 In the meantime, however, he called in air-strikes to inflict further damage on the base camp of his primary target, the 271st Regiment.That evening BG William Coleman and other senior officers of the 1st Infantry Division visited the 2/28th Infantry's camp, where they praised Allen's men for their efforts, and presented First Lieutenant Clark Welch—commander of Company D—with a Silver Star for his actions earlier in the day.Allen then decided to launch a full-frontal attack against the 271st Regiment's base camp, to determine if the enemy unit was still there.