▁aid - men ▁to ▁carry ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁because ▁the ▁Japanese ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁and ▁often ▁killed ▁Al lied ▁med ics ▁with ▁ind is cret ion . ▁▁ 1 - 1 2 3 ▁advanced ▁on ▁Ros ario ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁moved ▁along ▁a ▁highway ▁to ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁T win ▁Pe aks ▁on ▁the ▁Kenn on ▁Road . ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁with ▁capt uring ▁these ▁rug ged ▁pe aks , ▁two ▁companies ▁advanced ▁up ▁the ▁s lop es . ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁approached ▁the ▁top , ▁fier ce ▁opposition ▁was ▁encountered ▁from ▁well - con ce aled ▁Japanese ▁emp lac ements ▁and ▁the ▁companies ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁positions . ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁were ▁making ▁a ▁val i ant ▁defense ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁as ▁it ▁controlled ▁the ▁last ▁water ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁routes ▁leading ▁to ▁B agu io . ▁ ▁The ▁Americans ▁were ▁soon ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁a ▁substantial ly ▁larger ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁enemy ▁retre ated ▁over ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁reports ▁later ▁dis closed ▁that ▁an ▁entire ▁Japanese ▁batt alion ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁against ▁A ▁Company . ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁by ▁night , ▁ 1 - 1 2 3 ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Luis ▁near ▁P ugo . ▁ ▁B ▁Company ▁had ▁already ▁sent ▁a ▁pat rol ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁An ▁interesting ▁incident ▁occurred ▁here . ▁L T ▁Mer le ▁Fle en or ▁was ▁assigned ▁with ▁lay ing ▁tele phone ▁wire ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁town