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27th Marines - D plus 12 3 March, 1945.

This combat team continued to be in division reserve and there is no enemy activity to report. The enemy dead reported to date was 1047. 28th Marines

28th Marines D+12

1800, 2 March to 1800, 3 March.

Night Activity: Sporadic mortar and light artillery fire fell on our lines during the night. About 50 enemy were killed coming down from Hill 362 in back of LT-228.

Daylight Operations: Ordered by Division to continue the attack at 0745 to seize O-3.

CT-28 commenced the attack on time with landing teams in the same line-up as on D+11, CT-26 on our right. Boundary between CT-28 and CT-26: 217 B north to 234 J north.

H Co, LT-328, was attached to LT-128 at daybreak.

Progress was painfully slow against heavy resistance. By 1500 all reserve elements had been committed and one company of LT-327 was sent to 216 R as combat team reserve. Also the Division Reconnaissance Co was sent to RJ 65 in 215 P as Combat Team Reserve.

The Combat Team OP moved to 199 K.

Lines for the night: From the west beach in 233 U center to 216 D center to 217 A center. 

Casualties for period: Supporting units for period

OFF ENL

KIA & DOW 3 56 2 destroyers, 1 LC(S) WIA 5 161 2d Bn, 13th Marines SK (evac) 1 12 B & C Co's, 5th Tank Bn. MIA 2 TOTAL 9 231

Combat efficiency: 45%