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4 Q' n+ c; z0 ASub/ASW Attacks
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( B# W: V7 Y/ [ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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2 p% Y3 H3 u: sJapanese Ships
/ ^& D, m F6 zSS RO-35, hits 7
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( m) N. ]' c: B( ]9 q4 ]9 {Allied Ships
. z+ r1 x* Q( C! v" ~DD Saufley " M% d6 d$ c7 u: n; f
DD Picking
- h6 D7 t7 A" o8 s9 zDD John Hood 5 Z u( n" q. W3 B7 s
DD Caperton 8 G. f. m2 X0 w. L: q
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 / K$ j- e: g2 P
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Japanese Ships + J) a. W) M% {8 b8 o' T8 H5 g! v
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 n' w! f3 `/ X% \ fPC Kume
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# ^: v6 U+ c. @! F9 _& [$ @7 Z RAllied Ships 6 v \, A/ p" f5 P9 ~, }" r7 u
SS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ) D* z+ i# A* ?% b H+ k
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
0 I9 z( E8 k8 p7 }# O
4 c4 T5 l) S; bAllied Ships
/ H/ |( n+ R6 n1 Z" D7 R1 T) f( YDD Saufley
# X4 b) y+ v5 [. h1 j+ A. L2 _DD Picking
! o$ G/ h0 P1 I4 V- `4 n: SDD John Hood 5 d! d, A3 k) Q
DD Caperton
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Sub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships % W, N& l( s7 x* w A
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 z( V' y1 D& j; gPC Ch 2 / ^, `' G; V3 `$ p
; F3 d% S; O5 N1 i0 V
Allied Ships
6 f( B5 b: t6 a) lSS Bang
3 s: g; ~7 p9 I/ x8 \0 A$ Z* S* g1 e
Japanese ground losses: " v- K/ n/ B4 [# t2 H
88 casualties reported
# ^0 d0 `" j2 t( ^: `+ ?. G0 iGuns lost 2 5 A0 T3 h1 }7 U1 T# _$ ]! f& `3 ]
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4 C, q9 Z7 o4 qNight Surface Combat % o/ g0 ]& M& D! W5 w
! R* }( ?; n1 sI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but 3 a1 J/ G6 z7 y& \1 L
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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3 K1 C0 _3 @" f/ JNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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/ N- v. d3 g% t# S- DJapanese Ships ' a+ [# i3 |" C9 F3 d
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 : G7 B: b5 Z I, I, E! G
BB Yamashiro . M: \. L$ t2 t" Z( J8 v
BB Hyuga
' ^+ J4 i2 }1 FCA Mikuma 3 g4 o3 X4 N7 p* y
CL Noshiro
; x' Q$ T" _; ~$ A: FDD Fuyuzuki 3 U2 J* ]& u5 @' s. t' b7 H: M
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
: u/ _4 v, Y/ y+ n* W% nDD Momi 0 y. Z% C* G" _4 v$ L+ E
DD Kaede
N' K; r, { c% W. KDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 0 c. J4 o6 s9 H8 |
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
! q, y2 M e1 G5 U8 LDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 h) V8 J" |5 u
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
7 C e6 Y) I4 H+ gDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r# E) E; N7 TDMS Rodman 1 U% f/ w0 X3 w: x3 @' m
DMS Gherardi ! R' w: F% i( j* e8 S; E
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 v5 M1 J! u# X) \DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
# o% j5 A% D9 Z. R0 \* e! k7 PLST LST-339, heavy damage
2 W* P7 L5 o5 B; MLST LST-457, heavy damage 3 h( u* u3 A" F9 @. E
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire . Y/ C4 D% H9 U, e( G
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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$ T' N+ C$ \% n5 V$ P# pAllied ground losses:
. w. V' l' x# `$ G: Q54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 M5 C6 ~) y- r% U) D$ `% i8 }
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Japanese Ships
& A1 U0 O) B2 h" X- ^. fPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 N$ q+ I! q/ S3 ]PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 7 v/ Y$ x/ u6 D& p
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Allied Ships
1 U" c# I6 m- {1 u; M5 NDD Lyman K. Swenson
1 M0 w$ H) x. t) S4 Q. rDD Taussig
0 w4 s$ x% G" J( YDD John W. Weeks
' J3 h. B: ?, M, mDD Harrison ) ^' J/ Q- f: E
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 ) Z+ b/ J, `6 ]+ a3 d
DD David Taylor * B5 ~# Y3 n! K. C
DD Barton
! B7 ]- \" L9 \5 p. mDD Quickmatch
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C: B o; v3 p6 Z4 jOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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, _& l$ m3 Z% [ k) QNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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- j7 K8 @; \7 Z& O" SJapanese Ships 8 R/ @7 i5 x* L2 c. i. E( r! s* b9 h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 % N; k- c$ A+ N, Y( P; B
CL Kiso / W: j' C, t- y. y: p6 X3 M
DD Urakaze $ k [1 T$ n1 f. Y" G
DD Natsugumo
