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. x/ G9 j5 R5 q2 L, FASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , I7 D% M& t+ R6 i- t' U
SS RO-35, hits 7 + {6 P" q; ]( Q; |" x/ W- B8 ?
+ X1 G* s6 |! g& h: v- XAllied Ships
- R: a! l8 ]4 q! RDD Saufley * l, I1 U, a& m/ @7 z7 ~* y
DD Picking
4 x& u# C7 w. Y& U- m2 NDD John Hood
9 f$ K- ?2 n- j4 t+ ~DD Caperton
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1 n* K' u5 A" X+ iSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
. `6 K0 c0 ^4 V P) M9 ^ H: m) u5 |& J
Japanese Ships
# N. x. n+ C6 t- X! ?: Q# _/ L3 \: JAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. Z: E" P4 s! @5 [+ C( FPC Kume * E9 T& j2 r( I0 O2 b8 n1 D$ _
- V, n) e: w% GAllied Ships ; a2 s+ @) u2 t# g. u, L$ T, d) m6 B
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
! ~: |" B. D7 N2 h
# e+ T o, E( J2 K4 ~Japanese Ships
6 x+ |4 o1 w; o( B) NSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
8 [ n- N+ s3 R% j+ t5 G. B! }: Y+ K/ N
Allied Ships - h# _! W5 b, {2 K+ u
DD Saufley , v5 m) _8 ~* M9 w8 e. h. l
DD Picking ( B' S0 Q, [4 j4 b5 B a
DD John Hood
+ V' z5 w" t! P S. rDD Caperton ! P) t) r( R8 o( f# u
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships ' v# m# j2 L( F# y, k
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- R' p& ?8 J kPC Ch 2
0 @- i9 ?% Y" F1 o7 W8 o3 C4 i- [& Z# I" h( c
Allied Ships ) `7 `8 F; G7 l
SS Bang j2 n+ D/ A# @4 n0 H" s. p. L
6 u Q( [* A2 i. g/ X6 E4 uJapanese ground losses: ! s/ D; v, l c# v7 L6 b! p) G
88 casualties reported
. \; Q0 X$ m/ X% P, q k( A% t) RGuns lost 2 % y. Q" @2 G7 u: F4 Z
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Night Surface Combat . c) T6 x6 j' h5 o
# Q6 y6 e( k7 K; t9 oI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
: B5 O" ?8 \7 T% N7 B1 u$ Lthe 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
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* R" I6 V4 ^! }6 wJapanese Ships
, }: r2 I K0 ~/ c1 I, l. LBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
+ Q s s# J) E# JBB Yamashiro ; L! U7 F t, o# g& N7 `! ~7 G7 D4 H
BB Hyuga : x, E$ b b0 z. A( T
CA Mikuma
3 D( |6 O9 v4 p, lCL Noshiro 7 k! M3 D# e+ e, m6 V& K
DD Fuyuzuki
% W9 \, L- ~$ j+ R* r6 f ADD Oboro, Shell hits 1 9 ?* u$ \) _! Z2 \4 [" g* |( ~1 A
DD Momi " T$ J: ]. j. y7 J
DD Kaede
. z/ T. ~( u. e4 h% ^9 p. ZDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 3 x- ~3 D- t" b) F8 k1 S D
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ m' I% S$ `# @0 M/ C1 VAllied Ships
) j* T' F8 |3 t: w, F% k6 uDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . m- q' Y- w$ p: \: k
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 0 e+ _. f1 U, [0 |. R, p
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 q: a1 V8 P* W# T6 SDMS Rodman % B u: R. f+ O
DMS Gherardi
& w6 H4 Q5 I( o& x: QDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# B u0 E" f5 g+ }, HDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 L0 G* L, T$ A( x) A* m1 _
LST LST-339, heavy damage 3 y% P# f1 F B7 O( h5 R
LST LST-457, heavy damage ; _$ [6 b1 r" ?5 _" @
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire / W+ ]3 j- }, s% W4 w
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage + X+ L2 S0 B2 l- e
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Allied ground losses: , T- w/ K0 o. r1 C0 W O5 D' J# l2 m
54 casualties reported 4 }; N+ n: _4 m2 ^* |
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3 S/ I- C$ t: N; I: tNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
$ p Y) M6 N+ X5 r s$ NPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! V1 c; {, I- c9 S: c5 aPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 3 ~1 A0 r8 O7 e9 D
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Allied Ships " o: y2 G3 @+ V& p) H! l
DD Lyman K. Swenson
7 G; n* A/ S8 m- ~) q, hDD Taussig * y% a( _1 w- D: I0 I
DD John W. Weeks
! g& V4 }- p0 \% z2 R/ zDD Harrison ! w, A8 a* R; O5 ?& { m4 Z! v" m% c
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
0 q( {- e. G% e$ j, p, e: w XDD David Taylor , r$ _/ b7 i, { k" e8 `+ |! ?
