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1 Y! k. \8 k/ q# |4 p1 VSub/ASW Attacks 4 D* T0 B2 b8 _
% H9 a. \) D' E: O2 ^ g8 fASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( q0 n4 L+ x# Q1 a2 g4 R% R: G0 ^
/ [! J! Q5 S# ? ZJapanese Ships / m" y; V% C4 _3 D
SS RO-35, hits 7 # x5 R/ [% @; R( C4 y
0 L1 @. }+ Q) wAllied Ships ' A; H0 G' k: B
DD Saufley 4 y+ i+ o& t1 C3 J% L6 U
DD Picking 2 o4 _3 B7 y( C& c2 m
DD John Hood
" S( a4 `6 e$ C( x/ j- l4 Q6 YDD Caperton " B+ ^. Y6 V$ B, {' { ?( C) o
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0 d: Y/ f3 z8 [' GSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships " v2 P1 C+ M: q9 e9 c
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ n& i- c6 j& M$ G/ i" A$ ~
PC Kume
6 n$ l% Z4 a _
; u3 b- G' S) W$ CAllied Ships 0 ?6 P- o0 z: D
SS Hake
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8 {( Z. i% v9 d; ^1 J/ XASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 4 `# K! E: q: k
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire + b: q# w8 S) ^
# m, H" }/ t/ `5 D3 P/ D( A
Allied Ships 7 G- l- [( Y* ~8 q( J+ O5 q0 d
DD Saufley 0 ]& }6 A1 B9 v8 L$ L1 {* u! R
DD Picking 0 W, k, ?7 Z& q( ]; s) c# P( a
DD John Hood
: O/ L. S/ c; G, s' e8 D& d. \! xDD Caperton 2 ^# x& `; w8 w$ n# m
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Sub attack at 62,53
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/ W( z0 P! T s: L) kJapanese Ships % L: Q& P) |1 [* T0 P! q# k
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 w z- ]) C) }- mPC Ch 2 . h3 i! D' r1 C: [, A4 K$ n M
. |$ m9 h/ G' a
Allied Ships 0 Z0 {, d v3 p5 K
SS Bang 0 [& G6 Q' g5 p3 t4 q3 T
+ B7 @8 F8 w5 W. w; dJapanese ground losses:
5 k+ |9 ?( r# \$ j# o4 ]3 `5 F88 casualties reported ) ?5 [% ~3 k* P
Guns lost 2 & a. w; c1 ?- g! S* e5 f
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6 e- F0 T7 J( j' c \1 m/ ]) MNight Surface Combat 7 M) o6 ]$ g) c, k5 B
% X. g& q) G/ e& GI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ; M2 [0 w% h1 B- q5 Z
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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4 t( g2 X: R8 H* Q, b# R. QNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 ! D* ]" I9 v) a
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Japanese Ships
/ U. E C ?! c4 A- C X( cBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 # |1 U- z- E$ B F8 }& o! G
BB Yamashiro 0 t1 {* s6 z% f$ d; Q/ G) h
BB Hyuga
: c3 \ `* |, N9 tCA Mikuma
/ a: \4 y+ k4 Y8 v% l' D" pCL Noshiro
; t1 h* }* \* A& ?! @DD Fuyuzuki 0 z8 G0 ?* ?# \7 k' |
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 2 C8 c9 b7 r, b! O" d: ]( c
DD Momi : Q2 |( t; F0 z$ y5 E3 m* x: U
DD Kaede
' u$ A l" f4 M1 ?DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
' k% {7 i- n6 ]( ^# G* eDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire - F5 [! M/ J* d" [
7 M' w I s: c D) N6 h p3 h; a
Allied Ships
0 e i( l" ~$ g$ v) u) H6 O7 RDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / U, N* a" t% f0 W) y
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
) C1 A. G) T# A. ]DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: W# n2 D' t5 QDMS Rodman : x5 L+ a/ v& |' R6 n" c2 q
DMS Gherardi
/ y# ^ L5 e$ u2 N7 C8 C- JDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ; r5 @- N6 u# J: L
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire p( P+ }5 U4 b3 |
LST LST-339, heavy damage ! B: z5 s7 @2 J2 J3 s
LST LST-457, heavy damage ' w: ]$ ~; C3 A& K: R. b( [ Z
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire : H5 T! q$ {) } C$ Y2 ~
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
9 v, Y- K8 X( M7 e- @54 casualties reported / m4 T0 n7 T: w' j/ @5 w1 @) P3 w% ?
