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+ ~; ?5 |+ d5 ^$ \) u6 ySub/ASW Attacks ) c" S# q- w+ }# W7 H& G
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' O6 y" R- ^4 n$ b
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Japanese Ships
3 Z. O0 s# p F2 A" MSS RO-35, hits 7
+ {8 c3 Q G, o- q+ H# N3 O9 H. x3 H- ]+ \' a4 O9 k; W
Allied Ships
. N6 _# J5 p4 d. F3 k" i2 BDD Saufley
1 X5 r9 C: t! a6 vDD Picking 0 A: j' [" J& F# u
DD John Hood
2 x, N5 r# p$ B0 `5 Y4 tDD Caperton
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% a* z, v! y9 o# z# w% BSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
. R5 `) v1 R' L3 s, I3 E4 ]3 S; A3 u B, }- Y( A1 q
Japanese Ships
3 u [* N, [5 [; ^7 v. f' O2 ]. [AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 Y+ v& B5 F, q8 pPC Kume 6 a4 |% B5 D7 `! @" q- y5 Z4 y- A
& v% a* \& G1 ^# B. O7 A' M
Allied Ships
7 A1 ?5 C( b8 R$ [SS Hake
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) D4 ]1 ?- V9 i/ A7 I4 l4 y5 V FASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * Q' h9 y. L* K' H+ _' ?
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Japanese Ships
N: \" X. R2 ]5 x& b2 ^SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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# _6 t2 W$ u: RAllied Ships 9 c- z; \- {6 T4 D8 ^
DD Saufley ) I/ |$ b! Z% X6 I# K; ]; |
DD Picking ) ]5 @8 i4 C' k7 s6 ~8 n
DD John Hood * E# x/ @3 |1 P0 v2 A2 V% o6 B
DD Caperton
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- o. p% A! Q) L. P, l& K# ]Sub attack at 62,53
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" S# z( n: @5 G, L8 BJapanese Ships 1 t9 y0 }" W! I F
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 {6 Q0 {3 h) D5 b4 f( P1 u; o
PC Ch 2
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! c5 E; ^* c: R/ ]1 q% |Allied Ships
) t( L; f5 ?+ t. d" H/ h# Q8 JSS Bang Z8 c4 H( D4 E3 n) q
( v% J. D# L n
Japanese ground losses:
2 Y, U/ T$ a' g; J* e( ~! M/ T88 casualties reported
0 F" |4 x$ B" C |- z% UGuns lost 2 4 E5 M2 S' T" _! E
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- {, A) e# l8 h/ ZI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
}7 w. A2 P% [1 ethe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. F; Q6 S5 F+ w/ [# K7 }2 x
4 v$ K& A" J; l+ V5 o) n, {Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 2 d6 z7 T! K- u1 D( y! v+ T* y( _" u+ X
( i" {# W5 B5 I& R6 f& j& aJapanese Ships " }+ u4 ]! Y: E0 Q1 N
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 7 z0 M D+ g% h$ P/ v0 \1 O& O+ i
BB Yamashiro
( a* P$ a |3 q4 {' W- s6 h8 Q; y1 m) lBB Hyuga , j" m S6 r9 E" ~- C1 w0 Z
CA Mikuma 5 l8 ~3 b& w" z
CL Noshiro
& @6 B( A( z$ g% y) p8 ZDD Fuyuzuki
7 |/ D, i2 C Y: L# j- a+ Z" H' O. uDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 + o' T9 T8 s: ?! u8 |4 C9 d
DD Momi ! Z, B/ a& U2 v+ b
DD Kaede 3 M! c3 ~- V6 r& Z9 P8 e+ U! X
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
7 n4 b- g# v7 \8 m% EDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire / e% ^2 Q) G7 W% I; s) l1 {9 i
' g6 s+ M; }+ x6 n5 |2 WAllied Ships # _. |8 v- H- e D% \
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : K+ H- a3 V* B/ q# u2 x4 a& \
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 * v1 o' |/ O) l# Q8 D" ?1 l; v2 b
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! F4 M' l: w/ w7 S
DMS Rodman
! ~1 C# c- q& i, f) v8 Y; S) |DMS Gherardi ' x- Y0 E$ k6 q, a- l4 ?
