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Sub/ASW Attacks 3 x2 m; L6 a9 Y# E- P( ^& r
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 I9 g3 D" }8 D" u7 K4 w/ ~
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Japanese Ships 2 T, Y- p; }4 R" u- K
SS RO-35, hits 7 . [/ K& a+ l4 @( e1 J
/ E, G3 j) N# b8 y$ m' _. tAllied Ships 0 `/ ?- i, l' _& b- s/ @
DD Saufley
( j0 A8 w- _/ S5 w8 Z' ], O5 UDD Picking 3 x8 a( Q5 r4 E5 [/ B! w
DD John Hood
0 k) q/ E% T( F3 i) N$ m% XDD Caperton # d$ U: ]: z& I( b9 k
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4 c; F- ?* H! ?, ^# X& U: G6 eSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
' E; L, b C5 {AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 J; l$ D: [+ w- o( UPC Kume . W) M+ O/ Y4 ^5 i5 G
; r9 U" N7 n4 LAllied Ships 9 f& z. B; D8 V& o7 N
SS Hake
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' ~( ]# H0 r9 w- ~ \0 pASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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- P* d/ J6 A5 ], G3 G5 ]8 \& O' vJapanese Ships
( o {4 v# X) ] l# mSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
0 O2 @3 l, v$ [& F2 \) n& W- i4 ]* f. }, t$ Q2 d/ _
Allied Ships 9 }( b" D% h2 h9 N, a
DD Saufley
, R' I& Q3 N$ k3 ADD Picking
( i! y7 i+ f) f/ L2 PDD John Hood
3 ?. Z5 L+ M7 J* c) ]/ e* `DD Caperton
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( L% N- H8 V, {7 f9 G0 X* iSub attack at 62,53 : C3 D7 S8 T, i( x! |
( F. p, o: C. m# g2 AJapanese Ships
+ `* ]. p8 Q8 z c; X5 uAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 o# x0 e% R6 h! @) j# u/ c4 Y
PC Ch 2 7 [6 E9 S( H/ C" `1 o2 T5 {& `
% q8 @2 G$ o3 |
Allied Ships 0 b- J" T; L, g- x
SS Bang . ?% ]2 i0 X& c5 e9 R5 Z9 Y# j7 d7 `
. ?5 p+ J* C' N( Y
Japanese ground losses: # k7 c& @6 l; c% f$ c3 Z1 a, _* X
88 casualties reported
4 O( u* m5 b; ~: h* V# |Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat
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4 {3 B# v) P m0 [) J. NI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but C+ I" N) u8 t, P( X
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 ! p+ k3 X9 K* f" J( y
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Japanese Ships 9 N( w J+ i9 n
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
' T( O5 s0 J( K1 u: b8 L9 e) M( ]BB Yamashiro
* H" R- g- ]+ ~' k9 q# m" @BB Hyuga w! Y" z& {+ z2 t; w7 ~3 _
CA Mikuma - s0 D+ K" `" S4 k0 h$ r
CL Noshiro x9 Y- Q# u. B) V7 j& G& j2 z
DD Fuyuzuki
O6 P- X4 F; f% lDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 1 ~( i& u" m+ A
DD Momi
i" m ~. `! a7 z+ p. hDD Kaede
2 L. I1 I1 d1 b1 @$ p8 KDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 ) T, _7 H9 A! r- `# X2 D
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire # V' V) \0 i9 W# c" ]: s# b
* `9 G# i0 |' t. o( O% I8 hAllied Ships
6 @. V9 V6 {9 jDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& H+ q( p1 I( f9 gDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 8 `: t R. ^% K0 `
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 X4 F% t0 k6 F$ c6 o
DMS Rodman ( `- I. R. P# u/ C
DMS Gherardi 0 O) W9 l" W/ t# m5 ^* {
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage O; J n* O) t1 M1 B4 B
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire , R Z: |! F! G! A6 I" [7 [
LST LST-339, heavy damage
3 F! Q2 _: h: a, ^9 X1 jLST LST-457, heavy damage , I% S) T- H# t4 h: w: w
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
! S1 P* \6 Q. c& u3 `3 s( MAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
# K9 e- m" P5 i* v9 S4 g% g
# L* i- g! |% P7 n% F& n/ }$ DAllied ground losses:
( z F+ z6 A7 T2 h54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 4 d, z- c. L7 A" H4 n- q1 X+ ~% t
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
& D/ t' p1 X! ~) \, B2 y- mPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 N6 n( i5 N/ n$ }* JDD Lyman K. Swenson
- g# v$ H' t; }' E9 p/ M- Q/ UDD Taussig
: B& S; a7 \' O( h1 E" }2 ZDD John W. Weeks
' V t" T3 D- P. D3 @: sDD Harrison
- g. h3 w" _; ?DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 7 G# y( _ F: {
DD David Taylor 2 ?. U' j: t& [2 Z* z, I/ g. ?
