., ▁command ing ▁the ▁assault ▁craft ▁supporting ▁Colonel ▁D oty , ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁at ▁ 0 7 : 5 8 ▁for ▁all ▁boats ▁to ▁turn ▁back ▁and ▁assemble ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Be aches ▁Red ▁One ▁and ▁Two . ▁Commander ▁Rh odes ' ▁decision ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁boat ▁cre ws ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁mines we ep ers . ▁The ▁standing ▁orders ▁of ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 1 7 ▁required ▁that ▁mines we ep ers ▁preced e ▁tro op - car ry ing ▁A TC s , ▁but ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁continue ▁mines we eping ▁to ▁Beach ▁White ▁One . ▁To ▁act ▁contrary ▁to ▁this ▁procedure ▁would ▁const itute ▁an ▁action ▁outside ▁the ▁" limits ▁permitted ▁by ▁accepted ▁tact ical ▁practices " ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁task ▁force . ▁ ▁The ▁boat ▁captain ▁who ▁passed ▁the ▁mines we ep ers ▁and ▁land ed ▁his ▁A TC ▁at ▁White ▁Beach ▁One ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁pressed ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁inf antry ▁company ▁commander ▁was ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁successful ▁movement ▁of ▁this ▁one ▁assault ▁craft ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁Rh odes ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁decision . ▁Col . ▁D oty ▁was ▁firm ▁in ▁his ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁con voy ▁could ▁and ▁should ▁continue . ▁While ▁the ▁ 3 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁and ▁River ▁Ass ault ▁Squadron ▁ 1 1 ▁ev acu ated ▁cas ual ties , ▁res upp lied , ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁at ▁the ▁Red ▁Be aches , ▁the ▁