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' ~3 _, I- I: b; q. n
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 l* i! l0 {8 J- K# d- a k/ w
LST LST-339, heavy damage
5 T( b1 O. o( ]LST LST-457, heavy damage
2 E! L6 j2 a) A4 P" d pAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
0 w# b) r: ~9 z! bAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage * ^! @+ Z) w6 G, a& v7 a0 r9 {
1 e, x* C6 [1 j! I8 j9 tAllied ground losses:
$ E8 Y8 q' S$ [% l0 [" d54 casualties reported
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# n% R/ d0 E1 ?5 e. @+ \Japanese Ships 1 V7 v6 k1 G, c6 {8 l3 B! X
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
R R n4 |3 w% [$ y( _PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" ~8 Y/ V) X- J1 t. \1 pDD Lyman K. Swenson
9 r! g2 x3 Z f( V" f8 w' RDD Taussig
) I9 Y z0 x7 j5 `1 h1 ^DD John W. Weeks 3 ]" d8 A: z( X" s0 Q; ^
DD Harrison
5 i! K- ^ m }DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 7 z2 @5 G7 ^! [2 o/ G+ b- \
DD David Taylor ( l9 S/ U9 Q! @) `$ M
DD Barton
6 e; _. Z1 c( ^6 y) uDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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- `- l! i4 N$ X H0 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
! W3 ^8 y# V+ \CA Kako, Shell hits 1 ; a, k6 l' _0 Y' D- m0 L; L. j) k8 {
CL Kiso - q+ q: @+ i- n! g; }+ [; V6 J& D
DD Urakaze
/ m4 U" o# Z. {8 {0 u2 MDD Natsugumo # P; Y* V$ R( |& U- Y9 U' J$ N
DD Minegumo
9 K& Q, u# w2 r4 F5 FDD Sugi $ \2 e1 c% t/ T2 F/ {: z
DD Hinoki # b8 f& m4 l5 n+ H& o2 p* @) Z* k
DD Kashi
& U6 |! ~+ b6 jDD Keyaki
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b: i- @$ M5 |9 C1 G6 }1 _Allied Ships
8 ?$ U1 k j2 V* j% E7 P' ~AS Howard W. Gilmore
8 H6 c/ U) z# I' P% L8 PAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / [2 d/ ^) v/ n: }
AV Hamlin , z3 ?5 b/ K( m! R
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 w* x$ w' D( u, sAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
% A4 W* q4 ]+ j) XAR George Taylor 2 V& c2 w, D2 {" O3 x4 v
AV R. C. Brennan * i3 G& ^' _" d
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 R n# s6 g* iAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
1 ]* M: W8 n. h/ o1 b& q7 OAR William T. Sherman
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/ R# I2 A8 h1 n+ fThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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) q3 J5 \0 K& a0 b3 HJapanese Ships
& B, h& O5 @1 D' Z: L& C: e! lCA Kako, Shell hits 4
) r. i1 [$ j8 ICL Kiso, Shell hits 9 4 }, k" m1 c& L2 _0 a- F
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
: P. b( V: c+ L) lDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 P r# m) j, J) ]+ ~DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage - a& S' ?$ f) Q9 @+ H- h0 L% O
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage + k. t% {+ r7 I/ T9 @+ Y- W
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 ! o& b, U- S/ ]! W7 R0 G$ G
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' m0 w# c- M/ n! E h2 YDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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0 @- d! o1 ~, T kAllied Ships 3 B0 m) @5 c, @1 ~' X
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire + ?, x- ?7 C/ |7 [! G! c
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
0 u. `/ ~( }' f' K9 dCL Wilkes-Barre
' B3 Y1 \/ v3 r' E( q- c" L$ V% CCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 1 B( D" s( |8 R! C) `
