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Sub/ASW Attacks 9 d+ \+ c% {! H
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 C1 L+ y( Y) D/ }& D- h
2 _: f2 ]( B$ u1 a
Japanese Ships 8 ]5 I7 T" _- `! T$ p
SS RO-35, hits 7
6 L7 ]% J' o3 Y& y1 M; x! f. u
$ e) f. [$ r9 x. ~! X$ K2 l! LAllied Ships 1 d# e/ S( w( j* O: p9 \. T
DD Saufley 7 K% S* n6 S9 S- o; }4 d
DD Picking
' w8 m e3 E" y& ODD John Hood 9 f9 ~- I9 G. J5 }
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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$ \4 J" Y1 Z- g; s+ SJapanese Ships
; n* \$ B$ L) t: d, O& M7 z6 KAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* \, ]7 Q0 E& H$ r) APC Kume
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8 A* ~7 y7 Q; p0 X* {Allied Ships ! a7 V# t2 ~- Z; u6 v p
SS Hake 6 U% t/ a* Y! e& ~+ ?) w+ s% P
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, j# b& ~) x% {6 y/ r4 @' IASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 p, j* ~. k9 A. _) A1 l, F, D, a" c/ W5 g
Japanese Ships & [* c' x3 F6 n$ c
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire ; J5 v2 d0 N5 p# ]3 D$ Y
3 }+ K9 d! B) ^* k& H+ H( o! [
Allied Ships . i) Z+ Y+ p' q8 M m
DD Saufley
2 u* |( g# U9 v7 aDD Picking
9 c% T+ `( F1 K5 eDD John Hood 0 F) \- A3 i. `5 a
DD Caperton
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' }9 J/ H6 U! `2 |1 x. {# TSub attack at 62,53
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) L1 z% Z3 ^+ c* zJapanese Ships # ^5 w* S1 x6 y4 J8 f; M5 V$ S
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, _9 E' P7 I+ X7 P g7 YPC Ch 2 - r# X0 @+ C7 M+ P# n% B
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Allied Ships
7 q" G0 K) y* S1 Y: |9 m8 wSS Bang
2 E+ q+ ^. R6 L _! S
* L, e8 }! H2 z0 s. f8 f$ dJapanese ground losses: $ D+ J3 F# G. D0 G2 [$ l f( x& m
88 casualties reported
/ ~/ v3 f$ K' j" i6 {/ _7 F4 XGuns lost 2 6 ]0 R/ D6 s+ L1 w6 w
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Night Surface Combat
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, V6 i3 D. r; c6 o6 \I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
4 X( W, P6 @) D6 v( V" \the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
3 {, s1 m( m4 |* H/ X p+ n
' k1 U4 p3 }( UJapanese Ships / f. r2 e8 a, M; U# X8 K
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 G3 y' p8 `# y: ^7 Z( I
BB Yamashiro
" s! P5 t1 Z& y0 P- FBB Hyuga 2 e+ f% j- I0 `; g
CA Mikuma
. D3 N- u, u+ l0 k2 s CCL Noshiro
# n0 n8 ?; u% a `# d* S! p y3 sDD Fuyuzuki
/ F1 H* @6 y+ x8 ?) aDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ' p' U* Q1 l4 z
DD Momi ; C9 w1 H0 m2 V6 Q2 O
DD Kaede
1 I0 U3 B) j; l# y6 [! e/ qDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 $ o* F) s4 c+ H6 z, i+ _
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ! S+ r R+ Y& L9 w8 Y
2 p( ], d9 T: ]. C6 A1 W, q$ g/ tAllied Ships / Y' \+ N. Q( \
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - ^/ y5 B3 d6 k* k: {+ V, P" B
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 & r/ K2 x+ |' b: g+ M$ S# ^& I: ~
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - \6 Q9 g: J8 `6 c6 \
DMS Rodman * S+ r: @+ x1 M8 {- [8 C) B( S
DMS Gherardi
. p" n7 I7 g. E' j: A( | sDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 x z# P% d CDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire $ d" O9 \) C# _9 A% J& |
LST LST-339, heavy damage
% H V; n: F, G/ S4 o; D+ ^LST LST-457, heavy damage
% }! z, U2 Y; m, _AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
" S0 t. W( ], @% c7 z1 gAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
