By late afternoon they had reached the eastern end of the airfield and had formed a continuous line with the forces that landed on Red 3 two days earlier .
At 12 : 30 they pressed the Japanese forces across the southern coast of the island .
By late afternoon Japanese had reached the eastern end of the airfield and had formed a continuous line with the forces that landed on Red 3 two days earlier .
At 12 : 30 they pressed the Japanese forces across the southern coast of the island .