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$ W! y# C' E# b. I& x$ f8 nSub/ASW Attacks ! |1 ^* ^# ?2 n% ?, y- s
) E! u7 _; a k7 J, F! MASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 {) `" L+ _& ]$ yJapanese Ships
) s- i5 b! h! v* J3 jSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships ) t6 ]) j) H; ^
DD Saufley 8 n0 m+ A7 z/ {. `2 ^. H! E, z
DD Picking 2 E/ c9 d5 t; y6 H1 z; F
DD John Hood
& d8 Q5 ~7 z: Z ?, MDD Caperton * i9 h9 {1 m) Y* _% e
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
1 O% W7 w' Y! u, n) }AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. {7 @' e3 W1 {6 K* U2 b# e5 A3 HPC Kume
* }) ^& C( H6 x" T0 f, ?" v3 t4 Y7 B4 s5 f! I$ Y5 c3 `$ S
Allied Ships
' {. F) c P' K9 e: p1 fSS Hake
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4 R) b9 p3 i! t( \4 tASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) I- v+ J o9 o8 b7 \! ]Japanese Ships
( g" O* K5 G! _- n! `# QSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 2 {* ]7 S- K1 B1 P$ N9 \
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Allied Ships . f5 T; H1 J3 Q7 A
DD Saufley ; M1 _2 [7 ^4 _0 U" D9 x5 M8 o6 g
DD Picking
4 N! x" i$ a0 K0 \9 F. Y& g3 VDD John Hood
! ?7 w5 {6 b" D8 tDD Caperton
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+ |; S, }5 o. Z# PSub attack at 62,53
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4 _: Q! d7 g% T- r& ~; _9 MJapanese Ships , j! ^3 R3 e, D* U
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # V, a0 \1 ?6 W& p
PC Ch 2
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1 `+ F, w3 g b4 w) [7 q$ {Allied Ships " x" A2 C! ]7 [; j6 n
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: $ [# C8 [% B K: ^/ g+ l, q
88 casualties reported
+ a7 M% ~! r' `Guns lost 2 ' h J; w9 m6 M S5 U; b
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& h' t/ x$ U1 c( VNight Surface Combat # n6 V$ [# M9 V
; A. K) v% d- G/ K4 BI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but : _ j) n1 l! l& e3 n2 g
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 3 W9 ?/ a7 L. ^4 O. P- v
, f/ Y# Y8 D" P6 ~Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 5 v1 w ]2 g) c( ~# z( N
# J) d. [0 N. k' d- r0 }Japanese Ships
, i/ S. T6 \3 `0 F, p* MBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 2 Y( N8 d2 N# \# I8 p! P
BB Yamashiro & z/ S' K$ t Z* I8 v1 L; \
BB Hyuga ! @: ^9 ]3 u8 P
CA Mikuma $ ]! o! G4 C3 N& Y( [' \
CL Noshiro
4 A" q# |) F4 T2 H7 E& JDD Fuyuzuki
* b v) S r% d U! C" {DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 3 y; C% Z; `) v* C! `
DD Momi 3 { c5 P* s7 B [# P0 C
DD Kaede
k! j8 h& \# _; V, KDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
- R5 V; h; ]3 IDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 X. {8 G& h/ O) L4 gDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " H* C$ Q1 j3 a* t
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
% c' J1 ^3 \% S- {9 y8 TDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" N. Q# G, G, Q# t6 ?DMS Rodman
+ `- |: d. i# z2 ?DMS Gherardi
# |- q0 F2 ]2 [( H' l* Z. q7 aDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( U4 G, U9 P" ]$ ]
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire C3 ?" }1 C \
LST LST-339, heavy damage # f0 n7 ?: V( v& _, T* r' |
LST LST-457, heavy damage * T2 \3 B( ^9 h) V7 s& O
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 1 p( K; r, E5 O
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 9 I, y5 T3 F- T2 W# H* w
