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Operation Flintlock, Marshall Islands 1944 | Holding the Line | Easy Red 2

2/2/1944 Night fighting on Roi-Namur during the evening of 1 February 1944 was limited but tense, marked by scattered Japanese infiltrations and desperate final attempts to disrupt the Marine positions. After a full day of brutal close-quarters combat—Roi largely secured and Namur still being cleared—the Marines set up hasty defensive lines among rubble, bomb craters, and twisted metal. Visibility was almost nonexistent. The earlier bombardment had knocked out most lights, and the dense vegetation and shattered structures of Namur created deep shadows where Japanese stragglers could hide. Marines relied on flares, tripflares, and listening posts to detect movement, but the terrain made it difficult to see more than a few yards ahead. Throughout the night, small groups of Japanese soldiers tried to slip through the Marine perimeter. Some launched sudden close-range attacks, firing from behind wrecked buildings or rushing positions with grenades and bayonets. Others attempted to break out toward the lagoon or regroup with remaining pockets farther inland. Each encounter erupted suddenly—brief bursts of machine-gun fire, grenades thrown into the dark, or flamethrower teams rushing forward to burn out a suspected hideout. Despite these probes, the Marines held firm. By dawn on 2 February, the night’s confusion had given way to a clearer picture: most organized Japanese resistance had been eliminated, leaving only small, isolated groups to be hunted down during the final clearing of Namur.