DD Barton
/ q, G2 p d- `# P' k8 B; n' L5 _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
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Japanese Ships ! ?+ N7 ~4 q6 A* m% g
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 7 ~/ g3 {# F' \. ^% u. q5 S' ~
CL Kiso
# _8 e/ k* H( U( W# {DD Urakaze 5 G* S% _- h$ \: l
DD Natsugumo
3 R+ ?! M5 J7 {% Y, q; B3 t4 |DD Minegumo : R0 ? }! g( N$ V
DD Sugi
. ]" C. f) E8 @DD Hinoki ; z7 X: z( T4 I5 b- x0 A
DD Kashi * N8 n, B& s2 k: ]3 i& K) s
DD Keyaki
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6 z1 }7 T# o8 }: \ p' {Allied Ships
) M) G4 @" U1 iAS Howard W. Gilmore 8 j$ U8 F5 T8 S" r
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . u6 A$ v/ ^- ?: p0 ` Q- H
AV Hamlin . T0 M. \. B% a) U' B' Z& G4 b
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 4 d- ?! ?0 b4 J- n% X! J1 R) r1 J; f
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
: m( C% E$ N5 K1 |9 EAR George Taylor ; d( {' {1 H& `% Z, [" @) I
AV R. C. Brennan 5 l' a" f6 n4 e6 L$ L, M- U6 g: n: R5 x
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ Q3 ?5 J: ^; Y. k& c% lAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 1 f J2 i Z/ Z* g
AR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: " H* T9 {) m! s5 c8 H8 W+ b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
9 u: n5 E) U2 S* Y. N, P0 MCA Kako, Shell hits 4 , N! Q+ ^0 D: z6 f
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 2 ?: D6 l% x3 j, X) W" q- ~
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
; O% [: v2 v! F, F! ~! ODD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " s# G9 ^( a) b s. v- Q
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % `& x0 A! D: d3 ^- x' o4 N
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage * E. Q- T+ Y0 x+ P) c
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 & P) w0 z9 {2 J: f8 e" V- n+ n
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% c8 b5 E* P. U- k( P! Q2 `& }DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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; @, Y. W% k0 vAllied Ships
5 M' A: O! X# m7 p$ |CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 f: [4 l7 p: z b
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 3 C7 j( g0 O- w+ T
CL Wilkes-Barre / z. o6 G. w* y; V5 R* ]
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
4 u; z. w) ^5 n0 k7 W! ^DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ( U1 N O( _, n$ G5 Y
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ) ^/ E7 r" P0 `( M) G2 q( v* ~) M2 n
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
! K% U+ U9 E7 E. ]DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 + F" N* Y- i" J7 x. G
DD Welles 2 ^' }/ \3 K, s" c8 `
DD Wilkes 3 F* s2 ^/ \+ t6 I' ]/ P
DD Roe ! D. c* g6 B5 k& S% B
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships & M' P1 U, h. c1 I9 p; O
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
! u9 o G# O+ HDD Nicholson ( Y' i' G/ o- c8 }/ [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ d. O7 R4 t/ b! K- n/ b% [
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Japanese Ships
; E1 f/ O+ `- B3 A& M8 x; ?$ p9 l. IPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; r, c: g0 e& @5 X. d* H7 P* b
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Allied Ships
0 a0 @" G% E7 |5 d: NDD Lyman K. Swenson + @4 E( A5 k+ Q+ r0 _4 ~) s& R
DD Taussig % ?* U, L* U0 `3 |: _. c
DD John W. Weeks 2 I+ M X. V1 C; c# M8 b
DD Harrison
; z. B! Y; H& Y& {8 D5 f! }9 ?, kDD Isherwood
9 D' ]5 R% W+ n9 k" [ ?: @. NDD David Taylor
4 w) Z$ S+ i, k6 u }& n' N# NDD Barton
2 S0 d+ ~$ Y" U9 }6 b9 mDD Quickmatch
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! ]& H; i ` RNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 L: \- z4 u& p* ^, I+ s9 S
) T3 p0 K5 e& [: [Japanese Ships
5 x) O' E- P- U# m$ OPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk % x3 }1 J, B- K4 S* z$ O7 w) J* @
8 _; }7 _$ p& o, i# ^; A' J, G; dAllied Ships 5 ]" D( v9 W9 }2 ^9 U% z7 U
DD Lyman K. Swenson * j3 N7 Z( M8 ?$ Y
DD Taussig
S; y8 A' S/ |& A4 C; J" I+ `DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 # G; c/ v" R8 W ?
