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2 A, b+ F m0 c/ J1 h
Sub/ASW Attacks . B6 ^" S5 X: v6 a, i3 [5 G6 F* {
( Y3 S# _( I* iASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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; F+ h; Q( u* d$ ?$ xJapanese Ships
. ?3 m, B" |% E5 i( b7 BSS RO-35, hits 7
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3 c7 t* a. M$ l4 F$ E5 eAllied Ships
~7 }- D& T% m4 q& q; X) a# GDD Saufley
$ N: K6 v7 Q0 Q2 N4 {7 `+ m* ADD Picking $ `3 ~3 V9 C2 b. E2 I3 W
DD John Hood 9 f, Z) k8 t1 @; O( g
DD Caperton . b* w( R( ?% L. k, t) K
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' e; a# A6 b/ p& p" HSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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Japanese Ships
% ~, n! I- ?" Q5 W: J" V4 @1 wAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * g0 |2 @# L' M5 |6 z( W5 ~
PC Kume / W2 ]" F: e# f/ ?6 S# D h
" b$ q6 l) l6 f" [; tAllied Ships
) G2 J) x6 B! v0 f/ D+ i8 v bSS Hake
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% A3 z, q8 w3 V. b0 HASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 `0 V; m7 B. A9 l
9 H9 t; l2 x) f& c% B: I/ HJapanese Ships X: J0 Z3 u& D: {" R& g. B0 r
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 2 A* C y: j' [; l" i) u
3 D l, M! k) h$ b& Z
Allied Ships 9 u) ] P" q) S' }/ j
DD Saufley $ U4 l" z9 O C$ }( y
DD Picking
0 c5 C, M/ I2 c6 I- FDD John Hood # z6 B( n0 ] ?0 V, |- `
DD Caperton
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" k4 }4 Z& T: gSub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
) S7 D: i2 Z" F: I: SAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 t/ e& C* G% ~8 ~7 F+ |PC Ch 2 % z+ M0 J1 u9 n( `! T# x5 Q$ d9 c
7 \1 @) W$ ^3 ]9 E( C8 W
Allied Ships 8 a# Q% H% ]% I& k" T4 P+ ? `
SS Bang ]( g" ~) g: G
; ?, I6 _& C2 d6 H IJapanese ground losses:
7 N. o# Y* u3 ^7 s4 @' U: j88 casualties reported
" D N' D5 G8 Y* eGuns lost 2 5 J: Z2 C x4 E, \, y7 ?
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. z/ t/ x D' z, `8 N3 N! n7 hNight Surface Combat
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: K+ B/ e9 n+ eI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but : `. J' y1 R' C
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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Japanese Ships / K* @5 T* |' t0 g* z
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
, Z5 R( c5 B. {8 ABB Yamashiro S% _. J0 o& k) ^ h5 Y. Q. C. j' j
BB Hyuga & w' Z% c4 f, q0 r; r" |/ R
CA Mikuma
# T8 G& p3 E" `. l# p! q0 |CL Noshiro ! P& ^% |) Q" {! s. X8 w& P6 m
DD Fuyuzuki
( x _2 T. `; o9 k9 v3 t5 j9 nDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
: o9 g, y8 P2 p. rDD Momi
* N% ]5 J) j# ^+ v4 ~) pDD Kaede % K8 M t* q$ _& Z3 M G6 T
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
2 w# L- E+ o+ {# gDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 \; f" [1 A5 g$ ~4 J: X1 P5 t* X
Allied Ships
3 _ I7 a% m$ XDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 T4 a. e" E$ r" X
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
1 z" T& N. ]. y; C! gDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% G+ u: O; P% b* P- I. N- j3 {% FDMS Rodman
/ i$ a3 \6 K. x5 ]4 {. r6 M8 iDMS Gherardi / i+ e* v- u1 s. ]6 k
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - m$ t1 r- v _2 P3 U
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
. P1 z4 [6 h" R9 BLST LST-339, heavy damage
' ~# N0 x2 D9 w1 a2 ]LST LST-457, heavy damage / l. f! X. b6 }7 H3 ~
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
, i& ~9 b6 q: o& d2 f7 P, o4 r" AAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
9 }6 }4 m2 l) d) d0 n, k3 `( e: ~; s1 T1 S
Allied ground losses:
/ ]( R* G5 ^% A z# S# k% j54 casualties reported % x, @+ v( a$ u, F+ F# c3 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " V% P9 l0 I' T7 ^ b