DD Barton
m8 S( t4 n1 VDD Quickmatch
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+ r* d' C* i- _Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: % c \) O( j7 A" i1 u5 p
$ x' _8 S/ X' YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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8 U$ L# m i. t% h& Q1 l0 H$ lJapanese Ships
4 M5 U' x4 v# J0 E# hCA Kako, Shell hits 1 # H( A7 F5 }2 D6 T
CL Kiso
Y. ^3 f' N1 cDD Urakaze
& a0 N }4 o2 s0 o, W$ w' mDD Natsugumo
2 W; ^! u8 m3 d. [: M. `DD Minegumo ! f) ]4 A: m3 _8 w4 G5 N9 }
DD Sugi 7 z- @- X- P" Y. ~
DD Hinoki
" Q# f: K0 v% f: @, L6 l NDD Kashi
( I' Y- A/ K+ b) MDD Keyaki
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Allied Ships 1 d# ^7 ]8 L% `1 ?
AS Howard W. Gilmore
6 C" |- p# k5 b6 E% \$ k, Y' P0 A1 ?AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 9 O O- M: ]2 T2 X' I7 f4 E
AV Hamlin ( T9 v, R9 I2 M! Z
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ! C$ u& M. b5 o8 L9 ?' h
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 g, a, q$ ]# u
AR George Taylor ) ^3 y# ^2 a" C+ J2 n
AV R. C. Brennan
x/ E% s* x. L2 |AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire $ Z4 q! g4 l0 L; b- S8 x
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk % v) A4 z5 w6 |, E M4 @
AR William T. Sherman 4 [' |, p. ]7 c: z$ |
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5 }5 f- Z) \ }$ MThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: + S" I) t, l8 @8 L8 L' N& o3 ~& x7 T s
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Japanese Ships
2 ]5 j7 G9 W8 d& c; v' D1 cCA Kako, Shell hits 4
: O( w1 c( t* v& |* YCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 5 A; |: A- [- _% k) W; R6 E# {
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
; P9 g! M& N3 D1 h! K- p; S0 e. VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * z2 h; B$ H. N& o2 b6 y) i+ ^
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' D4 e8 c" L; i- ~8 b( H* oDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage : @+ s) V/ n. H
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 A0 _: Z" f# J6 O. c5 D& E' D2 ^1 t
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 q" d; b6 z2 S. C. H$ @DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire $ Y: h( P; N) M0 K h
" i) [0 O% I) E' eAllied Ships / S4 F4 ?% D/ g& @5 l5 P
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 0 O$ a, J9 I {2 [8 D4 B7 Y2 @! ^
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 & E5 {/ p ` [5 E' P- {$ g
CL Wilkes-Barre - M i& p' L$ P
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 ( I" e8 v3 q) _+ b* w
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 h( w! z. G) a. v- |3 U
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 0 a. d% k5 U7 K( P7 ^: s7 {
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 + t' a6 x# l$ f& W
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
2 d Y h q( \' l% [DD Welles
" e( z+ g6 H/ R- S. yDD Wilkes
6 x5 B1 s8 [) Y; X' Z2 Y( S7 m& DDD Roe ; y. D/ a; i: q: p5 O3 i
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5 H" S: a3 V4 U3 C4 q gNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 : }2 M% e2 R N: M$ u5 M
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Japanese Ships
2 g2 s2 n1 v( U0 m( V, V- T0 pPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
! E) i! {: Z0 ~2 {, Z, A3 e$ YDD Nicholson / w: |) o4 v$ c0 h& d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 7 d: J2 z3 ~4 c2 l. X$ [, a g( {1 ^( ^
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
; G6 o/ X# Q% X" f* P- g+ T! oDD Lyman K. Swenson d( x; U! R$ `+ T" @
DD Taussig 5 M) `, E t% X8 o( A: H1 v
DD John W. Weeks
# ^' v) O4 ~1 R& r' mDD Harrison " n1 k* U0 j+ F, {% R
DD Isherwood
6 y1 p' Z8 W4 K3 Z5 PDD David Taylor
- Y$ _/ ]+ ~, S+ gDD Barton
+ S( C/ s! F+ [DD Quickmatch : @) d& X R+ h6 O9 c( D# a" H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - _* p) P6 u ?
