At 12 : 30 they pressed the Japanese forces across the southern coast of the island .
By the afternoon the 1st Battalion 6th Marines were sufficiently organized and equipped to take to the offensive .
At 12 : 30 1st Battalion 6th Marines pressed the Japanese forces across the southern coast of the island .
By the afternoon the 1st Battalion 6th Marines were sufficiently organized and equipped to take to the offensive .