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" b2 L! ~3 Y$ k& i# e$ q9 W/ W5 F! zSub/ASW Attacks
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% A- y1 d" C- \ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
2 @3 _3 D! g$ @# h$ a) oSS RO-35, hits 7
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. t$ Y3 ^& \0 @5 OAllied Ships
! Z5 n+ P) k+ Z( c8 TDD Saufley
$ E8 M5 q9 y6 GDD Picking
9 d& g% @, P: o) o1 k( e9 j. O5 n* DDD John Hood
1 V: C9 ^$ z; {4 Z% [% p9 P+ FDD Caperton
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, G$ }3 T& ?! ASub attack near Bonin at 65,52 # X/ F1 A8 C, K7 |; M
e! d4 Q1 u% {" d) KJapanese Ships
4 D+ o( Z1 c/ b( ^+ PAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 |) J4 b7 T% M; h; `PC Kume
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Allied Ships " X, k( W- ]/ J3 e" N
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) R6 \) \: X' N4 X+ N6 E
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Japanese Ships
9 p; D; {; s6 n5 O4 p( g/ Y {3 FSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire & p5 Y9 c& j+ d9 d5 s; X( D+ G' o
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Allied Ships
, \( j5 q5 P& f: wDD Saufley
2 {& t' A* }5 u; P |- yDD Picking 2 Q* X) K% I1 e# n
DD John Hood 9 \. L; b5 t/ w' z9 i- Y7 I8 t
DD Caperton - [2 X( Q3 o# u5 G: b
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Sub attack at 62,53 # L) \1 U/ o M# y1 y
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Japanese Ships 3 D' S4 g* r& i# U& d% ]4 R
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 _2 B: b8 V5 [; Z* R7 u1 [
PC Ch 2 ! e/ O7 V) `; r* `. f2 K; D
4 V2 ^7 v& J+ W2 L8 GAllied Ships
- X# B% t2 x/ LSS Bang % z. U- \: r6 U( B: ?1 M
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Japanese ground losses: $ ~* g, ~* L; n+ G! F! \% |- N
88 casualties reported
' y' q8 i2 m/ S) o. MGuns lost 2 - z! @; M2 S0 \
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Night Surface Combat
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$ Y- l3 M& p" A4 ]# H7 BI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
2 a) ?" q# s1 Pthe convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ) s; E5 j( h/ o( f! N
3 c1 z# W* K% a0 b5 x- @Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 5 V# W! K0 o3 I& Z
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Japanese Ships
7 U( p( M9 a& ABB Fuso, Shell hits 3 / |" }6 U& u2 h
BB Yamashiro - X3 r+ b `# d2 N% ] k5 H2 F
BB Hyuga 9 [" D& K, _. O3 w% v, k0 |) T% q
CA Mikuma ! J: y& Z% i4 H
CL Noshiro
9 r: A, T/ Y3 N5 h4 Y2 hDD Fuyuzuki
+ w5 G# z: N+ _& r9 ZDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
$ L! K* a1 Y; e; u* |2 c0 [DD Momi
7 v0 s- |3 x4 V K- o! N. }DD Kaede ) n5 h( u' u8 K9 s- n. ^+ c: t
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 4 `9 x# X$ a U/ ^
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ' f$ m0 i2 L7 ?$ s
X* \# t+ X% p$ V ~# ~8 yAllied Ships $ _5 ^3 u9 c" F
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + N3 \( l: }" Z" K) ~
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
- L2 B/ i, P& I# b; E8 X' ?DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * w. a, ~. N4 ^! T2 v
DMS Rodman
, E% P. R% o! ~, v& C, nDMS Gherardi
: { F/ \6 Q7 ]' y$ Q9 b9 LDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage + e" F# z' q% h) R
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 _. ]: O/ Y$ J- A2 m7 I h
LST LST-339, heavy damage + |" `+ { H( o3 t, i: b7 o