: L4 d3 S* {% tJapanese Ships ! b4 z! _1 p0 \# q) }
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk " C+ S. B( f, Y# z. m+ b
9 e2 _; {/ k7 o2 w+ {. Z; E1 kAllied Ships ; U- K+ s7 P5 v# Z- ^
DD Lyman K. Swenson
& p/ m$ Q, [% X% P8 W% ~# |5 cDD Taussig 8 w' n$ G. ]- Q6 Y
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ! q' l1 c9 _8 w% f0 y
DD Harrison 9 n, Q! I+ J( q* b
DD Isherwood
# p. C2 s# j6 v! W% c+ k" H# MDD David Taylor 4 N" M3 [/ J' B" C0 i I0 c) s2 a
DD Barton
; g- M: e: C2 b3 [2 W8 v0 C0 h7 [DD Quickmatch 2 |% N' l6 x% L3 c
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3 E$ I* r; _: k8 P* P9 v$ gNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships * I' D3 C& }5 n" M# U
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ) |) U" C! I1 Y" f" O" g
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Allied Ships * ?' u2 ]- E, C: k% {
DD Lyman K. Swenson + F0 n- H+ B5 P
DD Taussig 1 b3 f, W6 y0 P) m+ v: v% z/ T
DD John W. Weeks v' H4 W+ l: H5 V
DD Harrison
* F2 i# F9 X n7 K* LDD Isherwood
h. f; G: T f3 mDD David Taylor
$ {/ F$ W* q0 MDD Barton / b' q, m9 m/ t
DD Quickmatch # K' @( T8 b% v; n/ z, e6 s0 A
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Daylight Surface Combat + Y6 i# g) |$ }2 f+ N; E: k
) L9 V+ S2 i4 A" f; {- uDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , v7 _6 e. ^% P, V4 r9 h' O+ X
7 M# x' S9 {/ n( a2 eJapanese Ships . T; I* `4 {4 E. }7 L5 W
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 8 q: a8 ?) A" }& S( L# l3 G
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Allied Ships
. a, B/ Z8 I- E/ \, zBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 & T: _+ V; l" m" V) |& i" j2 p
BB Massachusetts
4 c9 c2 k0 U+ W' b: \BB Alabama
, a4 |& ]6 F2 \) X2 m! H- ?CA Louisville a/ P9 L' |; G. @7 O
CA Chicago 7 D7 K) O# Q: c; V
DD Walker
) a* i! ~: _2 K8 q& J# N% k1 ^DD Waller
" w/ i2 u4 w8 eDD Wedderburn / i& X9 C4 i; [4 t- J# h% D6 A
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5 d7 s# i4 \7 K9 m7 X1 f" `Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 A; L' E; U. y! G5 H% x
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Japanese Ships
7 P0 t( c8 q! {+ h tAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% w$ w& g0 H* R. HBB South Dakota
4 ^1 D1 [) j( H" [! V! j/ WBB Massachusetts
* o( n& G/ v2 ]8 n% X2 x/ R6 QBB Alabama 7 C% c% W( s4 Z/ i! i2 y5 S" l4 L( k
CA Louisville
3 U! @1 j# Z+ L4 m' {; yCA Chicago
" N( D& F/ O$ C3 N' e8 I( UDD Walker 8 J& X/ l- C }: Z+ y3 ^8 a. ?2 d+ m
DD Waller
7 L4 c e% p$ f7 S) W- P, t% yDD Wedderburn 1 `' R8 j5 ?' u. n0 h2 e, b4 B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ L! i! E. Z9 @( GAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' c8 o& |! _/ F d! OBB South Dakota 4 o. P. p- a2 k
BB Massachusetts 9 l& }9 O) }" e/ `, t% ?
