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Sub/ASW Attacks . \. q- k/ V% J
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
5 h+ s$ r) f/ q$ q$ a# `. |SS RO-35, hits 7 * J, Q9 q N: I3 d6 E* u
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Allied Ships
- R; P: z% n8 M* c& _7 HDD Saufley % Y* G' { w0 z1 G" v
DD Picking
- c/ ~+ m/ u* S5 \! |1 D0 n* oDD John Hood
- H* @1 Y! ?, x. BDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 ' }/ c, e4 k% s# Z
, f/ g6 V5 M2 VJapanese Ships 3 m/ l) W7 p3 F% a" O
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 v* c' k3 _# Z) _6 ZPC Kume
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% b& j2 C, \+ V8 M) qAllied Ships
; y; Z) Y$ ~* }7 P5 Y' N0 cSS Hake & |+ f1 P6 l: E3 q* ?
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # j' c/ s% n* c( m
. V6 A7 Q; i: n/ HJapanese Ships
. y' j4 w* q4 R$ i5 FSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 o& j' X, p4 i$ ]1 S- Q3 a) r3 tDD Saufley
: @! Q) q5 x/ {, Y- d& A( N# ~DD Picking
0 p& r& b. c% N' sDD John Hood
5 r, u, P# h3 h8 m% g$ CDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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% i6 n9 v( a1 [+ j3 e5 n- JJapanese Ships 4 q r8 R( n$ N' X6 Y
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! Y6 y8 K( g0 H3 b+ [* \/ Y6 Q' t6 c+ k
PC Ch 2
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SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
# {4 w& I+ n- `# j88 casualties reported : U, c" ~2 L: A+ g; f8 e9 V
Guns lost 2
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; m7 y; F/ {) R! RNight Surface Combat 9 s2 W; c3 e+ g$ Z# Q' a
7 |, O' O3 W8 S# z0 X: sI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but , p# u. J, j1 d
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. # \0 F' c4 Q4 x2 b5 w4 u, Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 8 d7 ^6 o, s8 ^: S/ z* k
) s! h, F p$ ^/ p. ~! r( |Japanese Ships
% K) T3 ~2 x9 }5 Y% E/ H/ tBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 ) l3 ^- X# ?! A9 Z
BB Yamashiro ! ^8 b- b- b1 t- A( W
BB Hyuga 2 e& V1 e) Z: W, Z/ H. B
CA Mikuma
" B# p$ L& z3 yCL Noshiro
v0 q7 y& w5 kDD Fuyuzuki
8 o$ K4 R0 J" `, u" S& a F5 \DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 # Q/ \) n% v; i; w+ R( p
DD Momi `8 {+ G& n& o0 Q* s
DD Kaede u. F& m7 V! ]* K- J- E
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
& p' w2 X. F* q- x! IDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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( D, ~' e. i2 f6 |* u- n' NAllied Ships
9 c- }$ ?7 C1 A4 ?: S: ]DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ q, ?$ l& w3 tDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 2 Z9 Q) G. }: X2 M7 I- n
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 P- p$ K7 }) b/ zDMS Rodman
0 \1 ^1 R X! Z) J7 n, E3 P N0 {( CDMS Gherardi
* w2 e" g5 B; w" P% }% r) R% fDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- I) a1 B& {' oDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 H6 n0 p0 e) @; V
LST LST-339, heavy damage - y/ g2 h/ U% G4 [/ R H3 X: X
LST LST-457, heavy damage 4 A, C, D. o5 U7 [9 P9 e' j9 N
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
# y7 }0 S4 s# W$ T4 d* b( @* uAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage % d" X" m" D' ?5 @* d2 @
. [3 \+ a @1 x" N2 ?Allied ground losses: 4 G+ o, h0 l. Z* g9 K( h, I