LST LST-457, heavy damage
5 Q( e4 [! @2 V& i$ k8 N$ AAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
# q0 V8 O& T3 aAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ; m3 K) e% i2 o: e$ w. G5 F6 W
7 n2 m$ r2 s+ b4 J4 B8 W
Allied ground losses:
4 h* w e$ L- [$ B6 j54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; G t6 q' v1 m$ r# U! e6 d
( c8 a; Z( `) ]0 m8 t+ tJapanese Ships 9 G8 y' s0 f1 P. w" X) P
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 1 }+ L6 E8 E6 ^
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 5 M i0 j4 K/ a* W% X9 m
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Allied Ships 0 S3 i' h6 z. A( k/ m) v/ ~# Y* w3 f
DD Lyman K. Swenson
. O# E0 `( m" [' B. nDD Taussig 6 L+ N( B9 n8 j7 e! C$ t% F7 F0 _
DD John W. Weeks
7 a6 e- m$ d" g0 l' i2 DDD Harrison
+ N, V8 R- Y! W9 l( BDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 * W2 b; S: ^& V) F1 _
DD David Taylor $ M' u G- Y* E4 O& ? Y
DD Barton
* X2 t1 W" ?0 b) Q/ QDD Quickmatch
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6 I6 }5 |# O4 a5 @5 j3 ROur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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6 _* f4 a, g9 ~- YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 1 y$ p( u) D3 q0 i0 G' L! @: F4 }+ \! a' _
, e1 J$ s9 P/ ^' Y1 I8 yJapanese Ships ' L7 Q. `" w! [: N* y! O5 t
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 " [, x, H3 {) i* W" O
CL Kiso 2 S+ Q* \6 {/ ~
DD Urakaze + V0 Z+ z4 }* h6 X
DD Natsugumo
, b0 r6 E& y. b+ `4 ODD Minegumo 0 `; w# t4 z! w9 j, m: Z8 ~' D
DD Sugi # g; e! {5 u3 M& \9 Q' c1 Y
DD Hinoki ( ~, j" A7 _, v
DD Kashi
# c4 F1 i! ?+ f: X( X' o2 l! \8 NDD Keyaki
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2 G* I( `' V/ X5 P! rAllied Ships ) y% v+ y* B! w7 O* q- k
AS Howard W. Gilmore
- f1 ^5 A. a* nAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " d- C! |; L1 |$ T
AV Hamlin * L/ @0 d5 i; d: Z
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 X% ]5 Y1 _" a4 K
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ' |$ _3 z! V7 V f) q6 V( `8 ~' Y( }
AR George Taylor % d3 e9 n" l! L: y, J# h5 s
AV R. C. Brennan
( d) F5 z2 S# E4 bAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
* W( c6 j* `9 | i9 ?- v0 xAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ' l+ X4 }/ Y3 x% \
AR William T. Sherman
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' t L- L2 k1 B" X3 _5 e; H( s, h5 uThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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+ ]% L: K: [: o) I3 N1 c3 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 1 k, P1 ^( Z h& F2 H
7 ?6 `7 h8 U3 {* I* |2 M0 R" }* VJapanese Ships ; {, k) V$ g' l4 t) B
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
1 }9 E7 p4 E2 l" q0 {5 g5 PCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
: B4 O! W* \& ODD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ! D/ [9 T7 E6 {% s( ?. ?# D
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ l& O: F/ s6 G+ i( X6 a& sDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 `7 p% N8 s; Z( N+ i+ uDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage / w! B. E/ W* i% A
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
2 q2 I+ D$ `$ \+ M" M: VDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 G! o. R# L) W7 Y
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships 2 }# r9 P0 k; L1 h
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
