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2 }6 R. A: A8 QASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - R5 ^* H J! l6 t
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% f3 r; o% c( g3 {SS RO-35, hits 7 : e" z4 I$ i0 N( f
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Allied Ships
+ l) S1 T. D( [6 f1 V( q0 lDD Saufley 2 E0 a+ T4 L8 y: n, I" `5 p
DD Picking
7 U+ A7 D; g! t, i b* [2 \DD John Hood # k8 L& ?" y* e1 p& i
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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/ I- {$ I3 H" I; k. ^) EAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 r) o# N- l+ w" FPC Kume 5 O+ N: A. O# G* s" U& u; l/ z$ F: U
# p6 e R+ V$ e$ B& k" r% }Allied Ships
& K7 j% {& t6 X3 L4 W, QSS Hake
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* H- [, A4 ^, o; M; j: N. R! _ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # ]& {0 n/ I* T" @; t, z* z) `
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9 | X' R# [4 |2 nSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships # H9 C6 ?! z; v5 `9 E) s
DD Saufley " ?9 [8 b1 l* p/ f
DD Picking
/ s$ A4 Y o# g6 ^- I2 QDD John Hood . d$ X) n E3 J
DD Caperton
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, g# V" x0 v( S! O) }Sub attack at 62,53
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* T; R% V# G0 [5 IJapanese Ships
' ?' O" @/ T5 m& ~& O1 ^AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) O& x; O% y2 t: u. T/ GPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
* f; ^8 S; }0 ~2 P: |7 ]' r* M5 g3 VSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
6 w% K: `$ D, c p( L) Z88 casualties reported
7 H! x( S7 T q: y M' w( [8 EGuns lost 2
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" W7 ~2 ~' Z, y. E5 _Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
' \. `' b% f0 Z4 wthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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4 O5 E/ L& Y) R: M7 N) ]Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships
C# i5 j) u5 I: `BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
2 U* y) C4 z' d4 \BB Yamashiro 4 y; {7 Y& ] R- m( i) c
BB Hyuga
+ F1 E# S- a4 U. g8 k; _" WCA Mikuma 1 @& g5 L/ o5 _
CL Noshiro
: y4 D& c* ]4 {# DDD Fuyuzuki 8 d; d3 m3 Y6 U& U9 G
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
2 V3 H6 n6 X' B/ J3 ADD Momi $ N' E( d- h8 i h7 x
DD Kaede ; X D$ w3 v1 S& V0 U/ v
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 4 Y2 ?2 t( ~0 V9 H: f% G; i
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - w* B% ]5 O7 o
) I) E6 U: C" @3 ?; P1 V* V" d! |Allied Ships
2 y, [0 U) S/ j) ZDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) e( d2 v8 N% ?! qDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 , z. E9 S, a* H6 s/ T
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) |! @/ O* p0 k& V, `; a% ZDMS Rodman
3 d) v7 H# `% ~, LDMS Gherardi d. n! l$ Q+ C X4 J4 k
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 x v+ I% \& o% o
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 q* p/ R* h9 K" P
LST LST-339, heavy damage % H! s+ q% c ?( c0 T
LST LST-457, heavy damage : D* t# Y, S/ Z3 `9 ~
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
* _3 A: G8 z4 h; q$ jAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage T; M0 ~# n$ q2 Q) ?% k
( c! ~7 ~ o* S5 cAllied ground losses: " W% t* D g: Q3 S
54 casualties reported 0 Y9 [; h, i" r* R8 i. V4 W: ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! u8 \, g9 h9 F* e$ V+ P/ m; j
