AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45, b! b8 Y4 v4 W' i
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Don't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
2 {. h- Q- [9 r- q ~4 l1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
3 |, E5 a5 f1 v. W% O! \% X% {DD Uhlmann
( Y* V% ?! V4 s5 MDD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
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DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
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DD Wilson
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( C6 E# W* E% z' k& `- N& u0 rTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Johnston, Mine hits 1
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3 n7 s& _3 d/ l3 J: W- DTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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: p" O! o$ r) t4 L% u; @9 MTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire3 X) w/ `. }9 a+ `8 J
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TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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8 P7 J; X: J. Q$ {$ j) o/ YDD Valkenburgh( I3 k2 v7 P' g8 k/ o' Y
DD John Hood
q7 {; J9 ]1 S7 \% o6 eDD Black
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DD Bell, Mine hits 1
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)1 d7 R; Q$ O* r8 L R1 N
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DD Callaghan
( ?' h* L9 i: F, k2 w5 n8 FDD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
9 b8 |$ C; r7 A" zCA Chicago, Mine hits 11 M0 Q3 I( y. F2 P: t5 K
DD Waldron' i" q' N. t" C6 v
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!% _# w3 y N* f9 b
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52; c( T! k* n: r! Z H5 r
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Allied Ships. c+ P' O" Q4 R' J! z( @* R* S
DD Bush
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DD Aulick1 P* I2 ^! t) G" Z7 {/ k+ A
DD Taussig! u% l% L' x' ^5 F; `
DD Callaghan
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AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 l* \4 X" }# K# b% u, e
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 h& G; k. B1 x4 ^7 d+ [. T2 W1 c: `
DD Lyman K. Swenson
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9 q. }8 k; j3 s- _; Z# WAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire2 H" D7 H' t* D+ m3 M/ X. d: F
AO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire
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哈哈,请看!! |