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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 [: N Q6 X1 {2 Q6 }
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Japanese Ships
# H+ h0 ~. b3 ~% q* ^1 o9 ^7 |8 FSS RO-35, hits 7 u" N) y$ @+ Q' H% |) S2 i& b
& V( U: _) V) P6 f+ Y" l- IAllied Ships
) H1 Y; ]( n4 m% hDD Saufley
; C8 t) w5 z; X% JDD Picking
" z4 E* h2 i! \- IDD John Hood
2 `+ \; w( a8 A% hDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 ! B7 ?9 u9 M0 i# |5 V( |
/ g$ ]( l* X% d# @# @- l+ XJapanese Ships : R0 h. j/ v/ E8 O
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Q" t: _( a* B# ^8 R" ^8 C
PC Kume
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Allied Ships
) _8 o3 |' p- ^: {5 E' }SS Hake
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0 P% {5 V$ N8 D+ L) Y3 Z& R+ Q9 ?5 dASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 q) v8 ]' t- h( q" d+ U. W
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Japanese Ships
! Y' A) P+ U8 MSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 4 p+ C* s5 K# ^( Q! x' }5 a
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Allied Ships
$ z1 E& Y$ i5 }2 H; k r( pDD Saufley
3 e% f! s. h' _7 ^' R/ u' ODD Picking
5 e6 d2 i7 E+ QDD John Hood
- y1 W! [) z; e ~DD Caperton
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; }1 h4 s6 A% ]Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
( [+ O4 n# X# w; a" ?0 z, |! L1 qAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 T6 l3 o4 {: H/ \& V
PC Ch 2
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! F2 `! q# K0 E1 g& jAllied Ships
- s& ]9 N! C! {SS Bang 7 Z1 h( y! k6 ]
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Japanese ground losses:
4 g. u# O- u* g, ~88 casualties reported
4 u( a8 C( `! k4 e8 v2 AGuns lost 2
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7 k4 f! s; B/ SNight Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 8 |; _( {. E* d
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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! R" t* _1 z- Q# KNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 \7 y9 c% m& {6 F f, `
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Japanese Ships ' n" {& C1 ]# r- T8 d# J. I
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 - ]' E! s" \3 w: g9 i4 i, X
BB Yamashiro
/ A, g4 s, X2 V' UBB Hyuga ; p* G* B: I+ s0 h) Y! \+ [
CA Mikuma
5 X$ ^, Y0 R5 k! D' u, @9 ?CL Noshiro
9 e- X+ O5 C( z( Q& p8 cDD Fuyuzuki : F6 e2 l6 U( d% f8 M0 c
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ' _- Q8 Q$ Z$ P/ V2 ]) U+ h6 W
DD Momi
/ [' B2 e. s* k. r7 P) ADD Kaede N o( [; r1 k' \3 g1 I# ~
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
+ c" b- ^: s: ~# a1 U; i TDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire : _7 o# B# `% o
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Allied Ships 3 m9 J3 B; O% j: k
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # x5 `8 ?' S9 k
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
+ n2 m! S+ b" E7 D7 e) }% r. L3 GDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& t" ~1 s+ x* d# ^0 w* G8 Z2 zDMS Rodman
7 i% L, | x V) H- jDMS Gherardi
2 d v2 r' @) b+ b3 a+ bDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% V8 @! ]5 U- J0 @3 H% M/ QDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire ' @" K! P8 u+ r! \ ~8 ]
LST LST-339, heavy damage
, o2 A% X' ?: W! P- YLST LST-457, heavy damage 5 w/ {- l. ?( W/ P4 \% p3 N
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
% H% ^9 M9 n& q9 Z2 DAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage # G- q" E, q1 i% B4 M. [' s0 c
5 r9 X+ c: m7 Z7 |Allied ground losses: . ?1 u! H8 Z/ i; q. i
