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9 P% {8 H2 M% \& vASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) x' h5 X* I( D @: ?. Z0 i
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Japanese Ships ! j1 o! t3 g3 h" D! ]* I/ i
SS RO-35, hits 7 j g8 m3 e. f' W
. U+ }/ }0 J+ V4 c# Q; H/ pAllied Ships ; r. m- ^/ ]7 R' a, G$ j
DD Saufley . Q* U" [2 l4 W) o1 P4 h, E
DD Picking
5 J( f6 G" A! V9 F4 PDD John Hood - L: V! t6 a" S: m1 r/ l
DD Caperton 5 S% R2 \! ~8 m8 i# l
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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1 z. @/ I; T4 M3 s/ J8 i$ vAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 D8 ?5 J% k& D9 s9 V! o- a
PC Kume 1 y( x, r5 o* b' C2 ?( p) E1 \. S
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Allied Ships
" m! |+ |! S0 `& z- cSS Hake
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6 h+ Z3 s$ m7 E# T3 \$ V- x5 zASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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4 ^. C2 r) X' q4 s/ m' M3 z1 g: D2 EJapanese Ships
% t1 N; L. O! u# O' b& c$ {0 eSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
2 D8 I# o4 N0 w) B7 c; F. v
* }0 ~! h# H4 K( yAllied Ships
! H# A4 I, U9 `8 | `DD Saufley
3 Z2 v8 u* h3 j: l0 b1 s; F# kDD Picking % Y3 i# H2 w! T! `; O8 A/ q# ?
DD John Hood ; X. p" v, o* O- D$ U3 h, V
DD Caperton
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8 j% J; `) i' zSub attack at 62,53
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AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! K4 L1 ?( F5 o2 N5 ~( g
PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships 6 H* g4 }5 ^9 t
SS Bang # {* a6 x" t( t! y0 m4 e
. w6 D) K. U q/ ?: \; S! aJapanese ground losses:
; R( H6 {/ ?: Y9 X88 casualties reported
7 ~6 O! r! k6 J7 h7 F3 h2 KGuns lost 2
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+ S: e# `, i' _: G9 J m8 J, SNight Surface Combat . S. k- @) x4 S. m2 q
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
7 k E/ V; t% ?4 m5 o6 \0 S% g% Hthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 6 w6 ]+ Y( B/ D7 L: ?1 `
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 5 ?: w# d/ A/ ]" Y; C9 S4 J
; [+ T8 K) m2 x, R( d: eJapanese Ships
6 t2 \5 L$ v. V$ E; b# eBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 - X7 y3 }, t9 u! L# q1 N9 u
BB Yamashiro
3 o ~: e5 n, jBB Hyuga - ?% T) T* _3 L1 l0 m5 a
CA Mikuma ) J5 O% a2 S5 ^+ W5 {( |
CL Noshiro ; M9 d* h; d& c0 d g, t. H, V
DD Fuyuzuki
- }" }1 F0 [, m4 lDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
. J, ~& Q, r) f4 H5 ]DD Momi 7 W7 I' t& f0 d8 H# A2 V6 ^: {
DD Kaede : V& O/ Y9 D. w7 ~
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
3 u5 `" y5 v) Q2 A" ]1 ]4 n& P) sDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - f+ S. W! k4 n* L" W, N, Y5 O! }
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Allied Ships
4 }4 S& s1 I, ]1 ]: R# M% WDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 l2 ~7 ^) v6 ?DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
: y4 F& b( Q; j) ^3 c( NDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 L' U4 w5 V/ x1 NDMS Rodman & N3 e( A- T4 A* }: `: P5 D/ e% `" p
DMS Gherardi
8 u2 X( k9 e5 S* QDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ z! P/ ~4 v; A! WDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 x$ ^' I5 u9 o
LST LST-339, heavy damage 4 I& {- R/ {0 M& ~
LST LST-457, heavy damage
( i5 A4 S# ?& D: X4 jAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire # B) \. N1 t+ M1 U" U8 W
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 3 W( x$ c* C1 S8 e4 F9 w
$ s5 _* E: B$ y! z. A aAllied ground losses:
@# H6 _9 s y7 d54 casualties reported * [9 Q J3 M3 a2 Q; @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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, ^) A$ Z6 f' D, v9 TPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! X. D' Q+ n% c3 p
