AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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9 {( ]+ c4 Y, f- h; I! u* f: NDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
' F0 I/ O C+ D# d1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...% Z/ y* D4 U8 y5 N7 Y% T x+ E
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: Z$ w o+ V1 F9 e% P3 ]TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)6 P5 s8 A9 Y4 e7 T
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DD Uhlmann
8 @: F' m! X1 w$ ?' mDD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
' b1 E' B9 y3 v, b/ m* s+ @DD Stockton/ X7 u4 B9 R- L2 r% ]: {) B5 P9 Z
DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire1 X% _; ]) L. K6 y
DD The Sullivans; b- p& W) t( v w* S& _
DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 x0 q2 q7 V1 z) f% B
DD Wilson$ o6 i b7 |* ^4 Y
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+ u0 C$ B% \ R( t- p( MTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)! h. n% G: @1 A5 w% Q. U
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Allied Ships( \! G& ]7 k0 u8 n( e( |8 n% }
DD Johnston, Mine hits 1
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)) Q6 Z: g2 v1 G' S4 i! ~
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DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire) W% Q0 r$ j* C0 o+ K
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- V, o8 `% O0 `/ t0 j) cTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
+ P( s: O) K* y: z# P$ h. T3 l/ K) ?; ?DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire3 V4 p& P5 K+ z9 P7 p2 Z/ |
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TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
- M9 c8 K- t5 LDD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire: c( p; ~- z! X+ |% l
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)2 M9 g4 a. A! u* @
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DD Valkenburgh$ j7 {/ }6 l( D+ k8 E
DD John Hood
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V7 I8 v U# _2 X6 ^, CDD Bennett
W ~8 m+ l8 R! t6 m& sDD Bell, Mine hits 11 q* A0 G! [' P. q+ p
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire/ [4 O$ _( r5 [2 G. H8 r8 y! }3 K
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!& G* W/ Z b0 K, O8 H- Z
% l0 l: W& S; H/ C/ ]" S% |TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)' f, D2 ?: V& ?1 \3 t
4 a: k1 }, K: w3 @7 `4 ETF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52
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Allied Ships3 Y* h# I# s) B! L8 X* y
DD Bush
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DD Taussig
& k8 t" q8 b d6 t. |3 qDD Callaghan
( _: P6 l+ g* k+ f* j: W. TDD Clarence Bronson, on fire
/ X4 g- B5 x1 a5 q1 i2 a* P1 OAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 Z9 Y. B$ d$ [: B6 t) e1 E
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ B+ _' j5 D2 r# w) J0 n5 q; @. _DD Lyman K. Swenson$ G( k# q" H, A$ A3 T3 V" k
DD Waldron [4 A* P" \% ], u B: Y* l
AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire4 v# G% [6 J+ Z1 U) {: V- }
AO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire - `# B" F F( }; Y7 o
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& o1 T* a$ \& a哈哈,请看!! |