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& b: ?9 D/ H9 {& i6 M5 G, o$ fASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - Q7 E, O5 w7 E3 K- O% `
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Japanese Ships
, a: j7 Q3 T$ q2 W, p( Z# q. qSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
4 n. C, A; v0 d `DD Saufley
# i1 a+ }0 I( c' PDD Picking
6 ~& c0 O% ^3 g. F: k3 f6 HDD John Hood R% e; m' o9 j* L
DD Caperton * F3 q% x' H! Q( \& L' c
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0 O+ _( m% ]1 YSub attack near Bonin at 65,52 1 X' x- x) z8 V. ]0 G
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Japanese Ships
4 @5 e- X$ F& R2 ?AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 U3 U/ R) b& {+ E! kPC Kume
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SS Hake b( R0 u4 \. |! q, f
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# W6 o' k' W M- q& k4 mASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 @% m# |0 P6 ^* L9 l
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Japanese Ships
x0 |$ U C$ B7 Y" PSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 1 m3 K2 m4 z1 f4 n, e, N. ~7 L0 E" |- O' r7 A
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Allied Ships
" E$ @) e; |4 w8 t+ NDD Saufley
" x/ V( z) R* Z4 j' e$ R% Z! S$ j2 s* c! MDD Picking
1 r. E4 `: O; J3 IDD John Hood
& u$ H: }& A C- N: x2 _& _DD Caperton - C1 ^6 e! o& [) S% u3 T8 j0 f
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
/ V2 |6 N, d6 j) d3 u5 k( u- _AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 f1 c1 l2 k C
PC Ch 2
9 K4 `. q) o D* E
+ I3 m' g, ]! T& \Allied Ships * F& T. n$ \/ b
SS Bang , U1 g% H4 ~4 ~1 ]0 \
+ N7 z3 O# I8 F. y% zJapanese ground losses: 8 e! P3 X$ N$ b, L9 g3 F2 x3 v
88 casualties reported 8 `( r5 V* R3 _# \0 [
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat / O/ n" N+ k# T' K3 o8 H" c" b
% z2 S& Z) \; |+ aI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but $ ~" R) f: p! T! G5 |' a
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships 9 M( Q- I+ a4 N8 b: c7 b% a/ N9 p
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 ! q% k3 Q; E1 v5 U- u% S
BB Yamashiro
) G- o! w+ ]/ OBB Hyuga
4 Q. F9 r& k" h. NCA Mikuma
6 Z; p2 z$ r, I* JCL Noshiro N3 h9 k/ V: p9 O
DD Fuyuzuki
/ M" c; w4 r( r1 s5 j7 dDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
3 e9 v- c- c5 D# q7 wDD Momi
7 y6 x' ]9 W7 V. i/ vDD Kaede
* N6 |4 }+ ], F0 yDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 3 T/ ? G! p3 S" ]8 J/ r
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire E9 | n, G$ i: l- X1 A7 d+ h& O: q5 C
7 [" r9 R4 E9 E( N3 ?9 D8 _: q" `Allied Ships
0 y) o W6 Y) _: eDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " g/ w7 r1 {# N- D8 {* |& A
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 3 V' }+ Z; F3 ?$ `- n2 W8 M' I3 @
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- ?: p1 ^# E4 n# oDMS Rodman , @# s% o* I+ f* H* @* ~( h3 y
DMS Gherardi
- w) O A/ M4 |6 k3 d% c# A0 DDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ A6 T' Q( P* e0 ?9 H* z" }
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
( @+ L8 g7 R) d& q! n( ^6 gLST LST-339, heavy damage
4 k5 }3 }; Y/ HLST LST-457, heavy damage
+ d9 [$ H- p' b4 c. m! H; L; QAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
^! d( W) N4 i0 P; dAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 8 R W0 M6 f w
- f. r/ p. \, P1 `+ Z y8 Q$ T$ q6 MAllied ground losses:
7 O) Q; p, A8 A$ J54 casualties reported