54 casualties reported 1 R0 J. Z4 H3 x! { J) R
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, C+ P% w: V5 W- K2 K9 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & C* G5 D0 w7 h) n9 ~. c! T
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Japanese Ships 7 a! n9 l. J2 u# `( a
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
& V( _) O+ m! G* ]+ ePC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk , H! T, y# n) x$ a# K
5 M2 y' ]( t: y' d: Y' YAllied Ships
% B, a' }6 B A d& I1 _DD Lyman K. Swenson , J5 u- m$ t3 Z, e) B r9 J* E6 L
DD Taussig
1 j% _1 h9 G6 P* DDD John W. Weeks $ C% i4 ?: g$ g/ n5 F/ i3 Y: @
DD Harrison
( Y$ N# D: ]! G" j# MDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
$ k* v# U( }: y* X6 uDD David Taylor
# |/ V( X$ h0 Y8 G9 E9 JDD Barton
+ @- [, ?5 n* PDD Quickmatch
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" l. V. a* a" _: `' E- UOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ! y, s1 w% c/ c- o* a* Z) Y. t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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' W9 B5 a$ e, f: I0 T, K+ AJapanese Ships
7 ?/ |' J0 O `( y9 M4 @CA Kako, Shell hits 1 % ]! _ y' s; |
CL Kiso 9 Y1 E9 g/ i/ y
DD Urakaze 6 ?$ ?" J! ]( F7 f
DD Natsugumo ; K( O% C0 x4 X7 c
DD Minegumo
, [( n9 J3 L/ l( G0 X2 f dDD Sugi : E# w+ H' V* r8 r5 L l
DD Hinoki $ q4 H8 Z$ T% r% A- o
DD Kashi % |* Q7 G! E- X( z! {0 i
DD Keyaki / `5 f& s, S. A8 O; X) G# V
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Allied Ships + I4 i3 Q' S, l0 k7 [& g
AS Howard W. Gilmore 8 `: H, b8 T! h
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 z$ a6 ]. X* }, C$ O- CAV Hamlin
4 o4 v. w& D/ iAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire * Y: V9 [/ u2 D# t
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 " Z, ]! Q7 x+ j0 P; _, l0 a
AR George Taylor
; L# ^1 F, \+ ^& s! yAV R. C. Brennan
5 B8 b$ f+ c" k8 qAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 {% W9 o3 i+ |' \: C* r" o9 BAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk " O" K( n# M* i1 C& l% l* u( G
AR William T. Sherman - `% x. k6 }# E
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 2 h( W9 Y- U! }) W0 K
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9 w1 U- Y M" VCA Kako, Shell hits 4
8 u4 {! v+ p. O6 E; }$ t9 QCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
: Z1 K+ `( @: H1 RDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 4 r. n" y+ K% I& l/ A7 H/ ^
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " [, H$ F1 T% J( w1 G
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ) D, M. V' a; ]9 K* m$ j* Z* p4 d0 [
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ' {" c+ ?: n( n/ Q. `
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 8 ^7 Y+ x G, `" \6 s
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; }# m$ w+ c& h
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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1 V3 _9 I9 d+ nAllied Ships
8 p/ `5 F" @) q* g& w0 uCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 6 e& C* ~! B- N9 G
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 8 v8 x. h/ k1 F
CL Wilkes-Barre ! ^& [' _2 A7 b
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
" g" E& X' {! E% f7 C2 m8 h) W/ yDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
% K! V" N0 ?, v" \# I. G# e9 ?DD Burns, Shell hits 1
