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- ^1 k v! f w: ISub/ASW Attacks 4 F; Z$ c' E5 Y% l
+ D+ t4 }, c2 t# RASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 r' S9 Y: P* M; h2 R1 y. I
9 m4 n8 {6 x' P. @ x; P
Japanese Ships 2 t+ g9 \0 u$ g1 F+ ~+ h
SS RO-35, hits 7 " e0 c" Z( q! ^5 f1 _/ }* q) ]
& `8 x0 u, o" E
Allied Ships + X) W( H9 ~8 y
DD Saufley
' _& B- d& p, bDD Picking % `$ Q3 e& p) D/ L9 Z
DD John Hood
' g. t; _6 n n4 z+ t% N& P s+ `DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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2 B, J4 ?- X" f6 I+ L5 c* NJapanese Ships ! N' B+ N" ]0 _: L- W
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ c3 Z+ e: |: K' ?' i4 f+ xPC Kume
2 z$ Z; L2 Z* x/ f. L" Z. M
# ?! d( O% q7 Z# O- W% ~9 w9 tAllied Ships ! F' }0 Z5 ?$ W5 @" P' F' h
SS Hake 5 c! X/ A0 C/ w: O$ z% r
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
7 M. @' @- `8 _- k" ?: H
# f" j; p5 r# ~ X. i# Y; zJapanese Ships ( k+ x7 o" Q3 |
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 8 N$ K! W/ L- ]$ C% s
) l1 [4 N: z" x5 yAllied Ships
9 S- y0 y, E" p% ^DD Saufley ( s. j; D! r" c9 g, ?
DD Picking 8 _3 U7 E Y* E% e
DD John Hood E5 i: {; |3 k9 |
DD Caperton
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& |# G& c. b; K6 B% w) {Sub attack at 62,53 ) V) t% v, c; l- a
0 D H. e/ b% {
Japanese Ships , u; r3 ]2 W1 u% A1 L, R
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q& ^% e" z' H- [2 [PC Ch 2
) S+ M6 S; R; U8 O2 V; |2 W* P3 K: ]8 b2 S5 O9 I+ I5 x- M- z( S
Allied Ships
; e! f+ K, E8 j0 U! L. zSS Bang 7 |1 P7 O# V9 h: E
8 d4 `8 o6 K+ G
Japanese ground losses: 7 v% M: q& Y, ^( q; g
88 casualties reported
! ^1 q/ c+ Z7 r6 Z& qGuns lost 2 & F+ J* M, Y2 w5 n
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Night Surface Combat 4 M8 l u0 l& r& O
4 T6 g5 ]# @# SI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but / T! u2 D, @5 ` p
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ' Y: a; Q( r1 I. p6 d o
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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( x" N% i$ p, m; H. GJapanese Ships " T) c* C- p7 A9 [9 ]
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
( a8 N$ X' d( G$ b+ XBB Yamashiro 3 H2 U8 _# ?3 P" \
BB Hyuga
* v9 `) |0 X6 R2 A$ }CA Mikuma ; f& h2 ^9 d1 m$ E. S* Y; }
CL Noshiro
6 u! f- {* t$ E, BDD Fuyuzuki 7 S- V& A' S6 f+ k* |6 W/ e- p
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
' n6 F8 m; J. T- B% _- ]DD Momi
, Q* G- J5 o. _1 d$ PDD Kaede O- S4 j' l* r
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
5 h1 L% Y8 \8 I' B: ]8 PDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 e1 G3 c- r4 F2 @4 F3 G" h: O2 f' A- k/ V: R0 ~0 C
Allied Ships 5 B+ ^, ]" ~7 i4 m; g7 U
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: l# T3 T; o. {DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 $ a5 ~5 Y6 a) y3 V, O% j5 z% ?) Q- S
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 R+ ^3 j( o) \3 kDMS Rodman : h: P7 x3 w" |) @; C
DMS Gherardi ( Q6 |) \" P- k/ l P% i
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage * a# G+ d0 _; F7 g! C" o
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 T5 c" `8 l3 A1 Q! G5 e% oLST LST-339, heavy damage
O. e, a C0 o8 Z" A8 [LST LST-457, heavy damage 6 w6 `/ ~# G3 {0 p
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
. ?0 ?, m; \- p3 w9 [ gAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
$ ?! t7 }: L7 J; @1 G+ u# S0 ]5 J
+ S: G% G) b& ^* U2 s, AAllied ground losses:
