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Sub/ASW Attacks # O* ]7 Y6 T1 W, N
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 x- @6 C) M4 y( u8 |7 n$ o1 ^Japanese Ships 5 ~+ `# j8 N. V" C5 ]; g: h, m0 @
SS RO-35, hits 7
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8 w3 ]' p5 X. |: zDD Saufley " g: z {* z2 f+ F* ~" J! V( D9 A
DD Picking
* R, e& \$ s0 J; U/ PDD John Hood : t# {' r. E/ b% p% w
DD Caperton
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# B! l- f- o X! d& b& i! V* X6 ~Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
0 }3 C- K! x! l& Q- SAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: a. u9 T7 h" p+ o0 h, z5 EPC Kume
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Allied Ships * r6 R: p9 g8 n% a, {
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; ^: M8 y$ j; w m$ K }$ z
% L4 }8 C# E( Y( NJapanese Ships 6 E, z! C4 `! W+ @5 F4 [
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
( G0 b+ g; @5 M; b8 X" D- ZDD Saufley 5 }1 P' V# M; h% ~
DD Picking $ [. @( u' ?: m" b
DD John Hood
+ a5 ] `. _# rDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
6 L2 J9 r, _# jAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ C7 p. F& ~9 |% x8 KPC Ch 2
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Allied Ships
+ G6 X+ J. y" J& ~SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 3 _& `! p: e% l; c
88 casualties reported
q7 n( ^: w4 A5 s7 C$ Z( Q& gGuns lost 2 0 G L7 w9 O$ A; T0 K7 X
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Night Surface Combat # Z! K. }4 D% i! |4 x4 K9 F, E
" c: b) @: G* t0 N2 O0 C; dI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 3 d5 B! d- R/ d% M; C' B
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. ! J' M3 Z- ]/ y) }# @! b4 j* j) @
- b7 q1 {7 [8 S: _7 ?Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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! g# g# ~: m' i& {6 f0 PJapanese Ships % q" `. `3 E7 B8 D! J
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
$ h& j% F" T' s3 }BB Yamashiro
3 m- ^; e3 v0 q: pBB Hyuga
! ^' R. [ a% vCA Mikuma . l! R5 p& l+ K; C D" W
CL Noshiro
1 N' F0 V c# h! ?3 s% ]# TDD Fuyuzuki
3 b' v" i1 y, nDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
- f5 n0 H+ I2 \3 f6 k/ QDD Momi ; a: i0 ]2 F3 L t8 {% e9 V
DD Kaede
- t0 w- Y q9 gDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
- D* {1 E! X7 r8 ^1 |3 oDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ( r2 u! t* A4 W" C% E" t
! Q+ K9 B# H7 w$ oAllied Ships 0 v7 r1 t B3 a6 V3 u
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 O6 H& d" ?! h3 o% v
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 8 w; f' a$ }$ z9 @; Q4 B# e
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # G/ y3 X1 w6 g9 V
DMS Rodman 6 g6 k& S) R* B( J2 h% }
DMS Gherardi * R/ N& N8 M# G" _& X7 h2 e8 l4 M
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 A8 P6 u) C# i/ N# Z* K# [3 p, S
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
x6 O- w( ?# v* jLST LST-339, heavy damage 1 v* A! c5 _- A8 ?: h; p; m* T
LST LST-457, heavy damage
) S" S( P- W, l; [) NAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ( o3 l' r2 m: m- p! m" L; D
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: - H. o3 h, J1 t% Y( A P( P% F5 ]
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 I) g! u8 V: i
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
P* C, E. h4 S% [* }' V9 q# qPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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4 W* k/ E* O2 M! ^1 N8 m" MAllied Ships # v; Y q# f1 e7 @8 q" g3 B1 O
DD Lyman K. Swenson 2 I/ r3 Q/ r# b- R
DD Taussig
) G! f! j4 g" n$ xDD John W. Weeks
; ~; f h/ }- T" y; q/ R2 G0 }! ODD Harrison
0 Y( K; y8 {$ B1 `DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 & ^' F3 x+ a0 j1 a" K
DD David Taylor , X; d. c) l4 J" Q) ?
