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2 G1 g" |" P1 D) HDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!3 j; c$ }- j+ V- p6 \
1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)$ Z) [3 o3 ]) B
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Allied Ships
# Z6 S% H V6 v, t& iDD Uhlmann
7 J. ? T4 S( g0 L6 Y7 ODD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire; h) w" \+ n+ c8 ]8 C" j9 p, M! d
DD Stockton1 K3 c0 O$ _! g; \8 J
DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire7 ^7 R7 q9 k) U% y: H9 N
DD The Sullivans2 ~8 m( a% W. E/ `
DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 ^/ |. R8 d j7 gDD Wilson
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. C. n! S; ^8 c7 o3 a$ tTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Johnston, Mine hits 1
6 g4 h% e$ L; ~3 O" KDD Isherwood% m# D* O( c8 ]2 k0 p+ n
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u \6 ^) w: z0 dTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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& E' B9 g! f9 L8 O1 Z9 ^DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire# O" W' o9 e6 P
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TF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
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& ?( V( r, ~) ^2 z, OTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire8 I% I6 i4 j/ R
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! u0 t) @& d2 o7 U/ p0 n' c- B, _; QTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)- F. i. n7 r3 Q/ |1 x
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DD Valkenburgh" s4 F ^: u/ C1 ~% V! P
DD John Hood0 a: ~; g& Z0 v2 b9 O
DD Black
0 {9 I z7 u/ o3 S- [- y6 mDD Bennett! u- D' t' {0 r3 j! y) f- {
DD Bell, Mine hits 15 Y9 X1 i0 A, p- j0 v! d2 o
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Callaghan
, F1 }# z# T+ t4 F0 i0 ^DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire+ z- D- }5 J" `! w" F
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1
7 ~/ Q0 r5 w) o# Y- vDD Waldron
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* K( l m$ o6 USomehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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1 T- t9 n. M) NTF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52
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Allied Ships
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DD Burns1 C) K; g! x. w5 v
DD Aulick
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' u, i0 C$ c+ _; n! rDD Callaghan
2 e" Z- F' \4 Z, P: sDD Clarence Bronson, on fire
4 X6 j6 [! F$ sAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: ?9 x3 h# b' Z
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" f, H; C, i/ C: r4 R( U
DD Lyman K. Swenson
2 f. ]" a0 {' p& D+ b. dDD Waldron
$ s v* ~' c h2 U( g, \# oAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 w1 \* C5 {3 w }+ M7 hAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire
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* A( p- }+ S& Y" G, l# D哈哈,请看!! |