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No. 21 Maps: SAI?.AN, 1/20,000.

1. ENENY SITU.1.TION AT END OF PE~UOD.

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061600 July 1944 071600 July 1944

Hq 27th Inf Div TA 228-0 7 July 1944 J

n. Enemy front line - as of 1600, enemy had been driven North of the line TA 24'7D .. 2490 - 259T - 260PBN. He wo.s still occupying the ;ulch TA 260t<ffiV with sna 11 groups •

b. Defensive orgunizction - No organized defensive system' is probable as, at the timo of this report, Otlr troops wore moving forwo.rd and it is probc.ble that tho enemy occupies ha.stily constructed trenches, rema.ins of builc.ings, co.vos und such nutura.l positions.

c. Units in contact - Prclilnina.ry search of enemy dea.d by the l05th Inf in the vicinity of their C? a.t TA 247L produced identifications of:

135th Infantry 136th Infantry 3rd Independent Hounto.in Artillery 10628 Unit 53711 Unit MANCHULi.IJ..N 7105 Unit

A POW taken in tho o.pproxinato o.rco. TA 249A lo.st night, wo.s ic~entified us o. leo.ding soo.man fra~ the 55th Guo.rd Unit. In an enemy OP loco.tod on the ridge in roar of the l06th Inf CF, (TA 229A) the bocies of n PFC of the 4656th Unit o.nd n Liouteno.nt of the 50th Unit (HINOSHISHI TAI) wore identified •

. d. Artillery - None loca.tod.

e. no serves .,.. No information.

f. Supply o.nc evncuction estnblishmont • No information.

2. ENEMY O?E;U~TIONS DU,HNG ll.E~GOD.

n. General s~o.ry • E~rly evening roports of o.ll units ~long the Division front woro ne gative. At 1930, the Division OP reported smo.ll sroups of enemy withdro.winG to tho NEe Uoport received froB NLF of civilians surrendering in front of the 4th Ho.rDi v, in lr.rr;e numbers, wc.s not true in this sector. At c.p­prox~utely 2030, tho 105th Inf reported whut ~ppo~roc to be c. countero.ttack be­ing luunched in front of the 3rd Bn of thut roglinent (approxiQute urea TA 249B). At the srune t ~e, un enemy domonstr a tion was reported by tho 165th Inf in the gulch Elt TA 260Iv'L.'1V. Both of those o.ttu.cks included rifle, mn.chino gun, o.n<1. mor• tnr firo o.nd both had terminntod by o.pproximatcly 2200.

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SECl"lET Prior to the tuck on the 3rd Bn 105th Inf, a eading seaman from the

55th Guarc Force was taken by our troops while asleep at his post. rnterrogu• tion of this prisoner by the 105th Inf and ut tho Division CP disclosed tho following information. The prisoner stated, after approximately two hours of questioning, that he had been ordered to report to his unit commander at tho junction of three roads (POW unable to locate on map) and at that tDne had re­ceived his orders which in turn ha.C: come from lM.RPI .PT Field. Thc:;;e orderG were to tho effect tha.t an all-out attack by the enemy was to be made ut Q62000 July. Furthermore, prisoner stated that he understood that the enemy woulc be ordered to dispose of th~selves at 071500 July as u finale to their all-out attack. This information was transmitted to all major units of the Division nnd G•2 NLF. As noted, ce~onstrution terminated at approximately 2200 und from that time on, the night was quiet along the entire front. During the night, four RED alerts v.~ere ct~.llod.

