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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ k2 W6 C6 p/ I5 @& e6 E4 }% G+ fJapanese Ships % h0 u5 g& g1 [$ q: U0 C: w5 E2 h. S
SS RO-35, hits 7 * U+ T$ j z9 Z4 d
& a9 ~. h) `) }/ b: O: c: m) r) t SAllied Ships
+ U/ F- K# @" CDD Saufley , t1 S2 D& i; I& ^( S4 m
DD Picking
2 t1 I2 K+ ?; j1 B1 u* wDD John Hood : J4 q7 E( @: h5 D, k1 v- Q
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
a( H+ R7 J; o; U) SPC Kume 4 W0 {: u g7 x% P t
9 ?* c$ N# P/ {: _+ M/ i+ z2 z- QAllied Ships
- n- O3 X$ E7 q. B/ t4 ?SS Hake # p# k* E$ V7 S) n, \
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
3 v$ p1 j+ ^( C6 _. LSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
6 @$ s3 y* {$ ~ E6 k' DDD Saufley
8 f4 w6 Z1 ^ C8 m0 zDD Picking 8 a: Y8 E, v/ i9 \# V
DD John Hood
7 k& ^* R. h8 K3 H" [4 Y! q- dDD Caperton . H8 e" L& l3 t7 J1 ?
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; D1 j# }# ?7 G" lSub attack at 62,53 " s# t O# Q0 J$ e/ j
/ Y6 k- [: d# ?$ w/ t9 @% MJapanese Ships % a! T. v j; C: Z0 k& W* O
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ D& B) x# f8 @0 DPC Ch 2
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6 ?5 h/ F% Q x7 i( b% a! O3 vAllied Ships 8 `- h+ M' X# D% J5 l: N
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses:
0 I, [4 A. M% P* W, X) l6 S! y88 casualties reported
( K3 t. N3 R e5 l( S3 GGuns lost 2
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3 _" Q' w, ?5 D0 nNight Surface Combat
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/ \% H& L% ?4 E7 }) o6 `+ }" i AI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but # `+ K- P* H3 T! l. o6 [
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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% \4 A( @' R# z! Q* y, D/ }Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships * ] T" P8 Z$ |& \, a& q* @$ y
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
7 c0 H2 S! R4 Q4 p) IBB Yamashiro
# e6 w% e8 M& ]' FBB Hyuga
" Y; ` u5 E' q$ k6 R ~CA Mikuma
3 t/ K8 d" P% TCL Noshiro e3 Q) a( n# Q8 _- i( C# K
DD Fuyuzuki
( T5 O; x6 f- C0 L- F: KDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
' p" F' S. A( b# v9 q+ r6 @DD Momi
+ C) M- u3 u5 i1 oDD Kaede 9 M- W! |+ u( i; m* o
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
. b: `; X9 j' W3 eDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 y4 }# j6 q. b+ X( n) M3 d
5 |, F8 _: ]/ a& Z
Allied Ships 5 q9 ]' y( n y& h3 a$ Y* ?1 u& F- q
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 P6 a; L% Z+ I# v8 n( UDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 ' V& P8 U5 f W, Y3 X9 M; v& d. H z
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ _3 s+ A7 |" C3 j. O2 fDMS Rodman
/ A8 u$ i7 W, Y- D6 J. _DMS Gherardi
2 k8 C) V; Y% } W: x+ q6 PDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 8 E& E: \% h9 a7 `# W0 R- x
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
% K1 M) J! j* V- _3 n; N! nLST LST-339, heavy damage
4 G* o* j4 w" u" K6 n4 NLST LST-457, heavy damage ' g! @4 z+ y+ P
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire , U' x# g+ s% E; m$ ~' R; f
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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/ {& \+ [- W P( B8 D' ]2 ^Allied ground losses:
: p1 I! O+ a: J4 Z; D" C54 casualties reported
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* g7 e5 U" z9 U! X$ k3 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
7 M% Q; Y6 |" W# t2 ]/ @PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage $ x# G7 F0 A! O! q, z7 r* ?2 F
