11 March - Operations begun on 10 March were continued at
0730.  The 1st Bn, 9th Marines, now moving with two companies
abreast made excellent progress and with its left flank contacted
the right flank of the 3d Bn, 9th Marines in TA 202-A at 1200.
The 1st Bn, 9th Marines, then sending its reserve company to the
right to sweep along the beach area, contacted the left of the 3d
Bn, 9th Marines in TA 202-E at 1500.  Enemy resistance consisted
of a few riflemen and machine guns, was encountered on the ridge
in TA 202-G and H.  after making contact, these two battalions
direction to the west and advanced abreast up the high ground
mopping up scattered enemy elements.  The 3d Bn, 21st Marines
continued moping up operations on the enemy pocket to its front.
Although the enemy was now contained by only one battalion on one
side of this pocket, he made no effort to leave it to conduct
offensive operations, or withdraw but conducted a bitter defense
in place which resulted in little or no progress being made by
the 3d Bn, 21st Marines.  A sled mounted 7.2" rocket launcher,
towed by a tank, was attached to the 3d Bn, 21st Marines.  Ten
barrages were fired into the enemy pocket with undetermined
results.  The danger radius of the rockets was greater than the
range at which they were fired, but all men were kept under cover
and no casualties to our own personnel were suffered.  The 21st
Marines conducted mopping up operations in rear of its lines in
its zone of action.  Further progress to the north toward the
division left boundary was impracticable until the 5th Marine
Division was able to gain control of all the high ground
overlooking the beach area in the 21st Marines zone of action.
Units of the 5th Marine Division had been brought around in the
rear of the left flank of the 2d Bn, 21st Marines in order to
maneuver against enemy positions located in their zone of action.
The left elements of the 2d Bn, 21st Marines had been passed
through and relieved and the right of the 5th Marine Division
actually extended into the 3d Marine Division zone of action.  At
1030 the 2d Bn, 21st Marines was withdrawn to a position just
northwest of MOTOYAMA village.  This battalion was extremely
depleted at this time and no opportunity had been afforded to
provide it with replacements.  The 1st Bn, 21st Marines extended
to the left and tied in with the 5th Marine Division.  This
battalion had cleared out a small pocket of resistance to its
front in some coast defense emplacements, and had blown up the
emplacements.  Although no resistance was now remaining in the
division zone of action, the 1st Bn, 21st Marines remained in
position to protect the right flank of the 5th Marine Division.
The 2d Bn, 3d and 4th Bns, 12th Marines reinforced fires of the
13th Marines during the day.  No artillery was fired in the
division zone of action.  At 1800 the situation was as shown on
Enclosure B (21), Situation at 1800, 11 March.