$ o# n, Y" R, K# X2 V54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
0 K" m2 f- g/ FPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage & A0 V/ D# i6 H
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
3 w1 X! w3 _1 p% O+ M0 t" YDD Lyman K. Swenson
' m5 j& F4 {; X3 R, H0 e+ x6 c0 ~+ jDD Taussig 4 ^( t- b% p: s; Z, v" D2 M
DD John W. Weeks : V( g. i9 C6 ]; s$ j) U7 E/ a4 _
DD Harrison
: g5 q! x" @: u ]& v0 Y1 {DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
0 t: E& C; z7 [DD David Taylor
' `& L9 n `: yDD Barton ! H3 k& H9 b8 _( x# U/ d
DD Quickmatch
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* N2 C9 n* P4 P; }& v/ nOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 0 @) B e* F$ `) M
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Japanese Ships
! g7 {6 W, ]# HCA Kako, Shell hits 1 2 C# R" @3 v; e, r& S ?
CL Kiso
: W. l$ D# m& D. }DD Urakaze 2 I# f- d# x7 f/ ?7 g
DD Natsugumo & c, |2 p/ I( r. Q% Q: x+ w
DD Minegumo
* D z/ N _6 z$ VDD Sugi
5 F* ~. k5 l7 f& T3 w" z5 CDD Hinoki
6 ^8 v* v) _$ r7 E! C+ EDD Kashi
* A: j# W8 V1 i7 t% [% |DD Keyaki
& l6 |, r2 N! x# s% L& l# m5 k8 s X" p
Allied Ships
# l% Z4 y5 g! H2 O1 yAS Howard W. Gilmore
. r8 V% i+ z, Z/ C- A, V+ gAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 1 {: i3 f# a E5 L |! Z: i' ]' I. O
AV Hamlin
+ k9 s4 P; h; xAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
}, \: Q$ `9 O1 v2 \: ?AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
' L( r+ L/ `. qAR George Taylor
u; | N4 D# p# ~0 |AV R. C. Brennan % {* m) o- m' C% c( B
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
" D. @- [9 K0 j- B, q+ w( WAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 2 W( `! C5 d) ?
AR William T. Sherman 0 T" X5 `$ [! k# w
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% i5 X$ \ }# k5 X+ _. a8 h* HThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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5 t) P7 g! d8 p0 I# c5 W. C0 v7 _5 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 & j. q) y, I( p+ `* r7 X" t" M
8 v+ P" i6 q# A+ H5 rJapanese Ships 9 ?) e6 O6 l9 `8 g: q: B5 p
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 e" }! V1 R v, B7 j4 h
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 / k6 I& h9 t5 x, y f
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ' i8 q# a( a z, p4 f
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, O* S" ^; p% S, p* B; P: P, BDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 4 j# G0 }6 D0 i' e+ @6 K& @0 j' C
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage W) A3 t% D. t, `; R. R
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
4 Q$ j( S% k4 i! ~ WDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ d" X$ Q. W2 |; @$ p
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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+ L3 A, c& u( hAllied Ships
, Z/ d( ?$ B7 k3 m! T8 ?! D6 q9 kCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
% v. k$ h- Y5 W) D" SCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
& e/ Y9 M% I0 L# q- aCL Wilkes-Barre
7 }; Q( e0 D$ D5 b7 k& p5 |; LCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 5 A5 X8 G* ]6 {: n' G
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire , s- e+ o* D/ T
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 " Y+ x8 v( R% V2 c/ z' Y7 \6 w' Z
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 5 o! O2 ~# B* H; W' ?! ~
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
. A0 w+ J; h s$ g$ fDD Welles " P7 P* r3 `- A! A5 z) [
DD Wilkes , k" S3 v% Q9 h8 R
DD Roe 1 `& F& w/ A6 {4 ?
