▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁under ▁Captain ▁J iro ▁K ats um ata ▁found ▁and ▁attacked ▁Company ▁A ▁of ▁P ull er ' s ▁batt alion . ▁K ats um ata ' s ▁attack ▁was ▁imp eded ▁by ▁heavy ▁bar bed ▁wire ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁line ▁and ▁then ▁hit ▁heavily ▁by ▁American ▁machine ▁gun , ▁mort ar , ▁and ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁By ▁ 0 1 : 0 0 , ▁the ▁Marine ▁fire ▁had ▁killed ▁most ▁of ▁K ats um ata ' s ▁company . ▁ ▁Further ▁west , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Company ▁of ▁Nas u ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁charged ▁straight ▁into ▁P ull er ' s ▁Company ▁C ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 1 5 . ▁Within ▁five ▁minutes , ▁a ▁Marine ▁machine ▁gun ▁section ▁led ▁by ▁Serge ant ▁John ▁Bas il one ▁killed ▁almost ▁every ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Company . ▁By ▁ 0 1 : 2 5 , ▁heavy ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Marine ▁divis ional ▁art illery ▁was ▁falling ▁into ▁Nas u ' s ▁tro op ▁assembly ▁and ▁approach ▁routes , ▁causing ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties . ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁that ▁a ▁major ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁was ▁under way , ▁P ull er ▁requested ▁rein for cement . ▁At ▁ 0 3 : 4 5 , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 6 4 th ▁Infantry , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁Hall ▁and ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁reserve , ▁was ▁fed ▁pie c eme al ▁into ▁P ull er '