ated . ▁A ▁short ▁time ▁later , ▁however , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁D ▁Company ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁camp , ▁led ▁by ▁G unn ery ▁Serge ant ▁George ▁Sch rier , ▁after ▁successfully ▁dis eng aging ▁from ▁the ▁fire f ight . ▁Carl son ▁summar ily ▁rel ieved ▁Mc A ul iffe ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁" total ▁in e pt itude ▁for ▁leadership ▁in ▁battle " ▁and ▁placed ▁Captain ▁Joe ▁Griff ith ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁Company ▁D . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Company ▁F , ▁which ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁camp , ▁Carl son ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁Company ▁C ▁was ▁engaged , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 3 0 . ▁Carl son ▁ordered ▁Company ▁F ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Japanese ▁positions ▁facing ▁Company ▁C ▁at ▁ 1 7 : 1 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁depart ed ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁Company ▁F ▁soon ▁confirmed . ▁Le aving ▁Company ▁F ▁at ▁the ▁scene , ▁Carl son ▁returned ▁to ▁B inu ▁with ▁Company ▁C , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁ 2 2 : 0 0 . ▁Company ▁E ▁arrived ▁at ▁B inu ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁caught ▁a ▁Japanese ▁company ▁crossing ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁and ▁killed ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁before ▁withdraw ing . ▁Carl son ▁then ▁took ▁Company ▁B ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁Company ▁F ▁was ▁guard ing , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁day break ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November . ▁The ▁Mar ines ▁had