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
, K0 Q7 Z" {, d# N) i$ C5 o" RDD Burns, Shell hits 1
" N; s- v, H _$ I7 m4 j. X' F$ yDD Bush, Shell hits 1 % G6 Q/ V3 h% g @/ C; q' w
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
9 D; G- C( z! H7 K2 o e! R: G" gDD Welles 2 [* B3 F: ^! @" P# k) Z% [% y& I
DD Wilkes " _4 X' M4 u7 f4 D
DD Roe # Z3 Z3 L/ y) f
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% V" H8 d' y$ ? tNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
$ I& I3 J" ?) F5 UPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # Z) Y+ k# J: ?+ P5 c
- A- r" q4 P- Q& eAllied Ships 3 c- ~0 X% g! L5 ]. W7 Z: j
DD Nicholson
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' f& O; F9 Z6 [/ |0 I" I% vNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 M0 y# Y7 z! |& t
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Allied Ships
2 X' b5 l( Z' s- @+ N# VDD Lyman K. Swenson - M& d2 j9 \9 o6 F/ P, P
DD Taussig % F! N% F; b, S% @
DD John W. Weeks
7 s" X0 z% x5 V4 P# d0 S" T6 H- WDD Harrison
! c8 Q* X) I0 l1 Q; K! SDD Isherwood
: A w* \9 z. g3 g. k5 H! V5 QDD David Taylor
5 I# V Q8 {! X! \, |; LDD Barton 9 q$ a/ d) [; G7 d
DD Quickmatch % p/ X: H$ b8 G1 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - f! h% T1 u U+ `1 ~$ H8 F
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 8 S0 U, Z# N7 u, ~. M" g
, u$ ^: D. e, l5 `0 d! sAllied Ships 7 a7 y. |; S/ O2 K4 K z' b! t! B
DD Lyman K. Swenson * q( H9 s% \# t5 k
DD Taussig
4 y, ~% C* m6 p% SDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 & Z0 ]0 Y# p2 W9 v! u
DD Harrison 7 r( c# j+ ?- D( I+ y
DD Isherwood
+ G0 |6 l+ |. g0 E2 x/ W2 xDD David Taylor * b( M( K5 J! u- n
DD Barton 0 a- H* u; b! O& g3 L/ j. g$ U
DD Quickmatch
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( W7 X( o+ O; o6 q; eNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + _9 |+ A; O0 ?) u4 w
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Japanese Ships : V: Q \8 S( n- v) d U
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk + y" M9 j! v- J, z
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Allied Ships
6 L. \ d" [% a9 J2 P0 L- s9 BDD Lyman K. Swenson 7 x6 _0 o9 ~8 j
DD Taussig
* J$ M% q( ]) C; R( u$ TDD John W. Weeks
/ X* ]1 p% N( qDD Harrison 9 T/ T' F. Q% u5 L7 _9 L
DD Isherwood 9 }% s$ V) ]9 N& u: W
DD David Taylor & y6 I1 J5 q+ z( q
DD Barton
& r; G1 b' c; m$ PDD Quickmatch
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Daylight Surface Combat
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! l# e' e. Y/ n! z( o! HDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( U' l$ |+ p3 V9 A3 RJapanese Ships
/ X0 G- e' F4 s' `' ^PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk / \& B) X8 _$ \! i# Q
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Allied Ships
, D: \; v y3 T1 \+ UBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
. ?) q, z8 g Y. l4 D- m* V$ C, RBB Massachusetts
1 U* `4 D( f9 P6 w4 YBB Alabama
, s( K: ]/ P; I% B1 i! M/ h4 aCA Louisville 0 @1 \# H5 a. s+ f
CA Chicago ) Y0 A7 T9 L4 V( W
DD Walker
, H9 Q( B& l# D' A3 f9 yDD Waller . c, K N+ c9 q) b8 B& O6 _: s/ }$ e
DD Wedderburn
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5 o! D( l- `8 T% h' b" gDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
: D2 i: k. \) \AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ; ]8 _: b, B1 T* ~- `9 p# |6 y
