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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! a, Y, r2 n( L1 u8 y' l4 F" r
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Japanese Ships * l0 V& W+ P1 E5 v8 V9 |
SS RO-35, hits 7
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/ _& T5 z" c6 j8 pAllied Ships
6 t) }+ x& ?7 Q1 @6 rDD Saufley
! a2 D- T) _ `' EDD Picking
% |7 `) x3 z1 W* Y. l% ]1 M. eDD John Hood
, q/ X3 R/ {) ~5 ]DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 * C" F) p z& M
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Japanese Ships 0 V: ?8 }8 K$ ]2 A- D
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 z \3 {7 k' j# X. e/ ]1 o
PC Kume
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Allied Ships 2 d- G& B$ U' H# U; C
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 3 @) Y) ^9 ^7 u1 U/ p
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 6 t! k) B' K3 [$ [
DD Saufley
7 b& v! R4 }" Z/ E$ F+ ADD Picking
: o! L5 ~) e! VDD John Hood
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4 h4 e A( M1 w* L, }Sub attack at 62,53 . c+ p7 @* Y$ p+ b0 I6 |
5 b7 a7 w8 t$ _2 oJapanese Ships
" z; }! n7 g( ]0 A, m. H2 F YAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ p9 }7 O# C; |9 g' }PC Ch 2 / E$ n. Q+ r) o) M; ~ ]
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Allied Ships 3 Y/ `/ d( n" U; R" l- D5 D2 S- f1 d6 G
SS Bang 9 S* O) k w" ?" `" a% b" f; f
3 T$ C# n$ W. b/ l: fJapanese ground losses:
. h) V( Q; @7 X! k! Y6 F88 casualties reported 7 S* @+ j' \( |( d
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat 2 j8 @; |2 d* l2 e
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
+ H6 e# D* E4 R' r6 G: pthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 % R' u3 j- d- \, c
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Japanese Ships
# h- s9 }$ x$ F; {+ n& A, wBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
e- ?( S# O( `8 [5 ?BB Yamashiro 4 d1 |( D+ V% Q- h
BB Hyuga ' b9 \) ?( H/ {8 C/ l6 {% z: Q4 }
CA Mikuma
9 D, r+ W5 I+ rCL Noshiro 5 n1 ^# \( P6 B" b4 F( J2 x
DD Fuyuzuki
' J+ o( w4 v+ m" mDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 - N9 H4 Q- z G! Y
DD Momi 6 p5 a6 H! T9 V3 p8 c" \' o
DD Kaede 9 F9 u9 L/ W) Y9 M" f4 @4 d2 P1 g) p
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 2 H: X" w, W( c% A
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ! Q; Z& d' c' {7 K+ O/ A
. H! c7 c2 U/ l; T9 x) F$ T) NAllied Ships ]5 H1 N# b, r+ b9 ~+ e$ D
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# E5 P2 D/ o) z Z5 X9 n- ~DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
' I x/ v% W q+ K/ s! g- O) Z- I& ODMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 m, n* A ]2 A; o' ]
DMS Rodman
) Z6 x2 g- q7 g1 ^& yDMS Gherardi ) W Y$ S1 b0 [. J- h* A: I8 n
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 1 {" j7 k8 W+ H3 U% J
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 A' ?3 z- C' P) d0 ALST LST-339, heavy damage
% x. w' l# O' J. l8 L* W6 D3 wLST LST-457, heavy damage W" e& r) S8 a0 D0 x2 B
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 7 R9 I) Q$ t5 W' L
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 5 y/ B; W$ [0 p& u) }
% |, y6 p% p4 D3 [$ k& m! xAllied ground losses:
, E! f& I5 {1 K3 Q9 {54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( d5 B2 V# y1 K3 s1 VPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 r* }, a* ~9 D
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
+ k1 J2 L) N( Q" q) `9 ~8 RDD Lyman K. Swenson % P; G+ x8 T# H9 ], _" ~5 J- Q
DD Taussig
# n# Z% y2 v* s/ B; Q2 V: cDD John W. Weeks
$ D% |3 o* Z& G3 aDD Harrison
! N( P/ ?3 r a. }' ~0 ?/ QDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 + x; r& ?: m# ^0 D; ^
DD David Taylor
! O5 V$ y, E4 C: J6 b' v, YDD Barton ; }& U: j q$ b6 |* ~; _
DD Quickmatch - Y2 A$ Y9 ~% U+ B& ]
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: * \/ C- `- j4 C% c
