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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships - d5 a/ r) Z# Y2 s" S- u
SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships ) Q9 @3 K4 j) a. w$ R
DD Saufley
$ O; n2 j5 S: V+ ?% DDD Picking
- R% D' a9 p4 HDD John Hood " H+ L0 l N& T1 e& W8 u
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 4 `! |! r; ]+ A" x( r; Z
$ I6 g: f, a- i" VJapanese Ships
' |' R" R" v% H, n5 DAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! n2 D$ x4 _, ?% R9 f# V
PC Kume
8 L- |1 G. u H& h% {/ `8 u
! g2 ] V5 @4 H5 @: p1 C% dAllied Ships
, v; `! s, k( c4 J' N8 t4 ZSS Hake
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# H& ]! _( ~, w$ I( m# pASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 B( H, H# W4 ]% u
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SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire : ^( V* \ z @( } C) c4 J
S/ K- E2 C9 l" U
Allied Ships
" ]: p/ [& h- c1 f" eDD Saufley , |4 g- @) n7 ^6 g
DD Picking
: d' j* s3 d9 a% C. t, \% S8 b0 ?DD John Hood + b' Z, p2 I+ e- k; C
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 0 V4 W4 {$ O4 @6 H1 G
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # w# d H! w% j: x0 E, W
PC Ch 2 j: Y; t: e+ [8 t7 _
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Allied Ships ; h3 u; T0 W0 Q3 L/ N& D- r2 v
SS Bang 4 u: M/ m0 E0 k' Z
: N- s% O' E3 w' O6 }; RJapanese ground losses:
% G+ L+ x' B- _: I! ?9 W! C88 casualties reported 7 {* O7 A0 y. B4 I
Guns lost 2
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but / d& r% A/ V7 f o: W( I6 R; h. `' j
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships - ]0 Q7 w6 B! ^2 W5 f) |
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 8 e+ P& R0 i. B, h6 E$ S! D! h' X
BB Yamashiro
# a1 W9 ^' v4 V* J4 FBB Hyuga
+ ^7 J% m- u1 C% U+ J) nCA Mikuma
0 Y/ G2 l& \- W4 aCL Noshiro 5 j2 W& Q+ {, h% _0 H
DD Fuyuzuki
9 X* S$ L* s4 `DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
# e$ T2 m8 Y( g+ |: `DD Momi z+ I$ Y/ ^/ Y& f
DD Kaede
: p5 R8 R0 x5 Y! ^) N/ BDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
! f& l- F: i b6 a$ U6 c XDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire + V0 Q3 |" A1 I5 q/ J
! X* P& \1 k: o- k, r$ p! l% ^Allied Ships
+ Q5 l+ u) d- @$ z" g! |9 kDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ~. f. e3 i$ R% S e9 q5 [DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 : P7 p& Z: X2 O& Z w+ L) O) x0 F
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 {+ b, z; ?6 J& C
DMS Rodman
; j9 {+ M) O4 A( VDMS Gherardi $ c9 ~- Z" ]6 \4 ^. j7 P4 y
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# i* a" f Z9 m6 O8 a% k1 z4 C) b8 hDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire , M* p5 w8 e# w1 [6 i% B
LST LST-339, heavy damage
# C+ Q: }- ]/ n" b# jLST LST-457, heavy damage
' q) o" Z: ~$ l) jAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
7 K3 _& t, m' g- c% @AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage : u/ s: L' v' k1 R& D
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Allied ground losses: # v; m9 t0 L) r
54 casualties reported 3 V+ a# z; E. Y8 L, @
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, ?+ z' j) N$ j+ d# C" g, ANight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
- _7 ]: z$ B! D: }2 k, K: Z- kPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; Y! v. {4 o. wPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships # C3 q3 _: M; i/ {& {! O6 u) `' x
DD Lyman K. Swenson X5 }7 F3 F6 ^0 v' o$ b
DD Taussig 2 ^$ l4 ~! B' s9 H! A& X$ I& N
DD John W. Weeks
" E- O; _4 m9 z6 L2 ?DD Harrison
! _0 Y* g5 F' w2 wDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
! _3 J @' c: ]DD David Taylor 7 A2 U5 e/ K) R; X( c( T" s2 q) f( z
DD Barton * ^! Q& x; t3 w2 X% v2 v
DD Quickmatch 0 ?; C# Q: L' P- E- A0 ~
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' ^0 @5 i# A' z" ?% FOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ' @" M1 K+ o1 b
