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) K7 q% ]; K% T% |) T! K/ hASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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$ B8 q6 j0 X( e2 yJapanese Ships
; w6 T$ b; i4 K2 a7 K: O5 w5 iSS RO-35, hits 7
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* q0 _8 }' P5 m4 k# f/ ?3 hAllied Ships
; b* \) @) R8 ^. eDD Saufley 5 W9 O" B4 R9 ]# |1 `+ E6 Y- l
DD Picking 3 T' t* }) [) |( [
DD John Hood
7 j9 m1 Y) j/ [6 B# y% w7 MDD Caperton
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+ L. y3 t2 x' V. kSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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3 O8 b7 I7 K1 j0 j( e) s% D+ [Japanese Ships 4 m: ]* f8 c% I: |0 a) ?
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 A* z3 ]2 x+ e9 N7 w1 V
PC Kume % l4 O6 f: P8 `
! ~" Q1 T1 z2 U$ KAllied Ships ) x1 \3 [! d; ^: W7 y- a
SS Hake
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' b1 K5 [8 r- a0 mASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % P7 f2 U+ \: h/ N+ k
9 ]- o! O- @0 GJapanese Ships
. v- p% N- j5 l" u" n- NSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
* x- [3 h0 O1 d m! nDD Saufley 1 @. E! g" v v% k7 }3 ]7 I' |
DD Picking 8 g2 z0 b; _9 D' q" P% m
DD John Hood 8 T! |: y$ s; G7 J+ T$ t
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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0 C- v3 d1 u. L" S: w0 jJapanese Ships 3 E7 O. I1 c$ g+ ]/ L, j& D7 }: C
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ c1 e$ B' g+ t8 @PC Ch 2 & z: P6 f; C2 j/ W7 C
4 |3 n7 a r# N, L' @, `* S
Allied Ships , _* w( H7 c$ M( k* [) r8 [
SS Bang ! \# j1 V9 O( o5 t% w: r
- B# M# [: m4 DJapanese ground losses:
" f6 E+ |; a. c; D n88 casualties reported
% N! t/ ?5 f1 JGuns lost 2 . J' K* |( @) @# I6 I7 }
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/ o% |# p' ?" r5 e b' DI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
& k4 X4 x& G/ Tthe 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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0 D$ ^$ J- e# HJapanese Ships - n/ L* n: ~& }2 Y
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
% }8 S: w0 ~ d/ J2 {' Q4 u! PBB Yamashiro 8 e1 R2 B! p- F- u
BB Hyuga ) a5 O7 A" l& d% v/ E; v
CA Mikuma * G# ]( E$ r4 ^# z, E& w$ \
CL Noshiro - V* H' a% R) G
DD Fuyuzuki
4 l" x( }" }$ h: WDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
0 T/ B8 P9 }0 K( m2 i$ Z1 H. h$ kDD Momi 8 m' J: t$ r- L6 y9 [$ S: h
DD Kaede
6 v$ |6 g6 C/ o7 U2 ^DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
& o" ~+ l* J( T. B7 [( |7 D+ m1 tDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . l6 V; n: _, j! b
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 3 C0 T# O. S) g
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& X5 Q( }% `4 I1 i; a& m1 dDMS Rodman 2 o6 P E$ g7 `
DMS Gherardi
, U6 q# x5 {( t Q9 n- I' p( ^5 ~DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- k3 R' T, v/ S* \8 }4 d: G( j( E$ sDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire : O! U( x4 Y1 S3 [* f0 z
LST LST-339, heavy damage z! v8 G, S/ ]# x2 J4 D
LST LST-457, heavy damage + @2 L) \( |% H+ d! [
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
6 O5 x: L6 r% jAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage ! y2 x' z6 }( }8 x
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Allied ground losses: 0 X# [8 X$ x+ Z: F
54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # Z0 C& m0 P( L( n
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage / @2 `; A/ d+ _- i9 N Z
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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7 C4 r2 r" Q4 [. _Allied Ships . r1 ^9 s, g* {. q
DD Lyman K. Swenson
; \' n3 U9 x/ FDD Taussig 2 z* y! J9 M+ @ X$ c ?