4 B4 B1 s3 j9 R; e8 [DD Bush, Shell hits 1
1 w% T1 |; H( D. @# L4 K& cDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 / ^) O9 n9 p: `4 w% A/ |4 {
DD Welles
# q3 Y. L! |9 H% _- {' \( pDD Wilkes
) L/ p, V; c2 B* W |3 I; tDD Roe 8 r! W) N q: G# G
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& }3 X8 c1 L+ w3 k, r* E% dNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
5 v3 H- M, B4 Y# TDD Nicholson
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* m) I# `# v' q/ e/ [( L/ t2 S* K6 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ; s3 f. h2 q7 V' N7 z. |- S
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 8 H3 m: B6 s; @( }; ^) X
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Allied Ships
+ }& s8 h0 t! u2 b, ]DD Lyman K. Swenson
+ w* J: I7 D( w2 N4 `DD Taussig 4 Z* L9 A% h- ~4 I6 N5 g D
DD John W. Weeks
( j: \# h0 F: [0 I( K" xDD Harrison , Q4 x8 I5 T% [- g# a& V8 j* y
DD Isherwood
9 ]5 a5 _8 `8 }0 NDD David Taylor 5 i2 q4 o1 _$ R3 Y! D& S" `
DD Barton
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3 E0 F9 i3 Y- W& [& sNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ k% T4 Q1 f+ G$ @+ _+ v6 E
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, Y: j7 j# B$ }- f5 OPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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0 y$ l! g- }4 K, @. g( W* AAllied Ships
- {. @2 S& s7 F L: vDD Lyman K. Swenson
8 z8 [4 Y& _; b D; a0 vDD Taussig
+ B& A3 G: u; P# m* y+ S5 c9 p- VDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 9 O+ k1 g2 w J- g
DD Harrison
! ?) }7 w- _ w% Q: _! ~DD Isherwood . W1 M5 `0 K# d6 V' |$ j& |
DD David Taylor - `$ c; S1 W0 B3 S' q
DD Barton 7 Z7 Q3 W8 Q; D
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships * ]8 [$ f0 g+ D. i1 |) `
DD Lyman K. Swenson ! g" R/ [/ a& G# j1 r& f; T1 [2 c
DD Taussig 0 W3 W" r' `! ^; o( }
DD John W. Weeks
( i( j) i' X" K) Y- X" V9 |DD Harrison ' r9 m, w- V/ {0 ^4 P5 Y7 ~% k
DD Isherwood + n" P* i: n; @8 G8 H& o( t
DD David Taylor
! e' r: Z9 M7 Y% m9 g3 f: QDD Barton - Y1 t! j* T8 d' ]* A: X
DD Quickmatch
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! H! B4 `# P1 i4 g O$ `Daylight Surface Combat B- ~# b; L h, |
$ A: o }* L' q: O( Q- e% q* hDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
- z) `/ I3 `4 q+ lPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 0 a7 J$ N) A* a: Y1 f8 D
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% g* b! B r( V6 XBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ) ~0 k# D0 D7 _. z3 U: a
BB Massachusetts
( q. E, t8 R1 Q# MBB Alabama $ ?; V2 c# T- m+ z# P2 s8 E; k
CA Louisville
' |* ?( Q8 n) Y$ _7 WCA Chicago ) @3 @# q* B& s4 w1 w: K
DD Walker & |1 [( ?7 P- T2 d7 f& {
DD Waller
. N6 K& u2 O- R% T* p( D# e, R3 oDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 d, C9 P7 U5 S0 ^0 a
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Japanese Ships
: b# a" b" {" B, R+ x3 LAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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* t0 d( Z, f# j6 nAllied Ships
5 o; A+ a7 }1 ^ x" L/ ]2 tBB South Dakota
) L7 m% @ @. C& \BB Massachusetts
! ~* m- d% [- W0 @BB Alabama & N/ O" L1 G5 G$ p
CA Louisville
7 L! ]$ `0 T5 ^9 g% hCA Chicago % q0 O9 c. Q" p: A: S* U ^' Z
DD Walker
: G9 I. c! o \1 y; HDD Waller 5 |( }" N0 W5 f: w
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 ]8 ^# q' d5 n3 w! P7 i' |; @) A: hJapanese Ships