2 j% c# q% R3 R0 A3 [# D+ \Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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0 z2 b* e0 ]( ~+ h9 j! UJapanese Ships
$ q- F! L$ T9 m/ ]CA Kako, Shell hits 1 / U. R. p& r; q W
CL Kiso ; J$ W5 ^3 |, `/ u- r6 n# j
DD Urakaze
0 v1 f% U4 t7 p3 K. L& u9 G' gDD Natsugumo
, S+ r7 F8 s$ B6 @9 c/ `DD Minegumo
4 W: Y: w/ H# M' }0 MDD Sugi
+ G& _% ^3 F& c6 t/ E, o9 UDD Hinoki
( ?6 `) |! c9 H6 n$ j8 y4 {+ pDD Kashi / V! s3 H0 v, `8 l0 o
DD Keyaki * K9 p0 Q: a) l1 b8 }' p' e/ y( p8 e9 j
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AS Howard W. Gilmore
3 d* U7 }4 p0 N2 S" f/ y& ZAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 0 O* G0 g8 ?; k3 E
AV Hamlin ( X! @1 {! Y0 X O# q0 }! W
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire , x& s% |, v7 E0 f: B+ ~$ w
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 & g- l1 A* C& B
AR George Taylor ' [/ R; F- [: s9 p" h
AV R. C. Brennan 9 ]& r% x D2 k0 E' e
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
( c6 v$ G, q9 f6 c$ VAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 4 Y Y O; w ?
AR William T. Sherman - h/ c9 t! U$ X3 [
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+ L l" b1 `7 {7 a/ \Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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/ O" h% b$ d% D- _! Q' pNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 + c/ X8 k. k9 o1 K5 k# b m
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Japanese Ships 5 {" j$ n- I9 r
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ) R5 G; G( @2 J$ l" j
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ! J2 U5 H; l5 q0 }# B3 M, G
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
% V1 }" j! l" uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : I% C% n/ H0 P, D+ ]
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 C: F7 P( G# i) @- y1 W* nDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 7 `3 Y0 q) Y9 _+ a( X8 k$ {( S
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 0 x4 L0 z. Q/ M* x
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ U3 k `% y; b" HDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 T# ]/ c7 ~' vCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
+ T% z l1 L4 h# gCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
: D( ^2 i5 `) w' |( A4 h) ~! tCL Wilkes-Barre
) o; V9 D- U1 ]. _CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 u8 G8 Q2 _# g4 _DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
" k6 f/ |9 V3 [' t0 B4 JDD Burns, Shell hits 1
" W+ u6 O# n7 U* s* T1 kDD Bush, Shell hits 1
0 U" S+ Y& W) g$ F4 t. eDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 6 T- N' o# L) ?2 ?
DD Welles
" s5 v/ }( X, A7 j0 w# M- o% QDD Wilkes & a6 @9 F# L+ \6 {
DD Roe $ v: |! j$ S' i, N Y: M) v0 Y
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8 O7 S# M. U" a, G4 s, qNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
1 W7 ]" f1 {' q3 R2 e5 e7 LPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 [- W( p/ i; d/ Z# f% V/ l8 a/ n/ b
/ F4 v% q) U( s! o. ~% xAllied Ships 9 k+ V6 U8 j1 o' D6 F
DD Nicholson
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* V1 j1 V; l/ g! eNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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" Z6 O& T& U- ] U, dJapanese Ships
i& [& J+ E, ^, J! vPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 x" b& q. b" m. | k* }0 a
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Allied Ships / @& R" n7 A* J) e& ^% a5 p( A
DD Lyman K. Swenson
2 U# }: H/ l' KDD Taussig 6 Q) r: V+ l9 g0 Z3 s9 q# A
DD John W. Weeks ( h1 A" t+ U; ]( r- g, e' b% `
DD Harrison
, ?* A- _2 e* U4 q# S4 _$ I5 |5 S, wDD Isherwood 6 V9 l/ O$ r0 s; m/ E
DD David Taylor
% f& n( w3 ?- v: w0 `DD Barton
) W Y+ F6 {9 B& _7 mDD Quickmatch
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& K; z9 @% H3 L* M7 j( P4 j& yNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 N# W' W: {+ \
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Japanese Ships ' J. x0 x- N% @: C
