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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; v& _# S! T7 z, e; r, qJapanese Ships
' H2 a# O0 m- a7 t9 Y, v; eSS RO-35, hits 7
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) S6 x- D& h! L P, E+ }* k9 BAllied Ships $ k) |$ T u8 @& X5 g. E5 Z# F
DD Saufley
/ _: B7 T/ K3 ~$ o( Z. Q% ADD Picking 2 F. L# S' a, S7 l% Y
DD John Hood
, {: h5 R/ ?* ?. S, b0 J5 VDD Caperton 5 C L3 G) b+ |8 R
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% M I! \1 s0 i0 Y0 cSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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! O: O. n4 J# z+ dJapanese Ships 2 q! F7 {3 j% c
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - G' Z; G. K" N( H0 t$ v7 B
PC Kume 5 t: _. U3 j' N- \
$ Y9 x+ |- Y! ?- D7 t. G' c, PAllied Ships
7 ^. Q; z5 e* A3 m, r) q4 Y: tSS Hake ) d# F$ O" J$ R) u5 ~ m. j! r
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
2 k" I5 n+ v9 a: Z! _4 HSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
6 @1 U- P) ^3 x. b# j; ]( X' l1 a- V: m& o0 q
Allied Ships , e% j7 @" B; x
DD Saufley 7 c r, Z1 k- Y# G+ E
DD Picking 5 P7 P' s! N; x6 @
DD John Hood
0 c; i9 z/ W1 t/ BDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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2 T! s6 t- v% o: mJapanese Ships ! `- u6 U& ~9 X) x* y3 q0 V1 Q
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + M2 u3 D0 Y5 j" X; y. Q
PC Ch 2 J& n8 u6 t6 }$ s
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Allied Ships
/ E* Y: E/ z0 q5 z4 @6 a* S$ WSS Bang , J7 ^0 c+ K5 K$ l, J" r/ |/ F
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Japanese ground losses: & J( C9 u1 ?0 I" p+ T% X
88 casualties reported
5 R( e# y9 J& `7 v9 rGuns lost 2
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the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. U# z+ i) N9 M" p p
, {$ x# v( {. O7 G; g$ v {' P& @$ TNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 * n+ b a. }4 l, S( w& N/ {8 k
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Japanese Ships $ V# A$ x' j3 f5 a) L' F
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
4 E6 J3 G* s) y# K! y. Q! w1 V$ n BBB Yamashiro , r. ^" U5 {; {5 ~+ h
BB Hyuga / Z3 H, p$ p& R: }. S+ a7 ^
CA Mikuma ' L- B+ L8 s# B" F, u5 ~
CL Noshiro
' g, r3 [4 j4 v, y* M# [: E4 E# uDD Fuyuzuki 4 C$ t" f V. b) ]- p+ s9 g3 X
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
$ S$ q# O; \# T) l. a# i8 _DD Momi
c$ m# G+ C1 F$ e' Q& x% ~. Z) Z. ~ rDD Kaede
' [0 ^+ H, y% o+ P( Q yDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
4 x7 E% D$ J& Y xDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 E. Y0 X3 s7 `8 Q2 d s& T
6 N5 A3 _+ P9 D+ jAllied Ships
( q7 x' E( o( O! QDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; _, e; |9 o. v" h+ g
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 / T. U& V( R7 @4 y8 |) j8 r8 v( P
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) Z6 y8 g2 z5 H* q+ J- WDMS Rodman : p8 u" Q5 b4 f6 Z7 ~0 w7 K
DMS Gherardi
- V0 {8 N# V0 ^! o" ~4 g! WDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 V9 K7 X( p& t$ W% i1 Z2 nDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ O4 ]3 x8 T5 R, ELST LST-339, heavy damage
* S2 W/ p' I8 t) ]2 H" wLST LST-457, heavy damage : X2 ~* q! ^5 H7 D
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 6 W* q2 n7 t( M( L s
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 9 C0 `* E" n0 {# g7 v4 M