" ]/ h" V7 q# O: H$ o2 h6 [! Y% @4 e* D3 T" T( f5 S6 a2 ]
Allied ground losses:
, R5 J. x$ |/ U. w* b! w54 casualties reported " f9 X6 u+ @7 e5 I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : {# u0 @# b" r6 }
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Japanese Ships
% }4 }3 Z/ H0 u* o: dPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage % b; s" E- D4 w: O7 T
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk . V, @) n8 c4 Q1 x
/ w5 T4 P- j- ]0 m
Allied Ships 0 n# ?- m, e8 ^$ \' m* n( x# K) K
DD Lyman K. Swenson ) ~- h! S" d( d8 E4 z% `8 ^# ^* f
DD Taussig
& L: _# G8 K. ODD John W. Weeks
# m& b8 F5 p# p/ zDD Harrison 4 k9 Y. ^. J) b/ G- d' ?) }9 Y
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
! u5 O4 d ]/ ?2 ~* ADD David Taylor
4 w0 Q9 }0 n0 fDD Barton
4 a1 H# n2 R( `( x" P5 `4 N/ v4 qDD Quickmatch
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7 {' g* z! _, {! SOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 6 ]) X9 K4 n0 e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships * q8 s1 y( L9 Y: j5 V: Z. d
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
) ?( ^9 n, U# X) h! ^CL Kiso 7 C; i, `8 T* @) B
DD Urakaze / m1 A+ ^5 B) i
DD Natsugumo
: h* \. v9 |9 ^DD Minegumo
8 {1 i5 `/ d" pDD Sugi , \ D& L: u0 W' W5 F8 [3 G8 l
DD Hinoki
+ g& H5 R6 S9 U7 @3 U9 j' ~DD Kashi ! l* U* W0 _4 p2 f+ c7 A
DD Keyaki
9 d. K2 \9 A9 [5 k. C) z4 F9 `% T g5 X5 N: U3 F
Allied Ships
7 J- C4 F1 R+ O& L" P h2 iAS Howard W. Gilmore
4 u- M/ j0 F6 G8 |4 @AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' H' u0 t- U" J9 H5 t8 D% i. ]) f* tAV Hamlin " s2 Z5 k, z+ z# d5 \) P
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
: g$ N1 D$ f( C! p! c2 @" `: yAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ( p' U/ S$ I) G# J# j
AR George Taylor
* h$ Y9 Q7 A# b* b0 A% G) b: \" SAV R. C. Brennan - z* V* `1 w' N( I
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 V; {0 l, M8 v0 K/ O! kAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
- F+ {* m6 U% K: Z% X$ \AR William T. Sherman
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1 y1 {( B1 l Y- N: o6 S% p8 fThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: " Y1 G% D' u5 e* U G* A- ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships 5 t( [: V Z7 p3 H, @& h
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
" u% \8 F5 t- [+ [CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
2 q7 n7 F) {4 E( g0 T1 wDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire + D% ~( a) J! M0 C' I: y F' I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) O* R' p! B0 b
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % X0 P+ u2 ?! h6 G
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 2 Z2 c. r$ A# P' @0 T" X
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 3 W3 o8 D0 B5 k( N8 t
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 F: L1 D0 r, W8 D4 s. BDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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5 m, t5 r* ]/ _. d& Y1 e+ r, UCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
: m, ]7 o# f3 U& J$ s( L* ECA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! R, R8 t; r: y' u1 U( m& bCL Wilkes-Barre ! v( ?3 u6 T( o3 R; k
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
' L; V+ u. v( S! b2 S* `% t3 o# oDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ! m3 f; r( Z( J2 Y+ f9 M& _0 e
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 : u( L6 _9 B3 c- v+ b C
