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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : Y5 c I/ l: e( M6 I
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Japanese Ships
7 u @& ?9 w% l) g1 _( WSS RO-35, hits 7 * W- S4 j6 o: E+ M( m
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Allied Ships
1 w$ k# e2 |, dDD Saufley
: v1 M/ h6 D# D( [, H0 ~3 g! YDD Picking
# g) l+ {9 A8 V2 h) ]DD John Hood $ v4 ] K6 i7 f7 P
DD Caperton ' [6 f; f9 m+ h% W$ Z( V% k
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 h" U }! y( T) g
PC Kume
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Allied Ships
- i# `( k' ^9 u2 XSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; N* c$ Z r# r7 R* a! K. E
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( u, v J1 \" Q, w0 u! [SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
% q4 I) ]% ]/ h; C' S7 bDD Saufley
' v" T! m _! ^# ZDD Picking ! P$ x7 v, k% N
DD John Hood 4 s/ V- x& o) Z+ E: {% Q. o x! O. ^
DD Caperton - L" b' R9 N5 c$ s0 F$ y9 c- F! {
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9 c% N) ^# i# {Sub attack at 62,53
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9 s/ L3 g, y3 N- W: \, tAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 h7 a, `5 }( H3 D( G, z b9 A0 iPC Ch 2
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1 Q7 N8 e3 Y% Z- WAllied Ships
' L5 L& |- p' K! y3 C5 f$ KSS Bang " C; g8 j0 U6 F9 C7 b3 C
# m" ^& j# t. }# z& zJapanese ground losses: - d( E8 \) i- b; ?6 l
88 casualties reported
/ L( P( B( b1 G g3 D* @6 xGuns lost 2 9 t9 g8 C$ c5 M" T: |$ d$ b
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Night Surface Combat
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1 z( k6 X5 u$ o! l$ }/ {) U* ~I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
' S+ R" t2 O9 b% Wthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. : c( s5 p7 I) f1 F
5 t$ ?1 W" I6 ^ |3 nNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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: r& f* r' n- nJapanese Ships
9 v6 J: c1 E: {5 z/ a4 r$ JBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
) a! ^0 v/ ]. qBB Yamashiro 3 }& v$ b% U3 g) e4 u8 f$ T
BB Hyuga / R; Y) j! w5 N1 s6 {$ |& P: s
CA Mikuma & G/ C6 v4 u! A p
CL Noshiro Y. {' R: [6 }: [9 g" E# T# s* K
DD Fuyuzuki 2 u5 L. o; o/ t/ O2 P% W
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 5 n- k2 q6 u0 R. h6 b3 l
DD Momi
% k: ?# l4 s* ?& WDD Kaede ! R/ C3 s ^8 [1 f, {, N0 x
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 8 V" d, M) b* e% Y; x1 \
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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: T& F& x- h' ~, v6 A( O4 MAllied Ships . b$ w% |% C* |3 ]0 B
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ H. J$ K3 M1 X+ L* J# r
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
9 J' f. H) C- |1 a) o- a& qDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& o* J+ J, r' ]# R) A3 @( ^DMS Rodman 3 t/ D; q( M- f, m+ p" j, N0 I# F
DMS Gherardi # i+ M% q" B+ ~# @
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage , \8 y: u# C: A
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire # W4 A( {2 R' L' J
LST LST-339, heavy damage
' L9 Z) q9 W1 M* S+ `LST LST-457, heavy damage
- R* C) ~9 R' OAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
+ i/ |& v# m; a8 T d) B" QAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
1 G0 k9 @7 p4 \- B" r! _# K& W54 casualties reported