DD Harrison |. E9 O0 o0 O; r% K! R
DD Isherwood ; V4 |, p7 v. A9 k- n% g
DD David Taylor 1 H( l3 p& M- g) _3 L
DD Barton
" c( c! Z: _) b# mDD Quickmatch
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5 w; \& @3 F' Y2 A3 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 x9 J+ |& K4 L2 N Y" q* w8 A
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Japanese Ships / Q# k5 X9 w9 S! h$ l6 B n
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk $ ?2 k+ S9 g1 e
( r# G5 `& O# QAllied Ships % T0 D& R+ r0 r7 o' Z
DD Lyman K. Swenson
1 I$ Z# r3 z' P& rDD Taussig
m$ t" W* {1 p+ eDD John W. Weeks / t$ M1 y$ c# O* y- A' O
DD Harrison
2 U( M$ K* u; ?( S- fDD Isherwood
* {; x3 E. V. uDD David Taylor * _2 A5 K' V% ?! T- y9 `- P# V
DD Barton
9 Z/ j) w1 `6 Y' k0 UDD Quickmatch 1 P& h1 N9 Z0 j; x
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, }( E. x7 [& T5 j+ ~Daylight Surface Combat
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* B3 ]: k3 d+ l/ xDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
- V' b, e3 {2 KPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ I% p8 G& ]. r- b4 p5 M& v tBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 % w, f+ o' }; j, c0 H$ m
BB Massachusetts
! E% Y" \ K' eBB Alabama , ^) |' _/ m8 w% i' k
CA Louisville 4 C0 j% s I" Y
CA Chicago 8 D v" X+ w7 Y2 m& Z! B
DD Walker 7 X. n( ]& r8 S6 \
DD Waller * U3 J1 A& p4 U/ U2 v$ G
DD Wedderburn 3 H) [$ S* d, t+ z+ `7 V1 r
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 N8 b/ z' c7 d- I1 I4 W
* \6 V1 ^, g1 t1 rJapanese Ships
; g2 f2 ^3 o$ ~8 WAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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8 z- r. D3 Z, j; R# bAllied Ships % |& Q4 U X# R e% h% \/ Z
BB South Dakota
; J; x3 Q8 \8 _2 R0 M0 NBB Massachusetts
' }/ \/ @+ E' PBB Alabama
& d, Q0 ^. I3 G0 ]* y4 q( [CA Louisville
" v9 u/ R1 K" SCA Chicago ! y: s" V$ x0 `, [: z0 X4 |! H; W8 ]
DD Walker
: h* F' a. D }) ~DD Waller
6 l! U! j+ a0 `& JDD Wedderburn 2 d# [0 a7 F/ w9 ]& `
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k* W3 c* r4 ^# f1 [0 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) O% U3 m, a. X! d5 B
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Japanese Ships
4 Q+ F2 s0 g9 D' jAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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8 t( Z Z$ E) Z) H( e, I6 l0 yAllied Ships
. a- F: f5 I- l0 [8 H5 `. RBB South Dakota
2 I! `/ I. G# k1 Q5 LBB Massachusetts
' E/ x0 w' U" q* p' `4 w. f; SBB Alabama 4 i& L. O }/ Z4 k0 p) D* ?