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s' s+ I; b; G5 V; t1 _9 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! t8 u" s" s) o
1 G4 X W, ~4 |Japanese Ships / ?7 m8 R7 ~9 z# D
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage + a; K! E# y2 Q% c7 N5 Q5 J
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk ! i6 r+ i+ j2 k, e* l" X
. ?' V% L5 S% o$ [; MAllied Ships
/ k% D4 s7 ]& F: EDD Lyman K. Swenson - L! Q* M/ c% N
DD Taussig
8 z. P# `, @( ?1 ^9 Q: W1 k7 JDD John W. Weeks
: N& L+ t# s( x w% p! |) @DD Harrison . [- `1 b! n9 z) `
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 1 H v3 G, k; y+ u
DD David Taylor ) a& b) ]* Y5 `
DD Barton
# `+ E7 D+ R. \DD Quickmatch 7 Z5 G; i/ G/ W- `4 W* f
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 7 w$ W7 V" E& v" V% d: p5 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
1 K3 A( [( A2 l" H9 M4 SCA Kako, Shell hits 1
# a5 u8 M) T2 d) m7 E9 d1 _CL Kiso $ B6 ]0 r/ k9 C4 _ F: b) u
DD Urakaze , z+ Q* T) W! t3 ?& M6 p. j
DD Natsugumo : k. G2 l7 ^8 _6 W5 G
DD Minegumo
4 P9 Y# a f2 M k& ~DD Sugi * x+ C6 W. H X' z' _' z. ~
DD Hinoki 1 Q* j9 G/ |. F( v3 V
DD Kashi 6 H) U: \0 ^3 v" @, F: u
DD Keyaki ) l/ K5 E0 L3 {9 w
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Allied Ships
' f% u4 p; o; w7 [AS Howard W. Gilmore
, r9 u r# [4 F9 ^' xAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. M! N2 O4 D) C3 V: lAV Hamlin
) o1 l% F6 Z1 Z0 ^% R" aAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire , o ]- Y; _- p+ C0 E* S, }
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
: E9 W* }. t2 v0 }2 T3 S, z1 T2 MAR George Taylor 3 D' e1 ]$ Q4 r% D
AV R. C. Brennan 6 @9 B( j' Z3 q
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire " c: o3 ^' d% M) M! e% J
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk . k0 G# v9 d; e9 R
AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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& z! \8 C0 s# |5 _3 Y. h: KNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; a! U2 M; L2 |1 A1 P
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Japanese Ships
% w- D% c; R2 E7 L& q0 [% rCA Kako, Shell hits 4
4 L* V6 b) A1 x# i4 c- |CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
7 d9 g5 |& I1 \7 FDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 3 D: B. v K9 H% ~( \$ {7 o
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& W; s. @/ z* W6 r1 l* I: ZDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage , b" E, ]3 {9 \. n) s; S/ ]8 a% c( a
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage z# s8 w6 n$ M+ A: j+ r
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
j l' z7 E* k/ E* ?! G0 RDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ g/ r- c2 v- w0 D1 I
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
. D- x5 A2 Z" Z' pCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire $ X; @9 s* |+ b1 F! p
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 + b! K7 a; m* F. \+ ^
CL Wilkes-Barre
& ?) l9 ^ G* R, ?/ V6 p3 Q# jCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
1 A2 z- E9 i# }+ y9 _# rDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ u/ r( D3 A$ P' Y1 h u+ sDD Burns, Shell hits 1 8 C7 O5 g6 g& I6 H
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 / l/ z) X) i" k2 R) m0 ^: W
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 * m$ Q- C$ F0 L
