37 plantation plantation NN 48714 538 38 at at IN 48714 538 39 Linga Linga NNP 48714 538 40 Linga Linga NNP 48714 538 41 . . . 48714 539 1 After after IN 48714 539 2 losing lose VBG 48714 539 3 additional additional JJ 48714 539 4 time time NN 48714 539 5 and and CC 48714 539 6 a a DT 48714 539 7 dozen dozen NN 48714 539 8 lives live VBZ 48714 539 9 crossing cross VBG 48714 539 10 yet yet RB 48714 539 11 another another DT 48714 539 12 river river NN 48714 539 13 , , , 48714 539 14 the the DT 48714 539 15 Kapaluk Kapaluk NNP 48714 539 16 , , , 48714 539 17 Komori Komori NNP 48714 539 18 's 's POS 48714 539 19 troops troop NNS 48714 539 20 straggled straggle VBD 48714 539 21 into into IN 48714 539 22 Kandoka Kandoka NNP 48714 539 23 on on IN 48714 539 24 the the DT 48714 539 25 24th 24th NN 48714 539 26 , , , 48714 539 27 only only RB 48714 539 28 to to TO 48714 539 29 discover discover VB 48714 539 30 that that IN 48714 539 31 the the DT 48714 539 32 food food NN 48714 539 33 and and CC 48714 539 34 other other JJ 48714 539 35 supplies supply NNS 48714 539 36 had have VBD 48714 539 37 been be VBN 48714 539 38 carried carry VBN 48714 539 39 off off RP 48714 539 40 toward toward IN 48714 539 41 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 539 42 . . . 48714 540 1 Despite despite IN 48714 540 2 this this DT 48714 540 3 crushing crush VBG 48714 540 4 disappointment disappointment NN 48714 540 5 , , , 48714 540 6 Komori Komori NNP 48714 540 7 pressed press VBD 48714 540 8 on on RP 48714 540 9 , , , 48714 540 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 540 11 men man NNS 48714 540 12 continuing continue VBG 48714 540 13 to to TO 48714 540 14 live live VB 48714 540 15 off off IN 48714 540 16 the the DT 48714 540 17 land land NN 48714 540 18 as as IN 48714 540 19 best best RB 48714 540 20 they -PRON- PRP 48714 540 21 could could MD 48714 540 22 . . . 48714 541 1 Five five CD 48714 541 2 more more JJR 48714 541 3 men man NNS 48714 541 4 drowned drown VBD 48714 541 5 in in IN 48714 541 6 the the DT 48714 541 7 fast fast RB 48714 541 8 - - HYPH 48714 541 9 moving move VBG 48714 541 10 waters water NNS 48714 541 11 of of IN 48714 541 12 the the DT 48714 541 13 Kulu Kulu NNP 48714 541 14 River River NNP 48714 541 15 , , , 48714 541 16 and and CC 48714 541 17 a a DT 48714 541 18 native native JJ 48714 541 19 hired hire VBN 48714 541 20 as as IN 48714 541 21 a a DT 48714 541 22 guide guide NN 48714 541 23 defected defect VBN 48714 541 24 . . . 48714 542 1 Already already RB 48714 542 2 weakened weaken VBN 48714 542 3 physically physically RB 48714 542 4 , , , 48714 542 5 Komori Komori NNP 48714 542 6 came come VBD 48714 542 7 down down RP 48714 542 8 with with IN 48714 542 9 an an DT 48714 542 10 attack attack NN 48714 542 11 of of IN 48714 542 12 malaria malaria NN 48714 542 13 , , , 48714 542 14 but but CC 48714 542 15 he -PRON- PRP 48714 542 16 forced force VBD 48714 542 17 himself -PRON- PRP 48714 542 18 to to TO 48714 542 19 continue continue VB 48714 542 20 . . . 48714 543 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 543 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 543 3 : : : 48714 543 4 _ _ NNP 48714 543 5 Before 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WP 48714 548 32 sent send VBD 48714 548 33 back back RB 48714 548 34 word word NN 48714 548 35 on on IN 48714 548 36 the the DT 48714 548 37 19th 19th NN 48714 548 38 that that WDT 48714 548 39 patrols patrol VBZ 48714 548 40 from from IN 48714 548 41 the the DT 48714 548 42 5th 5th JJ 48714 548 43 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 548 44 had have VBD 48714 548 45 fanned fan VBN 48714 548 46 out out RP 48714 548 47 from from IN 48714 548 48 the the DT 48714 548 49 Willaumez Willaumez NNP 48714 548 50 Peninsula Peninsula NNP 48714 548 51 , , , 48714 548 52 where where WRB 48714 548 53 the the DT 48714 548 54 reinforced reinforce VBN 48714 548 55 regiment regiment NN 48714 548 56 had have VBD 48714 548 57 landed land VBN 48714 548 58 almost almost RB 48714 548 59 two two CD 48714 548 60 weeks week NNS 48714 548 61 earlier early RBR 48714 548 62 . . . 48714 549 1 When when WRB 48714 549 2 Sato Sato NNP 48714 549 3 reached reach VBD 48714 549 4 Linga Linga NNP 48714 549 5 Linga Linga NNP 48714 549 6 and and CC 48714 549 7 came come VBD 48714 549 8 across across IN 48714 549 9 a a DT 48714 549 10 bivouac bivouac NNS 48714 549 11 abandoned abandon VBN 48714 549 12 by by IN 48714 549 13 a a DT 48714 549 14 Marine Marine NNP 48714 549 15 patrol patrol NN 48714 549 16 , , , 48714 549 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 48714 549 18 force force NN 48714 549 19 had have VBD 48714 549 20 dwindled dwindle VBN 48714 549 21 to to IN 48714 549 22 just just RB 48714 549 23 250 250 CD 48714 549 24 men man NNS 48714 549 25 , , , 48714 549 26 less less JJR 48714 549 27 than than IN 48714 549 28 half half PDT 48714 549 29 the the DT 48714 549 30 number number NN 48714 549 31 that that WDT 48714 549 32 started start VBD 48714 549 33 out out RP 48714 549 34 . . . 