CA Louisville : j; S7 F, m9 d( f% d3 [* l1 r
CA Chicago
/ y( u+ A2 v% x- Y3 M' v& [. TDD Walker
% |; h6 d) {/ d; @. R! h2 QDD Waller ' Z; s6 J1 e& M4 h$ i+ Q
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 @( a4 [! U4 d! y! @
0 C9 j7 `' k9 R4 a) d7 ~Japanese Ships
5 F- z8 ]) C# QPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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: g6 M: j% n! n& W* hAllied Ships
* X5 s+ J8 r" _* J, BBB South Dakota : K/ |1 B S Y% k
BB Massachusetts # }. X" O4 N6 p2 b, i
BB Alabama 3 G+ {# `+ c9 h" `
CA Louisville
0 b9 ]' M4 Y$ l# }! ~& h0 [' cCA Chicago ; W$ d% s& a) q$ ^% D7 ~/ f
DD Walker 7 ~) s8 k3 B' B& w; D. J2 a( }; p7 q: i
DD Waller 5 w0 T' R- d/ N- l+ i5 m, v/ ?
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
6 P% A; P5 l4 F0 v( j; ^PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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# v. z* b5 e# q2 S9 XAllied Ships
- ]: u6 F: c' c8 [+ J* w4 nBB South Dakota
$ H& j: i# v. |% u5 ~: jBB Massachusetts
0 s- A' E7 W; G, k* B# MBB Alabama . f: M" }& ?: c; R1 }2 x+ L( i
CA Louisville $ b; [) ^) H3 }6 t& r
CA Chicago
2 @5 [% s/ z/ A- @DD Walker ; F$ |8 j* t* _7 O- M5 j: A
DD Waller
* X5 d$ E$ f2 u/ ~" F$ W6 hDD Wedderburn
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/ c' a2 S& @ K* l$ WDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , z( Y" W: { B# |! C
4 d# w- j( W# L R- GJapanese Ships
, {% a- c, E/ f# O5 O# _9 X8 |AK Myoho Maru $ b% r. n$ {& f# J+ T
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 ]* q8 s" @, S# K0 pBB South Dakota
9 K/ Q4 |. L; Z9 A( }BB Massachusetts 1 E7 |0 @+ A9 L, c& r& e3 `
BB Alabama
, e$ U) V3 C# y- vCA Louisville % W, y( k1 l1 _* X! T
CA Chicago ! L$ V e! y) p3 H! P) q
DD Walker
2 J* u6 A/ T: I( QDD Waller - t! Z' |$ l5 k! \
DD Wedderburn . @. \* i r% r" l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ?0 e: R2 H2 z$ n3 H
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk , i( G4 }6 j" C, w
6 s/ _- S' L" y* b. w, I. G5 ^5 h4 |Allied Ships
4 ]1 u2 J" j: s: wBB South Dakota 2 m9 d6 H+ { t0 \7 D3 j6 H
BB Massachusetts : K, M8 B( s) m
BB Alabama / D1 ]; P& T$ M
CA Louisville
! a7 y5 P* ~' bCA Chicago ) K- j, h, I S& r T% _/ x
DD Walker 2 d1 K H- S* x) A
DD Waller
9 ]( E" F9 \3 W' b2 x0 ]$ IDD Wedderburn 4 E/ p+ j# n" S+ J
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5 u7 Q" x5 O3 N* d% \* Y) b+ Y/ ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 `: T/ N- t+ w+ F
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Japanese Ships
4 [! G# d' c& }- W! G/ ~PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
; S2 o+ N+ C+ C+ E
0 G- I' e: N# V. dAllied Ships " ?/ E$ E, T. o, G
BB South Dakota 3 @& ~7 i# U8 [2 @
BB Massachusetts
$ L$ V( G) j1 C U6 B1 OBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
% s6 J P; I' q3 S9 kCA Louisville 8 V) r) X1 A3 p4 F! p
CA Chicago : V9 h1 s# g" M S2 ]- K
DD Walker 1 m4 |1 }8 R9 x: U
DD Waller
& s: e( H0 ]5 Z0 @8 SDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 P5 \, L9 s% n7 N2 I
; Y" p0 _7 V& L9 ~2 [) mJapanese Ships
) Q8 {8 x. o8 f1 {2 `PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 6 B5 n3 I, U4 R- H2 r
