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\/ I. S' d# ~6 D+ J- e* p/ y7 [1 ]ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & s; w K( A) I) ?, ?; b& f l: H
2 ]& n$ l; Q" d! hJapanese Ships
% y$ }5 i( v1 P, W, w$ @SS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships , U1 m5 r4 b1 e- g
DD Saufley
. R! ?1 Y6 R; X' A- k& QDD Picking
& G/ Y$ I5 C! r7 B# jDD John Hood
: q, K3 H; J* c/ GDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 2 R! ?. d% Z% \+ v
* G5 s4 N+ F6 c, e4 _7 wJapanese Ships
4 X* Z) C, I/ @& r) @AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 u3 ]) J) e, FPC Kume
6 s, b" g$ t6 [/ b4 B5 k/ }: {: j/ a' x2 E$ U- ^/ Y
Allied Ships
. a0 u; }% D& [- k2 ]SS Hake U9 Z( P; m! Z* U( ~& w& @
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 F0 z1 v# J1 W3 U% G' Q# OJapanese Ships 1 N, E& S7 }* q5 q$ G
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 1 \- K0 `, ?4 T9 G
, `- E) R6 f9 F* ^- m, o
Allied Ships , C& u E g3 I( o3 X) Z7 ^# V
DD Saufley # G8 d3 ]4 ^# j0 F+ a
DD Picking
6 v! u* s2 h2 j9 _DD John Hood
) e- _" D' t; [+ A) EDD Caperton $ n: G& Q5 C @
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6 V9 Q F: H! x, MSub attack at 62,53
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9 f7 y: {- q' d0 |# \2 xJapanese Ships * R6 d, z: J0 b( |7 n( P8 _
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* l X- h" N) n; q, I. z$ J& ^% CPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
) p$ s2 f! a* j+ z2 ZSS Bang 0 b2 S1 E) w9 ]8 h* {' I
1 ~; B* {, o; \
Japanese ground losses:
3 Q9 `5 \! F1 L' x. V' {88 casualties reported
1 ?: J& i3 b; G0 j4 A0 {Guns lost 2
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7 H& Y `; g- w" }' ^
Night Surface Combat
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0 E0 K7 z: S. zI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 8 L/ j, E6 V1 `1 y' K _
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ' o) v4 V4 }' W
9 V6 g$ G+ g! }4 ?3 |
Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 ' {' o& C% v" l' \/ ]- D
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Japanese Ships
9 F* F6 t+ p r$ x! @* Q) i( gBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 % U9 ^* o8 \ R6 t
BB Yamashiro , v* E& U6 u- z3 {' Y
BB Hyuga 0 U7 }0 |# P1 {7 S
CA Mikuma
- A3 @/ r. o) O' `* a2 WCL Noshiro
% D' u; Z M( e- lDD Fuyuzuki
, @' B* R' k0 z) P% B% I' ^9 E, CDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 7 g. i: D f( i9 S2 b2 D. b
DD Momi 3 _& w# p9 h+ I5 I
DD Kaede
$ D+ e& g2 t$ @" QDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
& \. ^: T: I: f _: s% XDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire " Z8 w# R# m% I/ ?$ }5 J' M4 K4 y6 A
) |# {( l- u& V2 E) cAllied Ships
. d1 F" }0 ~. E! I* B/ oDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( ]/ v1 I1 L4 P: i- Z% v
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
8 P2 [" i7 @( u4 ODMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - K* t* b2 a1 c/ ~
DMS Rodman
2 W, f9 F, e' n( u+ v. Y6 ~DMS Gherardi : s* q+ R5 k0 Q
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ; A8 k$ ]6 M! r6 r1 d. V2 _- k
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 L+ g& J9 X, g. K0 E
LST LST-339, heavy damage
+ o2 b1 I: r" m- J- cLST LST-457, heavy damage
3 D% ~9 c* w. o X" {! Q1 V ]AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