, o- A0 V' E5 @4 m2 m3 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 D& j2 i. J2 _! P
2 N- Z) E! T$ zJapanese Ships 3 p. [8 q2 \0 N- R1 A6 ?" H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
5 @7 A% i: _- H3 iCL Kiso
" I9 J$ k2 M9 U( l0 x- MDD Urakaze / i( @8 ~5 S" {( x6 Q( z0 V+ C
DD Natsugumo 3 Q4 n" I- ^$ v
DD Minegumo ! \5 C" B% _) v, `6 N
DD Sugi
) i/ J3 h2 N' ~1 l8 \- eDD Hinoki
' Z0 F( d( F0 a( F+ S. B( [DD Kashi
2 G1 f$ D- j' e+ w* m+ z" EDD Keyaki , c1 R2 ?% n1 u
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Allied Ships 9 g( Y0 T6 B7 |& `% |/ ?9 c' h
AS Howard W. Gilmore
6 h' n) b9 `) I2 ?AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" c; O- x! U; z" [6 w& n3 ^AV Hamlin
/ W" x2 G7 G3 U! AAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire : a* G- L: w3 K$ M8 d! r& I
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 4 Q E$ [! F* _# }& U
AR George Taylor
; f/ D4 s) U; B" _& q9 j: _AV R. C. Brennan
' ]9 g5 X- b, JAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ; Q! }$ E# F/ o
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 9 U. o( J6 o3 m7 n/ R5 `8 O
AR William T. Sherman
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9 b; @6 _" j# k- c: jThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: ( e5 p8 ?; j: t% Y) p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 3 q" P$ O, g; h7 l) Y
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 5 l- `" _5 W0 b5 d9 F
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ( f; q# f7 L2 ~5 P0 `
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ v8 T/ E7 i0 x8 w# lDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. a, w @3 A3 q" u- L7 l4 x9 `" UDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: u, s$ S$ e, D6 O7 g6 uDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; A$ b) w3 s$ IDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
Z2 W* T7 [* NDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 h9 R" T3 A: A/ M
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire , D/ f4 w0 S8 |1 W9 d0 F! T
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Allied Ships
/ I i! @% m: y. U% i. _CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire ' L6 V" G( e C% \$ q1 R* B
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 8 y+ Z( t' h$ v% O( L( R
CL Wilkes-Barre , B: ?0 C5 V4 ?" Y# y2 y
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
% m0 a( h! J* v9 Y: p$ ]) XDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 O5 ^% W1 Z: x6 A7 Y! N: [DD Burns, Shell hits 1
3 t. K+ c5 T( r" `4 E, N4 d) ODD Bush, Shell hits 1 ) O' x4 Q1 D$ ^* Y
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
. N9 g. l# I% i7 e+ iDD Welles 1 p: p) `( }7 z. n
DD Wilkes
1 N3 d0 K- u. D- t. w( x' HDD Roe
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9 x# g9 _. P& h5 Y; Y. H* L+ xNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
& ?' [: u$ C; I2 M4 d2 Y- LPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 j" m& `' w2 k' Z# T4 f; l9 N
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Allied Ships
& \5 c8 U. B2 NDD Nicholson 2 B% h* K% z7 z- G
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9 r9 r5 @7 L ]7 E7 e; W- k& BNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 `' d/ g7 g2 I! w m0 [& UJapanese Ships 8 h) z1 {3 l: X; }3 L& K R
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! \1 W# c m' ]) m* _% uAllied Ships
/ O. q8 |' J2 H6 }$ I0 @6 QDD Lyman K. Swenson 4 O, T- \; m4 {9 P& J4 ^3 o' z" Q$ g
DD Taussig 9 G1 ]; ?; a% W2 H
DD John W. Weeks , F$ h* G9 o" E' p' |9 _
DD Harrison
7 P) r( g! }2 h5 F# g, P+ RDD Isherwood
: g1 n2 M# j7 c9 u) K4 T4 C/ XDD David Taylor
4 @ s% e4 g- E" HDD Barton
5 d$ V, S9 A$ c: x$ nDD Quickmatch
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) K% A3 P6 p, r9 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 6 J- m% b! P' y% o* l3 {
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 0 n9 I2 K' G# k3 m" u4 ?