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1 K) v( l2 ] m% ~* ?- r# c- bNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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6 F8 J3 {7 M6 a. aJapanese Ships
# y( z, L, ]$ f6 Z2 u, L. N; @% [PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " G% R1 U- I$ u5 C
3 { I6 [4 O* [/ `+ Q, h$ IAllied Ships 0 m% B, ] V" K
DD Nicholson 8 p" V$ A, B: w, P7 R
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: D0 ?6 L5 X9 @, {* a% WNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 a" {" q. w: |! x
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Japanese Ships ; i) d0 w! ^* V: s1 k
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 J) f; |6 i) L6 ]& e; z. c4 G6 N( @
, h! I" h* g1 RAllied Ships ! T z6 }) T0 P* ~; q
DD Lyman K. Swenson " F7 s9 M, \. G+ t
DD Taussig - o3 G Q, i: B% f) o; K: P
DD John W. Weeks
# h) p# ]8 X; K. w* [. y4 `: f# zDD Harrison
; } {! O( N1 u4 o' }; vDD Isherwood
6 [" f) E( T, y5 m2 eDD David Taylor
. H6 H. L% N, K5 i4 |DD Barton
6 D3 `2 F" S: a" B8 cDD Quickmatch $ [# M$ X9 T: z. A0 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , H* a0 D Y! K* X- d8 Z$ Z
+ p4 G( D3 ^2 {( G3 t- n+ l! x U
Japanese Ships " g/ @! s! s* z& i: T
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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* z* _* R; E& s+ `6 f. H' H3 sAllied Ships 0 O- k1 ~/ U) g4 i) |
DD Lyman K. Swenson 0 D+ ~, L I' }# X8 z# ]6 V
DD Taussig
' l' I1 U% L9 KDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
6 {9 b0 ?# v" v7 p- V" s# H% PDD Harrison 5 \9 q3 b4 Z0 \+ U+ d1 w* |9 J+ l
DD Isherwood
- J, d' a" V% q9 M/ JDD David Taylor
# |, ]3 j# A7 d+ k6 I2 IDD Barton $ ?0 z+ {+ e* M! J; M, Q
DD Quickmatch - R9 A; g6 S9 }( Z; j- b0 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; a! I, l' r; E% K) t8 L+ x
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Japanese Ships " B* V. f! e, {1 Q9 |
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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* {6 ]1 }! T0 G9 S- qAllied Ships # \/ j- [/ {6 G1 X
DD Lyman K. Swenson 4 b9 P" ?# v0 G
DD Taussig # n3 ]9 g( y: }% Z* X
DD John W. Weeks - X1 t [; o4 c5 B. f
DD Harrison
* Z6 h. q% e, l8 y) S6 k: v% Q9 \( GDD Isherwood
. f5 i- q' [) [( F+ l* VDD David Taylor 4 c0 i) ~! j8 H5 n4 Y5 Y; k& r, x
DD Barton
6 G1 U6 L: Y' e" E2 f lDD Quickmatch $ R% b/ E2 m! t/ _( E0 r5 h" I* @1 r
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+ e0 F. S3 x2 x6 T1 X. m1 iDaylight Surface Combat & v& Y+ b: u; f
7 g/ O5 _6 G; x8 L( sDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : X! x9 H- L& g0 G& z& p
/ }8 X( V7 t! h
Japanese Ships
: h0 o0 y' }9 r g# EPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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% Z4 N: O$ f8 [8 nAllied Ships