48714 550 1 He -PRON- PRP 48714 550 2 received receive VBD 48714 550 3 a a DT 48714 550 4 shock shock NN 48714 550 5 the the DT 48714 550 6 following follow VBG 48714 550 7 day day NN 48714 550 8 when when WRB 48714 550 9 American american JJ 48714 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1st 1st NNP 48714 551 26 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 551 27 , , , 48714 551 28 under under IN 48714 551 29 Major Major NNP 48714 551 30 Charles Charles NNP 48714 551 31 H. H. NNP 48714 551 32 Brush Brush NNP 48714 551 33 , , , 48714 551 34 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 551 35 A a DT 48714 551 36 patrol patrol NN 48714 551 37 from from IN 48714 551 38 Brush Brush NNP 48714 551 39 's 's POS 48714 551 40 Company Company NNP 48714 551 41 F F NNP 48714 551 42 landed land VBD 48714 551 43 on on IN 48714 551 44 a a DT 48714 551 45 beach beach NN 48714 551 46 beyond beyond IN 48714 551 47 Kandoka Kandoka NNP 48714 551 48 , , , 48714 551 49 the the DT 48714 551 50 former former JJ 48714 551 51 site site NN 48714 551 52 of of IN 48714 551 53 a a DT 48714 551 54 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 551 55 supply supply NN 48714 551 56 cache cache NN 48714 551 57 , , , 48714 551 58 and and CC 48714 551 59 dispatched dispatch VBD 48714 551 60 one one CD 48714 551 61 platoon platoon NN 48714 551 62 , , , 48714 551 63 led lead VBN 48714 551 64 by by IN 48714 551 65 First First NNP 48714 551 66 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 551 67 William William NNP 48714 551 68 C. C. NNP 48714 551 69 Schleip Schleip NNP 48714 551 70 , , , 48714 551 71 westward westward RB 48714 551 72 along along IN 48714 551 73 the the DT 48714 551 74 coastal coastal JJ 48714 551 75 track track NN 48714 551 76 , , , 48714 551 77 even even RB 48714 551 78 as as IN 48714 551 79 Sato Sato NNP 48714 551 80 , , , 48714 551 81 aware aware JJ 48714 551 82 only only RB 48714 551 83 of of IN 48714 551 84 the the DT 48714 551 85 general general JJ 48714 551 86 location location NN 48714 551 87 of of IN 48714 551 88 the the DT 48714 551 89 landing landing NN 48714 551 90 , , , 48714 551 91 groped grope VBD 48714 551 92 eastward eastward RB 48714 551 93 toward toward IN 48714 551 94 the the DT 48714 551 95 village village NN 48714 551 96 . . . 48714 552 1 On on IN 48714 552 2 26 26 CD 48714 552 3 March March NNP 48714 552 4 , , , 48714 552 5 the the DT 48714 552 6 two two CD 48714 552 7 collided collide VBN 48714 552 8 , , , 48714 552 9 the the DT 48714 552 10 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 552 11 surprising surprise VBG 48714 552 12 the the DT 48714 552 13 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 552 14 in in IN 48714 552 15 the the DT 48714 552 16 act act NN 48714 552 17 of of IN 48714 552 18 crossing cross VBG 48714 552 19 a a DT 48714 552 20 small small JJ 48714 552 21 stream stream NN 48714 552 22 and and CC 48714 552 23 pinning pin VBG 48714 552 24 them -PRON- PRP 48714 552 25 down down RP 48714 552 26 for for IN 48714 552 27 some some DT 48714 552 28 three three CD 48714 552 29 hours hour NNS 48714 552 30 until until IN 48714 552 31 the the DT 48714 552 32 approach approach NN 48714 552 33 of of IN 48714 552 34 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 48714 552 35 from from IN 48714 552 36 Company Company NNP 48714 552 37 F F NNP 48714 552 38 forced force VBD 48714 552 39 the the DT 48714 552 40 enemy enemy NN 48714 552 41 to to TO 48714 552 42 break break VB 48714 552 43 off off RP 48714 552 44 the the DT 48714 552 45 action action NN 48714 552 46 , , , 48714 552 47 take take VB 48714 552 48 to to IN 48714 552 49 the the DT 48714 552 50 jungle jungle NN 48714 552 51 , , , 48714 552 52 and and CC 48714 552 53 bypass bypass NN 48714 552 54 Kandoka Kandoka NNP 48714 552 55 . . . 48714 553 1 As as IN 48714 553 2 the the DT 48714 553 3 head head NN 48714 553 4 of of IN 48714 553 5 Sato Sato NNP 48714 553 6 's 's POS 48714 553 7 column column NN 48714 553 8 disappeared disappear VBD 48714 553 9 in in IN 48714 553 10 the the DT 48714 553 11 jungle jungle NN 48714 553 12 , , , 48714 553 13 one one CD 48714 553 14 of of IN 48714 553 15 the the DT 48714 553 16 division division NN 48714 553 17 's 's POS 48714 553 18 light light JJ 48714 553 19 airplanes airplane NNS 48714 553 20 , , , 48714 553 21 scouting scout VBG 48714 553 22 landing landing NN 48714 553 23 sites site NNS 48714 553 24 for for IN 48714 553 25 Brush Brush NNP 48714 553 26 's 's POS 48714 553 27 battalion battalion NN 48714 553 28 , , , 48714 553 29 sighted sight VBD 48714 553 30 the the DT 48714 553 31 tail tail NN 48714 553 32 near near IN 48714 553 33 Linga Linga NNP 48714 553 34 Linga Linga NNP 48714 553 35 . . . 