& A" k [' P6 o& p3 I* c: V: R; r1 gAllied ground losses: 8 T) I2 R3 K/ ^; V3 E, B3 A( v4 D" P; }
54 casualties reported
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r; K8 A6 ]2 Q5 ?) bNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, u' v# q( ]( c* RPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. C6 }: u( E& f0 d9 ~9 aPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk # P- N: _* ]/ t' L6 c( q0 [
! V6 x+ o0 @5 J. b$ `5 i: Q* `Allied Ships
' Y: p0 L8 m* ~' p* O' @- U; {DD Lyman K. Swenson - v- |6 F% y' E1 ^
DD Taussig 3 S9 O0 B' v: B7 U6 |0 R, M3 x$ d
DD John W. Weeks # O% H1 b( s: M' D% H3 W# Z; R6 H/ T
DD Harrison
4 O. \ S2 y9 QDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 " X5 h6 A- e1 A+ p( y1 ~
DD David Taylor & {6 T- m3 ~ G
DD Barton
# h/ \" n9 K, Q5 J2 y f7 B' ODD Quickmatch
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. O5 a" G8 o! @7 B) r3 h* [Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: # d4 w9 @% y( l, ~+ I6 _: |
' y v& O( L. y0 n+ c" A0 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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* `2 V( Z! F% p8 _/ N6 BJapanese Ships
' F1 b5 q3 A! E- O# {; _CA Kako, Shell hits 1
# m; U) T- j# z% |" l9 FCL Kiso
5 Q- g7 y9 _/ tDD Urakaze - A9 o* I6 b/ G
DD Natsugumo
9 o7 R: L6 o. p1 ]- UDD Minegumo
2 z! {' N. |. M1 }# mDD Sugi + E+ [4 F! z& b6 `7 J* y1 K
DD Hinoki , D0 A! [: M( V9 e7 X I8 f
DD Kashi
$ @1 ~7 e; U4 C. wDD Keyaki O/ n) g G6 b# A* y2 @
! F8 t" H k cAllied Ships , g$ V' d' G- r) L/ O7 Q
AS Howard W. Gilmore 5 t5 L# ?" S9 | ?
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ _3 w* m5 r, O) Y$ z" D' I
AV Hamlin + L) |3 ]7 r# w' n3 ^' Q0 ~
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire % U" R8 T2 J0 J2 L Q! s h5 U/ ~' C) m
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
9 b# G. ^8 G- x5 w0 o. `: y1 J3 v+ u: DAR George Taylor
W8 U2 N) P" Z( TAV R. C. Brennan : t6 T3 C5 `/ \! F5 {7 t
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 D2 V1 f, k$ @8 Q: I
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ( W# i$ W9 i; o% B; p, |
AR William T. Sherman
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P% b9 Q; x2 d; T! G! P3 QThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: ' N* g1 C' a, y8 z- z; h
5 a6 ?* n# h, C7 k4 K3 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 + \( j) ]; b5 R$ s& H
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Japanese Ships
0 ^" d/ A) P" ]% M& T6 b& p. @CA Kako, Shell hits 4
r5 f8 Y# t& y4 S/ m8 nCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
5 w7 F9 h- \# E' ]DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
7 n% ^3 y1 |* m1 ]2 \% ^- uDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 A3 l6 Q0 h/ D: m! ~& E; R' PDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage " C3 P( M1 c6 h8 r# i) V4 m
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
% i5 {- u) S8 mDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 0 }+ {" ~1 I( N- C
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # B" z& z p0 f. o" K' \8 d+ S
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire ) W- g) S6 A8 C; h9 ^/ l
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ s2 @5 d4 `2 p0 d5 \4 a; Q, Y+ xCL Wilkes-Barre 1 u& h. F# [% w& P8 E
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 * p5 f# n+ c/ N) d: M" V" g: D
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire - u4 q5 ^! g v& v; F6 i) [) H
