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Sub/ASW Attacks + [" f/ j0 V) |( S1 s; W
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & A( q. K) b6 r* n- s& ^+ ]) q8 _* _
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Japanese Ships # B8 U1 E6 l. D- Y8 e, u' o
SS RO-35, hits 7
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- J+ P: b P9 e5 gAllied Ships : ^( r3 l" l, t/ W+ z$ t& d
DD Saufley
# T) A1 Y* \1 j$ D' JDD Picking
* r! ]- `# K8 |. y. `6 r ODD John Hood ! e) X$ A5 h% W6 |* u6 D& i
DD Caperton " t2 n. p5 h+ o/ c
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5 k. a$ l# E3 ~Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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5 R4 U6 R% }+ i- B f$ fJapanese Ships 0 W. Y/ |7 Z7 [$ ?0 R
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ N3 _; L$ J1 ], ]
PC Kume 0 X+ `" E- L# ~
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Allied Ships : a4 N. t( J2 Q# l
SS Hake " A n& T6 D+ R( `4 W- R' n
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( z6 K% q! ^ t) ?
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, b2 z. s- f; O, ^ L% W' pSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 7 P5 R5 a0 D4 b0 ?- B$ e; y1 `1 }
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Allied Ships 3 X/ H& c# i8 S) O( V# ]
DD Saufley
5 |$ R0 j& m5 N! l- V: a2 `DD Picking # ~/ ~: A$ _4 J+ I
DD John Hood
4 I' }! a/ p& [- K% _DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships ' [/ R8 e# y- b6 T4 M g
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 |9 N5 y8 M9 F- @3 w# ^% F+ `PC Ch 2
F4 `/ p0 \3 L m# C* l
Y( T; y3 x& Z# zAllied Ships
) L2 k/ ?' l% r8 ASS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
: Y% a) E/ i/ F! O+ P88 casualties reported * ~# B1 ` p2 ?3 K& Z
Guns lost 2
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! _% O" e$ l' WNight Surface Combat 8 Y. x& j6 X3 |3 |" `' t! [
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
5 d0 d3 P5 J- A2 T% xthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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7 I9 C9 {& ~% a5 E0 p( KNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 / e* d" `3 { w( x, R
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Japanese Ships . f4 | N' Z Q; }3 H9 j: S5 @/ `
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 " ` [+ j8 @! [7 J0 C2 G" Y
BB Yamashiro ' g ?% i' r: ^) F
BB Hyuga
/ E' x( W/ j7 V5 iCA Mikuma $ k- D! \7 C m9 x: k. L, _/ [% S
CL Noshiro 7 d S" l7 X3 k- _: x' M7 `
DD Fuyuzuki 5 }9 T1 A# u1 l n7 a
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ! ?' T! z$ m/ \9 P" f! e& N, D5 s/ \/ h0 W
DD Momi 5 E4 H8 p/ {" ]4 [3 L" U0 G# b! H+ q
DD Kaede 2 w& o' T9 U7 Y, t. T
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 $ Q0 @- H9 T: [0 x2 w
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - S$ @; B6 { \# c. ?