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Allied Ships
' D( r3 J$ q& T: FDD Lyman K. Swenson
) S% O/ e8 Q- T7 u3 H [DD Taussig
+ z. q" } N/ b( B; nDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
, k5 f" c' X7 y: jDD Harrison & S- P2 f3 s9 Z) m' n
DD Isherwood
8 q. Y3 u* s9 g0 |# }/ o, x6 nDD David Taylor
) _' |9 {! K$ u: _ f% G6 Z& oDD Barton
3 O+ m+ e- {' s1 e7 l: BDD Quickmatch # ~" u0 h5 N7 W6 h1 [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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2 @- I. h1 D4 C) n$ X6 Y) q* y$ ?3 aJapanese Ships
" b4 a8 Y9 T& Y V; `1 ?PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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' v; v& g {% R0 YAllied Ships
# p# t6 a! R4 E2 y9 {6 G1 ^DD Lyman K. Swenson $ B; f4 W7 {: C7 [" L4 Z0 v
DD Taussig ) [. y7 [ K9 q' l6 t" G
DD John W. Weeks
9 h5 {/ _$ g" p9 ?& PDD Harrison
8 M; F% V3 N9 h3 q1 G2 zDD Isherwood ( p& h$ h1 d" R2 a0 Y" ]6 p
DD David Taylor
6 v5 H) r& q0 P& b) a' ?, HDD Barton
/ X! Z7 C* c& U0 S; P8 O, K0 [DD Quickmatch 4 `0 Y/ g' ~' r$ n, Q1 x3 Z
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( [% a6 S/ E) E+ S) x$ A9 z( Q" TDaylight Surface Combat
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+ I+ w" v1 S) g0 h& U- S7 yDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! u, O" P4 c2 R( V
0 Z; V4 E# W& r% v; {/ O7 WJapanese Ships
' S! X8 ?, m5 A$ Z& d4 z- nPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 0 ]: P3 [# I+ y& {
; T7 g, d& I5 KAllied Ships
1 O: w: k+ V3 ~# u: R5 H$ IBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ) X# P* _, r) ^( v! S! S
BB Massachusetts 3 q! E! V9 n" e2 d
BB Alabama ) B% w1 Z: e j: ]( o* Z$ i' m. ~7 E+ y
CA Louisville
/ k \# n& B1 x; D: B# UCA Chicago 5 x ]* J1 m; e5 K
DD Walker ; H+ Q; P5 H! U
DD Waller
# g4 z4 ? `, WDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - s1 u# F3 C9 A2 e4 {9 n) n K9 U+ g
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Japanese Ships
- w; l+ ^! q1 R2 WAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - ~6 z6 H! e% }9 P Y0 w) P8 D
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BB South Dakota ' C5 O4 {0 I" b- ^: b: C. ^
BB Massachusetts " e4 e- p5 q9 G2 ?
