The Marianas are almost ours... Our ability to strike Japan is almost ours... Our ability to rid the evil Japanese empire from the world is almost ours. When Tinian is finally secure, we will have this advantage... It has been a very hard road to get here, the sacrifices of all of us... I will always remember and honor what we have lost to get here...
'Heroes End'
Tinian Island, Marianas
July 29, 1944
Pvt. Edric Henderson
2nd Marine Division
Seeing the grasslands of Tinian island, I looked over to see the American trench line stretching across the field here. A firm line filled with Marine infantry were in the trench, preparing their weapons, aiming a lineup of M1 Garand rifles, Thompson guns and BAR rifles at the field before us... All preparing for any Japanese counterattacks.
While the line of Marines were going about their business, Miller and Sullivan started coming over to me. "Lindner should be coming over soon." Sullivan spoke."
"Is he sending us on another mission?" Miller asked.
"Maybe," Sullivan spoke, "Something about going to the Southern end of the island."
"Whatever... I'm getting hungry," Miller spoke, then turned to me, "You catch any fish for me, Eddie?"
However, Lindner then appeared and walked up to us, speaking, "Okay Sergeant, I got a job coming up for you."
"Care to enlighten me?" Sullivan asked.
"There's Japanese artillery guns placed somewhere in the hills to the South," Lindner answered, "The four of us will lead men in there to find them, and take 'em out."
"What will we be expecting?" Miller asked.
"Probably a whole division on Japanese soldiers and marines," Lindner said, "...We have to be sure this area's secure from any counterattacks."
That's just when a Marine shouted, "Incoming! Japanese forces coming at the trench!"
"Shit!" Miller said, brandishing his BAR rifle.
As I wielded my own BAR gun, Sullivan and Lindner held their Thompson guns in their hands and then we all entered the trench with the other Marines. The line of Marines all aimed their guns at the grass and plant covered field before us, while distant enemy machine gun fire blazed towards our line.
"They're charging," Sullivan stated, "Open fire!"
The distant Japanese machine guns fired shots at the friendly line, while American machine gun nests to the sides of the trench blazed cover back... Soon enough, as all the Marines and I aimed our guns, great swarms of Japanese soldiers came at the trench, so the all Marines fired their guns at them.
"I'll kill all you filthy Jap bastards!" a Marine shouted, firing his gun.
"Fire on them," another Marine said, "Gun them down!"
"Tear these dirty bastards to shreds!" a third Marine said.
A vicious battle ensued as the line of Marines in the trench all fired immense hails of gunfire at the incoming Japanese waves, shooting multiple soldiers in fierce fighting. As the Marines all kept firing intense gunfire that cut numerous Japanese to pieces in fierce fighting, as well as firing shots that raked and pinned others Miller and I fired BAR fire that nailed multiple enemies. I fired intense BAR fire that shot nine Japanese as Miller fired and shot several others in the intense fighting. Sullivan shot a few more enemies as Lindner fired and nailed several others, then Sullivan gunned a couple more Japanese down. As I shot six more soldiers with fiery BAR fire, the Marines all kept firing intense gunfire that cut multiple more Japanese to pieces, their bullets tearing off limbs and bloody pieces of flesh from some Japanese soldiers. Still, the Japanese kept coming in, charging with bayonets or firing rifle shots, but we all kept fighting fiercely, firing gunfire that shot more enemies. Miller fired and shot several Japanese as I fired and nailed seven more enemies with BAR fire. Sullivan and Lindner fired intense Thompson fire that raked enemy soldiers, while I fired BAR fire that shot six more enemies. The Marines all kept firing gunfire that shot numerous Japanese as Miller fired BAR fire that shot multiple enemies in the ferocious battle.
Vicious fighting kept raging as we Marines all kept firing gunfire that shot multiple Japanese, fighting hard to defend the trench line. The incoming Japanese kept blazing rifle shots at our trench, so the Marines fired immense gunfire that cut numerous more Japanese to pieces. I shot six more enemies with BAR fire as the Marines all fired intense gunfire that furiously raked and pinned Japanese soldiers, then I fired BAR fire that nailed seven more Japanese in the fierce battle. Miller shot several Japanese with BAR fire as Lindner gunned a few other soldiers down, then Miller fired BAR shots that nailed several more enemies. As the Marines fired immense rifle fire that nailed multiple more incoming Japanese, I shot five more soldiers as Sullivan gunned a few others down with Thompson fire, then Miller shot a few more enemies as well. More enemies kept coming in, so I fired and nailed six more Japanese as Miller gunned a few others down, then I shot five more enemies as well. Sullivan gunned a couple soldiers down as Lindner shot a few more enemies, then Sullivan nailed a couple soldiers with Thompson shots.