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, C$ m) i3 | nNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : ?& b- l9 z4 b( F- b2 W) A' s1 T, ~
4 e& b5 e' n$ E8 @$ BJapanese Ships ( f9 [; Q: O2 N+ p( p; X
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
/ z% m* A6 R; C* V3 X0 zPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 2 b: N. N, _- n7 |3 z* r5 P
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Allied Ships
# M0 O! p0 ?% F0 \& uDD Lyman K. Swenson * M0 Q4 x( v# e- U) L) d8 E
DD Taussig 1 e v1 T% Z) k4 i. ^& P9 F9 A
DD John W. Weeks . U+ j K$ ^2 M* H5 n6 X
DD Harrison
9 m# J5 D) B6 p' e. wDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 3 a: X1 t# N6 B/ j
DD David Taylor
2 p" q" O0 k* ?; v/ u8 X9 W& |DD Barton
* T9 j0 L. T# `+ S3 w+ PDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: , s4 `( @( L; B+ ?! J% q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( a5 o4 e; e6 d7 }6 E9 u4 \2 V
, _! j) V7 l8 C+ b4 sJapanese Ships 0 ~0 Z u! s$ U1 D' M7 {. I* y6 w
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 . s$ W: n( I" _7 V' K
CL Kiso & t7 j/ U, o2 A7 t9 g* q% w
DD Urakaze * S- y. }7 w. \, @2 j# F% s1 D
DD Natsugumo ) J4 C4 A& @& K9 Q9 y2 b! U; K
DD Minegumo
8 b& M! s' a( \' t' w: qDD Sugi
8 I G* V! b8 r- V% PDD Hinoki
% z. r; U9 V+ ^ E: ^DD Kashi
1 A% S! @/ @/ `; h+ w4 }) gDD Keyaki , R8 }1 P* M0 |5 ]: ~, \* c% a
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Allied Ships
3 ? c% i4 R- z' m6 z9 YAS Howard W. Gilmore
- G2 X, n8 J6 r+ X/ PAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ ^& `4 B& C# o: j4 U
AV Hamlin " L4 \7 |. l5 ^- Q, v( R6 ^& n
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ' W0 y7 a% ?/ d9 ]* n1 f( Y
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ( m1 Q& K$ G+ i4 h2 c8 d
AR George Taylor : F( N! |+ o5 Y8 Q) S
AV R. C. Brennan
: u+ ]! q# K& f1 h) MAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ \8 q$ j) W3 m" c% U/ w% m6 VAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 7 l! p; ^$ ]! H+ e6 {6 I. R. [
AR William T. Sherman
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* G9 c- U0 |- s7 ~Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 3 G2 S4 d o9 a6 m2 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 7 a/ r$ |0 z; D; M
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Japanese Ships
. R# z* M0 N6 v- n3 kCA Kako, Shell hits 4 # y5 v) D: V) V& R
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ) v$ a. B/ O# M+ r. z
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
" @2 [* ?. q: y+ C! y4 E: P" U+ DDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, |7 c; z: U, h& ~4 c8 KDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ( R+ s4 X4 m3 ~7 r
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 4 J" x9 \- W, s* [* ^
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
) S J0 e* B' e0 J% w A6 M6 ?DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 J7 M; p' X1 p3 r4 |DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire & ~6 O9 s# f: h: X) _
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Allied Ships 5 u( \/ h( a* J6 j9 A3 z
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
: P6 q% e: p. |3 ]3 k; R2 cCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 # a2 `: L8 ~5 @* s! }$ Y$ g% L
CL Wilkes-Barre
' |( Y2 `6 m7 S& H3 t6 z6 MCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
* ^" i- U. g2 ~% Z1 d0 @# MDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 L O2 S, m9 G6 }; }; n& J9 t3 P