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" b+ h* N+ y g% cPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk : g7 Z0 H1 R) y1 _3 [1 v
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Allied Ships ( U* q- T! b* u6 H4 s7 C
DD Lyman K. Swenson
3 U* F' l0 g/ ]& e$ Z- gDD Taussig
' q$ U4 v- t" `5 qDD John W. Weeks " ?3 M! ^4 T( `. [: b* `) j
DD Harrison 8 }+ ?) G+ G1 p; h
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 " N ?! n1 y9 |! f6 O9 e
DD David Taylor " ~+ Z# A9 D* X" t; _$ Q6 y/ y& } N
DD Barton
; I4 q }& P% LDD Quickmatch
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, q* [8 v2 _# D, R( O2 uOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: & ?! }+ M2 g7 K( i/ [: T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 / k8 W8 W, o4 u$ i$ i
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Japanese Ships
/ O4 z4 ~2 A' K+ l2 S3 pCA Kako, Shell hits 1 ) s7 ?6 m s: M( k5 w% V
CL Kiso
) r& f0 g) ^* a) |/ sDD Urakaze
+ z& T8 G+ r) l& t+ V1 W2 uDD Natsugumo 3 M! t, j9 R/ |- M, J
DD Minegumo ' a' m+ A; P* X l1 K, e5 F3 T/ K
DD Sugi % r) }3 x* l3 T9 R3 U/ ]
DD Hinoki ( E( r/ S7 [- o# _) m
DD Kashi
" B! M# S1 D0 V0 ZDD Keyaki
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. Y4 [3 U7 d9 o3 ?) B% XAllied Ships
$ `1 _+ a' r5 ], J- OAS Howard W. Gilmore # c4 B+ {/ V3 H A5 I5 s4 H( _1 D8 f8 i
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & X9 y# g9 K0 J4 L, z3 {) k
AV Hamlin . M: n# `* F! m2 S. t+ F9 m4 F
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire " E4 a h' ^' Q! I! {) ~
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 # _7 u3 _, W- Y7 \
AR George Taylor * l# I0 r( v+ L
AV R. C. Brennan
2 m8 A% _" n, Q5 wAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
* a, X. ~* o+ J9 @AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ! g' [. p9 p1 @: }1 X8 K9 t
AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 5 |5 d% s/ ?; M! `+ u4 F( N
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ) v- _! s% s# [
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 @- [! w* q% U4 Z& j; W3 v
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ; ?9 d5 u, p( T& L* K; m2 v- [# \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' C3 k; A' Q. u% t
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& V* r2 M4 L2 m! U2 w+ gDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 h, X# j' C6 n+ m, D, HDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
G4 v* h/ }; R" U6 LDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 `8 d6 }! i. w" Y- PDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships * U4 W* R) `) U
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire . S# K$ R' H; h2 ~! H) T; d
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ |# N/ Y( S- X8 _+ ZCL Wilkes-Barre ; H; l8 D0 m5 h5 T J* h
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 4 H5 b( F A5 r2 ^ Y4 n
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ! K: k( K' B' C. c: }# K
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 , w) u6 s! v8 B/ U* @( ^0 n
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
! O; ^2 H& j6 s8 f5 O+ DDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 , s1 q* P/ @ Z7 m. l: ~
DD Welles : s0 A. z9 y9 R5 R& L) _/ {
DD Wilkes
4 i% [- R: K6 I2 nDD Roe _9 l1 q" o+ ]" x
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8 w! M/ `, _ g% `, tNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 7 u, q1 a6 B/ ~. M% w
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * r. V s! j/ N
5 q. c. M; w) t6 m# A+ q% _Allied Ships