48714 554 1 The the DT 48714 554 2 pilot pilot NN 48714 554 3 , , , 48714 554 4 Captain Captain NNP 48714 554 5 Petras Petras NNP 48714 554 6 , , , 48714 554 7 turned turn VBD 48714 554 8 over over RP 48714 554 9 the the DT 48714 554 10 controls control NNS 48714 554 11 to to IN 48714 554 12 Brigadier Brigadier NNP 48714 554 13 General General NNP 48714 554 14 Earl Earl NNP 48714 554 15 C. C. NNP 48714 554 16 Long Long NNP 48714 554 17 , , , 48714 554 18 also also RB 48714 554 19 a a DT 48714 554 20 pilot pilot NN 48714 554 21 , , , 48714 554 22 sketched sketch VBD 48714 554 23 the the DT 48714 554 24 location location NN 48714 554 25 of of IN 48714 554 26 the the DT 48714 554 27 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 554 28 , , , 48714 554 29 and and CC 48714 554 30 dropped drop VBD 48714 554 31 the the DT 48714 554 32 map map NN 48714 554 33 to to IN 48714 554 34 one one CD 48714 554 35 of of IN 48714 554 36 the the DT 48714 554 37 troop troop NN 48714 554 38 - - HYPH 48714 554 39 laden laden JJ 48714 554 40 landing landing NN 48714 554 41 craft craft NN 48714 554 42 . . . 48714 555 1 Petras petra NNS 48714 555 2 then then RB 48714 555 3 led lead VBD 48714 555 4 the the DT 48714 555 5 way way NN 48714 555 6 to to IN 48714 555 7 an an DT 48714 555 8 undefended undefended JJ 48714 555 9 beach beach NN 48714 555 10 , , , 48714 555 11 where where WRB 48714 555 12 Brush Brush NNP 48714 555 13 's 's POS 48714 555 14 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 555 15 waded wade VBD 48714 555 16 ashore ashore RB 48714 555 17 and and CC 48714 555 18 set set VBD 48714 555 19 out out RP 48714 555 20 in in IN 48714 555 21 pursuit pursuit NN 48714 555 22 of of IN 48714 555 23 Sato Sato NNP 48714 555 24 . . . 48714 556 1 On on IN 48714 556 2 30 30 CD 48714 556 3 March March NNP 48714 556 4 , , , 48714 556 5 Second Second NNP 48714 556 6 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 556 7 Richard Richard NNP 48714 556 8 B. B. NNP 48714 556 9 Watkins Watkins NNP 48714 556 10 , , , 48714 556 11 at at IN 48714 556 12 the the DT 48714 556 13 head head NN 48714 556 14 of of IN 48714 556 15 an an DT 48714 556 16 eight eight CD 48714 556 17 - - HYPH 48714 556 18 man man NN 48714 556 19 patrol patrol NN 48714 556 20 , , , 48714 556 21 spotted spot VBD 48714 556 22 a a DT 48714 556 23 pair pair NN 48714 556 24 of of IN 48714 556 25 Japanese Japanese NNP 48714 556 26 , , , 48714 556 27 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 556 28 rifles rifle NNS 48714 556 29 slung sling VBD 48714 556 30 , , , 48714 556 31 who who WP 48714 556 32 turned turn VBD 48714 556 33 out out RP 48714 556 34 to to TO 48714 556 35 be be VB 48714 556 36 members member NNS 48714 556 37 of of IN 48714 556 38 a a DT 48714 556 39 73-man 73-man CD 48714 556 40 patrol patrol NN 48714 556 41 , , , 48714 556 42 far far RB 48714 556 43 too too RB 48714 556 44 many many JJ 48714 556 45 for for IN 48714 556 46 Watkins Watkins NNP 48714 556 47 to to TO 48714 556 48 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48714 558 2 followed follow VBD 48714 558 3 , , , 48714 558 4 bringing bring VBG 48714 558 5 a a DT 48714 558 6 reinforced reinforce VBN 48714 558 7 rifle rifle NN 48714 558 8 platoon platoon NN 48714 558 9 to to TO 48714 558 10 increase increase VB 48714 558 11 the the DT 48714 558 12 Marine Marine NNP 48714 558 13 firepower firepower NN 48714 558 14 . . . 48714 559 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 48714 559 2 , , , 48714 559 3 the the DT 48714 559 4 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 559 5 encountered encounter VBD 48714 559 6 yet yet RB 48714 559 7 another another DT 48714 559 8 Marine Marine NNP 48714 559 9 patrol patrol NN 48714 559 10 , , , 48714 559 11 this this DT 48714 559 12 one one NN 48714 559 13 led lead VBN 48714 559 14 by by IN 48714 559 15 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 48714 559 16 Frank Frank NNP 48714 559 17 Chliek Chliek NNP 48714 559 18 , , , 48714 559 19 which which WDT 48714 559 20 took take VBD 48714 559 21 up up RP 48714 559 22 a a DT 48714 559 23 position position NN 48714 559 24 on on IN 48714 559 25 high high JJ 48714 559 26 ground ground NN 48714 559 27 that that WDT 48714 559 28 commanded command VBD 48714 559 29 the the DT 48714 559 30 trail trail NN 48714 559 31 . . . 48714 560 1 When when WRB 48714 560 2 they -PRON- PRP 48714 560 3 heard hear VBD 48714 560 4 Chliek Chliek NNP 48714 560 5 's 's POS 48714 560 6 group group NN 48714 560 7 open open JJ 48714 560 8 fire fire NN 48714 560 9 , , , 48714 560 10 Watkins Watkins NNP 48714 560 11 and and CC 48714 560 12 Brush Brush NNP 48714 560 13 hurried hurry VBD 48714 560 14 to to IN 48714 560 15 its -PRON- PRP$ 48714 560 16 aid aid NN 48714 560 17 ; ; : 48714 560 18 the the DT 48714 560 19 resulting result VBG 48714 560 20 slaughter slaughter NN 48714 560 21 killed kill VBD 48714 560 22 55 55 CD 48714 560 23 Japanese Japanese NNP 48714 560 24 , , , 48714 560 25 including include VBG 48714 560 26 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 560 27 Sato Sato NNP 48714 560 28 , , , 48714 560 29 who who WP 48714 560 30 died die VBD 48714 560 31 sword sword NN 48714 560 32 in in IN 48714 560 33 hand hand NN 48714 560 34 , , , 48714 560 35 but but CC 48714 560 36 the the DT 48714 560 37 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 560 38 did do VBD 48714 560 39 not not RB 48714 560 40 suffer suffer VB 48714 560 41 even even RB 48714 560 42 one one CD 48714 560 43 casualty casualty NN 48714 560 44 . . . 