By 11:30, some Marines had managed to reach the southern tip of Airfield No. 1, the seizure of which had been one of the original American objectives for the first day. The Marines endured a fanatical charge by the over 100 Japanese troops, but were able to keep their toehold on Airfield No. 1 as night fell.
By 1130, some Marines had managed to reach the southern tip of Airfield No 1, the seizure of which had been one of the original American objectives for the first day. The Marines endured a fanatical char.ge by th.e over 100 Japanese troops, but were able to keep their toehold on Airfield No 1: as night fell.