3 `9 E1 H4 ^; P' k# wAllied Ships
3 j+ H3 B( E3 L# uBB South Dakota
! e: ^/ S8 }# [$ QBB Massachusetts + \2 s: j- J4 \4 L$ q5 T0 ]
BB Alabama
) z, Q+ F- f+ x; `- K' A, rCA Louisville
8 k% ~+ o( k) `& ?; k- vCA Chicago
" B- g9 F f9 `, ~( vDD Walker - g3 z: ^2 U; C' Y
DD Waller 2 L! j% S1 r% E
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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5 @9 D& Y0 X0 sJapanese Ships
) f4 t9 Y% T: R: Z* PAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) U. Q, X2 H: UBB South Dakota . [) X9 Z9 j( d8 \- [$ O! b( A1 S7 H
BB Massachusetts
8 C* L/ A+ H( q# j/ M0 i9 fBB Alabama
! q, ]8 H! O# o. k+ HCA Louisville
8 v7 _* i7 O) ^9 U1 dCA Chicago 7 ^4 Z( C9 T) s
DD Walker
+ k: B% B n6 z$ S" XDD Waller ( v: D# `6 ?9 ]1 |4 v0 r% B' v8 ?/ i
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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; ^& V1 m& V# u. n# A( _% ]Allied Ships % |: _: R7 u5 X1 B( E+ b
BB South Dakota 7 b& Q4 u( ^5 n* q" y
BB Massachusetts
0 d. H2 \" _/ A8 dBB Alabama : X J0 _. R9 \
CA Louisville 2 |3 o6 m& _7 f' d* s6 L0 s: R
CA Chicago 5 F$ n- z) \ }( {; K( [1 c
DD Walker / [: [7 I) [" A" ]
DD Waller $ R% M$ }2 i! _1 J! j! i
DD Wedderburn
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" P% @8 ~2 N5 o( Q2 R- Y3 yDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 2 l% D0 B7 B; M
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ; @- U+ I& V, n5 M( b" N) x
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Allied Ships
$ p% N% c4 r" }# M/ V; xBB South Dakota ' \2 K2 {( N* h( n" B
BB Massachusetts . d6 a/ m4 v% S# a
BB Alabama # Q, U1 l( X" L. {( K; N- L
CA Louisville ' @2 Z( r3 F& o% b, e9 x
CA Chicago
' r. _$ |- D! J7 d9 M+ `7 kDD Walker
! s" T2 }6 _% f+ G6 r# ?9 X; H1 ?DD Waller , j- E. X( f3 d$ i! {) B
DD Wedderburn / E2 R* `% ]1 s6 u
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! H2 P) t0 }4 ]1 {/ |2 P' o$ mJapanese Ships 3 r$ ~" ~& e9 G5 X1 B
AK Myoho Maru
1 b; [' _0 z6 l6 X; F! u YAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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4 {+ v8 q$ n$ m- ^& z D( vAllied Ships
5 w0 j' d, y0 O' @' gBB South Dakota
?, F7 y: l+ u, I0 p, F5 K+ h( yBB Massachusetts
8 c9 t2 K, t% f3 ]% T9 R0 n* ~BB Alabama
5 U4 Y; s9 B9 h y$ f6 a- ECA Louisville 8 j0 @0 w3 {! q/ w( l. _0 K
CA Chicago
7 R K: j+ T3 j) H0 O3 ADD Walker
! t5 G* j- S+ v1 g. O7 _DD Waller
; P% m$ v( n* d9 S4 I& LDD Wedderburn $ D' x0 z6 t% M! y2 ?
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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, O( N$ h- U# C! x GAllied Ships 5 ~, T1 r" X+ N' S% A
BB South Dakota
4 \6 J! ]5 U+ N2 R- B: [BB Massachusetts . Y; Z2 R1 q* k1 E# x& ^
BB Alabama 3 @9 ^1 z0 H$ l5 f
CA Louisville
2 U+ v1 @" P! \+ tCA Chicago
- J2 M* f) D/ _8 R! U5 VDD Walker
7 O6 }6 I" g& q6 d* k8 ~8 JDD Waller
. X3 t4 e' `! K6 ]4 ?) wDD 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 2 p2 F C4 w: n) n0 J" N2 X7 \
9 q& I+ [1 x. U. H" w
Allied Ships f, P5 H! Q$ y# c% S9 ~) c
BB South Dakota 5 J* p8 _0 K8 I4 i- @. D! v
BB Massachusetts 3 X2 Y* J1 Z/ R3 n" j
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 1 k. J: b8 O8 Y- [
CA Louisville , b4 n4 S7 A7 ~! k+ D
CA Chicago
) O7 b" ]0 D0 `DD Walker ; Z, d; r! f2 K$ S9 x3 \
DD Waller 6 A+ z& b6 K! R: V2 W
DD Wedderburn
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p6 @5 r# D' W( ~' o7 WJapanese Ships
