▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁trap ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 1 1 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Infantry ▁to ▁close . ▁ ▁The ▁Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force ▁was ▁over wh el ming ly ▁successful ▁in ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁remaining ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Imperial ▁Army . ▁Con n olly ▁reported ▁ 3 6 8 ▁enemy ▁dead ▁and ▁six ▁prisoners ▁taken . ▁His ▁losses ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁were ▁two ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁wounded . ▁Despite ▁the ▁great ▁success es ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁rein for ced ▁Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force , ▁Kru eg er ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁his ▁mind ▁about ▁the ▁des ira b ility ▁and ▁necessity ▁for ▁the ▁a ird rop . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁" se iz ure ▁of ▁A par ri ▁without ▁opposition ” ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁almost ▁uno pp osed ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Division , ▁indicated ▁clearly ▁that ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁come ▁for ▁mount ing ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁troops ▁to ▁“ block ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁retre at ▁in ▁the ▁C ag ay an ▁Valley ." ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁just ▁what ▁retre at ▁Kru eg er ▁expected ▁to ▁block . ▁ ▁The ▁air bor ne ▁force ▁tot aled ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 3 0 ▁men , ▁including ▁the ▁rein for ced ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 1 1 th ▁Infantry ▁and ▁B atter y ▁C , ▁ 4