. O5 ~& X+ m V- @3 V1 i. X9 DDD Nicholson
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+ B. H. }( h3 v% NNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 p# R5 h9 Y5 S/ h6 ]
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Japanese Ships
+ I; W- k% q P) P1 r; n1 j' c' FPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # F+ k6 t1 W$ x2 r& o p3 k
( F5 U- W6 R) Z8 Y; ^Allied Ships
. \! C$ J c! M* E* U# RDD Lyman K. Swenson
8 t' Q, r/ |( b" VDD Taussig . K; k% a6 E6 D( L* X
DD John W. Weeks $ ~) T& n# y2 G+ Z5 G
DD Harrison & o/ E9 F$ q/ Q/ E
DD Isherwood 4 H! E4 \0 r( k. c: n$ n. k/ f
DD David Taylor
. S8 z, h1 D3 J' ~1 cDD Barton " C }& n6 A* x
DD Quickmatch
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% g/ n+ N+ I7 X9 O$ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
* I5 j6 {- r3 h& LPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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% q$ b# c$ x- ^/ uAllied Ships
3 }- p. x* G; y1 h& |DD Lyman K. Swenson
! w4 ?+ ]3 l$ M# TDD Taussig
, m+ {1 n7 x! J5 \4 N9 cDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 $ C! |8 i# {# e- X! I+ i0 @
DD Harrison
/ A' b9 V; e5 Z+ t) qDD Isherwood 5 H% t$ a( I7 ]# l0 s
DD David Taylor " d+ l& q: D& d2 v1 f, @% X; w! N
DD Barton % J0 K. l. K; j6 z" W9 `
DD Quickmatch ' Q; ]1 f1 S) u- q2 g ^9 S$ f
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1 E3 w' d3 R; eNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 |& f0 S6 K; m0 f8 r, d
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Japanese Ships
# l* I" ]3 ]" G; I) U) v; X& U0 V$ @PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk , {5 f+ ?# O% V0 ^" i* l7 l, V' Z: [
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Allied Ships
( @1 E n2 A- ^4 @/ O. sDD Lyman K. Swenson
1 a- d2 o5 h. v2 D- _* i1 MDD Taussig
" o8 Q% _ h% {% `" o% B$ Z% ~DD John W. Weeks 0 ~& T8 A) `) I' e. \5 m
DD Harrison $ _8 a2 I. [/ S: }1 G# o9 R9 S
DD Isherwood # r4 c) n2 n! e% u
DD David Taylor
2 ?6 q) n) v; L+ s! T1 f9 I' Q9 WDD Barton
0 _5 J" \: Q4 R' I! s, [ yDD Quickmatch
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: [ C: K9 Q5 t) d* a' @Daylight Surface Combat
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! I' T+ ~% c3 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 k$ K* N, Z0 Z2 pJapanese Ships
7 o- q* g( }6 F& G; l7 u6 ^, C9 JPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk & k( @' j3 ]$ ]
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Allied Ships % H! }3 O4 `9 b! R
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
0 M4 G% N7 Z' y# X \( SBB Massachusetts
3 l& n+ ~% p7 d* q' fBB Alabama 9 n i0 v8 ^/ S$ ]( T9 }* p T
CA Louisville
& q& M2 T9 d$ w% l- q( zCA Chicago # p$ i+ N# f6 p3 e
DD Walker / T7 e; V" s2 ` c1 ~& M5 v
DD Waller - f7 P8 @9 W' p
DD Wedderburn ; J" _- s- `$ d
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" {5 C, R$ f& YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ ~8 I* Q* m, X/ E7 kJapanese Ships ! k4 i' y6 i/ y: j4 S8 l
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & [; Q0 l6 P* G! j9 c
, W9 @0 j0 X; J" G& S1 PAllied Ships
* B% A# y, I0 a4 [) lBB South Dakota
. l/ r3 O7 c$ w0 w: TBB Massachusetts
/ s: b# y5 x5 I1 NBB Alabama 0 I c) v. a8 H' B" i9 @$ [' {
CA Louisville
+ t5 y9 _+ h; i W Y7 iCA Chicago
2 ^2 W9 V8 Y# |- y4 Z- s: V; q$ W" gDD Walker 5 b1 @6 `& _" i- k
DD Waller 8 h( [+ E2 _# b( E7 N$ e: X' S
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 n% P4 k8 x* B ?! @( a& G( _Japanese Ships
