AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45* N8 H0 p' ?( e& t
+ y& ~7 T% a: e e7 R3 i3 |9 FDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
) n2 \7 Z/ ?4 j, g, ?1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)6 U" @7 I3 A; Z* k8 R
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Allied Ships
$ r1 \7 t! {* t. ?1 h# Y5 BDD Uhlmann
$ ^; l' z) ?% Z2 p5 SDD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire( u* E3 I5 m0 b) y
DD Stockton6 o& C( i. J8 S+ L: v6 \7 {! c" f- e1 x
DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire1 |! s/ t6 _- p) M1 k9 W( l" v
DD The Sullivans
* z5 V$ ], ^& F. ~- NDD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! R3 o7 ]) B# m4 x
DD Wilson4 S. D# H4 t& R# D* H
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TF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)7 d6 f! J1 I$ D$ K: q' a) T
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DD Johnston, Mine hits 1* }- x, q# |% _! I" p9 Q5 N$ i
DD Isherwood
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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. B! p' O q6 s1 R' tTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)' u: h( h$ r2 t& R( h8 g1 V
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire
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TF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52): K2 ^+ P& S- o d, j- g
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Allied Ships
0 d& g' p! P" k8 P' M) T$ e% ]' }; xDD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire) Q4 s+ |; L, q9 G: R, @/ U/ E
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' V/ m' s& f% r0 J; E* v- A1 @0 ZTF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)+ P1 G: L0 S/ g: s/ z. x
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DD Valkenburgh0 Q2 P) [6 |8 i( q6 n" J% Q
DD John Hood
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DD Bell, Mine hits 18 v- R0 f/ N: E5 f Z6 L. {
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0 x5 [; y1 @. Q) |: a8 _% |. nTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
& z# T+ Z9 A& M) n7 iDD Callaghan
z/ N3 H) N; d" o$ x6 ?/ g. jDD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ E1 h" Q7 D" |CA Chicago, Mine hits 1
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)# E& S& O6 ~% D
3 B R) j1 H8 r* z1 \TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,52
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" ]: Q" ~+ ^3 |DD Bush
5 y7 y1 a+ B9 l! kDD Burns
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& I- d% _" Z5 W& p/ O$ [. }; Q/ [DD Taussig
( T( I; R$ E8 p, I5 q1 r, \DD Callaghan
! w% e: `' L6 q! kDD Clarence Bronson, on fire( }" s Z4 J' V5 O- Q5 n
AE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 r4 ?2 z' N2 w) S z% RAO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 L7 S7 r1 m. N/ n) H$ zDD Lyman K. Swenson
4 R |: h& X* o I, P; yDD Waldron
V0 V S# c4 Y7 l% n/ ?6 Q! _" ^AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
& D+ T2 _* U- Q7 _# h: ZAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire ) Q! D5 _+ W( f G& P+ C3 s* L
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