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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( O! {9 r* ~/ c: rDD Lyman K. Swenson
4 Y& C h2 d0 N; o& z4 V. GDD Taussig
- t/ A$ g3 a w# A" b3 v8 g' q* cDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
) k0 C4 K# d5 @% nDD Harrison
7 [+ a$ s7 I/ L9 d3 p+ |0 l9 ZDD Isherwood
# c( K) u4 I; VDD David Taylor , a& h3 r4 [- q% D( H) \3 \! _
DD Barton
. [/ E5 ] w. eDD Quickmatch / [! H- q. o1 f$ t+ Y1 ?" D+ s
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3 y; X, Z* s3 ]+ [+ i# INight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " T6 Y9 }% i5 L# P+ d1 [ B8 o9 G
. I4 v% F* |. HJapanese Ships % r* e) N+ M. v1 f5 p
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk : R8 ~; e4 j9 t7 k, n. a: ?. c
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Allied Ships
( B+ Q- a# l8 U% R/ @DD Lyman K. Swenson
* d: l5 F+ M% z: u; Q4 Q% }! }# tDD Taussig
+ B1 L+ ?* W4 P* l1 p/ wDD John W. Weeks
" q4 M) n/ b6 P' R* ]% D; FDD Harrison
3 U0 R3 U9 z$ L5 w7 w! N- @DD Isherwood
5 p& b, M0 Y% c' w ?DD David Taylor ; h7 h7 a8 r& t+ j4 }- H* n# m. U
DD Barton ) y. L, f$ E! B, m; p+ u0 C% Z
DD Quickmatch
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& D0 B M0 P$ @9 y \$ TDaylight Surface Combat ! S2 A* G, R0 w! Z# i# U) p
5 l0 I2 Q% ?- |( A/ ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . i" U8 { F5 }% E
# Y* a( ]5 u f* d t( cJapanese Ships
# Q+ G1 J5 a% W3 d; _, QPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 3 m- w" z0 @- R: p
; c' O) I: T# hAllied Ships 1 `) _9 Y9 J, M
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 * v8 S5 p0 V" t* ?
BB Massachusetts % y3 z$ J7 O1 N Z4 T2 U1 J6 B
BB Alabama 1 k" X/ h7 \" `3 N' r1 z) D
CA Louisville
! r9 |; U. m. fCA Chicago
3 @& C2 ^/ k! }% E$ ZDD Walker * ]6 @" E$ L, ?+ t, n9 n: v
DD Waller 5 g% \1 U( o& X+ `
DD Wedderburn ! N8 Y; g: p) j" R' X
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 @( M' a/ x4 hJapanese Ships ( ]7 F$ y, W& a3 i' F1 }
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 j& ]6 _) H; K+ {& j
: w3 i! \, g' \, [Allied Ships / J/ \( D! Z; [
BB South Dakota
0 K" Z& I- r& h+ Z" X: kBB Massachusetts
1 i6 q) u3 _' [6 G( g; O# O: ~: }2 TBB Alabama
9 ~( m9 f1 F1 h8 R& O6 u/ ]) x+ vCA Louisville 2 z+ G+ _4 B' f: P9 |
CA Chicago 6 Z3 A6 l" d: P0 f7 | ^3 m. B
DD Walker
6 K9 ^, m# n; e K# V. h% cDD Waller 8 w& W/ S5 J5 u+ {' f4 ]
DD Wedderburn ; M H$ ?( j- \
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~0 _3 d/ r/ c6 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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' ^4 ?9 A# l s- NJapanese Ships 3 ]' U4 z0 O, u( c( B6 m" [
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - N: _$ L7 i4 ^5 I9 z+ l
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Allied Ships
% c! m j* s* b* a( TBB South Dakota P3 E& f$ o/ \' d+ ~1 v
BB Massachusetts . K8 Y( G6 `$ T* a; s# t1 v
BB Alabama 5 g6 v& y7 g% T H0 l) z
CA Louisville 0 s+ g5 t* w! E E
CA Chicago
6 o4 M B/ j+ x) c! J: Y. S: u( UDD Walker - `( I z. T( L) s. N. C
DD Waller
0 {% p; H& L0 f) ]# jDD Wedderburn E( V% Q* X$ v- W
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% U9 Q/ B2 r- Q% q; K5 O N# ^) l3 KDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ E4 g9 F+ { |* r* B; @PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & S; e/ _! | {1 \7 ^7 d. Z
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Allied Ships
" p, l0 F$ L; y+ `) Q3 o- NBB South Dakota ) O; A& M, `- @% h) ]6 @- Z
BB Massachusetts ! t, S: N" O' Q2 F- u8 @
BB Alabama ) Z! B. P. f. S6 P; D
CA Louisville ) d' O& ^2 H) @/ }( J+ W$ [% N/ \
CA Chicago
$ W# v( p# l3 ?- U- QDD Walker / w$ {6 {" d v L& z% V$ Q
DD Waller 5 b4 E) W. i. x, M/ u0 j/ b
DD Wedderburn ) G4 X: R6 x; }& x B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ W! u; _1 n% E, D; `$ H+ LJapanese Ships ' ]% f) X/ }; w* M$ P& d" A9 @; ~
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ @( B W) \& f3 A) s' @9 ?
