pp. 282-302, The Airstrip at Konora Summary

To strengthen the strike on Kuralei, Admiral Kester targets tiny Konora to build an airstrip there, and a special operation is under Commander Hoag. Lt. Pearlstein warns that there is a ravine or gully at the island knee point, due to the pattern of water drainage. All this information is uncertain. The other concern is if there is a coral hill to dig out building material for the airstrip. Three Australians are brought in who lived on Konora for a few months long ago, but their intelligence is very vague. The men on a reconnaissance mission return and report that there is a ravine in the middle of the island and there is coral in the hills. Pearlstein is given the job to fill the ravine, redirect the watercourse, and build the airstrip...