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 m! h* C; S5 b ]PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk + h& Y% F' ^7 k2 X( W) W9 b! }
: o3 X8 K" H8 C; V! A& JAllied Ships
6 _4 U) l- F" d1 ]% v$ ~$ E1 v* aDD Lyman K. Swenson
) N) Y1 ]& ]( z6 Q) g, n; lDD Taussig
5 Y! _% C1 W1 ?, E7 @1 IDD John W. Weeks ' R5 P2 S+ _8 a
DD Harrison . ?3 C N, q H
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 6 R$ o+ E$ W; T, N6 n
DD David Taylor
( H o( j; _' C$ P' y/ Q3 v3 \3 WDD Barton
) k0 g& d6 k1 y" @DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: ) y- Y+ T1 m6 i
% H; n/ o) {( I. `6 G% e0 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 & u& j& k+ ]9 ?) ~4 {) P- J7 Q
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Japanese Ships
. }* o, X3 C! rCA Kako, Shell hits 1 - [" F) h* C( m0 `" ~. w
CL Kiso ( \( f; r. S# O$ R3 \% ?, k
DD Urakaze ; ?3 j* H4 ?" m3 H5 |
DD Natsugumo
; D1 t. q. ^' X9 ?: g: |2 \4 I9 l7 ODD Minegumo l* A5 f1 _7 a- N
DD Sugi
7 f3 Y. ~/ o U* L0 U4 JDD Hinoki . Y, t& q" o1 G* ?* _2 r, p
DD Kashi
9 N1 L$ \1 x% p) bDD Keyaki / {- I+ L0 I# G3 b
- g0 ~2 `2 D2 |$ uAllied Ships 4 y" t0 ?6 e/ L- L) l5 ^
AS Howard W. Gilmore 7 _) d( {8 j, u x) J1 b: e: v
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' t8 P" [- P: K9 ?8 |' z N' w
AV Hamlin 9 y0 z, Q1 E6 s. X
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 0 N' r$ ^8 ?, \( J6 t8 R* T R
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 $ [5 I- R9 y0 w' p3 e
AR George Taylor ' k$ U# P* }9 _& R/ _6 v8 A
AV R. C. Brennan % E3 d, f: ~$ P
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 P( B) n& Q! G0 B4 o! g" z1 G
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
% N8 D& }, M+ D# }8 ?+ U& b p0 n% r4 lAR William T. Sherman
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9 G9 A- C5 X- [* i9 nThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
! Y) f% |( Y4 aCA Kako, Shell hits 4 : {2 p% v8 Q4 j2 j- \* f
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
' m( S; r9 a, w: E1 T1 z, `DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 0 } r- n |- ?& b% M8 I+ N
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 D! _4 i( [3 Q" E1 EDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! I* |- Q9 N. G R/ E9 WDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
4 Z0 r$ I* k' k- sDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 8 ]3 I0 p7 j" ^- U
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* Y7 i# v9 X4 O" Z5 v$ u: w4 hDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships
+ S* \2 A! G6 z- ^ w, l t( L E) R% qCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 8 B' h! v4 q2 E2 {
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
0 d2 a5 }; P' E7 k1 p. j9 q; |CL Wilkes-Barre 4 |. I" A7 X6 v& U. \
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 ; D: D& D+ c9 l$ H3 p9 W: H
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ o: P* A: l4 N. I DDD Burns, Shell hits 1
# @, |2 ^, i$ @; V% \/ ?DD Bush, Shell hits 1
- s0 J' i: j5 J! g( y5 [DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
" b8 n$ g/ `" Z/ MDD Welles
" m8 e/ B; a9 pDD Wilkes % G; g! x% \4 x% B p* v K
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 U% j$ z- J- i
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Allied Ships
/ M/ b; M9 ^2 l# V) EDD Nicholson 4 l. R) ~; Z7 B; I0 y* G! f( j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' ?( Q F: e- n" ~+ D/ i
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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( w% i( e! G( z+ w- [Allied Ships
4 h' D$ t) r7 G: F3 xDD Lyman K. Swenson
4 \# w6 R% a- M0 L9 ~$ c4 ]' HDD Taussig
* }& Y6 h7 T8 \. M5 u# u7 sDD John W. Weeks ; _5 x0 d9 m- V8 V5 U; b6 L
DD Harrison
, ^$ w& F5 o& bDD Isherwood 9 Z. f7 S) N) ?
