Of these , the 35th Infantry Brigade under Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi was at Palau , the 4th ( Aoba ) Infantry Regiment was in the Philippines and the 28th ( Ichiki ) Infantry Regiment , under the command of Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki , was on board transport ships near Guam .
The 35th Infantry Brigade under Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi was at Palau . The 4th ( Aoba ) Infantry Regiment was in the Philippines and the 28th ( Ichiki ) Infantry Regiment , under the command of Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki , was on transport ships near Guam .