At 070510 July, word was received fro~ the Reghnontal CP of the 105th Inf that o. "sake" attack appeared under way, coning down the corridor in the direction NE to SU along the ro.ilroud and S thereof (genero.l line TA 259M-258W) • At the same time, word wo.s received thut the 3rd Bn 105th Inf was reccivinb a heavy attack in its front (TA 249ABC). Reports frrnn various OP'G disclosed enemy ~oving down tho roo.d and railrouG puro.lleling the shore between TA 258T -TA 258U. During the morning, reports fran the 3rd Bn. estimated enemy on their front 500•1000 with pr.rticuli:J.r of'fort on their left. Other enemy of strength were reported moving into tho general area TA 247D:lTE ail!d occupying ole'. trenches in the urea TA 248KN. At o.pproxiJnately 1000, the estimate of enemy along the Division front "'tVO.S figured a.t 1500. Until 1200, enemy pressure had continueC. along the sumo areo. as noted above and ostima.te of enemy strength wo.s raised to 3000. A p W t~ken_j.n front of tl}_e _3rc1 Bn l05ta-:Inf ..st.o..ted.. th.o.t this ntto.ck: wns an all-out attack on the j_Jart of the enemy. He disclosed that 3•4 nights ago, an enemy plonc ho.C'.. c:roppec~ o. mcssu.Ge at the MAk?I PT Airfield to the effect that the Japs could expect no further help fro~ the homeland. Ba.sed on this message, the cornmunc~ing officer at BAl1PI PT ha.d ordered the all-out attuck. POW stated that approximately 20,000 men had been ussemblod at }UUlPI PT, and moved _ down the railroad tro..ck to tho SW in groups of 3,000, Tho mission of the attack

o penetrate our linos to tho limit, fir;hting to tho lust em<~ killin~ o.ll Americans possible. At upproxliuately 1400, enemy pressure beGan to cie off und our troops moving forward on tho loft of the Division sector were met with rifle fire primn.rily and 2•3 mc.chine guns. The balance of the tU'ternoon continued un­der the same conditions.

Lute in tho o..ftornoon, o. Lt. (jg) c,J, BU~NC, Naval Gunnor.y Li~ison Offi­cer, with tho lst Bn 105th Inf, arrived at tho Division CP and gave tho follow­ing account of this butto.lion unc tho 2nd Bn l05th Inf. Tho ~fO battalions un~ established perimeters in the c.reu TA 259KHPR. At 070450 July, ho hou.rd firing on tho perimeter. He stated that a J&panese force. so grout that it was impoes­ible for him to give o.ny cstim~to of the number, was seen rushing down tho corri• dor from tho direction of M/\.lCUl"ijSHt. on both sides of the ruilroo.d. ThG anomy was armed with clubs and knives, us well us service wonpons. They vrore running and shouting in a fronziod nmnnor, po. ckoc so closely thut it w~s ho.rdly necessary for our troops to take aim. Tho enemy on tho cliff sice of tho corriC:or contin• ued to strorun on to the SYv us others ont;t.,go c~ the t·wo battalions in srout numbers. At 1030, the two battalions had boon dessimntec by heo.vy r:-tortc.r fire and fight• ing hud become pra.ctico.lly a.n ind ivi~un l, every-nun-for-himself, ha.nc to hand o.ffair. Lt. BLANC sto.ted he had worker"~ his vvny SW with seven (7) mon following a route between the ra.ilroo c1 a.nc~ the coc.s t u.n d ovcntuc,lly hnc~ movcG due S acrou

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c9untry until he wu~:~- o.ble to enter our lines. He bel~es tho.t other smc.ll pnrties from the 1st Bn mo.y have been able to accomplish the sr.-.100 osco.po but cunnot spoak for the 2nd Bn. At upproxir:J.o.tely 10:30, word had been roccivec'. at the Division CP thr,t a group totalling approximt.~.tely 150 men, from th0 l:st ~nd 2nd Bns of the 105th Inf were in tho vicini~ RJ 2 (TA 258u).

b. Opero.tions of component elements.

( 1) Anti to.nk units - Two ( 2) 37mm guns were reportoC. by the Divis ion OP in the aroo. 258W.

(2) Infantry - 14 mortc.rs were reported in the sm.'1c plo.ce o.t the so.me time as the 37Lun ;:;uns.

c. Misco llo.ne ous.