DD Barton
4 s* q, t7 _& t( L) Y. y1 F5 LDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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5 p) k6 l# ?; ?1 Q3 q6 E1 A5 O8 B- bNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 " Z8 F+ X, Q8 F) E% x
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Japanese Ships : f+ x6 _. d: U& p! C8 S+ O. T
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 % Y+ d. ~1 m: f" S
CL Kiso & q& \# p( Y& I" I
DD Urakaze % g$ t7 Z& D0 e9 t2 @9 H
DD Natsugumo 4 p# i& d; G* |2 h
DD Minegumo ' E1 ^' v5 v7 q- ]4 W1 F
DD Sugi 8 i9 V7 ~/ C" v. _* k
DD Hinoki
% e! M/ O" q" o' u. ?' C! b* bDD Kashi 8 S4 P. p a: [1 ? v3 |
DD Keyaki + b9 w8 @% @% y
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Allied Ships
# s" L! D$ L9 d/ k1 l, @# ]AS Howard W. Gilmore + _3 S8 _4 ^3 O+ U
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . u. p5 [" w: L6 B5 a, P) L
AV Hamlin
* i) K( P, \. v. A" q& o$ }AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
; A, q6 ]! d* yAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
4 K, |6 Z R2 H0 J2 h5 f' ]AR George Taylor
( K! w/ y" g$ {' x% O" C% TAV R. C. Brennan 9 p1 X' h# i! x2 Y
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
* B5 R% m; [# S% Z) x: uAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ) m- k) _ T! l4 ?# ~ M5 l
AR William T. Sherman 6 r8 d5 j: U5 H" J& x" ?, }
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7 f+ n% i$ A i A. y- NThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ( t9 U$ n2 a6 D
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Japanese Ships % o' A6 q! w8 v
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 ! k, y3 s% r8 x
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
@4 S" p r/ v5 X) ^: f9 D* EDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ` _7 n8 H: \: h' H: e- g
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : [9 C/ o4 a& m2 N L; C8 Z0 Q0 M
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ( ~2 H7 \" C H- X+ O) n9 c @
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
. s+ L3 ]4 d) |) v1 G, uDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 1 K+ N# X0 Q+ T/ V+ [
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' c1 I) H% c! F8 T) E
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships $ F r3 p T5 A. Z! T3 Q! p
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
$ E$ c8 G" e5 ]' h+ iCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
5 U9 G4 y" |$ s0 Q! D0 W% ZCL Wilkes-Barre
9 a, z v+ O( }+ C bCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
! B& o9 b' \2 uDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
! j8 f6 O% C! j/ x& CDD Burns, Shell hits 1
- `" r6 B, B+ h) l4 ]DD Bush, Shell hits 1 * M# B: j2 z7 C( C0 F- {
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ! F$ _7 W, h h y2 ?
DD Welles
& O$ a3 F3 P+ }% PDD Wilkes # j% m; K! X0 q3 S5 A& E
DD Roe
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, N2 C; W' X( S9 e# a s4 JNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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/ k1 ], E/ W1 T+ P! o! |/ D4 YJapanese Ships
" m* e+ F% n2 x1 g/ H# o4 cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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( U7 J( t- v, |# L% p1 @; gAllied Ships * q7 i! w n& p% u1 a. d