48714 561 1 On on IN 48714 561 2 9 9 CD 48714 561 3 April April NNP 48714 561 4 , , , 48714 561 5 the the DT 48714 561 6 3d 3d NNP 48714 561 7 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 561 8 , , , 48714 561 9 1st 1st NNP 48714 561 10 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 561 11 , , , 48714 561 12 under under IN 48714 561 13 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 561 14 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 561 15 Hankins Hankins NNP 48714 561 16 , , , 48714 561 17 replaced replace VBD 48714 561 18 Brush Brush NNP 48714 561 19 's 's POS 48714 561 20 1st 1st JJ 48714 561 21 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 561 22 and and CC 48714 561 23 continued continue VBD 48714 561 24 the the DT 48714 561 25 search search NN 48714 561 26 for for IN 48714 561 27 enemy enemy NN 48714 561 28 stragglers straggler NNS 48714 561 29 . . . 48714 562 1 The the DT 48714 562 2 bulk bulk NN 48714 562 3 of of IN 48714 562 4 the the DT 48714 562 5 _ _ NNP 48714 562 6 Matsuda Matsuda NNP 48714 562 7 Force Force NNP 48714 562 8 _ _ NNP 48714 562 9 , , , 48714 562 10 and and CC 48714 562 11 whatever whatever WDT 48714 562 12 supplies supply NNS 48714 562 13 it -PRON- PRP 48714 562 14 could could MD 48714 562 15 transport transport VB 48714 562 16 , , , 48714 562 17 had have VBD 48714 562 18 by by IN 48714 562 19 this this DT 48714 562 20 time time NN 48714 562 21 retreated retreat VBD 48714 562 22 to to IN 48714 562 23 Cape Cape NNP 48714 562 24 Hoskins Hoskins NNP 48714 562 25 and and CC 48714 562 26 beyond beyond RB 48714 562 27 , , , 48714 562 28 and and CC 48714 562 29 Army Army NNP 48714 562 30 troops troop NNS 48714 562 31 were be VBD 48714 562 32 taking take VBG 48714 562 33 over 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563 34 their -PRON- PRP$ 48714 563 35 specialized specialized JJ 48714 563 36 training training NN 48714 563 37 and and CC 48714 563 38 equipment equipment NN 48714 563 39 . . . 48714 564 1 The the DT 48714 564 2 final final JJ 48714 564 3 action action NN 48714 564 4 fought fight VBN 48714 564 5 by by IN 48714 564 6 the the DT 48714 564 7 Leathernecks Leathernecks NNPS 48714 564 8 took take VBD 48714 564 9 place place NN 48714 564 10 on on IN 48714 564 11 22 22 CD 48714 564 12 April April NNP 48714 564 13 , , , 48714 564 14 when when WRB 48714 564 15 an an DT 48714 564 16 ambush ambush NN 48714 564 17 sprung spring VBN 48714 564 18 by by IN 48714 564 19 the the DT 48714 564 20 2d 2d NNP 48714 564 21 Battalion Battalion NNP 48714 564 22 , , , 48714 564 23 5th 5th JJ 48714 564 24 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 564 25 , , , 48714 564 26 killed kill VBD 48714 564 27 20 20 CD 48714 564 28 Japanese Japanese NNPS 48714 564 29 and and CC 48714 564 30 resulted result VBD 48714 564 31 in in IN 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NNP 48714 595 2 Lippincott Lippincott NNP 48714 595 3 , , , 48714 595 4 1947 1947 CD 48714 595 5 ) ) -RRB- 48714 595 6 . . . 48714 596 1 With with IN 48714 596 2 Major Major NNP 48714 596 3 John John NNP 48714 596 4 Crown Crown NNP 48714 596 5 , , , 48714 596 6 USMCR USMCR NNP 48714 596 7 , , , 48714 596 8 he -PRON- PRP 48714 596 9 wrote write VBD 48714 596 10 the the DT 48714 596 11 official official JJ 48714 596 12 Marine Marine NNP 48714 596 13 Corps Corps NNP 48714 596 14 historical historical JJ 48714 596 15 monograph monograph NN 48714 596 16 : : : 48714 596 17 _ _ NNP 48714 596 18 The the DT 48714 596 19 New New NNP 48714 596 20 Britain Britain NNP 48714 596 21 Campaign Campaign NNP 48714 596 22 _ _ NNP 48714 596 23 ( ( -LRB- 48714 596 24 Washington Washington NNP 48714 596 25 : : : 48714 596 26 Historical Historical NNP 48714 596 27 Branch Branch NNP 48714 596 28 , , , 48714 596 29 G-3 G-3 NNP 48714 596 30 Division Division NNP 48714 596 31 , , , 48714 596 32 HQMC HQMC NNP 48714 596 33 , , , 48714 596 34 1952 1952 CD 48714 596 35 ) ) -RRB- 48714 596 36 . . . 48714 597 1 The the DT 48714 597 2 third third JJ 48714 597 3 of of IN 48714 597 4 these these DT 48714 597 5 essential essential JJ 48714 597 6 volumes volume NNS 48714 597 7 is be VBZ 48714 597 8 Henry Henry NNP 48714 597 9 I. I. NNP 48714 597 10 Shaw Shaw NNP 48714 597 11 , , , 48714 597 12 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 597 13 , , , 48714 597 14 and and CC 48714 597 15 Major Major NNP 48714 597 16 Douglas Douglas NNP 48714 597 17 T. T. NNP 48714 597 18 Kane Kane NNP 48714 597 19 , , , 48714 597 20 USMC USMC NNP 48714 597 21 , , , 48714 597 22 _ _ NNP 48714 597 23 Isolation Isolation NNP 48714 597 24 of of IN 48714 597 25 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 597 26 -- -- : 48714 597 27 History history NN 48714 597 28 of of IN 48714 597 29 U. U. NNP 48714 597 30 S. S. NNP 48714 597 31 Marine Marine NNP 48714 597 32 Corps Corps NNP 48714 597 33 Operations Operations NNPS 48714 597 34 in in IN 48714 597 35 World World NNP 48714 597 36 War War NNP 48714 597 37 II II NNP 48714 597 38 _ _ NNP 48714 597 39 , , , 48714 597 40 vol vol NNP 48714 597 41 2 2 CD 48714 597 42 ( ( -LRB- 48714 597 43 Washington Washington NNP 48714 597 44 : : : 48714 597 45 Historical Historical NNP 48714 597 46 Branch Branch NNP 48714 597 47 , , , 48714 597 48 G-3 G-3 NNP 48714 597 49 Division Division NNP 48714 597 50 , , , 48714 597 51 HQMC HQMC NNP 48714 597 52 , , , 48714 597 53 1963 1963 CD 48714 597 54 . . . 