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ( i$ d8 l( C8 b# y7 k4 x
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
9 d0 J0 k9 P8 X3 bDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 / m8 m9 D, @ O: `: Z
DD Welles
: e; b) K' ^3 _9 q T. M; JDD Wilkes 7 J, ?( }+ t" l: h
DD Roe ( Z% ?/ z; M [) Q2 R% W( V. r h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ' A" I, J1 U! i. w6 x5 S
2 }; a0 r9 |5 X; o& T3 m* C1 aJapanese Ships " ^3 T0 ]' X U7 j8 m" ~+ r! _
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 \- h! ]' y& K& d4 M+ D
) R' y$ P4 ^' F" W+ y, q1 ^Allied Ships * c0 ]& |0 v4 ^5 [+ s) f5 T
DD Nicholson 5 g1 B. V8 ~: s% F( B9 H F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " \8 r# o6 [% e F1 M
8 q, R0 W, D2 |Japanese Ships
3 m! N: c# G& i4 j5 oPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - X6 _1 d" U# g0 H8 L$ h
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Allied Ships $ D# B6 [ Y5 h B
DD Lyman K. Swenson : _& B4 m" V- Z# J
DD Taussig * T( w2 M) m" J* H; [$ u
DD John W. Weeks 6 s( e! R! u: L5 W3 g& [
DD Harrison
) S8 s( @) n- U: C$ W2 r* TDD Isherwood . }0 {) X& |8 f6 s% J
DD David Taylor
+ ]) C$ b" x6 }* W% L4 N2 X* p: L+ Q! eDD Barton
( [6 @5 t) L- l YDD Quickmatch ! t5 H3 {8 @: K& T. ]: d
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! Z9 `8 L3 } o- ~2 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( X2 j0 S1 J' I: @Japanese Ships
5 L, D3 S2 c* x3 y+ w oPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
7 W; k% g& V4 P6 M6 nDD Lyman K. Swenson 4 f8 q: _$ o- x- y
DD Taussig
% B- `% n) _- l! e) W/ S& I' KDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 3 h& a, N* F% w1 [' A! c6 C
DD Harrison ! U* }1 ]6 }3 u$ H* G4 @" T
DD Isherwood
$ o3 V3 ]. t( A4 VDD David Taylor ; h, {; ?9 K; x, ] _
DD Barton
, Y5 K+ ]0 o4 \( H. `DD Quickmatch
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9 _; ]1 ~3 Z5 S- N5 U" |4 ?1 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
* ?# D3 _ k+ ?PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ; ~* g/ R1 B$ t
- J0 m9 k1 G2 o9 U( p# NAllied Ships
1 T4 Q+ B1 O- u* ], l; o. Q; pDD Lyman K. Swenson
8 `0 U$ p6 y+ {. ADD Taussig
& T: r3 c! A5 B( ^) l8 vDD John W. Weeks 4 h% R+ U- c# G
DD Harrison
0 s1 Y( {6 k0 \" IDD Isherwood 2 Z& J/ c7 Y p- t5 l& \
DD David Taylor
& G% I5 N7 L) } `DD Barton + F# _/ r0 H7 n) B
DD Quickmatch + q& _/ l& E4 O! A- `" f6 D
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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 8 u0 |0 j0 i/ t1 n% m
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 9 H: F4 c/ N; t3 {1 L4 ~
2 o L i$ f0 M: ^: g) k2 oAllied Ships
0 d7 e, q. D9 j7 U. u3 z% C5 E# MBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ' [+ Y I. G7 C! Y+ R/ z% Y8 ^
BB Massachusetts , n% M) L: T) G& E7 E
BB Alabama ) \+ ?! S& }4 T, W
CA Louisville
# |, c- e+ m* KCA Chicago " Y- W, N2 X& v: W0 ~2 {2 j) k# [1 @
DD Walker
1 [- Q T0 o+ t. D7 ADD Waller ' X, L8 M. ~( Q* n3 \
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 x. ~) w' Q% v8 [* x1 B
* b$ `6 F! `1 ]3 OJapanese Ships
$ v; }/ h- y. f h" d `AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ! R V0 j/ y4 [( H& }4 C- J
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Allied Ships
3 G1 T' ?4 j) D* K. Q1 t7 BBB South Dakota # V8 e# I3 N6 n! R
BB Massachusetts
& ~$ q+ R6 t J: y2 A( \BB Alabama 4 z( h4 W6 x* I' u
CA Louisville 4 b% {7 V/ }- M
CA Chicago - g8 B/ v) L1 h! E+ o. N! }0 k% \
DD Walker % P1 ]9 n5 E7 J
DD Waller