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Japanese Ships ! l @. p2 X) L# p. R' r2 J/ K$ j2 I! I
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 9 n. F* H9 |6 I O6 P
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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) l' B. d! K8 C$ `' aAllied Ships j T9 x0 D, h' }
DD Lyman K. Swenson
$ B: j+ h! a3 ~/ U3 X3 v9 rDD Taussig 7 C8 U% b, s! ^! j6 Q, n
DD John W. Weeks
) n# n7 X9 B- ]1 d0 wDD Harrison
0 z* x! Y4 y4 o8 y. |2 j6 IDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 % F4 |$ E* m- j" G# Q5 t( ~
DD David Taylor
% \# d1 \ L. \/ J$ }DD Barton 3 }$ {2 {* q x$ t! t' A- P: \
DD Quickmatch
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2 W3 r( \: Z' D* COur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: - G% Q3 C' r9 V* M; I
$ z* {$ A" q8 G( N5 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 * p' E [: t r, ^4 @7 L1 }
- ]% H5 R1 m" t5 U' v% {7 rJapanese Ships
$ W9 m+ ~* v$ ]. i3 v3 B2 B5 h$ lCA Kako, Shell hits 1
# L% A b D5 pCL Kiso % z" J7 v5 {: H; X( C# r! q; l
DD Urakaze
$ k. x0 e- @1 r; N/ nDD Natsugumo ' d/ f8 i- J) R& x
DD Minegumo : o6 q6 C2 d- M1 F p) n; r( y! p
DD Sugi
( {( L. `+ R3 T5 h( o/ D/ BDD Hinoki
7 v+ z; j( n! {5 Z6 r) EDD Kashi $ p0 j3 W/ z: ~
DD Keyaki
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; N4 I3 E7 c1 i( q" bAllied Ships
9 m$ H V% ^- mAS Howard W. Gilmore
$ E5 B5 L8 ]( D: f3 d1 MAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( V4 B' n! ]+ ?AV Hamlin / @+ u3 r6 ]4 F- ? A' S
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
% K- T8 p) j6 U7 t' K {# IAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
% P$ Y3 l# y- {# aAR George Taylor 0 Q% z* Q- R. J% l! l) Z5 V
AV R. C. Brennan ! J1 r* l; B V+ E
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 m0 d8 T g) {# x) y
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ) ` G* S- x* }1 w
AR William T. Sherman ) R5 n4 G- m9 _% y! N, T
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 1 o5 y3 ^% o- t
a" ?- r+ @% ^6 h. r" Q6 M! z; @Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
W) v* |5 a8 f0 e7 M, \: G' NCA Kako, Shell hits 4
* l3 R8 t0 f; G: rCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 ; z# W8 D$ r' `! U" b6 y
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
! _6 E% e0 o/ O3 y& ^DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 {# X9 G! T/ W# q" G2 A
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + L" I- Q6 x. p- X( J5 U
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage # g k' y; }; t! Z7 @/ ?
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
- {2 B* C5 U' K' gDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: d; V1 @/ K O; j0 q% C8 WDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire - ^5 d+ S1 u9 M5 \+ G
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Allied Ships , @ C0 i' i/ O0 P3 N
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire 7 b+ g1 N( x# `) V! O: H
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
* T9 S9 ~! B6 A! x& f- MCL Wilkes-Barre 3 g& m8 I* A d6 Z. `+ e
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 , [* |3 o4 u7 z4 g# C# J
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 q" n, C& A2 f2 `9 YDD Burns, Shell hits 1 [4 N* |8 Z) c2 O
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
9 O# f' ?6 ~ h1 K* K3 L# m; jDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 1 @' W" g, r% J/ e- D
DD Welles H5 _0 b# N5 M' O- F
DD Wilkes ! |6 }; f0 V* a& J
DD Roe k) B" m* U; h6 e+ |/ ?0 n. I
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( i+ E/ V# l# e3 ]$ y' C( LNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships 8 v2 k9 k( U( a2 b3 H- L
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % O- @8 v! {7 i5 Z* M( ]% Z4 g
2 V. c C' H* y& S$ N d( s8 p
Allied Ships 8 v% k9 O" H2 P5 \
DD Nicholson ' @% }. f6 q- ^/ o0 b2 |3 ?