8 d$ R: J3 t" G* ]# @' O0 D
Allied ground losses:
- c) _$ a% Z! C9 [54 casualties reported * M R9 X4 F6 V/ c# k
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6 G# B! R& }8 X0 _1 U4 n! `PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage - u( j6 ~6 N0 A" a% P4 F! u
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
5 H( S7 a5 v; H0 r- l: QDD Lyman K. Swenson - I9 ^2 E& ?# i, m: d# w
DD Taussig
# D* S; a! H" n/ d2 u6 x7 ^DD John W. Weeks ! T* b4 J1 J. v! e
DD Harrison 7 W" L0 H- Z. H8 Q N( u
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
' U! Q# ~8 j% }: l {! _DD David Taylor
7 y4 z1 A) U. R* O4 V8 _DD Barton
+ {8 K& G; b) Y' tDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ! e6 N E: h% K$ V) x
, O. ]5 Y" X, g* X2 U( g1 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 - g6 W3 D; I* O5 F% c
4 o" y7 L2 O7 {Japanese Ships N& n8 ^5 E% y, C N' a- B
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 7 n' F* M+ v N R
CL Kiso
, P: K9 I% V& E9 W: c5 NDD Urakaze
0 V* `! b4 b5 [# U! X r) I( @' ?DD Natsugumo
- z+ h; U Z% |& o8 ]/ k. |& |$ K; UDD Minegumo 3 f6 C/ O. ~' z* A/ x5 U
DD Sugi 0 e/ {5 Q" l7 c$ ^+ I
DD Hinoki & {7 t) a% a6 ~6 C
DD Kashi 1 Z/ \1 n% _8 B1 t) {* v, s8 g; F
DD Keyaki
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Allied Ships 3 B c m9 V) o! R& S1 ~& z
AS Howard W. Gilmore
q0 G1 H. i8 x; _6 TAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & s+ L7 A+ g! }) H5 E: g+ U2 ^
AV Hamlin & _7 P; N8 S G/ Y" n
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 k5 T9 ], q0 Q: U0 a/ g
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 - l7 a8 \1 m3 e; t. A
AR George Taylor 6 W: ]% V) f* S- U- B$ i1 N: Q
AV R. C. Brennan ) H v! q- C3 _7 k
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
, Y3 c. m1 G5 x9 LAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk , _. \" u1 A% I$ w. S
AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 2 O3 Q' v* c8 w2 ?8 h$ F
6 z1 K; c4 ~: X" [( r8 c8 C: ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 6 R) e; v+ E! z+ _
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9 q. W3 F$ \7 ]/ VCA Kako, Shell hits 4 2 |9 D1 X, C& F9 @+ G; g" y0 X1 S& c6 ]
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 / M' ^% Y+ ^/ I; o5 q: F! R
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
; u" X, N* I. L. L' n) K# tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" R" |3 ]* h+ t; wDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! r# X" n5 m5 M8 R# F3 NDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
1 v2 z5 @' R- @ {9 ]6 ZDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
8 h& s7 N+ T$ dDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 M( F& T6 o& P/ ~9 I
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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! P) X4 _( x5 a3 M* R: \Allied Ships 6 s8 W( H! q2 Q: a3 {* I/ I8 ~, q
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
* I7 j- K( d# M7 UCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
% E4 Z- y/ }$ J) |0 gCL Wilkes-Barre 9 s) e9 m: w: ~) s' |/ S
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
1 F% x: p' |9 qDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 t8 D& [0 M2 z
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
) X. t5 {# p0 ^; H# A' WDD Bush, Shell hits 1 " D) f/ J6 Q; D$ b
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
5 T: n: T! |5 ~9 e% [8 @+ HDD Welles