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 2 R9 C, P+ u# q0 P n) r
7 y4 v8 ?( [( h4 XAllied Ships - {% F6 T- r+ m
DD Lyman K. Swenson
* {" i, i: l5 w( nDD Taussig
8 C4 Q0 x- w4 g) p3 RDD John W. Weeks
2 b% @3 C5 |0 R( R1 rDD Harrison 0 a5 ?5 H$ Y% J4 X4 _; v
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
, o& d* l( W2 x- J- l$ KDD David Taylor
4 c6 \1 w4 j4 z UDD Barton " g& d y' ~' P" X; {
DD Quickmatch 9 K, \/ R. ?. u' c
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4 z, t# g: J) t; ?" W: X/ qOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: " j& C# k4 x4 w/ ]0 [* a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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/ I4 ?& R/ ~- X: `; iJapanese Ships 2 }! w3 Z) _4 |/ u) Y' |% C$ S1 C
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 U @& F4 i- {! ?) A4 ~/ K% TCL Kiso % O2 g# g5 S3 @. X2 T
DD Urakaze 9 J$ y' }6 A; F# w: f8 H
DD Natsugumo
! J w' A: w2 I% wDD Minegumo
" X1 z0 e) w4 F) Y- _! sDD Sugi
6 Q) t, W/ }5 [4 b$ eDD Hinoki
+ R& N7 }. s; ^: {- c0 j4 ~1 Y5 eDD Kashi
1 ^9 ^" |& [3 xDD Keyaki 6 z* P" i" o0 L0 b- c* s5 m7 }
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Allied Ships
& L+ m! D8 e% \9 T6 e& Z1 nAS Howard W. Gilmore
0 ]. L) B- Q( ~ M# R1 g; [AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage % |+ M* J7 Y. J l* b6 E& ~3 H o5 a
AV Hamlin
3 _3 I5 P( d3 K! R+ \: v( KAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 q+ H9 P& F/ ?: C+ \4 OAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 . e' k% B5 } b2 K" \( N
AR George Taylor 8 T! S$ D, c! Z3 r: g. J0 ]
AV R. C. Brennan 3 e6 H' [# J+ F
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
' Y( {- A: T2 }* f4 y+ x3 W6 UAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk * m* x$ C( B! `
AR William T. Sherman 3 k( E& j# V- i2 Z& E" b( h3 F f
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[3 Y7 h$ x- z+ p- WThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 5 _+ ?2 Q# A+ P) o- ~3 e8 {3 ?
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Japanese Ships
6 h' ?; w3 I+ ~$ Q% m. x" mCA Kako, Shell hits 4 ; G* R- O" }( n8 L0 X
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 - i; I$ }4 I6 U: T$ f; u
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
# Y1 y6 D8 N% U6 Q6 LDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 z! l: |8 I5 [; z1 @; G
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, S) t0 Z9 `, Q9 {# v UDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 7 \( u8 k0 u+ V0 B
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 # ]# u% C) |# l
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) N: f" P/ r, D/ x! [+ w: {/ b
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire $ F0 H: e8 h( ~4 C9 b0 w6 }; T
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2 z2 O% p0 n! S: b2 ~& x. VCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 1 v+ ~( g! O5 l% O
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 # B& B: u- @/ d0 T
CL Wilkes-Barre 1 E; D1 N! h2 h5 r0 y$ d. {$ K
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 ) }4 n0 p- a* H. y9 S; @( R/ C
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ O" [ D, M. ?$ W" z# h; J4 F3 MDD Burns, Shell hits 1
% v7 \& `- x- c; F* p7 I+ q8 l% FDD Bush, Shell hits 1
8 C4 a. B, l5 t+ N. }9 w, K4 _DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
2 \# j, o) O- w2 X3 ]% sDD Welles % G5 k |, u- m: n) o1 U U
DD Wilkes
, c4 o; Q" H4 Z J- q. x9 g$ NDD Roe
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. `8 L1 s8 ]5 A2 G' d5 C( RNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ' u6 R) Q/ L% [1 t' P4 F