48714 597 55 ) ) -RRB- 48714 598 1 Other other JJ 48714 598 2 valuable valuable JJ 48714 598 3 sources source NNS 48714 598 4 include include VBP 48714 598 5 : : : 48714 598 6 Wesley Wesley NNP 48714 598 7 Frank Frank NNP 48714 598 8 Craven Craven NNP 48714 598 9 and and CC 48714 598 10 James James NNP 48714 598 11 Lea Lea NNP 48714 598 12 Cate Cate NNP 48714 598 13 , , , 48714 598 14 eds eds NNP 48714 598 15 . . NN 48714 598 16 , , , 48714 598 17 _ _ NNP 48714 598 18 The the DT 48714 598 19 Pacific Pacific NNP 48714 598 20 : : : 48714 598 21 Guadalcanal guadalcanal JJ 48714 598 22 to to IN 48714 598 23 Saipan Saipan NNP 48714 598 24 , , , 48714 598 25 August August NNP 48714 598 26 1942-July 1942-july CD 48714 598 27 1944 1944 CD 48714 598 28 - - HYPH 48714 598 29 -The -The NFP 48714 598 30 Army Army NNP 48714 598 31 Air Air NNP 48714 598 32 Forces Forces NNPS 48714 598 33 in in IN 48714 598 34 World World NNP 48714 598 35 War War NNP 48714 598 36 II II NNP 48714 598 37 _ _ NNP 48714 598 38 , , , 48714 598 39 vol vol NNP 48714 598 40 4 4 CD 48714 598 41 ( ( -LRB- 48714 598 42 Washington Washington NNP 48714 598 43 : : : 48714 598 44 Office Office NNP 48714 598 45 of of IN 48714 598 46 Air Air NNP 48714 598 47 Force Force NNP 48714 598 48 History History NNP 48714 598 49 , , , 48714 598 50 reprint reprint NN 48714 598 51 1983 1983 CD 48714 598 52 ) ) -RRB- 48714 598 53 ; ; : 48714 598 54 George George NNP 48714 598 55 McMillan McMillan NNP 48714 598 56 , , , 48714 598 57 _ _ NNP 48714 598 58 The the DT 48714 598 59 Old Old NNP 48714 598 60 Breed Breed NNP 48714 598 61 : : : 48714 598 62 A a DT 48714 598 63 History history NN 48714 598 64 of of IN 48714 598 65 the the DT 48714 598 66 First First NNP 48714 598 67 Marine Marine NNP 48714 598 68 Division Division NNP 48714 598 69 in in IN 48714 598 70 World World NNP 48714 598 71 War War NNP 48714 598 72 II II NNP 48714 598 73 _ _ NNP 48714 598 74 ( ( -LRB- 48714 598 75 Washington Washington NNP 48714 598 76 : : : 48714 598 77 Infantry Infantry NNP 48714 598 78 Journal Journal NNP 48714 598 79 Press Press NNP 48714 598 80 , , , 48714 598 81 1949 1949 CD 48714 598 82 ) ) -RRB- 48714 598 83 ; ; : 48714 598 84 John John NNP 48714 598 85 Miller Miller NNP 48714 598 86 , , , 48714 598 87 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 598 88 , , , 48714 598 89 _ _ NNP 48714 598 90 The the DT 48714 598 91 United United NNP 48714 598 92 States States NNP 48714 598 93 Army Army NNP 48714 598 94 in in IN 48714 598 95 World World NNP 48714 598 96 War War NNP 48714 598 97 II II NNP 48714 598 98 ; ; : 48714 598 99 The the DT 48714 598 100 War War NNP 48714 598 101 in in IN 48714 598 102 the the DT 48714 598 103 Pacific Pacific NNP 48714 598 104 : : : 48714 598 105 CARTWHEEL CARTWHEEL NNP 48714 598 106 , , , 48714 598 107 The the DT 48714 598 108 Reduction Reduction NNP 48714 598 109 of of IN 48714 598 110 Rabaul Rabaul NNP 48714 598 111 _ _ NNP 48714 598 112 ( ( -LRB- 48714 598 113 Washington Washington NNP 48714 598 114 : : : 48714 598 115 Office Office NNP 48714 598 116 of of IN 48714 598 117 Chief Chief NNP 48714 598 118 of of IN 48714 598 119 Military Military NNP 48714 598 120 History History NNP 48714 598 121 , , , 48714 598 122 1959 1959 CD 48714 598 123 ) ) -RRB- 48714 598 124 ; ; : 48714 598 125 Samuel Samuel NNP 48714 598 126 Eliot Eliot NNP 48714 598 127 Morison Morison NNP 48714 598 128 , , , 48714 598 129 _ _ NNP 48714 598 130 Breaking break VBG 48714 598 131 the the DT 48714 598 132 Bismarcks Bismarcks NNP 48714 598 133 Barrier Barrier NNP 48714 598 134 , , , 48714 598 135 22 22 CD 48714 598 136 July July NNP 48714 598 137 1942 1942 CD 48714 598 138 - - SYM 48714 598 139 1 1 CD 48714 598 140 May May NNP 48714 598 141 1944 1944 CD 48714 598 142 - - HYPH 48714 598 143 -A -A NNS 48714 598 144 History history NN 48714 598 145 of of IN 48714 598 146 United United NNP 48714 598 147 States States NNP 48714 598 148 Naval Naval NNP 48714 598 149 Operations Operations NNPS 48714 598 150 in in IN 48714 598 151 World World NNP 48714 598 152 War War NNP 48714 598 153 II II NNP 48714 598 154 _ _ NNP 48714 598 155 , , , 48714 598 156 vol vol NNP 48714 598 157 6 6 CD 48714 598 158 ( ( -LRB- 48714 598 159 Boston Boston NNP 48714 598 160 : : : 48714 598 161 Little little JJ 48714 598 162 , , , 48714 598 163 Brown Brown NNP 48714 598 164 , , , 48714 598 165 and and CC 48714 598 166 Company company NN 48714 598 167 , , , 48714 598 168 1950 1950 CD 48714 598 169 ) ) -RRB- 48714 598 170 . . . 