The other relocated battalion , the 1st Battalion , 5th Marine Regiment ( 1/5 ) , was landed by boat west of the Matanikau near Kokumbuna village on 27 August with the mission of attacking Japanese units in the area , much as in the first Matanikau action of 19 August .
The other relocated battalion , the 1st Battalion , 5th Marine Regiment ( 1/5 ) , was landed west of the Matanikau near Kokumbuna village on 27 August . They had the mission of attacking Japanese units in the area .