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Japanese Ships
6 _- Q9 ]2 n0 q% I! \PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
; S8 N7 O* O. S7 Z" z XDD Nicholson ' \1 r# |) ^) a$ Z1 W- f3 H: C' }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : y3 L$ J: ?( |+ M. C% g+ ~% b# S
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Japanese Ships % |# X$ v* c1 x1 U+ O
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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9 I6 }0 }% @' P' G5 K" iAllied Ships 8 U$ _" ^+ F- Q
DD Lyman K. Swenson * u2 w6 \ f# R* Q" R
DD Taussig
4 `* I7 P' S5 N' }7 |+ M6 RDD John W. Weeks 6 @5 a4 }+ } z6 `" Q3 `
DD Harrison
+ ?) z, b7 S) o3 @' w& lDD Isherwood
8 Y+ u" q) I. J4 W; tDD David Taylor 5 d+ C' }5 d+ r. g7 H5 n0 q+ }
DD Barton ) f8 O8 ]5 ]& L# h' Q; J- d8 w
DD Quickmatch ; G% w) Z; U: y$ ~
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# G: n3 n( ^# j* j$ qNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
4 n/ `% x! A/ H$ c5 aPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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9 D4 u5 d" g6 p$ qDD Lyman K. Swenson . ~6 U. Z7 P+ U6 B- W" U
DD Taussig 6 C$ Q2 f8 x( b3 ^$ a
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ( D+ }' V* I: x5 t6 E+ i
DD Harrison
# y/ W8 r( |! n c3 LDD Isherwood
1 S' W0 c5 y- Q( s6 F, {DD David Taylor
3 z2 H/ y' }! yDD Barton - I- D1 Q5 g/ y0 e7 H/ [9 n
DD Quickmatch
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5 i8 j: ]9 J3 ~* ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . x) X5 _" m8 w
0 `7 `3 ]0 U$ |4 Y* T+ GJapanese Ships . w# [; b1 S! p( l5 R
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson
' b0 U' I0 `. a- t* ]DD Taussig
% H4 {6 K$ y" I, rDD John W. Weeks
) \. \3 ^; p. K( Y+ }, `DD Harrison
% [0 M/ i W1 _% WDD Isherwood
4 I! v* U( D% ^8 B! r& r6 tDD David Taylor / ~3 U. N7 @6 v& b) n
DD Barton
) `8 e3 G, i" x$ X- A8 U8 gDD Quickmatch 0 I' Q% y% y" X2 M& {9 q
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4 o6 E- C" m2 {5 e/ x8 pDaylight Surface Combat
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 9 _$ S2 h1 _9 j1 j+ a
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 " o) G# Q* C% I
BB Massachusetts 5 h9 @1 d) d; F* I
BB Alabama
) i3 \5 N V. l$ t6 vCA Louisville 3 Z0 J* H+ P) c; m
CA Chicago : A P+ E0 Z @5 U% w5 {
DD Walker 7 s4 N& J& _* G! S- ^ N/ \# [+ [
DD Waller 8 U' a, W2 ~7 j6 X
DD Wedderburn 5 P" R# [( b6 M/ J( s0 |
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. G, f( _! _! w8 q3 A. r; P# eDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # k) U( V! a, H; ~0 d
6 J- B- H7 R9 V2 J3 k% q# S. MJapanese Ships - s( M$ I+ g. j, z# }( `- [
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + N1 ]# N$ M, U1 t8 l
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Allied Ships
& l& F I) N& i; I- F5 u4 nBB South Dakota
6 G$ k4 h: I, N( ^( p* C) DBB Massachusetts
. u% I5 A9 i' K$ D, R) DBB Alabama 0 j: A4 X0 y' w' z2 Z1 L
CA Louisville / G& @9 E7 ~% z5 D. G
CA Chicago
6 `2 C8 G7 }. ?% N' ]DD Walker 6 H' W9 Y# x0 r! U: b; H
DD Waller / ^' P( Q) B& c# ?+ h, m8 o+ r
DD Wedderburn ' A- I3 @+ u' a! s8 E% C' P
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# w# D+ p' q3 [- G% P8 \5 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , E$ z; h3 V: @6 Q: m* A7 R
& n; x0 s9 ]2 Z* A0 H3 |Japanese Ships
" @! n3 W; Q8 _. {% h" hAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 2 A, W# d* _$ {3 ?& ?2 @; }$ {
4 p* }8 I& G7 _: GAllied Ships : m8 `: I/ ^: e. u ]! w% b6 u
BB South Dakota ( x- z3 {4 P4 T6 G
BB Massachusetts , ]6 y$ J4 ~! Y* r# P- p }
BB Alabama - J( ^/ a7 i/ V! P# f5 x, b3 ?
