AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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Don't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!& y0 p b2 {$ ^# v- A# Q; |+ R
1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...7 |, d7 L6 Y" V$ q
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)) ~# A- u! ^5 l% @) B0 |# }
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Allied Ships
! u& V# G p' I+ s+ {DD Uhlmann( I' g( \) K3 p4 B/ E" U: k
DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire- \- @/ P5 u; |" G3 Z
DD Stockton
9 ^% V- U: T3 x2 d' m7 YDD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
4 y' H8 h2 K2 E/ lDD The Sullivans
- N- I, @( G8 F! @" yDD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. ]9 A5 F( J# s8 b' g% `) ^3 k X
DD Wilson% ]4 ]6 x! ]4 O! w5 C7 v
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. y& r* ^7 ^% ]8 @4 MTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)1 r* N+ c& O9 Z( Y
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DD Johnston, Mine hits 1
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
0 u0 N1 |9 p0 v7 Q+ O' Q! M0 EDD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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& F6 I% O% v4 B+ q" M! o5 xTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)4 q4 K Y. f. ^- H$ h
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4 R# H, k4 B; B0 yDD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire
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% G. q- r B' o& d, V4 ~TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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7 t! x5 t. e9 c! M5 |" z3 D8 nDD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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( k& g( L4 o! BTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Valkenburgh
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DD Black
- u3 _- ?7 ^ [5 j6 A4 IDD Bennett
4 ~6 Y/ @: K( e; N$ wDD Bell, Mine hits 1' O, O/ \0 v8 N) f( o% u; f
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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2 j. F& G& g" w4 W* lDD Callaghan7 f% ]$ z1 t$ [( D5 l$ U1 O
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 \% Q; Y9 X( l7 `CA Chicago, Mine hits 1, H8 W+ @+ d+ P: Z
DD Waldron
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8 O6 ?, k! h( b# b2 mSomehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!" @+ L# d+ H& T
9 i1 d( K: M' K$ R/ } z/ G! v( ETF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52), ^. c" e# C7 K3 d1 m. j
" t- n! q, O" W9 U7 {/ L! CTF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52
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DD Bush+ @- y- X4 `2 k, c7 b8 V' @
DD Burns0 W7 E5 Q' G. n, d
DD Aulick6 u' v: ]0 x, M2 f8 }6 C: z8 Z
DD Taussig
/ u z3 s# Q+ R) N8 w1 tDD Callaghan
/ r ]( I( L; b) C+ X$ gDD Clarence Bronson, on fire* C1 A! o) g. k, X9 K! G/ ^
AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 C g3 c! v% |, }7 r
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; d; W1 x+ U: z' N/ ^DD Lyman K. Swenson
/ i3 c/ x$ Z- I8 t. m$ O3 PDD Waldron' @# I: Y1 q: A
AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
# p( ]) j1 V2 S1 y" p7 jAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire
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% H! q0 x4 q- }; j4 ?哈哈,请看!! |