DD John W. Weeks + S6 `. r! N6 _7 \/ J* Y
DD Harrison & V* D0 Q9 L4 T! E+ K6 o' R
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
7 }5 E' _, V+ X3 R% FDD David Taylor + ?0 a& m7 I1 S
DD Barton
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% W4 S* A1 _4 POur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 1 A& y5 J$ Z! t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
1 E+ X Y5 ]# h; @- C6 kCA Kako, Shell hits 1
( s% o- v! g4 J7 s7 mCL Kiso
$ z9 o2 I# E0 f5 s+ V% FDD Urakaze , N! t% X2 u6 p
DD Natsugumo
" o+ ^( Q! ^) P* _DD Minegumo
( }6 X0 b; T3 b& _3 {% ^DD Sugi
4 S+ y2 f( u0 m8 h! b4 d* i0 JDD Hinoki
- O" S! G) e1 H: W, |DD Kashi ' m1 T2 O# L& o
DD Keyaki
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7 M: ^9 u. W. ?) p: ?: GAllied Ships
6 O7 M- F3 q' JAS Howard W. Gilmore % B5 R" N4 S+ P% |4 L8 ?/ r
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( ^1 d, ^2 O- _6 Q$ N* fAV Hamlin
3 f1 U5 e2 }; t; D1 W0 W! ]& hAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
% L) j$ y& N. L' z4 E. fAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 " o5 n/ Y' y/ \
AR George Taylor ; g& z0 ?/ ~2 |0 T7 w* C9 g3 j: T
AV R. C. Brennan
% z9 s7 ]7 \' t" ^( Q, ?AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire % H' k) A- l& P
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk % } e: Y8 w5 R8 f2 s
AR William T. Sherman
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4 c& z; I. c7 b" I9 y9 W/ D, e) {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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Japanese Ships 1 c2 A( U% |+ Z K
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
1 W7 p1 G1 ?. N$ Z$ E) M& e" v" PCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 y6 }, D( B! I8 @2 [9 j7 ]
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire 6 e7 f$ o% Y6 I+ P
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# d5 @" L/ j$ s" E6 X9 _) oDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % a) W, z: h1 T3 W, ^
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , D/ I( {& Z7 f4 ]% Y$ N$ J9 \! u
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 5 u4 _8 ^$ |0 f$ H% d$ F
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 B% i' z V8 S* V7 g
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 J ?5 Q5 `: m% q/ n
6 c T$ T4 s* ]0 }Allied Ships ( a: p% |' r7 @
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
; g# o3 j1 F8 r6 UCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
! W2 a" }, o# ]6 \; c0 w$ XCL Wilkes-Barre 0 b9 [8 T, U% e0 ?
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
8 F8 f. S5 ^1 f K: _DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ B7 p" S4 M; t* M' VDD Burns, Shell hits 1 R9 Y/ \- w x% Q, X
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
- M3 V6 m5 _7 k1 M5 ^, S9 kDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 9 z9 N* B# }' W5 Z& H% s8 Q
DD Welles
* o! Z0 x1 ?1 {% R, @: vDD Wilkes 3 ~" s W, r# n, h. `* [ p0 X
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships + }3 N# P5 A' m4 B% j& K# A8 u2 L
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
/ E$ _( q" i- N' i+ QDD Nicholson , s4 I4 w4 Z' D& K6 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * g1 i9 T% `: I( j s: ?