2 a) r9 \- _) m" v9 s; r5 P* FCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 ( E, v2 p- i9 E* S, F
CL Wilkes-Barre
, _0 T! @+ m: C0 z' dCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 l' P% `1 V9 k, tDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 n3 k! m4 p. n& _" @0 UDD Burns, Shell hits 1 ; a1 ]2 l+ C( u' u3 f
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
. i" c5 ~/ B0 ODD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 : B. o2 _9 v1 Q2 p0 u
DD Welles
* G! Y, D* H1 v( h3 o$ s/ ?DD Wilkes
6 ?2 X' _( Y: Y7 q) _* b& M$ J& vDD Roe 6 k) I( f8 `* |7 S! l) p& y" ^5 g
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 0 s" F( U! ]" R" }4 \ d
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$ J! X8 n1 G6 U" X% rPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 K% s1 ^1 h; R5 v
1 e6 Z H! F1 Z8 C1 DAllied Ships ) l) p: f) m5 N$ `5 I: u' W4 G& V
DD Nicholson 5 N* c6 @6 z4 B* \) c& y- Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 A* V7 H2 }+ m7 {" M
$ H( e2 T% L, r% `) _Japanese Ships ! U s. {& S( @2 H8 @& C
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Lyman K. Swenson ; O+ Q, T* o8 d/ [; h/ T! e# V9 U
DD Taussig
! Y4 k8 ~/ l$ U6 n! YDD John W. Weeks
/ `: c1 g& A1 I9 W8 d* rDD Harrison
; y7 m: H& K6 i* pDD Isherwood * Q! e0 }- U. r; V
DD David Taylor 1 u2 |5 e: \7 N Q: P4 ?* R" r
DD Barton / G* ^9 u' p6 R( v! d9 @0 @* M' P
DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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! H% t! F" }0 v3 w+ `9 mJapanese Ships
) G; O, q' d* L- h) yPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 8 u5 K: W6 y( ~ [
& c9 U( G6 M5 p7 R; J) gAllied Ships J" R9 f. B9 |+ K+ @6 T2 s- n" l7 z
DD Lyman K. Swenson
! U4 M+ o% v; A0 b5 y& A9 g" i0 QDD Taussig * ?/ h: V2 i' j- G A$ V
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ' J6 R- ^. l( e, B Y
DD Harrison 0 n2 O* Y. `* d9 {. M( [/ {/ [
DD Isherwood
. F' N) b+ b# ?DD David Taylor
; v' G' r9 B. E/ I7 E, Q) fDD Barton * y# d/ e3 V: c
DD Quickmatch 7 M0 O2 `" G) }
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Japanese Ships
; g7 C( }9 E) Y. U' K" mPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ' Y. L# @) {3 ^3 t$ U1 |
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Allied Ships
; v4 x) X/ s& [3 \# n5 u$ i; FDD Lyman K. Swenson , L- Q/ N; ~" k: ?, Q1 K: [% p& c
DD Taussig ! X H! u n, p1 N$ V
DD John W. Weeks % d( @6 Q* Z' s$ ]
DD Harrison 4 |! N9 @3 D2 ]! H5 b- q1 H u; ~
DD Isherwood : _$ k& g b9 }! Q5 }
DD David Taylor / b+ C. v0 _+ v; E* I# Q% W
DD Barton
7 M6 m6 \1 d6 Z: M$ Q3 yDD Quickmatch * L& q2 Q! m! J
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Daylight Surface Combat
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2 p0 b1 K3 ^' ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + Q) O, n" g, N# c; O5 p* [, i
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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8 u" R( T3 H; R' S$ k$ rAllied Ships
- b- x7 \: F2 g5 V xBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
/ F6 p. D8 L0 J" @6 n- J) Y& hBB Massachusetts - e' p, ]9 n- G" L) s6 A* T
BB Alabama
! d) E, S4 S y- ]' s5 O& RCA Louisville 1 q- O/ f$ G$ }+ Q( ~. x+ X# I
CA Chicago
& G2 b3 r j% h# M& C$ [DD Walker 2 K. g6 c- r2 x2 v. ~
DD Waller - `& k- o+ q Y8 }' S$ l
DD Wedderburn 0 l* s0 D% Q1 \: G: q1 i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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% e4 Q) U+ B0 \5 q- Z" f/ sJapanese Ships