$ w3 X7 ]; A% |DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
# Q3 w5 x3 z% E6 T* g YAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 9 R6 l0 ^( F! t. Z# Z
9 ]* G4 t9 v: L4 B
Allied Ships
^1 q* E5 x. ]0 L# K; |BB South Dakota
1 O( B5 z# S V, e8 u; |5 SBB Massachusetts 1 ~* Q# H: [9 g! A1 H
BB Alabama
7 z: z. z4 v$ [. W9 a- g0 R( lCA Louisville + K5 E3 x- i. W% w" V+ Q+ s D6 m
CA Chicago 6 L; L9 \5 x9 y# M
DD Walker
2 A+ L4 _% x& h' |" HDD Waller
1 X6 ?5 @( M6 A; g3 sDD Wedderburn : C0 n: C6 p9 b9 i) A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 a9 Z3 Z; K2 G
. {5 _& d: U# A% W+ L `+ IJapanese Ships
0 y* h: y8 Q+ B! Z4 M- nPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships : Y9 s1 l+ a0 Z- `0 F: Y' J
BB South Dakota
: Z: T! Y2 S8 Q6 [BB Massachusetts 4 p! ~$ Q3 T, U: I. I( e7 W) o
BB Alabama
: l5 D7 C* o( o0 {3 j5 WCA Louisville 5 j& p) `" c% E
CA Chicago
; U! @% a8 n0 kDD Walker : b; M" b1 w. g a! ]: s! K
DD Waller / h5 J5 N/ ~1 B; F9 H7 l! }3 ~, q
DD Wedderburn - @6 L+ u0 M' k- k% N) U+ u
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: w3 w0 V9 ^3 v! G2 Y hDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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$ W$ {# F; O* R7 ]( CAllied Ships
5 \4 Z" h, U$ tBB South Dakota # P9 j% i6 `9 k
BB Massachusetts & {0 N3 W! U9 R" K0 \
BB Alabama
1 ]# X; _/ U! v CCA Louisville * H+ N, Y8 K3 O8 X$ A# M" S
CA Chicago
- ]# f. q8 t7 H+ \) IDD Walker 0 Y% Y2 ?( E5 G6 b# D
DD Waller ; i- @" W, _# L$ d- z8 X
DD Wedderburn
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* Z- {( H5 l7 L3 p! v* mDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
: I( I, L" a7 a0 a/ r& s9 cAK Myoho Maru , k' R/ x* H. z' ]% C+ e& x, b* r
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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* }8 C9 b ]9 K% u& o6 SAllied Ships
" _5 l, ^/ A6 l. a: C- X1 D) |BB South Dakota
/ n) l* g! S/ F MBB Massachusetts 6 I0 C. H- q# K; v+ P% t) N
BB Alabama
) z" n/ M- Q1 W2 M& z. jCA Louisville
# g& b& A* g$ k. W$ M; ]. SCA Chicago
2 W6 s0 l" H# E% }DD Walker V( i* J# [7 K+ o
DD Waller
0 X8 y, I# H, q2 m: i3 T9 F1 lDD Wedderburn 0 e. b' c3 [- f5 u+ t+ C- R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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' g' c/ X9 W# g! Z$ xJapanese Ships 4 l: E8 q# S$ C; }" g
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ) L8 Z! `. u3 C5 B0 b' @" }
, w. ~6 c% r& |0 q7 A f" rAllied Ships 6 W8 E) K7 J0 q! X" i0 p
BB South Dakota 0 E3 {) b1 M! h: `# Z! f: q1 J$ @3 f2 ~
BB Massachusetts 3 G! n; w/ O; z6 v7 r, L
BB Alabama ) j" M7 |8 f2 Z- k A3 j' G. u
CA Louisville " v! U5 n f8 |5 E
CA Chicago & G/ z* W9 o2 v
DD Walker
* u4 y- r) K) p/ z/ I- _+ VDD Waller
9 g* e" ?+ \0 {DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 0 r; `" O5 |+ I- s! V% U
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
8 Y0 ? d7 B& ~ }* bBB South Dakota
/ c* g" [; P6 S5 T* H8 _BB Massachusetts ' t i; k) K' p# T
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
) m7 N. D) n: p Y- lCA Louisville + T& }7 }' a x+ f+ ]3 q. |) |
CA Chicago
4 t( Q* U; S q8 H% B* bDD Walker
$ ?$ g* m2 u& `8 q& u4 W& C9 ~2 xDD Waller
; N' s# o, V$ F7 i% U# @DD Wedderburn 6 Y3 m( j6 m0 k/ w+ f2 _* C' E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# X! I' h) |0 V2 gJapanese Ships
3 J ~: Y! K. e! HPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ! P5 M0 |: x* k3 L4 n
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships - ?6 H1 E- Y) f: k+ P
