▁of ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁The ▁rest ▁escaped . ▁ ▁The ▁ra iders ▁rest ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁and ▁received ▁some ▁prov isions ▁by ▁a ird rop . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁December , ▁Carl son ▁f anned ▁out ▁his ▁pat rol s ▁around ▁the ▁L ung a ▁River . ▁Company ▁B ▁discovered ▁ 1 0   J apan ese ▁camp ed ▁by ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁killed ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁companies ▁encountered ▁any ▁Japanese , ▁but ▁one ▁discovered ▁another ▁ 7 5   mm ▁mountain ▁gun . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁Carl son ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁terminate ▁the ▁pat rol ▁and ▁take ▁his ▁troops ▁into ▁the ▁L ung a ▁per imeter ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December , ▁Carl son ▁sent ▁Comp an ies ▁C , ▁D , ▁and ▁E ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁Ten aru ▁river ▁while ▁Comp an ies ▁A , ▁B , ▁and ▁F ▁head ed ▁west ▁towards ▁Mount ▁Aust en . ▁Comp an ies ▁C , ▁D , ▁and ▁E ▁reached ▁the ▁lower ▁Ten aru ▁and ▁entered ▁friendly ▁lines ▁at ▁L ung a ▁Point ▁without ▁incident . ▁Comp an ies ▁A , ▁B , ▁and ▁F , ▁however , ▁encountered ▁a ▁Japanese ▁pat rol ▁near ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁Aust en . ▁In ▁a ▁close - quarters ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le , ▁ 2 5   J apan ese ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁four ▁Mar ines ▁were ▁seriously ▁wounded , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁died ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day