"[Japanese] twin-engine bombers, stripped of armaments, loaded with troops and fueled for a one-way trip, cut their motors and glided silently toward the American-held Yonton airstrip.":
"Startled American ground crews watched about fifteen Japs pile out. The Japs gathered in a huddle while the pilot shouted instructions, then rushed back to the plane for machine guns, grenades, rifles, mines and knee mortars... Cooks, mechanics and fliers grabbed the nearest weapons and dashed after the Japs."
The battle lasted two hours and the American prevailed.
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