We all kept fighting very hard to defend the trench line, with me shooting six more Japanese in the fierce battle. The Marines kept firing gunfire that nailed numerous more enemies charging at the trench as I shot seven more Japanese with BAR fire. Miller fired BAR fire that shot multiple enemies in the fierce skirmish, while Lindner shot a few more Japanese as well. As the Marines kept firing immense rifle fire that furiously raked and pinned incoming Japanese, the enemy soldiers fired shots back that nailed several friendlies in the trench. Still, we all kept fighting fiercely, with me shooting five more soldiers in the field before us. Sullivan shot a couple soldiers as Miller fired and nailed several more enemies with BAR fire, then Sullivan gunned a couple other Japanese down as well. The Marines kept firing gunfire that cut numerous more Japanese to shreds, their bullets ripping off gory limbs, but enemy soldiers fired shots back at the trench. In response, Miller and I fired intense BAR fire that shot multiple Japanese in the incredibly hard, vicious fighting, while the Marines fired and furiously riddled Japanese positions and soldiers. I shot nine Japanese with BAR fire as Miller fired cover shots, then I fired and nailed six more. With much hard fighting raging, the line of Marines kept firing intense gunfire that cut numerous Japanese to pieces.
The Japanese kept coming in waves at the trench, so the Marines kept fighting very hard to hold this line, with Marines firing immense hails of gunfire that shot numerous more Japanese in the fierce battle. As I shot five incoming enemies while Miller fired and nailed a few others, Lindner shot several more Japanese as Sullivan gunned a few others down as well, then I shot five more soldiers coming at the trench. The Japanese fired gunshots that gunned several Marines down, so in retaliation, I fired BAR fire that nailed six Japanese soldiers while Miller and Lindner fired intense cover shots. Sullivan gunned a couple more soldiers down as enemy soldiers blazed rounds that struck down a few other friendlies, then Lindner shot a few enemies in return. I fired and nailed five more enemies as the Marines all fired intense gunfire that cut multiple enemies down, then Miller shot several more Japanese as Sullivan gunned a couple others down. I then fired BAR fire that nailed six more enemies as the line of Marines fired immense gunfire that shot multiple Japanese, then I shot five more with BAR shots.
With the Marines still fighting fiercely to hold the trench, enemy soldiers fired shots back and gunned several Marines down. Still, the Marines fired intense gunfire that raked and pinned Japanese soldiers a midst the fierce battle, then I fired and shot seven more Japanese with BAR fire. The ferocious battle raged further as more Japanese infantry waves kept coming, but we fended them off with Miller firing and shooting several enemies while I shot five more Japanese soldiers. Lindner shot a few soldiers as Sullivan fired and nailed several more Japanese, then Lindner gunned down a couple more enemies as well. The Marines fired hails of gunfire that shot numerous Japanese, then Miller fired and nailed a few more enemies. Japanese soldiers blazed shots that struck a few friendlies, so as Miller and I fired intense cover shots, the Marines fired hails of gunfire that nailed multiple more Japanese soldiers. Sullivan and Lindner both fired cover as Miller shot several others with BAR fire. I then shot five more enemies as the Marines fired intense rifle fire that cut numerous Japanese in the fierce battle.
"Come on, you Jap cowards!" a Marine shouted.
"Die in Hell, you filthy pigs!" another Marine said to the enemy.
The line of Marines all kept firing gunfire that cut more enemies to pieces, the bullets tearing limbs and bloody flesh off Japanese soldiers in a gory display. After much ferocious fighting, the Japanese retreated back across the field.
"Run back home, Tojo!" a Marine said.
"Everyone, check your ammunition," Miller said, "They might be back!"
All the men kept filling up on their ammunition and readying their weapons for any further combat... And as they aimed their guns at the field, soon enough, more Japanese infantry came in even bigger waves, with some machine gun positions and Chi Ha tanks in support.
"Shit, here they come," a Marine said, "Fire on these bastards!"
"Burn in Hell, you dirty Japs!" another Marine shouted.
As more Japanese came in, the line of Marines fired more intense gunfire and shooting numerous enemies down in a vicious battle. As Miller, Lindner and Sullivan fired fierce cover that raked enemy troops, I fired BAR fire that shot six Japanese as the Marines fired and cut multiple other Japanese to pieces with immense rifle fire. However, as the Marines were firing intense gunfire that raked and pinned Japanese soldiers and shot up positions, enemy machine guns blazed shots that struck several Marines as well. In response, I fired and shot five more enemies as Lindner gunned a few other Japanese down. As the line of Marines all fired cover shots, Miller shot several Japanese with BAR fire as Sullivan gunned a few others down, though enemy machine guns kept blazing and shooting a few more friendlies in the trench. Still, we all kept fighting fiercely, for I gunned two down to the right as Miller shot several others, then I fired and shot five more incoming soldiers. The line of Marines fired shots that riddled numerous more Japanese to shreds as I shot two enemies as well, then Sullivan fired and nailed a couple more soldiers while I gunned down another two Japanese at the right, but enemy tanks and machine guns kept firing at our trench.