! y1 J F) y1 W( ~* ~$ zAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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m* D9 ]0 s* {2 \+ k- p6 XAllied ground losses: ) X( j- H+ |0 T8 {7 _/ F# Q. w
54 casualties reported V+ Y( V+ ]/ [8 {% F* B0 ?" P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, t1 Y* Z& Z/ mPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ k" ?+ v7 q: [
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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: G4 X6 n( n% q) m. O6 T% R5 g3 A! nAllied Ships $ [$ i: ~8 d" T- ]9 e3 f& `
DD Lyman K. Swenson * i- F, P1 Z7 ?$ l# S, g+ A6 P
DD Taussig " d' O9 l V9 S/ {9 z' ~
DD John W. Weeks
) A0 Z9 M& a; ` S2 lDD Harrison 3 }* O& s- x$ c( _/ n
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
; n5 A% [& `# WDD David Taylor
" Z0 r- E2 y$ y3 j# {- W7 e' IDD Barton 2 u3 V0 ?( e- {: F8 Q! y8 y! w
DD Quickmatch 2 X2 B) A- H q) B6 k( t; H n* H
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7 z+ C0 I3 ~; V2 uOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ; c" Z/ x2 D6 R/ a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 4 _% E: n- n# O$ C& w' o
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Japanese Ships ' b; w! L# o/ z" ?+ j u( L
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 _. {, F- H3 c" iCL Kiso
% K4 n/ P6 w( E0 G+ CDD Urakaze 4 ]0 X. h0 d2 S3 D. _/ w
DD Natsugumo
' p1 H, X1 y% x" hDD Minegumo ' j- \( ]$ C: a' G4 k
DD Sugi
' d9 l4 P" m1 o# B. mDD Hinoki 4 H0 h2 k3 {9 G" L
DD Kashi
K: ?3 @. s! L/ TDD Keyaki 3 p R1 Z+ L9 _# [$ w8 ^
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Allied Ships
- y9 W* q3 l4 z; Z/ IAS Howard W. Gilmore
( D- g) O* O* K3 s i! z% MAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & `# P% V- o( a9 @7 s
AV Hamlin 2 N1 r- A& s* \. y
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
. a4 O+ _9 I" ^. E' oAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
# d- {6 U& H7 U' K, }+ I" {AR George Taylor
* r9 {; d( v. JAV R. C. Brennan ; `! Q8 C* d! z9 m- a* c0 v
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
, M: n* ?* A# A% @! L* Y5 gAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 1 L/ U* ]3 s0 e7 Z5 T' D
AR William T. Sherman $ f L- l4 U+ a/ f/ @
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7 y( L) a! V& D$ j fThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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/ `1 S% H; a. _3 D& m! A1 B7 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 6 }0 m7 G" A% \& k5 n6 G, N7 ^
9 ?* @+ g2 w9 C- b* I3 |Japanese Ships 6 n; x$ I: M1 |" ~
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 0 ?- {! i1 D0 H' F- n- |
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 / I) g$ a" g7 n0 G2 i4 z; ~( K
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
+ G2 {9 p' L( @7 C4 @6 y- T: j' UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' v% n1 s5 r3 r) i8 o+ A' F: ZDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 f! K7 V6 t5 `& y: V+ J' UDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 9 Y5 r. D. G' p% I
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 - L) `3 W- o3 `; D) G6 b7 j
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ c8 Y' j& u6 a, {% c( N7 ODD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire , c0 y! J/ g5 f5 O" s$ A+ d! J
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Allied Ships
: S7 N% y* P- `/ HCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 }3 x) m3 v$ O, s% T, E
