Original sentence: At 02:40 Ichiki's force opened fire with machine-guns and mortars on the Marine positions on the west bank of the creek and a first wave of about 200 Japanese soldiers charged across the sandbar towards the Marines.Just after midnight on August 21, Ichiki's main body of troops arrived at the east bank of Alligator Creek and began setting-up for their attack.Marine listening posts heard "clanking" sounds, human voices, and other noises and then withdrew to the west bank of the creek.Nearby U
Edited sentence: A group of about 200 Japanese soldiers charged across the sandbar towards the Marines.Just after midnight on August 21, U.Marine listening posts on the east bank of Alligator Creek heard "clanking" sounds, human voices, and other noises.The Marine listening posts were withdrawn to the west bank and nothing further was heard until 02:40, when Ichiki's troops, now in position on the east bank of the creek, opened-up with machine-gun and mortar fire on the Marine positions on the west bank