AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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) q7 k5 x S7 V7 I; D K, |Don't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
) Q6 F+ g- x4 N7 V- s1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...% h: ?' H! m* c7 J2 u; `0 t Z& w( _: e
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)8 U- G8 n L# L, O: c+ |: j. |
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Allied Ships8 m8 `4 w- h, ~1 P+ N1 X
DD Uhlmann
2 j- t* d! t- b- W+ g) M2 B1 {DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
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DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire' j& w1 ?& S; W; z- W0 ?
DD The Sullivans
7 X2 l3 d3 }+ X M2 S6 v3 SDD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ e9 e. e" |5 F3 n
DD Wilson
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( s/ F& k: s* ]TF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)9 l6 s( g0 n% M7 h! Q
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DD Johnston, Mine hits 1+ H9 m. @% _9 L/ w$ S2 w
DD Isherwood
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)& v& g4 b+ h; r
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DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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% {8 y6 R S1 c0 E2 l1 s9 y5 JTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)/ _& R9 P1 g4 I( q' b
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire+ N m, ]6 l- A* t- m
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3 w E: E: t+ w, B1 H; w9 MTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)! L" |$ v& j' o0 Q9 m6 W
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)- ~/ x9 R$ r* r9 D0 c8 p
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DD John Hood6 v' O$ X# z7 \6 A5 |+ h8 u
DD Black' j3 C6 J( I: C" ]+ b" w8 t; w- A
DD Bennett% u. p+ K: D" n7 q% X' K: \
DD Bell, Mine hits 1
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Callaghan. f1 G5 ?1 m3 \3 v/ y, m
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
# ^: A% S& ?9 ~( OCA Chicago, Mine hits 1
* t5 T6 h$ v' M$ B, o2 SDD Waldron
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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& z& S! M. r: Q! Y9 y: WTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)& _0 J+ R& a$ t) J0 _. o; c. `) |+ X
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,522 L$ K. U* z/ p( n5 V
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DD Aulick/ H; ^. M: Z$ o# _! b$ _1 F
DD Taussig5 o$ N: f/ J. J
DD Callaghan V/ D' s) M7 z4 u# t) R5 l
DD Clarence Bronson, on fire8 K. k+ l" w& O+ L; u V* ~! C
AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* l: n$ o, L8 L! R
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# l0 X% J) x+ T* ]
DD Lyman K. Swenson
( ~! g" D3 K$ vDD Waldron
' ^: p# c7 A/ J" K- K0 RAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ ]% h& S4 v% y- G# X/ QAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire
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" o7 V# R/ A- N8 W0 ?哈哈,请看!! |