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; L& Z0 T" C6 f9 k* O mNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ( t7 a0 h; I% g& k7 r9 F
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
9 z0 E* v3 b$ T+ o) \6 V8 x* _! TDD Lyman K. Swenson 8 o7 @& ]8 ~ k/ Q- G. F
DD Taussig
. V0 Z2 f" y1 F9 D7 cDD John W. Weeks # o. n* r) E5 W3 ?; q2 w8 [* ~9 c
DD Harrison
0 U8 J$ A W1 `/ I$ }; y1 tDD Isherwood
9 [" p7 M& Z t5 M. PDD David Taylor 6 n& ] p2 g: F* e/ r
DD Barton
& \$ P- l. c* V/ u6 T! ]; _DD Quickmatch " m5 ]! c2 r4 i5 l$ ^$ w/ m
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2 ?( a: |2 Q- h' ?9 T$ ]& oNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 H" ~0 S* m! B1 k! U8 j. J# ]+ x+ |Japanese Ships
# Z8 g L8 `2 K9 R- G! h' gPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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9 F) ?/ j! y1 u6 mAllied Ships
7 d* Q# o) q# M$ j5 gDD Lyman K. Swenson ! G0 d t6 N/ x; i
DD Taussig
% a0 C+ j# Y+ N; ]8 ~) UDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
0 M& \" [( Y) L! c8 v/ tDD Harrison & |' Y( j& J! R" K8 W
DD Isherwood ; j- a3 Y/ m; q# A& r+ t* C
DD David Taylor " T3 V5 F) C0 i
DD Barton ( ^, B9 A8 X6 O3 z$ |
DD Quickmatch 8 G0 D T7 I; W/ }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ C5 ?6 O5 Y* b4 p+ |Japanese Ships
5 U) W* U2 A5 ~ [8 f- {1 x z2 y& XPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ! G! Z b+ b1 _
' w* T$ f4 x9 KAllied Ships
' D! P2 R) @7 D$ p, @( l9 g/ vDD Lyman K. Swenson / B( y6 b7 O0 m# d1 S4 U' n" M
DD Taussig ; b2 Q5 [( K" P/ g
DD John W. Weeks
) {; `) W7 O* n& q7 VDD Harrison
4 S3 O; q$ I, l& R- Y2 A2 u# c: y* nDD Isherwood + v: s% t6 s3 V
DD David Taylor
+ ^2 C( P; T5 R# I- fDD Barton
8 H; F, F+ _# ?DD Quickmatch , @! y8 S2 p2 Y% e* o- n' r# d* a, ]) t
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Daylight Surface Combat
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7 i- Q' Y/ ^. }2 q$ |4 G( EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % k2 O& d0 ?8 p2 ^8 V7 C0 d2 Q
+ C( G7 T8 p% g( Y7 ]Japanese Ships
# T5 l) I: j! }3 Z% r7 cPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 6 p7 w! ]" j0 |4 ]5 J! p$ D
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
k6 {& @4 I" n1 M) ]BB Massachusetts
# V4 X1 C+ T- k$ O1 _9 g2 e& J& uBB Alabama
; ]" E1 ]* h' H+ b! xCA Louisville : \, _1 z' w% e/ _. M" _5 l; i3 Q
CA Chicago 2 c* d" V, Q, e/ k
DD Walker ! A& v# e& t% q' X
DD Waller 6 }9 K9 X f/ x+ J. x, E+ ^+ L
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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- j: Y* [3 t/ e, U$ U3 b- OJapanese Ships
* I( {: L) ~3 x) P/ PAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 C7 L: T/ v, B5 y: x
# o0 Q2 a$ F( p) i" ` V# K7 e0 UAllied Ships
# o; R2 m& {/ a- NBB South Dakota 5 J# L2 N& e3 G8 _$ F. E+ S+ y
BB Massachusetts ( p9 J, E1 P @. |
BB Alabama $ S5 C M* g: ^' v& n; o8 Y
CA Louisville ( r' ^* s$ Z) o
CA Chicago 9 t; X+ n; C' A- P {6 ^
DD Walker
/ n# d! |6 V% bDD Waller
& \; u8 N" R# kDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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' W: Q( q0 U, D: d) D1 wJapanese Ships + P6 D- T1 B! T: P) _! D/ J3 C- t! s& }
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk , q- S, \5 j+ E. R$ s* c5 x9 B
0 q/ S. q; ~; g2 s, BAllied Ships 7 u2 x7 N+ i, E2 E7 D
BB South Dakota / a T# q! Y+ V0 T& n2 ~
BB Massachusetts ( `$ @7 c L3 R' \, P
BB Alabama + f0 K+ t1 t; E/ N1 Z
CA Louisville ' Q) R+ ]: \6 d. p: \/ i