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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- o2 S/ V; p2 k9 p( |, W& gBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
" F' D" G9 y$ D5 @+ B+ k% |0 kBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
1 @4 }: _# l; n0 ^% t. g0 bBB Alabama
& J# U5 T1 d2 `( i. i, ACA Louisville 4 M% n* G% |( A' c# N0 B, |
CA Chicago
$ m( S5 S& t" j$ l. eDD Walker / n! E+ V6 }) V% D: w9 O
DD Waller
7 A7 j: Q: H+ f3 }" ZDD Wedderburn - ^' Y, K' [) r# V [
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Bombardments 9 Q* m) u+ c+ g; d& t' O& j
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ' v3 L) u: h) P
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
) }5 g- {$ ? ~8 F2 L+ i) C2 YCA Chicago 2 x8 O9 g6 {$ |/ j7 n
CA Louisville + L, z/ B8 U( J- K
BB Alabama
; X4 w3 c y, e$ a3 D* UBB Massachusetts
6 G0 ~( n4 I* l2 O5 r- r9 a0 mBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses: 7 L1 Y( ]- c5 h- w" K
184 casualties reported
9 Q3 D4 z7 z7 V- k0 KGuns lost 3 " w; G Q/ j; I' `3 O2 X
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Runway hits 1
, H, z/ @- {: t# {/ @6 rPort fuel hits 1 % N) H6 K0 M0 @8 m( _
Port supply hits 2 ' c1 @' i# U% _& E/ A: D
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 9 F2 n5 Z1 `$ [. m
2 w X* Q; u1 P2 s! M gJapanese aircraft 9 C$ l& m0 y- P/ Q& o+ T6 r
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 t$ ~- h' m m. E: J4 kKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
1 H5 l1 Y3 _. y+ {8 y. D- K
$ E" E5 S! a' H$ RAllied Ships - d6 a# V$ F: Q3 M3 J5 M& E
CA Chester ' ], X& ^. E' P1 w; O- S
BB Washington 4 S5 n" \6 \3 S& D$ |* y9 v- k
BB North Carolina : w* |5 N. l' D
4 e( I! U; k4 y% f- w
Japanese ground losses:
* ^$ {0 f2 N0 C) ^, t6 M85 casualties reported
7 [- E- }5 r$ b! Q0 ~Guns lost 2 ( T4 C! Q! v* g. L* @) C
; E, C7 k+ N- k
Airbase hits 1 , L( h0 M0 k, O- D$ u
Runway hits 5
$ w( r/ ~" }8 BPort hits 1
/ w; i* o0 \1 U9 m3 d; y2 qPort supply hits 4
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2 Y5 j8 ]! s+ G& Y8 kNight Air Combat & Y+ F' |, D# n# S
6 f. C/ J) R; o, K9 k/ i0 vNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 H7 f3 y7 m! K( i
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Japanese aircraft / E! ^8 R4 v+ t, e
H8K Emily x 5
0 F0 Y% ~. `. y
; z* H9 B6 Y) a1 `1 J I2 IJapanese aircraft losses 7 ^# y3 K7 T% S
H8K Emily: 5 damaged # t6 b Y) d: } m5 n- d& I
+ H3 s' U& N; H* k
Japanese Ships / v. _& g% z" ^/ h& Q3 p$ u
SS RO-35
6 D/ x6 ?( q) @. e; u$ o3 ?5 }+ b* R* s+ F8 O
Allied Ships ! i+ r, n5 R( ^+ L
DD Hyman 0 I5 t- O4 Y" b, N* E4 [" r
DD Conner
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, P: N8 g4 g3 Z* H" g/ I- m' cNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 o* |( D, S. f
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Japanese aircraft
- U' _) P7 s2 i" B% gH8K Emily x 5 " ~. F4 w: ^ ~
7 d& h' T1 R0 f' Q
Allied aircraft & U) e' A# B' R# R
P-61A Black Widow x 2 ' {% S' @% ^0 b y# y) t9 R `8 [/ f
& L- C6 a3 E( `5 R( s/ Q& H5 c! Q
Japanese aircraft losses 7 w% e: x6 e! r$ m% K% E
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships : k/ ^* F( h% G2 C
DD Conner
1 F4 _7 j* @1 J8 _ M( O6 `DE LeRay Wilson 0 |& Y2 Z2 l5 c8 I3 K
AK Martin Johnson |