1 m9 K/ Z: V7 IBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 9 a" p* T: l/ Q* x" l
BB Massachusetts
8 \: W, ?4 v( R( X, B9 PBB Alabama
4 ~8 ?8 r5 i, x2 Y1 A7 eCA Louisville 1 E9 F4 y+ D/ }; g. {/ q
CA Chicago ) X8 I$ y( d. u! K
DD Walker ) A6 s& [, O) J" J' x
DD Waller 2 B u K& F; z! N( \/ a3 _' j
DD Wedderburn , N y- d# W" E( q; D2 H" k
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1 I/ W, F+ g" n% s) YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ b- W( A* R, ?+ v
0 K. _4 ]; k$ n+ x( s0 v, hJapanese Ships ( {+ I O/ J" A
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 7 e; x# w9 t* ^5 G ^# f
" P& x5 q, S* W/ q0 H1 {$ YAllied Ships
2 q: T9 L5 r* ?5 Y' @0 QBB South Dakota 7 L4 u2 p; c! f$ D9 |
BB Massachusetts
8 b, {2 ~1 x9 m3 {, E2 ^5 _; S& _BB Alabama & `" \: y k; j
CA Louisville ) ^4 D! I1 V' K5 z# I0 Y: ~3 [
CA Chicago
# J2 e' K5 e& i1 t, t. @DD Walker # E, ?4 f1 r/ h. `8 K; l
DD Waller
3 ], I; }5 U7 l# bDD Wedderburn 0 y) `4 e' @3 l5 z8 q8 ]8 c
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' k! O9 o1 J$ q+ U6 W. ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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* L* l% R7 i+ p: uJapanese Ships # [$ j4 V% c/ W; ?
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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7 E' c! `) S) \1 yAllied Ships
% @* s5 d- W8 KBB South Dakota 4 u% A! \" C/ Y8 a
BB Massachusetts 4 H# F+ ~) \3 a' ~
BB Alabama 9 y7 d3 P' s4 d4 I$ |
CA Louisville 0 f! r# j: s) C. g: [3 p9 U3 b
CA Chicago
: E) y. D# u) W: RDD Walker
* f" x- [: z- N0 S% z# y3 p) BDD Waller
+ Z5 j" b* B- {5 P8 {1 lDD Wedderburn
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' x; v) L; u1 e6 k) j, F. [Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: Y3 Z- a" g, _( B; bJapanese Ships 7 ?: \* ~# V7 u- c4 ~ |9 ~
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 c6 F) h! |. _* N
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Allied Ships " ]4 g5 H9 t' X+ e2 V. W
BB South Dakota
0 ?- l/ I3 L2 J) UBB Massachusetts
+ t0 Q; M: k& _) |" S7 aBB Alabama $ x' D9 L5 x) e8 i v
CA Louisville
$ ]8 u; |0 K+ L5 X# A4 iCA Chicago
! i: a5 w- z' j6 b: n$ rDD Walker
$ j, X3 i$ X- P8 ^- d1 m' D6 }DD Waller
; Z1 a% G4 A% R' v1 MDD Wedderburn # m9 v8 l, O% U, m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , K; |$ c0 D. k$ Q$ C4 d8 r
$ v! E8 b$ o! p g# UJapanese Ships
* x; J5 N4 e* P8 g7 ^. LPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage H4 y/ Q! D$ q9 u) |
2 K4 c. U: _6 u/ aAllied Ships 7 u8 b8 D. S, T# p0 s
BB South Dakota
6 j; V5 T! d0 GBB Massachusetts ! s- F( g/ x. a Z7 k
BB Alabama ; B$ H; T- \6 I9 a% a
CA Louisville
+ n, }( O* |, y. n5 B2 y/ w# xCA Chicago 6 k' Z" d1 }# `: d/ R, [
DD Walker # T, H, `& J) m$ [
DD Waller . v* k5 z3 w+ v) a