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Allied Ships
% k# I! l c/ R: Y) q T+ GDD Lyman K. Swenson " m4 p! Q o% p1 x- T G2 U; F
DD Taussig
; K$ H! B0 H vDD John W. Weeks ( w6 P1 R! M! Z3 ]! R
DD Harrison - @6 W6 `; p+ K$ J& W
DD Isherwood 8 x; ?, E9 y5 R' R% T
DD David Taylor 5 Q) _( D8 W/ Z! \' T
DD Barton 1 x* p8 @4 V4 ~2 O( Q: D
DD Quickmatch
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" q- O, ]( {1 o; ~3 X# CNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 0 h# X( v% i. ]' T" j' r+ h
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PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships & y8 J! Z/ D0 Y( y4 \+ d2 T7 _
DD Lyman K. Swenson $ N4 J0 ^5 t2 b! C) `0 l5 d7 R
DD Taussig c0 E0 S5 Y! f& M+ Q% }, m4 k
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
3 F' \0 }2 Y" F' ~DD Harrison
& L3 Q& B$ Y1 V( }6 }DD Isherwood 3 K7 A9 N# x% y: r- P( _$ B' U
DD David Taylor $ ? `% u& W$ w3 v
DD Barton , Q/ I( g. z, D0 j
DD Quickmatch
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0 B/ K! V7 x" a! B, b. zNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
8 g+ |1 y1 V5 U) jPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 2 i1 @0 n8 c3 K2 N
+ s# I8 |0 L% s7 ?7 cAllied Ships
0 L& S- ]' {! l' D# bDD Lyman K. Swenson 4 J3 J6 t, _4 s2 c# H
DD Taussig 2 K, \9 d0 _* E, {, @
DD John W. Weeks % ~2 N% l! J. I# n
DD Harrison
6 y( b( t2 i8 g* g) @DD Isherwood , E! C. T0 P! C- p% T8 B. G
DD David Taylor
$ p7 D" W0 [* B3 @% UDD Barton . F+ [7 f3 ?) e$ Z5 z" J# T/ U
DD Quickmatch
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 b! Q; V8 u6 s- m
8 ]) V! T1 g% T: M& \Japanese Ships 2 ^/ Z" J7 F3 g+ @$ _& @, U
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships " i0 Q" i! O/ w) `3 ]2 `7 c
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 1 p8 g; F: P5 u' \# q+ s X0 I
BB Massachusetts
9 o+ t6 k- c- F VBB Alabama
' ^6 Q- B, j/ O7 m. dCA Louisville " l3 E: Q& m0 H" E
CA Chicago % y. G3 [! \4 c, `; e; D
DD Walker
* L8 L' t% N0 I% NDD Waller 1 C4 H7 A! C" h6 W1 k/ z5 [
DD Wedderburn ) D# ?4 S: B4 `" g" u1 m( o" e
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * k. A9 F2 ]/ Y+ l! e% ?6 R0 {: _
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Japanese Ships
0 x; B4 Q2 Y0 g T5 J2 EAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk " l1 _8 Q5 A2 c8 _7 Q) k+ W# I2 h4 N
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Allied Ships + U- K4 R, a c4 T6 F
BB South Dakota 6 F3 L$ j# M* J, }# k, K a7 {3 G
BB Massachusetts
) N2 B/ W0 \: gBB Alabama
- G8 V# F M7 r! e' t7 V O: l. jCA Louisville
5 G' O( c9 E. ^0 `" u+ gCA Chicago 3 d6 [$ \3 l* I" Q
DD Walker 4 l3 K; Q) f& a8 X
DD Waller % t2 ?( ^" a- M8 m$ \. A% E
DD Wedderburn
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% R& B8 V' }6 E. f' L' cDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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8 U5 d f. F! A& o7 a- I! V& Y8 LJapanese Ships
6 A- E; V' g5 {+ ? kAK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 S: n9 A. W2 _. j6 X: x
; R- @7 v3 c5 ]2 o" ^6 i. KAllied Ships 3 U! [3 m$ f$ u. e# M, `
BB South Dakota 4 A3 L$ R/ N1 Q9 E
BB Massachusetts
& F5 T- ]. G3 F# t0 n4 f5 W0 SBB Alabama 2 t1 N( o* m7 O. i; Y0 ?
