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Sub/ASW Attacks / ~) _) U5 v( a: w" Y1 ?8 R$ {
' n: W% S2 L( G7 ]! }$ HASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ v r# C5 V3 R: p7 p: ]# X/ QJapanese Ships 3 l" y! w" g) H# Q
SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships . q: _* V& |: {& U# d- _
DD Saufley 4 c9 k1 L* ^# S8 n; r' O" H
DD Picking 4 m% ^4 _9 I' ]0 T' V
DD John Hood 5 W0 G: j# `8 R, V
DD Caperton : S d2 H9 _0 Y( S6 N/ i
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b0 o" _3 a. n; n7 d6 p! Y6 B l: PSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships / L2 E0 h6 y9 [
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& `8 D K- R+ I; q+ ]PC Kume ; ?- d) X" p+ N5 i0 P5 q+ H8 D. d* W& h
, ?* [6 C8 x3 S, [Allied Ships
( J+ v3 J' s! u9 _: b1 v$ N2 SSS Hake ' |# B2 A# q0 Y" N
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0 a. I1 R. J1 A; E; @" O; _ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
$ G) y& Z j: c4 dSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 9 w, P3 |0 s! `
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Allied Ships / E/ E) P1 a+ m& K9 r/ H ]+ a* h
DD Saufley 6 C! ]" k5 U5 \2 X( `
DD Picking ; s7 m' q2 N5 F2 [
DD John Hood
5 y, F4 `! c) l# z8 `1 f# VDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 M8 O8 a: q; |) @' B' c3 b% EPC Ch 2 + I0 a+ m; Q4 m) p
( F$ ^* e( I! X6 x9 a% hAllied Ships
% I+ Q5 }9 ?0 v( C% D) M/ WSS Bang 3 S* Y/ g- @+ _) F1 Z8 s X
/ O1 h! V7 B4 J d0 ^: J: o) j& ^$ lJapanese ground losses: 0 y' @+ X- M/ {% ?2 D
88 casualties reported
9 j2 o/ d, P6 e8 \4 h3 YGuns lost 2
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% ]/ I# v% b$ t7 f% U7 x$ RNight Surface Combat
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$ J8 W+ m$ t7 B$ k1 q+ yI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but , [: b+ j6 e) _! e6 e0 a: W, e
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. + C. c+ i! j4 k6 x. q3 `' T7 |
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 " c' {: E% l* z( I
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Japanese Ships $ i% X" t/ A" ]& U
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
1 \+ i9 B0 }! Y1 Q2 `3 |" ~BB Yamashiro y; b/ T, Q: w8 U3 Q: b
BB Hyuga
$ v# x" ~ D+ e) xCA Mikuma $ b# j+ V5 H' E' M' N, c9 W9 Z
CL Noshiro
9 a* q9 Y6 m' p3 |DD Fuyuzuki . \4 Z( o; W3 V% x
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 9 R( J* X7 j! F6 p) d5 N
DD Momi
& E. v$ s) | w k2 l2 XDD Kaede
0 o7 i8 \2 _! S% |1 nDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
/ ~9 H' u4 g. G, }7 aDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ( e' o. x/ G; N% U9 U( u' s
) ?8 P/ d# v4 F7 LAllied Ships
9 f5 @: G5 T* `( W' XDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; \9 F5 @5 A' S$ ?- sDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
3 t! k7 X: M9 g) P4 bDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" y# u6 \! x S' h1 cDMS Rodman
% ?' `2 s: `0 P4 BDMS Gherardi ; `* c3 \+ i+ M9 C7 m
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 V$ Q# f" X; T/ W: @$ l
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire , A/ J( [) ?3 Q" W" D
LST LST-339, heavy damage E* D7 u8 P: G
LST LST-457, heavy damage 5 G" @7 b6 }; R0 w: h% W2 H+ o
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ) l! W9 w8 W2 `. R6 r& u4 K2 O
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 2 k+ D$ X( Z* O% z
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Allied ground losses: # g4 Z4 ]3 ?0 ~3 R7 V
