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D Day, 19 February, 1945

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27th Marines

D Day 19 February, 1945

    This combat team's assault troops met light resistance from enemy infantry troops on the beach, but found the beach area being hit repeatedly by enemy mortar and artillery fire. Our CP was under almost constant artillery and mortar fire during the afternoon and night. Enemy documents found in T.S. 148J indicated that the 311th Independent Infantry battalion was on the island. A small number of enemy dead was found in the beach areas. At 1400, our left battalion reported 100 dead in their zone of action.
The enemy dead reported on D-Day was 100.
D Day 19 February, 1945

    This combat team's assault troops met light resistance from enemy infantry troops on the beach, but found the beach area being hit repeatedly by enemy mortar and artillery fire.
Our CP was under almost constant artillery and mortar fire during the afternoon and night.
Enemy documents found in T.S. 148J indicated that the 311th Independent Infantry battalion was on the island.

    A small number of enemy dead was found in the beach areas. At 1400, our left battalion reported 100 dead in their zone of action.
The enemy dead reported on D-Day was 100.

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