DD David Taylor ! ~7 {$ c, \, T, l/ t
DD Barton
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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+ _! G7 [" e, WJapanese Ships
7 {: A) P6 q$ h% ~3 D, UPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk ! Q9 s2 k3 S+ g4 n
+ u+ M. B, p5 ^Allied Ships
9 H: {& ?6 |! Q" w/ pDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 @) R% ~8 O7 O1 D( B) M: S. V
DD Taussig
( p, a- c, r JDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
# Q2 n; ?! F/ e! u6 ODD Harrison
: a9 H0 n9 t' m, [) ^9 p% |DD Isherwood
" G& ^8 \5 M! ~" ]& bDD David Taylor
7 b# X" z# i8 _" HDD Barton
9 Z) Y+ Y' K: T! q) J5 bDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( ~& ?! S% T6 A- H0 I
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Japanese Ships
6 H6 ]; ]8 q' w/ L* M5 u: P* i3 G8 uPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk & O- D$ o1 c" l% [( }. ~8 G
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Allied Ships
i1 J# ~6 T. jDD Lyman K. Swenson : T1 t9 F* i' n' ^) B0 F6 i0 b7 A0 b) J
DD Taussig + K7 W/ t7 {; n. d' k
DD John W. Weeks # {; e1 t o: b4 o
DD Harrison
& f! x+ {5 B; {6 yDD Isherwood 4 D( ]% i' `, I( b1 l6 w
DD David Taylor
$ Q2 j) j# Q8 g/ @4 N- |DD Barton / w" P9 O4 ~- |2 p# _
DD Quickmatch 6 a1 i( o; X& y4 L
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! r4 p) w; n. b/ X& }Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - I5 Y, C' A5 t" }3 n$ \6 J* z
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Japanese Ships 3 q. w4 I; Q5 ]5 z1 c5 M
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
+ @8 v# r# b _BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 4 A5 F) y* A J# d
BB Massachusetts $ k T7 V. X) ^8 B- B6 L
BB Alabama
7 Q: @- B: \) |* s7 {! ?* B- CCA Louisville
1 s% p$ a0 H6 @% ]4 D h! a- ^! ICA Chicago + l; f+ m+ N/ c N- J) y
DD Walker + M8 x# ~9 o N$ c0 Y( G1 @! X
DD Waller
6 Y) ^; S: B4 s- U2 J$ T+ u+ t% pDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + M1 J/ B9 q; \+ b% s0 P6 a
9 Q2 ~7 w: w/ A# IJapanese Ships
5 M' m# S6 h% ]# p& ? m2 JAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 2 f7 k% R- m( _
BB South Dakota & i1 W3 q c% A. v6 W
BB Massachusetts , n' Q6 ~+ ]& V1 A2 q
BB Alabama
0 ?& [7 W. z; Y- s: BCA Louisville
9 p! T% e) A* g+ QCA Chicago & g8 @5 m4 g1 o4 N/ U7 F* B( @
DD Walker
- a& W7 R8 v/ j. [, _DD Waller
( e. I" B0 k. E z) S7 }6 kDD Wedderburn ' n2 R3 n' P8 ?* v
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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4 E. }, g6 ]% `Japanese Ships 7 Z# C: d$ o5 v- g
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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: k1 |; Z/ i* BAllied Ships
, ~% ^/ B8 j% z- s u3 y% vBB South Dakota
4 i* i/ r% {* Z/ ^3 I9 ABB Massachusetts
1 n" M5 v, |: f' kBB Alabama
8 m5 V$ y1 h( C0 ~3 p3 @CA Louisville 4 @9 x0 e5 H2 ? @$ O
CA Chicago 3 A/ D4 {/ A5 E7 y
DD Walker ( L) k0 |& o) s/ m# p
DD Waller
7 }) z9 I! s" R5 @DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' x$ P/ e) ?; X m, F: Z
" M5 S% A2 r& y4 b" pAllied Ships $ B- y! V# m$ k% ~0 u
BB South Dakota & Y- M4 i/ V# S5 {
BB Massachusetts
' L: X9 c" Y: r4 N9 M# A' LBB Alabama ) u4 Z8 f9 }* O8 @
CA Louisville 3 I1 C2 n- [# x* A% }
CA Chicago
0 @3 d/ Y* J# E3 f, D: _; UDD Walker 6 K) U# o$ R4 J9 d
DD Waller
2 L+ R$ s/ z# z7 PDD Wedderburn
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! ?8 d# C$ x7 Y7 Y+ A5 CDay 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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Allied Ships
+ T; n, c1 J& M) t4 sBB South Dakota
+ D) p; |7 H+ \) q/ L3 G FBB Massachusetts
2 G* T6 W6 l* j: B$ x# EBB Alabama 3 v1 t Y4 c2 y
CA Louisville
& `% w3 k. B5 r* ^" g: w; XCA Chicago 2 F* j0 B- w o- t. F/ z4 X0 E
DD Walker ) |5 F8 O4 p! g
DD Waller ' G8 n. g. X8 }8 b% f7 N% c" ?
