th ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division ' s ▁di version ary ▁attack ▁south ▁of ▁Tel - el - E isa , ▁c oden amed ▁Operation ▁Bul im ba , ▁which ▁was ▁planned ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁German ▁off ensive ▁actions ▁further ▁south ▁during ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁assault ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁and ▁early ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁near ▁Point ▁ 2 3 , ▁a ▁low ▁rock y ▁out c rop , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁lost ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁fighting ▁strength , ▁sust aining ▁ 1 8 3 ▁cas ual ties , ▁amid st ▁heavy ▁hand - to - hand ▁fighting ▁as ▁the ▁batt alion ▁came ▁up ▁against ▁heavy ▁resistance ▁after ▁pen etr ating ▁a ▁German ▁mine field . ▁O gle ' s ▁car rier ▁struck ▁a ▁mine ▁during ▁the ▁operation , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded . ▁The ▁batt alion ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁attack , ▁including ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Corpor al ▁H orton ▁Mc L ach lan , ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Con duct ▁Medal , ▁was ▁later ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁I vor ▁He le . ▁Among ▁the ▁cas ual ties ▁at ▁El ▁Al ame in ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ' s ▁recently ▁appointed ▁replacement ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Keith ▁Mag no , ▁who ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁by ▁art illery ▁fire ▁after ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁heavily ▁sh elled ▁while ▁forming ▁up ▁during ▁an ▁attack ▁around