) }% o; _* F5 o3 W, H" m9 S2 l$ [Allied Ships
- @' {. [# I. a: kDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 i9 s6 @3 }: c. p; i7 X. B
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
* }" u* {9 Z& ~: U; n, S( UDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk o: S* E+ C+ u8 ^: Q" O; t
DMS Rodman
& J3 J* J% Z1 L' V" mDMS Gherardi & P) `3 C/ Z3 j6 O% V
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + L+ m2 p. k, G
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 t4 P* i% k U! u( }$ y' d" c; a
LST LST-339, heavy damage " D. i# _, f% G- z* W6 |0 G
LST LST-457, heavy damage
+ k* d. U7 c" k3 r" f9 a( s( VAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
0 m0 `9 h# l/ ~& g6 H& L, UAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
3 ]% ]0 s: E3 n! F$ b2 K
, _4 A4 j$ k6 ]7 N' F# pAllied ground losses: 7 v8 t, w9 T, a2 `9 a7 Z
54 casualties reported 6 Y. A5 O Q/ x1 ]7 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 h: ^5 x& q. N! r
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Japanese Ships ' ]/ q# p" D: Y) J# y0 ]
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 C# Y1 {1 j$ g6 }2 z* _# Z3 IPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk # K4 T0 I: A- v4 B- p; j* G6 S
- r* l# N ^6 H9 {4 U, h. O0 hAllied Ships
" D% D- A8 z- C' mDD Lyman K. Swenson
% O9 r6 @ L" gDD Taussig
+ O% i; I, ?5 I: ^DD John W. Weeks
9 y: M$ z, r5 k" `, ?* PDD Harrison
- I t- G% H1 K q5 D. X7 mDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
2 k2 L/ D" J& M+ TDD David Taylor ' p: ?6 A3 d3 A. ^" r1 y
DD Barton + o& S" f8 _. \# [" I
DD Quickmatch ! m( q; I$ _6 O2 ^
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; W& b, J _& V1 Y. q, V0 TOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 3 W/ a/ u. l* ]! M
- z1 U( ]1 B% R3 w# bNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
! ^. X- E5 e+ Z5 t6 fCA Kako, Shell hits 1 5 S! n: @) B, g7 y8 ?& s4 J
CL Kiso
) S. k0 h1 ]! ]# [% J! W2 G! iDD Urakaze ( }7 O( L( V" b8 x% C) {5 m
DD Natsugumo : s& q- f* Z9 m- I( r/ W! y/ s% ~7 U
DD Minegumo / Y( X$ a$ q# Y' x/ x
DD Sugi
- [% L6 X0 R a5 @( Q8 D# iDD Hinoki
3 ?' S' P+ W b- x4 w/ r7 UDD Kashi * r# {$ t% c d2 J
DD Keyaki 2 M' _" E* R7 Y7 f6 @
4 s/ u" J7 a7 T9 `8 [Allied Ships
, n, z9 }( ~8 ^" Y! T% `7 xAS Howard W. Gilmore 6 _, C' A$ H, z2 A* X
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( b J z( I; ~( c, c+ [: e9 F& z, v" aAV Hamlin 7 W2 a9 q g$ J; O2 C7 H. p# ~
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 }7 ~9 i8 X W M* J
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 / n# u! {( v9 n% |# C; |5 _8 f, F3 t
AR George Taylor
4 G7 H5 K. W, O# \* rAV R. C. Brennan 8 B5 i5 P' u, b6 d
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ! K6 {/ h7 W& ^
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk , ]' w; Y$ E; [# P) I6 P
AR William T. Sherman * U- w6 {+ l: t( Y6 o
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+ \% Z( ]( r: @5 a$ B. ^% aThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 4 w7 U9 w9 V- J4 @4 b8 t' D N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships 2 Q1 H a/ S4 {
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 - Y R7 L* I8 a& a, k: A
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
: @& M h& u+ i5 [2 WDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
4 p D T; k1 `; y& y! xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. i0 O. l' V3 z8 U7 \DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 3 i. l4 }: h' e1 Z
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
# ]9 K4 G O; {' V+ p% ?1 bDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 9 w4 W& G3 v- W! Q8 e9 k
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) j* D/ M7 d5 \; \
