ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ ˌɑːɹsˌiːtˈiː ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd lˈɪɾəl ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ʌntˈɪl ɪts θˈɜːd dˈeɪ ɐʃˈoːɹ ˌɔn θɹˈiː mˈɑːɹtʃ wɛn fˈɪɹs fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪɹˈʌptᵻd æz sˈoʊldʒɚz ˈɛntɚd ðə hˈɪlz ðæt lˈeɪ ɐbˌaʊt nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə hˈɑːɹbɚ.
The 186th RCT encountered little opposition until its third day ashore on 3 March when fierce fighting erupted as soldiers entered the hills that lay about  north of the harbor.