BB Alabama
4 p' d9 h* Q$ s4 z4 V' r8 ^CA Louisville 5 m9 {; }2 Z* ~. C3 s
CA Chicago
, u7 B( v$ h$ I! x" Y( q9 @! iDD Walker ; I% O7 b2 A. {2 I3 \( K3 i3 M
DD Waller
4 Z1 @' N" M2 G3 v7 _DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % A {- w& [0 }5 K
+ ]# }6 O* n% i8 n& u; C1 M% }Japanese Ships
" K. Y+ i: i' g% W" WAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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BB South Dakota
t" u3 }0 `# u2 dBB Massachusetts
5 p0 Q! M& B, x3 c FBB Alabama ) v2 v9 D3 z& `7 j7 F
CA Louisville
% r8 a0 B- S3 Y( }/ y* _( _+ E( gCA Chicago
& V, u# | J. t( W# K1 p1 o; ?DD Walker
; [& c, c8 A5 |DD Waller , F. ?7 e5 m4 C; E' Z9 g3 e
DD Wedderburn - N; E; m& j7 ^7 b/ Y8 Q3 p
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: Q( o8 L, j% m9 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # _+ @) q+ }* Q+ k
5 _, h @6 I5 `* KJapanese Ships
5 Q5 s) K" v: x7 dPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
8 ^2 ?, j0 r7 A. i# J7 zBB South Dakota * y: s% h P6 L0 G- C$ g
BB Massachusetts
1 p; C# ?# e% v& f2 PBB Alabama
; `5 R: ^9 X8 h% l$ Q9 |( pCA Louisville
# @3 `& E Q, F+ PCA Chicago / Z' Z& n- _' d. y; g+ C
DD Walker ; v. x7 D. n( [' m& P$ r7 B. ~
DD Waller
: f+ {+ c+ L4 a+ i' CDD Wedderburn ) D2 ~1 w: {. [6 \% W
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3 V a$ V. @% S: G YJapanese Ships J0 v5 P* Y* W$ R/ @6 i
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 4 j* [. U( {- }+ A: b/ W* n
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BB South Dakota ! K- L0 ?/ X2 x0 ]( N$ c1 E
BB Massachusetts / R4 j6 n- s2 K
BB Alabama
* B; q1 n i( yCA Louisville $ d* X* t% j- k: ]
CA Chicago
) ~! T' D3 _4 ^9 _DD Walker 5 s7 j0 @; w. Q- p0 \
DD Waller
4 A" C# K) I8 c: pDD Wedderburn # X7 S5 o7 t5 Q- m, k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) E2 s" w9 C( B) d! B
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Japanese Ships
. V3 x2 k% l& s2 m: FAK Myoho Maru
$ ?: L9 E. ? g8 i+ s2 C+ `% T1 rAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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BB South Dakota 5 T* J3 s. j0 @6 k8 r
BB Massachusetts - y% w/ I. A1 {+ N0 o" c
BB Alabama $ E1 O+ ~$ ^* r/ v, ^- y& ?
CA Louisville
( c- n' J, h, ^: H9 v4 `CA Chicago ! f3 ]6 J# j: h. @" ~) x: C
DD Walker
! S9 v X S3 j: x. P7 V! a( E2 zDD Waller
8 d: r- B8 _& u6 n- L: x3 qDD Wedderburn
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Japanese Ships
$ U0 V/ `' ]' ]& L# T( ?6 [AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships + J' i0 V% R2 ^4 w. S& `9 R
BB South Dakota , N! d7 `" O4 L8 R! r; }$ {
BB Massachusetts 1 c# q% } l0 H1 g* T, S& K
BB Alabama
1 f+ C8 y: Q; t6 WCA Louisville
& a1 c( H/ M) c9 b: U; {2 f0 B) FCA Chicago
- O" y- R5 Y2 H; O$ r6 }DD Walker 9 I! O! ~7 D( E+ b' E' s
DD Waller
/ T) _' { b5 z. qDD Wedderburn ! d: C) R0 V. N+ F" t9 q
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# L7 z% C: y" ADay 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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" G" e- |7 A% U/ M# Y g+ T/ {- MAllied Ships
( Z2 b: A- l) `9 y/ gBB South Dakota
" w: e, E" R) F5 nBB Massachusetts
" t- ^6 v1 C$ O9 W' u) @( |5 V# `0 xBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
8 Y$ q3 A; d6 G0 w6 U/ v# Y6 _% sCA Louisville
1 `# {6 P* M' n+ Z' mCA Chicago
- i) r; x9 `. I7 bDD Walker
7 X" d& a# E; h7 {9 u4 D2 c" a1 o- KDD Waller
+ I" S6 X% C/ j( T2 p9 |5 ZDD Wedderburn + P6 k, w5 o; P3 C6 x
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; X W1 \/ d. v9 GDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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, G1 B+ U* I9 v( }PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 4 I) y8 @2 d2 v r& l1 z/ d a
