COMMENTARY NOTES CONCERNING HUDSON HILL'S MAP
 

MAP POINTS

Map Point 1 - Hudson Hill lands heavily in the ruins of the centre barracks known as the Enlisted Men's Married Quarters. The area immediately east of this building is the eastern rim of Cheney Ravine, and is being raked  with Japanese MG fire from nearby points between the high ground at Wheeler Battery and along the track to Cheney Battery;

Map Point 2 - The area east of the EM Married Qtrs is caught in a crossfire from higher ground to the south and east. East of the beltline road, many of the troopers who have fallen short of the landing zone are KIA, MIA or WIA; A stick of men from E Company's 60mm Mortar Platoon, under SSgt Edward Gulsvick has fallen short in this area, and almost all are killed.  A number of men are sheltering in this three-building area, making it a strong point from which some can venture down into Cheney Ravine and recover any wounded troopers. They will be pinned down for 90 minutes until 75mm fire can be arranged from Topside.  

Map Point 3 - High Ground at Wheeler Pt.  From here, the Japanese can lay fire to the areas to the east of the beltline road;

Map Point 4 - There is another concentration of fire coming from along the track between Wheeler Battery and Cheney Battery; At one point, fourteen Japanese venture down into this area to bayonet injured troopers. They are driven off in a fusillade.

Map Point 5 - Fortified Cave

In all, E company's jump will lose them the lives or services of 1 officer and 37 EM's.