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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& c. ^. y1 E0 t y! ?: n4 vPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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1 Q1 B; e6 E5 ^$ j6 P9 \Allied Ships , r- U/ F( ]0 k: W) X' r+ T
DD Lyman K. Swenson ) F0 a- a! V7 `' ^) H! t9 a. r5 O
DD Taussig
5 z* E) X8 t3 o# I3 E# k8 CDD John W. Weeks
2 V! b+ U" G' D. D0 ]' m: H: mDD Harrison
/ y( y9 L9 e3 z' pDD Isherwood
8 K, {& w' u' H+ }DD David Taylor ; t4 R. F' y; O T! g; S* y& \8 t
DD Barton
/ m$ T% [6 G* T2 O6 _ f& K+ PDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 x9 Z$ \& ?5 g- A1 P( W
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Japanese Ships
9 e' T$ g; G! f9 oPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 d' a7 B y. r6 Y- ?4 k& UDD Lyman K. Swenson V7 ]5 t9 j) L/ U% S, ^
DD Taussig
, U- g4 ~! y- `/ @3 O4 YDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 ; Q9 K# M* N) G
DD Harrison 4 J7 O/ m) z4 L( e& x
DD Isherwood X1 T, d7 Z4 f' @2 `+ v7 J
DD David Taylor
) @$ C; j9 a$ I- iDD Barton ! w$ I" ~3 w, Z. ]& g. ]
DD Quickmatch 6 N5 D$ { ?' @1 G7 L+ n( C+ p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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. r$ v, ^; j0 g6 t' sJapanese Ships ' L$ t) E$ ]3 E/ F" H* A% [/ u- r
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 3 Z1 H, E1 O' B+ v
- p9 I5 q! n+ L+ G1 n! tAllied Ships ' Y6 |( s* R0 i& M. U
DD Lyman K. Swenson . a+ m' A, V1 M T
DD Taussig
' k1 I h1 @- M$ A( J( a, ?DD John W. Weeks / |: c1 `- U" W2 z+ q/ m, `5 n! ^: Z
DD Harrison
& ^' b0 x K. s' G1 G- v) ZDD Isherwood
0 I. i; J8 ]/ B! n7 P, R& x2 MDD David Taylor " B. x+ X; E3 L
DD Barton
. X C9 f4 f7 D: S0 cDD Quickmatch
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Daylight Surface Combat ; ?2 g" P, t, N: g! d6 B3 i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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! M- w7 D2 v/ A/ D: ?7 G9 AJapanese Ships , \; v; P: U) ?# X$ M/ S& s
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
# _: K2 ?( e: J, R4 GBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ! g3 {6 T/ o- ~" W8 k
BB Massachusetts 0 K7 |* h( z; \) W0 P) a8 Q- _9 f
BB Alabama . \! p( }0 v' I6 q! E& Q* t: e
CA Louisville ; Q5 x9 W0 i) p; E7 p9 k6 w' T# X: b6 p+ z
CA Chicago , ~7 _# I: T' Q2 e/ t
DD Walker 2 `, q9 h0 a8 O- G7 n' w1 u% _; u
DD Waller
/ H6 b' e8 H7 g6 V' Z: q! UDD Wedderburn
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$ O7 B. C( m2 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - K" o; X- X$ s5 g/ z) k" \9 m
6 m- O$ c& e7 `: T6 O8 D* Y: BJapanese Ships
* s5 K6 c7 I1 H+ s: [5 IAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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9 ]' [' _" v/ x3 ]& Z6 @; IBB South Dakota
7 I6 }' x, p+ l: q0 V' DBB Massachusetts
+ V: d* v3 M$ \) f" |" j, ]2 hBB Alabama
, z0 @- H' m4 G6 t" `2 v+ R, oCA Louisville ' x# i% }% R5 @. q: R, a
CA Chicago
2 Y( u/ b3 @: LDD Walker
) j5 E7 g# E( w* qDD Waller + U$ x, v3 g6 i( A, X$ v; }5 E- \( G
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . ^6 s% U& ]2 k( j3 a' }$ ^
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Japanese Ships
. V8 a; ~6 o. X# ^- ^AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 U0 G; ?- u) ^4 V2 r
7 P6 T0 n+ B4 F3 f2 o% _Allied Ships - d/ ^- a( I' q$ j: M$ m% O" z
