▁of ▁An ▁Loc ▁under ▁cover ▁of ▁Task ▁Force ▁Clear water ▁gun ▁boats . ▁Company ▁B ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁inten se ▁fire ▁which ▁destroyed ▁ 1 ▁AM TR AC ▁and ▁disabled ▁another , ▁never theless ▁Company ▁B ▁captured ▁half ▁of ▁An ▁Loc ▁ham let ▁until ▁its ▁advance ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁and ▁its ▁command ing ▁officer ▁killed . ▁ 1 st ▁AM TR AC ▁Battalion ▁commander , ▁Colonel ▁H ull ▁ordered ▁Company ▁F ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁D ai ▁Do ▁and ▁join ▁Company ▁H ▁in ▁D ong ▁X uan ▁so ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁would ▁only ▁have ▁ 2 ▁per im eters ▁to ▁defend ▁over night . ▁That ▁night ▁the ▁P AV N ▁prob ed ▁the ▁Company ▁F / H ▁position ▁at ▁D ong ▁X uan ▁but ▁were ▁d eter red ▁by ▁Marine ▁art illery . ▁Mar ines ▁losses ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁ 1 6 ▁dead ▁while ▁P AV N ▁losses ▁were ▁ 9 0 ▁dead . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 / 4 ▁Mar ines ▁commander ▁Lieutenant ▁colon el ▁William ▁We ise ▁felt ▁that ▁in ade qu ate ▁resources ▁were ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁D ai ▁Do , ▁both ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁air ▁and ▁art illery ▁support . ▁Major ▁general ▁R ath von ▁M . ▁Tom p kins ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Marine ▁Division ▁commander ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁sure ▁whether ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁thrust ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁Off ensive ▁along ▁the ▁DM Z ▁or ▁a ▁di version ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁attack ▁still ▁to ▁come , ▁however ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of