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ! ^" m/ K! j, m2 ~, I0 c4 @! I
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 / W9 Z3 p" S9 M' @/ e
DD Welles / J0 w9 Y- i9 U) S$ E5 u9 q
DD Wilkes & i+ c6 W- G( K- M( N. R
DD Roe " N: l$ ]) f# d" D t& ?0 k
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3 y u* ]! v Y* INight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 0 m# s2 H/ N, I6 X
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Japanese Ships
* m- C- E$ o. v1 R7 T1 S6 QPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?* I( S3 s4 i l+ B
( D. S2 |+ U: ~6 O5 j* p% `1 NAllied Ships $ o1 Y% ]( s6 B
DD Nicholson 4 _$ m9 v. X- C0 A9 W; U* ~
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6 k0 D" F1 q7 D+ N' k: L, oNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships . t/ B" r- ?8 p9 D: g: N7 ~7 v6 |
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % M' ?2 T4 g+ E6 X O& @' [+ a
5 Z7 [6 e4 u$ \: X1 G) r( R! ]Allied Ships ! z9 w- U8 j' J' |3 n) w# d
DD Lyman K. Swenson / x( _6 a* t) ]* k. g" c4 u
DD Taussig
3 Y% s# y! c' ~% u* U0 X5 N) }2 Y$ \DD John W. Weeks
& I. b. W P- V1 |9 ~DD Harrison ' g: E" S ~/ e, i
DD Isherwood
3 e2 P! h$ I8 X2 o" G, L, `+ @DD David Taylor
4 ]2 T" \; `" d O; KDD Barton " Q% N3 R6 W9 ]. ~0 S. D& ]
DD Quickmatch ) ~' M$ n6 B/ h% g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( q+ t' |% S5 }
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Japanese Ships
( e5 k# w# n# u- e+ Q$ p8 }9 ^PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships : L. c7 O( Y; p, Y1 b+ _( x( R
DD Lyman K. Swenson 3 q$ I+ q3 K' }- K* s
DD Taussig % w, _ g5 m2 _2 c. t0 ?# q
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
' Z0 e2 j) q' A. h% ~( {DD Harrison , m, C3 w) }. G
DD Isherwood + P) W/ e+ s+ x4 G8 g+ x5 f
DD David Taylor . `" g* @6 J1 b# W2 ?" ?
DD Barton
: J6 z" t, i/ W$ V! f. IDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 t* e1 x" i) u. g2 P V2 h
8 }2 d( e# o: u/ ]
Japanese Ships " O s9 h! e# v) f3 \
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ( V, B9 ^' {. l, S
! S1 d$ i9 P. l4 v# G( m6 {Allied Ships
6 H' s9 ?: e$ G5 R: _+ o4 RDD Lyman K. Swenson ' _% s) G( Q3 @: l
DD Taussig
6 `4 ?6 f# E; F7 C9 W; D6 w& e. DDD John W. Weeks 1 R, r) _& {( a# g2 l* X
DD Harrison : m L, i$ j* }
DD Isherwood
0 E! \% ]' K, H9 o) R7 v$ \- dDD David Taylor
/ E5 \7 A9 h. f( f5 aDD Barton " I; S* H1 w9 Q) S9 ]4 w% c
DD Quickmatch 1 e" Q. W9 Y1 W) |
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Daylight Surface Combat
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' ^$ V J0 m+ a5 W* ~7 t# ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) S7 |1 j) d* @; s
. @7 J: i% d+ J( y8 x) TJapanese Ships
0 ]7 Q% e o3 Z- j# l1 hPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ) {1 }7 G7 d' ?- X' B5 _
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Allied Ships
l+ K0 g. Q$ ]2 m, Q: ZBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
4 F: E- A; S5 w$ Z0 `# y" KBB Massachusetts 7 R' r, B1 ?: n: Q0 J
BB Alabama
`0 j) d% E! S0 A9 jCA Louisville ' H+ Y w5 l0 P9 I# N8 S3 Y ~1 z) p
CA Chicago
) D7 p; z+ \1 T9 xDD Walker 0 Z( k8 l- Q# i0 t2 x O
DD Waller
) P2 B3 Z$ U% w" DDD Wedderburn & p1 E. W- ^7 r* M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; k% y$ V! M$ e( K& K9 S9 g
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Japanese Ships : Y* C% l: u' c8 m
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) L$ J0 ]; t* G* i/ W
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Allied Ships $ G9 ~0 z7 R1 g