DD Wedderburn 4 R* G! V! x( ~# K5 n2 y: G# b+ M
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AK Myoho Maru
, A# v( G1 z% ?& v5 g$ MAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire & G% W* D* S% J5 ^7 A% ^& N
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Allied Ships 2 ? C9 m6 y! ` p Z3 D1 T
BB South Dakota - U* [, q3 F$ k! T9 P
BB Massachusetts
3 c* }, E! D* i" Z h4 O5 }8 mBB Alabama ' d* N- V' H. I% _! N
CA Louisville . s6 t; `, a" F5 J9 V( G
CA Chicago + j9 B7 D5 ^3 V
DD Walker
' p3 V) a* `& UDD Waller
; A1 o" I5 ^9 S/ V2 XDD Wedderburn ' N" ?* m C; G8 F: R. u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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* n7 [) u c8 Z. h% P( e) r0 K" _AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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BB South Dakota
7 ~% g+ p! [5 I/ F: IBB Massachusetts
/ S' {5 x/ G3 K( B8 O* m3 V |BB Alabama 7 b# G* e& J' t% K$ g
CA Louisville / R' \' a7 |) q M
CA Chicago
( d! g1 f" {) R6 J: DDD Walker
. i. Y6 l1 [; C0 ^0 C5 U# ADD Waller
/ V/ \+ d; `3 N6 w# DDD Wedderburn # @9 P2 K' r+ Y) ]/ M B. e: m) I
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* _4 _! [2 H2 |4 Z ~) @Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % k2 r y3 Z6 B0 {% y6 D
/ p' k( W' \0 b9 m% ^) t9 Z$ JJapanese Ships 9 L' e5 H- q# I" ~ ]7 z8 h' O
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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+ l2 C" k, J% H# u' o; q. vAllied Ships 3 \* J( u0 C9 T9 I7 H( |+ C* Q/ Y
BB South Dakota
2 k) C% k/ Z/ H! _: hBB Massachusetts 4 F Y5 w7 K! l& l& s
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ! r$ @4 @- h9 O+ A* |% [
CA Louisville - q/ N) _" d* I4 @6 s
CA Chicago * c' q' y1 Z7 G% h8 m
DD Walker 6 E! `6 R: _4 a1 P' r4 ~$ D% c
DD Waller ) |5 [# _" b" R$ e$ a
DD Wedderburn ( T8 x/ s# i$ {5 N3 a3 d6 @) ?1 b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * |. o& s8 K- k, c1 J; e' M
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
" w& C0 ?% s1 X/ ]. b& O1 HAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage ! r6 ?4 d ?) K0 z' W" ^3 |+ k2 A: Y
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BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
1 r, B2 b! ~0 u5 N- F$ IBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
: W& K; p2 p8 U, {4 O- d, x- dBB Alabama 3 C. B- Q* S- ~1 R8 j( n& M8 _
CA Louisville ; [; ]" _/ G7 q4 U
CA Chicago
! |! l) K) g2 ^1 ADD Walker
7 E& N: M/ b& h, N7 A& e9 @, {DD Waller
0 b2 T7 ]1 @9 u+ ADD Wedderburn
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! % U' R( H9 z+ J: t; x: c5 Z
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , }$ j+ f, X' ?. ?9 \" ^. F1 q
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CA Chicago