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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- K) T+ t- `/ p- T5 y% DJapanese Ships
1 f: E+ M, F# P* B! OAK Myoho Maru * A, z* Y0 X8 I) w8 J+ {* r
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
* U6 ~0 Q( I; j$ X" g+ [& ^BB South Dakota % r/ ~1 E# t* v, I# @& p; G
BB Massachusetts
# r4 K: s2 H6 o# q" RBB Alabama
1 m2 E' @$ o _8 T, [5 BCA Louisville 3 i+ d4 L3 T& z8 z
CA Chicago
( t( x4 x- ~4 F: f5 V. k- z9 D. `DD Walker
" K+ d* \& A, J* N( _# IDD Waller ! h) p: s0 o+ B
DD Wedderburn , j8 Z/ e" u6 W
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' K/ U. O6 \1 [* I9 i' R4 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 N/ D9 Y- X& qJapanese Ships ( `! A- h/ v0 G( F/ A3 K
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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+ y5 C- ~# V) V7 G9 QAllied Ships
1 F( B2 U) z- `# X* O7 X3 zBB South Dakota ( X [3 k; G/ O: L5 q4 d( T
BB Massachusetts 0 l) [& G; q1 z! E; b/ q0 u- i! [
BB Alabama : {+ R' [9 J Z# v
CA Louisville ) Z% x$ s# {! y. b9 L6 `* a
CA Chicago 8 Q9 X; q+ L2 |
DD Walker
3 y4 e+ e! S0 V$ Y/ x4 xDD Waller 5 }! j0 f1 P3 H
DD Wedderburn
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/ n, f4 W& G! d" L4 `Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
( `/ m" Z( e5 }+ ePC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage + F4 M/ w6 l' D, }+ O; g& V, a
% y2 \# X' Q2 A
Allied Ships 3 ~& g% Q' V% B
BB South Dakota . n- C6 q# ?% w* T" D; P/ \5 @* n
BB Massachusetts
. a0 {8 `( C! n# T4 v9 pBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
/ m8 y% f/ b. k; G5 _CA Louisville
' p; ]* W5 K: n/ c) H+ t3 ?! oCA Chicago
" C5 z2 P& q9 BDD Walker - [* D6 l' ]- d" z0 @
DD Waller
, w- n! m) s/ ~$ Z3 l: wDD Wedderburn + K& c% p/ w3 D* G- O0 a
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# E, o6 n3 ^& S: f! ?- z+ _0 N) iJapanese Ships ) L% F( L4 U/ _& n0 K; c! M. V
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk : B8 H* `& ^& ]6 Q! m: ^
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
6 }3 J. v' O" D& O7 G* d* t
( F' m7 j: \3 [& \6 S& y! IAllied Ships
8 C- m: r! A o& \BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ; A- ?, L3 y, L. B7 J8 b: B$ y
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
( W' a. Y9 J! c9 k! ]! I2 W, iBB Alabama # m2 d* v3 {% W$ v3 c" R
CA Louisville
# q. b& } Q0 r& F. QCA Chicago 1 M+ [' |0 P9 a( B2 Y' H+ Q
DD Walker
% j. \8 [; N/ }: x5 f9 K2 ?DD Waller
4 Z! I' A3 ]0 e: a5 h* H2 w8 m4 vDD Wedderburn
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$ l8 I: c& h( e5 ~5 kBombardments 2 x. Q* u" J' \' E! p$ s: ^6 b: o9 G. a
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
7 h1 `* R" F. f$ m5 B7 ~23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. : R, ~5 C. i) s( r* T- c+ ^4 s