CA Chicago 2 a2 f; U1 Z8 W; I/ ~3 f& p! H0 ]
DD Walker
$ L) q# P, e+ e: G; S) j% @1 HDD Waller
+ m ?, a# I# h: V% d3 c6 }DD Wedderburn ( J! K6 K' _: _2 c# {' d2 D
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 [! k+ @: Z, W: Q7 ]9 o: l
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Japanese Ships ! ]9 T: f# I* J# p+ r
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 z \' N$ Z R% M. l
3 F! D7 X4 d0 ~- z7 DAllied Ships 2 `8 m! T& L" E7 B* B
BB South Dakota 2 K: _# ~' v0 ~/ w/ w
BB Massachusetts
# w1 H! C( b" n! T8 H# VBB Alabama 7 q. L9 w, a2 O7 ~. J
CA Louisville
% m4 K/ Y1 h$ Z' W$ B) g6 x6 eCA Chicago
% Y$ K( x: f; Q6 m9 K: YDD Walker
5 `2 i$ B# m) F5 [7 jDD Waller
* t6 z" C8 t! D; g$ d0 }DD Wedderburn J: b3 b( j' @; x Y% X
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$ _7 \- Z) y! m4 Q; @& RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . [0 ]- R; m* @+ t3 C7 a. j+ D# n. x
# F9 Z/ i, G6 j( o4 |- x, w! p' BJapanese Ships % ?) {( I9 v# i7 E7 @9 K% e0 S/ }
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ! ~) U {$ r z/ L% K
2 p' J8 k* Q) f) E/ QAllied Ships
! u" K$ U8 V5 D* x. UBB South Dakota
+ c: D+ S/ H# ~6 JBB Massachusetts 4 F( h' Q" M2 `' _) M3 |
BB Alabama
5 M3 y0 {0 B0 j# V* h2 C' e- rCA Louisville : S, ~* s) d0 J
CA Chicago
. C* K( d4 }. EDD Walker
% N5 q' M" v% P, N- HDD Waller + M0 X" o* j: c+ k+ q
DD Wedderburn 2 @, C4 [$ S( `( Y) }- Z
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& B6 z# h5 m6 f5 lDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - T2 P2 r% L; ?& Z7 N5 ~
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Japanese Ships 6 C, n }$ b( l& I2 L
AK Myoho Maru
2 ]; u" V# m- ]5 B6 t) HAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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8 Y3 S7 {" ^& f6 pAllied Ships
; j: d5 B5 s; d) J) r' {BB South Dakota
8 s+ B8 N* I. Z- n5 h4 F- S7 rBB Massachusetts & F9 L5 [8 V6 w
BB Alabama
2 B8 [/ V4 {/ N) S7 z4 g- RCA Louisville 3 G; B% b* z8 k3 y6 ^% S4 y
CA Chicago
/ ]' u( _! ^' D" ?0 {8 F) l5 `DD Walker
1 O2 O/ E6 C7 U- cDD Waller 6 {* w) ?7 D h4 f
DD Wedderburn ' W% K7 d$ E: b: u5 z
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# i) S9 l% Z# N- L" N- B1 e& YDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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" W# ~5 J/ ?# h8 m$ LJapanese Ships ( T6 Z' o( ^$ u1 }: M0 V! X
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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4 X5 P% v5 D& z# a# FAllied Ships & Y+ ?: T3 {3 k# \2 g
BB South Dakota
* P! h& q. [) R! i+ \BB Massachusetts
7 {) h! f6 q# p/ x* Z9 C' gBB Alabama 1 \& E! Z! l, W6 b$ i! U
CA Louisville ; X' h1 G( g$ f' c/ |7 H
CA Chicago , F' X6 ~+ j' I0 {2 x+ B+ D. c
DD Walker % y% H' j0 F9 J9 N, f
DD Waller
' I4 O. h$ S3 ^; wDD Wedderburn 3 H' F0 T; f: G! }) n1 |
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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
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BB South Dakota i- {4 X, f5 M R. v s
BB Massachusetts 7 h1 \1 e1 d3 A7 O8 |
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 ( z: o% m+ z; a8 H9 p) s
CA Louisville
* o; n ^: `7 L' {' w, bCA Chicago
0 M4 n5 F% O0 D- G* y" HDD Walker * x: m: X+ c0 H
DD Waller + `5 o! J2 }# J$ O2 I6 y. z1 d
DD Wedderburn
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: ^ ^' i1 D( y, n( a; tDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & j7 z! L5 r M) {% E
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Japanese Ships