/ [$ I% Z& j* J& f. qCA Louisville
) p; c5 q" \3 v; W5 KBB Alabama # }: P- Z; e5 P& @! l
BB Massachusetts 4 P4 c9 _9 r1 ]
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 : O9 O# A: b. ~6 ]5 B, K1 l, f
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Japanese ground losses:
# T. z, j5 H+ E/ W2 t3 ^184 casualties reported 5 u) x7 D. k6 a6 _: g3 i
Guns lost 3
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6 r* E4 T. y$ O; Y7 M$ \Runway hits 1 * _/ }8 g x u: n1 c6 X
Port fuel hits 1 : a- O C, x$ J2 u+ J0 B2 L& G$ {
Port supply hits 2 0 w. p; n( V# e4 N) e4 h
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 5 t3 d% ~: Z0 J1 K9 h( W/ k" @8 F
2 k2 d+ Z! F5 `; ]+ YJapanese aircraft 6 J: y" {. x( ~( @! f' Z2 O! i) U
no flights - l N+ C6 c; U" ?% K; C
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Japanese aircraft losses # B# }# F Y; M: F a: ^5 P+ y
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 l$ j7 s/ A+ m. ]! c4 [ V8 y. ZCA Chester 6 Y. {! l' \! a1 ?
BB Washington
\6 j, E# X1 E! L* N" _BB North Carolina 1 s2 X9 B2 N3 p5 X; E$ E2 t' n: r" K
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Japanese ground losses:
/ \+ G2 q* J$ O0 u85 casualties reported , e( o6 S4 W+ n% a1 P
Guns lost 2 0 D" n" z" @2 o+ K
4 y" e! ^, N: G) rAirbase hits 1 ; @" D+ J4 t' ]6 ?7 U4 ]
Runway hits 5
& Z: B- j) E2 T6 @Port hits 1
, l& N: m, A0 ~/ z' c2 wPort supply hits 4 $ ?/ z2 n. v( _7 m6 s
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+ ^! c: f+ a S! \3 lNight Air Combat
' f. G+ F+ V2 Z }5 h0 A7 P4 Q q0 Y3 c
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 1 @1 x( g" L$ H+ n" j# x/ s) f
/ a' _; o: ^, t1 g- nJapanese aircraft
+ K, c. O4 Z4 M' ^6 ]6 ], i* QH8K Emily x 5 1 P% \* Q- g; X! b4 y2 k6 b) X+ ^
) t6 g# ^) b7 C1 UJapanese aircraft losses D0 [, I6 K/ {: }) S9 _, h
H8K Emily: 5 damaged 6 i# T; `; s; E" A3 @. L- ?7 V1 r* ?9 t8 q
6 {7 J# l$ R! a& G3 M" TJapanese Ships 4 j W% M7 S! e8 O1 p
SS RO-35 3 O; m2 Y( m( U
/ t* X [1 E# F& xAllied Ships
: ~. D& h3 e( xDD Hyman
+ e) A) F6 k" Q& }4 RDD Conner
# v/ p6 v% R. y; Q. f2 _& @- c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ n J9 k7 W& H
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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* y# T! D4 |/ c- ]: F0 c4 HJapanese aircraft
# d8 {4 ?9 b* g7 tH8K Emily x 5 3 {( W: Q1 @9 I4 _0 w. p. ?
* X8 W, P3 z6 dAllied aircraft , ^; c- Z# q4 k; c* g X6 z
P-61A Black Widow x 2
7 @4 D$ |) U6 n$ }& ~. S m# q( @: p" K
Japanese aircraft losses 2 b; x/ @ u$ o
H8K Emily: 4 damaged - O- {4 ~8 s j8 r! s# G
; O3 r# X' N. h! o c$ K1 M
Allied Ships - {0 a8 }4 S( A
DD Conner ' L: U8 \7 F8 @& p: g
DE LeRay Wilson , Y- {9 X8 p6 C& ]/ I
AK Martin Johnson |