54 casualties reported 5 c9 S5 K* l# q. ]8 s6 X" P9 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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" H2 I1 D @, J, X2 }5 v" S1 zPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 o7 G! W; ?2 e8 X- r2 `3 D5 l
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk ' n ~5 C! c+ [) T# g/ X
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Allied Ships
( ?8 s, f$ X7 A: MDD Lyman K. Swenson
e0 g1 F6 b, l8 l' p, ADD Taussig 2 U4 X/ S: Y4 X! h% D+ h8 a% g' N: {% i
DD John W. Weeks 0 o+ r0 a% ^ J& ^- z* Z
DD Harrison
# P. ]1 R: l7 I+ y- Z0 ?2 hDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
; H; f: K6 Z4 P& m. |0 @( W% LDD David Taylor / |- w/ `' t; M2 m: H ~
DD Barton 7 V. r. T. {* B8 I7 U: `
DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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1 Z: v$ t2 ~4 j3 D" l% R& cNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ) V0 Y& T9 z9 v; t2 ]9 g K6 W
7 ?0 G9 W/ w1 B: OJapanese Ships
/ s5 B/ Q4 R7 M: I5 qCA Kako, Shell hits 1 ; C" Z' z* N9 n6 P) Z( D
CL Kiso " \" ~% K0 l. _. z9 ?$ U/ B
DD Urakaze
# o; \3 E* x; K; iDD Natsugumo
* X7 u6 }8 r/ N- r5 mDD Minegumo * g5 x3 j0 N. M8 L. f' I/ J$ a
DD Sugi
, J) ]; h; i/ m8 xDD Hinoki
5 W% I4 B4 _$ \ X7 w, e/ s* ^9 lDD Kashi & n" `0 R" l. T9 s7 k5 k1 U
DD Keyaki - _2 Z( U* E9 n- o1 b! P
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Allied Ships 0 q; N6 k* Y! C
AS Howard W. Gilmore
- N; x1 \ `6 fAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ I9 y$ `! Z- V0 h; _2 c( n* jAV Hamlin / K4 w- J) f# c# x0 a5 ~% R. m) X
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 m$ p0 E0 N9 B0 R
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ; \ ~# f8 Z: X& j( q
AR George Taylor
- n8 O& F" L$ E' ZAV R. C. Brennan " T+ d& j! Q, Q5 }# Q
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
( z$ x+ s5 E! mAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
" `- |+ f- F6 k& `* OAR William T. Sherman # s' g+ A& R$ b" _( A* b
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: C3 N" S+ }/ [) h) q" ?Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: $ P$ B/ g, i$ @ l* ?$ P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
2 f6 {5 s6 V1 q# A& e* [CA Kako, Shell hits 4
+ c& W% K" a! Q7 N. g, UCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 3 u: Z2 w0 Q$ }; {
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ @5 E: C+ Y* J: K; RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& C- v9 [" D, RDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% }- E( P7 t; f6 QDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
" z* d$ ]! w0 w1 t' M6 }8 c5 NDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 " Q4 |% o; c4 G1 Q, D/ S
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - ~9 a/ k9 F( n8 K/ j$ R$ T
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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" C' ?2 L# o- a( |3 n+ dAllied Ships
* N0 x3 ] Q& F& D! OCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ P* n* ^3 \: w+ \8 QCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
9 o6 c- ?) o9 r G* TCL Wilkes-Barre $ q' @# s6 d6 G
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
7 K' k& i# G" g6 pDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 W# T6 H: d# |4 n2 k) q
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 . `' U5 h7 L4 T5 J9 s
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
% B( ]: \& J; JDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
: }+ P- k0 e3 _% DDD Welles ' W U& w6 [9 V8 Z