9 D* z6 ~5 C& [8 w' CAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + N$ C/ k9 L9 X3 J% S
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Allied Ships
2 X0 }9 Q4 H6 }& L* F& ]9 rBB South Dakota
! L9 I7 T6 P8 z( a/ ^BB Massachusetts ' o" I# R2 H( s$ {; d+ K5 {
BB Alabama
$ R6 `1 x; Q6 `9 S$ q( \CA Louisville
! |5 n; m; ~7 R2 O5 |2 i$ aCA Chicago
/ Q( m s- f0 L: J$ Y% a- K0 NDD Walker 9 J8 z9 m, m1 c
DD Waller
/ _; k1 ^6 a4 Y' {1 I$ ~ z5 nDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 O( Z! m0 l1 ~7 o. r% H" a# qJapanese Ships
$ E0 N+ b0 t3 r8 }7 ]4 P2 B& rPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 7 ]7 i+ l- T: \& P8 }
BB South Dakota # M% p0 k' v* i
BB Massachusetts ; y E; w8 Y( Y7 u, O- J& S/ Z
BB Alabama - r$ H, R! l+ z2 a: O4 E
CA Louisville
" U, C/ ^+ d5 P9 y' e; ^CA Chicago % S7 H! ]. ]$ Q4 m6 M
DD Walker , F& v: ~4 R, ]! R) [# D5 _
DD Waller + U+ x \ d- |! x) \) {: ~' v
DD Wedderburn " a3 ^6 W- n. u4 N, H& M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 b0 X1 o1 k7 ^, VJapanese Ships
* s' G; ^" |# t1 I6 s$ i5 K$ w& [ _; {PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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; f, e M0 W4 c; L) mAllied Ships $ X$ K3 k- K& r& v" F
BB South Dakota - T7 A2 x9 \/ w% {% t$ w# ~0 `
BB Massachusetts 4 [" e; ?* u# y4 ]
BB Alabama
) ~" @$ d3 u# R2 yCA Louisville
' M9 T: r3 h+ w! @) B3 p0 ZCA Chicago ; P7 b. T1 E. a) J6 s( a: B
DD Walker
, b( P+ y9 |* n; G* P/ q! JDD Waller
( |8 B* I) A- `( ^DD Wedderburn 8 M% e# o" T* j. }+ s
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2 U& Z! m" `/ y& e* d0 @Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ i, b# a" o$ e7 xJapanese Ships
. B" \2 k9 s/ @, q; E9 q+ jAK Myoho Maru
" N3 Z B$ y/ k7 y$ lAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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* u! W l8 T1 y1 Z( `5 \( BBB South Dakota
N' G: G8 x: D( d7 ^BB Massachusetts
% o( c+ S9 \+ _) r2 _1 \BB Alabama 2 g5 n9 A; }1 S7 w7 R4 s- w& h
CA Louisville & y6 G, O/ C D$ u
CA Chicago 1 F2 Z" f* [/ ?0 h+ J
DD Walker
5 c7 {. U6 ~6 V% x6 tDD Waller $ o, v) M: _7 A1 a$ ^! G# W3 n
DD Wedderburn * N' I! h6 O( o& }* I
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e, R: X5 Z) V5 v7 F p5 ?' ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 5 K7 D! Y; A1 n) t3 k. z N
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. e8 Y% S! j/ u" _0 \& TBB South Dakota 6 ?. ?% @, k- {- `) A* t% X
BB Massachusetts $ `# x7 q" G8 d6 i$ O- k' E
BB Alabama * d$ b2 l2 Y" h6 ^' n7 R: p$ W
CA Louisville C7 G, n; U5 n$ e
CA Chicago 3 y! a. g3 U( n2 L) c5 j2 r5 T
DD Walker
4 z' v; l# R8 e( c- [DD Waller 2 L% a4 t- r/ ^8 p+ l5 {
DD Wedderburn
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4 m; I/ h- r) m' iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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& Z3 v7 s l3 RBB South Dakota - }/ s: z$ l/ d* q( q: C1 G) [
BB Massachusetts
+ U" N1 _3 J9 D K- D( l! YBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 $ x7 L. W1 V: c* A
CA Louisville # O: u% ~/ C% J
CA Chicago ! k$ B( h) k/ L" ^- M
DD Walker
4 a4 e8 V2 C' R) TDD Waller * q0 f; Y0 W7 X0 w+ q* j
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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5 ?+ D* {/ S% R0 U) nPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