: |7 F% X/ a1 e, pAllied Ships
" H8 }0 H7 t( i+ o' J- n( p% d0 wBB South Dakota ' u5 ^- k* J1 ? S& n9 @6 ?+ T
BB Massachusetts 7 T1 g& w* o9 U0 i- f% N! y
BB Alabama
9 F5 U% H; R R! s: h4 bCA Louisville
9 b! n2 ?$ i2 XCA Chicago - w* r# `: n; ]1 C( O% ]+ D* Y
DD Walker
1 `9 p) D1 g! U; ~ d2 fDD Waller : Q% U! {3 s$ p$ u
DD Wedderburn " L+ x% `5 L3 a1 G4 F" } o
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& z3 M* J- X8 M7 n" Q* q% I0 p' h8 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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" A4 U) r5 R$ B I* U. RJapanese Ships
! |0 P+ V4 k- G UAK Myoho Maru
9 n% I/ z1 T* E/ [: \( m3 R6 i0 xAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire : o* V5 J- _" G2 z6 _3 W: x; l
) \7 c6 `3 I' A1 yAllied Ships
6 ?) e: f( F+ D- f9 Q! X# ?BB South Dakota $ f0 [8 c$ `% T f6 ~
BB Massachusetts
5 b$ k7 z, p4 V9 O1 lBB Alabama
1 e. l+ E" C7 w8 zCA Louisville
' ~5 f6 L' L- ZCA Chicago ) h2 D. B6 G( L+ b) @: |
DD Walker
+ l8 E8 Z. K% u v2 ]DD Waller
- r/ Z2 V* t2 B! \ JDD Wedderburn
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# t% H; b$ J( q5 _4 R- J3 lDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( ?& j! T8 T0 Z! }3 v. O" ~- X' z: A1 VAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
" _3 u' W9 m0 p' b$ [3 B
& V( {2 k6 H7 P% A9 @# n6 W: ]& ~Allied Ships . n7 Q, ~# c6 z4 U1 F% G& y8 r
BB South Dakota ) V: `: a- G( ?0 M0 ~% X
BB Massachusetts ! u9 B, @$ m+ H* R
BB Alabama
/ b5 K- V9 l" b+ dCA Louisville
2 `2 y: c3 b0 i2 v% j- C- k6 E0 ^CA Chicago
2 r$ Q) J/ S! j0 j) ]# }- QDD Walker % t6 g; Z C; a7 F& c7 f7 W
DD Waller
2 r* z/ R- F UDD Wedderburn 7 k# V- g2 C; U" h$ _! J$ x
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 {( z8 ], M& C# A
. @7 @0 x8 `! a$ y6 h6 IJapanese Ships
2 C( \. b. G( X( g4 V9 m2 { iPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 4 J6 B: r% {2 o7 [( b% W1 g+ v* Q
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Allied Ships 9 d5 c( I6 d2 O0 I, Y
BB South Dakota $ E* }( A4 ~0 m3 m0 W' s
BB Massachusetts x C+ g' |# J8 G# F
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
) ?4 R& C# E0 C2 M& M3 q2 @" {CA Louisville " y% s, L7 F8 B9 W
CA Chicago
. P Z! g' _2 xDD Walker
* m6 h/ Q' F/ T9 q( ]DD Waller \9 w+ o: L. @; q3 F. a# @" T2 [
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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& s; ~! i8 p3 CJapanese Ships
8 R1 j2 A8 m5 t& W$ HPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ) u( ^# x; X9 r! N% o' s
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage & F) L7 q6 C. P' Q
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Allied Ships
2 O: q) r9 g# a( e5 XBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
! |/ f' U& G" @8 ~+ w5 YBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 $ W* P% L* l7 E) N+ \
BB Alabama
9 L, h% X$ g7 H! \0 z- e: eCA Louisville # X5 z4 i* u2 @: y: M# e* G
CA Chicago 7 k. t+ \' d0 f/ W6 q
DD Walker : b3 ?/ T% l* r9 L8 P1 S6 j/ H
DD Waller
, g" U# B' s, M* x3 JDD Wedderburn
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2 [/ s# a% B/ d9 V' SBombardments
