"The following morning I received one of the most dreaded orders I was ever given. I was told to take two men and to cut a trail to our left, making as much noise as possible.  We were the bait to draw fire from the Japanese, to test whether they had moved in that direction during the night." 

"I could only think that this was the punishment for my failure the day before."

Chapter 5 - Our  Jump on Noemfoor