DD Welles " {+ t# V" g6 x: z
DD Wilkes
) L3 O! X0 G+ T4 @! ODD Roe " V8 F) r6 j/ p' j) D" s; o
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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# Q! p* B( y1 @# t& _. u1 } F6 uJapanese Ships 5 H$ f8 s& J. t
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 7 W4 x! G6 I: E8 I
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
4 R1 m8 l- O- V! s2 Q; \PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / J1 W. x# g, ]2 L' Q% Z
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Allied Ships
: Y N/ F( {8 y& U$ X; ]( \DD Lyman K. Swenson
3 g @% ]. Y c% c4 FDD Taussig
9 K) V9 D/ a0 m' cDD John W. Weeks
8 Y' v0 s& Y) L5 S7 EDD Harrison 6 a& z" W, R; U: f& h5 m* |6 R
DD Isherwood
' w, R" t! M kDD David Taylor
$ K) J; F9 `* m4 R% s4 G& _9 K. _DD Barton
5 u2 f ] ^! e1 `9 K5 rDD Quickmatch 0 j; {. f& l" l. Q5 R$ j( Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 h; b( a$ o; ~+ i8 S
) }: ?- c0 x/ Z6 U: A9 KJapanese Ships
0 u* U6 I# f9 v! J2 x! O B+ SPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk / f5 j4 O# N L7 l$ V s6 G
0 H3 m7 `( p Z9 k4 ~: wAllied Ships
% G9 }: N& Z' M0 A3 RDD Lyman K. Swenson
9 O- ]( e9 A+ O7 C! c1 I$ |DD Taussig - Y" i- Y$ Y9 E& T, A6 Y/ `
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
9 J* N/ K) C" m5 Z1 E. ]4 | @/ DDD Harrison & W& b9 F2 ]/ s5 `, c5 d9 }8 ?6 `
DD Isherwood 7 m' a5 P" R7 s2 V4 [
DD David Taylor
* L) |1 n6 G$ h( i4 R. NDD Barton " x2 n. \; ^: k& y8 f' U$ J
DD Quickmatch ) A/ V. `" I* \, }: m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
. R' A4 y8 F$ ~5 I' r7 Z8 zPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 _3 M& P/ K" J
& l6 h0 T/ p" v6 k* r. k& @Allied Ships
7 K W/ D0 X) s$ r3 {DD Lyman K. Swenson 9 ~- s' D o2 z( @6 g& O
DD Taussig
1 A0 H& _. t, X' SDD John W. Weeks $ W) ^, C* W5 t& a+ T! D$ J9 y& s
DD Harrison * J' M- R7 Y9 B5 r% ^
DD Isherwood
. m* N) R2 q9 i+ D8 C" o/ cDD David Taylor ; i) i* j0 c% Y0 `6 q9 J' n
DD Barton
9 \' ^7 T( s8 I) Y- @6 WDD Quickmatch ' N7 d. f! R6 n2 [+ q9 e4 ^
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, k: P& Z4 Q6 o' B1 P" B) Y
Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 h0 P0 g( W' K; {Japanese Ships ) w2 }% a+ I+ J6 L1 j8 m8 k( O
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships , V2 O O s, i: y# i# `& Z& B
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 3 r6 h1 t; B4 s; G. b0 o
BB Massachusetts : T7 k$ _9 V6 N# G
BB Alabama ! U, j4 g/ _. C# |) w+ s
CA Louisville * m( z% z+ _9 o9 U" o) p
CA Chicago
; g- g4 y4 F& i" _DD Walker
( n# W8 a/ F* H) S- C, O- q& IDD Waller G- `* _1 j% [* u+ a c
DD Wedderburn ( H" Y( d& z9 y: Q/ ]( H4 {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( M1 z' [# D+ p- ~
3 f$ C! P- _+ m0 KJapanese Ships / z& s* u/ n' H) t- H
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * ^1 O0 w& u N2 k) r
4 G3 s; d( m. \' E3 qAllied Ships
6 U+ w4 a5 Z* u6 e) [9 v; l# `6 s4 yBB South Dakota
3 G, [3 w$ w) @1 uBB Massachusetts
4 @# K! y, e+ k6 U, L& UBB Alabama
- r7 N# ~! E- TCA Louisville
3 V! C2 q% k; B3 GCA Chicago
4 Q1 Y. D; [- G* K: cDD Walker 8 f- \: t) T# \- U4 m; Z' ^0 @0 d
DD Waller 5 W' ~7 x: x% U0 `1 C8 b
DD Wedderburn
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O7 U2 m9 E% \ R4 U- f+ ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships . f! A7 Q8 l# s