9 S$ O- @$ k" BDD Wilkes
0 c8 W6 R+ |2 [0 M) S2 X- W$ c: L8 cDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ( i; F+ ]2 q( V- t% z
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Japanese Ships
- o8 v& U' {. f& k- E1 tPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
! Q- ?0 F$ z& [. v9 z( q: A2 p# w/ XDD Nicholson / L' M' L' a. o# _/ s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % ~+ m, V# _! @3 \3 `6 l( e. k1 M; Z
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . ]/ J6 c9 t8 v: i7 E
# F* X5 F4 p) t4 Q3 X: N& ]Allied Ships
, S/ e# z- n k5 r: mDD Lyman K. Swenson 2 T# Y) d. U( Q9 P& Y
DD Taussig - t5 |" L; e6 V, A |
DD John W. Weeks / s- k; T7 s% W. x! F# Z" j. w! @
DD Harrison
0 n; \5 ?% m+ r+ H2 B. S. uDD Isherwood
! ?/ F' q9 w! t7 w. G: ]DD David Taylor
4 C$ L, I6 z( z0 M9 ]2 `DD Barton ; l7 L% n8 U! b: Q, Y# [9 \- C
DD Quickmatch " O+ h: K% d- w) X9 X- y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) @" P$ N, H E& c0 \3 E; G
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk : D, F) X: a8 N6 d6 \
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Allied Ships 2 T7 a* S* k+ L/ \! _3 O) w5 |5 ^
DD Lyman K. Swenson
$ u' c/ u5 D; c; jDD Taussig
. }' W+ d+ e& h2 WDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
+ L" t& {0 x( S, ]DD Harrison $ {, K3 c; S6 z
DD Isherwood
! G7 d. h5 b" n( O5 e& O1 _DD David Taylor
- j6 B6 F$ r5 Z& XDD Barton
* n$ F* F) Q. c3 N# W1 d1 m1 q- v9 iDD Quickmatch
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Japanese Ships
. ?8 F) d' ~2 B' p* S: w1 g UPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk % ^2 F. g/ o5 f/ ~* S0 }8 c
1 H* W4 d' _8 T1 r$ ?Allied Ships _1 s$ G# [ w* f0 b- N$ J) z6 v
DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 b8 Z6 o/ L0 \3 S' o, bDD Taussig
2 V! \) I7 ~, F" e ^- L, [9 K6 UDD John W. Weeks
$ W/ u$ E, @" ^5 i2 \; }- [4 DDD Harrison ; k) s H4 l) L2 T$ e
DD Isherwood
7 S0 f" k& _8 X: Q- {8 uDD David Taylor
; s( B, k6 T: C- w l7 GDD Barton 3 o5 g; E: F) w6 a. C
DD Quickmatch . a8 U2 |& P; v- g1 ?; ^3 \
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4 U' b% O! b+ \0 M4 J7 e: cDaylight Surface Combat
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2 m8 F/ c7 W# o7 v3 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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5 E9 G" }" l+ ]. @/ x# @Allied Ships
) \4 _% e9 Y0 WBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ! @: z/ k2 Z2 i# b
BB Massachusetts
+ Y2 Y! ^. g* O0 m! jBB Alabama 4 N3 `+ }* y4 q% C7 d
CA Louisville - t( r- F# P: Q
CA Chicago
1 o2 o8 F+ @! E; l8 c& wDD Walker
0 H& o/ Z; Y$ W& Q$ R; }DD Waller 4 ~+ G/ Y+ i3 B6 `, w( \1 I$ `
DD Wedderburn 3 }, R# I* k6 U' z2 H" h; I
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5 ?3 o& i: ^5 M3 UDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
6 }) h7 K. ]" g% \4 ]1 g$ ZAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 5 O9 i+ a8 z: V$ K7 b% P- C
4 \+ E: c& V' h! ~Allied Ships
& c4 ?- f( Q @# b- x0 tBB South Dakota
: g7 _; e1 S! {$ z- a9 m' h6 O, fBB Massachusetts 8 |8 R/ Z' I/ L( [5 r. E* G6 z
BB Alabama
5 m6 O0 S; E8 c2 G! jCA Louisville $ X! _: y( W4 @7 d. P" Z
CA Chicago 3 v6 I2 W" g8 c- B- P
DD Walker F& U$ n! T5 D, l% G
DD Waller 6 X& e/ P. E6 A2 ^) g6 F# T B
DD Wedderburn
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/ V6 C$ V6 [( k. i; w" [2 R" vDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ O- M4 O; ?# v9 `