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* R/ ~+ b8 H. k2 w/ {! gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 C- m. o# M8 g! D( [23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships $ \# s$ Z0 X& Q+ R
CA Chicago : p6 m' p d; H' w3 A/ `& `
CA Louisville * i. ?5 F$ V. \7 [$ \9 y9 ?5 A
BB Alabama
: ?- w$ G4 y, t0 R: Z) X! b$ `. m& CBB Massachusetts : `5 Z0 [" o% n7 c; t4 B
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 # a/ r" b! g. S9 t1 S: p
: U5 h, U( {0 V$ `
Japanese ground losses: 8 z6 b- x* b5 K) Q/ ]0 {
184 casualties reported
+ I; Z6 _) s- ~# J4 U0 M1 i, b" H, T* oGuns lost 3 + f5 `& G. z! X* _% j8 g
5 D+ F( V$ N; A2 ~) [' G' U$ x
Runway hits 1 * q* J; w' l8 s9 |2 q
Port fuel hits 1 1 s0 s) @+ S7 M! Z" B7 p( S
Port supply hits 2 8 r- a0 A# _$ J' L9 c
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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* m6 a: a8 \5 V; C* g3 o# L2 HJapanese aircraft
: C! g5 Z) |7 ~no flights 7 v: o$ Q6 L0 |- u
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Japanese aircraft losses # }1 k4 N, ^; L4 M; A: J% Q
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 6 w4 V6 p! @1 Q b. F
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, b0 z0 ]( o/ o. b3 s, ?CA Chester
' L& m0 p- ]# K; F1 MBB Washington
1 a. U- c" P9 y6 q9 yBB North Carolina ! v; |0 d% `+ o( M! h1 D; T( k
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Japanese ground losses:
: t1 R: j6 J& {4 V4 ?! j85 casualties reported
# D% T/ V6 K9 y- }4 _4 J5 x7 R* PGuns lost 2 : t, c* \: s* y8 V! X% F
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Airbase hits 1
! o+ y3 E7 u. U. Y, H. {Runway hits 5 9 R/ F+ l; I4 n9 `
Port hits 1
- M5 F: ]4 T+ ^Port supply hits 4
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Night Air Combat ! G. A& w6 z1 N L( W
) R4 H& g# ]& Q. a( DNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 " G( h# ?! E3 Y) F: I0 J5 b
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Japanese aircraft 7 v6 [- Q8 d5 ]/ b. e
H8K Emily x 5 - C1 O8 z& A4 U
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Japanese aircraft losses - `1 {" ~; {( _+ r1 l
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 O- U; S/ G3 T) b* |% ZSS RO-35 . t$ D; @ X/ ? v
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Allied Ships
, u. }/ ~, A* C, K1 dDD Hyman + F+ a8 k) {4 [! k/ M5 H+ }
DD Conner ( X2 z' M. K9 w- }
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& `! p/ q2 W$ f- xNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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8 J* ]5 u! b2 Y, x iJapanese aircraft
: X9 H9 w% N" @ ~) K& b2 U: b( j& |H8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft
# p: J5 d- g* k4 [# [3 Z: eP-61A Black Widow x 2 # C. u, T$ C/ ~* ~$ e
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Japanese aircraft losses
& j3 _# g; u8 P1 cH8K Emily: 4 damaged 2 w* Q' V+ b6 B: N C% B
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Allied Ships 8 D5 |- D' S* }8 o6 u6 T. X
DD Conner
$ a9 t; u2 x5 ^. E8 K1 ^. Y7 a" GDE LeRay Wilson
6 |# K" |8 t; i6 lAK Martin Johnson |