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage & R" c4 w! [6 y7 x9 Z# t# D
$ G3 A8 N* _5 r. ]5 m1 C- e4 TAllied Ships
6 p# ]3 B4 H2 Z7 b4 V! H6 vBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
h8 g9 F) N* ^8 dBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
% s! ^# d- l" X1 Q1 u/ ?BB Alabama 9 s6 Z+ A6 Q) h( U
CA Louisville 7 T0 H/ y( @! `- J
CA Chicago
7 a: ~8 k, z$ Z" d' T4 vDD Walker
2 h! h Y, y: Z, x8 Y6 DDD Waller
) Y1 j9 U' l* Z" f( I# HDD Wedderburn 1 u* l6 b! I! |/ }
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' _( W+ X. h" O, CNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
0 U# K2 U; x u23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
6 L- C9 o. v4 |4 V* y6 cCA Chicago
; r( Q* ^1 g* F/ Y! Q9 ^1 }CA Louisville
1 \- |' l8 R/ s4 M8 qBB Alabama Y' k9 P% k- J( p/ m
BB Massachusetts
4 U% ^& d! u* d" [$ s, s5 OBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses: , e5 C0 u. H% D; m. V
184 casualties reported 8 B b$ K. Q5 V
Guns lost 3 : ]/ q8 h& K* t$ m; V6 R% B
7 R9 Y$ y% Z4 ]& V3 o* C
Runway hits 1 # M! _6 ~; w4 ~& x M& j
Port fuel hits 1 % T! N# W0 Q. z8 \
Port supply hits 2 * I+ K6 Z! M; w+ H; u6 P6 p
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Y$ o- t9 I1 q$ ?1 |) xNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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no flights . c- F6 {, A( F ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
( Y, e2 ^$ L( z# i6 E2 K7 wKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 3 i, n2 x; p6 ^6 x5 T3 `7 h0 ]" y# y
W6 S6 g7 Y. w/ |% I
Allied Ships & N" g* |0 Q8 Q: q4 N& ^
CA Chester , X' U3 {: z/ u" l. L% j
BB Washington
; D5 A: _2 z$ G9 F8 ^# l: WBB North Carolina ; ]* d% E x% S
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Japanese ground losses:
6 j& \# `" V# e. R85 casualties reported 1 _+ i0 D2 v' W) x4 I9 @
Guns lost 2 " P7 V- W, N9 _$ s, o0 {# m; y
6 K; z. ^% w4 G: V' b
Airbase hits 1 ( ~6 V) G: E* `$ j! I7 d+ ~4 `
Runway hits 5 % R9 O7 J7 x4 C1 S2 i
Port hits 1 8 m% c( l" f, j X
Port supply hits 4 1 ]7 z9 {" m9 Q/ c: C& ^$ k
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$ Z Z! D+ q5 B. C- x. u- i
Night Air Combat 9 Q, ]" R: a* j8 C
9 ]6 d" q+ _ I/ {: f0 ?$ p
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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' b5 _0 a% [9 ~, s; `2 ^' z/ YJapanese aircraft . T' p% z% k! B1 s
H8K Emily x 5 * R0 N4 q5 u( z K' X2 S/ C! _$ R
. |, j$ f S$ e& a% H1 x
Japanese aircraft losses 8 l j) o7 z+ ]+ }" Y. U0 J
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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- b, H1 X6 V% i p4 ]Japanese Ships : O! Q- ~$ A! I8 c# n5 i/ o- I0 j
SS RO-35 2 ~% H0 @8 A0 e+ l6 `
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Allied Ships
1 U3 z: P* r& {, L, hDD Hyman 0 ~/ z! L) |* _- `
DD Conner
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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8 c1 N2 ^* T* d& l0 B" s2 n( ?Japanese aircraft
# [; z: q$ l. W% K8 w! AH8K Emily x 5
9 v7 |' J( D5 [; \' o
0 X, n" Y4 M- _; i/ qAllied aircraft
' H8 J4 P3 C% A/ w9 N/ cP-61A Black Widow x 2 2 _2 C! R; _3 P8 l& ]% p
) j7 \+ O X* _- M5 S$ u# s% F. \
Japanese aircraft losses
/ y: |, u5 @) @- `; TH8K Emily: 4 damaged & L' o' m6 M- h/ w2 v% e1 ? N
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Allied Ships ; K" v- O$ r7 n, i L* N2 R
DD Conner ; U& z C( ^9 C. v
DE LeRay Wilson 1 C7 ]) x; v+ U
AK Martin Johnson |