BB Alabama ! ~8 w: y: b6 V4 u
CA Louisville $ ]' l3 g( S0 `& p' h# R
CA Chicago # l0 X, H3 } s' K0 D
DD Walker
+ s( s! l- \) C% iDD Waller
4 {4 ~% ^4 e3 w, s4 _DD Wedderburn 2 ^8 N6 B; W/ p/ ?1 {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
* O. h& e4 O8 h. @ `) dBB South Dakota
' @( T' B; o$ I5 a0 X- @BB Massachusetts
! R8 U3 ~& J7 x7 j) O2 aBB Alabama " S4 e* i1 y. ~/ \# f& w
CA Louisville
& Y6 q% v+ x1 H" t7 L* ]CA Chicago
- I9 _9 i I- G) iDD Walker
7 Q& U% c9 c& v- YDD Waller
4 i. P" }$ [: eDD Wedderburn
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5 j* O+ m6 P% @# d zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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p* {& J5 P( i$ |* UPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
, x( } Q+ u" Q- BBB South Dakota $ }( n1 D- A3 L D; N% l$ Z w) I; h
BB Massachusetts
0 Z" j. F4 B4 F5 v& y! _3 CBB Alabama t0 N4 U/ L* M \
CA Louisville
% U9 x3 p i1 tCA Chicago % q9 r9 _) L: U/ ~. p1 ?
DD Walker " Y& P: N, z) Y+ S* @" ^
DD Waller - f- x" \0 h% e
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 |# Z) b, m7 B) f' |) ?/ {2 fJapanese Ships . H) P$ y& _& i/ `
AK Myoho Maru
& f" c7 k6 l7 ?! K$ t3 |; o5 gAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 ^+ `( J$ p' |
3 R$ F3 Q8 W) Z0 @, u$ QAllied Ships
( R( i1 X" u; m. B0 A$ t9 G- }# XBB South Dakota
" Q3 q/ R4 d& nBB Massachusetts
' B$ }) S& |/ ]/ H, G: K- hBB Alabama
) I. Q: i, f+ `) h& m1 OCA Louisville
# s2 Z* [9 m9 c% @, k1 ?CA Chicago
# L" j+ g0 v/ A6 l$ ODD Walker
9 i% F3 H# h; `# D. f0 FDD Waller % y7 O" [3 z: ?& ^2 r
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, I% r1 p" u0 M/ ?8 E% E) D8 QAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% J& U4 {2 G1 z9 BBB South Dakota 7 G R5 K: q; g% A7 J- J$ s1 C
BB Massachusetts
' {9 i1 Q! P) A; H" W hBB Alabama * O* N" l* ^7 J- s2 z
CA Louisville & l$ e Z7 o! @
CA Chicago , y9 k+ ^! n" s, A9 M
DD Walker
$ w. v4 ~* A/ u/ s% @DD Waller 0 u$ n& P6 Y' k+ G X. A" h5 A
DD Wedderburn ) T2 K# l' Q$ z, _4 O2 W/ n
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5 _4 R' Z5 @& Q* q2 q7 nDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage , D+ B5 s9 F2 l
" x8 ^; \) \6 V/ n8 R2 _5 cAllied Ships 6 |- a% J1 l5 g" ? U# o" m1 S
BB South Dakota
' S; @3 t! a8 J' y# ]6 pBB Massachusetts
, }1 s! q6 f! I) k9 sBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
. I0 |" g. E jCA Louisville
+ _/ _; M. [2 q8 Z. @: |CA Chicago P+ `0 E8 w4 s% {
DD Walker 0 C" G: m4 q1 j$ D3 _
DD Waller + q% a: x5 ?) Q* ^% U
DD Wedderburn
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( _$ Y) O: q1 Z+ T$ e# qJapanese Ships 1 k# X% U2 D. @/ F+ E; G+ D
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) q# @2 W4 h6 a! @( ?AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ! ^2 X- X# v+ X5 O0 a! `. r) Q; x
3 }4 A6 K! K% A) _: l% ^
Allied Ships
7 O8 E- n( R& w9 DBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
+ k; B5 `+ k3 K3 b7 W& L- b! _BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 , H6 q* g8 X; G2 ^7 k+ z$ V# [ E
BB Alabama , R+ y; |: B. K7 Z6 J0 u. O4 |; j
CA Louisville
" ~7 J" x; s0 g8 \. l G0 QCA Chicago
