Ambush on South Knob

The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G Company of the 182nd Infantry Regiment …

1944-03-10

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The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G Company of the 182nd Infantry Regiment returned from patrol to its defensive positions around the “OP Tree” and advanced up the west slope of South Knob on Hill 260, it ran into Japanese troops attacking from the east, southeast, and south. The enemy threatened to encircle his position on South Knob, driving E Company off the hill. There was almost no way to strengthen their position. Despite the heroic defense of a pillbox by a six-man group of artillery observers, the foothold on South Knob was lost. E and G Companies were moved from South Knob to North Knob. B Company was sent forward to assist them in breaking contact with the Japanese.

Bougainville Island, New Guinea

The Bougainville campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan, named after the island of Bougainville. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied grand strategy in the South Pacific. The campaign took place in the Northern Solomons in two phases. The first phase, in which American troops landed and held the perimeter around the beachhead at Torokina, lasted from November 1943 through November 1944.

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