I fired cover shots that the machine gun positions as the Marines all kept firing gunfire that cut numerous Japanese to pieces. Behind us, a few Sherman tanks were firing shells at the several Chi Ha tanks before us, who fired shells back. As the friendly and enemy tanks kept firing at each other and damaging one another with shells, the Marines fired more immense rifle fire that shot multiple Japanese in the fierce battle. I fired and shot five enemies and then aimed for and shot a machine gunner, but a couple other machine gunners blazed at me. In response, Miller shot several more enemies with BAR fire as Lindner gunned a few others down, then I aimed and shot another machine gunner and his crewman a midst the fierce fighting. The Shermans and Chi Ha tanks kept blazing shells at one another, increasing the already intense heat of the battle. Marines kept firing more gunfire that furiously riddled enemy soldiers and positions in fierce fighting while I fired BAR fire that nailed six more enemies. Enemy machine gun and rifle fire shot multiple friendlies in the fierce fighting, so I fired and shot another machine gunner.
"Slice these fucking bastards!" a Marine said furiously.
"Fire on their positions," another Marine shouted, "Tear them to shreds!"
"Shit, I'll rip you fucking Japs to pieces!" a third Marine shouted.
The Marines all kept fighting fiercely, firing immense hails of gunfire that shot more and more Japanese to gory pieces even as enemy machine gun fire and tank shells rained over them. I gunned two more enemies down to the left as Miller and Lindner fired and shot several enemies, then I shot five more Japanese with BAR fire. The Marines all kept firing gunfire that shot multiple Japanese in the fierce battle, while friendly machine guns blazed fierce support. Still as I gunned two more soldiers down, enemy machine guns blazed at our trench, so I aimed and shot another machine gunner before being driven to cover by another machine gun. Sullivan gunned a few other soldiers down as Miller shot several enemies with BAR fire, then the Marines fired shots that fiercely raked and pinned more enemy soldiers and positions. I kept firing BAR fire, nailing six more enemies, and though a few Marines were gunned down, I aimed and shot another enemy machine gunner. Miller then shot a few more enemies as the line of Marines fired immense gunfire that cut multiple more Japanese down in the vicious fighting.
More Japanese waves kept coming in, with machine guns and tanks blazing in support. A few Marines were shot a midst the battle, but we all kept fighting ferociously, with the Marines firing hails of intense rifle fire that cut numerous more Japanese to pieces, bullets ripping limbs off enemies. I fired and shot five Japanese as Miller gunned a few others down, then Sullivan and Lindner fired cover that raked enemy positions. Enemy gunshots still blazed at the trench, so Miller shot several more enemies as I fired BAR fire that nailed six Japanese as well, but enemy troops kept coming in, aiming to take the trench as Chi Ha tanks and Type 92 machine guns blazed shells and bullets. As I fired cover shots that riddled positions, Sullivan gunned a few more enemies down, then Miller and Lindner fired shots that nailed several enemies. The Marines all kept firing gunfire that cut multiple enemies down in the vicious fighting while Miller shot several Japanese with BAR fire. As I shot five more enemies with BAR fire, the line of Marines fired immense gunfire that shot numerous incoming Japanese in vicious fighting... Eventually, the enemy assault dwindled severely, but it still pressed on with their intensely hot support.
"I'll burn you fucking dirty pigs!" a Marine said at the enemy.
"Shit... Die, you filthy Jap bastards!" another Marine shouted furiously.
Even as the enemy infantry waves were diminishing, the enemy tanks blazed shells towards us. I shot up the last remaining machine gun position as the Shermans kept battling the Chi Ha tanks, gaining my attention.
"Henderson," Sullivan ordered, "Grab a Bazooka and blow up those tanks!"
Miller and I fired intense BAR fire and shot multiple Japanese from our trench, then as Miller fired cover shots, I rushed over to a foxhole and grabbed a bazooka. After dodging a shell, I aimed the launcher and fired a shot that destroyed a tank, then I reloaded and blazed another rocket that damaged a second Chi Ha. The remaining tanks blazed a couple shells towards me, but I dodged them before reloading and aiming, then firing a shell that finished off the damaged tank. The Marines all kept firing gunshots on enemy infantry and positions, and as I dodged bullets and shells, I damaged another tank with a Bazooka shell. The tank blazed another shell near me, but I quickly reloaded and fired a shell that blasted the tank to pieces.
"Keep it up," Miller said, still fighting, "Get this fucking thing!"
Eventually, as they withstood more attacks, the Sherman tanks fired more shells that fended off the Chi Ha tanks, blasting some to ruins while chasing others off. As the line of Marines all fired gunfire and shot more enemies, the Japanese troops began retreating as our gunshots chased them off across the field... Eventually, the remaining enemies were dead or gone, and we have secured our victory here.
Miller and Sullivan came over near me to help me out of the foxhole, and that's when Lindner came over to us with a relieved sigh and spoke, "Anyways... We'll be moving out soon."
Soon, Tinian will be ours. After the enemy artillery guns are cleared from the hills in the South of the island, finishing the remaining resistance in the Marianas will be very smooth.