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 M8 c" e' w0 H8 r8 |6 g0 d
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Allied Ships
' U1 m$ H4 `( H* s6 ?0 [9 y lCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 4 h( ?& o( q( }# w9 |* `& N
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
3 L0 l! t6 q; h5 A" Y: x, ~CL Wilkes-Barre " F4 D( K' O6 \; O- V
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 , ^" I% K I; `% V% N
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 ~. u+ g7 z3 YDD Burns, Shell hits 1
" I' t" q9 C1 W, r5 nDD Bush, Shell hits 1
+ p1 G" l |4 `. T+ p2 nDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 + [( F m% [; P' [
DD Welles
" S/ W$ H& I+ m; C. EDD Wilkes
' g; T0 A; C2 X& t4 D0 ] i6 qDD Roe
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" o s. E+ y/ V( t6 [0 oNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 9 t: }9 o+ J- l5 e% J# e6 g* H; Q
1 I3 Z/ b3 h* y V5 c+ TJapanese Ships 2 k$ K8 ^: M, p" ]% N4 M* C+ t
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage n" @8 A# j7 k9 R1 s% g
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Allied Ships
! q0 \1 L5 D7 ~7 pDD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + Z1 H- p8 c. l
- S# P4 P+ @$ d* c# x0 r3 M' ?Japanese Ships
5 J5 i) a) e" |; i7 I' vPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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) W7 u& ]6 R: L; |Allied Ships , c0 L/ z$ h$ k% v7 }! L# X
DD Lyman K. Swenson , p. t# }, L7 u" J* a9 N; \( m
DD Taussig 2 {# }8 i5 D- g! x" _
DD John W. Weeks
9 }; }# E7 S* ?9 ]DD Harrison
. J9 e7 G* u6 X4 f& e# UDD Isherwood
& \5 Q/ e4 y8 s5 l0 ` L( tDD David Taylor
7 ]2 {. `; N7 C3 i' T" W( zDD Barton 5 O8 ]7 e: {/ e
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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& z4 a( W o6 \$ V' LJapanese Ships : _5 k2 ]1 m& n, ~0 N
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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. Q+ [* Q' F7 R- N) m! x# \7 oAllied Ships 4 C) G. N7 L7 q6 c K
DD Lyman K. Swenson
# t! u0 o/ g/ ?0 e* b. vDD Taussig , r0 V% h" G8 @0 z/ E/ y7 N3 I
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
- T2 U4 y- A( FDD Harrison . T- z- `4 u- M6 ^* n
DD Isherwood - I% S. H( |; W2 T; J
DD David Taylor
2 I' E, E* b& ~! p- G9 IDD Barton $ e" k1 P: m+ \7 ]+ ~1 M! o7 W
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; g. l) Y( k2 K: b8 jPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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( w) M9 Y: O9 U6 q) iAllied Ships
8 Q2 A/ _3 i/ ^# e6 BDD Lyman K. Swenson ' Y% u( k! q9 z4 E5 T; @
DD Taussig * ^0 b3 j( y7 Z% J
DD John W. Weeks
% h B, Y; @# D6 |1 k: `- @. KDD Harrison 2 Y+ x2 ?5 P7 y
DD Isherwood
. {& W$ [7 N+ cDD David Taylor 9 K/ q* M, y4 P( ^6 Z9 a8 S5 g
DD Barton , d5 u0 T, o! q2 |& w# E( Y
DD Quickmatch 6 A/ ?0 a( g6 m. o
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Daylight Surface Combat 9 u H- X+ s1 Z/ H
! R$ }9 C8 a- ^' u4 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
# j# O8 `# J# M; `& J$ ]PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk , F; D7 d9 |5 U: ?7 ~- o
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Allied Ships : G. T3 m7 g* w/ S' r, |
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 , ?# V9 w4 \% V# e: q8 |
BB Massachusetts
4 y7 o9 e% `; s+ x! JBB Alabama
, I. h# F- n+ H' S( ~0 A. y. iCA Louisville
- H$ c; }. @6 y! Y! x4 d+ h" y8 lCA Chicago
6 n4 _, u. O) [1 Y8 T Q P Y. zDD Walker
+ C& Q5 j7 f/ r s" YDD Waller
9 u( d! P" d$ i3 j) E5 y+ yDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 q' d/ o7 d) B/ \8 Y
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Japanese Ships 6 C# U3 v8 R$ Q1 v: P
