Resuming the offensive at 1545, 3rd Battalion pushed forward 1,500 yards to seize key road junctions that led to the towns of Finegayan and Barrigada. For the remaining ten days of the campaign, the battalion marched northeast up the coast, encountering occasional Japanese resistance, until the island was declared secure on 10 August.
The 3rd Battalion resumed hostilities at 1545 and made substantial progress, advancing 1,500 yards to capture pivotal road intersections that linked Finegayan and Barrigada. For the next ten days, the battalion continued its northward march along the coast, encountering occasional Japanese resistance, until the island was declared secure on August 10.