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! W) I o: w0 a: o; W0 ?- pASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 o. f/ d+ w8 z: w- [+ K
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Japanese Ships
2 F" w; N; X s" J! v# W- x0 ]SS RO-35, hits 7
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0 a* m |, o2 W+ L3 _ `% E! a4 dDD Saufley
6 ~3 p$ `, X8 x1 M7 k# gDD Picking ( a" t q2 `$ \7 q
DD John Hood % w+ ?9 O7 i4 {3 u% u
DD Caperton ' a+ q1 |' I8 P) D. ^$ Q% t
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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) r5 ?3 X+ a# [. g; eJapanese Ships ! w2 u1 M+ M- t4 U B; V
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 k% u. T% D) D. E. N( T( @/ w+ P1 F
PC Kume
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Allied Ships 8 B) ]$ E% |7 z4 c& B V
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
; d6 |6 q& M* ~3 w- sSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 6 f/ s" ~2 J/ k" w2 o$ l6 _
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Allied Ships
2 m* G' `' [: @DD Saufley
" b- x$ P- {' i! \$ Q" qDD Picking
; R* Z$ V# N. a7 Z- D4 n R. qDD John Hood
' }5 D! ^/ N; g1 u( DDD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53 5 V1 B9 a# J9 j H" Z5 V! {6 i
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Japanese Ships / M6 @ y' a( S* H- W/ ]/ Y: K
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 w: n3 _# I, V! [2 N$ s* Q$ X* t1 a
PC Ch 2 7 X: U0 ~2 f' Z9 O; O( i* h3 b
. L ]/ b0 A, ^/ E- O8 EAllied Ships
2 g8 D+ C5 C" wSS Bang 1 K0 `+ z \& v) ~
3 i J' O# U" X# P$ XJapanese ground losses: ) D) Y( F+ w, x
88 casualties reported ( q% Y8 `0 I& w, ]3 g- k
Guns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat " l+ i1 I0 ~" q; {; E% X
$ _0 J+ G0 q3 O" g8 d* O1 J4 B7 RI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 6 J! Z# P0 w3 P0 L7 w+ d
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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$ G8 V k# j: X8 x& ~Night Time Surface Combat at 64,53 F2 p5 F9 B6 j! _) J
% @2 K7 j# }6 T8 h, p6 zJapanese Ships , [2 d, v( k3 a# p B3 H
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
) M* m; F# g( F2 G! Y& M/ oBB Yamashiro , Y2 O1 g3 K; } W! M+ K3 G" C
BB Hyuga 5 {3 E% }3 O! _- W. F8 H$ ~- M
CA Mikuma
- ?3 D! K7 }0 x& ? ^CL Noshiro 5 h- e$ r1 M i& q! ~* {4 L
DD Fuyuzuki
) S0 N# a) y' F" Q1 X, q2 y/ g7 \! QDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
' S0 ~+ }$ R+ ~& E; V& uDD Momi , a- W8 G* t1 r
DD Kaede
$ B7 x! z% X$ J% i K5 ]DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
3 I5 Z$ x5 R1 VDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 w2 \: b6 a/ k9 Z" _3 E) P; rAllied Ships 2 Z- v$ c. i& z3 ?( o4 t8 A
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! N& M# r7 w/ G2 ], m% d2 fDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
% F, A4 H6 v4 X @2 o: ]DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' C2 P+ G1 P, W$ r2 S" e
DMS Rodman
F" w1 |' H( ADMS Gherardi ) B$ r" P+ i8 Q
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; g( W! i( J- Q! e" }. mDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 z) T E s0 _# D2 e; r, [( F, Z: bLST LST-339, heavy damage
T3 l" Q+ w( u i3 P! {4 x2 JLST LST-457, heavy damage " r, j0 S, ]9 J% c# Q8 R