I rode in the back of the jeep, with Sullivan driving and Miller and Lindner riding with me in the vehicle. As we sped up the jungle covered hills in the jeep, two Chevrolet G506 trucks were rolling in behind us. They carried the Marines named Hinsin, Griffith, Harris, Fisher, Mitchell, Hill, Gibson, Richie, Simmons, McKinley, Riviera, Shielding and Smith, to support us in our mission in the hills.
We were in the area on top of the hills now, coming to a pathway near a ridge, and that's when we stopped our vehicles and disembarked. I wielded my Thompson gun with a 50 round drum as Miller held his BAR rifle, then Sullivan brandished his Thompson as Lindner held an M1 Garand in hand. The other Marines with us grabbed their weapons, emerged from the trucks and followed us as we went down the pathway.
I walked with Miller, Sullivan and Lindner as we made our way down the path, while Hinsin, Griffith, Hill, Mitchell, Harris, Gibson, Fisher, Richie, McKinley, Riviera, Simmons, Smith and Shielding followed us closely. We all kept walking down the pathway until Lindner held his hand out for us to stop, then we crouched down.
As he and Sullivan looked around, Lindner quietly ordered us, "Move into the trees, now."
Following this, we all moved into the trees the the left, taking positions by different palm trees and all of us aiming our guns at the pathway.
"What is it?" Miller asked from his tree position.
"...Jap patrols." Linder answered.
"They're coming this way?" Miller said.
"Pretty much," Lindner stated, "Get ready to take 'em out."
"Shit." Miller said.
With us all behind different palm trees and aiming at the pathway, we waited a moments time... Then after some somewhat short waiting, we saw numerous Japanese soldiers coming down the pathway. As we aimed at them, they started slowly walking past us, near enough that we could hear them.
"Dono kurai nagaku watashitachiha aruki tsudzukeru tame ni hitsuyōna nodesu ka? (How much longer do we need to keep walking?)" the first Japanese soldier asked.
"Sore ga anzen sengen sa reru made gaijin akuma ga haitte kuru mae ni... Sore wa nagaku wa kakaranaidarou (Until it's declared safe... It won't be long before the Gaijin devils come through)." the second Japanese answered.
"Seiyō hito wa kemono no yōna chikara o shiyō shite rikai shite imasu. Karera ga koko ni teisatsu suru tame ni dareka o ookuri shimasu yōde wa arimasen (Westerners only understand using force like brutes. It's not like they'll send someone to scout out here)." the first Japanese soldier spoke.
"Soreha kamo shirenaiga, wareware wa tonikaku chūi suru hitsuyō ga arimasu (That may be, but we should be careful anyways)." the second Japanese soldier stated.
"Watashi wa anata o itte iru, sorera no seiyō ga nani mo dete koko ni nai, to atta baai, wareware wa sudeni shitte irudeshou... Chōdo sorera no fuketsuna Chūgoku no yōna, orokana dake to yabandesu (I'm telling you, those Westerners are only stupid and savage, just like those filthy Chinese... There's nothing out here, and if there was, we'll have known already)." the first Japanese said.
The Japanese were slowly moving on the pathway, but as they were going by, we all kept aiming our guns at them, just waiting rather eagerly to take them out... And that's when Lindner gave the order.
"Attack!" Lindner shouted.
I fired my Thompson and shot two soldiers, alerting the other enemies as Sullivan threw a grenade and took a couple out in a blast. Immediately, all us Marines were firing hails of intense gunfire from our tree positions to the side at the Japanese on the pathway, firing shots that cut numerous Japanese to pieces.
As the Marines fired immense gunfire from the trees that raked and pinned the Japanese soldiers, Miller fired BAR shots that nailed a few enemies. As the Marines fired shots that gunned several others down, I kept firing Thompson fire that shot six Japanese on the pathway, then as Miller fired and gunned a couple others down, I shot two more running to some trees. As Sullivan shot a couple others, I gunned another soldier down going to a tree.
More Japanese soldiers came in, but we Marines all kept firing at them. Miller fired BAR fire and shot several enemies as Sullivan and I fired cover shots with our Thompson guns. Lindner shot a soldier to the left, then fired and nailed a couple more enemies with Garand shots. As Sullivan shot a couple others, Miller and I fired intense cover shots that raked and pinned Japanese soldiers while Lindner gunned a couple others down. As the Japanese soldiers fired some gunshots back, the Marines then all kept firing gunfire from the trees and shooting multiple Japanese in vicious fighting, fighting in a fierce battle to eliminate the Japanese garrison.
As the other Marines kept firing gunshots from the trees and raking incoming Japanese soldiers, Miller fired his BAR and shot a few more enemies as I gunned two others down with my Thompson, then Miller shot a couple others with BAR fire. With the Marines firing intense cover shots, Miller fired hails of intense BAR fire that shot multiple Japanese soldiers, then Lindner gunned a couple others down with Garand shots. Sullivan blazed cover with his Thompson as I fired intense Thompson fire and shot nine Japanese soldiers. Sullivan then gunned down a couple enemies as I kept firing Thompson fire and shooting six more Japanese.
