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27th Marines - D plus 13 4 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

D+13

1800, 3 March to 1800, 4 March.

Night Activity: Continued sporadic mortar fire during the night. A few enemy attempting to get though our lines were killed.

Daylight Operations: Ordered by Division to continue attack at 0730 with LT-327 attached to seize O-3. Boundary between CT-26 and CT-28: 234 V southwest to 234 A northwest. Direction of attack, north.

LT-327 relieved LT-128 prior to 0730. LT-128 moved to SURIBACHI area in Corps Reserve.

G Co, LT-328, was attached to LT-228.

All landing teams jumped off on time and advanced against heavy small arms and mortar fire. Advances of up to 225 yards were made along the front, but soon after noon the enemy began to counter-attack and the center of the line was forced to withdraw slightly to better defensive ground for the night.

Lines at close of Period: 233 V northwest, 233 X south, 234 V west.

CP's: LT-128 at SURIBACHI, LT-328 in 215 W, LT-327 in 216 W.

Casualties for period: Supporting units for period

OFF ENL

KIA & DOW 10 1 destroyer, 1 LC(S) WIA 1 33 2d Bn, 13th Marines SK (evac) 9 C Co's, 5th Tank Bn. TOTAL 1 52

Combat efficiency: 40%