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
8 r" `& c7 f1 H6 H0 |3 `# jAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage % f- a9 J6 K' ^ o
( G( R. ^. {7 D( YAllied ground losses: 5 u W2 N5 r% M' M+ Z" }4 s
54 casualties reported : o3 B- [9 \8 Z. C# E7 S
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Japanese Ships ( a& a3 x0 L2 ?& p' Z4 j
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z E8 G: V7 a, }8 dPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 9 `8 b2 y! v; T6 n
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Allied Ships
: Z- l! B( L1 r, u8 x& ^# cDD Lyman K. Swenson
0 C. S& D: F4 Q8 `* `7 s" gDD Taussig
6 O+ F2 s- K3 W( o, F- n9 U: x; {DD John W. Weeks
+ M1 |9 h" N$ {# s5 NDD Harrison % U5 N' @' I R0 Z7 x( [& y
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 9 P+ R: K9 ?8 t" O- |
DD David Taylor 4 P- b2 _4 I/ D u: i- B
DD Barton
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 5 s2 r0 i: U# N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 % q' Z+ ^8 z1 E6 [( H
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Japanese Ships 1 z/ E; t; g$ j8 S! o% h9 f. H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 , m' [8 A2 [- b; m5 M* Q( h) | {8 n
CL Kiso
/ O7 E$ c$ Y8 v( @) g# M, RDD Urakaze
# Z' e% o( e5 \0 \/ V# d" xDD Natsugumo , V4 P6 L6 m2 R+ s+ {. N3 E( x
DD Minegumo & Y8 ?2 S! x8 O4 ^, [
DD Sugi * Y' V$ F4 v6 ?9 d+ d) N
DD Hinoki
$ h7 Z* a6 h; U. m# w0 M7 c9 O7 nDD Kashi + O* F, b7 |/ p/ {; v
DD Keyaki / t& R5 X2 Q, _5 e. S% g0 D
8 l8 V3 H6 ]; ?7 rAllied Ships 9 P n j1 P0 V4 Q4 I7 [8 U" y$ V# r
AS Howard W. Gilmore
9 |% h1 X6 p3 x# J: rAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 9 V9 S- A3 ` g) V& d$ `9 p$ C
AV Hamlin
: [( C& }& L' K# gAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 2 k2 W# n& H4 m) C: E
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 : a+ P( j: N: m, e5 @
AR George Taylor " C# }, W6 s7 q( Z* Q
AV R. C. Brennan
. w7 ]1 ?4 N. P' hAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire + Y6 e* H& O# c) ~
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk ' `: }6 e" M: q8 O
AR William T. Sherman . o% T; \# i# _9 z" \) a2 `
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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, `6 t' R- b9 [8 n) W# C% p" FJapanese Ships
! Q6 [# C |0 @" _0 j) `# SCA Kako, Shell hits 4 6 I+ w, B0 D! m0 G. o
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 / \+ L$ D7 g& k# q! N1 o
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
( D+ d" y" I% W p7 fDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
z" Z( e1 Y: o+ d: h2 MDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. v8 K; }! W. [$ a+ s% HDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 7 B9 ^. e8 i+ l& ~% z
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 5 T: l; L; I! s5 p7 @# R
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" A4 o" Y% z( v& C$ `. h' k4 kDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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1 t2 T$ B8 U# {& l/ QCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
% l* T; F* V5 w: H2 D8 S1 ECA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 , {8 U p9 G4 x0 M6 ?