DD Wilkes
; w$ l _& F' M8 c/ [DD Roe * Z0 ]2 E4 H4 F! g" _/ N
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: \* v' o* |: Z @ b9 ENight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ' Y/ b6 F/ n0 Z$ u( Z
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Japanese Ships " \, {* j4 }- Z, f% G# T
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
( [0 a! E( X* ?9 Z6 q M0 D+ b% wDD Nicholson 6 [. S& E* t7 A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / E) s7 m" ^+ a& W
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson 1 U. n" I( M! M- s+ I
DD Taussig
4 y, w( ^ E) o; uDD John W. Weeks
9 d* G& N& y5 A; m. qDD Harrison
/ r! [7 B3 z# rDD Isherwood ( N1 |4 i" G. K- m' n
DD David Taylor 1 w8 O1 C+ _7 `" k0 w7 f
DD Barton ! T! H8 f9 ~7 t& r# Q
DD Quickmatch * g7 M5 O; \( r! p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
8 k* K7 l' n) ?) G: D3 I- x+ F# c% ~PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk $ Z* ?0 w# F b5 \
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
5 I$ G" d/ L3 [) M1 I. dDD Taussig + m$ w, A5 u, l. v2 `, @0 Y
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
) s8 @4 W/ W% U/ _$ T! s- kDD Harrison ; G9 ~' V. U6 m% `2 t- Y# q
DD Isherwood " ]! ]( G2 _& G n* \) s# G
DD David Taylor
- x1 E0 n# \8 K: Z3 DDD Barton
7 U( s, G$ ] I, G; xDD Quickmatch
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0 R4 e' j9 K7 N( W- u# F8 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: z; c4 {3 d& U' P p! {6 ]PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ' z/ o9 z K L
! x+ E" N2 I0 C* y' _% P0 `Allied Ships
' d, p$ [" \8 W) d$ ZDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 [/ O( f- V; L1 h# E8 _. M
DD Taussig
$ [: @: m( e" ]" lDD John W. Weeks # C4 Z3 u7 |5 K1 L) J% u6 q" z
DD Harrison , O9 Z6 f, N; ]
DD Isherwood
1 g/ O+ _% X! l/ k" KDD David Taylor
1 l6 ~2 I& ?9 }& z1 B, t. Q* qDD Barton
; T; k ?0 ^# tDD Quickmatch ' l$ c q/ C0 ?$ e
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8 @+ p/ \1 _, [6 D, I( GDaylight Surface Combat 1 G! n, h+ h' `6 f$ b- ]
- k' G# d( T9 u' PDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
q0 N6 E, y- ZPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ' A1 y# C2 m$ t) W
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Allied Ships
7 C4 m4 k& l" i5 S X" pBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 9 B( O k8 W! E' d
BB Massachusetts 9 {) L1 {! k& O$ l# \" }
BB Alabama
, Z. U* N! q' a) u ^CA Louisville 0 _. ^- \0 [1 S2 N6 ~. t$ E
CA Chicago , J3 u' n. v3 u2 |$ m9 d7 K9 j; q/ L, k
DD Walker
" ?+ b+ W+ A# x" y# jDD Waller 9 P0 a7 G( i2 U N9 v$ R
DD Wedderburn 3 F0 i2 |* A1 u
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& }( n7 j3 u+ jDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ( ~1 T7 E' b: x
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & s- j1 K6 e$ @+ h+ m
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Allied Ships ' [' N2 H4 N; i/ t2 H( @* \
BB South Dakota * o* V T& w2 B# T9 Y: p$ W7 s
BB Massachusetts ( E+ S2 h: O. D- k! X8 s
BB Alabama
2 a" W# |$ o: vCA Louisville 0 N# O/ m+ M0 m P4 K
CA Chicago
. u3 r6 o. J' ?6 o6 J" [$ A2 jDD Walker
& d) [' f: S7 m' TDD Waller " k6 N! ?. {+ [- ]. w; E
DD Wedderburn
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2 Z( B$ [" l" O, h |/ J- {Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 R& [+ A/ E6 `
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Japanese Ships
" q$ F% [9 i6 d1 I5 ~AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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; @: s% K5 b# dAllied Ships , v! B1 `# l- I4 B) j
