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/ q k1 p1 t& t6 U+ O/ sDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!% ?! ?! K4 v" q' ?3 `
1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...; N! ` N' q6 K2 m( E3 l
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)5 p1 Q+ }1 @6 ^5 m7 g6 j5 Y
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Allied Ships
$ |& H9 z. c+ p' yDD Uhlmann0 n8 V9 Z% I0 V5 Y$ z0 n
DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
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0 `$ C0 {/ K2 q( M. ~DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
, n* }. @5 ^: A$ p0 xDD The Sullivans7 Z9 x3 X. G5 ]1 u
DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ p- M$ D+ g6 P: \
DD Wilson$ V$ U8 _3 K- V7 Q$ X$ g
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TF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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6 x& W. e: n0 [9 @" g" w0 ]3 K1 S GDD Johnston, Mine hits 1
" b/ p% G. f6 \4 n% z# J% s1 ]DD Isherwood' s6 J) X( a1 Y5 y5 G
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6 u% _$ b& Z1 ^+ H6 YTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire% A/ U8 L3 f" X$ `* V7 `' n! w
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- x) e( i: H0 F0 |; D' j9 }TF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52); `$ A( T% Q ^; s# d" R5 I4 b9 h
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire
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TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52). m' O7 t5 c6 }/ H
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire8 F `% Y6 S3 k4 x9 f$ i: Z
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, l7 n& n, P- _8 {& H. FTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Valkenburgh
3 v9 {9 t8 a! t, O p/ }& EDD John Hood
& _: |0 ~' s* f) B) uDD Black
6 ~8 ^: a; C8 f( q1 a7 vDD Bennett. h/ a( p' [" T4 V
DD Bell, Mine hits 1
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)- C1 ?7 q$ x. f" `1 U. W
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DD Callaghan! P/ h$ E3 [* ~6 n
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
8 u4 U; z' h6 t; T2 Y9 FCA Chicago, Mine hits 19 ?) C" M5 w b' ^; G- I' ]
DD Waldron2 @) ~1 A( o6 I# l4 y
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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$ Z b% N) s N5 G+ GTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,521 z2 O- X$ b& x! S# Q. l! J Z
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Allied Ships
6 }7 z0 m" t& H5 W2 ~% b. S( bDD Bush
& ~% d% T" E8 {3 y' wDD Burns
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DD Taussig( G0 l) ~) L- g3 c: }2 J0 R
DD Callaghan7 B5 y; F8 E( Y9 P
DD Clarence Bronson, on fire; H& L2 x7 C4 b. R0 @' \ }
AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 n5 W- I% @8 q/ ~! ~AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ e% A7 P/ f/ E# R7 r6 b( v! }DD Lyman K. Swenson
2 Z' o* l# a9 n! G8 _3 Y( \DD Waldron5 `9 v, i# ?. f J
AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire& U/ h' Q9 {" `8 h1 n' j! V
AO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire
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