The Marines all kept firing immense gunfire that nailed multiple Japanese soldiers as Lindner took out a couple enemies in a blast with a grenade. I then fired Thompson shots that nailed seven more enemies as Miller shot several other Japanese with BAR fire, then I gunned two others down, though the Japanese soldiers kept firing gunfire back. With the Marines firing intense cover fire that raked and pinned the Japanese, Lindner gunned down a couple enemies, then as Sullivan fired cover, Lindner fired and shot a few more Japanese while Miller fired and shot several enemies with BAR fire, then Lindner aimed and gunned a couple others down to the right.
As I gunned two Japanese down, Sullivan shot a few more enemies, then I fired Thompson fire that nailed five more enemies. Lindner fired shots that gunned a few more Japanese down as Miller fired his BAR and shot a few other enemy soldiers. Lindner gunned another soldier down as I shot two others, then Sullivan threw a grenade and took out another couple enemies in a blast.
As Miller fired intense cover fire, I fired Thompson shots that nailed six more enemies, while Lindner fired and gunned a few others down. A midst the Japanese firing gunshots back, the Marines fired immense gunfire that furiously raked the Japanese and pinned them. In the vicious battle, I shot two others as Sullivan gunned a few others down, then Lindner shot a couple more enemies. With the Marines firing cover shots, I fired my Thompson and shot five more Japanese as Lindner gunned a couple others down. Miller then fired BAR fire that nailed several more Japanese as Sullivan gunned a couple others down, then Miller shot a few others with BAR fire.
The Marines all kept firing gunfire from their tree positions and shooting the Japanese soldiers on the pathway... And eventually, after much hard fighting, we eliminated the enemies on the path, allowing us to move forward.
"Move out!" Lindner ordered.
We all emerged from the trees and went onto the pathway, going down the path until we came upon some grasslands covered in different plants. Coming into the grasslands, more Japanese came in to confront us, so we all took positions in the grasslands and engaged them.
The Marines fired immense gunfire at the Japanese, raking and pinning them, while Miller and I fired gunfire as well and shot multiple enemies in the fierce fighting. As I fired cover shots, Miller fired intense hails of BAR fire and shot multiple other Japanese soldiers while raking and pinning some enemies. As the Marines all kept firing gunfire and shooting and pinning more enemies, Miller and I fired more immense gunfire and shot numerous more Japanese soldiers, eliminating them here and letting us move to engage further enemy defense in the grasslands.
"Keep fighting," Lindner ordered, "Get to the fucking ridge!"
"I'll kill you Jap bastards!" Miller shouted firing his BAR to shoot any remaining enemies.
Miller then rushed a Japanese soldier and seized the enemy's rifle. Miller wrestled the Japanese soldier fiercely over the rifle, and after intense wrestling, Miller punched the enemy hard twice, before knocking him out with the rifle stock. Another enemy came in, but Miller charged at the Japanese soldier, punched him and wrestled him over the rifle. Miller then tackled the Japanese soldier, pinned him and punched him over and over several times until knocking him out, then Miller continued on.
We Marines all kept moving down the grasslands, fighting Japanese soldiers as we went. The other Marines kept firing cover fire as we moved, while more Japanese soldiers came in and fired gunshots. Still, a midst the fierce battle, as we moved Miller and I fired hails of intense gunfire that nailed multiple Japanese and raked and pinned others. I fired Thompson fire at enemies by some plants and shot seven Japanese, while Miller fired and gunned a few other soldiers down, then Sullivan aimed and shot a couple more.
Lindner went in and shot a few more enemies with Garand fire, then took out a couple others with a grenade blast. With Sullivan blazing cover, Miller and I fired gunfire that raked more enemies, with me shooting five more Japanese as Miller fired BAR fire that nailed several enemies, then I aimed to the right and gunned two more down by some plants. Lindner then shot up another couple enemies as Sullivan gunned a few others down, then I went over and fired intense Thompson fire and shot six more Japanese by some plants.
The other Marines all kept firing gunfire that riddled Japanese soldiers, while Miller, Sullivan, Lindner and I kept shooting others down. Sullivan charged and knocked over a Japanese soldier with his gun stock and then pinned him. Sullivan then punched the enemy repeatedly a few times before taking out his knife and stabbing him.
With that, we all rushed across the grasslands, with Lindner carrying a captured Type 99 machine gun. We all came upon a short ridge, overlooking a small battlefield with a trench, several palm trees placed around, as well as some foxholes and crates.
With us all sitting on the ridge, Sullivan looked up at a nearby hill, seeing some suspicious looking foliage, like camouflage... Then he and Lindner looked behind us to see a convoy of American troops, far off in the distance on the lower ground, far away from our hill.
"The artillery should just be over this hill," Lindner stated, "We'll advance through here and check it out."
"That one looks like it could be an artillery hold." Sullivan said, pointing at the hill with the mysterious foliage.