" c7 w0 m, ?( P2 @. H3 G4 B0 L, F$ uAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / Q# T9 w; h/ i# Q( k# k1 R
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Allied Ships
$ z5 P/ r/ x. ]" W; X# ^BB South Dakota
2 `0 D1 ] S8 a/ BBB Massachusetts
" f4 s) B8 }0 f+ a' }7 _5 A3 s) q' m7 cBB Alabama . }) ^- R. I. M' M* y* t
CA Louisville
7 j1 e+ g1 Q: [% | iCA Chicago
" p/ `9 ?. `- @7 t6 G- I" mDD Walker
0 L* |0 ~8 D' A* m7 mDD Waller 3 r: @% Z0 u d# l( E4 ?! v, o
DD Wedderburn 3 B) G* s8 g: e. O; Q5 M
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% \6 m8 p C: {$ yDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk : |, e$ W5 s7 W* E5 E% L
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Allied Ships
$ A+ _: A- U! e$ h7 D6 ^$ C# M4 i$ ^BB South Dakota
" ]. s( f9 l; U/ \# FBB Massachusetts
+ C* I( ^7 q5 nBB Alabama ! W. j- A: ~8 [2 B1 l7 I
CA Louisville " J, x7 J+ K/ V
CA Chicago
. P+ \% d' S- W8 dDD Walker
( M8 `1 T. V8 D2 {' q3 MDD Waller 9 V+ O3 k- K0 X, S
DD Wedderburn
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3 k" m3 J3 m1 t- H1 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 |3 b/ |* F0 @6 [
2 q$ z, p, u+ |! ] cJapanese Ships ( r% J% Y/ u& o$ X! X4 X
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage @! U" x! Y3 |9 |6 X9 q- ^6 Z
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Allied Ships ! e" e: n! ^6 v- A; x4 U
BB South Dakota
- y' P' ~) F. b& bBB Massachusetts
2 Y" r+ s/ c0 g! j; ZBB Alabama
7 c. e# j- E3 [/ a0 hCA Louisville 4 p5 E1 g2 n' ~* Q a2 a& t9 S6 \
CA Chicago
: Y) ]1 i8 W, W- n9 |* RDD Walker
' I$ Y, t. Q5 ADD Waller
/ M# {; _! h- \. N1 @" j7 A5 uDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & q+ G' Z/ _ c- s
# j( A2 t2 o! n8 iJapanese Ships 5 z% d/ ~4 i9 _9 U5 c
AK Myoho Maru 8 ]% w* a; r! @7 P. Y J0 f: B
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire % `7 n# A, c$ m. ^' @1 {
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% m0 {- I- v) p* ]# o8 F dBB South Dakota
& ^3 P, x) V7 i% i7 C1 P2 o& RBB Massachusetts 2 Z- f- l/ T& y7 w
BB Alabama 8 w2 K. I/ g( B0 O
CA Louisville
# a ]1 Y% a, K+ F8 S4 J- rCA Chicago ( `0 V# d* X% v2 x" b6 F
DD Walker * v3 v2 k- u; X8 A7 V4 B5 l2 v3 g6 B
DD Waller ( U$ u$ t* S$ v1 p
DD Wedderburn
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0 Q, K4 c9 D( s. v& s# ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 M/ K9 U: f5 ]; b: q
8 v2 ], i, C& \: XJapanese Ships - u# I& T1 x& [9 q+ V% v2 C& O
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 ^1 m/ g% u+ s: A" G
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Allied Ships
5 P" h. a' n% R; X( y2 FBB South Dakota 5 E+ G2 R( W+ @: X2 U
BB Massachusetts
. B- i3 b* \" Y9 t/ V# U8 d4 yBB Alabama
7 L3 H$ w' U. b$ e3 oCA Louisville 6 W; L$ s- \1 b1 b
CA Chicago
5 A9 w4 v! i: h1 j' b u C6 fDD Walker
7 Y' U( @' y, o9 L NDD Waller
1 J! T9 E5 k8 b; l, jDD Wedderburn & O/ T- ~, B( R; p! \1 t& C
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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
5 ~( w( u4 a1 W0 Z$ E
+ i& Y2 g; K% _+ f7 {8 Y; sAllied Ships
4 ]" i5 L4 c Y1 l4 KBB South Dakota 0 a, `2 ?( a7 V- ~
BB Massachusetts ) m+ D+ A: x5 t1 y
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ; H( A2 @% Y5 l! v: ^- u
CA Louisville
. G! `6 F6 r6 q. G& f1 aCA Chicago
* u! i( v; q+ k* m; v' x0 }" d, CDD Walker
% M5 z% c1 r& r& c2 PDD Waller 2 m5 Q d. R0 W( f; a
DD Wedderburn 7 z- q1 ^6 J, W4 a/ Z3 M
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V5 l% l, B6 J& lJapanese Ships 9 j5 `) Z6 }9 W* c$ n