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 : x- o) q: G9 p& b5 f
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 1 p) F/ k0 r. l+ T/ v
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
; F$ Y5 m" c: A" c: c2 TDD Welles
' U2 Y( d) x0 E6 n+ ?DD Wilkes - i# R8 ]3 T, r' L
DD Roe 3 T3 n! j# }0 |9 k# V. y
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ) G) ^% @% _9 J/ n
) A3 G5 B/ b# S8 k. b- P2 hJapanese Ships " r% g& X7 ~1 [" ^. G
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : K% @/ C, u" q) {
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Allied Ships 4 J* c/ H( ` h! P9 o- u2 p' a
DD Nicholson * ?) w6 F$ T: u) z( k5 C- x; v8 m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . Y3 y' V2 ~# {0 W+ M- C; U. \
$ g+ Y7 Z: M% M8 K, ]- jJapanese Ships 7 [8 x W6 ^) c+ y6 i, a: t2 J
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 ]0 D W9 _ P3 R* M
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Allied Ships
/ @; X2 P$ k; L5 A; S8 YDD Lyman K. Swenson ; Z7 D8 F0 b! O
DD Taussig
' J8 {8 G2 V, K8 Y4 {DD John W. Weeks
* q. T/ v' ^# R1 s3 EDD Harrison ' D4 y( B' ` f l. r
DD Isherwood
: R, B" A& q# |DD David Taylor
% f% Q4 x2 K! s& _- f& O# dDD Barton
' X6 L6 k! z- @6 PDD Quickmatch : i c1 S/ u* w- W1 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! B9 `" u9 t, F" O! S6 c
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Japanese Ships ; j+ v$ |" n/ _
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk ; K9 p+ m+ j5 Q
/ p' D% `1 {# z. D% RAllied Ships : u" Z( w/ V, U: C Y' n
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' a0 x5 v* L) N6 P4 ]! g
DD Taussig
6 M$ x/ j3 D; c. z1 \* t8 q- {/ DDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 4 \3 l5 H+ ~4 ]( t S! r. b
DD Harrison + H3 {% W, w4 ~) [. Y
DD Isherwood # {# }# M( h# o/ H
DD David Taylor # t5 [" x1 \" p& m+ o
DD Barton
# J% g; `, w3 W @DD Quickmatch ; G6 L1 H4 z4 K; I, P6 u0 R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ }' [: Z$ o( @+ d
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PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships + y, D+ h7 s' x) u
DD Lyman K. Swenson
: |4 V6 P7 v) m+ r" {$ F9 r( YDD Taussig
1 @" X# [ l4 n% ^7 aDD John W. Weeks
8 j# r- J) x4 r, JDD Harrison . K6 Y! l' D5 r# n8 Q
DD Isherwood 8 U% v, f8 C1 w1 P# F+ Y7 G
DD David Taylor ! T; k) R, A7 f ~; X( u- Z
DD Barton
2 p. H3 }' A) B9 d' V) p2 _DD Quickmatch
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Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships & o b6 ?8 E1 X9 F" X
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships : O, y# `( h" }: m4 ~
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
- e; L5 n# w; {8 ?% z9 `BB Massachusetts # v' D8 K) _. H
BB Alabama
4 b! l7 q$ k8 r, K; H! zCA Louisville
$ K' G& t- h6 Z- S1 gCA Chicago & y$ |6 G8 c, {0 Y4 H
DD Walker - @9 D$ [" O; R4 F
DD Waller ! p! L5 F. B/ o* ~2 f
DD Wedderburn ; V" {) Q) o+ b+ Q8 i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 y( s, N* h, |8 F( v+ s
9 ^) V4 r5 r5 i' ~" fJapanese Ships
L l! b' C* U1 k( R1 fAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' |0 A7 z K+ J! d1 e4 X- Z
. N5 @0 X+ D; O" a* M9 IAllied Ships
; Z) r* ~" g% u' ^1 K' {$ [BB South Dakota 2 O8 J& E+ F; t
BB Massachusetts
2 q8 l& o1 U T; R/ j8 MBB Alabama
! Q8 a H' ]- J! E, Q6 C7 Y2 PCA Louisville
9 n% w6 ?" t* f2 [ X. o5 X$ J% h9 @CA Chicago
2 N. M$ J9 `7 ~5 ^- n! zDD Walker : t4 Q" T! ~' ^4 p
