▁Hend erson ▁Field ▁in ▁six ▁waves ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁were ▁engaged ▁by ▁C AF ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁Marine ▁anti - air craft ▁guns . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁had ▁lost ▁ 1 1 ▁f igh ters , ▁two ▁bom bers , ▁and ▁one ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft ▁along ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁air cre ws ▁in ▁the ▁down ed ▁aircraft . ▁Two ▁C AF ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁day ' s ▁fighting ▁but ▁both ▁pil ots ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁air ▁attacks ▁caused ▁only ▁light ▁damage ▁to ▁Hend erson ▁Field ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁def enses . ▁The ▁Americans ▁later ▁referred ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁as ▁" D ug out ▁Sunday " ▁because ▁the ▁continuous ▁Japanese ▁air , ▁naval , ▁and ▁art illery ▁attacks ▁kept ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁L ung a ▁def enders ▁in ▁their ▁fo x hol es ▁and ▁sh el ters ▁throughout ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁second ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁per imeter ▁Through out ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁October , ▁the ▁Americans ▁re deploy ed ▁and ▁improved ▁their ▁def enses ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁they ▁were ▁expecting ▁that ▁night . ▁In ▁the ▁west , ▁Han ne ken ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Mar ines ▁closed ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁their ▁two ▁forces . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁per imeter , ▁P ull er ' s ▁and ▁Hall ' s ▁troops ▁dis ent w ined ▁and ▁re position ed . ▁P ull er ' s