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Jap defenders fight to the last on hilltop during three day battle
Amid heavy fighting and mortars, Americal troops hold a line as Jap forces attack from trenches and tunnels. Personal accounts describe fierce hand to hand action, bomber and tank encounters, and the costly stalemate with hillside defenses and dug in positions yielding mass casualties on both sides.
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Denis J. Fullerton
Lexington
Mass
Americal
Fullerton
Sebastian B. Porretto
New York
N. Y
Porretto
Harold R. Mueller
Jamestown
N. Dak
Mueller
Dominic Verde
Brooklyn
Verde
Pvt
Jim Holtz
Holtz
Delfred G. Sadler
Neponset
Ill
Sadler
Charles F. Kandl
Easton
Hill
Larry Haselhuhn
Rogers City
Mich
Haselhahn
Fred Angelo
Schenectady
Haselhuhn