DD Waller
+ v% S W9 R Y+ L oDD Wedderburn 8 }, o' [5 G0 o. C
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
: j8 L' j4 {, l' }( U0 E: { O0 Z6 ZAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 8 x, {) F: g& J6 a* A9 \8 [( v
/ q! Z& d3 o, `: Q# k$ S% cAllied Ships + H9 ^3 G2 Y* J7 c
BB South Dakota
4 N# t+ n# k& l* r+ [- I- c" t& M. iBB Massachusetts : l# K5 O: r1 U, W: ~- U' L% Y
BB Alabama # X" x% ]/ _, d% W# B1 p
CA Louisville
" @3 j3 V3 O O* hCA Chicago 4 K% F5 N/ H L
DD Walker 2 R% i \3 n: ]2 T% G
DD Waller
: O# F6 U2 \5 y/ r% eDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # a' q: n4 x' T& F0 d* T% `' U
$ I4 ~- T o$ F/ v/ ^Allied Ships 0 B J& ~3 x( [" O2 e
BB South Dakota 2 ?( ~% U4 U5 \) i' U2 a/ y% [+ \& J& J
BB Massachusetts % m" ^2 T a! r$ [! O) e0 W- d' w
BB Alabama # @4 I+ _& Y5 Q* c5 u" j |/ C
CA Louisville / f- J( L1 K9 F7 I" R g
CA Chicago
3 d% v" [9 M4 ~$ j. X' eDD Walker
9 |( L D1 f5 j% o1 r KDD Waller : v. h: o& r7 s0 J
DD Wedderburn
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, a/ O8 T1 E/ S) sDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " f9 p& c0 h' X- r$ a2 z7 x- ]
& ]. e/ u6 g0 rJapanese Ships
. M, h c8 Q: ~& gPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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$ A. s0 z3 d) V8 FBB South Dakota
3 H) P7 p+ Q' h/ b, e1 m4 A3 YBB Massachusetts
/ s! A5 a6 v8 {- o" CBB Alabama / A+ t! k* j% T" d) d$ Q
CA Louisville - M& m# ^; d+ B/ W e+ F/ s
CA Chicago
4 i* J; u0 w) X4 X5 aDD Walker + f$ F) W: W% u& l
DD Waller 0 V: R# S( |2 `( p$ l
DD Wedderburn 7 v; J" V8 }( V# m( h% }$ y3 n/ W
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ K6 ]% ?$ @( z8 a$ @9 m- `AK Myoho Maru
' q9 W4 w- T* l: w" v; OAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 D/ t& |6 D/ N0 a8 ]
# M) m3 w% m* u7 u: }6 y- xAllied Ships w' ?9 l! I6 {- B0 U# i3 O, J
BB South Dakota
1 a! \' I# D/ \4 [ f2 oBB Massachusetts * S" x6 ?* i! q1 l5 e" Z
BB Alabama
, X0 W! j$ `! D% S. c; K) Y* ACA Louisville
7 S, ^4 P4 M. Q8 d- e: tCA Chicago
- l6 [1 N3 r* E4 b, `DD Walker
& T$ m3 s3 p$ U. S5 K6 XDD Waller
$ N1 k7 @. d" l4 H4 [6 u% H6 {DD Wedderburn 5 w2 v8 u# X' M& q2 h4 v) v3 E
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% r$ G! x) ?8 }4 t* @Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk . N+ q+ \9 e7 y2 @! d
6 h! b9 R4 H& L& WAllied Ships
9 U& E# N3 F" i" m. J$ KBB South Dakota
& x" J: h p. |* a2 P+ F* ~BB Massachusetts * o$ R1 x. a0 \/ \
BB Alabama : Q Q% z) t9 F$ F0 C
CA Louisville
1 k& C+ c/ X' o, GCA Chicago
! `" w# f ?/ b) V9 c+ [DD Walker + I# o7 l7 w" X- L
DD Waller
% P" |! U1 U) i2 sDD Wedderburn
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( E9 V; f" V% m0 p/ CDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / N- j/ q; L$ P! W. o& @
4 ^& w/ W# D% h' a$ X7 X0 _Japanese Ships
# l, E2 w2 j* U v* _- z! ^PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage / Z8 b p; H7 q' M
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Allied Ships
6 P% i1 a' O! f" `BB South Dakota
`8 Z! E/ `8 q4 @: H3 P+ A# jBB Massachusetts % G8 W8 s; b9 k$ B
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
% a( }, ^* Z: G0 l% r, Q. MCA Louisville
5 @0 {. g0 u+ E% N# x2 FCA Chicago $ h/ U$ j- v) c9 C
DD Walker
/ C3 z+ F: i2 g1 U5 CDD Waller
' ?- y1 o( F- t: p8 o' ^, Q' HDD Wedderburn ' r# g8 X- _7 v9 \
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