"Shit... I'll bet," Lindner said, holding the Type 99, "...Okay, Miller, hit the right side, Sullivan, you take the left. The rest of you, lay in a defensive line on this ridge and provide covering fire... I'll cover you with this Jap machine gun, and once you secure that trench, I'll come join you... Henderson, you'll be on point, we clear?"
"We got it, Cap." Sullivan answered.
"Right," Miller said, "We'll check the hill."
"Okay, let's get going," Lindner spoke, manning his Type 99 gun, "Move it!"
With that, Miller, Sullivan and I went into the battlefield, while Lindner aimed the Type 99 and all the other Marines lay in a line on the ridge, all aiming their guns at the battlefield as we moved in... Then the Japanese soldiers came in at the other side to confront us.
"Shit, Jap infantry," Miller said, "Hold this fucking ridge!"
As the Japanese attacked and fired gunshots towards us, Lindner fired Type 99 cover shots that riddled the Japanese in return. The Marines all fired immense gunfire from the ridge line and shot numerous Japanese in the vicious battle as Miller, Sullivan and I reached the trench line, braving enemy bullets.
Lindner kept blazing Type 99 shots while the line of Marines kept firing hails of gunfire that cut more Japanese down and raked and pinned other enemies. Entering the trench and aiming our guns at the battlefield, Miller, Sullivan and I fired immense shots that raked the enemy positions, while Lindner kept firing shots that pinned more Japanese. Miller, Sullivan and I kept firing intense cover fire from the trench at Japanese positions, and as Lindner finished covering us with the Type 99, he came from the ridge with his Garand rifle and rushed over to the trench with us. Miller fired and shot several enemies to cover Lindner while I gunned two other soldiers down. Sullivan aimed and shot a couple more enemies as Lindner joined us in the trench. Miller then shot a few more Japanese with BAR fire as I fired my Thompson and shot five more enemies. The Marines all kept firing intense cover fire from the ridge at Japanese positions. As Lindner gunned a couple others down, Miller shot a few more soldiers as I fired and nailed two more Japanese, then Sullivan shot a couple more soldiers.
In a vicious battle, Miller, Sullivan, Lindner and I fired immense gunfire from the trench and shot up Japanese positions and soldiers, while the line of Marines on the ridge kept firing intense hails of gunfire that shot multiple Japanese soldiers to pieces. As I fired cover shots, Miller fired and gunned a few more enemies down. Lindner fired shots that gunned down a few more enemies as I fired Thompson fire that nailed five Japanese. Miller then fired BAR fire that shot several more Japanese as the Marines on the ridge kept firing immense gunfire that raked and pinned the Japanese. Sullivan shot a few more enemies as I gunned down two others, but the Japanese fired shots back. Braving this and reloading, Miller, Sullivan, Lindner and I fired immense hails of gunfire from the trench and shot multiple Japanese soldiers before us. The Marines on the ridge kept firing shots that nailed and riddled more Japanese troops, allowing us to fight on further.
As we all kept firing gunfire at Japanese positions, who rained gunshots back as well, Miller and Sullivan started moving forward. Getting to a foxhole, Miller fired and shot a few Japanese, then he gunned a couple more down to the right as Sullivan shot a couple others with his Thompson. I got to a foxhole and fired Thompson fire that nailed six more Japanese, then Miller fired and shot a few more enemies, then Sullivan gunned a couple others down. As I fired and shot five more Japanese, Lindner fired Garand fire from the trench and shot a few other enemies.
Miller then rushed and clashed his gun against the rifle of a Japanese soldier, and they struggled briefly. Miller then punched the Japanese soldier and grabbed his rifle, causing them both to wrestle each other fiercely over the gun. After much hard wrestling, Miller punched the enemy again and kept wrestling him fiercely. As this happened, I gunned two enemies down while Sullivan shot a few more soldiers, and then I shot five more Japanese with Thompson fire, raking a couple Japanese positions with fiery gunshots. Lindner held a position and fired shots that nailed a couple more enemies. Meanwhile Miller viciously wrestled his opponent over the rifle, then Miller knocked him down with the gun stock and then beating him with it to knock him out.
In much vicious fighting, the line of Marines kept firing immense hails of gunfire that cut numerous Japanese soldiers to pieces and riddling enemy positions. As the Japanese kept blazing gunshots back, the other Marines fired more intense gunfire that shot more enemies, letting us keep fighting in the battlefield. As Miller joined me at a position, I fired intense Thompson fire and shot nine Japanese, then Miller fired and shot five enemies. In the fierce fighting, Miller and I fired intense gunfire that nailed multiple enemies and riddled more positions. Lindner fired and gunned a couple more down, then threw a grenade that took out a couple others in a blast as Sullivan shot another couple enemies. With that, Miller and I kept firing intense gunfire that cut multiple more Japanese down in vicious fighting, then we were fighting our way back to the trench.