3 ^# y! y& `7 \. g7 ?7 j& F$ d" a% sPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
) @( v. Q. Y; `% S& X8 R. y4 ?: LAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
7 |: ?7 |/ C# p9 w8 F# e' l! n- h
6 W7 l0 G0 V+ p" V$ G+ kAllied Ships ( s7 ]' v) p: b
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
! S. F& W8 Z+ r. y% mBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
* S+ N6 ]2 y1 A3 A% j3 F4 [BB Alabama + l2 J# k$ h; H& @/ E: r8 D( k, ~
CA Louisville 2 f( Q x8 ?0 ?: U. y
CA Chicago ' k" e+ y: `* }7 ^0 q5 ^4 Q6 I
DD Walker + ^5 P/ Z2 z/ B; d6 M. U
DD Waller
I: E4 o" C: t6 q5 ?$ [DD Wedderburn
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Bombardments + d7 d5 I7 t& L6 R
% F9 I5 L4 ?: h/ F' u fNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! : C$ E, O. C; m0 L& w7 m
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' T9 C6 k/ ~7 L- z- VAllied Ships
s P" k9 V# V v% c$ H6 d: i. dCA Chicago 1 g( H. m \0 e8 w9 X* Q4 |
CA Louisville
2 O. @1 j/ {7 g0 z7 DBB Alabama ; q# _' n* E) \6 o( C s
BB Massachusetts : h4 S8 H! K9 R) {+ K- N
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 9 ^) }+ f+ G9 y2 V
4 o* _, `* p0 n# F6 L2 Y+ l
Japanese ground losses:
9 x, h# }+ Y! R2 F8 X7 V! Q184 casualties reported
S g3 D. N# N& i' z0 a: q5 l, kGuns lost 3 & o' H" k# @' K2 |& m* u- Z
5 ?9 N/ m V2 p# b) B" N( I$ D1 z0 LRunway hits 1
0 a. m; m, V: `# Z5 Z9 \' iPort fuel hits 1
0 A; I v+ Y: {) |7 H9 v X- K6 mPort supply hits 2
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5 @; B; M3 o' ^: @- cNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ! l" v4 p/ N! i& Z3 C. Z, ]
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Japanese aircraft losses ; f) L+ u$ e0 O1 Z) l4 F
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% V9 G5 X2 N8 S, C U$ n- v2 {CA Chester
( I7 q. D) l' Y3 pBB Washington - }' _. [( _2 J4 K1 j. M" b' Z
BB North Carolina # y* [& P: G. m h* p8 a; d4 B& j
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Japanese ground losses: + @: O6 t+ Y3 p8 s; `; e
85 casualties reported # Q! K5 m w7 ]3 j1 R
Guns lost 2
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# m) q" j& z& Z1 nRunway hits 5
; F8 {# B3 M2 ^$ t+ n3 a3 b+ NPort hits 1 6 M, Z9 n4 J# ^! D$ @- T; R
Port supply hits 4
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' m9 B4 Z& A/ S! J/ qNight Air Combat ; [9 y2 p( E: ?' x
/ e8 G* `# R5 r! M9 N! ]8 y- [Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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Japanese aircraft
+ J8 j/ S0 u3 sH8K Emily x 5
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2 _2 }1 F- B9 d) t0 k3 q4 y4 ^Japanese aircraft losses
1 s2 s" u% k8 S$ pH8K Emily: 5 damaged % y5 q4 }, U/ k0 i. ~ o) F
2 h* A: v3 f0 L: mJapanese Ships
, I8 M) D2 I8 w8 m" w2 Y- gSS RO-35 0 u3 H- A+ J& H8 n
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DD Hyman
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 / |1 f1 K4 t& b, @# X" o
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Japanese aircraft
! B9 v. c9 k( o ]% lH8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft 5 A. T$ P" f) `
P-61A Black Widow x 2 ' S/ T- O6 v" d5 {
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Japanese aircraft losses 1 E) `# n; F. X. h2 q
H8K Emily: 4 damaged ; y( `9 b$ o0 v# |7 v$ S# k
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Allied Ships ; X6 M3 X8 [9 V0 F! E
DD Conner ! _- R; c; @1 o; r4 W0 O7 I& k
DE LeRay Wilson
! A2 x' F) W, h& kAK Martin Johnson |