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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1 p# D) J5 F2 L4 o& _# w! j) cAllied Ships
- f* g1 F @4 q% L2 E* |DD Lyman K. Swenson : Z$ X4 U& _ G G
DD Taussig 1 G( k' B% o- x8 B( u& t9 z
DD John W. Weeks $ J1 a* D* S! I; m) b* R4 y1 M7 h$ [1 T
DD Harrison
3 {! V1 e7 r8 EDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
5 Y, j0 j. ` d: d$ dDD David Taylor
" s3 k% p! U2 v: l. G9 LDD Barton t8 s7 X; C2 c$ o$ o& _! g
DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 & m) Z* Q* m5 i+ W N" u
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; U% \( f' x* D& V3 q! uCA Kako, Shell hits 1
. B5 J( Q6 }! @( S5 j# wCL Kiso 8 t, y) M6 t( B @4 f! G
DD Urakaze
" w( @" k3 V2 M+ E9 eDD Natsugumo
. G/ [5 w- \& r3 T/ sDD Minegumo 3 Q2 Z# _% u( V7 A9 f+ W/ R& q
DD Sugi * [3 g4 j; |! [8 n [
DD Hinoki
; t1 n6 N4 u' B8 S6 u4 kDD Kashi
" Z @2 A( M G' R! ~( W. r+ JDD Keyaki $ ^. Y$ x: @7 [, N" |" ^4 U9 Q2 k/ {
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Allied Ships
1 q n/ R$ X, u. K! U* P" A* ^AS Howard W. Gilmore 6 C& h3 e. g" G* p0 C. _
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( K/ f( \3 t$ M) r, ~9 WAV Hamlin
* T: Z, g2 P5 o- @1 ]AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 4 {8 W, V. m* R" P% {
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 6 l! N; O$ R( N# c2 t4 O; o
AR George Taylor
; s5 h) O( r$ mAV R. C. Brennan
. q3 I& I- W: ^+ [8 E8 ?AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire ' q- y* _0 n* C! k: L; s$ Q
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
- e' b) D- T4 I5 K! @. ZAR William T. Sherman % q3 V, F9 \7 {( }. n }9 ]: i
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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& c" D7 m1 K- ^+ UNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 : R2 z+ b( V- \
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 7 v8 o" q7 S8 E% j+ i
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 8 Q" t" T" r- d
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' d1 D: T7 d8 I( y
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage : \! v. F0 _& D' U/ O3 k. S
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 Z( j* H x; a4 v
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
; q% X4 I' S4 o ODD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 c, f1 O& e1 b' u0 I" iDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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5 I a: c! `/ D9 f0 uAllied Ships % g9 E( s, N* ?' H
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire # S7 r1 B8 ~( w/ c) S* U$ a
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 . c& Z" w+ W6 Z) q% v5 o, m
CL Wilkes-Barre
7 l* i2 U r; M- m7 W6 _7 e7 D4 N; W& QCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 y) P& p7 U# r) s! yDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ! w: Z; q- L* \4 C3 |
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 0 P( x9 H3 c9 j8 z
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 9 |& m; X0 f6 i& Y& Z* k
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 & F3 k6 ?6 _9 {' C& v c( w, w
DD Welles . N( n2 c" e$ A0 x. ?: J9 a* I
DD Wilkes
' b7 n2 a. H0 M. N, SDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage k3 Q8 C$ v4 Z+ G5 G* \
: x8 x7 e8 @/ o( Z/ {Allied Ships ! S. ~/ s$ z5 s
DD Nicholson 0 `+ J4 i6 M5 j1 t8 B, k4 w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships * `" w( l8 J. _7 P( c. |' T
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' P8 l4 l6 g: E3 d6 M* d
9 j. j- D% @; c0 j6 bAllied Ships ( w+ s# G d5 W# H, G
DD Lyman K. Swenson
, S6 s6 H0 T" N5 _8 hDD Taussig
/ q/ p% s. H/ U7 \. V) O& mDD John W. Weeks ! c8 [- }5 a. c) m, G% m' y! ?