48714 599 1 The the DT 48714 599 2 _ _ NNP 48714 599 3 Marine Marine NNP 48714 599 4 Corps Corps NNP 48714 599 5 Gazette Gazette NNP 48714 599 6 _ _ NNP 48714 599 7 printed print VBD 48714 599 8 four four CD 48714 599 9 articles article NNS 48714 599 10 analyzing analyze VBG 48714 599 11 aspects aspect NNS 48714 599 12 of of IN 48714 599 13 the the DT 48714 599 14 New New NNP 48714 599 15 Britain Britain NNP 48714 599 16 campaign campaign NN 48714 599 17 : : : 48714 599 18 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 599 19 Colonel Colonel NNP 48714 599 20 Robert Robert NNP 48714 599 21 B. B. NNP 48714 599 22 Luckey Luckey NNP 48714 599 23 , , , 48714 599 24 USMC USMC NNP 48714 599 25 , , , 48714 599 26 " " `` 48714 599 27 Cannon Cannon NNP 48714 599 28 , , , 48714 599 29 Mud Mud NNP 48714 599 30 , , , 48714 599 31 and and CC 48714 599 32 Japs Japs NNP 48714 599 33 , , , 48714 599 34 " " '' 48714 599 35 vol vol NNP 48714 599 36 28 28 CD 48714 599 37 , , , 48714 599 38 no no DT 48714 599 39 10 10 CD 48714 599 40 ( ( -LRB- 48714 599 41 October October NNP 48714 599 42 1944 1944 CD 48714 599 43 ) ) -RRB- 48714 599 44 ; ; : 48714 599 45 George George NNP 48714 599 46 McMillan McMillan NNP 48714 599 47 , , , 48714 599 48 " " `` 48714 599 49 Scouting scout VBG 48714 599 50 at at IN 48714 599 51 Cape Cape NNP 48714 599 52 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 599 53 , , , 48714 599 54 " " '' 48714 599 55 vol vol NNP 48714 599 56 30 30 CD 48714 599 57 , , , 48714 599 58 no no DT 48714 599 59 5 5 CD 48714 599 60 ( ( -LRB- 48714 599 61 May May NNP 48714 599 62 1946 1946 CD 48714 599 63 ) ) -RRB- 48714 599 64 ; ; : 48714 599 65 and and CC 48714 599 66 Fletcher Fletcher NNP 48714 599 67 Pratt Pratt NNP 48714 599 68 , , , 48714 599 69 " " '' 48714 599 70 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 599 71 Under under IN 48714 599 72 MacArthur MacArthur NNP 48714 599 73 : : : 48714 599 74 Cape Cape NNP 48714 599 75 Gloucester Gloucester NNP 48714 599 76 , , , 48714 599 77 " " '' 48714 599 78 vol vol NNP 48714 599 79 31 31 CD 48714 599 80 , , , 48714 599 81 no no DT 48714 599 82 12 12 CD 48714 599 83 ( ( -LRB- 48714 599 84 December December NNP 48714 599 85 1947 1947 CD 48714 599 86 ) ) -RRB- 48714 599 87 ; ; : 48714 599 88 and and CC 48714 599 89 " " `` 48714 599 90 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 599 91 Under under IN 48714 599 92 MacArthur MacArthur NNP 48714 599 93 : : : 48714 599 94 Willaumez willaumez VB 48714 599 95 , , , 48714 599 96 " " '' 48714 599 97 vol vol NNP 48714 599 98 32 32 CD 48714 599 99 , , , 48714 599 100 no no DT 48714 599 101 1 1 CD 48714 599 102 ( ( -LRB- 48714 599 103 January January NNP 48714 599 104 1947 1947 CD 48714 599 105 ) ) -RRB- 48714 599 106 . . . 48714 600 1 Of of IN 48714 600 2 the the DT 48714 600 3 Marine Marine NNP 48714 600 4 Corps Corps NNP 48714 600 5 oral oral JJ 48714 600 6 history history NN 48714 600 7 interviews interview NNS 48714 600 8 of of IN 48714 600 9 participants participant NNS 48714 600 10 in in IN 48714 600 11 the the DT 48714 600 12 New New NNP 48714 600 13 Britain Britain NNP 48714 600 14 fighting fighting NN 48714 600 15 , , , 48714 600 16 the the DT 48714 600 17 most most RBS 48714 600 18 valuable valuable JJ 48714 600 19 were be VBD 48714 600 20 with with IN 48714 600 21 Generals Generals NNP 48714 600 22 Lemuel Lemuel NNP 48714 600 23 C. C. NNP 48714 600 24 Shepherd Shepherd NNP 48714 600 25 , , , 48714 600 26 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 600 27 , , , 48714 600 28 and and CC 48714 600 29 Edwin Edwin NNP 48714 600 30 A. A. NNP 48714 600 31 Pollock Pollock NNP 48714 600 32 and and CC 48714 600 33 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 48714 600 34 Generals Generals NNP 48714 600 35 Henry Henry NNP 48714 600 36 W. W. NNP 48714 600 37 Buse Buse NNP 48714 600 38 , , , 48714 600 39 Lewis Lewis NNP 48714 600 40 J. J. NNP 48714 601 1 Fields Fields NNP 48714 601 2 , , , 48714 601 3 Robert Robert NNP 48714 601 4 B. B. NNP 48714 601 5 Luckey Luckey NNP 48714 601 6 , , , 48714 601 7 and and CC 48714 601 8 John John NNP 48714 601 9 N. N. NNP 48714 601 10 McLaughlin McLaughlin NNP 48714 601 11 . . . 48714 602 1 Almost almost RB 48714 602 2 three three CD 48714 602 3 dozen dozen NN 48714 602 4 collections collection NNS 48714 602 5 of of IN 48714 602 6 personal personal JJ 48714 602 7 papers paper NNS 48714 602 8 deal deal VBP 48714 602 9 in in IN 48714 602 10 one one CD 48714 602 11 way way NN 48714 602 12 or or CC 48714 602 13 another another DT 48714 602 14 with with IN 48714 602 15 the the DT 48714 602 16 campaign campaign NN 48714 602 17 , , , 48714 602 18 some some DT 48714 602 19 of of IN 48714 602 20 them -PRON- PRP 48714 602 21 providing provide VBG 48714 602 22 narratives narrative NNS 48714 602 23 of of IN 48714 602 24 varying varying NN 48714 602 25 length length NN 48714 602 26 and and CC 48714 602 27 others other NNS 48714 602 28 photographs photograph NNS 48714 602 29 or or CC 48714 602 30 maps map NNS 48714 602 31 . . . 