) ~5 c4 N0 a. w% }DD Walker
1 @; O( q$ @9 ]: F& }, d, RDD Waller ( w$ b9 L" Z% A/ }1 Z
DD Wedderburn
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" x( q# Z, j! k# rBombardments - d, r! u# f3 z7 v: z9 u; u h
, g" k7 o9 y0 @9 j0 YNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 c2 R! Z8 Q* z
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 p9 R6 v; p3 v" O7 I& i* |CA Chicago
- {. `3 Y- Z0 MCA Louisville
6 Q' e( S/ ~# LBB Alabama ; ?8 Z+ k8 b. K+ Z
BB Massachusetts
/ S3 P' A% i w( M7 Y( M+ ^BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
3 h; `1 R, ]$ x* l. @. t8 H* A; R3 l/ a
0 ^! F$ |$ m: Q- R( GJapanese ground losses:
% ]2 d8 Y o) w0 t$ t184 casualties reported " Q" r% Q3 T( o: v8 |, V0 p) v
Guns lost 3
3 F* b& x' f/ @# X3 F' n3 x; V
- V, Q# A( k8 Y" F; g. o. ~Runway hits 1 * X7 ]4 D" j$ p0 w2 E
Port fuel hits 1
. {4 a3 N. K0 A; dPort supply hits 2 % E8 v. o6 }) p7 Z8 I( A( x" S
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 # x+ l4 |3 b( o/ f$ `
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no flights . l$ I5 |9 d9 G* | b) U* ]5 {
1 J2 i) a2 ]: s; F& qJapanese aircraft losses
8 q" @( p5 N" h, i, U4 @! ]& Q: NKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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# c2 U* D4 d. T- J) V+ ~0 nCA Chester
2 K5 A0 g s2 j* JBB Washington * k( `2 @; ~ V4 V3 l
BB North Carolina
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d# C4 i6 b* Z# z0 V0 U% w; s. HJapanese ground losses:
( i; {2 O5 q% M6 _5 o3 [% I85 casualties reported 4 @4 \8 g! W* O k. _" R, ~
Guns lost 2 8 E1 e$ ^) g5 q3 o# `% {7 h3 p2 Y2 |5 f
3 N1 [# v# G; `# o8 a/ Z
Airbase hits 1 ; j' z" c7 {, _) z0 k
Runway hits 5 9 s- h) \: C$ b2 `9 w
Port hits 1 ) S. W$ L, a3 z( r
Port supply hits 4 5 j; [) z: l$ J3 R# e- L8 ?4 K
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% z! y* O- P" |3 J& ?% ~3 E+ kNight Air Combat , ^" u! M: S' u3 ^. y2 J f8 `7 X
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 ) O, w) {; f6 G, F, C! ]. o
% D, q z. Q+ a x5 l/ n0 l' CJapanese aircraft
' h0 N, P4 Y8 Z3 S- ^$ q, qH8K Emily x 5 9 d3 L$ k3 s. V7 Q3 |0 v9 }& @
- c' z) s4 j( ~$ ~' S' U' xJapanese aircraft losses 0 N, R8 p# P8 X
H8K Emily: 5 damaged ) k2 O1 K5 ?) C" X- x4 i
$ T4 f( u& [4 S0 M L& uJapanese Ships 5 O* \/ R3 m9 ^! n# j4 e
SS RO-35
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Allied Ships
~. R9 h4 K" M& {" K, s1 nDD Hyman 7 T/ W% `% v4 P
DD Conner
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! Y& e' O" h/ w$ n! ENight Air attack on TF at 64,53 1 o z* t0 I* Y# |$ P1 _/ B
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Japanese aircraft
8 f4 F o. E+ Z& W Y g% gH8K Emily x 5
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3 S8 Q$ a$ d9 [, x5 OAllied aircraft
; a( ^6 I% F0 ~% D9 ^5 ^P-61A Black Widow x 2 : ]4 Q. E1 {" y2 d# C+ |$ O5 ]* c: O
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 h5 z) e/ T3 v6 Y7 GH8K Emily: 4 damaged
3 Q8 u: r6 J8 |$ ?* @; d( H H
7 R1 w- Q+ C/ j+ S# ~: L# rAllied Ships
+ V( q+ P- y2 ^6 sDD Conner 4 o. w. p: p0 o( w/ ?+ c
DE LeRay Wilson % j. H: a/ Q& ?- A
AK Martin Johnson |