Puller sent his casualties back to the Lunga perimeter with three companies of his battalion and continued on with the mission with his remaining company (Company C), his headquarters staff, and 2/5, and they bivouacked for the night between Mount Austen and the Matanikau River.
Пуллер отослал раненых обратно к периметру Лунга с тремя ротами своего батальона и продолжил миссию с оставшейся ротой (ротой C), своим штабом и 2/5, и они расположились лагерем на ночь между горой Остин и рекой Матаникау.