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27th Marines - D plus 14 5 March, 1945

This unit continued to be division reserve and there is no enemy activity to report. The enemy dead reported to date was 1047.

28th Marines - D+14 1800, 4 March to 1800, 5 March.

Night Activity: Continued sporadic mortar fire during the night. Small scale infiltration attempts by the enemy were unsuccessful.

Daylight Operations: Ordered by Division to relieve LT-228 with LT-328 by 1200, and to reorganize. Local objective attacks were authorized to improve position.

LT-328 (Division Reconnaissance Co and Regimental Reconnaissance Platoon attached) relieved LT-228 prior to noon. LT-327 on the right made a local attack to straighten out the line and had relieved LT-126 on our right by 1730.

Much artillery and naval gunfire was used during the day to soften up enemy defenses across the entire front.

LT-228 moved to a rest area in 198 W.

During the period 2-5 March, nine officers and three hundred thirteen enlisted from the 27th and 31st Replacement Drafts were received and distributed to landing teams.

Lines for the night remained the same as on D+13.

CP's: LT-228 in 198 W, LT-328 in 216 Q, otherwise no change. 

Casualties for period: Supporting units for period

OFF ENL

KIA & DOW 3 1 destroyer, 1 LC(S) WIA 8 2d Bn, 13th Marines SK (evac) none C Co's, 5th Tank Bn. TOTAL 11

Combat efficiency: 50%