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$ o q+ l/ l, t! UAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
$ F1 k- {- R4 X, o1 T9 zBB South Dakota
& }+ m) s' S6 CBB Massachusetts
& h0 n2 }- H% u" Y# z8 SBB Alabama 8 _+ I% o& J& }. `
CA Louisville
4 h9 Z! i$ R5 Z' h6 k2 lCA Chicago 7 f# p6 J8 |/ t, F
DD Walker . f$ Q4 x1 S, h
DD Waller ; N2 h: O t( i3 ^ ^9 L
DD Wedderburn
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Japanese Ships
9 C- X8 J9 {4 `. ?4 Z( H3 \PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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2 u9 \) ^3 F" i6 JAllied Ships & y/ E$ ]9 Y* c% M" h2 o6 r
BB South Dakota
5 ]1 X/ \! t' u' r# QBB Massachusetts ) w4 r4 x5 o6 R* u) C7 Y
BB Alabama
1 Q' Z! ^* Y8 f6 g+ O- J) |CA Louisville 1 d0 a$ A1 z* o' S# I
CA Chicago 9 n8 C1 a: p5 W7 E
DD Walker
2 J7 N+ U1 ]7 o/ d* g LDD Waller
. ~2 i. a. Y- d+ v1 JDD Wedderburn 4 n4 v( w# O& v+ c, b
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4 O( y( N) w0 A/ ] vJapanese Ships 8 o8 l4 x. r" T* r' z! d
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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7 H4 u1 w& E/ z8 C Y" ^Allied Ships
9 T% ?" X6 e2 _( SBB South Dakota
4 J! ~2 a) W: ? E( W/ n& hBB Massachusetts
" Q6 V" D3 o4 ^7 g% xBB Alabama
+ X9 S! Q4 B/ |0 h7 C3 j8 T: sCA Louisville
) z; t) |8 g2 v: j, JCA Chicago
1 [6 O$ |5 q6 n: M p: lDD Walker 7 G/ [$ h. t% C' m, Z0 U2 e
DD Waller
' T" d" p. z( z6 ^4 j/ x5 ^' pDD Wedderburn . H- |+ F ]/ P! r" x
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) C) S) A0 d: `' YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( ~5 j) @; A8 z
3 D( b: b- T" v7 }, VJapanese Ships " n1 r% Q$ U& D* j7 i3 X4 g
AK Myoho Maru * q+ h4 O" I7 }+ S, R% a! s! n
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
" \& A2 ?5 g/ I7 Z; rBB South Dakota a7 _0 M! ?+ n+ c8 o3 E$ Y
BB Massachusetts
. y) c; V) `& {6 E3 u( M& dBB Alabama
9 c0 I/ I) d1 U. O. ~* G5 e+ TCA Louisville
2 f3 ~; P% {, S7 T7 y$ o1 R( uCA Chicago
8 f N# ]+ P- e7 lDD Walker / S9 f4 v; D+ ~
DD Waller 2 Z6 b3 H+ v! [' `
DD Wedderburn
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7 S* d$ T# N6 S AAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 Q$ f% C7 j0 l, s5 j- m( P
! {& t- X& P8 V1 HAllied Ships
8 m$ z/ R) w0 q8 HBB South Dakota
( e% W6 f# Q0 S& kBB Massachusetts 0 U' v) n5 d- {2 h: ^# _' |* F
BB Alabama
8 X! y3 h- P) U+ Q" G$ k8 yCA Louisville
: ?9 z9 g% v5 Z5 Q. F6 ?CA Chicago $ g/ r% h) a0 w* P6 {
DD Walker
, S4 f/ D2 I/ C; \) R9 w JDD Waller
- Q* L! u# j: \* C8 c F; |DD Wedderburn , E" Y2 b) O) Y8 B m- @( n& O
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage : M9 z" W( k# r6 B5 y) n
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Allied Ships
! c- Z- Z) `* N6 Z5 TBB South Dakota
, L4 ~9 l% U7 U0 k6 [5 _. TBB Massachusetts
- _( p8 ?( c: q0 ]6 V5 u+ MBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
# |/ c* p; L0 q H/ c/ }( q0 OCA Louisville $ \/ Y% j9 K3 X9 i4 H. N: G
CA Chicago % Y) a/ R" {4 K( X! Q
DD Walker * P* `$ x) c5 f; ^: P9 c+ U9 K
DD Waller
1 J" z+ \$ F( ODD Wedderburn $ g9 G& b& z3 H1 K( g
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 f5 o, d- m8 WPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk * C+ d' } {7 U4 q2 i( g1 D0 f
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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! U# h" H: o8 C& x' O7 u/ I- U+ n7 gBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ( a% h: ^: U" W