BB South Dakota " Y2 N" [3 a- J/ C2 u
BB Massachusetts , W5 u h+ E3 ~$ z
BB Alabama
( o2 D7 O! W+ |, N+ i% A+ v$ L$ |CA Louisville % D {& }0 X. Y7 E% T8 ^
CA Chicago 4 w( G! ~" j2 n: V- V% z
DD Walker . A% y* D0 R0 _; ]7 h/ u4 X
DD Waller 1 k5 E. h" B: {9 o4 \
DD Wedderburn
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/ b, f1 {: R9 O$ U4 _5 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
B- o- S6 ~) y k3 mPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships : y7 J2 V7 O( a# Z& X) l
BB South Dakota " W+ M& X2 u1 J y& r+ q: g7 }
BB Massachusetts
* s, ?+ v, d; V/ X2 k2 DBB Alabama
* Q3 r# R/ l: ?CA Louisville
/ y5 O V. K. r8 yCA Chicago " Y Q9 g8 ?0 X
DD Walker
4 G$ h- d6 r' S+ [+ r1 ZDD Waller
6 J+ W5 P6 _/ n+ }9 DDD Wedderburn . I ?9 ]( B; e+ G9 g% E3 d: j n4 h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 s. j7 z% V( W+ l6 a9 }( [
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PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships - m) r9 B1 q+ j& U$ l& j& ~
BB South Dakota
- a, F9 _6 U$ o( J3 _3 j- U( |BB Massachusetts
7 \/ l1 _8 w5 EBB Alabama
# }6 k. z- d: m+ K mCA Louisville
" Y0 J m$ ?; ~ m6 Y. ~) qCA Chicago
9 @7 M1 k6 b a7 p, }1 `) GDD Walker & X4 _4 y/ E4 F/ _
DD Waller
% C' Z4 M5 u3 r; k6 @! s+ o, YDD Wedderburn 7 @$ }& g. n2 t( T) W0 [
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- x2 J; x7 t+ Z' S! XDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & P( V$ M$ L5 `% U+ K) y8 C: M$ Q% h( K
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Japanese Ships 8 l$ w0 i2 u: ~. I3 l1 `7 @
AK Myoho Maru
; m1 v- _5 F, d. m* b- z+ _AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ A' V4 `4 C5 ]* c. ~# _5 pBB South Dakota $ T: u4 ?5 F3 ~ C+ _) B( j
BB Massachusetts
, E* N6 x" a8 U/ D. vBB Alabama
& w/ I) }3 i2 u \3 X" ]1 N, LCA Louisville
4 h$ U% d" K1 c: t/ i' JCA Chicago , I' m" f2 l& N' g3 h, y
DD Walker 6 s# M. I0 r5 o& u0 Q
DD Waller 4 q, i5 t* I2 ~! k
DD Wedderburn s- f `+ X3 ?! d6 Q$ c) Z" v
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ c9 V- k+ a: M$ G( ]; k4 U( f" r
& m2 d; J l, UJapanese Ships
# Q5 E' e2 D: bAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 2 R( R9 O# m# A
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Allied Ships
7 W0 [! x( m3 s5 K8 x" p$ uBB South Dakota
/ k$ A* s5 ~5 U& T1 rBB Massachusetts # j6 o; Y: \" V6 F* B
BB Alabama ; A) c0 i) |( \2 C: k, {( K% e
CA Louisville $ G9 h' h' H- F0 L# q9 F% t
CA Chicago 2 f, u5 P* L5 L2 W% A
DD Walker
: l0 r% g4 I3 CDD Waller
5 q# f4 `0 L/ f% cDD Wedderburn ' e$ H q1 w4 d9 z! v
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2 I$ m: G# z8 _9 c5 d+ {8 HJapanese Ships ; K4 r0 r/ C) D; B [8 `) M
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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2 W: o' s7 K( D. G- q4 zAllied Ships ' [2 O7 c' _# a' H6 J
BB South Dakota
3 [* D; U7 g# sBB Massachusetts
; A9 @, E3 p$ |' ^1 S, |) ABB Alabama, Shell hits 1 $ Y6 ?' c& }- u* S) G t
CA Louisville
3 k' p; i. H2 e% J3 J+ ]/ m$ @" PCA Chicago 0 E3 D; h( j. f. E4 j' |
DD Walker
; p! Z- E- J. M" UDD Waller
! \9 S6 o5 y! W3 Q; NDD Wedderburn + X) V: |; \% M, H7 A/ e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
G# Z& h/ ]; _5 b) a" p c' r+ |PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ( k) @0 k2 A* R4 @: P' y7 a4 W
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage & w; J, d4 x; h0 |, C0 j8 n
a" C. o9 s2 k6 IAllied Ships
2 T8 {* A: r' \) _; hBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
- `8 d& h* z5 IBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
% {1 _( J! V" ]5 g, Z7 EBB Alabama
6 Z$ Z& @. s+ \" l; _( oCA Louisville 9 `% o2 r& H2 t, v, g
CA Chicago
- ^5 y R* J: D" o0 [% k0 @9 pDD Walker
0 i5 d- @ ?% F! N) y; J1 k" v8 gDD Waller 1 e) ^4 E1 e% D( N u$ z* x9 b
DD Wedderburn
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Bombardments
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8 L) |9 d6 ~4 G8 G1 X: {8 CNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, ^8 v1 x& R7 J' _23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
% e% k+ l6 T7 Y! U) `* m9 j1 fCA Chicago
: I% U' w' P: J( k8 m) {6 YCA Louisville 9 K! ]. c, l( B8 m0 f
BB Alabama
$ s p! l0 u- [1 D# jBB Massachusetts
0 B4 v1 O/ O Z4 w" x% oBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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# ^" ^3 ^( O/ h6 T- _2 g( eJapanese ground losses: : F1 @7 m! K2 {; H
184 casualties reported
! S" ~0 T4 @7 \! g* G X3 PGuns lost 3
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Runway hits 1 ) `5 f. [: C! U/ ^6 N
Port fuel hits 1 ' u, z! Z8 i$ j: \
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - ~$ I& D, S4 r& ]
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Japanese aircraft 1 R6 }7 d s6 \! Z
no flights 6 R: D3 E! L5 A2 @1 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
% e+ O' Q. X6 I- c- l D0 q' |Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* J1 Y: X. b' R% d# T9 w" M! [CA Chester
8 M8 |3 B4 V5 q1 f1 z5 _3 n2 fBB Washington
7 ~* L; W- _4 v2 ?BB North Carolina
0 C. ^9 {3 R: z; w9 r. ?1 n$ C/ l5 U3 _: e* K
Japanese ground losses: $ B* X1 n3 b3 v# z& y* W! a
85 casualties reported 4 _# X, p |" P' w7 C4 v6 i
Guns lost 2 $ @) i8 g# M2 R) }8 `3 ~' `. c# m7 M
* ?0 o/ h* {% x2 q/ E# aAirbase hits 1
; L$ r3 h1 h4 z2 JRunway hits 5
( q% F! }/ Q4 w6 l3 V @2 nPort hits 1
+ _% A) p$ U2 n; hPort supply hits 4
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Night Air Combat
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* z U1 V4 u% E6 r8 {. _$ o" SNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ; n* l& e1 J. h! C, C
! R q8 b: t' y8 z( U' O! hJapanese aircraft - D5 l; r' o, z
H8K Emily x 5 ' _/ v4 d( K& ^- j7 f9 p7 u3 ^
q& U5 B- I3 h3 @! F2 t& X1 oJapanese aircraft losses
: l, [. x4 E0 x1 VH8K Emily: 5 damaged 9 Y0 ~$ ]+ Z; A X
2 @3 r' t+ k1 `Japanese Ships " }( b# L8 [4 X
SS RO-35
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# W+ { |3 M T0 L/ @2 HAllied Ships - X; A' B. t3 V4 |9 Q
DD Hyman / z+ N" [% U( E; C
DD Conner
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3 l8 k4 G: O3 N: JNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
7 w% r5 t6 q. ^; m- i/ C. k |6 w1 h7 ~: J9 G
Japanese aircraft 4 U% }5 B: q$ ^
H8K Emily x 5 % \8 D3 L. p* W p3 y% \( L
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Allied aircraft
+ F4 \* ]1 B& ?# eP-61A Black Widow x 2
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2 G/ q4 M- ?$ p/ r) w) ]! E: j5 _Japanese aircraft losses
0 }* r) Y5 ^' e, \! q+ {/ zH8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 l/ S3 v2 d% `# Q; Q' k' TDD Conner
2 }, `8 D; v4 G8 V9 x Z4 \DE LeRay Wilson
0 [# Y h [+ ~# B9 gAK Martin Johnson |