" u# Y' e& J9 j2 z0 Q: L$ s0 C) pAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & x0 e* M7 P$ d* [2 z4 T
' w) P2 p# X# j& w! Y3 A$ P, wAllied Ships 0 W( U: b; L! O6 M
BB South Dakota u7 o) t" |" Y/ ?# v# f) Z
BB Massachusetts - ^& T1 t! n G" ~
BB Alabama + L! W4 b3 G& {: B1 ]- ~
CA Louisville
6 l+ e( q/ J; p# @/ PCA Chicago
' _7 N9 S( E4 } z3 b. c. {DD Walker
: a1 p8 _, W* [5 j: dDD Waller $ p) x5 e/ ^0 t$ ^
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, ^7 S4 I2 k% g3 U4 Z) J$ [( w1 v9 qAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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9 n+ k7 j4 z' x' j0 oAllied Ships + K0 F0 B- A: }* e3 h% H9 K9 w
BB South Dakota
2 F) X& ?3 u8 M( d$ RBB Massachusetts
2 Q4 j" `0 Y: E( \BB Alabama
& v# s! I- `/ f" k% UCA Louisville 8 @: Y0 O3 ^1 C6 f
CA Chicago M/ n; H* h" g: v% [4 O1 C
DD Walker 0 Y. y* j' P# A: q) {' o
DD Waller 1 p. K4 k& v8 @4 T6 ^" P/ O8 K1 g
DD Wedderburn / J# u: I( T1 P4 w; ]) ]0 n
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) d6 |# z+ R4 z9 P# W; SDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
5 I6 W! I1 ]) Y) _+ i: [' d3 m- NPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 3 a9 X8 K$ e0 ]0 C J) w
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Allied Ships 5 B8 w+ d/ n) C) j
BB South Dakota ) i5 y. ]$ \4 B. x' L$ ? t
BB Massachusetts
1 q" O# u4 C1 J) H# M9 hBB Alabama
6 H$ Y4 x V9 U& QCA Louisville
! ?0 U1 f; N& J. f* oCA Chicago ! Q5 M7 o0 n; E: U) h$ q
DD Walker
- \2 j- y# l3 O$ [! Y$ X( C1 RDD Waller
" k. _5 [4 a! A+ I+ p! `- J7 K# \DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
; W# I/ k9 A$ `/ R. d* l( T" RPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships + P, u' N9 t9 B- ^% U
BB South Dakota
n _- f8 o. ~; w' q) N7 T4 d( OBB Massachusetts
8 E7 [, k6 M: V2 r4 ZBB Alabama % N1 J' \* {8 i- c4 X$ Q3 @- o# o: H
CA Louisville 9 r, a- b4 t3 S1 G- O( `% G
CA Chicago
1 W! q9 I/ d: e( }- K' ^) j* W2 wDD Walker
6 L) M' x& W: Z4 G6 l8 w% {DD Waller 8 {1 O% N' P' W6 R
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 8 n! W, v6 g. I% O7 d/ a
AK Myoho Maru
6 [) @: e, w, W" n; g# vAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 y5 d0 A0 H. S' c! NAllied Ships & x0 v# X1 _) _/ b! n0 s; J
BB South Dakota 0 N j# p. s# | C. O
BB Massachusetts
/ ~6 L, t$ H6 q& `$ _# X, ZBB Alabama . ^: t0 u4 i% a0 h4 B
CA Louisville + I0 Z& m9 n' Z( l( f
CA Chicago : M' U* `( I3 e' D1 S
DD Walker ( y4 {+ ^1 h0 [3 ~- L7 v- q
DD Waller
% `8 y+ f' d- y& HDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
: u& v; [7 T7 h) h. n7 JAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 3 x p& @. [ O0 U% G
BB South Dakota
$ `% N6 V: ^0 [% H$ A) vBB Massachusetts
7 Z$ H0 X( b$ k( G lBB Alabama
! V/ j, U' T J! S8 \+ [CA Louisville
5 ?: L. b3 o" l4 b, X% pCA Chicago
: @9 z6 H' W; o ^6 F4 aDD Walker + i7 b! v& F2 ^
DD Waller 2 B9 D; n Z* |7 b6 K9 L
DD Wedderburn
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4 N# Q( y4 R- i5 Z8 X5 B8 qDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( l# p2 j- t! l6 d2 r! I* }. ?. F
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Japanese Ships
, y' q% D; }# L1 J% a9 ~: r) SPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 9 l1 P$ _8 q' D" x1 T# H
. z6 S U# o$ cAllied Ships
9 S/ c- ?9 \7 R- `8 c! _BB South Dakota
& R% c7 ]# Y' {: `/ F- FBB Massachusetts + K' m; w! G9 c* I7 h0 Y- v7 {
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
" @1 P! ~# F" E# Z0 l! VCA Louisville 1 h( y' W! \7 d: D2 D; ^ ?
