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Page 2 of 3 26th Marines D+26, 17 Mar 45 Weather: Cloudy and cool, visibility fair. Tank and dozer supported attack was resumed at 0830, with plans to maintain contact on the left but to push the north or northwest through any spots that appeared "soft". At about 1030 a disorganized counter-attack by an estimated 100 enemy troops was repulsed by LT 328 in the center of the CT zone of action. The right and center progressed to the north coast and pivoted to the southwest, strong enemy positions holding up the left had developed final resistance into a deeply ravined pocket of roughly 800 x 200 yards. No artillery nor barrage rockets were fired on this date, nor thereafter, due to small remaining enemy occupied area. Casualties: 2 Off, 78 Enl. Returned to duty: - Off, &nnbsp; 36 Enl. Effective strength: 86 Off, 1570 Enl. 27th Marines - D plus 26 17 March, 1945 Our combat team, as such, remained in division reserve until reembarkation on 23 march, 1945. However, a composite battalion made up of companies from all three battalions was organized and attached to CT-26. The enemy units identified in this organizations zone of action during the operation were: 145th Infantry Regiment 309th Independent Infantry Battalion 311th Independent Infantry Battalion 312th Independent Infantry Battalion 27th Air Squadron 1st Independent Machine Gun Battalion 12th Independent Anti-tank Battalion 2nd Med. Mortar Battalion 17th Independent Mixed Brigade Arty Bn, 145th Inf Regt 59th Anchorage Hq.
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