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
. x( N$ N0 j& q0 y" C; y9 rCL Wilkes-Barre
y6 v' N9 s; r7 K- XCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
; u( U4 l: |" i* s3 ]DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 ^* [5 s7 _& a( SDD Burns, Shell hits 1 5 Y1 }* |# T2 z- I( d4 s1 b' Q
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 1 i0 v6 g- m( \
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
/ d) O$ ]1 b- l- m6 j% w! j" h5 g% QDD Welles . |/ M3 [; ], n: J& Z$ Y
DD Wilkes
4 C& d; _& P4 M% a/ R0 u" ?) V1 m. ADD Roe 7 C9 c: _, u8 N, W! b8 I" S# a
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 1 z, p9 G( e+ W4 E* `8 {: b& N$ O7 ]" d
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 H2 H# f9 ?7 `- f) x+ S
9 e2 C! O. ], X, U! _Allied Ships * D/ H3 N9 H' f% n7 S0 M" B
DD Nicholson 7 Z$ x# g" C+ c( S+ N
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0 W) x m# q" m& ?0 M, kNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships + @$ w: A0 Y. d, l# Y- M9 E5 C2 X
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - F: [# I* R) ~
0 e4 v5 J( U9 E( Y6 aAllied Ships + w. l6 [$ a7 x6 d& m x# g
DD Lyman K. Swenson T. U0 ?/ `; k0 v1 q" V
DD Taussig
) h3 A5 c3 y/ ]3 v$ {' X& S. CDD John W. Weeks
2 W& m$ w+ k: L+ y3 j2 ?. r' {DD Harrison ! q# U0 ~, y7 r; D, i$ l# {3 j
DD Isherwood 5 m: h: [1 r$ d+ U7 v0 b
DD David Taylor
% K3 E: N/ e: a. @! ~6 V h4 \3 x5 s NDD Barton ( {6 R6 K0 S, s& V2 l& [1 a
DD Quickmatch 1 K. B& u# ]7 F/ I: t. e0 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - S9 ]6 c+ }, W/ k9 @8 D2 }* @9 G
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Japanese Ships 6 F" e5 x+ ?* g
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk % ]6 y4 l! m4 x: c
2 A( u; M: m2 `' S9 ]Allied Ships
. O- k0 l3 ]/ nDD Lyman K. Swenson
; _! }, k8 d6 FDD Taussig 0 O' H6 y6 b+ f3 \' H
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ' Z; u5 E6 e% N |
DD Harrison
6 x# t, j0 U! I8 [+ L( ?DD Isherwood
6 O3 k9 m- ^5 D2 [5 m; C* p1 eDD David Taylor ) ~+ c4 C5 B$ Z) H3 o
DD Barton 9 l/ ~7 H0 E, e! W1 _
DD Quickmatch , o' M0 i0 D) b3 y# W1 E% J) i
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2 Z7 A5 U+ l1 c5 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + }$ e0 a% y! k) n
c3 ~/ w# V- [! N4 g1 A+ OJapanese Ships + c7 C$ ` p3 L% q: A! |: u
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships / ~9 M0 B5 ` I- Z7 |
DD Lyman K. Swenson
( C/ L$ V! P5 D4 {2 |0 JDD Taussig
, X( `! m5 i3 j) r" [DD John W. Weeks
: C! w. h3 T( J7 L) gDD Harrison
3 y0 q \( T: h% C* z: w# tDD Isherwood ) E7 q9 ^ I, ]) z) z
DD David Taylor
& @( x4 L, k: f" x( zDD Barton
5 f) P, g4 y; w5 ^/ MDD Quickmatch
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# y8 v# K7 {5 h- `0 nDaylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . z) E+ R. B: L1 R8 W* t5 c
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r/ u9 u% ?. e/ }- b4 ^PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ! ]) L' Q8 n) _: y! T2 ^
- L2 ]! u8 ^3 D* ]- @! pAllied Ships
, z$ E# C& x/ j0 G% r" gBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 % R5 T; B+ L, K
BB Massachusetts " q( E% }4 r3 S9 T
BB Alabama
0 ~5 F% t+ p+ f5 e- e9 ]CA Louisville # U. p- n5 e0 M% P9 D
CA Chicago $ R% K8 d, s, E; x. G
DD Walker # z( \/ ]7 J" H# B
DD Waller
! {+ `6 @3 X9 [% V- C+ gDD Wedderburn ! l: U5 J1 h& W