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships + ~# N5 P0 U" W) M; `" z7 k
BB South Dakota , e$ M1 z2 q0 G. w% \3 L4 M
BB Massachusetts
( O% h2 N% N! V" d) H: v* gBB Alabama
0 i5 `, n4 ^1 R/ r% p$ N: yCA Louisville + q9 {2 x$ d, E6 ?; l1 u) U
CA Chicago ; X/ ~) T5 P: u0 \
DD Walker , N [) w1 F) {) p
DD Waller
4 e) g1 ?1 Z9 Z3 qDD Wedderburn / k# O$ u S4 `5 W7 A+ ]7 J
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" g' ] C# ]* ?, ]( KDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' O2 t+ n h' r7 p R' i: U: d, j
1 X. f5 y1 m, E8 `1 \Japanese Ships 6 V- y' K; J0 E6 J- q' D3 k8 p
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 C, ^' F5 A% t; f0 P- r6 SBB South Dakota
7 |+ f! y( m' J) \; JBB Massachusetts
. d$ M4 Q7 d" x4 aBB Alabama 0 z W9 y. n9 _3 H! R X
CA Louisville + y4 @, Q+ W+ ]* M! @& o" ^
CA Chicago
9 S5 K- x; n0 GDD Walker
* }: f3 s4 i: B5 @DD Waller
/ ^% p% V8 F2 k6 t5 s5 qDD Wedderburn ' y( i `. Q& u! o# T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ a$ }3 J+ a. N0 yPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / N8 S) |, J" T8 }* b. ^
/ h8 s2 ~; g# O) I. Y, R9 OAllied Ships 5 [, r9 L- u0 s) L! p
BB South Dakota
- S& ^3 Y: L7 tBB Massachusetts : @; h$ b4 E& k- @9 q7 e7 F8 y0 v
BB Alabama
. D/ T1 s3 y/ T* L2 ]9 L/ _CA Louisville
! m, M7 R3 T7 g VCA Chicago
7 A0 }$ t+ o# W* I& NDD Walker
' T; ^; S, X3 Y! f$ oDD Waller
- P/ |8 l' [% M5 V2 {DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AK Myoho Maru ' H1 t4 o. j& N% ~* N! a
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
4 a. T6 B" V2 q& @BB South Dakota 1 {6 h x8 d# ?8 d2 M4 w
BB Massachusetts
& z, x: d6 p9 F+ U& V5 Z$ F6 d8 XBB Alabama ( x4 Z3 k5 T8 p6 N( o h! R
CA Louisville
, s. [* v( b: gCA Chicago 7 w1 {- o4 M5 F& v' p6 Z
DD Walker
: e1 \4 `: |9 e- s, p/ Q$ y5 lDD Waller
+ }* h) S$ t! [/ i: H. eDD Wedderburn % R4 x8 e2 D* e: d$ `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 H L4 O6 k8 i- |0 M
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Japanese Ships j- K0 r7 s% d% N
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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8 t0 M2 x* d! ^1 o; x- U) ^1 {3 dBB South Dakota % L! o3 P9 ]5 b0 j3 [. J1 h2 P: v
BB Massachusetts
6 A1 q! ?# Z) C" {$ t8 k4 Z/ vBB Alabama
$ [( K9 l L) P) R3 v# VCA Louisville ) T4 v3 p, [8 g/ e
CA Chicago / j7 H* J1 b5 q; w9 W+ i1 M
DD Walker
2 o: y" H9 K$ S$ DDD Waller + A! M' P) a4 l% b
DD Wedderburn
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I$ _) L5 I: H+ d* tDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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5 t, z7 h$ K& k1 YPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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/ B+ D! i9 a* mAllied Ships 8 z, q* ^4 n( v* Q7 L; Q7 a
BB South Dakota
* ]# r% n/ {0 Y8 g, W; ABB Massachusetts 3 d' m6 Z% z9 Z% D# p1 Y5 E& ^6 t
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
' K5 H, W& l7 @. o. VCA Louisville " n! x5 `, c) ^! K! z+ ^; |9 y
CA Chicago
/ p% G/ N3 Q! S* vDD Walker
, X& o1 h. W0 EDD Waller
: a8 P0 `" ?7 h/ f5 u: L; @5 D, zDD Wedderburn 0 E [. i/ m. G$ h5 U
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* i+ I1 H2 e; w1 I0 f0 VDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 ]1 [5 e4 M ]# Y7 z* J/ A5 rJapanese Ships
