To the north, one patrol discovered the body of an E Company scout who had been reported missing. The area bore marks of a struggle, as though he had fought hand to hand. His body bore dozens of bayonet wounds. They had used him for bayonet practice. In his mouth they had stuffed flesh they had cut from his arm. His buddies said he had had a tattoo there — the Marine emblem, the fouled anchor and the globe. The Japs cut it off and stuffed it in his mouth. The Commander was angry.