48714 603 1 The the DT 48714 603 2 most most RBS 48714 603 3 enlightening enlightening JJ 48714 603 4 commentary commentary NN 48714 603 5 came come VBD 48714 603 6 from from IN 48714 603 7 the the DT 48714 603 8 papers paper NNS 48714 603 9 of of IN 48714 603 10 Major Major NNP 48714 603 11 Sherwood Sherwood NNP 48714 603 12 Moran Moran NNP 48714 603 13 , , , 48714 603 14 USMCR USMCR NNP 48714 603 15 , , , 48714 603 16 before before IN 48714 603 17 the the DT 48714 603 18 war war NN 48714 603 19 a a DT 48714 603 20 missionary missionary NN 48714 603 21 in in IN 48714 603 22 Japan Japan NNP 48714 603 23 and and CC 48714 603 24 during during IN 48714 603 25 the the DT 48714 603 26 fighting fighting NN 48714 603 27 an an DT 48714 603 28 intelligence intelligence NN 48714 603 29 specialist specialist NN 48714 603 30 with with IN 48714 603 31 the the DT 48714 603 32 1st 1st JJ 48714 603 33 Marine Marine NNP 48714 603 34 Division Division NNP 48714 603 35 , , , 48714 603 36 who who WP 48714 603 37 discussed discuss VBD 48714 603 38 everything everything NN 48714 603 39 from from IN 48714 603 40 coping cope VBG 48714 603 41 with with IN 48714 603 42 the the DT 48714 603 43 weather weather NN 48714 603 44 to to IN 48714 603 45 understanding understand VBG 48714 603 46 the the DT 48714 603 47 motivation motivation NN 48714 603 48 of of IN 48714 603 49 the the DT 48714 603 50 Japanese japanese JJ 48714 603 51 soldier soldier NN 48714 603 52 . . . 48714 604 1 _ _ NNP 48714 604 2 About about IN 48714 604 3 the the DT 48714 604 4 Author author NN 48714 604 5 _ _ NNP 48714 604 6 [ [ -LRB- 48714 604 7 Illustration Illustration NNP 48714 604 8 ] ] -RRB- 48714 604 9 Bernard Bernard NNP 48714 604 10 C. C. NNP 48714 604 11 Nalty Nalty NNP 48714 604 12 served serve VBD 48714 604 13 as as IN 48714 604 14 a a DT 48714 604 15 civilian civilian JJ 48714 604 16 member member NN 48714 604 17 of of IN 48714 604 18 the the DT 48714 604 19 Historical Historical NNP 48714 604 20 Branch Branch NNP 48714 604 21 , , , 48714 604 22 G-3 G-3 NNP 48714 604 23 Division Division NNP 48714 604 24 , , , 48714 604 25 HQMC HQMC NNP 48714 604 26 , , , 48714 604 27 from from IN 48714 604 28 October October NNP 48714 604 29 1956 1956 CD 48714 604 30 to to IN 48714 604 31 September September NNP 48714 604 32 1961 1961 CD 48714 604 33 . . . 48714 605 1 In in IN 48714 605 2 collaboration collaboration NN 48714 605 3 with with IN 48714 605 4 Henry Henry NNP 48714 605 5 I. I. NNP 48714 605 6 Shaw Shaw NNP 48714 605 7 , , , 48714 605 8 Jr. Jr. NNP 48714 605 9 , , , 48714 605 10 and and CC 48714 605 11 Edwin Edwin NNP 48714 605 12 T. T. NNP 48714 605 13 Turnbladh Turnbladh NNP 48714 605 14 , , , 48714 605 15 he -PRON- PRP 48714 605 16 wrote write VBD 48714 605 17 _ _ NNP 48714 605 18 Central Central NNP 48714 605 19 Pacific Pacific NNP 48714 605 20 Drive Drive NNP 48714 605 21 _ _ NNP 48714 605 22 , , , 48714 605 23 volume volume NN 48714 605 24 3 3 CD 48714 605 25 of of IN 48714 605 26 the the DT 48714 605 27 _ _ NNP 48714 605 28 History History NNP 48714 605 29 of of IN 48714 605 30 U.S. U.S. NNP 48714 605 31 Marine Marine NNP 48714 605 32 Corps Corps NNP 48714 605 33 Operations Operations NNPS 48714 605 34 in in IN 48714 605 35 World World NNP 48714 605 36 War War NNP 48714 605 37 II II NNP 48714 605 38 _ _ NNP 48714 605 39 , , , 48714 605 40 and and CC 48714 605 41 he -PRON- PRP 48714 605 42 also also RB 48714 605 43 completed complete VBD 48714 605 44 a a DT 48714 605 45 number number NN 48714 605 46 of of IN 48714 605 47 short short JJ 48714 605 48 historical historical JJ 48714 605 49 studies study NNS 48714 605 50 , , , 48714 605 51 some some DT 48714 605 52 of of IN 48714 605 53 which which WDT 48714 605 54 appeared appear VBD 48714 605 55 as as IN 48714 605 56 articles article NNS 48714 605 57 in in IN 48714 605 58 _ _ NNP 48714 605 59 Leatherneck Leatherneck NNP 48714 605 60 _ _ NNP 48714 605 61 or or CC 48714 605 62 _ _ NNP 48714 605 63 Marine Marine NNP 48714 605 64 Corps Corps NNP 48714 605 65 Gazette Gazette NNP 48714 605 66 _ _ NNP 48714 605 67 . . . 48714 606 1 He -PRON- PRP 48714 606 2 joined join VBD 48714 606 3 the the DT 48714 606 4 history history NN 48714 606 5 office office NN 48714 606 6 of of IN 48714 606 7 the the DT 48714 606 8 Joint Joint NNP 48714 606 9 Chiefs Chiefs NNPS 48714 606 10 of of IN 48714 606 11 Staff Staff NNP 48714 606 12 in in IN 48714 606 13 1961 1961 CD 48714 606 14 , , , 48714 606 15 transferring transfer VBG 48714 606 16 in in IN 48714 606 17 1964 1964 CD 48714 606 18 to to IN 48714 606 19 the the DT 48714 606 20 Air Air NNP 48714 606 21 Force Force NNP 48714 606 22 history history NN 48714 606 23 program program NN 48714 606 24 , , , 48714 606 25 from from IN 48714 606 26 which which WDT 48714 606 27 he -PRON- PRP 48714 606 28 retired retire VBD 48714 606 29 in in IN 48714 606 30 January January NNP 48714 606 31 1994 1994 CD 48714 606 32 . . . 