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk / O9 F+ x, ], A! f
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage + J- l3 u% }1 k. C0 I
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Allied Ships
( A. m& a6 h9 I8 ABB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 8 b* c7 U$ c" M4 p+ n6 t+ H, Q
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
7 m0 R& P3 q# U, X7 |BB Alabama
5 i% H5 Q" A1 N" fCA Louisville $ h! G: A6 u( G$ t2 n- K% a6 q
CA Chicago ) p+ E! t- _/ x8 U
DD Walker ) o3 ]' O$ t6 Q* D4 g: ~2 L+ ?; d
DD Waller
4 P/ g) u4 H: PDD Wedderburn
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Bombardments
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! + B3 b: X9 T3 z
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 X/ g/ A$ n! s
3 t! L& l i; u/ Z6 l! i% Z+ kAllied Ships
: E: X% J/ r# `( l# r7 z$ LCA Chicago
7 f; s& J9 f z% R3 `CA Louisville
. R& N5 Z; ]" Y( dBB Alabama
- k8 G) p D# y4 N! i0 K: lBB Massachusetts
9 f2 C' u1 a1 B! [8 d5 jBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 % y5 ~1 W3 |( D- p- ^
/ _( o0 Y+ p6 M9 p# O% G& nJapanese ground losses: " J0 @0 z) _8 n# e
184 casualties reported
' s/ K/ @9 K4 h0 nGuns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
6 s- ]" y5 l7 {; kPort fuel hits 1
3 q/ z8 X& `& Q9 P; R0 SPort supply hits 2 , T, L" a) V% I1 \6 x( [
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' @& |5 y- L3 S. u: x6 |) q( mNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ' g/ x ?- h3 ` M
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no flights ' k; s3 [# b' @& Y- S0 _
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 y G _ c9 n8 u0 W$ M' k/ n% H8 l
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed , O4 A3 D# r: u0 w z
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Allied Ships ' f+ p8 e8 r* A
CA Chester
/ y$ g( R; S @, {5 S& g' b! JBB Washington
2 k! k, U* t* @3 `0 c5 v; f4 ZBB North Carolina 5 v) }9 Q! `4 x: ~ Q) o
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Japanese ground losses:
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Airbase hits 1
* J1 q' `! @$ XRunway hits 5
+ k1 s9 f8 h: S) z7 H. h, ?4 UPort hits 1 ' Y2 S6 Z7 P/ [* s3 k6 ~& A. @
Port supply hits 4
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6 @- ^0 s4 G: `- _Night Air Combat
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: v: d' A- J* @) w0 A, yNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ' W/ ]" ]1 i+ { x
& J, o; K! e+ v5 j uJapanese aircraft $ x, k5 X" i- F" J( \
H8K Emily x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses 5 b' U9 G7 J4 j
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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SS RO-35
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DD Hyman
( w4 }' F) y; y4 O# V }8 hDD Conner
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8 g6 L; l# ]# r* p+ B! L' pNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 $ \' V$ `* }: C7 R% f" R r+ }
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Japanese aircraft # I4 p) ^" ]$ `3 R9 {: q
H8K Emily x 5 $ Q5 J; U% s5 t( ~% n {
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Allied aircraft / h' d7 _4 K% `+ U0 d p! Q# ^
P-61A Black Widow x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 k1 N) A7 |( b( P: p3 G6 I
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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DD Conner
9 f% `& V( G% Z( f5 ~$ {% v' ADE LeRay Wilson 4 J$ w1 d5 w0 ^/ _% i
AK Martin Johnson |