BB South Dakota 0 b$ a6 X1 O- ^% E6 F
BB Massachusetts
4 A8 h1 X( M3 J3 SBB Alabama
" ^+ P) Z, u; u( N6 `# A9 R' h2 V; ZCA Louisville
! F5 h8 |. @- h, xCA Chicago # V, _1 d9 C/ \" G" G2 n# n
DD Walker
: Q7 x5 s4 b4 h' E% m+ H& mDD Waller $ z* I- F4 U% k b0 j2 L
DD Wedderburn % A7 h$ p4 c) x; h7 ?) b& i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 M' C" |) b7 C; z& p$ q- v k
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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" E0 ?. U; B! d$ ]' FAllied Ships
5 w" Z) Z! {% T2 y, M: B3 CBB South Dakota - I% U; j( x; t9 [4 L
BB Massachusetts
[! u4 X6 c9 RBB Alabama
3 i8 Q! W! b3 a8 j, zCA Louisville
8 M3 o: E% U* J# j! r. n9 aCA Chicago & `3 b4 {6 L" _8 f/ H/ P
DD Walker ! f+ h/ p k2 H; }- A# y
DD Waller 3 v9 K( `7 |+ s: K6 f/ @% _# ~+ W) }
DD Wedderburn $ K2 D6 e: { r) F; J7 N
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& ]9 Y6 X: O/ i$ iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % H# w* x& E5 w) }; \
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1 q6 ?( Q+ U6 DPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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' r8 l. L! G# n% w. ?3 e4 x# O$ BAllied Ships
3 Y+ }9 I7 x9 c/ e2 p' _1 G0 iBB South Dakota
; P, {) D# Z7 K D, WBB Massachusetts ' L! C2 |3 \! I1 Y+ e; T
BB Alabama , o4 w; o8 u; ^& a
CA Louisville
0 L# J# Z! C4 ^9 ^/ rCA Chicago 3 J Q# q. U# A0 j" w/ _
DD Walker ' z( k. R- G/ g: _4 d
DD Waller g5 E8 ?6 ^# ~& s% n- T+ h- d
DD Wedderburn / c; d2 |+ Z8 u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 p/ j/ D1 i0 G. Y* kJapanese Ships
( D8 c' s4 R5 s8 t% RAK Myoho Maru
% h# _1 @; k1 F( z! |7 m9 ?, I& SAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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BB South Dakota
5 t$ J* T5 l6 s- B, K! P, PBB Massachusetts
8 \' t) k& Z3 S# Y) NBB Alabama / q) j) D! Q# G' \4 h2 }$ f
CA Louisville : H' ^2 _3 J- }
CA Chicago 6 O! e$ f/ @5 C) {. f- `- W
DD Walker & D& H8 }& J! }
DD Waller * c2 j) b; H# n
DD Wedderburn
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: \) \. v% u" a) h& O* o9 U& E$ TDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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" O- s) m- T. c0 R7 @( qAllied Ships
5 h O% b; o+ {/ NBB South Dakota
: X7 j' A9 d5 r: ^3 Y" NBB Massachusetts & g' ~& R8 J6 ^7 B! p
BB Alabama 6 D' Y4 \3 ^3 E1 {/ I+ x- e( v* `
CA Louisville
2 f7 {6 _6 i f9 A/ Y1 Z/ n- PCA Chicago & Q+ I/ X$ P; u% s5 H& [, Z5 N
DD Walker - m) [" N2 V/ l7 h
DD Waller
9 h; H: m- Y1 i; K7 U7 U' ZDD Wedderburn & z0 w% @* g9 I: ~) Q ?# ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' c7 }1 c1 A( v$ P0 }- [' v
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Japanese Ships
0 j7 T4 X( a5 {9 H" V7 ePC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships ' D- b* p6 [/ a, t* W+ s7 A- n
BB South Dakota 5 b' ?) j: s! i$ d
BB Massachusetts / I( h- g7 O' D3 o7 P
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 5 L7 W. g% N6 ]: H
CA Louisville
" v) e# i6 E7 t5 f7 a& OCA Chicago : P3 K+ @4 F' N) q. M7 D
DD Walker
* e( ^: H) Q3 K! _5 k) ZDD Waller : S7 X8 q' o d0 ~
DD Wedderburn
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/ H% _6 J5 M* T$ `& P3 K3 K' T1 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
/ ~8 X: n# P1 }; M6 v- ^ lPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 1 ^, U2 Y' `! ~+ w; c" y; m