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2 Z! ?7 w* m2 K0 t+ d, W# d# uNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 p$ c9 B/ b# j# L, P2 N3 cJapanese Ships
! ^1 _: y4 d! c- L2 CPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; }. m. n* \! Q! Z* N2 kPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% |" o4 \8 s( O* XDD Lyman K. Swenson
/ U7 j3 I- u+ i* R. S1 S: q uDD Taussig
3 O* X! J* W. V3 jDD John W. Weeks
" L6 h \4 b& P# L( Y+ C# g/ xDD Harrison
' V+ m( p+ z: L- p4 w! aDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 # |# ~! V3 z& W8 Z- m9 U( b1 {
DD David Taylor * J3 o7 s3 R" j: Y
DD Barton
2 K, s# T) {' {2 m8 K: NDD Quickmatch 1 D3 d8 I- b; ~2 t( A8 @
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8 K2 o2 A ]4 }4 D5 R" V+ dOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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& N/ G7 E( q' o. l# i# V+ ~4 [CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( B0 N9 U, G2 X) d! ZCL Kiso
" P0 ~0 \! x8 |7 ]# zDD Urakaze 4 i3 p1 I. m3 a: Y8 _
DD Natsugumo
! G4 y; Q1 M4 L7 A" Q3 n aDD Minegumo ) ]% B# B) y& e) w+ I+ P
DD Sugi 3 d% n1 _2 h: D- V' Y
DD Hinoki
' s7 a9 j l/ o6 ~& a- C' r0 ]DD Kashi 5 R; j k0 x* c. \6 }6 ^7 t% M5 ~
DD Keyaki
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. w4 }5 _/ w2 x& F1 K( @Allied Ships
+ J5 t5 v6 e$ g' [6 YAS Howard W. Gilmore
! c/ L: D3 h+ uAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) g/ p' ~$ l# B9 D6 a( L
AV Hamlin " S2 P; S2 ]; m* N, |1 @
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 4 b7 a# U# c; I0 a' ]* i
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 , T/ ?* C' y5 ^0 u/ p' C
AR George Taylor
; p ?3 O7 ^2 G2 w0 f( gAV R. C. Brennan
7 o0 K& d6 o6 b: ?- [! `3 kAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire % D8 {# j$ O+ \+ V
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
$ l" f% H2 \& {& \7 Y2 OAR William T. Sherman 0 x2 ]2 L1 c, K/ ^+ Z: R% r- }
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9 l5 g2 i( Z- jThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: ; l1 h4 d0 b" D6 p* X' A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 " |! [9 D, T. i' g
# K0 Q5 D+ r3 O7 S2 c6 fJapanese Ships
3 L7 Z* [6 U F6 k/ y; bCA Kako, Shell hits 4
& K( s+ P \8 q' r/ Z' W. QCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 6 c% h* M- s# [8 t1 }: o
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire : s* ]0 _" \; y$ I) y- M U
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 g2 T% a4 `' J) cDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# t$ j1 w# T) `: s& v2 h& IDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
1 K( y! S; P3 R: [0 n( {- mDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 . V6 V( o" ^7 |
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: P6 C" `, W9 T) \DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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* a* l8 U, C) a; `$ ^Allied Ships
! X/ S- |+ N9 h W+ [/ w* n2 G7 sCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire * N' o! W/ z. ^- W
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 z) h/ Q' J1 w& y2 A( [* C1 YCL Wilkes-Barre 5 F# S. _& l2 ]8 H2 L+ V
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
. t3 A! j7 B, a8 H0 X! LDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire * b3 s1 L# l2 f% O4 n
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 # d8 Q, a7 X4 C- {+ C4 x
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
) x: {+ b3 @" O& j8 z+ ~, _DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 9 H4 ~0 w1 k e% O2 Z/ Z2 h