BB South Dakota 4 ]9 `6 X( x5 T4 U
BB Massachusetts
& e/ Q5 Z" b, `# YBB Alabama 5 g( y& u, i# I9 P7 a) y& C
CA Louisville 7 z0 i1 k: S/ D
CA Chicago
3 N# E; h9 g" p' q0 ADD Walker 6 o$ N! @6 H( b t1 ?
DD Waller $ I$ y! l/ P5 D/ t j* x; K
DD Wedderburn
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) H" q3 Q$ V& Q" ADay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 D3 Z% I* X- @6 A& Y7 X) Q% Z
3 \* a& _# \5 w9 ^8 XJapanese Ships
9 c6 K" |/ U+ O( `9 a9 ^% wAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 7 N/ Q1 z% J% C7 J3 ]; j/ y; A
BB South Dakota
8 S4 T5 ~; \) cBB Massachusetts
& a' ^* a' c5 { O% _. \! Q- dBB Alabama ) z! c( b4 g; P; j+ @. E
CA Louisville
' }1 [9 h) W! k: }: j2 h$ pCA Chicago 6 q2 j2 N) f5 o7 J1 P
DD Walker
/ ~+ t/ d1 L3 H8 o/ @DD Waller 3 {% g2 m; _! ]" m. ]
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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- `/ p/ C; j8 J- l: vJapanese Ships
5 g$ V" v8 u8 t( NPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk $ r( i2 o7 a( A# I5 o
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Allied Ships
6 \9 Q; x4 x# ^BB South Dakota 3 r [' p* x8 K% a/ \
BB Massachusetts
! j: L7 R0 `7 U/ o: wBB Alabama & j: s2 b7 A$ B
CA Louisville
! m" ]9 r/ [) G/ h& C5 E( ^6 `, YCA Chicago 4 y" _' t9 O* C7 P
DD Walker $ p4 d) t/ y) l
DD Waller . `& J/ I/ a. S- L% X( u' c
DD Wedderburn ( x+ W" M. b3 S- e+ n
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. Q8 z. z) K( RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# \8 e/ J5 d: }/ E5 H- I' j- ]4 nJapanese Ships
7 x5 s1 a2 a2 ePC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 t* G, O# ]3 F: U8 }; N6 M" \8 S9 y9 D L$ [; e- E
Allied Ships $ C, U8 L0 E. H8 I) _8 p
BB South Dakota
9 P W) Y1 Y3 aBB Massachusetts
0 W8 O+ A; A! y, jBB Alabama ' j* a* ]! ~8 F, B7 s v/ h
CA Louisville % h2 | C8 A: \3 i v
CA Chicago
7 w" n4 d6 k4 cDD Walker
9 I4 A: Z! e. \+ D1 Z8 f5 xDD Waller % T L/ Q, H3 ]5 e5 z4 l
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 H- E% H V( @5 J& A4 Y
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Japanese Ships + v. M* {: H* v! a/ ]6 _, d4 z, B2 ^
AK Myoho Maru
6 B- R( l) y6 J! {AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire % a: ~0 \1 y4 ^% _
9 Z: u' N h7 y$ h6 C; bAllied Ships
: Y" r. r; {; o& a8 k$ mBB South Dakota
" {% _' g8 [+ ~; A8 e5 YBB Massachusetts / A7 i3 ]/ x* p3 @6 m8 o
BB Alabama
' B( X2 K! {% j, {. Y8 ~! BCA Louisville
0 S7 q# j7 H* w+ \, s) l0 H8 VCA Chicago ( P# b& H# T7 l2 {8 A) K
DD Walker
1 N( A$ c) ^$ h3 P7 }$ [DD Waller 8 j6 m; G9 G# E" f# ^$ o
DD Wedderburn
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4 `2 \" ^# I# {3 T" zDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % l) C3 p5 B' h
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk * h/ ?$ J" q9 D; D3 |! o1 u
$ g7 ?, m. o0 [2 ^; sAllied Ships
5 ^+ U, F8 @; y1 e! XBB South Dakota
9 U9 U$ o3 Q7 ?$ l7 EBB Massachusetts
9 U/ x2 g0 D* \* A$ bBB Alabama " [) s. l* @- I9 q$ q' q
CA Louisville
, A; L" j: T) C D! DCA Chicago 0 R. Q, t9 j8 R: t
DD Walker
! ]+ l( q; L0 j! J0 Q$ t/ ADD Waller
* F5 m9 @3 a9 }$ Z+ NDD Wedderburn 3 Y/ W: z, a* l+ y' I4 o
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 U1 I! x5 |: F0 Y) q$ r/ d' O$ J
) T$ z# A% T8 h1 Q' D- VJapanese Ships
. U) a( @& l2 Z. I" a' ZPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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6 x4 g) P6 D1 }' j7 rAllied Ships
N( m4 a) J! h9 D1 ~0 L5 YBB South Dakota / G, R) g$ l4 \# [+ j
BB Massachusetts
/ ?" Z( Q% h' lBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
! F* _" d/ D) E) bCA Louisville 5 C$ P8 a7 k- }7 |" a, X
CA Chicago
; a: h2 t8 R" G+ o5 c. |DD Walker & H4 Z5 G# D' ~$ o0 ]
DD Waller ; |0 `) D8 m' Y* r8 Z6 ~
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# p8 L$ w0 Q6 d8 S# F% S2 TPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ y9 }# r- p4 Z0 O& b& ^; F I' xAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
5 E9 G* H4 \% ?/ _) jBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) & J1 e6 ^% S, F$ m" h$ h
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 % l1 V! R* g% O1 Z7 B% p( K3 ?
