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The Japanese tried hard to snatch the air base from the American troops by sending an excessive amount of men to combat which still proved to be fruitless. Puller and his crew had to ward off the Japanese crew for 3 long hours, which lead the Japanese men to give up. The Americans had 70 casualties while the Japanese had about 1,400. The citation of his award read “Courageously withstanding the enemy’s desperate and determined attacks,” adding that the now lieutenant colonel was “largely responsible for the successful defense of the sector assigned to his troops.”