. C: g2 u3 E6 {- Q" _; p/ C( ePC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ) o# ~( w& u5 l
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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, b$ S% Z$ t' F. z2 ZAllied Ships
8 d# y; B9 }9 s$ m. @1 E1 G; gBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
. j8 |/ U4 i) L/ E4 D+ @% rBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
6 \# O6 k, {8 k$ EBB Alabama
' w/ w0 y2 v8 T# f9 L/ r$ `CA Louisville % V% T2 h) w6 Y( K- e5 r- f J2 l
CA Chicago 6 [* u3 F4 W3 T. N D* c3 r7 y
DD Walker x9 Q! j& l" ?! r- s+ k% o/ K
DD Waller
: c1 Q0 E, N0 V; }& o, h$ k+ u. _DD Wedderburn
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0 c% T0 g& V9 I' iNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
% T: B' W y+ d1 F9 d23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 q$ `4 y* k. v d, t
& v- [' b* ^% N4 n- v PAllied Ships
# e" n8 O/ p; ] `( dCA Chicago ~& H! a( d- k; d
CA Louisville ; S! ]. A0 b& N+ P1 S( R
BB Alabama 3 ]4 F! I# A. y) X/ f
BB Massachusetts
* N0 |# [% c1 n" v8 T" @- JBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses:
' W* o5 ~+ d2 n" b& A184 casualties reported * g8 ^) D- n' }! j3 ~
Guns lost 3 . ]1 E8 z% m2 r0 v) T) T
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Runway hits 1 % Y2 s+ D2 U% p' Z9 b6 _
Port fuel hits 1
% q) }6 K9 d6 m5 B& ^: v7 yPort supply hits 2 + L/ M. R+ l$ N! Z, {% m% P: V1 c0 G
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- I4 P7 N2 o# G- iNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
5 D3 X/ r, Q- `9 O" x7 K2 V, wno flights 3 V& N; O8 ^' w0 P( a5 o- |, k+ }
, c! z% n7 O7 H- H4 B: n" D1 fJapanese aircraft losses
& B5 t8 W* g5 [+ j2 HKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
8 W* i6 f, p, {! }/ L" y2 A6 b6 C* L* h6 b$ m4 r
Allied Ships
3 f/ q0 \" }6 K) B; ZCA Chester
! E/ u$ Q5 c2 E) ~BB Washington 8 |+ B" S: Z& r) V5 ^& \
BB North Carolina ) h; R+ r- s/ X; X' T+ P
5 @6 \8 k( q) o5 P& }7 Z
Japanese ground losses:
+ R- z. [9 O0 s* h1 x85 casualties reported 1 \ b7 `7 V( Z. A- i) i% ]
Guns lost 2
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/ k9 \* t$ f& i) `Airbase hits 1 : y2 l, k$ l( ^/ g% t: X% A N* Z
Runway hits 5
% A: Q5 d! _8 i% ZPort hits 1 : U P+ `0 t4 ?# i
Port supply hits 4 : z. H9 J7 t' u; r: X9 A
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Night Air Combat
+ u. Y: c8 K- v! H1 V
& V( [4 J8 _, r3 k& ~* ?Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 3 ~- O9 A# t) N; H" E
7 n" ~/ x6 l& `8 D* b6 t* g. k
Japanese aircraft
' S5 z9 u3 Z% A+ u( N$ f; bH8K Emily x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ O( n) _6 V2 {( p* f7 JH8K Emily: 5 damaged y$ n8 i+ w( [- ]7 C
7 W2 V+ i! H$ v4 J% E. R% L/ {
Japanese Ships
4 O" S( ]3 B, ASS RO-35 & }- N4 I, Y% T1 D4 D" P$ S
9 Y6 _6 u( `/ U4 t/ x4 `
Allied Ships
. ]0 k9 N: n- u# x% q5 CDD Hyman ' u9 e' Z. H K$ H8 K
DD Conner
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 + |* A" Z4 m. v$ G
6 \/ S/ _$ F) {6 |# m7 WJapanese aircraft
* L5 `" _3 X, d: m+ a: e! G' _H8K Emily x 5 ; E" W1 m1 ?4 z2 E4 v( y& }
; E/ h( s6 ^8 g' ]- zAllied aircraft $ @% x" K \9 C/ B/ C5 {' f
P-61A Black Widow x 2 ; N0 @' D- k C# B Y
0 t% }1 U, [% _; AJapanese aircraft losses
* F# g6 p" P8 O; IH8K Emily: 4 damaged
2 u; w& o" ]$ N5 s9 P1 t; K, _8 a' @% z7 U8 `) B* O( l
Allied Ships
6 W, b0 t+ B; o, ~! ~3 z8 L2 D/ [DD Conner . Z- U8 r- [) W2 |0 |, o
DE LeRay Wilson 6 `$ P( d# k% X& d( `
AK Martin Johnson |