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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0 E/ I P0 l; Q O2 ~ @: }Allied Ships
' ~7 {; m0 j* a$ q& W% g$ XBB South Dakota
0 z) r3 } h( M: U' H, [BB Massachusetts 3 ?2 y5 U3 z S7 t8 _1 c
BB Alabama
4 J" W7 O f' }CA Louisville
7 Q* [ s5 Q1 a2 QCA Chicago
- J3 |2 ~% T1 y( B. R# kDD Walker 6 h2 ^* r+ L- a, O6 ^
DD Waller , g5 [+ y! z: w6 i6 S7 W) C, M; n
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 P+ h# g) E. |4 _5 a1 PJapanese Ships 9 O& [, i2 Y% v1 f
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 \# ]- G/ t |9 M! x( uBB South Dakota 3 z1 B- C3 J* x# O' @
BB Massachusetts
2 [' F3 }9 X8 f0 W: hBB Alabama
+ Z& z4 a5 O# _$ j1 c* YCA Louisville
0 S) U: M, r9 Y3 @CA Chicago
& Z- D; m/ U# xDD Walker
1 `8 J; u7 ^* ~' e( zDD Waller
; D6 s- e; a+ p% X8 d- \) XDD Wedderburn
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1 y6 S- C4 b8 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships # n) N i+ f7 T" w
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' I) a7 }/ k6 N' z
* [" E9 |( g# q. ^" ^' s8 C/ o3 VAllied Ships
" G& l3 I& u: q9 P& DBB South Dakota
3 t$ `5 o0 V G% `4 VBB Massachusetts
& V2 H, S) Q9 B) w. a8 nBB Alabama * F6 K& _' |8 ` y3 G, }& g
CA Louisville % h) X& u( s X6 s( `4 Z& |+ o8 l
CA Chicago
9 R7 Z I' X6 ]# h( ADD Walker
! g0 |) y% ?0 U; F2 FDD Waller , F& L, W, L/ Y' V$ o
DD Wedderburn
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2 i) d0 L" u3 w; qDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 h/ J5 E6 N, f/ B1 HPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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& E# s7 N2 P! q0 E' WAllied Ships P3 X! s% o: R7 S
BB South Dakota 0 A4 N% w/ g) x3 S8 y
BB Massachusetts : L6 c) `# Q" O/ d) [2 c$ N& r
BB Alabama
% v6 R# C4 F4 `: j k3 n, RCA Louisville
7 n8 j8 D6 @3 ~- |: N" UCA Chicago # m1 P( M1 l- T9 `- A8 e# D
DD Walker k6 z2 V& G3 z0 S6 V' a
DD Waller + F$ y! `/ I) A
DD Wedderburn
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! W$ W& \3 Y0 @; b' H: UDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 4 E# |+ d( F5 `1 m b/ [
AK Myoho Maru
6 s6 d. c+ C+ I1 @) n: ?+ `AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire + @' T! r+ r7 r e) b
* A( f, i$ i( kAllied Ships 4 H8 S. m+ F+ T4 w
BB South Dakota
1 [9 A4 O; s& g; Y* S. gBB Massachusetts - ?& b9 R* b# F7 ]9 n( f& ?6 M7 ^% B" W( Y
BB Alabama
" X( r. A' v! T( ?: uCA Louisville $ r5 J3 v: v+ \) ^( ~! q7 Q9 {5 A
CA Chicago
3 R5 ^/ [( A5 H- [ wDD Walker
0 R! z1 h) y/ h4 u! a, _DD Waller 1 B1 V$ g4 |! ?1 f5 u
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 N" j* f% F4 VAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ; Q7 |: c, Y# E* y) w( g
9 F2 E" v- m4 q' wAllied Ships & x* P1 B% L" W! v
BB South Dakota
) E) r5 Y7 S/ a4 @BB Massachusetts
4 F) L( b' Q3 D8 \ D$ ~" N" wBB Alabama 4 j* M5 F! `9 d. c8 }
CA Louisville
' [ \5 y+ C$ W) x/ k! ?CA Chicago
! t" r M+ Y; c6 F/ l y5 gDD Walker
9 U. Y7 x _3 f* [. HDD Waller * C9 J [! G( W" U( R" l, D8 Q
DD Wedderburn
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6 q4 A# r* z" [1 ^7 G' |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; m' z% z# V# O0 J/ {
3 S" |! m3 a2 bJapanese Ships 6 P1 l1 n# r% r. I% H
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 6 y0 u' R5 r1 _" g9 z7 E
) q5 g4 P, `- @ A T* CAllied Ships , N& {$ x+ |0 @& n4 X
BB South Dakota 6 B9 S5 Y3 e, G+ k# h5 B
BB Massachusetts
6 T# J9 C% \" g$ H2 f% uBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 9 X, t+ Z& q( d- R
CA Louisville
$ y. X' }: U7 |, RCA Chicago ( `$ R6 A; v9 l5 t& j; x( E) N. F% u
DD Walker 1 t5 a- W, }# d8 h; D
DD Waller 8 S/ G4 Q' c+ o
DD Wedderburn