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Allied Ships
# ?6 a" k9 L/ zCA Chicago
, |" P2 O4 i# `2 v aCA Louisville . v9 x- M# q; \
BB Alabama
H& E) F7 x* C0 V* wBB Massachusetts 5 D9 ~9 P" s9 }0 ?! c: y
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses:
: X6 f/ A- k/ ]( w* W. d0 m184 casualties reported % M; U6 I! C1 u! R& s: Q
Guns lost 3 $ m/ U _+ L' V* { s- ]
/ w5 Y! O# d+ z' ]2 r$ x6 g! `Runway hits 1
7 _) l; k1 m, a) uPort fuel hits 1
) F4 m/ K& [6 u8 pPort supply hits 2
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- x% K3 O" Y" Y2 }5 y! E9 FNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 3 P. Z# t5 F$ H
2 y# b4 ~7 x& X. x8 Z$ W, s# u7 m# `, ZJapanese aircraft % C: }9 J2 M; r) k% x; k* D
no flights
7 i, q/ j# M$ n2 e) n. I9 S! q) s4 g! y
Japanese aircraft losses
! o' b" c3 T$ j8 `- [: t6 `Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed & Q' Y; z" K. N2 Q6 E- e1 l; S
8 C& Y" b J T$ L; j- P3 H
Allied Ships
7 Z1 }* F: X8 ~+ V1 z+ @. b, X: o" }7 [CA Chester
- b9 O; E) P0 t! B3 c$ _/ XBB Washington
& L# i' J$ F4 o8 jBB North Carolina
- i' ~4 k' ]) P; s1 L( r) o" H1 j4 G. P! ~4 q' S2 [1 D' q% ^
Japanese ground losses:
0 ^8 U* N6 K/ h; _+ u X4 g% i& ?0 r" N8 p85 casualties reported
/ ~$ ?( T# c! l4 s; ^& XGuns lost 2 ! q, ]1 R/ \0 Q- h; P; W) e
F6 e% c2 J: \! r! h9 q
Airbase hits 1
& i9 N7 p7 A9 O+ L5 Y ]Runway hits 5
, I& K' C3 |( \. Y* Y, Y5 f/ k( bPort hits 1
/ o `; ~/ q+ P. G! Y! c: nPort supply hits 4
) q- O/ ?8 B; |/ \4 Y$ H: O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : a% I5 n3 E4 `2 p: j: }: A
8 S% V0 R2 t" J* WNight Air Combat 7 o* `6 r/ j- O/ d2 n/ h! |
8 _/ i! T% a2 ^: ZNight Air attack on TF at 65,53
( J; o) s- d, `9 m& N3 Y
0 S& I' j; t6 i" K' y' x1 lJapanese aircraft
. R6 Z1 F3 X; HH8K Emily x 5
. X* ^) Q3 I F8 k( Y3 W1 J5 N: H) \" I7 K E. e, b$ [
Japanese aircraft losses
% [0 T" C6 M# i) m9 k4 I: BH8K Emily: 5 damaged
) J. ]. Z' b0 Q. x( D
" C, K- v( n! SJapanese Ships : P, o' @7 H1 L
SS RO-35 ! J5 {6 R: }- x0 E9 L& N
( T2 m, B+ A- N% n
Allied Ships
+ M. t+ u; U7 N7 hDD Hyman ; R% p1 x7 j. G |
DD Conner
3 T j# s- z& Y. _6 N% V0 m% }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" N% O9 v) R5 W4 oNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 ! f" I& `+ x: Q, h% J; Y
8 Z2 M+ B- o7 D5 S& K; P' |0 d. z/ `4 SJapanese aircraft
5 r% s* [* `3 B; g S) b) t. KH8K Emily x 5 $ M. G Q. R* W) x
9 B% C; Y E4 _6 KAllied aircraft 5 K/ R$ o K- N) ~ S: |7 I% Z
P-61A Black Widow x 2
7 r- R) `6 X, P" m9 J3 w2 W5 X0 Z+ \9 {' b3 x2 b T, T k1 u3 s
Japanese aircraft losses
! m" G3 x3 t" sH8K Emily: 4 damaged ( Y- t8 T4 w& G% Y. O% C
1 M5 f- L; k# D$ X1 U7 a; CAllied Ships + t8 ^' _3 V/ [' R' n
DD Conner ( j+ Q5 K3 P, @ L$ _
DE LeRay Wilson 3 l. K* N6 k J
AK Martin Johnson |