STOP #14 LT JOHN POWER - The push on the left flank was spear-headed by the 3d Battalion, 24th Marines. The Japanese inside their fortifications directed heavy fire into the advancing Marines and the advance began to slow. Lieutenant John V. Power received the Medal of Honor for his actions in neutralizing an enemy pillbox. As you continue your advance on ALTAIR Road you will come abreast of an air raid shelter on your left. Stop at the shelter and look to the right. A line from your position to Nadine Point marks the end of the first day of the Marines’ advance on Namur (see map). The massive explosion of the Japanese explosives storage building (stop 10) not only held up the Marine advance, it also provided the Japanese with an opportunity to recover and better organize their defenses.