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
3 \9 J5 O% S2 r6 w/ j6 BBB Alabama
2 J, t- E: F# ^* g; T- z8 ACA Louisville # H. V7 P& e1 n7 l. |
CA Chicago
7 Y" z) a( y* G; ^4 U4 c- ~* {7 ]DD Walker
8 w6 v: {9 Y& _9 i' \& TDD Waller . r5 R3 ?& e- ~
DD Wedderburn ) d3 c# Q9 `! o# C
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8 x4 y c+ L+ t5 S' o2 F9 s. _Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 c: G# {' v2 v/ p" R! R# h& H% f23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ; r0 I/ R0 L- R) R5 Z7 z
: F r1 V2 I/ Q2 G# |$ [, g, \+ bAllied Ships
1 B( v1 f1 k0 d/ P7 n3 p* D6 tCA Chicago 9 W1 ~- o1 {# s+ A, A
CA Louisville : g1 q2 M8 @) J8 O1 m
BB Alabama , m* I9 ]. I, B9 Q
BB Massachusetts ( r0 h8 b% x- |$ M; U v
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 # t( v9 K" ?5 R! F
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Japanese ground losses: / J9 f+ K- ~, |/ z; @
184 casualties reported ' V' N& l" n+ ` P k& [+ c, X
Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
" J& y8 b% b+ H! S1 K% UPort fuel hits 1 2 j4 h k5 b: n! B' o% w9 q; c( t3 [
Port supply hits 2 u! J+ s& }* F! s$ h2 J. d8 M
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$ t# r2 U. z. x/ ^7 l" lNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 3 |; d+ O9 ^8 m1 Z' l2 C8 B/ U! H
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no flights
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# u8 }- z( c, ]) cJapanese aircraft losses 6 C# q' g+ n% i6 m$ f0 C
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed - y k! B/ M/ w- D
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Allied Ships
5 G# C5 k* a6 P. ]/ [2 A- dCA Chester 9 x ?4 r& A" c
BB Washington % |. l- f$ M8 B& k- S* W, |$ }
BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
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" l2 g5 S7 a3 ?3 q1 ]" m0 r3 qGuns lost 2 9 k! X% B( I( A: O: [" S' I
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Airbase hits 1
2 A4 K `8 q: f j; a: D7 {: U% A/ ZRunway hits 5
1 @1 t; m% Z1 S7 Y! x7 D' IPort hits 1 / E" E0 ]. ~, i
Port supply hits 4 ( o: @! i9 Q- z
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2 @- s, C6 Z) f5 U T& K* R) bNight Air Combat ; b8 o" f0 |! ]* @- N) I
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft % c: E( X6 R3 |3 N, B/ U- b
H8K Emily x 5
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# y+ [% `; i1 o1 t) I( j3 \Japanese aircraft losses , w+ M/ z( R$ j. W4 ~0 t
H8K Emily: 5 damaged 1 [ r$ L1 b1 h1 \# J
8 Y$ T5 W0 z2 @7 x0 X3 d2 v5 ZJapanese Ships
( R6 Z+ G7 k0 P7 E4 S" g* Y: ZSS RO-35
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Allied Ships / u& L6 f9 g* ^* ^
DD Hyman $ w8 j* W4 o4 g( a* j& G6 A* b
DD Conner + v$ s; f+ d2 r, }7 o4 Q) S6 Z
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+ V$ D/ y: ?" w; X# ~1 A4 S! zNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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H8K Emily x 5
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% X! J- @& M6 u& U' b8 U( PAllied aircraft
/ l7 [, w" |" Q. O6 m3 E1 s; K0 C" ^8 hP-61A Black Widow x 2 - i2 ]; T/ h. V. ^% o* `/ [
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Japanese aircraft losses " _+ ^! B/ a: h/ A# H
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships 4 x6 n1 O. G; N8 A8 I9 g" s
DD Conner 4 m* p [ [1 N* e) P
DE LeRay Wilson
; r+ u6 h/ v- O9 y; ]AK Martin Johnson |