CL Wilkes-Barre
- j" u- f4 M) [. ]) B, [- X, iCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
2 j+ S5 Q$ D6 I# x; n' e. ^; J# f: |! qDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ) L: n2 @6 Z5 m, D l r2 B7 s3 R
DD Burns, Shell hits 1
0 p" E2 h- g. [" I/ e! ~7 l0 dDD Bush, Shell hits 1
3 G8 C* l1 }/ n" C9 IDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
. e, F* p& a, q8 D8 |DD Welles
# d9 f3 n% ~7 Q: D9 y" SDD Wilkes
7 C6 p$ n( ^% `/ P& h& QDD Roe & t7 P% O" j2 g) t& ^- k+ Y; _( I
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5 p1 n4 N# ]3 C L/ DNight Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ; j; h4 u3 ]" X( b* ^4 B8 \) f$ C
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Japanese Ships 6 C8 {* D: t9 B+ b% r" d$ x
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 0 G2 E: @6 r9 Q0 I2 L8 k
DD Nicholson 0 K4 z+ Z7 g/ V* ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / }$ L* v) e7 s4 f9 s% i, ]
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Japanese Ships 1 l n' [) F2 D
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 5 v( v' I: @1 F% q/ o9 J" P9 i
DD Lyman K. Swenson 9 B2 o, V" q6 X# H; L
DD Taussig ' ^9 i% h2 T, `- s7 t ]/ K! E
DD John W. Weeks ! m2 V' i1 H( b; r
DD Harrison
4 b" Y1 a: }' E+ R. v! d6 hDD Isherwood
. A( U; R( \8 }1 w/ N5 i, hDD David Taylor
# Z+ w3 S4 U1 r( f, PDD Barton
3 h a6 j. V0 MDD Quickmatch
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* k8 e- |. K, H$ _+ T/ }) d3 W2 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ! O! C$ ^0 g8 E5 M2 }/ l: X
$ L5 _3 E1 r% v& q1 sJapanese Ships 1 _5 U5 x, p" r3 ^$ K7 W
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk % h3 }, G: J8 X y; @
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Allied Ships
. X k4 T8 l! j' x0 I7 l% b( A- G# HDD Lyman K. Swenson : T( U. i) a3 L. A
DD Taussig
8 I& c. p* v; cDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
1 _. T" q# j1 B3 E" n( d; ^+ E7 j- E- Y3 sDD Harrison
( G6 p7 s* H4 qDD Isherwood
* W+ J( |) |9 kDD David Taylor ' n8 D7 I5 d! a0 n; {3 g0 S
DD Barton
4 b- R1 }$ @6 z( NDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 2 W- T, n& b( O9 R) a! }1 V+ Z, M
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk * b" k& R( b7 X4 j3 F5 E! U2 p
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Allied Ships ; [' e& Y' G% t, T I
DD Lyman K. Swenson + E6 x/ L1 e2 l) w) k
DD Taussig $ R& J8 M0 J. f; t; C
DD John W. Weeks % O5 ^' O: a& y8 U, y
DD Harrison
9 w$ }7 r6 D' N2 SDD Isherwood
& K. `& a+ P4 ^' C. k* g5 q8 a9 ZDD David Taylor : q+ u' H# ^- i2 ~& g) Y8 D
DD Barton 4 h3 M5 Z) w; ^/ o) ^
DD Quickmatch 3 x- d- w- g: \( i( h Z; J7 u
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0 k V( x2 l& f% y, HDaylight Surface Combat $ L. { C: k! U) D+ o; h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & C9 G; S* @3 Q9 h V/ k7 i* a
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Japanese Ships 1 C, V& |6 S4 C; I- F* |( D, N
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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1 a" G$ @( f8 R. ]3 nAllied Ships
4 i: K1 L) D6 [4 D' TBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 5 d g: Q/ G V
BB Massachusetts
( i. } v) m& H6 G; BBB Alabama
& A/ R1 S- g/ HCA Louisville " O P5 R6 f4 m# u0 b G8 [# L
CA Chicago
. ~. Z( K/ \" @! t+ h; YDD Walker
. I/ s' ^* j0 s7 \7 T$ PDD Waller 6 K. N) B& ?# m/ c% u% C4 K5 A/ g5 D
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 ]* }/ r+ ?! r& O" D- f3 q; A
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6 X: g8 ~3 @/ |/ c6 x- r! {7 YAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
