1 March - The 21st Marines, with no changes in attachments,
continued the attack at 0830 with the 2d and 3d Bns abreast, 3d
on the right making the main effort.  The 12th Marines, all
battalions now ashore, reinforced by Corps artillery, fired a
fifteen minute preparation in support of the attack, followed by
a rolling barrage lifting 100 yards every eight minutes for 300
yards.  Direct Support destroyers fired a thirty minute
preparation from 0800 to 0830, deepening the fires of the 12th
Marines.  The 2d Bn, 21st Marines which had attacked to the north
the day before pivoted on its right and attacked to the
northeast.  Both the 2d and 3d Bns, the former effectively
employing tanks, progressed rapidly initially, moving well ahead
of the assault units of the 5th Marine Division on the left.  At
0930 the 9th Marines was ordered to move one battalion forward to
TA 199 R, S T.  The 1st Bn, 9th Marines moved forward and had
closed in its assembly area at 1125.  At 1015 the 3d Bn, 9th
Marines was committed in the gap between the 1st Bn, 21st
Marines, which was still held up by a pocket of enemy resistance
to its front, and the 2d Bn, 21st Marines.  The 1st Bn, 21st
Marines was ordered to mop the pocket of resistance to its front.
The situation at 1015 was as shown on Enclosure B (6), Situation
at 1015, 1 March.  The 3d Bn, 9th Marines advanced against light
resistance and prior to 1500 had arrived at the division left
boundary.  By this time the 1st Bn, 21st Marines, attacking
generally north to mop up the pocket of resistance to its front,
had mopped up the enemy pocket and also arrived at the division
left boundary on the left of the 3d Bn, 9th Marines.  By Corps
order, at 1500 the boundary between the 3d and 5th Marine
Divisions was modified to make the position held by the 1st Bn,
21st Marines inclusive to the 5th Marine Division.  The 5th
Marine Division was ordered to extend to the northeast and
relieve the 1st Bn, 25th Marines.  By 1545 the 2d and 3d Bns,
21st Marines had been held up by enemy resistance, the 3d Bn by
heavy small arms fire from an enemy position east of CR-325 (TA
201-B) and the 2d by hostile machine gun and antitank gunfire
sweeping Airfield No. 3.  At 1545 it was decided to launch
another coordinated attack with regiments abreast, the 9th
Marines taking over the zone of action of the right battalion of
the 21st Marines, with the 3d Bn 21st Marines and one tank
company attached.  The 3d Tank Bn less one company remained
attached to the 21st Marines.  The situation at 1545 was as shown
on Enclosure B (7), Situation at 1545, 1 March.  At 1645 the
attack was launched, the 9th Marines passing the 1st Bn, 9th
Marines though the 3d Bn, 21st Marines which took up a reserve
position in the vicinity of MOTOYAMA village.  The 2d Bn, 9th
Marines was placed in division reserve in the vicinity of TA 200-
K.  The attack was preceded by a five minute preparation by the
division artillery and direct support destroyers, which was
followed by a rolling barrage.  Gains made were negligible
against heavy enemy resistance, particularly in front of the 9th
Marines.  Prior to 1800, the 5th Marine Division had relieved the
1st Bn, 21st Marines which was placed in regimental reserve in a
defensive position west of MOTOYAMA village.  At the conclusion
of operations at 1810, the situation was as shown on Enclosure B
(8), Situation at 1810, 1 March.  At 1900 Co C, 21st Marines was
attached to the 2d Bn 21st Marines to assist the 2d Bn in tying
in with the 1st Bn, 9th Marines on the right.