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, g% U, o; `. B# ~( j6 TDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 @% g2 R h! [7 w: t( Z# k: QJapanese Ships
% e4 j" c- Q% V% g9 YPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk " w* y/ b/ H4 |5 E& r
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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7 b" I3 y! N+ JAllied Ships
$ f& ~0 ~& a: C Q2 ~BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) . N9 r& ?( k; h* W$ p+ x# E+ D( ?+ N. e8 {
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 " a8 N3 E7 k4 l6 \& i; S
BB Alabama 8 ]( D/ @/ c* y% f! }" y
CA Louisville
, q' ?' E5 b7 KCA Chicago 0 A1 j' l) e* z& D
DD Walker 3 [! A I q% [, A- {$ M. G
DD Waller
1 g# T. ], z6 q, e/ Z Q3 g/ P1 l/ n GDD Wedderburn
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! . w* p7 z b5 L, L
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 2 e1 l1 r {. S( m% c" X
+ b$ G. \2 _5 J, }8 W1 PAllied Ships ; ? i' s3 k; D0 J; `
CA Chicago ) R6 l& }& _$ H% i
CA Louisville , R2 n+ f8 ~! Q/ A; ~/ ~& [# Z+ I8 z
BB Alabama
* O. C# h) r6 XBB Massachusetts 2 Z. M3 Y/ e+ x+ i3 s% c8 _
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 " E( [. c( w9 E. W& q/ K
0 l/ P! y% W7 zJapanese ground losses: : b. |5 R$ k& ^- }
184 casualties reported 2 ?3 s1 r& t8 z1 j$ \
Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
1 j7 R' [4 f; T+ WPort fuel hits 1
, C$ E$ V+ E! Z" A/ vPort supply hits 2 " C9 ~. _8 n! B8 Y' k9 p
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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4 S. |5 t( C3 s4 d! w- eJapanese aircraft
/ o6 X; P. e2 h! C$ A) z# c9 u* jno flights ; [+ v1 y* g# W
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 i/ x' i1 }: @
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed % ~/ F; w! y, U. U3 t
, A3 g; {) H# a6 l/ uAllied Ships i9 V. y- ^1 J
CA Chester 7 _! n4 }$ F/ d. T. y2 v3 F C4 q
BB Washington
1 t- u$ A" b6 Y* Q: nBB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
$ e9 M5 Z, _/ L# X6 Z2 c85 casualties reported 1 }0 ~1 l* n3 I- f' K
Guns lost 2
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3 ~/ b' |8 T$ EAirbase hits 1
0 |) W2 q: v7 ]/ ?2 O1 ?* }$ PRunway hits 5 " V$ f) I# b1 B% M& k2 b3 J) K6 e: b
Port hits 1
4 I& J; u" `* i( p, d/ a, pPort supply hits 4 4 i% I" \/ D- z/ h4 j6 w0 Y
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) `! f9 ]( W: A5 [# nNight Air Combat
8 P+ A4 H6 ^: }1 b! Y* l2 I
2 V3 [% p. @ `- m5 m" \) SNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
. k+ r- T( e/ B& v2 k bH8K Emily x 5
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. x# f7 u e' W; Q" w, Z6 CJapanese aircraft losses
9 q6 R# O; H2 RH8K Emily: 5 damaged 2 X# c8 G% l% I3 h0 C
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Japanese Ships ' f3 k7 O! Y8 X ?1 w
SS RO-35
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Allied Ships ) e6 o7 O6 l5 _. f9 d
DD Hyman
5 S! @) a, M# HDD Conner 0 }( a3 p8 h2 Y3 E6 P
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$ C! M' x) v+ O) R0 o4 ?Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 ( e5 `" [: m7 G) ?: x
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Japanese aircraft
/ q* A O; P1 N! P5 F! tH8K Emily x 5
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- e2 u* ?9 X! P# xAllied aircraft 7 P5 Y; L5 T' I2 V: \3 N* l
P-61A Black Widow x 2 ! x, q$ Q1 Y5 B3 e
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Japanese aircraft losses
. Y$ t# T/ a9 i1 P1 B c# Q/ eH8K Emily: 4 damaged : E( |7 j' z0 ?, d$ n3 T( L0 l% M
' j' }9 k5 H* _4 X/ aAllied Ships , E# T, B3 ^$ i! e8 l
DD Conner
# v" g+ z) d1 t5 rDE LeRay Wilson ( S8 q6 s, f( q! e6 F' \
AK Martin Johnson |