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
+ V9 w8 F% Y1 X9 f' }$ WBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 - E1 A" L9 l& p) q
BB Alabama 6 R+ [4 P" _5 n8 g/ A" l! b& @
CA Louisville 2 V( F# e3 O: B' V! Z& B, W
CA Chicago , n1 [! G; S+ W
DD Walker 8 c% V+ @: G* P9 ]0 G) R
DD Waller * k1 N% e0 X, R: L- o
DD Wedderburn & s- k, V% K2 \6 p( a2 I+ p' Y
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3 L1 E8 U4 m* n8 L4 ~. TBombardments 8 ^. \! f4 t6 ~
/ e2 a$ [0 V# H& GNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 6 P) e9 u5 c) h9 m( @/ h5 i
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " k/ ]: ^2 U$ w) V$ [
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Allied Ships
/ B- V D: A* M& ~: C qCA Chicago
: ` D! O, M" ^% D, ZCA Louisville
4 h6 o, ]7 Y/ `) a0 G: cBB Alabama
1 I" V( ^% w$ f! G7 V& [BB Massachusetts 9 U& v1 L- B$ r$ ^
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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3 o9 v+ C! u- N1 Z/ sJapanese ground losses: % x; w% P8 g0 x* l5 s
184 casualties reported + I% _3 q- s! l$ y- h' e7 ]
Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1 ' J2 s) x) T% P1 N4 x2 f0 c
Port fuel hits 1
9 B2 N8 M: C+ M$ H! [- ]8 {Port supply hits 2 7 y, e: U0 Z8 U2 M. ^: y% [6 k
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8 l6 Q( B2 ^: R: h; t3 P; fNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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+ p2 P( H3 g2 N" U1 @2 ~. ~Japanese aircraft ! n2 h% P, p& a, |5 N
no flights
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3 k% n) M. q" @# G3 |: H% GJapanese aircraft losses ' a. i5 F# E; x
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
2 b5 K. @9 e2 K* `5 x. C- _ q$ Z0 T
Allied Ships # \- l3 Y5 T" K4 n! L3 M9 r
CA Chester
( B5 i9 I2 K# `BB Washington . |; V; S5 S: N" C
BB North Carolina * r, R8 G, b: X" |! ?6 ~
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Japanese ground losses: 5 T) `! ~% A& M: c/ j e# J
85 casualties reported $ J; K/ r' C0 c, X' k7 c
Guns lost 2 * j4 e, A$ o5 H# f% k
6 U5 x5 N3 [. {2 K! h2 v* s
Airbase hits 1 2 f" S7 u5 b0 n d, s) g6 ?
Runway hits 5 4 G1 ^' v! ~4 w1 v c; c- |; g& z, b
Port hits 1
! [ T; g( h. F: M# F6 e" P& vPort supply hits 4 ) i; K! q/ k, n1 d$ m4 H# @
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Night Air Combat ; S2 t! f b" k% ?
& C+ k4 a* N. ^7 c, h7 e0 |$ aNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
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3 e4 G4 b" n; b0 \% Y' ` a8 J$ HJapanese aircraft
# f6 q" E# W7 ? NH8K Emily x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 H4 r+ }8 L0 L" c( \H8K Emily: 5 damaged 7 H6 C# J& `/ g* C3 Z& y: H
3 x. d6 P. n5 V$ C3 W4 oJapanese Ships
9 D v" i2 b+ ^- M; W- l- z* s7 xSS RO-35
8 m- p: y$ ^. }4 `1 q3 i6 ~9 S! B. I6 j, p. V# j
Allied Ships 5 C# w. O8 j% X: t ?9 m
DD Hyman 2 c( p- F% V1 W) R) O @
DD Conner
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 r! s% R7 v; Y, ^
* I' R1 n# ^! dJapanese aircraft
3 p# o8 G9 w) }" c/ n5 ~H8K Emily x 5 " c' t7 s% |& h$ x7 \- ]6 m" `
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P-61A Black Widow x 2 7 O) O1 Y" {0 O
7 s1 Y( I% _1 z a* K# v9 `Japanese aircraft losses " ` x) t! B2 O0 u8 T, G
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
0 s* s+ s& a2 b' J4 V9 O9 F7 m3 l! h3 Z1 g9 G9 Z
Allied Ships ' L( k, C6 N/ a, g L
DD Conner + c' ?% ]9 \: S, |5 ?" K+ d- I1 V
DE LeRay Wilson
" Z4 H e" l' U* I' S3 {; BAK Martin Johnson |