, A) p3 N: c" o$ c, UBB South Dakota 3 W/ Q0 q( Q" Q0 Q2 `+ u
BB Massachusetts 4 L# B# Q* k0 F) g6 H7 M: r1 p8 ^; R
BB Alabama $ s9 a! m2 Y8 S0 h L I3 U
CA Louisville
' A( W. f7 p2 o7 L. `CA Chicago
' w F) Q- v" i0 j* `DD Walker v3 f/ k" ^ h; _& K
DD Waller % f5 ]; R9 Z5 l# w( ~% h' J
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 [4 v) G. P& ?: h4 ^Japanese Ships ) N' x; R$ N) H2 t! e
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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/ m6 c4 y: m5 _; J) W: q# FAllied Ships
+ f, t! U* @( R% [BB South Dakota 8 e. ~7 {/ u4 D( o( w6 _- W
BB Massachusetts . y. ^9 f8 t/ N3 _( R
BB Alabama
: d! a5 z. e8 ~5 |: L2 z4 P# P7 JCA Louisville
( [6 L% ~( R q: R7 zCA Chicago & A& T( W7 } t! n" E" t
DD Walker 6 R {$ t8 l1 i; e r( ^
DD Waller
8 h- H4 f. J- j+ g5 X6 i: Q3 F3 l6 t( qDD Wedderburn 8 a# z7 F, }8 k1 A5 q3 L5 ~+ R
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$ K: c8 o- L- M# ?/ [/ H3 E% EDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
, o1 J3 C6 Q6 P% n* c+ k- U1 f8 v0 nPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
3 Z% C# d2 M. B4 B8 U; f6 D9 gBB South Dakota
8 e; @/ C0 A' ]2 J0 I! n6 l8 cBB Massachusetts 1 G+ c5 ~' [/ Z
BB Alabama
4 _$ w4 W% J! k+ g2 fCA Louisville
" S* D. D# J# r# I& _" ^$ ZCA Chicago
" |# ]8 N/ G+ J7 u& HDD Walker
1 r# M( v1 e) J3 a4 ^" [DD Waller 6 G9 h/ \% Y6 A5 t! X
DD Wedderburn 2 X" C2 k7 @, i! y$ |
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' M+ S% R( Y! N( W( P# |
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PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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9 `% d+ _" V7 U3 n: MAllied Ships ! k$ G) e( W& y7 Y6 N# w4 l2 X- }* _! ^
BB South Dakota
5 C9 \" n( N. l/ tBB Massachusetts - b# F! y- x- K* f
BB Alabama 1 {5 }% m/ s. l5 X3 D+ W! d4 t
CA Louisville $ s' p% S# A j \
CA Chicago
' b/ \6 b( d' H& r8 {5 WDD Walker 1 d2 s) x( b t5 l- Q
DD Waller
7 i" E3 r0 V% q) A. b }8 tDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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( ?" D7 i/ Z! d1 a% h ~7 s2 F( wJapanese Ships 3 ]) y$ r- ]# n/ k, G( T3 J
AK Myoho Maru
2 R0 b9 \( x. }0 O' S vAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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BB South Dakota ; N/ d8 b. f! r8 w% \& y2 q, u" S
BB Massachusetts
3 b1 j* L0 I1 n% W% UBB Alabama # s) F6 L9 |( v6 r5 C2 D$ {$ w
CA Louisville
3 I5 s, Y3 _" N+ QCA Chicago
) M8 A7 `* I8 \8 j$ q+ ~DD Walker
5 L/ }: ^" ]* W3 \% _+ pDD Waller 1 a8 _, W: Y% j, ?0 v$ O, v
DD Wedderburn ( j& t/ T \2 }2 u. D( ]
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; e1 p& E4 t: oDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships . j1 `2 w A+ u; V% R& I9 P% p
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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BB South Dakota
! j9 X' H) L0 \$ t! ?8 O7 zBB Massachusetts : Z0 ?9 z7 ]# @: w# |) x/ ?2 ]5 ?2 k! Y
BB Alabama
0 m. M% l( s4 bCA Louisville / Y, Y" V, W- A
CA Chicago
& Q- |+ l3 e& S, zDD Walker
, g& N7 h: X8 @3 C* H$ Q O( pDD Waller - i# }0 ^# w. i f: W7 m+ i4 A
DD Wedderburn 7 E4 Q' b' N3 M2 r/ I) X; s' O; W
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 S; @- |- O7 A2 e8 ?1 t3 C1 }Japanese Ships
/ O* S" F" b; x# I# s$ v- u' yPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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+ A4 I" f1 C& e# V9 T F" wAllied Ships
5 i3 p$ @! t8 j! ?# G+ PBB South Dakota 3 P/ } E+ A4 o( u
BB Massachusetts
& z/ J, F4 s: y; }0 m4 l" N! K1 P6 RBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 + g/ ?! F, r1 q$ j y5 w+ |3 f
CA Louisville