Lindner gunned a couple more enemies down as Sullivan shot another by a tree. However, a Banzai charger went at Sullivan, so Sullivan rushed him and clashed his Thompson against the charger's rifle, and Sullivan and the charger wrestled furiously. As Sullivan fought the Banzai charger in a fierce struggle, I fired intense Thompson fire that nailed nine more Japanese. Sullivan kept wrestling his opponent hard, but after much struggling, Sullivan punched the enemy, then reached and activated the Kiska grenade on the enemy soldier's belt before pushing him into the trench and taking him out in a blast. As we neared the trench, I gunned two more enemies down as Miller fired and shot a few Japanese as well, then the Marines on the ridge fired gunfire that shot numerous more enemies.
With us reaching the trench, Sullivan and Lindner took cover in it while I fired Thompson shots that raked enemy positions. Miller fired intense BAR fire at Japanese positions and shot several enemies, and though the Japanese blazed furious rifle and machine gun shots back, the other Marines fired gunfire that raked and pinned more enemies. Miller then fired BAR fire that nailed several more Japanese in the fierce battle while I kept firing cover shots, then he joined us in the trench... With all four of us in the trench, we began assessing the situation.
"They have some tight defenses here," Lindner said, "They're beginning to surround us... Who knows what they have over the hill by that artillery."
"There's more of 'em coming in," Sullivan spoke, "...Any ideas, Cap?"
"...I don't know," Lindner said, "I'm trying to think."
Miller rested against the trench wall, having a rather pessimistic and worried look, that's when he said to Sullivan, "...We're not getting out of here, are we, Tom."
Sullivan looked back, surprised... But then he gave Miller a reassuring smile as he said, "What're ya' talkin' about? Of course we will, Chris, just as always."
"I'm thinking we try these shells." Miller said.
"What do ya' mean?" Lindner asked.
"There's mortar shells over there," Miller answered, "Behind the Jap defenses... Using them with the artillery."
"He's right," Sullivan said, "Those guns are in throwing reach... We won't have to go up to 'em, just have to push through the Japanese here to get to 'em."
"Sounds good," Lindner said, "We'll move up one by one, give cover to whoever's moving until we reach those shells... Think you can do that?"
"I'm trying to," Miller said, "...I think."
We all reloaded our guns as Lindner spoke, "Well try harder, ready... Covering fire!"
Holding from the trench and aiming our guns at the field, Miller, Sullivan, Lindner and I fired immense gunfire from the trench at the Japanese positions, shooting numerous enemies down with intense gunfire. The Marines at the ridge fired more fierce gunfire that raked and pinned the Japanese positions while Miller, Sullivan, Lindner and I kept firing intense hails of gunfire from the trench and shooting multiple more Japanese soldiers in vicious fighting. With the other Marines firing cover shots at enemies, I fired Thompson fire and shot nine Japanese as the other three with me fired and riddled enemy positions... Then, a midst the fierce battle, we pushed on.
I reached a foxhole and fired shots that gunned five more Japanese down as Lindner and Sullivan shot a few more enemies. Coming to a new foxhole, I shot two more enemies to the right, then I gunned down another soldier at a nest before shooting another two enemies by some trees. As Miller fired and raked Japanese nests, I ran over from the foxhole to a new position as Miller entered a foxhole and fired BAR shots that nailed a few more enemies.
Miller kept firing intense cover shots that riddled Japanese positions as I shot two more enemies by a couple trees, then aimed and gunned down another soldier to the right. Sullivan came over as I kept firing shots that nailed six more Japanese, then as he took position by some crates, Sullivan aimed and shot a few more soldiers.
As Miller and I kept firing cover shots at Japanese positions, Lindner went over to some crates, dodging bullets along the way as Miller fired BAR fire that nailed several Japanese. However, an enemy machine gun position blazed shots that drove Lindner to cover behind the crates, so Miller fired and shot a few more Japanese with BAR fire. As the enemy machine gun blazed at Lindner's post, I gunned down two enemies by some trees, then as Sullivan shot a couple more soldiers, I fired intense Thompson fire and shot seven more Japanese.
"You Jap fuckers!" Lindner shouted as he shot at enemies.
In the fierce fighting, as Miller and I fired cover shots, Lindner aimed and shot several Japanese with Garand fire, then I covered Sullivan as he went in and threw a grenade that took out the Japanese machine gun nest.
Coming out of the nest, Miller fired BAR fire that shot several Japanese in fierce fighting, then as I gunned two more down, Miller shot a few more enemies with BAR fire. Sullivan then fired and shot a few more incoming Japanese as Miller fired BAR shots that nailed a few enemies as well, then Sullivan knocked back a Banzai charger with his gun stock before shooting him down. With that, I furiously rushed at several enemies and engaged them in hand to hand combat, hitting an enemy twice with my gun stock and then knocking down another soldier with one hard strike from the Thompson stock. I then slashed one enemy down with my knife as Miller shot a couple enemies, then I charged and fiercely slashed two more Japanese with my knife.