CA Louisville
+ l) M: g2 N9 K( d7 r+ w: H/ a7 HCA Chicago
9 x1 \$ A F0 {9 C' ]DD Walker # q. ?( m- K' O+ r* K. `8 g h; c. f
DD Waller L$ k; w- ?: u: x& w3 L
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 x8 M' d' X8 D4 w+ }
6 R8 x$ h5 U K6 D0 ?" B( Y# sJapanese Ships
' j2 }) d7 W UPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / r8 m w0 I# L
; D- u+ ]) h, L0 P; a' y2 DAllied Ships
/ a6 V% P( X3 |, A7 k) `- sBB South Dakota
7 p" t# B) T w- a4 l$ m4 \BB Massachusetts " a8 D' p( `- U. p8 q# E/ D
BB Alabama
: I1 y9 d2 n6 v0 p0 f) d. FCA Louisville / m" k) F3 P) k! s8 W) ~2 \: V6 u
CA Chicago
! ^! j0 j7 v9 N; n4 E- bDD Walker
" G2 B c' t; o) M. ^DD Waller
, M$ \. {6 U/ _) ADD Wedderburn 5 R9 [9 w8 x; I
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- g. q/ l! P3 N: TDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , Z1 j" G7 x+ z( b; h0 K
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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5 J7 C; o. Y$ l3 m+ X0 w9 HAllied Ships
4 ?- P( ^: o* E9 d/ d5 [BB South Dakota * O4 G/ Y' I5 K0 R- f4 U. F
BB Massachusetts
7 ]) X9 A0 u! }- B/ E" SBB Alabama
' a4 U3 s$ G7 z1 OCA Louisville
! N* N& T r) k1 d5 }" tCA Chicago
6 I* L. L& L" Y. A |" h. S) xDD Walker
! S0 A9 G! j0 ~5 T/ fDD Waller
j2 e5 E& M3 _2 ]: M) }DD Wedderburn
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) F' {' j7 j" u8 {& z0 w$ NDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , g% `* N' y% a: F' N# O
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$ D; \$ B0 K; H; l: wAK Myoho Maru
$ _1 O# e* r* i; Q g4 p0 G6 m, gAK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 v) Y2 K1 D1 d$ Y
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Allied Ships
2 Q* a( q/ p% E+ ^3 |; l" Y: F3 bBB South Dakota & U* ~6 x3 L4 }0 \
BB Massachusetts . R2 K2 \' W5 l. g# a& y2 h% f
BB Alabama
1 T! W# `1 G0 a6 _0 b- eCA Louisville 0 J3 S$ J6 M- b1 x) A% r
CA Chicago
4 N$ T4 u! N7 {" PDD Walker E" Y, W0 X! ~6 A
DD Waller 9 }; y2 P' o, z# w
DD Wedderburn 8 e* o% h6 @: ^+ e# C2 o# R: ^' ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 p3 o1 f6 ^; r7 U c5 d
J' C, s1 ?* D* q0 q+ {+ i z1 XJapanese Ships
$ Y) q$ J9 x$ UAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 4 Q I- t& t. ~" _5 _9 }0 \* ~3 k- s4 H
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Allied Ships
( s4 F, ], p. u7 P6 U! x! PBB South Dakota ) H/ k, b/ \" \% y$ `" m- I
BB Massachusetts
+ N( h; r$ K# L, c5 D$ {! hBB Alabama " f, F9 ?( Q9 b$ [
CA Louisville
! @# a4 Z$ \1 L o' O7 LCA Chicago
# x2 `0 m' u. K* ~# nDD Walker
/ {! z% |+ ?* ^0 E7 {* Z1 wDD Waller $ R& k6 S, Q6 e
DD Wedderburn : g6 u0 W4 D- u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . C. @# b% ^8 d1 Q& [5 V
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: N# ]7 D2 |4 {; C: m* hPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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& F" z# ?) K+ g1 a3 G( Z; YAllied Ships
# X6 d8 p/ _( l: ~1 L( R* g0 RBB South Dakota
! x6 u, P4 P% e2 Y- o' W+ }7 @BB Massachusetts ; { f7 }$ I1 Z( r$ ^' _6 q
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
6 q* D0 H) s# S( a; Y; VCA Louisville
1 E9 D. A5 Q4 C0 c' vCA Chicago 5 j. Y# S7 c4 p0 v; e1 u2 H1 @
DD Walker
! `9 B* O. o. _DD Waller
& @+ e5 I% W; n) UDD Wedderburn ( k6 L) y; n8 }1 G$ W
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6 G3 z% H8 B. [! A8 N9 K! QDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' _" S; @3 ^) @& F' \( P# L0 i