BB Alabama ; x3 J& L5 l- T. X7 A7 o
CA Louisville
2 R6 d" A1 C$ O, TCA Chicago 2 g2 W/ P1 V& J3 W9 w* o( u' j, G$ N
DD Walker
! A" o) v% @5 a) ^" E, yDD Waller
: h% W4 T* e) tDD Wedderburn 1 I. W% u |9 u7 R) `" H, ^
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - J/ l& n' e$ \! t: }( O, i
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 |) u& N, n( @2 w0 S; lCA Chicago / Y" Z. e+ B3 z5 ~1 r5 x& c
CA Louisville
* z( N# q2 h# ?- E% d# {; `. ]BB Alabama # z( p# U! a) C. x7 Y! _
BB Massachusetts
1 F4 O- w; ], H" i, tBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 - a7 R" f6 M& |
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Japanese ground losses:
$ F+ q" i. n6 ^/ @! ~184 casualties reported 7 {7 L( _6 W% \% O8 W
Guns lost 3 1 H0 f! @& B- l y; x: T* h) t6 g
; t, M; D4 l/ N' qRunway hits 1 1 D; b* ~% x4 T) ~9 `; i4 d
Port fuel hits 1 / I$ `% N" C/ H* X; a
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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+ _' I) @$ F4 P' pJapanese aircraft
/ C+ [' H; s, U4 Q( b9 C8 Sno flights ' ~! |- V' I8 V0 ^1 A/ R
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 Z% R7 N* P% P. o9 S
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
6 o6 s9 Q- Q* @% t0 [0 F
8 j1 ^8 r' [0 J( M3 [, GAllied Ships # ]! w3 U3 @/ _ j2 H' S: P
CA Chester
# z* _4 y: e* e d: R# xBB Washington # e w0 d& G1 s: o5 r
BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
( J5 p; A% Z' f3 x( Y85 casualties reported ) |* y$ L; h- d7 f
Guns lost 2 S" K4 F4 z4 q$ t% h) V) d' E* y
8 w) K8 W- u: B6 `$ b$ qAirbase hits 1
Z- Y! e A! v- y$ @Runway hits 5 2 n( M( p2 c) z- v, z* `( t U. ?
Port hits 1
- C$ Q7 ?; H6 Y) z. h$ LPort supply hits 4
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4 o( H, G# Q+ G' P5 P4 P/ n3 r/ E
$ v, ^8 g: y. f: z/ _Night Air Combat 9 O. [3 b$ |6 B" a
; C: p7 j5 p0 C0 [Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 ! s0 _8 d' W! w! ?9 K
) v. h1 v; j( J) aJapanese aircraft - e6 w: \4 Z7 J0 m' S1 a
H8K Emily x 5
, Z7 R4 W$ h8 S
( x7 R, ~7 ^' L0 d8 [Japanese aircraft losses ) h0 B: [4 n$ r3 _1 D0 E, Q
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 u+ y. j Y) ? gSS RO-35 ( S a" [! ^% b- Y; a5 g+ e4 P$ D
/ b$ L' f/ v7 F( bAllied Ships 4 P7 C ^- o. t/ N
DD Hyman 7 W( {+ o; Z: H4 v [6 H
DD Conner * a9 \+ Q1 J1 j5 Y* o# I
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2 {' ~% F4 R) f# l( o9 UNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
2 k- V2 o) d# W) D5 i2 y! _+ V, i
B2 |" x# V: p6 M$ r3 IJapanese aircraft # x2 D! `9 ^: h4 o
H8K Emily x 5 & S+ @1 e* ?3 a3 V% y9 d4 A. C
9 Z0 m: a+ w, G& _3 J' F) w" @) x) ~& V4 {
Allied aircraft - ]% N0 Z) s* ~0 R5 |( U, H
P-61A Black Widow x 2
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1 x- {+ [" }8 M2 gJapanese aircraft losses
, ]9 p7 \6 r( ^9 aH8K Emily: 4 damaged
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1 x4 E$ v. |0 H8 t, G+ t, zAllied Ships
* p5 B* D T b) B! x( \0 R4 \DD Conner 4 n+ C3 j2 z6 u! q
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AK Martin Johnson |