CA Chicago ! K. h+ D4 s9 Z7 |8 w
DD Walker # e# `5 i% j" F; E4 R3 Q1 [+ b4 l
DD Waller 0 O2 T" G. c% M6 t" o' K1 | [; F
DD Wedderburn
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9 N, f9 o' m4 V0 ]& L4 Y9 YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! M. @% m( T# h7 P* G
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Japanese Ships / q( @' K" h0 I& G
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
3 s9 t& U4 C' ~5 n4 DAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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! g0 U" ~# r2 ^+ u: h! _# i- FAllied Ships 8 ?7 R; }# z9 B/ e6 S. w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) ) ? V c- o; l% ]
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
* J# v) o) P$ _1 y: sBB Alabama
4 E1 n& f; D# e% i" ~$ @CA Louisville 2 }! x N$ _; K- s/ y( N
CA Chicago
6 B" c, ?$ y) o( Z2 n8 ODD Walker , ~& c) {0 \* c3 D7 N
DD Waller
+ H5 @! o" f, h pDD Wedderburn ! {5 d# G7 w% K9 @/ r$ @
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- q3 M0 L5 f0 G& ~9 E4 f, f, o6 gBombardments
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! / t7 K* C$ x4 |9 r$ [
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 X3 z* y$ B2 N1 S" e6 c7 z
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8 L) x9 }/ o! h, o9 j1 o8 iCA Chicago * U8 u1 ?1 @3 e, |3 Q( l4 y" J
CA Louisville
v/ V- i& X! s5 KBB Alabama
! [0 e: Q: m* G9 f+ p- u/ ZBB Massachusetts 1 n: c j) K' G
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 ! ]) U9 {. I" l& B$ D
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Japanese ground losses: ) C" s1 y) `% M: S( f' H5 X" o
184 casualties reported
- u! j; _' ] k+ y5 aGuns lost 3
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9 o' G5 C+ O/ Z! j3 w' k% x* @$ ~Runway hits 1 3 B9 q9 }8 m1 W- k4 J' G
Port fuel hits 1 3 H9 ?& k" q! y; c7 E) k
Port supply hits 2 , S5 g: y7 ?4 m3 H
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
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J& U# |1 L. R6 L! l( dJapanese aircraft losses / C( |' C. P1 ~' g% R
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed ; ]$ d8 o8 p* A- w# x* e
' ?5 a# B2 y9 \ L$ JAllied Ships
7 B# F- n! X9 S+ |: {3 |$ K- oCA Chester 6 i. X$ Q8 R+ N. t
BB Washington
6 C9 B2 Y/ O; u9 g! qBB North Carolina ; {6 i1 f* k7 S, A! l% U
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Japanese ground losses:
( U6 [ r: U g% `6 [3 j85 casualties reported ( i3 H+ a8 Z: x
Guns lost 2 8 b6 s, @" c' ^% {! o- A
; J4 }1 q- j1 x! LAirbase hits 1 # b; y* d( [- a( K7 | r
Runway hits 5
0 M/ e$ D. u6 {& L* A$ N; e0 V- \Port hits 1 9 ]* {7 T5 e2 e7 A0 ~9 }
Port supply hits 4
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Night Air Combat 5 S: A, O. l0 E5 s
3 E7 d6 m; e% T# o2 a PNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 $ X/ w7 `, u$ P& M7 ~/ A+ L3 {9 f
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H8K Emily x 5 & U' K2 X5 x% T
- J! x# \0 ?( [* j" {6 h1 Q4 |Japanese aircraft losses L; X9 z! x9 B/ o* s5 `2 R
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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SS RO-35 0 K% Q, g3 F o" i( L. ^4 i* q( p
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$ T9 s& G0 \8 z1 w# x! i" Z) CDD Hyman % p! b1 v. R% _5 l) l; b! k. ]2 O3 _
DD Conner 6 H: M# K N! W. x2 b* r
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' z& ~2 z1 _' [9 S9 Q6 j9 ]' GNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft + D9 s1 D; w% Y' H; k0 e
H8K Emily x 5 9 M- I" q g K8 t8 d
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P-61A Black Widow x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
' F: q! c8 u) y8 f2 dH8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships + n/ ^9 f+ w0 C
DD Conner ) j7 g2 H% A" P6 B
DE LeRay Wilson 5 R3 ]- S: \7 `: Z8 {
AK Martin Johnson |