The Admiralties: Operations of the 1st Cavalry Division, 29 February - 18 May 1944
Center of Military History
Language: English
Pages: 162
ISBN: 194496147X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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Our main landing. Los Negros was apparently designated as the place for a last-ditch resistallcc in the event of a landing at Lorengau; troops bivouacked near Lorengau were to withdraw to the force near Hyane. Papitalai and Porlaka Channel, which guard Los Negros from the directiotl of LorCllgau, were "to be held firmly." It is possible that the ellemy also anticipated a landing, or at least a diversionary attempt at Hya"e, as it was discovered to be organized for defCllse with machine gUllS,.
Could start offensive operations. Therefore, the next phase of the operation was directed west toward the other main objectives, Seeadler Harbor and Lorengau airdrome. 58 MOKERANG PENINSULA forms the northern tip of Los N Mission, and Lombrum (Map No. 8, page 62), the patrols had run into strong enemy resistance. Hills inland from these perimeters contained enemy pockets which would require the efforts of groups larger than patrols to wipe out. As in the Rossum Road action, the enemy here seemed determined to hold out and inflict as many casualties as possible on our superior force. The hilly jungle terrain lent itself to ambush and sniper action, as well as dug-in defense, and the Japanese utilized all these. F commanded by 1st Lt. Arthur L. Allen, Jr., preceded the squadron as point. Just as it entered the jungle 600 yards from the perimeter, the platoon received heavy machine-gun and rifle fire from various directions. When two enemy machine guns were spotted, Lieutenant Allen personally placed his light machine guns and riflemen and directed their fire. Lieutenant Allen was killed, but his platoon held its ground, and enabled the remainder of Troop F following down the road to deploy. After a sharp. April when it began to move to Hauwei Island, its mission completed. The squadron had accounted for 82 enemy dead and had lost 1 man killed and 4 wounded. However, the heavy rains contributed to a high disease rate and 74 men had to he evacuated. The 1st Squadron kept its perimeter at Lugos Mission until 5 May, and the Japanese accounted for by its patrols, aided hy the natives, raised the 7th Cavalry's total of Japanese killed during the mopping-up period to 102. Seven prisoners were taken.