3 b9 \$ P+ X2 uAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 7 [ f* y" V- u/ M/ u" e. R
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 9 h+ T6 X- K3 p0 |
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
& Z7 s& F8 q1 t3 ^! y9 U$ y9 |BB Alabama : b( I+ j! }! z# h# b% r
CA Louisville & x7 w& Y4 Z# ^3 w( I
CA Chicago
3 z3 o N Q' b1 w3 C! f4 f/ m* EDD Walker 7 R, R& o% n( P3 V. M
DD Waller
% o1 S* p. A1 D6 C( x6 [DD Wedderburn ) x |& C+ ^5 S4 f$ u4 o
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& q/ I6 D2 V. J) v" cNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ) I7 z; F4 @' j8 Z9 R. Q
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. / r4 G/ {, t. ?* I) \3 ]
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8 F$ l0 s2 L* v1 q' ^% K! lCA Chicago
" z. V) \( q/ {) f9 MCA Louisville
) d* A7 r% |9 C) b- o: [BB Alabama
3 P$ W5 u* c/ [" n. y. ]9 FBB Massachusetts
$ O$ T' k6 U1 V7 o4 Y9 aBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 G. G5 f2 e9 N5 N! `
2 e7 n" `% S. [/ q6 v- q! D
Japanese ground losses: / X$ j7 X7 {( n4 ]+ g
184 casualties reported
0 ^; h/ c4 i" ^3 M# J& d) AGuns lost 3 + b _; u3 B3 B* _% H3 z2 r k: O
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Runway hits 1 " b( y$ {& a$ p }" Q. M" W, w
Port fuel hits 1
: Y# q# J& X9 N( k+ A, jPort supply hits 2
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% V8 C R1 s$ GNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
% r9 s4 E' u# z6 }: I H7 Gno flights ' n* ~; X: M; j( i, _. K
6 z/ U: P- G5 N$ P9 jJapanese aircraft losses
+ o. \) m9 b7 r/ k0 w: tKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
6 m9 S8 _! S5 t0 W( s. f. x: v @' ]* O n |
Allied Ships 9 T2 \; m) l. }% ?) J* n9 b
CA Chester % |: o* [) M" c, {7 A0 @) ~/ N8 y6 p8 `
BB Washington ' k" l: l8 U9 w' o8 A
BB North Carolina
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* d3 E$ K. s' t7 c i' @Japanese ground losses: ! d4 U. ^! n }
85 casualties reported
9 K/ J1 r) O3 X V2 g9 ~Guns lost 2 , ^' [: j) d" f( `/ N( A0 p" P! n
3 D7 T8 O' ^/ U, j$ f0 PAirbase hits 1 ' ]+ E4 q' q9 {( G& o3 [& @
Runway hits 5
% ?$ E! D1 e3 F) o- \5 ^Port hits 1
* J2 x+ d' s G3 dPort supply hits 4
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+ n- t+ X% p8 Y0 iNight Air Combat
5 u2 j: ]+ o: [. K* [; ]; J; {* I3 j6 Z Q( X" I
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
/ g0 u$ ^$ b8 z8 ^; V" Q& sH8K Emily x 5 ' ^; y8 U0 L( N. [2 O
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Japanese aircraft losses # P( }7 Z% @$ B& I1 C
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships : O5 A5 J r4 ~# q
SS RO-35
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% h- Q7 _* Q* |6 f7 E5 sAllied Ships
8 n% V3 O, b+ _+ v7 }' oDD Hyman
- A0 S ?7 [4 v# @- ]DD Conner
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& @& X+ C# w2 GNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft / U. s7 a0 {3 n9 p4 M1 W7 v
H8K Emily x 5
& y0 K% }* _7 u0 l+ l5 T9 C1 {1 i1 X- ]
Allied aircraft
. _, p" M7 n7 k* _# {% eP-61A Black Widow x 2 , n+ ]! M' ~5 B% }* G: U) Z3 p
3 D2 Z' |$ g( o+ a5 k' \0 |$ N3 ZJapanese aircraft losses + }) Y* S' w: p6 p8 f# J
H8K Emily: 4 damaged + U- x0 W& X9 i0 U/ k/ J
$ [/ b" T) Z% QAllied Ships
* p3 o9 T/ \. i" M2 _ @+ c4 QDD Conner " F) X {5 `% W/ ^5 w. W q
DE LeRay Wilson
6 `; @. j' Q) i/ zAK Martin Johnson |