In the offensive, the 2nd Marine Division pressed the Japanese 2nd Division on the coast as the US 25th Division, using two of its three regiments, the 27th and 161st, attacked inland.
Under offensiven pressede 2. marinedivision den 2. japanske division ved kysten, da den 25. amerikanske division med to af sine tre regimenter – 27. og 161. – angreb ind i landet.