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage - D) U9 m7 x; j. Y8 y" J
# N5 j! Y; V7 I2 v# yAllied Ships 8 I9 x6 k4 B$ f
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
+ f: m3 |" Y u; v; zBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 8 P6 U% K$ H. T* T% H- U
BB Alabama ) v0 o2 q3 k% k1 U
CA Louisville
5 w8 Y; Z; ]+ g$ pCA Chicago
0 s% S" F- C- D& a, H0 |' n: W; r TDD Walker
, W- M8 u9 N8 }DD Waller
& s7 _) B# @4 n7 H P; wDD Wedderburn
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2 v9 g! q4 r7 B) C t1 J8 l1 p7 JBombardments 1 s( b/ ^3 T" J# n' i
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) v6 i+ K% O4 j- x( C+ L# v2 z2 C' F23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) ]( f6 a5 ]& z6 A
- ?9 m$ J) i0 |9 Y) i5 {! \Allied Ships
) v% R: t! ~4 z; Y2 B6 X. K0 b3 KCA Chicago 8 |+ ]+ m$ G% d# \" {
CA Louisville
$ k! a$ z" Z9 }( ~8 f- w" yBB Alabama 6 U. Y' H- f7 r# _3 x/ F* g
BB Massachusetts
0 M0 K* u% d4 U% ]4 ~BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 / T# ~' Q ~& V' l, X1 W
6 F! n4 d9 Y+ m8 B) \0 b" JJapanese ground losses:
+ i' Z5 C1 R) [* V! a184 casualties reported & B* B5 v o$ T2 o
Guns lost 3
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/ ?& j9 c4 Z" T, oRunway hits 1 : [0 R# d' z- D& R% S7 u& w" [
Port fuel hits 1 ( s# J: ]/ z9 R, J- P
Port supply hits 2
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1 ?8 E& f2 ^: a5 zNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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+ P4 [7 a P. b3 o1 KJapanese aircraft 3 E) p1 l% R& {4 C7 J& P8 R
no flights
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- i# {$ \% U+ n: l% oJapanese aircraft losses 1 F# y- J, z2 m0 l/ E$ N8 Y7 X
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed # F2 H- M4 I4 g: X: Y
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Allied Ships
8 V. P' J* A. T+ a/ }2 hCA Chester * J1 }, V+ ~- r1 v
BB Washington
" N5 Y( B+ S2 r' b; x- V ZBB North Carolina
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' I9 U# M. `3 ^* TJapanese ground losses:
6 D) f0 J* q' f' \- ~, W85 casualties reported
2 J# @: Y$ M& C1 l9 c, gGuns lost 2 4 n, W5 Z* h$ D$ t' G0 b
" h) H+ Q3 M5 k* ^+ E* Q4 l( [Airbase hits 1 # |: P9 L: F% ?
Runway hits 5 / X& y% O( R! Z" y& |" F2 ` o$ X
Port hits 1 7 {+ R7 u6 d& Y& e, r8 p0 j& \0 B
Port supply hits 4
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: g5 S9 |( z L% M+ R9 V! O1 sNight Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft % T N# Q3 u) V0 q$ b. }' G
H8K Emily x 5
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% K m6 r S; D+ r8 i5 PJapanese aircraft losses . y8 S [4 M# R
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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( j5 S3 N& q3 h+ j( iJapanese Ships
+ U2 \$ B, A/ k" {, K5 F, q# iSS RO-35
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Allied Ships % ~' O/ C; C p o: i4 ?
DD Hyman
6 _5 z# d) o& W, NDD Conner * \7 c% o: W! m% E! } U
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
5 w$ T+ h% o- m
2 Z7 q8 [6 i ?( R( P- B' o' GJapanese aircraft 7 V% R3 x5 m5 a+ R6 u W' P& \; h
H8K Emily x 5 3 M3 l& B+ s! t' }' h
9 ^8 ~, x, b Z* A9 b3 E# ~0 J
Allied aircraft 9 [' I% [7 r2 {9 A2 T1 b( q
P-61A Black Widow x 2 * s: K% ?$ b Q7 d; Y0 q
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Japanese aircraft losses
' k1 K- W2 _1 H! o1 _( S- fH8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships 8 k9 _$ I9 h, O3 ]
DD Conner
) y ^6 I/ H: m3 M$ PDE LeRay Wilson
, d: n4 z: Z; a5 E9 o% UAK Martin Johnson |