Wounded by an exploding shell soon after landing at the pier .
Shoup had the pier cleared of Japanese snipers and rallied the first wave of Marines who had become pinned down behind the limited protection of the sea wall .
Although wounded by an exploding shell soon after landing at the pier , Shoup had the pier cleared of Japanese snipers and rallied the first wave of Marines who had become pinned down behind the limited protection of the sea wall .