DD Harrison
0 Q, b- A) K6 F- y9 ^DD Isherwood
6 ]$ V7 T5 r( ^; P$ tDD David Taylor
+ V) W n$ n0 h* CDD Barton 3 _* [$ q, Q2 _8 b* m
DD Quickmatch
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1 S/ U. p5 Z# y0 b) CNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
% q* Z) w) n, p! GPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships o: X( U a& f4 D! K
DD Lyman K. Swenson 0 i+ g( q5 `/ G* q; Z. G
DD Taussig
( d8 P+ x, X8 X3 ?DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
; n$ e. A0 f/ w+ ?0 kDD Harrison
+ i. u/ G: d$ t. b" }DD Isherwood
* ?2 {. N, H1 J5 \DD David Taylor 9 J7 ?" J6 P/ A: q9 r# M' d$ x
DD Barton
& ?1 s& J. r' Y9 l8 i8 X) m9 XDD Quickmatch 2 R: O9 k9 n6 ?% ~1 c' e
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- y* z1 \# u/ | Y, N4 D- GNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
4 r7 v1 X2 m/ L- PPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 B( m/ n* F2 L; m7 f
+ M* [! T( r6 |6 C3 A6 |Allied Ships
' i4 s( y8 x! N9 d/ ^DD Lyman K. Swenson
1 k1 R' L. M4 H- S- V/ rDD Taussig
. i/ P" U+ n' t! Z5 R# jDD John W. Weeks
) o: X- T# y, O) U0 BDD Harrison 6 I4 t, o% Y! Q; {' ?+ V
DD Isherwood
& h3 d0 m) \, ^# w% g0 z) |DD David Taylor
4 M! ^5 | ^5 [4 `" I( h, HDD Barton # i7 w# d( n' q9 G( j7 f
DD Quickmatch # [0 C- A( ?. J6 j2 c% |* x- w
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! `9 \9 h: H3 r; M, @0 _5 kDaylight Surface Combat # E: N$ Z) T5 W; t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# z, ]4 p+ y; C6 UJapanese Ships
' `* i" b, D5 o, G" R: b2 @PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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) D" n. p+ n7 {0 }5 q( IAllied Ships
1 _6 N0 E6 c) `6 g$ V2 [BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
5 u: [8 D) H* VBB Massachusetts
% k) P) c/ W) x. y+ H$ o8 gBB Alabama
! y3 @, J9 r( I: d, o' n; fCA Louisville 5 g- a4 y7 t$ y
CA Chicago
+ M2 ?/ I5 Q- C' ^DD Walker
( X j0 k1 ^7 x! qDD Waller
$ W- n2 ^$ K8 iDD Wedderburn
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/ E' J0 D3 D7 d: X4 |0 K' ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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. S/ t+ H: V: BJapanese Ships
6 Z! _! O, ^0 b2 fAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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) q0 C6 ^. E8 [8 h9 C! L! ~Allied Ships 9 ]$ j+ T/ ~6 T N: U- w% D |. r) Y8 Y
BB South Dakota " k- } a2 v8 o9 }
BB Massachusetts 3 i8 U7 ^$ z: j! @5 X: @. H# i# d# `) T
BB Alabama 5 d3 l; ~0 m _$ `- ~- [! k
CA Louisville
, y( S" t$ F& L8 eCA Chicago W. V: X# ^4 g2 u! k" P5 w+ f
DD Walker 2 {$ N# d8 g7 F# o7 F# Y M# Z
DD Waller
0 v7 `; n6 [! p2 W1 ]$ UDD Wedderburn * K/ I2 O; c2 c% N) d5 m
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3 s2 _ Z# c8 T, B8 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) F) n7 i/ f3 Y3 u# }1 U
; S0 K. ^! `! r8 H i8 w2 b6 iAllied Ships
' ^6 `: G3 Z! j" t7 k/ `# V; O EBB South Dakota : P, u* y( D1 M
BB Massachusetts
' [% v2 d4 s$ u$ a5 w vBB Alabama
% P6 V% q* a% `' k3 G$ u4 N* t2 \, PCA Louisville 0 z: A# }1 D" k. L, G+ s
CA Chicago * m9 K& N; P% _$ s5 i9 d$ r
DD Walker # b& r* a' F1 _, S" [& g& _3 u/ k$ c
