JAPANESE COMMANDER

Approximately 350 yds. from this point Colonel
Yasugo YAMASAKI, Commander of the Japanese
Force on ATTU, was killed, sword in hand, lead-
ing the final fanatic 'all out' attack. The
enemy leader, in his last order to his troops
said, in part:..."(We) are successively plan=
ning an annihilation of the enemy troops....
I, in the advance for the attack, will advance
in the center rear of the front line." Following
this order in full Colonel YAMASAK marched
to his death at this point.