) |# N5 W7 _0 q; J; l8 P: x4 EPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk : \0 l" g3 q! I2 {% b- u5 G P1 Q' Z
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage : _4 y ^0 {3 K
& D0 y* d( n5 b2 {7 ~Allied Ships . U" v( X9 C" w" w( F. M8 G: Z
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 8 K$ D& O$ {' o6 `, M3 v3 [( f
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 0 w1 w+ O& `" ]4 V4 P
BB Alabama
3 O0 r. ]* p' C4 P4 ], QCA Louisville 9 _3 g' }4 Y4 `. a( [6 X
CA Chicago ! n0 k- `# ?+ {( t, q5 `. [
DD Walker
+ t! `1 k9 I3 T, EDD Waller f0 F$ R \: {8 b. A7 a
DD Wedderburn
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
$ @5 J! }6 C! Q; }23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 `: }+ ]& s c/ z% b$ C& U$ U" a7 AAllied Ships
' a$ D' i& j4 |0 `9 SCA Chicago " j4 z- U6 ]& ]7 \) O- F! G" g
CA Louisville
3 }/ p) J( C. V3 EBB Alabama
& i R4 w4 c: C, G1 {. F" v- YBB Massachusetts 7 d/ J' h5 G ~/ D' j/ p' h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 " n* U' k |" H( g* ]
( d5 R" O n h9 d: ~Japanese ground losses:
) y$ p' V& v$ q s184 casualties reported " l9 A' y% a! n8 ~) r$ {" c
Guns lost 3 ! w \5 ^" C+ {0 n/ P! ?8 _
1 ?; X8 ]: k4 ^: v, w$ S+ @Runway hits 1
0 [# D& ]# O" m- t' S2 ?6 NPort fuel hits 1
$ `3 ]& C) {% _, sPort supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ! ?# r6 b/ L5 d! W7 \) t% ^ b6 ?7 h
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no flights
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" k7 T y$ w2 }' B( qJapanese aircraft losses 4 @9 I4 |2 D; _$ i5 X C2 x. }
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed + a9 E2 @1 e; A' B" n
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Allied Ships 6 p. z) U! M5 J) Q- h
CA Chester N3 O, {4 d6 D8 i1 E
BB Washington * w" t/ {9 M4 y) l0 \
BB North Carolina : f! H( W4 O* `5 u
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Japanese ground losses:
8 ~1 S& _0 ? v7 M$ g" z85 casualties reported
! X4 I5 r; k7 [3 e6 ]) n: B3 gGuns lost 2
4 m. V+ S4 V3 d/ E
& v, ^2 k/ g; r9 l7 gAirbase hits 1 * t; E B5 B& T
Runway hits 5
4 v" ~/ H& G3 j# `0 F4 Y! R0 HPort hits 1 + C! K9 T0 d9 K' H% g
Port supply hits 4
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0 {* w2 C! \& c$ dNight Air Combat 8 Z' b/ L% e% s9 p# q& E
8 Z5 w2 k# e. u% y
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 ( C) X1 V+ J0 s! z6 G4 {* N
: p- {8 U2 R$ l& D* q' IJapanese aircraft
& Q& ?# |' D# F4 h7 J8 }H8K Emily x 5 # q$ t4 B; t9 |+ u5 R5 T4 r* y
1 }) L) J- n; k% V. q0 Q- cJapanese aircraft losses 6 j: n! Z: x5 e6 h9 n7 X4 L& m
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 ]. A5 S% B0 n3 p4 f G1 SSS RO-35 2 @7 n4 U5 c9 u# o8 x
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Allied Ships
; A( V3 j6 t% U4 V0 ?DD Hyman
6 e/ i/ T* B0 A9 G4 `' W5 VDD Conner % r" L2 B, g9 P n) _3 D0 m
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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0 e. `+ c4 i0 \$ G3 e7 D+ rJapanese aircraft
: g$ p- t m' |* }H8K Emily x 5
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# J2 S1 w2 c U! v: [7 |( z2 [Allied aircraft
) i1 l9 ]6 J1 d- H! u( z" m, vP-61A Black Widow x 2 3 q9 o& ~4 i' c8 c
$ H1 }8 o- p/ g# i5 LJapanese aircraft losses
* C' Z0 m+ n$ {# U+ |! R2 R6 `H8K Emily: 4 damaged $ C* U( C# y, L1 R9 l; A
1 s. V' B. F# A4 N5 {1 L
Allied Ships
, A: Q2 {8 ^: q% YDD Conner
1 k9 n3 t) J0 F$ e! f" ^' }$ sDE LeRay Wilson
R ]. }8 `$ `' l0 hAK Martin Johnson |