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若林東一

company commander Imperial Japanese Army

In a 'transcendence attack' over steep mountainous terrain, captured the pillbox belt and Hill 255; the book records that he was later killed in action.

Using a tactic of crossing steep mountainous terrain called 'passage-of-lines attack' (an overtaking attack), captured the pillbox zone and Hill 255, and the book states that he was later killed in action

Unit: 歩兵第二二八連隊
Units served: 歩兵第228連隊

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Source: The Regimental Histories of the Pacific War, p.22-23

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