▁coast ▁west ▁of ▁A par ri . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁force , ▁P FC ▁John ▁R . ▁McK in ney , ▁single hand edly ▁killed ▁ 4 0 ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁in ▁a ▁half ▁hour ▁battle ▁despite ▁being ▁wounded ▁by ▁a ▁kat ana ▁strike ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ ▁Gen . ▁Kru eg er ’ s ▁estimate ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁situation ▁dict ated ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁vertical ▁en velop ment ▁of ▁air bor ne ▁troops ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁trap ▁and ▁prevent ▁the ▁enemy ▁from ▁all ▁possibility ▁of ▁esc aping ▁from ▁A par ri . ▁ ▁According ly , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June , ▁Kru eg er ▁directed ▁a ▁batt alion ▁combat ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 1 1 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Infantry , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Division , ▁to ▁drop ▁near ▁A par ri ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June . ▁By ▁that ▁evening , ▁elements ▁of ▁Maj . ▁Con n olly ’ s ▁task ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Infantry ▁were ▁ten ▁miles ▁south ▁along ▁Route ▁ 5 ▁from ▁A par ri ▁and ▁had ▁secured ▁Cam al ani ug an ▁A irst rip , ▁three ▁miles ▁from ▁A par ri . ▁On ▁the ▁very ▁day ▁that ▁Kru eg er ▁issued ▁this ▁order , ▁the ▁Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force ▁entered ▁A par ri ▁uno pp osed .