& b% a( k9 [* O8 x' eCA Chicago
( N) E$ S- h; NDD Walker 1 [5 N8 s9 Q" \1 x# ~ }
DD Waller " i. p/ j3 W( r& W U" K
DD Wedderburn
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1 a) ?9 w0 o/ U: q2 UJapanese Ships
) O6 A3 y, W4 B4 U# OPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 0 A% f; n \( ]" f* p
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 1 o$ E U/ f0 P7 _1 r9 Y4 m* \
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Allied Ships # [1 ?0 W8 N+ `5 j
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
9 o9 E( @3 S0 d. `+ u0 N' [BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 1 g7 _, `( l2 U2 G: _
BB Alabama
0 u: b+ ?5 q. eCA Louisville # Z5 @$ G2 |) H
CA Chicago
z. X( _- I& B9 }DD Walker 0 j. P9 J* h. Z' H) ~6 l# D
DD Waller
1 f, B* ^% i; rDD Wedderburn
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Bombardments " [- W0 s U! k. y' C; f! I
4 |* Z; @% j: I) t7 ?Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 `0 }4 a; C+ i
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. . c! M' ^9 K1 E% X5 }
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/ A7 A1 @. b: a% |5 SCA Chicago
' P. a" ]& b: L, VCA Louisville
k, S4 h2 f1 E0 I' k1 RBB Alabama
& p- B0 V: d" Y2 g2 G9 DBB Massachusetts ! N" L2 a6 a" ~+ E3 v
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses: * J( p1 q" U4 N4 i
184 casualties reported 5 l8 a+ O! U& T! _' i6 O# ?
Guns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
- k8 m0 ?' N0 }) M( e; x2 j2 _Port fuel hits 1 0 |- f& H, z% M0 Y
Port supply hits 2
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5 r( E' f( I# ^7 ?. DNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 * e' F+ z2 R% c& m
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no flights 8 c }+ Y3 Y2 \, J' Z! s0 {+ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 R% E6 y" P/ l5 Q9 v2 x0 eKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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CA Chester
- d: Z% U0 v7 p# c- DBB Washington
* g1 v/ J6 b- z4 `BB North Carolina
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- G! E2 L4 j" l& @! ~, E5 LJapanese ground losses:
3 E* a# O1 N; A- k- L$ A85 casualties reported
" N8 E: a" Q7 p/ x& |Guns lost 2 , g, p- B4 i/ z7 z/ U
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Airbase hits 1
1 P4 D/ B* N$ SRunway hits 5
; x3 Q3 d# @' L) h8 [ sPort hits 1
6 ?7 Z/ N) J8 R/ x4 A9 TPort supply hits 4 J+ s6 `! k0 T4 C6 f
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Night Air Combat " \; D* ]8 U7 Q+ d; G1 g; _$ g) F9 u
) G: Q- U% e" ?, r* KNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 6 f1 d2 h) n& W' g- f+ }$ }4 F' I
. W6 ?) j: c: _2 NJapanese aircraft
; Y! F, x% J. O' C" tH8K Emily x 5 / D1 Q: h: ]: y9 q s* L- G
$ H! X& x+ Q5 @, ^) t" D5 j! UJapanese aircraft losses
4 x5 S. M8 J, J1 Z5 ?H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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4 Q# w# s' F0 ?# [SS RO-35 3 e \7 F- ^9 _$ H
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DD Hyman
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! {9 a7 H" R' \# aNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 + w9 U: w( t7 z; B& z/ h+ j# ?
; \' V7 Z) A% }$ NJapanese aircraft 1 @+ L& ~: m; ?5 Z# B
H8K Emily x 5 + a+ x! x0 T l$ H! g
0 I' A% G9 d; e* ZAllied aircraft : m3 f! A" X1 H* e6 l8 W
P-61A Black Widow x 2 / X6 G; y& L- X G0 p0 S
, X* j8 s* Q Q& z3 YJapanese aircraft losses - U% p" I7 f7 c+ R# J
H8K Emily: 4 damaged ; \7 Z% L. W; N8 W+ o" V# B
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DD Conner
. B. s2 q y' {; r0 ^DE LeRay Wilson 9 ]0 w, _1 s5 U" e! K
AK Martin Johnson |