DD Waller
; C# @& V. |2 `DD Wedderburn
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) e& h& t5 M: @! }PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 `& F6 T: b, x! A" Y" o- q
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4 A( v* D# [( X; k+ OBB South Dakota
& d' e3 v, w$ p( m( @" Y5 B ]" RBB Massachusetts
2 w" m+ u( q/ w+ E7 D4 bBB Alabama
+ m `) w J/ z( Q6 e8 y. ACA Louisville
7 I, Z, @9 x1 u' k: }, yCA Chicago
- i, }2 d2 P7 F' p4 W* H: GDD Walker # Z, F! b5 p: r
DD Waller : ^4 R1 \! R8 i
DD Wedderburn
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& A" I- ?) u' e- h- ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + Q- p( w4 B$ z
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Japanese Ships
" B+ w+ v! m$ Y; p& M3 IPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 2 ]9 l* W9 Q1 q6 G: b% G6 ?
5 Y! H8 \+ n; z4 B, V# HAllied Ships
- c, u6 U% f4 ^5 A. e P1 VBB South Dakota
2 L0 h# q+ m; P+ \BB Massachusetts
' R4 ]4 g) G$ ~& V2 RBB Alabama ) k- ]9 ^! w) h: v# p3 K- O4 X3 M
CA Louisville
( ^' x" w6 V- t6 ^' lCA Chicago . I" k! x8 ]& n( | t
DD Walker
9 E1 N3 R4 o( B9 v$ b& Y, pDD Waller 2 u/ q" ~# ]5 w5 I
DD Wedderburn " F: _" d; g1 u8 }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# k% ~9 m# C6 I4 ?8 I7 vAK Myoho Maru ( a) q3 j$ q) m8 r4 ^8 Q/ P
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ! H n5 \" ^$ o
BB South Dakota
/ O4 K8 A2 |0 ]; S0 GBB Massachusetts ' |' s3 U4 O$ N' T
BB Alabama 7 p- w; a# v2 H
CA Louisville 1 w5 Z: D! U' L# X( A
CA Chicago 9 o$ i8 T4 s- {- E ~4 f
DD Walker % R% `$ u' a7 R
DD Waller ; `+ F# ]% U7 G
DD Wedderburn 5 \ w, F8 o) U+ ^0 R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 c3 ~/ J; ?# R h/ K, J6 Y8 ]
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 2 F4 Y3 H [$ p9 |; o2 u
BB South Dakota
4 N2 [* M+ @+ o- `7 UBB Massachusetts
% M9 I m2 |- p% `& r( {4 S" sBB Alabama - m( z5 \& ]1 v, F* j. }, X
CA Louisville
9 J" T, e7 J2 a! `1 g/ wCA Chicago 8 m9 h2 E( G8 n
DD Walker 8 p) ~: a$ Y$ \# e/ A+ j7 L" s0 h
DD Waller
( `8 M& k7 P% T* F/ P0 rDD Wedderburn
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/ f9 U5 W0 M9 X% Y3 U5 f# e- w9 D& J9 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # S2 K- G# L, r6 a9 f8 H
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Japanese Ships : e* s8 u% R; O K3 h) I
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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% i4 \. m# ~+ `0 O1 ~Allied Ships 2 m9 H" O% c! T. O: U! N
BB South Dakota
1 X" r- y7 P, S4 \5 R) }. `BB Massachusetts
: \) J; J+ G2 J, l. _- }3 KBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
4 H. h( P* k: X5 s' v6 mCA Louisville + U9 K: _/ z( d" v0 A
CA Chicago 3 C& d4 ^# b4 i2 }8 h
DD Walker
# [; n# E* Q J' n; K2 J& Z) g! [2 Q" HDD Waller + G9 e; e. N7 `) |
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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. D* D( R1 Z) B' ^$ cJapanese Ships 9 a! |0 F4 t/ r* g `" t b U3 f
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk $ L9 E! B R( z( {4 H0 V; r t
