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!6 b9 A. C+ A& q; T$ v2 w
1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...
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3 U/ t2 M% c+ e" R& E* mTF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)( X7 y9 O) `" _
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( o1 c) l: j0 V% M0 o% D1 f% fDD Uhlmann, z* \4 u1 W% s$ n. O
DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire3 h! d0 U- S% U9 Y, [2 }, ?% U
DD Stockton
: u/ |# D1 N! k" @DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
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DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)2 M8 O: o/ S' Q
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5 e; ?1 M; F& R; wDD Johnston, Mine hits 1! x$ G! Z# G3 D
DD Isherwood4 p" W L% t0 Q, Y) n1 m. U" h
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$ J7 N6 g5 i7 Y. `) n: ` RTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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1 ~. ]6 _& @; t( R, P' o/ eDD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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6 e1 l2 F# g5 w4 @, F7 }TF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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1 O2 e( F! D3 }( m' JDD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire: [+ g" R0 @2 W& Z* }1 i; b
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3 l( A- W" N/ L4 A* Z) R) q* \TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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& K# t9 U( t% n; d9 d7 dTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)/ I; g+ s+ u% |! a
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DD Valkenburgh
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DD Bennett
0 [1 i9 r9 n2 z, GDD Bell, Mine hits 10 G! {) y7 M( c$ t
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4 Z* U( b g! Z' ^2 s: Q$ kTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52). {2 i! t* P1 T
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DD Callaghan$ w5 ~9 \, t, [0 ^
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
3 |" C4 R+ x; C! l0 eCA Chicago, Mine hits 1 Z( Z; u$ }5 {! L
DD Waldron
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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! u) L( R2 J( |: ]. Q. u/ V4 hTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)( W5 k/ D& S9 s7 H0 q6 T; f
+ ~4 y" s( G2 v; hTF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52/ |. P$ j) H; a
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DD Bush) j+ P3 F& p9 Z3 I% t6 {( {. Y
DD Burns1 d7 k- y* C t1 M$ @) g
DD Aulick: J/ L* }+ X+ |! I( R# |- i' U
DD Taussig
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DD Clarence Bronson, on fire
3 ~ U+ K) h+ D! l/ x8 h4 WAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Y) ?7 X0 K2 u; B' L1 m/ yAO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' _+ f* d: C4 N% w% |DD Lyman K. Swenson
* ?* u s: Y+ g: ]0 V0 M* WDD Waldron
- r p- ?! q1 M" k8 p0 Z" o5 NAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire% z8 d( X6 m0 H9 B! t4 D4 @# ~- H
AO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire % [6 M( R M, w. Y3 k
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