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 s/ _8 }9 c2 V( }
! w8 k7 u x; e0 W$ D4 sJapanese Ships 8 \$ u3 k+ W- D! k: v, F7 P& T6 B
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # Z$ B4 U& C& X1 f z- @
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Allied Ships 7 `& `5 o' n; |& O
BB South Dakota " a8 I' _/ M% O1 [0 _0 b
BB Massachusetts
! t6 v( o f( d% K9 O0 }BB Alabama " h; i2 z! ^/ c4 p1 l
CA Louisville 0 l' Z; L6 c; P8 R6 I( W# M; n
CA Chicago
& W# T, l# }% _+ Y( P! O+ lDD Walker
8 S& a% J* V8 `" dDD Waller # x8 s$ L; E9 E+ O
DD Wedderburn 6 f4 R0 R0 ^! x, V1 k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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7 R$ X9 c: \. BJapanese Ships % V9 N0 L* M5 O, `2 t
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 q$ D3 [% }, C, r, [ i) O* E
Allied Ships 9 X6 T' I$ M) G. O: q v
BB South Dakota
& a# S7 B* f- Z- ~- VBB Massachusetts ! K0 b c) h+ B) f6 k5 M4 h
BB Alabama
- q8 B. U; E# u" J5 {CA Louisville
; W8 b/ N1 z% z7 L; F$ PCA Chicago
8 y8 ?9 o" L+ ~* ADD Walker ; T! m' q" X& g) S0 `
DD Waller 4 i4 G3 G/ @, W" d; v
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, P* R* ^' J( T3 C d# i( RPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 C$ a/ `, I3 [, j& l1 V
+ C8 j8 }/ j) N5 y- AAllied Ships
5 c7 Z9 ^5 y, N- V* ` QBB South Dakota
7 e! S2 P, M* PBB Massachusetts
8 a9 k& C5 |9 xBB Alabama
8 \. S! ]" n- c, b0 b, xCA Louisville . ^0 R: a# `# v1 F* [* ~
CA Chicago $ d4 l. l* u( b8 t( h% X2 p
DD Walker : Q3 N4 `( [' p4 E
DD Waller
9 O# E) X- y' u9 \3 @1 u* M) Z1 aDD Wedderburn
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Day 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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Allied Ships
# f B2 T$ f; _* O; qBB South Dakota
0 d% Z8 u( k% L/ [+ h* Y+ EBB Massachusetts 3 r- m8 C& z) E: R/ G
BB Alabama
3 A7 j; \" E! A$ u/ ICA Louisville # A/ B8 ]* H3 x7 ?( [7 G& A
CA Chicago # g0 S; w' }& h
DD Walker 8 C6 S% f: c. l# @7 T
DD Waller
% b8 S; s0 w9 c( u# [% kDD Wedderburn & \. ]1 Q/ e! x; O" {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 B7 @! B3 Z# x5 A3 A# T( [
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Japanese Ships 5 U1 p6 w7 Y* N/ d9 s. l
AK Myoho Maru 0 x. Y0 R' b7 u# ]2 q3 Z
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 n7 X9 p+ Z; P! l
, l. a/ W( C3 w3 LAllied Ships 9 ~) Z) c0 d8 V
BB South Dakota 8 j P8 E7 O7 Z% G
BB Massachusetts
: h9 U- Q4 O; YBB Alabama
) ^' z. o2 z0 `9 K, `" ICA Louisville
2 Y/ }) z* G. t8 k- ACA Chicago 4 @+ }. F* m. U$ y, S. I% |5 b8 k4 x
DD Walker
6 B1 h: [/ e- U3 D) n' p( g/ XDD Waller ! z3 t! d: f/ Q' u& K
DD Wedderburn
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1 [1 E( Y4 Q( ]' _Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 7 r( Q; N7 X% l9 ^0 O
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
* N5 H N+ E1 {BB South Dakota 2 N! ~+ f3 X% X6 C; j. ^
BB Massachusetts
$ @) g1 d6 d3 r4 S& sBB Alabama 7 q7 Z6 m0 H6 M' i
CA Louisville - W: }8 o s+ [( u# ?+ H! ~" @
CA Chicago
m7 `4 Y7 M# JDD Walker
% F0 p, U7 [* [DD Waller ! L* N$ E1 c! M( a( R% E4 O
DD Wedderburn
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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 & x! w" h3 ^4 u
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Allied Ships
, G8 {, n/ b& p; ^( }7 cBB South Dakota
) L$ K; [' d+ f7 d" D1 M" w/ E3 FBB Massachusetts $ Z, ]7 d' ~7 ?