DD Welles 8 [" j5 z' |, s3 X7 Y. i& b) E% a
DD Wilkes : I8 i2 T5 l1 B0 m5 R) _) ~% E) V6 I
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
0 Y8 w" F; S2 V8 N ]! ^PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 k3 D6 m3 p: h4 j! Q8 ~
5 j/ `' ^. J! }6 k( R7 @: vAllied Ships ! a% O# E# n, S
DD Nicholson 8 G5 P" J* ~# n! A
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" L1 i! U+ R6 K8 k3 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships / h( m0 W1 C: p' J" J4 A D
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; `- B$ j6 F9 F A6 a
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Allied Ships
2 `0 E( z( J5 sDD Lyman K. Swenson 9 C- e8 t0 A- i3 ^. L# n0 v
DD Taussig 6 ~( d2 S2 O1 o- U
DD John W. Weeks
# F1 Y1 g: T0 Y* X8 wDD Harrison . G$ w5 ~0 {7 U
DD Isherwood
( k1 m; X. _$ w* t. c# G l2 r5 lDD David Taylor . |5 H9 u: R4 _" x% B0 m4 p
DD Barton
) t5 K3 V) E' T$ R4 k& A0 gDD Quickmatch 4 X$ U- v- d- z8 f) T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 Q: w7 ]; s* E i# U8 Z; s
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+ L7 v9 G3 O1 z6 G; o/ nPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 5 w# X g$ ?$ m% O0 K. F
+ a2 w" S6 E1 i7 R0 WAllied Ships
5 f) [- ]! w, |DD Lyman K. Swenson 3 p) [" ~+ l) F; m
DD Taussig
: Z2 N$ T7 D7 XDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ! C" ]0 Y2 E5 ]
DD Harrison
7 z1 U6 j: H, t( v& NDD Isherwood
. c/ e; A5 f- `0 ?DD David Taylor
" H# d9 p' l* _$ h) K/ [/ wDD Barton / d" x0 s0 v3 @3 ^+ |
DD Quickmatch % A" Y0 S3 h+ e! F' W
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+ m) N8 M0 D0 @. ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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6 C$ ~! q- Q$ |& nJapanese Ships
3 S1 P& r& e7 a |2 y7 w$ _# D$ I uPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ! @$ o. i5 q- M
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Allied Ships
% Y0 H0 l' P) p! @1 }DD Lyman K. Swenson
0 l8 e1 W1 _' Q) _- T; N+ wDD Taussig ' e1 S! M- j: V7 q: Y
DD John W. Weeks
, `5 d5 Q1 s. U; S' uDD Harrison
( }/ |1 O2 [6 U0 ]DD Isherwood $ {# C. H: |! f6 s
DD David Taylor
/ }* H" M+ \ n/ r$ v+ M# X; yDD Barton & E# {, B& w7 o/ n6 S! A E+ z
DD Quickmatch ' f! I7 d5 m& G/ y# ^6 U' P
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Daylight Surface Combat & I! Y9 _# v3 O/ H8 Z4 y2 x3 S/ B. i
# J# P9 D* R8 [5 h# bDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( ?/ p3 V& C: ^9 e% ^: L! z" c6 K
R/ m2 j5 k3 C1 l& D" P- \Japanese Ships 1 e& _9 n; f' G% M/ K8 X5 b1 J
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ! f- o! E( [. U: | v
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Allied Ships 6 k1 G: S; t$ n! o3 G
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
5 z1 n1 Z# j. G$ b0 kBB Massachusetts
' E/ ~! A9 F- C% B3 L1 l8 VBB Alabama
% b7 _) f; I7 E1 \" @7 fCA Louisville
% z# {" K+ ?8 aCA Chicago 4 n" i- `0 s" }
DD Walker ! W6 H0 L$ G$ K- R- c
DD Waller $ J6 y! X( g! o/ i
DD Wedderburn . [- P- r& o6 c& Q: `2 J1 }
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( I5 H0 g+ O$ Q# y3 u4 `$ V8 EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 M, {+ G8 @* X6 LJapanese Ships
( s: ^+ B5 m, q4 eAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 B- `8 H: v2 Y# p0 X
6 m/ i" S1 v8 Z" {Allied Ships
+ X) {6 Z. i7 W0 ABB South Dakota
* x5 G" u7 C& e2 r& {/ mBB Massachusetts ) t% d! E1 C3 {
BB Alabama
6 D: ^, L" X5 cCA Louisville
* {9 n* W7 t: L1 R6 k7 `CA Chicago
2 N& u8 v" ~# l- xDD Walker " ]2 N% d0 b2 o
DD Waller
