AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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9 v9 \8 [% _4 ~. E& u, ~Don't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Uhlmann
' W2 h1 k# d' \+ J2 m+ TDD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ P+ N0 k, h4 l) |# l: \. k% XDD Stockton4 ` r. w, m1 u
DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 `( @! k0 x' u- {- Q2 y8 ~: D: u0 w7 PDD The Sullivans9 r* K2 i, X& j3 w& s9 \# C0 v
DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ A' A; H, |; s% s4 o1 KDD Wilson6 f' Z' _8 Z3 f& O$ y1 Z% L
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8 ?4 V8 N5 B6 p8 b1 U! NTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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6 _1 c* q( F* [DD Johnston, Mine hits 10 C, t, d; @; A" T) M9 t
DD Isherwood1 g3 L& g- z% x I9 ?5 Q! Y
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52). Z& ? n! B/ a0 y
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% _$ ?6 ^) Y% Z+ yDD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire, b: I+ y. N9 b3 m
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TF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire( X8 B& R" y4 Q- j
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$ }$ I, j3 m8 KTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)! r( F* r0 \, z" d5 n& k
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! }! ^" x+ q V/ U8 [3 vDD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire% i; _. T# P0 U! ^3 i8 r
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! P' n# f+ G- H7 d- WTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)* _2 q0 S J( ]- ~5 D
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DD Valkenburgh
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DD Bennett
5 h/ t9 b9 y4 t. c% q @DD Bell, Mine hits 15 n7 { O+ p( Z* _/ D
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: H" ~! M$ {' ~; tTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)1 c: L+ q# u# q3 t6 S. O. `/ u
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Allied Ships
, G! ^0 ], t! w& H* P' {) DDD Callaghan
) M% z. P6 u% @2 S% a: dDD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 W; e; _9 F0 oCA Chicago, Mine hits 1
: q9 F/ x8 Q! o; v% FDD Waldron
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( e7 R) m8 q+ {; s. c# ^$ [Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)0 V6 T: Z: C' @5 ?% F( X5 h6 a. A
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52
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DD Bush4 m, b2 Q' F, T
DD Burns9 U8 J: E) h( |! J
DD Aulick4 W: W8 z- F& [2 r G. ]
DD Taussig
0 J' m# `9 v1 L' b9 yDD Callaghan
2 K: M! q( n* ~* XDD Clarence Bronson, on fire
" D* i" k: w& \) mAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 _; I. v, w0 l, V/ Y, t9 z0 m" M7 n
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 M" h( U1 N" v' R# c K; B! e
DD Lyman K. Swenson' T* S+ ^$ N8 [, C0 b
DD Waldron
2 n7 w. G2 q ~( ~AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 O3 V3 }8 U/ pAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire & u9 L7 n4 u" n. c. Q
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8 W2 V1 l7 Z; q哈哈,请看!! |