CA Louisville
4 |' u8 Y; m; j7 tCA Chicago
& |* v: M5 Z2 u3 ^DD Walker 8 \$ U# H; |* J! _( u+ B
DD Waller
9 [! d; o. L- {; L' ?DD Wedderburn * J5 o6 M E+ {- {8 }$ ?
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# X$ v& ^9 ]- b) x+ |Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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" b! u! z9 U' t- C) IPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / O; {/ o, h# d. J
1 I+ d- O; e, OAllied Ships
3 k# c2 D! M# E# hBB South Dakota
1 p6 F$ z) j/ _BB Massachusetts 6 g! m N {( L' y
BB Alabama
3 F7 h8 S& N! o; R$ K' I, kCA Louisville
" O5 Z9 X& f- [! LCA Chicago
+ Y3 e k7 e' lDD Walker 2 ~. S* W) X1 B% i* T/ k7 r1 |5 Y
DD Waller
- y" Z0 e7 h% r1 t0 G5 h+ M sDD 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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7 D. e) ~. M/ v- o$ P7 {9 A. PAllied Ships $ @& s1 k* k. L+ s
BB South Dakota
) D) [+ v! | F' {4 Q# Q9 B# PBB Massachusetts : p8 E5 D" ^+ f+ \% W
BB Alabama
9 b3 b! D" {) ?- K* e" g2 z. i% uCA Louisville . e. M- v9 S% f* j1 O) u* R
CA Chicago
1 H% Y8 a# r9 U2 \$ E& B" VDD Walker
6 V/ D( E1 A: Q6 T0 w1 Y2 V! lDD Waller 8 `. ?# _: Q) D9 k
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
% n. {3 T: z* ]AK Myoho Maru % _6 ^- W/ n( P y% J w! b9 j) Y
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 y: n3 V8 y( M- M
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Allied Ships
8 w) p/ a. k4 H2 ]# J: s1 iBB South Dakota 7 F3 q/ [0 x( f- X$ m
BB Massachusetts * r. C$ w: j. l; P# t1 K! e
BB Alabama 4 o1 `0 d; C2 m* e9 y
CA Louisville
4 ^% K( @) E0 W# Z6 p$ m4 ]$ d; b- BCA Chicago ; a8 x& z) E$ v0 c' H" H( D" g
DD Walker ( V1 e% G Y9 X8 S% {7 E3 T/ \
DD Waller + F! q9 r/ [, r z4 G
DD Wedderburn 7 H% o9 D' ^$ M2 J' |2 r& |7 X. Q
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6 B9 o. {% j* N! x S: ?) IDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' k" }) Y9 K+ `! W* |+ T
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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8 Y2 @0 E* g/ K! p9 i) x3 n/ aAllied Ships - a! ?9 h' _6 l1 {0 w
BB South Dakota
* [& R, _( K$ j) d/ I I0 ABB Massachusetts
& U$ d) h. {, ?- qBB Alabama
5 k/ r. c" p) PCA Louisville
. f; o' k# n x" PCA Chicago & D+ E" x$ c* E% S" K5 h6 C% I5 r
DD Walker 5 O9 F8 z0 o( Q; E: j2 O* |
DD Waller
: ~: s" K' Y+ D0 t/ Y2 h, U4 u- kDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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6 @" i+ N5 {: hJapanese Ships
' v6 K6 M$ n! g p8 C3 ~3 ~" nPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships * D" ~& p3 t- i4 E5 O
BB South Dakota ' u! X# {4 Y$ Y8 M
BB Massachusetts : p e( @6 B% `
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 Q, `: H. I& n) @# K4 u+ V7 x# K
CA Louisville
8 t0 d$ i% o0 s& @+ m9 y( hCA Chicago ; ?7 e8 j- s7 w) U1 l! o7 ~2 Q' C* j
DD Walker & S) I5 m: w/ f4 m0 s0 I
DD Waller
) P5 X! M5 D7 w4 h9 i, ]DD Wedderburn
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2 X8 X' [" ^& r2 {* N) i5 Q2 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