% D$ P9 a, }( O, p& @DD Wedderburn
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' \/ u6 G5 `$ H- O: M$ ~; c# ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % f& |; r0 W6 {: J; c; T3 {* F
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Japanese Ships
# s# l$ D0 h1 f& ]+ y, k6 \AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 3 M, T0 a( E) V- ^, b8 a- s3 R! k
6 e1 x ~8 H9 n, c6 U, d) q' l& y% qAllied Ships
4 l* ~6 ?; F o0 M* |( DBB South Dakota
. I$ \$ x3 p+ `BB Massachusetts " b# j8 K$ Y! M' Z: B% E9 ^0 h
BB Alabama
- ~7 U$ `+ M' y8 Q. Y/ A/ @/ yCA Louisville ! \% @. b% m% r4 D' `
CA Chicago , k/ r6 q( o# e5 C9 u) r. g( |
DD Walker # m% @& a, ]( Y; g
DD Waller & |* m; n9 R( S$ [# N
DD Wedderburn
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4 m- i5 R: b d* Z6 w) uDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( Z1 w$ H7 ~2 _" _2 H
3 M) D. _( b9 X- {Japanese Ships 5 F5 i4 s" V0 P8 F4 E$ Z
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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BB South Dakota
. \ q4 X$ _% UBB Massachusetts 9 Y8 e! [- W& C7 _
BB Alabama % K( R0 B! E% C, w+ _
CA Louisville
" M8 Z3 U7 }6 X& x, d* ^CA Chicago - H9 {7 }: [! k. H+ G* T& I
DD Walker 8 }. Q- Z4 X1 G! a% R
DD Waller . M9 m& X4 o9 N! q) R
DD Wedderburn
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. b! K! I# g9 K6 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + j9 G+ q& z$ G! r( _( q6 }* c+ W
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Japanese Ships
( |5 Q7 |7 J, F fPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
% K; z N- [$ F JBB South Dakota 4 k2 J/ k' k* |
BB Massachusetts ' J1 K9 j6 x( s0 y4 ^/ y
BB Alabama ' {, v* r( Y4 p B- V+ p$ @
CA Louisville
% F9 P" a9 g+ Y( d7 o ?; M: sCA Chicago , Y) Y" H3 c( W
DD Walker
! X, k* G: W& K- z* a) QDD Waller 0 q/ Q( o7 M1 Y: J5 @
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ D/ J* S2 z1 e+ U
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AK Myoho Maru
, A& [8 t9 k9 ?- C7 EAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire " W( _6 T( k' t. a v, q# l X0 C6 M
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Allied Ships
4 Z( z" g: G! V6 K( w, _BB South Dakota
# s, z4 F7 o/ Z5 K' N( e2 ]: ZBB Massachusetts 1 Z$ f7 ~, b+ {7 T" S9 h- j
BB Alabama 6 c V0 Q B7 d5 q
CA Louisville
! a3 ?) w. V8 M& \1 l: u: HCA Chicago
' a5 T n) f( t9 Z- B1 b* SDD Walker
, S' G! o7 V; p2 _+ EDD Waller
C0 q6 l, N. f# i: J' ZDD Wedderburn / c: C4 I6 l+ d
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) p0 M+ `! u9 M! b/ L6 I; aDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
% T9 S7 f7 Z% U. {" C6 FAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk . L1 E1 @5 s' {: }2 v& s, [
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Allied Ships
" W" v9 G6 M" |8 V9 N9 o+ mBB South Dakota + U3 x* j2 z+ S9 w* m8 h9 c
BB Massachusetts
/ k" ~; C- T, }" R) U# XBB Alabama
) M7 {4 w2 P1 |% J% eCA Louisville 6 w. T1 L" b) V. M
CA Chicago
% q. A, m2 }. \DD Walker 2 O7 p' o* i6 O1 k
DD Waller
, Y/ f% k0 f$ FDD Wedderburn ! R* \+ m+ V3 A" d
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage : R* p* M+ h% k; Y
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- @5 v) G: O* g3 U6 VBB South Dakota 0 }3 j! Q g3 q! k
BB Massachusetts 0 G2 [ r8 }* H" j
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
, a5 P' I% p. s* I( _" c. a7 _- |CA Louisville % `$ H8 _2 l* a1 S+ s6 x$ i+ b7 G) \. J
CA Chicago
, R- \- p# }9 ]* h* n Y5 tDD Walker
( T' x: N7 F6 V) f: P0 KDD Waller 3 D7 ^0 y7 ?7 S; G$ j3 R7 o