I then shot two more soldiers as a Banzai charger came at me, but I dodged his blade and then grabbed his rifle, wrestling him over it. After a struggle, I knocked him back with the stock and then stabbed him with the bayonet.
After I finished off my enemy, I went to a foxhole with Miller, Sullivan and Lindner, seeing we were just near the mortar shells, and also much closer to the artillery guns on the nearby hill... But I saw that the Japanese artillery guns, two of them in total, were starting to open up, both getting ready to blaze shells.
"Hurry," Lindner said, "Get to that nest!"
I shot two more enemies and then we moved over to the nest containing the mortar shells. Once we entered the nest, Sullivan gathered the shells while some Japanese soldiers came in, so I fired Thompson shots that nailed five more Japanese, then I aimed and gunned two more down to the right.
When the shells were prepared, I looked over to the hill and saw the artillery guns getting ready to fire. Immediately, I grabbed a shell, primed it, and with careful aim, I threw it... And once it landed right into the artillery nest, it sent a massive explosion that incinerated the crew and heavily damaged the gun. More Japanese soldiers came in to confront us, so as Miller fired cover shots, I fired Thompson fire that shot six more Japanese soldiers. After a skirmish, I grabbed another shell and threw it at the slightly farther artillery gun, but it missed and landed only near the gun... But I kept trying as I primed another shell, and with even more careful aim, I threw it... And that payed off, as it landed right into the nest and blew away the second gun and its crew... The artillery was finished.
"Yeah," Miller shouted, "Burn, you little bastards!"
"Our objective is over," Lindner said, "Let's get back!"
With that, we all ran away from the nest and started going back to the ridge with the other Marines... But many Japanese started coming in, firing gunshots at us and driving us to cover. Once in cover, Miller and I fired intense gunfire that shot multiple enemies, then Lindner gunned a few others down. Some more Japanese came in, so I fired and shot five more enemies and raked positions while Sullivan and Lindner fired cover shots.
"Cover us, Henderson!" Lindner ordered.
"Tenno Heika Banzai!" some Japanese soldiers said, charging towards us with bayonets.
I then fired immense cover fire that raked the Japanese positions while Miller also fired BAR shots at enemy soldiers. Some Banzai chargers were coming at us, so I fended them off with gunshots and knife slashes.
...But as Miller and I fired more cover shots, with me shooting up a machine gun nest, suddenly, a Japanese machine gun fired and riddled me in the stomach, bringing me down.
"Shit, Henderson!" Miller shouted in distress, "Eddie!"
Miller and Sullivan started dragging me by my arms back towards, with Sullivan grabbing my Thompson gun for me as well. The Japanese kept blazing fire at us as I was dragged to a post, but the other Marines on the ridged kept firing hails of gunfire that shot multiple Japanese to pieces. As Sullivan handed me my Thompson and started dragging me back, Miller and Lindner furiously engaged incoming enemies.
"You filthy Jap bastards," Miller shouted furiously, firing his BAR, "I'll fucking kill all of you!"
Miller and Lindner fired intense gunfire that riddled enemy positions and soldiers. As Sullivan dragged me, I fired cover shots at incoming soldiers with my Thompson as Miller reached a nest. Japanese soldiers kept blazing shots towards us, so Miller fired furious BAR fire that nailed several more Japanese and raked positions. Still, the enemy soldiers blazed gunshots while I fired back with desperate Thompson fire. Still fighting fiercely in the furious battle, Miller kept firing intense BAR fire that shot multiple Japanese soldiers and riddled their positions to pieces as he kept shooting more enemies. Getting to a palm tree, Lindner then fired Garand shots that nailed several Japanese as we all kept fighting viciously to escape from the battlefield.
Several Banzai chargers came in, but I fired my Thompson and gunned them down as Miller and Lindner fired cover.
I fired more cover shots at incoming Japanese, then Miller fired immense BAR fire that nailed several more Japanese as Lindner fired and gunned a few more enemies down. Sullivan finally got me to the trench as I kept firing and raking enemy positions with Thompson fire. From the ridge, the line of Marines kept firing immense gunfire that, cut numerous more Japanese down and shot up their positions in a fierce battle. As Miller kept firing cover shots that raked more enemies, the Japanese started retreating from the battlefield. Eventually, after much hard fighting, the Japanese forces here were diminished... We had won.
...But even then, that's not what was going through the minds of the others. As the Marines on the ridge rested there, Miller and Lindner rushed over to me, seeing that I was severely injured from the machine gun.
"Eddie... Eddie," Miller said, worried but still calm, crouching down next to me, "...You'll be fine, right?"
"Corpsman," Sullivan shouted over to the ridge, while crouched beside me, "Get a medic over here!"
Miller and Sullivan sat beside me, both very worried, but still calm as they could be... Miller placed a hand on my arm, and I looked up at him, seeing his expression becoming solemnly stoic... He remained quiet and calm even tough he was severely worried... A Corpsman was just beginning to come over...
...But I was feeling very, very weak as I looked at Miller and Sullivan for a last time... My eyes closed...