9 W& ~0 h: P2 N1 r( \6 \PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ( k) j, T! Y2 v9 `# f
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 6 f$ m5 B1 h. b
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
. j& E- A8 D/ T& iBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 & }# `: s% h ]6 N% @% l5 q
BB Alabama " Q/ P5 t: p$ ]2 y& |1 @& I: R% M, E
CA Louisville / F( a% c1 S9 `5 c
CA Chicago % E2 g7 B" u, U( P2 \; ]7 B
DD Walker
# A3 _& M% `, [7 J0 U4 gDD Waller
2 a( ]4 f6 w; @# yDD Wedderburn
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
/ L9 C9 G' U8 W: s: y( |- Q) yCA Chicago ) }& l6 j' Y7 h2 w1 {( ~7 P
CA Louisville
5 C9 C& A% K' H1 q2 D3 C# LBB Alabama
2 {7 n" L; v2 j" RBB Massachusetts
! l: l4 U; B% @6 k# M' e* w x* RBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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1 m. o3 \4 N$ C' xJapanese ground losses: " v% q3 [% X) _! H3 v
184 casualties reported - g; W- b, ]4 J* R6 j r3 |
Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1 ' \7 b; }: J, x/ k. m
Port fuel hits 1 8 @7 N3 }: ?$ B, U' E& h# G
Port supply hits 2 & G% G0 }2 q9 M9 {4 ]
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# _" X3 }5 \. l* q6 o- o' ^ {6 }9 aNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 . k# G0 P, l" U( S6 _! L
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no flights
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5 D- K2 ^# R) [: E# a4 P8 mKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed - W5 @. {+ o: n
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& Y* _: |4 ]" _1 V2 hCA Chester
( U* q/ E$ L5 \5 A! r0 uBB Washington - J7 x' z& D; [1 C: b" e
BB North Carolina 8 }' T' W3 p/ i4 S
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% h) C7 R& v9 Y85 casualties reported
: k" v6 m6 R4 P; \Guns lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 & O( @" ?. {; @8 H: Y. S" c
Runway hits 5
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Port supply hits 4 . ^& g# F+ z! U6 v/ r
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Night Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 i' B" D! N; |; o( g: m$ Q; B. P
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H8K Emily x 5 3 I+ |- p9 ~, a% Z
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 }% G; Z- f, |" Y7 U+ p/ C
H8K Emily: 5 damaged ) f5 U- ~. ?5 u4 ^
: `5 Y& P" [/ H. v/ j8 rJapanese Ships
' j" G! x. w- m3 fSS RO-35
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Allied Ships
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DD Conner
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8 L" }' w4 x+ s# E7 N! r- iNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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H8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft
9 k& J$ u2 X l: [+ HP-61A Black Widow x 2
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2 M$ W: p) x* \7 H2 f" ]4 ~H8K Emily: 4 damaged 9 ]4 i" Y4 E+ U2 @' ~
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DD Conner
: P9 v0 G; S+ L' ^8 }DE LeRay Wilson
4 A: g& ~3 i+ f8 E9 \" c) xAK Martin Johnson |