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; |; O3 ?; }- x; aPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 8 `* G+ U E, G( {
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 0 w% F+ v3 A( _! A6 G
5 Z- T6 ]) K, j7 N, oAllied Ships 4 ]" r- l2 p4 ]
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
" I, K$ U, a, I, \3 I, u- bBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 & Q9 G2 i) e, h) ~4 n, a
BB Alabama / N& N: u: W0 G
CA Louisville
: K" U" n- w. l, T) _1 MCA Chicago
( x) O3 n% \- V+ Y& `0 ODD Walker " f0 O4 _0 l' s( X# h; K
DD Waller
" t, y' f( o6 S( O/ K$ xDD Wedderburn g+ u/ A( `: K$ K9 C
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# x1 r$ J+ d2 B' _! D! X/ i9 gNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 ^( u( F. D+ u$ Z+ z23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships : h8 D g& f5 r- v8 Y# W) n! _5 g
CA Chicago 3 S# B9 m+ k8 }5 x0 S; T, `/ S
CA Louisville / X) _" d& Q8 `: {6 K5 n5 B5 [
BB Alabama
1 D% e( a: p4 f. TBB Massachusetts
, @0 Y7 j k# Z9 @& LBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 $ Q- b6 P# K9 B; ]8 r" I
+ m+ k& R$ m6 N3 YJapanese ground losses: # s, X& A" W/ s( l6 |6 e
184 casualties reported
2 k+ Q7 z+ H' p+ P% bGuns lost 3 + O, d+ B$ b: i
+ [+ C5 Q5 w/ D' k5 J
Runway hits 1 5 d, i' h$ g' K
Port fuel hits 1
1 q" {9 N4 {3 B* APort supply hits 2 6 ~% f% Q( E, q
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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5 I) g( M( G/ o6 M1 |8 p3 AJapanese aircraft ; g+ w3 d+ R. Q8 P) p/ y+ S) ^) }2 U
no flights ; H9 n1 R) G2 r/ q; M7 |) V; H
# h8 g/ I) f# t; B8 lJapanese aircraft losses
# F j) |! b/ R7 s" Q7 ZKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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5 A9 [7 T* D) pAllied Ships
. c. d& Z+ m2 ?8 d$ SCA Chester . k7 y& n$ x0 {* y2 R
BB Washington
3 v9 H4 K6 N7 W4 g* X/ ?( ^BB North Carolina $ s7 f& D% s" G2 D. `/ @" t
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Japanese ground losses:
I' M7 [% Q: ~1 b85 casualties reported
( Y" X0 C0 g" jGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 3 C; f" }+ R x& q1 i, m2 D
Runway hits 5
5 i8 ^1 }8 p" a! @% `; D/ ` mPort hits 1
9 l2 c! U: P2 e# n; b, BPort supply hits 4
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9 k) F, d$ F- l- V; _$ UNight Air Combat * b0 Y: n& ^( |% n+ H1 Z7 V
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 " g1 c% S8 V+ V7 l b8 s5 E
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Japanese aircraft * Q1 Q. T) {$ r1 |, Q& E
H8K Emily x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
. n6 T% q7 a4 A% f4 O& nH8K Emily: 5 damaged / ?7 r, d/ e; W
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SS RO-35 ' `% t5 Y6 u1 j6 T0 x1 A2 ^
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Allied Ships % L7 x% Y5 f$ p7 S
DD Hyman
7 h. s# n, h( S5 t5 s- p' H7 aDD Conner ( v9 u" g/ c. E1 S! W2 }: d
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 K. `; N7 p: Y' f/ O2 t: c$ J
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Japanese aircraft
( @9 g$ d! v* m" nH8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft 6 S. F* x+ x/ G6 z A9 M
P-61A Black Widow x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses . S) _+ e( U1 X1 E7 Z
H8K Emily: 4 damaged 8 I' d% Z7 _: F0 j J; z0 M
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Allied Ships 6 @9 m3 q0 m! J( }( K* p
DD Conner
4 U1 Q% i' n& Y0 uDE LeRay Wilson
0 B% h: d6 d7 z; S- |) FAK Martin Johnson |