(1) In combing the c..roc. alone:; tho riclgo TA 229DL, tho l06th Inf dis­covered what appeared to be an enemy O? hiclc~.en in o. buildinG• Ono ( 1) enemy officer o.nC. four ( 4:) enlisted mon woru killcc. in thG building by the po.rtol (See po.r. 1 c). A to lcphone o..ppor~ro d to h£LVC been in uso o.nd food nne: wuter supplies go.vo tho u1prcssion tho.t the OP hucl ~con in use since our occupc..tion of the o.reo..

(2) Numerous enemy wore obsorvoc with bo.yonots o.tto.chec to sticks. The majority of enemy coo.d carried greno.C:os unC. thoro wo.s evidence of grennce sui­cides.

(3) AS tho enemy v11r.s c:rivon bo.ck curing the afternoon, 50-70 were re­ported as having attempted to escape to seu o.nd were killoc c,long the reef off T.AN.APAG.

(4) PO'.Y reports mo.ny of tho enony o.s woo.ring ::;roon hco.c~nets strung with leaves.

3. MISCELLANEOUS.

a.. Enemy cnsuo.l tios nnd P01if' s.

(1) The followin~ is o. prolilnino.J:"y rcpol"t on e stimc.to of enemy cend:

By 165th Inf c'..ur inb ni;ht 6 July in gulch TA 260~.IRV (Includes twenty (20) officers) - 100

165th Infantry • 3rd Bn 105 th Inf •

7 July - 425 - 700

Area. vicinity l05th Inf cnc~ u lon~~ shor e fr Or.l TA 25 71 to m 25 7D

Porine tor ar ea. of 2n <~ Bn 105th l06th Inf , • on roof off Tli.Ni.:t'J.G .Ft . . '

- 550 Inf (TA 259KLf-Q) 500

- 400 50

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b. Mor[tlo .. Eno..":l.y wn.s keyed to a frenzic C. pitch c~uring their c.ttc.ck. If POiV s.tnteuents co.n bo bo liovo d ., hc.: is in o. suicic~al sta te of 1;1ind c.t the moment.

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MJ.litary personnel Navy - 1 Army - 1

Civilian Japanese - 2 Chamorros- 29

d . Supply nnd equipni.ent - Covered in paragraph 2 a, e;enerr.l SUI!l!ilary. Motor parks of the lst and 2nd Bns of l05th Inf was overrun by enemy who prob~bly have some unclestroyed motor equipment in his ha.nt'.s nt this time.

Durin; Jaornins of 7 July, party from "H" Etry, lOth jl,inrines, entereC. l05th Inf C? stuting that 11H11 Btry had been overrun unc~ all guns lost. During afternoon, it v~as reported that these guns, ns we 11 as the guns of two ( 2) other Marine Batteries hrtd been rccupturecl by our troops. At no time cid the enemy use these guns aga inst us .

e . Terrain not um:er our control - No chan;c .

f. Enemy•s probQble knowlod;o of our situation.

(1) If the OP (1.iscovered by 106th Inf was in operation, it is probo.b:b enemy has detailed inforr.10.tion of 0ur OjJeration in the immocia.te area through 0800 this mornins•

(2) It is proba.ble that the enemy captured raC'.ios of th0 lst fmC 2nd Bns l05th Inf.

g. "V;eather and visibility - 1. heavy rain fell at approximately 070430 Ju::W. Balance of C.ay was cleo.r. Visibility was f a ir.

h. Miscellaneous - It is possible that necessary extro.cts fron SOI such ns o.uthentications and shackle codes may hnve beGn taken when the enemy overrun the ls t and 2nd Bns 105 th Inf.

4. EUE!v1Y c,:.,p.·JnLITIES.

o.. The enemy is still cc.po.ble of a tten_t>tin;; unothor all-out o.tto.ck on our forces with those of his troops driven bo.ck durinb the ~ftornoon, 7 July, nug­nontod by other troops anc civilians vmich he may not huve boon o.ble to go.thor for his attack of this :norning; .

b. Enemy is capable of attonptin~:~ further infil tro.tion tactics anc can hnrrnss with thoso o.nd smilo.r purtios who n:w ho.vo worko:.: thoir way into our ret\r durinG this 1:10rnin; ' s c,ttc.ck.

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