▁suffered ▁ 1 0 ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁day ' s ▁actions ▁and ▁estimated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁killed ▁ 1 2 0   J apan ese ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Carl son ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁companies , ▁with ▁Company ▁B ▁leading , ▁march ed ▁west ▁towards ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁As am ana ▁on ▁the ▁Met ap ona ▁River . ▁While ▁crossing ▁the ▁river , ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁captured ▁two ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁and ▁killed ▁a ▁third ▁who ▁happened ▁by ▁in ▁a ▁native ▁boat , ▁then ▁attacked ▁and ▁occupied ▁As am ana , ▁surprising ▁and ▁killing ▁several ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁Sign s ▁in ▁Japanese ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁r ally ing ▁location ▁for ▁Sh ō ji ' s ▁forces . ▁Occ up ying ▁def ensive ▁positions ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁river ▁crossing , ▁the ▁ra iders ▁killed ▁ 2 5   J apan ese ▁soldiers ▁that ▁approached ▁the ▁village ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁when ▁a ▁company - s ized ▁column ▁of ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁approached ▁As am ana , ▁the ▁ra iders ▁called ▁in ▁ ▁art illery ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Marine ▁Regiment , ▁killing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁causing ▁the ▁rest ▁to ▁scatter ▁and ▁retre at ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁village . ▁Carl son ▁and ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁with ▁him ▁returned ▁to ▁B inu ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁to ▁rest ▁and ▁repro vision . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁a