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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - o! J" O0 h+ s6 M3 n5 z. K
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Japanese Ships 8 I. e" K8 k2 L# x6 t) \- C1 q" D
SS RO-35, hits 7
2 P/ l& c4 B: d* P: F/ w# L9 h0 J7 d/ Z2 E, E3 ^
Allied Ships
% Z2 N6 u* D9 g* T3 uDD Saufley 3 x+ s5 p- g! m9 x+ f5 z
DD Picking 8 K5 [* P" H* Q$ F }4 T
DD John Hood
I* l, r' f7 m! p5 }, ODD Caperton
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, |. c5 R) x& g q4 W7 h& o) j0 MSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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* ?9 O; v$ R& D0 w! cJapanese Ships ! @% l0 J7 R9 a- C! h: q
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 `1 W1 B8 m( N" [PC Kume * V9 [ L( k+ r9 h
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Allied Ships
% a" f( w& i- V/ t6 J9 OSS Hake 0 y: H6 d1 b3 R
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4 k* F4 f A9 c; I- hASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
3 B7 e$ s2 o; V3 J
3 i6 o8 `8 X" x- o" A8 rJapanese Ships ( S7 d+ f% D, I
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire - [( W$ J- x4 R# N" g# p
0 p7 R# F5 {8 U0 `, H
Allied Ships
0 y. t6 S. w4 ^0 N8 ?DD Saufley ) T! ^3 {# m' L/ q) Z5 V
DD Picking
( P6 N) A9 t1 FDD John Hood 2 m: m8 `1 D* X; v
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
5 {4 S8 o7 [7 o: v) p/ {9 W: `7 H+ ]- _' q X
Japanese Ships 8 G) C& s9 G5 f9 r. b) Q* R1 C/ V
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 X! S+ f$ p( P5 b; qPC Ch 2
% v. P3 r9 W( G( P
& l& ?* R& m) a5 x% JAllied Ships
% \/ t; g8 K a& z2 C, P7 ASS Bang
9 Z; w% @" V2 v L0 O$ w; |4 d! I( U0 ] U2 z3 ^
Japanese ground losses:
7 j6 l5 \' C; z0 N88 casualties reported 3 u% M+ [1 V2 w; K3 J" `
Guns lost 2 j; }+ [! A \: }6 c3 o
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! J. i. ?( J( f5 T- m6 H1 L. X% S) tNight Surface Combat 6 l- a# U5 z# l' P" c( H% ~
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 1 `% Q+ z J9 \3 R4 t
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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' h: Y0 I# o' hNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 1 H: I% n! J* A( Z O
4 a/ c8 c, v1 ^
Japanese Ships
6 P9 H$ d' S3 L. N! W, z6 r+ z% kBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 9 ^1 m3 U5 E$ C! U) v; s/ U
BB Yamashiro ( l7 e; Y% H* I3 L$ g
BB Hyuga ' E$ S5 Y8 ], g$ Z& K1 r6 ], K
CA Mikuma
, {2 ]6 Z" `& h1 k8 ^" w% ^+ Q6 XCL Noshiro % k3 N( m7 p" W( V
DD Fuyuzuki
/ ^/ M* m' g. n7 v! f/ i/ eDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
4 s9 i4 n; [ H6 lDD Momi 8 T/ W8 C, g" P- T+ e# k
DD Kaede
; ~3 O4 |4 T m; B7 B0 k. \DD Kaki, Shell hits 1 $ a w0 @; X B9 W3 f+ {( J4 b
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 M. S8 N e8 T5 w4 S
@" d- K t* X) Z. ?1 K7 T
Allied Ships . l6 M3 B2 D1 K0 P K0 c) @- j, f
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 L1 C& ]. ~3 W9 b
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
6 P3 A% `( ^" d/ kDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& w, }% }2 z' v+ T' TDMS Rodman - m8 v1 W% C4 Z5 V' ~
DMS Gherardi : ~* v8 u$ p0 x% f1 q, J
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 X& z7 R x, |3 sDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
J* L2 P6 Q' ~- XLST LST-339, heavy damage 0 H1 ~5 u: T/ [3 L& ~
LST LST-457, heavy damage
) t2 r' Q1 i5 z8 Q8 q1 r. I- B/ g2 hAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 3 m) A; q9 u$ N3 e% p8 @% Z" q
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage & m: C2 @& f# N
0 A; w3 K4 n9 TAllied ground losses: 6 }" G/ ]5 T: f
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! L; W% \/ l2 Z) w+ a: p0 n
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Japanese Ships
8 [5 e8 F9 w! c) T$ ~ E$ h5 _( F( nPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; I. z6 h6 I% g3 k6 GPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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- R: M1 ]# w; z# Z' f) SAllied Ships $ g4 d7 q4 W; Y, y
DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 k/ u$ ~6 w5 |1 N, ODD Taussig ( c7 x" _% z! [; Z; P
DD John W. Weeks 1 g: K3 Q" w. c- i9 O! v7 F
DD Harrison ! W( v( l! n4 A! E( I) ^4 H
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 : q3 ^0 j; t$ A& g
DD David Taylor . n6 o6 Z" y5 @
DD Barton $ N3 t( F5 r! ]3 A+ o/ Z1 y# }
DD Quickmatch 3 ?. q7 k, h" [5 d
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: " d. X5 g- m$ m* Y. T9 o
& ^& _3 w# f0 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ! t# j" |0 }7 S! {; G8 t9 T
5 m( r& F3 j+ AJapanese Ships
- E2 ]& U+ Q2 A& [5 Z, |# @CA Kako, Shell hits 1
& R( Q6 L$ b) z' \CL Kiso , I1 H3 `9 ~5 x) g* G! m' Q
DD Urakaze
+ q6 p9 s! I8 d. tDD Natsugumo
, l7 H( W5 t, oDD Minegumo , m4 l! [6 R9 j& U% |9 k4 |" K
DD Sugi
~; r5 G/ \7 u4 R1 [5 IDD Hinoki
1 k$ z0 c" [. \4 EDD Kashi 1 h9 B, `; C X1 X" ~6 |2 H; ?. C
DD Keyaki
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5 _1 b$ O) m2 r4 h! uAllied Ships
) T7 M0 F, i3 D$ g: W! bAS Howard W. Gilmore
3 `. Y( T6 v0 K; V/ p. DAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, ] A( c+ j" [AV Hamlin
|# S/ L' q. R$ a5 }, fAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ' b( m( r: T% V+ r" X
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 0 p* o7 h+ ~1 E
AR George Taylor ' d# B6 R9 l$ v9 m
AV R. C. Brennan
3 [4 g& S' i& pAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire : p; k P% m: C. X
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ; a1 t3 {2 b: T& f# E* J6 j% |
AR William T. Sherman + Z T/ r7 Q2 U0 Y* f& Q% V C6 r
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6 J- C( a; b+ E6 \Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 0 k* ?3 |! C) s7 m
8 k1 ^8 B9 ?- v0 e; L* T& C# CJapanese Ships
, Q" R$ \3 L% R. D( V: E4 A7 eCA Kako, Shell hits 4
# n. {+ l" E* H6 M/ aCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
3 f8 }( _& A5 M7 w- F ^$ IDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
% Q7 b1 R% i; E2 j! @/ cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 ^4 X7 H2 h" K# h* c" SDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' m. M8 {: y5 F, s P3 g8 ^DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 V4 C/ {5 V& Z J$ o* h
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 . X0 F4 Q7 R( T, ?6 V. J
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % P5 P" O6 ?2 R% F3 t
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire / C: j$ }' z! l, \( ]
' o4 l5 w1 D2 W, I; tAllied Ships " p. L5 I* S7 h0 r
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
7 r8 C1 ^# ]' q- G3 `- N0 mCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
+ Y2 p8 u6 e, h. s6 s8 ICL Wilkes-Barre
# [9 C5 p9 Z2 y0 z6 \3 `CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 5 i0 {1 | k, t: S1 Y' M
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 O- j; j6 @. q& p6 EDD Burns, Shell hits 1
, X, `" m, Y. W E6 q% DDD Bush, Shell hits 1 2 U8 q' \( m: D
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
% V- U: g5 D6 T Z( PDD Welles * ]' T7 }# D6 A% U' S
DD Wilkes
, L( F$ s" @; t: J- ]DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ! l2 U( F% s- q! w' ]; @
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Japanese Ships
5 j [3 M0 [ u( \: a# s1 p: XPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 I, K* l! ^7 x& H6 A" m3 C( y7 b8 m2 o: J
Allied Ships / ] i. A/ N1 {% ^' _) W- f
DD Nicholson : I2 T; v0 ?8 |* H3 b6 n0 s; U# }
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& w! Y- w# z+ z( \. P! pNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : U/ o8 E7 a. r7 A8 s
2 K; E* {' }, d& c
Japanese Ships
- E5 o2 S+ u4 H+ iPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * D) C) k: @2 H! S7 t
4 d8 m- L( [, j2 \* _1 s* p
Allied Ships
Z' i3 k( V2 J: k# [0 v# eDD Lyman K. Swenson
: ^% m( ]! Q: g/ b$ p. I3 mDD Taussig # p+ k0 C7 E# n4 P
DD John W. Weeks
# h0 r3 y3 G0 e6 j5 U2 fDD Harrison
+ @& e; l' V* I- j1 r! ^; qDD Isherwood 8 ^7 d- j: X4 H1 a# }+ a! R! W
DD David Taylor $ Y! u p+ l2 x, h/ i& S' X
DD Barton & F4 n2 P$ s2 p }: t. J
DD Quickmatch 0 ~2 I U0 C* C: }
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$ g! @4 [, z7 \* B1 R, Y' X' W+ qNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; O' v4 o( U o1 O8 z
9 ]7 w s. D* z! r
Japanese Ships 2 a; [% H1 p9 o" [ g& T _8 A
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk $ V$ e' Z8 v# Q& S$ X5 p1 a8 z
4 Q" B6 w+ }8 Q' T9 ]8 l
Allied Ships $ n$ H* x8 P; y: y0 `. W. t/ G; l
DD Lyman K. Swenson
" c7 t) A1 |- U3 s$ q5 yDD Taussig
+ q1 \4 E# p% h5 H* kDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 $ q' i' C- s( ~0 Z
DD Harrison
9 H8 f7 n; w( I5 r1 ^( K- N, E+ VDD Isherwood 3 V7 _/ O) M- W+ r. m: t" x, w
DD David Taylor
( h+ o3 s/ s v1 nDD Barton 8 B9 ?6 s9 K7 j* `4 |7 Y) V9 m
DD Quickmatch
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% `: M6 {2 y8 ?( E# n* Z) VNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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* X |& F) @/ KJapanese Ships
. Z( t: ?/ ~( iPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships % Y+ o C. v5 H4 U9 D
DD Lyman K. Swenson 6 d6 O; G0 I/ x$ A1 y
DD Taussig , l L1 r1 ~5 { Q7 F9 x2 w. z
DD John W. Weeks # m7 x' R9 l! ~# O P! E- c
DD Harrison : k! N$ i2 M" |+ u
DD Isherwood ) \% f, l6 j3 J) P, t8 d8 Z
DD David Taylor
" x- B8 i' i" R6 H# d ZDD Barton G* h4 \# W, P& K8 R' I: l3 B C
DD Quickmatch 4 l+ J& t5 ~ h6 F% `8 N
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Daylight Surface Combat . p3 h# ^1 a6 d( G$ R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " A* N+ y6 Y+ z4 J$ A, T7 `( ~
& @" _( E( q; v& w/ w/ w6 L/ R* z* @) e
Japanese Ships 4 A0 ~; b4 T7 e4 p, _3 \8 X
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk " [+ H9 F: h& f
0 x& c% d8 g* P
Allied Ships 3 J; T. k4 F6 P
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ! h8 y; _+ C8 v4 P$ z; M: u2 [
BB Massachusetts
' m) I5 F. b! _! SBB Alabama 9 I" D/ R1 j, c# u8 @1 x' A% C( a
CA Louisville
M6 p0 F0 h. j: S8 I; {CA Chicago
& \* S% |0 q4 _' O( q) vDD Walker
7 O5 ~5 H) ^+ q& b: y! KDD Waller
& |4 ~% ]1 j. f4 yDD Wedderburn 5 g8 x7 ~( `. N" ^% }
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" v. R C( f5 R2 a4 l- ~9 Z6 ^8 h0 N) uDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships . h) Y; f5 Y# `% N/ x+ }
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + Z# i# o$ J: @& A7 w
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Allied Ships 7 H- t" j0 a( q# _
BB South Dakota & ^$ ?9 \+ P8 G8 L- _7 {, N
BB Massachusetts ) m' W/ k* a3 Z! Y
BB Alabama - M2 T# r% [4 v: d3 u: ]9 _
CA Louisville + ~5 I( N) S2 R3 [0 Y8 h( ^
CA Chicago 8 l/ O2 \7 `# U
DD Walker
/ x* Q+ w6 i* n) e$ x; z# p! h1 ODD Waller
) n8 X/ G! V& s& E0 ?' _# nDD Wedderburn . K, _7 Z! ?% {0 f
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/ C3 x2 n9 q* ]2 a4 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 : h( S( k; ]7 D9 ^
% \9 a; R) V$ a( O- a: UJapanese Ships 9 q) c3 r; a: M
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ; g* P7 [4 r, {! [$ t. h
" S& S( ^, ?" q! k
Allied Ships 9 j2 n7 K4 ~+ l* T
BB South Dakota ! `: I& `0 E( O! {/ E ]
BB Massachusetts : r5 E& W) A9 ?0 C' l$ W
BB Alabama
* ~) d) I; K5 W, pCA Louisville
9 x+ ~5 s8 v' ?& R' t8 H( p# p# ~CA Chicago / L; l6 ]7 f2 e# R* j
DD Walker & {! u$ T ~* i) ?2 Z: M
DD Waller " I4 J9 D( L! l( d
DD Wedderburn
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1 u: w5 p# L" A' }$ E- oDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 E9 D3 |8 V j9 S8 b8 wJapanese Ships ( d. G2 R9 L# s5 V3 [
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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, s% Q* N- Q; m9 ~$ D5 YAllied Ships $ ~" g5 l9 X. p" W$ l( y
BB South Dakota 4 X7 A0 Q) A) T$ |
BB Massachusetts
$ w7 K! X# Q& u. t4 oBB Alabama
: T# g! r% }' C- d! tCA Louisville ; ^* H8 }8 J" O' t
CA Chicago & x- }: N1 O- Y2 F( h; r& C) X
DD Walker ! Y2 T0 W2 h" u0 k
DD Waller
+ Y* L) n+ j1 F6 _DD Wedderburn
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2 Y, m3 K+ C) ]" G4 W4 F! p5 RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 H/ r$ T/ q- e. ~& F% a1 J8 f% z
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Japanese Ships ! h2 G' ]# f( k: a
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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6 P G2 C( w5 b7 W7 sAllied Ships
8 g" x+ r- e& j( C" D' kBB South Dakota
: Y; l+ b' P' q3 [5 \. vBB Massachusetts
8 k( |" _. f' S9 Z$ YBB Alabama 7 ^! W# b/ K7 I1 w V
CA Louisville ; |! D- c& H, \" Y0 l( g6 {
CA Chicago & F4 O/ \' X5 k7 q* t: L; ?4 d
DD Walker ) p* Z ~4 q" I/ t3 t
DD Waller
% p* @; S4 b: UDD Wedderburn
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6 | U5 }7 n$ EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AK Myoho Maru : _, n2 c4 {- N. a* r6 p }# _9 v) \
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 3 E; l# ?7 ^* d
BB South Dakota * `6 u4 s! ?3 ^8 z; d
BB Massachusetts ; k# S1 O) O8 i9 l6 k
BB Alabama 3 \* I3 B8 v+ o7 T
CA Louisville 7 S! l0 }- t1 Y4 P
CA Chicago 7 e! d1 X0 w8 I' N. g/ Y) e3 C
DD Walker % X0 q: I* j" B: H0 Z+ m
DD Waller
; w1 g: w$ `8 |, R" HDD Wedderburn
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p" j& }# E' K5 {8 S8 @4 c' bDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 y( u9 s8 e0 {! w" Z
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Japanese Ships
$ h* Q& O: ^6 ^% _- FAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
# @- N6 c* i# ]. Z$ h/ y4 u" a& q9 U( o d( _! E8 K, A5 f% d
Allied Ships 7 @) ]8 N2 _& a1 a4 S7 R! E0 _4 S
BB South Dakota , i( [( q' v7 _& P8 Q
BB Massachusetts
" J. G+ C8 n a. MBB Alabama + w/ f: u, @" K8 p& O
CA Louisville
" F2 g, C8 ]4 W OCA Chicago
( l4 K" [! y6 eDD Walker , K( c1 V! t3 E
DD Waller
* H# l; S- m5 V7 PDD Wedderburn 3 H& f6 _8 x9 O. R& E' ^
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ) J+ ~9 x- B. L9 H2 H$ Z2 i
: h% ]9 {7 ]& SAllied Ships ( V+ }, ?0 I1 Z& x/ r% S8 \
BB South Dakota
& d/ E, }# ~4 M4 z" q; uBB Massachusetts
/ h" m1 S1 p: y* ?5 ^BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 $ y2 Y$ }" h" _1 h# A
CA Louisville
9 n- a2 o) p5 L5 p% U% }0 \! OCA Chicago - Z, @; |/ G' ` D9 q
DD Walker - q9 _! e7 \5 H3 H6 [: e5 D
DD Waller / o$ h- a* n5 t
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , _4 S( Q! w9 F' W3 K
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Japanese Ships : _; K$ {* }# D7 d/ r h
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
9 s$ s l B, h T" [" ~' lAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 8 u5 Z: A }$ P: ]" \ o
0 [3 U: p P( Z wAllied Ships ( | s9 P, t+ }" Z: ]
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
# p: X3 o7 a5 ?5 [' ?/ d2 SBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ) c- ` E2 g _
BB Alabama
+ \3 h) d" j& }2 s! x7 wCA Louisville
$ L- @3 f* ?& C: e/ L6 E0 kCA Chicago
+ L* r+ Z5 o" [, B* s/ _0 y7 f+ Q7 }DD Walker
C) k& A5 f8 Y( ~5 ?5 o$ G+ z5 xDD Waller % _% T% r4 U, I8 B8 D! R3 M
DD Wedderburn 3 y- Z: ?: S" n c+ E
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Bombardments 9 Y; k" f9 T) t8 g5 p
- ?' J3 N3 E2 C+ r; g4 UNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! " r7 W8 T0 u. d l8 N
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 s- A& I$ ]% H- F. y4 ?% L
, n* @) G- ]* u5 T# G- c! yAllied Ships
: J e z" f. h* \CA Chicago
0 M' h; k# V/ J2 B2 f0 ~) CCA Louisville 2 i& I/ s3 v% z) e- O% |& m
BB Alabama
) x3 d# A- L; F- VBB Massachusetts , c7 r- k0 [7 J) j( ]: }
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses:
. _3 X; {+ W& }+ e9 f G% S184 casualties reported 9 r2 b- i- T3 @3 e
Guns lost 3 / U" B4 G6 x) d# N
3 r: S- T% k% i1 W5 i" WRunway hits 1
: r. V L% l/ e8 {' A6 a o' GPort fuel hits 1
: h/ N$ p5 J5 A# Y2 P: UPort supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 4 y( e; @" g8 u4 A* F$ z# [3 R
9 D$ e8 z: O! ~, |) Q7 P; t4 EJapanese aircraft
" P8 }# M# N+ V- x" ?; i( ino flights ; Y3 y: ?. L6 A
* \. [. I2 a: i& L- [
Japanese aircraft losses ) D: [* d" g% Z0 _2 b$ C
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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. `' T, ^, e/ C% ~5 iAllied Ships 3 b8 j4 a! p1 q ]6 ?1 U- W
CA Chester
+ q( a, v, z# a. a+ `* L; rBB Washington 4 A1 @3 L6 w- z+ [" D: Y$ Z. u
BB North Carolina
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$ Z( G. h' A. \3 @7 A: w* tJapanese ground losses:
1 N; _( u& Z/ _0 K85 casualties reported 1 T7 l% z9 }2 ]% D$ ^
Guns lost 2
, b5 r' @0 r) Z4 `- F7 X
) D4 P: ? D, N9 ]8 ]Airbase hits 1 % |0 J0 X9 Z9 }6 Q
Runway hits 5 . R* L1 h" b' z1 }0 s) a
Port hits 1 ; ^3 y7 Z$ _ H. _$ U+ P* H) [
Port supply hits 4
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! V* t" F7 F4 h' ]9 P, Y( SNight Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 Z+ I4 m/ _) o/ q; x" Q) F+ f2 J0 J
( d$ h) `* Y8 z1 W* Y/ O: ~Japanese aircraft
. b8 d' B( ]$ |9 ]H8K Emily x 5
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2 ^- A$ F6 ^: l5 b2 \2 KJapanese aircraft losses 6 f5 u; s' F* Y5 g4 D p' q4 e2 d v# J% ~
H8K Emily: 5 damaged 2 [, o# I4 z4 B {. K% I. _
7 M$ o6 o( V( \9 UJapanese Ships
% g9 X/ l/ T, `) i% RSS RO-35 . ^7 q$ H5 b/ X2 [' _
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DD Hyman , J r6 f7 C) J' ~3 J
DD Conner
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 & k% H$ W# k( b. d
% _( o( `: |: lJapanese aircraft 6 K" j) {) K! i) X5 F6 S
H8K Emily x 5
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1 S% v$ J" p* A+ S$ w o- O+ |4 JAllied aircraft # a! ^% n: ]0 H8 L/ k# }; ]: w2 n3 u
P-61A Black Widow x 2
7 n$ i' {1 w+ c8 u# _! Q- N
1 {" V& I- X+ S" @& [& S5 I2 RJapanese aircraft losses
/ i3 K' X/ }, T( l% bH8K Emily: 4 damaged ! _, I* _+ ]8 ]$ z; o
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DE LeRay Wilson
/ N8 ^& U; Z. A$ jAK Martin Johnson |