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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7 B( j6 @7 D* E+ n( Q) ^3 QAllied Ships # U/ [" h5 l: A0 V+ w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
# E# _, p" }$ ?+ p1 ^& k8 }- _5 UBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
- t+ |3 r! A7 \' l( B. r/ mBB Alabama 2 C& h }: }8 q8 @: X/ E- K
CA Louisville ; L+ G1 h; k- r
CA Chicago
p2 z$ W8 [) @! K7 n7 d6 M7 _7 HDD Walker 0 Z5 O* o7 T8 {. Q4 y; y9 O
DD Waller . a- ?/ t2 l v# G
DD Wedderburn # m0 q# g4 f1 B% e, M ]! G
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
; z: D, S+ T" V# u+ V9 {5 ^23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - D3 F* a# N5 \
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4 e8 U) M: t. ?& |CA Chicago
3 _0 w {) P' d) I" x6 LCA Louisville
. P& h1 \% g6 m; n- Z) ]* r! TBB Alabama
, k! `' t- k% D$ jBB Massachusetts ( E) m* ~& q! H7 X3 [
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 ( o$ h0 d% \2 ^4 D8 o/ O# ^, k' |
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Japanese ground losses: # _! f6 h; ^1 N" L+ H) V# r4 ?, D
184 casualties reported
, s1 y. f! a$ ]Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
! ~* D. K! q1 B; K$ Y! gPort fuel hits 1
+ e, _3 ]* G" T( g" R& a+ fPort supply hits 2
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7 N: z% B: r0 t6 ONaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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. z F2 c, Y% U" PKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 9 e3 ]. m; Z/ o
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Allied Ships
- k/ K. G) o4 {" f1 M* m, WCA Chester
( w, U! O h5 I( u- _BB Washington
$ `# \; l* s5 ]" H2 K4 L* b) XBB North Carolina * u. B1 ~9 A3 D
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Japanese ground losses:
& \" m7 |; y* u \85 casualties reported
( Q) M: ~& u3 [! t7 ^- {Guns lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ; I7 i1 H5 F$ }
Runway hits 5 , R; h4 |1 n$ g; H: D/ s/ T
Port hits 1
6 G3 |' H; I7 G' `" ~$ C0 c; Z% D7 n# p JPort supply hits 4 ' x& v/ Y$ }; l! W* I
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Night Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft , y5 k2 i1 \0 {! Y- ^+ Q% B L/ k
H8K Emily x 5 8 K1 @) C5 Q5 w5 R5 k9 o- @
" o% A3 f* u. U5 ]Japanese aircraft losses 4 t' z/ D! ?8 w" T h9 c, p* C
H8K Emily: 5 damaged % Z2 S5 m* `! q' z$ _8 X& R: i/ h- f
. n4 \+ M3 }+ R& _( I9 f& Z, EJapanese Ships # e/ C, M0 ~6 v" i
SS RO-35 + _, ]( \3 D7 x2 ?
. m! \- ^/ g& `& P) y1 j5 `Allied Ships
1 \2 P* D ]) A/ p( j+ {1 JDD Hyman
* ?- t* ~: y+ ~9 d) IDD Conner 3 |; U( p- b/ |
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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# s6 [9 E/ W" S* r& E7 eJapanese aircraft
% G! E: B$ \/ {8 GH8K Emily x 5 ; Y! o, C; Y2 H5 j0 @
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Allied aircraft
8 s# _ J# X3 T8 S" DP-61A Black Widow x 2 2 F! S% g& q' E' K
7 y) u/ t7 W( Z! o {. ^$ E; H( KJapanese aircraft losses ' [, g- W# c% c& T
H8K Emily: 4 damaged - T$ b6 N( X9 J
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Allied Ships
, I$ n& `" ~, j2 KDD Conner : p; B1 f3 G* W7 ]
DE LeRay Wilson 3 h9 O/ c$ ~1 b. P
AK Martin Johnson |