4 t) n/ D9 v# R u( m" }$ `1 DJapanese Ships
& S+ }8 R9 X' p: U) d1 qPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
4 U9 ~% i" f* N2 H: yAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 3 @4 X6 @/ d. _' K* c9 ~ {
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
) b. g9 @. X& p9 |/ l, Z. \BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
' T5 H2 G$ q9 d; Q# m% O2 Y/ qBB Alabama
0 {: V+ b( m: ^$ A6 M4 k& Y7 ECA Louisville
, y7 X8 z3 r) f: d+ z9 F0 lCA Chicago 6 @) M% |& t5 b) r( N
DD Walker 5 q E9 o; Z: k9 B, ]
DD Waller 5 T ?+ C& |9 {+ Z# j) E7 E9 S
DD Wedderburn
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
/ U' z: w! b, i/ l8 {& ?$ v23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Chicago " V) z# Y; L( W9 m/ p3 ^
CA Louisville
- w" `/ A# O. S j; P# uBB Alabama
% [' F- C6 t3 Y7 |* e; QBB Massachusetts j9 }) F. O, k) ], P
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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0 H9 ]0 p6 x7 i2 pJapanese ground losses: - R1 M0 u3 ~$ k, ~. p `" Y x
184 casualties reported # S e2 S$ E% j! O1 ~: @
Guns lost 3
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8 H! Z6 O2 D/ K( f) p* @Runway hits 1 - j. `( d+ j* U6 O1 `
Port fuel hits 1
6 R7 `. x1 T/ w# z& z: M% FPort supply hits 2
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& H5 M9 @2 k4 @9 YNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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# }; m) [) c2 y! i1 b% o# DJapanese aircraft losses
3 A7 R4 z0 R* N2 w AKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
8 @+ y! [: \0 e2 o ]3 w$ e) |, D* `4 K* {+ L( H" Y, B: h
Allied Ships , d: X! b1 _6 A2 b1 q6 ~0 l
CA Chester
) x4 F( y+ y/ ~0 |* Q( GBB Washington - Z5 u! C8 M# N$ f$ x+ d4 f" Z3 d) s
BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
. W v1 G& o2 i, [ C- G5 L85 casualties reported 9 U7 w+ |! ?1 E$ q7 Q l2 Y3 t5 ^
Guns lost 2
/ O; p. q: y- l3 x8 H' Q i9 G6 C- A+ w! v$ N) p
Airbase hits 1 , A0 P) C5 r# Q3 R7 n$ ~1 s) Y% O
Runway hits 5 3 V# f! R! _7 b- }. l7 ~) @
Port hits 1 , v! K6 ]* U2 j5 S5 K7 d" m7 e; w; _
Port supply hits 4
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8 w5 ?9 Q! S$ j4 n: k( l- S$ \/ h n
Night Air Combat ! X3 J6 t: c' h, A" x! R
/ U$ ]9 b, W: l! H5 I- o( eNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 9 v; Z; u$ p+ r* f
1 C" h/ C) g$ D2 L w( r; C# nJapanese aircraft
3 S! ?8 D' G( M1 QH8K Emily x 5
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* w/ E$ C P/ W+ _, v* VJapanese aircraft losses
; Q6 ^: }9 A9 C+ q eH8K Emily: 5 damaged ( V' A7 B m9 h: p% ]
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Japanese Ships , u0 }& J9 ?4 V& B
SS RO-35 7 `3 S/ n$ o& m8 U* |3 h4 N
; f2 R" b- a7 s9 i! F# `8 g
Allied Ships
4 j F! k, h4 w+ w+ k- P+ o/ o6 UDD Hyman 6 \3 e) q) F- ?, j0 q
DD Conner * N, J0 t5 `5 ]# p
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 ! V7 d0 _# o5 p8 ^( W; ~( w4 ~
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Japanese aircraft 8 @9 `7 p8 f3 x3 k' f
H8K Emily x 5
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Allied aircraft
: y0 K# Z1 x1 \; U, Q' W+ N4 AP-61A Black Widow x 2
) H; z# u) \& h+ G& J) M2 |$ v* ], d* P& G6 T
Japanese aircraft losses
) \2 l9 ], W: k5 ^% A6 {5 xH8K Emily: 4 damaged ) g8 v0 ?1 J6 p( r& h/ }& V0 G
5 U! {) r$ ]/ s! y4 T9 j
Allied Ships
4 Y6 f! b- I; FDD Conner
& Q' |- D4 }& ?! D. v D) h( VDE LeRay Wilson 7 p- J2 D; k+ x+ }4 I. h4 V8 y
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