Background – History – ëThe storm broke suddenly, about four oíclock in the morning. About six battalions of the enemy launched a ëdo-or-dieí counterattack preceded by intense mortar fire. Approximately a battalion of this force struck the positions of the [M]arines on Fonte Hill, with other hostile units hitting the line to [the] left and right in the zones of the 3d and 21st Marines. About two hours of fierce hand-to-hand combat ensued with the enemy coming in apparently never ending waves.í

• Marine Corps Gazette: The Battle of Fonte Hill, Guam, 25ñ26 July 1944