Cleto and his fellow soldier opened heavy fire, killed more than 40 Japanese soldiers, and stopped any other attempts to reach the pillboxes. The enemy fire increased as the two soldiers came within 20 yards of the railroad station. Reese provided covering fire while Rodriguez moved up to the railroad station, where he threw five grenades through a doorway, killing seven Japanese soldiers, destroying a 20-mm gun, and wrecking a heavy machine gun.
Cleto and his fellow soldier unleashed intense gunfire, slaughtered more than 40 Japanese soldiers, and thwarted any other efforts to reach the pillboxes. The enemy fire escalated as the two soldiers drew closer to the railroad station. Reese offered covering fire while Rodriguez advanced to the railroad station, where he hurled five grenades through a doorway, killing seven Japanese soldiers, destroying a 20-mm gun, and disabling a heavy machine gun.