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 3 w1 R; X1 H3 N( c4 b, j8 ]
CA Louisville 5 [6 M3 O2 h# U/ _/ I8 }- H3 e
CA Chicago
4 X, E4 L0 J' f: jDD Walker
8 h8 h' z: v8 D/ ~$ D e* _1 qDD Waller
/ J$ k3 S% G" @/ {; i5 e! Z: J9 sDD Wedderburn
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, P' K" c2 I1 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
( P. i7 a& B+ ~5 E5 ]* ?PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
- z2 g C, O' V6 n! j* v' f x0 _7 tAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 6 F) [0 R3 Q+ D8 C2 h7 F) H. L; A! H
# @$ D, R M1 i% h
Allied Ships 2 o! e& P& ~" t3 m6 s
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
0 i8 z+ `+ W$ @8 ^% FBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 4 M$ l9 t' Y0 y1 t
BB Alabama ; }8 T2 I- P8 I3 M8 L# v
CA Louisville ( y0 z8 e3 L5 t$ t3 F+ j# [& n
CA Chicago ( q4 f4 t! L8 E C; s
DD Walker
& [2 ^. H9 Z9 e5 e- x& C0 X. ADD Waller 3 D' T& z8 x3 {7 z; D
DD Wedderburn 2 c1 U* T/ e7 R4 l$ M J3 a5 {/ B3 ^
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Bombardments 3 P- _: A% u. e* R: k+ `
8 O% N# {' P3 n8 z* M8 ANaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
% m2 r% |7 U$ S$ \/ l# S0 s3 @23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
. F' z5 O2 Z( Z. BCA Chicago
8 s# [. s. G: B4 }0 WCA Louisville % L" _4 m; q1 J+ v
BB Alabama + _$ t! A1 ?9 U& {$ |. o+ o
BB Massachusetts , G* o7 ^- y* d4 f
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 % [. s; S; n4 L" q
. ?/ r( h& C' K. ]/ Q! ZJapanese ground losses: 2 }+ k, C- }8 |3 O
184 casualties reported 2 D" C3 G0 N2 C ?8 k L8 |
Guns lost 3 . X3 P/ N$ I+ e9 N. F3 H1 V
6 {2 x N* J+ N3 A
Runway hits 1 ; I' E+ d" m. M0 k( r. K$ f4 h
Port fuel hits 1
4 M: T+ x' h! wPort supply hits 2 4 z1 K' T6 Z! v
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. K: Q+ Y5 S! s, {, w' n! b6 o/ ZNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 5 F- `5 Y( Y( W3 {% o) A! w
t( t5 S0 W+ p3 e$ R7 }! Y& GJapanese aircraft $ U! O7 g8 k4 O: b" w
no flights
9 G' X( P! o, \
; l2 M3 V; g6 y. J1 U7 ?6 [Japanese aircraft losses " G7 J- f) ^6 g! B; ]( h
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed $ r! _: v4 H7 R* ^; P* N, V
2 s" M _# c( ?0 p- JAllied Ships ! o" e- r; H0 Q6 D6 R! L
CA Chester - D3 M9 d' T4 F: i+ X" R
BB Washington
) @7 L: y6 G$ [) @$ O/ _5 uBB North Carolina
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9 M/ {8 b/ H% a/ t% B$ h8 FJapanese ground losses:
) M& C0 e% g* S2 h2 K# }( i85 casualties reported
% h: k! F# G7 p9 n. w. }% @Guns lost 2 5 y+ ]- N9 ?3 R; v, W0 T9 E
# P' U- {7 Z# N% xAirbase hits 1 1 I: m$ X9 Q* Y* u6 P, g
Runway hits 5 ; q/ Z% ?3 |7 `6 [- `4 Q: y
Port hits 1
9 c+ q& a0 e$ r# fPort supply hits 4 H6 G/ i8 h5 J* ^+ n) _" z7 F
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' G& P @" h7 X% G( s, mNight Air Combat
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/ ^4 c: b6 a2 P/ _Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft 9 B, J$ c: W* O6 |% ?" E. o
H8K Emily x 5 7 C! C# W2 ]2 E& M3 [
* `) i! k, G% MJapanese aircraft losses
, h- e( q/ [- k }- G: b FH8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships ; _- a3 \( i4 O3 S
SS RO-35 ; B' x1 j/ S$ E* `+ v+ @
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DD Hyman # p. E4 K. V! ^( j2 A& h
DD Conner
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1 I3 g5 o. J* a+ z f8 ?7 p- `! _Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft ( z, H. |" q* c! |
H8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft
% f! J$ q- W' MP-61A Black Widow x 2 ! d; P& l! S# ?. x9 _: G; _3 [' f+ y
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Japanese aircraft losses
% d' _6 e. K! i/ y, dH8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 L/ F/ U" O# S, f4 F) FDD Conner
5 P5 s. I# y7 |, E/ `1 [3 gDE LeRay Wilson
3 u8 f. ~' V* V5 ?3 j) _AK Martin Johnson |