48714 607 1 [ [ -LRB- 48714 607 2 Illustration illustration NN 48714 607 3 ] ] -RRB- 48714 607 4 THIS this DT 48714 607 5 PAMPHLET pamphlet NN 48714 607 6 HISTORY history NN 48714 607 7 , , , 48714 607 8 one one CD 48714 607 9 in in IN 48714 607 10 a a DT 48714 607 11 series series NN 48714 607 12 devoted devote VBN 48714 607 13 to to IN 48714 607 14 U.S. U.S. NNP 48714 607 15 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 607 16 in in IN 48714 607 17 the the DT 48714 607 18 World World NNP 48714 607 19 War War NNP 48714 607 20 II II NNP 48714 607 21 era era NN 48714 607 22 , , , 48714 607 23 is be VBZ 48714 607 24 published publish VBN 48714 607 25 for for IN 48714 607 26 the the DT 48714 607 27 education education NN 48714 607 28 and and CC 48714 607 29 training training NN 48714 607 30 of of IN 48714 607 31 Marines Marines NNPS 48714 607 32 by by IN 48714 607 33 the the DT 48714 607 34 History History NNP 48714 607 35 and and CC 48714 607 36 Museums Museums NNPS 48714 607 37 Division Division NNP 48714 607 38 , , , 48714 607 39 Headquarters Headquarters NNPS 48714 607 40 , , , 48714 607 41 U.S. U.S. NNP 48714 607 42 Marine Marine NNP 48714 607 43 Corps Corps NNP 48714 607 44 , , , 48714 607 45 Washington Washington NNP 48714 607 46 , , , 48714 607 47 D.C. D.C. NNP 48714 607 48 , , , 48714 607 49 as as IN 48714 607 50 a a DT 48714 607 51 part part NN 48714 607 52 of of IN 48714 607 53 the the DT 48714 607 54 U.S. U.S. NNP 48714 607 55 Department Department NNP 48714 607 56 of of IN 48714 607 57 Defense Defense NNP 48714 607 58 observance observance NN 48714 607 59 of of IN 48714 607 60 the the DT 48714 607 61 50th 50th JJ 48714 607 62 anniversary anniversary NN 48714 607 63 of of IN 48714 607 64 victory victory NN 48714 607 65 in in IN 48714 607 66 that that DT 48714 607 67 war war NN 48714 607 68 . . . 48714 608 1 Editorial editorial JJ 48714 608 2 costs cost NNS 48714 608 3 of of IN 48714 608 4 preparing prepare VBG 48714 608 5 this this DT 48714 608 6 pamphlet pamphlet NN 48714 608 7 have have VBP 48714 608 8 been be VBN 48714 608 9 defrayed defray VBN 48714 608 10 in in IN 48714 608 11 part part NN 48714 608 12 by by IN 48714 608 13 a a DT 48714 608 14 bequest bequest NN 48714 608 15 from from IN 48714 608 16 the the DT 48714 608 17 estate estate NN 48714 608 18 of of IN 48714 608 19 Emilie Emilie NNP 48714 608 20 H. H. NNP 48714 608 21 Watts Watts NNP 48714 608 22 , , , 48714 608 23 in in IN 48714 608 24 memory memory NN 48714 608 25 of of IN 48714 608 26 her -PRON- PRP$ 48714 608 27 late late JJ 48714 608 28 husband husband NN 48714 608 29 , , , 48714 608 30 Thomas Thomas NNP 48714 608 31 M. M. NNP 48714 608 32 Watts Watts NNP 48714 608 33 , , , 48714 608 34 who who WP 48714 608 35 served serve VBD 48714 608 36 as as IN 48714 608 37 a a DT 48714 608 38 Marine Marine NNP 48714 608 39 and and CC 48714 608 40 was be VBD 48714 608 41 the the DT 48714 608 42 recipient recipient NN 48714 608 43 of of IN 48714 608 44 a a DT 48714 608 45 Purple Purple NNP 48714 608 46 Heart Heart NNP 48714 608 47 . . . 48714 609 1 WORLD WORLD NNP 48714 609 2 WAR WAR NNP 48714 609 3 II II NNP 48714 609 4 COMMEMORATIVE COMMEMORATIVE NNP 48714 609 5 SERIES serie NNS 48714 609 6 _ _ NNP 48714 609 7 DIRECTOR DIRECTOR NNP 48714 609 8 OF of IN 48714 609 9 MARINE MARINE NNP 48714 609 10 CORPS corp VBN 48714 609 11 HISTORY HISTORY NNP 48714 609 12 AND and CC 48714 609 13 MUSEUMS MUSEUMS NNP 48714 609 14 _ _ NNP 48714 609 15 Brigadier Brigadier NNP 48714 609 16 General General NNP 48714 609 17 Edwin Edwin NNP 48714 609 18 H. H. NNP 48714 609 19 Simmons Simmons NNP 48714 609 20 , , , 48714 609 21 USMC USMC NNP 48714 609 22 ( ( -LRB- 48714 609 23 Ret Ret NNP 48714 609 24 ) ) -RRB- 48714 609 25 _ _ NNP 48714 609 26 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 48714 609 27 EDITOR EDITOR NNP 48714 609 28 . . . 48714 609 29 _ _ NNP 48714 609 30 _ _ NNP 48714 609 31 WORLD WORLD NNP 48714 609 32 WAR WAR NNP 48714 609 33 II II NNP 48714 609 34 COMMEMORATIVE COMMEMORATIVE NNP 48714 609 35 SERIES serie NNS 48714 609 36 _ _ NNP 48714 609 37 Benis Benis NNP 48714 609 38 M. M. NNP 48714 609 39 Frank Frank NNP 48714 609 40 _ _ NNP 48714 609 41 CARTOGRAPHIC CARTOGRAPHIC NNP 48714 609 42 CONSULTANT consultant NN 48714 609 43 _ _ NNP 48714 609 44 George George NNP 48714 609 45 C. C. NNP 48714 609 46 MacGillivray MacGillivray NNP 48714 609 47 _ _ NNP 48714 609 48 EDITING EDITING NNP 48714 609 49 AND and CC 48714 609 50 DESIGN design NN 48714 609 51 SECTION section NN 48714 609 52 , , , 48714 609 53 HISTORY HISTORY NNP 48714 609 54 AND and CC 48714 609 55 MUSEUMS MUSEUMS NNP 48714 609 56 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 48714 609 57 _ _ NNP 48714 609 58 Robert Robert NNP 48714 609 59 E. E. NNP 48714 609 60 Struder Struder NNP 48714 609 61 , , , 48714 609 62 Senior Senior NNP 48714 609 63 Editor Editor NNP 48714 609 64 ; ; : 48714 609 65 W. W. NNP 48714 609 66 Stephen Stephen NNP 48714 609 67 Hill Hill NNP 48714 609 68 , , , 48714 609 69 Visual Visual NNP 48714 609 70 Information Information NNP 48714 609 71 Specialist Specialist NNP 48714 609 72 ; ; : 48714 609 73 Catherine Catherine NNP 48714 609 74 A. A. NNP 48714 609 75 Kerns Kerns NNP 48714 609 76 , , , 48714 609 77 Composition Composition NNP 48714 609 78 Services Services NNPS 48714 609 79 Technician Technician NNP 48714 609 80 Marine Marine NNP 48714 609 81 Corps Corps NNP 48714 609 82 Historical Historical NNP 48714 609 83 Center Center NNP 48714 609 84 Building Building NNP 48714 609 85 58 58 CD 48714 609 86 , , , 48714 609 87 Washington Washington NNP 48714 609 88 Navy Navy NNP 48714 609 89 Yard Yard NNP 48714 609 90 Washington Washington NNP 48714 609 91 , , , 48714 609 92 D.C. D.C. 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