▁action ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁water ▁and ▁am mun ition , ▁he ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁exposed ▁hill ▁with ▁twelve ▁men ▁and ▁one ▁wounded ▁officer , ▁determined ▁to ▁hold ▁through ▁the ▁night . ▁Att ack ed ▁continu ously ▁with ▁gr en ades , ▁machine - g uns , ▁and ▁rif les ▁from ▁three ▁sides ▁and ▁twice ▁subject ed ▁to ▁suic idal ▁charges ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁val i ant ▁men ▁fier c ely ▁beat ▁back ▁or ▁destroyed ▁the ▁enemy , ▁resort ing ▁to ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat ▁as ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁dw ind led ▁and ▁still ▁maintain ing ▁his ▁lines ▁with ▁his ▁eight ▁remaining ▁rif le men ▁when ▁day light ▁brought ▁more ▁dead ly ▁fire ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁His ▁val i ant ▁leadership ▁against ▁dev ast ating ▁odd s ▁while ▁protect ing ▁the ▁units ▁below ▁from ▁heavy ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁reflect s ▁the ▁highest ▁credit ▁upon ▁Captain ▁Pope ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Service ▁ ▁/ S / ▁FR AN K LIN ▁D . ▁RO O SE VE LT ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁List ▁of ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁References ▁In line ▁ ▁General ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Hall as , ▁James . ▁The ▁Dev il ’ s ▁An vil : ▁The ▁Ass ault ▁on ▁Pe le li u , ▁Pra eg er ▁Publish ers , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁() ▁Mc Mill an , ▁George . ▁The ▁Old