& P- I1 ^, q/ d) M9 Z6 zPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) A9 P0 Q# i+ Z$ X9 Q- y' qAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage G, P* A6 T. u& c
; ]5 p. f/ O. jAllied Ships
1 V" f: D3 G+ _$ e( OBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
, l3 c9 w1 I5 B, cBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
4 z4 l% I3 H* k$ x' O3 CBB Alabama
7 Q& @$ d$ k) H) S W4 ^6 t( tCA Louisville
2 Z6 w/ _9 t: q; {. j$ eCA Chicago 2 e9 F. L! U8 w
DD Walker
1 y2 |* M; c" mDD Waller
, M) N: v' b/ V; oDD Wedderburn
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Bombardments
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ) G% [- d5 k. w1 T; m( c
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. y# ~' g, H2 f) Q6 r8 k: F) XAllied Ships
0 v) }! ?9 m1 W7 uCA Chicago
. e; f& U. V5 z1 |& P' K# qCA Louisville - a; ?3 s& T$ S: ~1 L* n3 }
BB Alabama
7 |! Z( L% b$ S1 H$ Y) gBB Massachusetts ) ~- x9 r# N R7 y" `. ]( _, b
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses:
2 Z3 Q3 d# v, ?. c; s9 ]; _184 casualties reported
4 H( [3 w+ E0 p! v$ u3 FGuns lost 3
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Runway hits 1 / w! ?2 w7 f1 q6 A! a }
Port fuel hits 1 5 }% B: P3 X t% I1 g- l
Port supply hits 2 7 _0 q1 U' v8 E) e& }
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 , `0 S: j3 _ r
) M' R+ U5 x' }2 _8 q1 V7 dJapanese aircraft
/ }0 j2 `, f/ pno flights
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/ Q& K8 B/ U' A; l5 a2 ?Japanese aircraft losses
6 p+ Y, c f' Y! k8 _Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed - R6 H# c8 |7 w% y3 o
" Q+ @+ ], P% d! L% l
Allied Ships
1 b; t, I5 j f# F/ d0 e* eCA Chester
9 f8 m: b9 c# W- \BB Washington
/ G% g7 X7 G( Z3 kBB North Carolina
0 d* @# h- S$ I; m
2 k6 ~$ M. z" j3 sJapanese ground losses: . f) P ?9 D- n" t2 L+ G* T
85 casualties reported
6 \4 a6 F* ?, bGuns lost 2
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; t. z; Q. J8 a) ?9 z7 \Airbase hits 1 : T/ v( k+ `) c
Runway hits 5
! ~) W3 T; U% xPort hits 1 : I% v! |3 s; a
Port supply hits 4 7 u J, x, C- r: X# Q
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6 O& O0 c c! C4 w4 w: v2 ENight Air Combat + Z! j$ i' B1 n) V% K
; v' R& `0 e( ~2 T# P, aNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 / b# z* p7 {+ L9 \" c
4 \4 b6 R) i' {& K0 nJapanese aircraft
" ?4 B/ E: M) M/ K0 l2 tH8K Emily x 5 + G: E6 ~- N; |
- v+ \, w! h; a. z1 XJapanese aircraft losses 3 K- B. Y' V3 x0 Q! ]3 q' \
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships ; e1 O6 s' R3 L' L1 Z6 D
SS RO-35 " Z; i( D* ?/ j$ ^7 [
7 m! ]3 T/ O% H3 u; F
Allied Ships $ k) ?; |2 m0 ~' K: @- f
DD Hyman * w# H) F" F v2 _6 W
DD Conner * b$ f' l5 I7 _( O) c+ f
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: R& q O# V; A( ?7 g6 e$ v( iNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft
7 \6 w- e; c2 NH8K Emily x 5
3 {( t7 |7 _4 e
+ U$ n% }' a% }, b+ |Allied aircraft
8 M& D3 f' Q+ i% E0 z7 @P-61A Black Widow x 2 8 {7 S- e/ ~+ f) ?
; u4 Z, n0 o8 D# M. k) h# ^ GJapanese aircraft losses % \1 G# e3 _6 Y; l* w+ F
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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7 W% A. V% i0 D% }* GAllied Ships
/ u& M, Z9 e( M1 y2 t# TDD Conner ! c$ z j2 q3 k- }% z0 k* L
DE LeRay Wilson 2 z* g' ~3 Q3 I' Z. @ ?
AK Martin Johnson |