AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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9 K* {2 _' Y& A- Z) D1 v, t( LDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
( P% I4 h# ?! C! m7 m" m1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...& _- V1 v4 K$ J' Y& f* ^
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7 K9 q8 `, l ~3 t' D$ BTF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)* W5 }" B+ B$ |- s
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Allied Ships
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+ s1 \! Z+ P) R: dDD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire; L: R4 d2 t( i3 B
DD Stockton
4 p# f3 s X# f V z0 X/ ?DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire# b+ c) J% @4 t4 X5 n5 E$ O, e
DD The Sullivans
4 S) ^* ~5 v; E: ~DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" \; m7 o: j% Q& F6 M1 _, k5 y8 eTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)) r5 j, H/ E& ]2 B
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, `7 F8 i M6 @1 [8 J) h lDD Johnston, Mine hits 1. [+ K( P! c3 I
DD Isherwood
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# r1 J; M- ]6 H+ a( W' F# l, G7 V$ zTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
9 p+ h R0 y( W. p$ i0 g0 D0 @5 bDD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire# u. ^( o' B6 o O
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2 k+ x: {* ]% S9 k" M0 O$ CTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)$ H q0 g. H, s- Q; }, T! m9 C
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire6 I5 d9 A& [# c9 ~
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! n: Y, i" N% u- e3 vTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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4 Q$ N+ Q5 ?9 A r6 N4 C1 q) D) Z" c+ ETF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)/ ]6 L1 v3 p$ P C
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Allied Ships2 x6 B n* N; A4 o6 y* B
DD Valkenburgh# u% G5 l+ [7 B, f1 h! i4 H. f
DD John Hood
0 R' d8 e A rDD Black
; h! i k; g1 ]# `2 e9 F6 P+ XDD Bennett
6 j) R6 t/ d& P, y0 N, e6 M$ z, ZDD Bell, Mine hits 12 X- N2 P2 P m! y* I( N8 M
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
- C8 Z. X9 }( T2 v. zDD Callaghan7 A" V. s7 b; {
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire, Y/ F. N; e! p. Y3 ]
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1
7 e; v9 O" L% n) sDD Waldron
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4 C1 U+ J4 n ]: HSomehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)( S& [5 l. ~- P) G
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52! Z7 ~* g0 @9 p% E
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b' ]. {1 t4 JDD Bush
9 Z' ~+ Q( ]* fDD Burns
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DD Taussig
9 n, B9 _( p5 \0 @8 n ?DD Callaghan9 q; t0 a, u9 ~( U# X- I& d
DD Clarence Bronson, on fire- B1 k+ D9 u& p: J8 b
AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 F: r9 {% U& L0 J7 z u5 _+ u- Z3 Q3 \
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( T4 a- {2 S9 G; b2 M
DD Lyman K. Swenson
! D/ \/ j7 g! w, \DD Waldron
7 n8 ` M; s7 AAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
W8 o+ q: W$ Y1 P0 C' {AO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire # T3 `" E! r* l1 U1 f+ @) l# x( T' v
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- k5 \* y% V* z O) U哈哈,请看!! |