! I8 }6 S1 P( M w: R' iDD Minegumo 9 I; j2 G2 I5 E+ p. N8 n" s
DD Sugi
{; |# B# B6 N3 |DD Hinoki
5 x& \" u1 U* V' Y0 U7 hDD Kashi
# X% a2 Z0 W/ r* k6 x5 _DD Keyaki 7 Y5 e* Q$ R6 |! w; t! v
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Allied Ships
; l2 j2 G) K! B" D R1 y$ VAS Howard W. Gilmore
7 X6 a* ^ u& B" {; O, DAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ n8 w b* c7 I) H0 q
AV Hamlin , z4 I2 @# G- [% m# S1 L) h3 I! `* ]
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 W/ z& a1 V4 U/ e8 j9 \7 |0 g
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 I3 C5 }" s. @* [ S7 Z5 M
AR George Taylor ) Y& s$ V9 k0 j
AV R. C. Brennan
* V8 I$ l3 _- `9 w, IAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 A! _# }& H) e
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
; h( y. \1 m* K- ^( `/ ]AR William T. Sherman
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, q* b2 G) y0 k: N9 mThen 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
# J! ^3 X0 T/ Y. k* Y& ]. x: r1 dCA Kako, Shell hits 4 ; t$ P U5 Z; X) J) X* p, k2 }
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 7 Z! [8 Q2 Z) i2 z5 u' n/ V
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
) l1 c% y. K G- r% c4 c; }6 M7 f2 Z, WDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * M3 K7 e3 v1 \% t/ b0 K" U
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 K& l$ D9 V6 a; U& R, IDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
: O( T9 f9 x9 p( h5 Y4 Y9 dDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 1 I1 E K) ?; {% {
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ E* E) ]3 K' Z# m. | |9 EDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire # R2 n/ @8 k" y1 B! @5 Y9 W% W
9 a( ?( I, O0 V
Allied Ships # J7 ~' ^, _7 g5 W/ S+ Y, P
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire % r9 L5 J5 Y& @* }
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
1 P1 }) U% Z) cCL Wilkes-Barre
2 Y3 W9 t. W1 g9 {3 @3 |. S: z: zCA Detroit, Shell hits 1 $ S7 w5 R' |; m' Z- }
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
! @% w6 H1 `, Z. D4 UDD Burns, Shell hits 1 5 }4 r& d* e2 }* L% D
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 5 R) Y6 p4 o; r$ r# E$ @* K8 T
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 ) h7 \ L9 T. H y9 i
DD Welles / d, o3 h% V+ ~
DD Wilkes
_$ _5 O! k% ?7 G% q$ J! tDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
8 w w; I/ S% t8 y: E* N6 Y7 K w! F) k( [" R$ Z; s
Japanese Ships % r0 e+ A2 y) B; n& g' R2 d; _6 j
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . D. T7 `) C5 m
# |& x @; `& N. F, y' cAllied Ships ( A) E& G$ \/ c
DD Nicholson
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 `- n/ v' [3 A2 a& Q1 J
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Japanese Ships 8 ] \; U" d. H
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk i% `* d+ A% ]# T9 a3 i( A
9 ]$ a) N7 y* {: F( [; t
Allied Ships - i" C: x( b, c' |1 l9 v
DD Lyman K. Swenson 6 E3 S; i6 m+ g
DD Taussig
1 R u; N2 Q8 `# \. GDD John W. Weeks
6 l3 I0 d4 f1 p7 {/ h/ Z2 N" IDD Harrison
, J1 S. [! n( K9 A; x& J- W1 f8 hDD Isherwood
' b+ p- K8 ]% D+ M6 BDD David Taylor 9 n7 c* e( n0 p ?- e
DD Barton
b, ~) v4 z% A! W9 F: PDD Quickmatch 1 C$ G" {5 ?( ~* g$ v+ Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) s+ q3 s! t+ E5 F9 rJapanese Ships " t+ H- K( p$ u. _
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk 9 h- G0 o9 \5 S2 m+ Q. A
8 c- b# f$ m8 J' D5 V. ]$ A. E' L
Allied Ships 0 d; Q$ ~6 T. I0 Z6 O
DD Lyman K. Swenson ' M" x) h7 O$ m
DD Taussig
1 \5 \1 f q# l @/ KDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
7 N' x! V6 P1 E. f0 bDD Harrison
" U: s, v, [$ j0 x+ T" xDD Isherwood 7 W9 Y$ Z8 _0 G6 p
DD David Taylor ( U* R! Y b: [# k* h# \ ^
DD Barton
7 P2 v A9 t. m; v$ w7 FDD Quickmatch
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2 e( r/ f4 H- ]& ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# R7 N' V' [' g3 q" s$ s2 OJapanese Ships
& Y& F, q2 G, SPC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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! v/ I) G/ u( @" h) l# Y+ XAllied Ships
, G4 Y' I( S5 Z+ _( D+ M) ]DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 d- I1 R1 E5 ^$ Z* ~1 fDD Taussig
. H: i3 o' ^- H, s ^- h4 d) [DD John W. Weeks % S% h+ l# `6 |, B7 x2 w- |9 ]( [
DD Harrison
3 k0 R6 A/ ~- p& YDD Isherwood
& ]& }! ]# m# b% W% {/ ? ]DD David Taylor : G5 V/ v( b7 F' ], v P8 s6 d
DD Barton e. C3 C7 p2 f+ L. U: j2 r2 G% E
DD Quickmatch
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. {, `4 x6 d# X- b% x& |, [& w, ?6 D. Q- xDaylight Surface Combat
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2 L# b( L3 D; q9 M* N# ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ) G/ C7 f7 i8 l! }; b2 c
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Japanese Ships 6 l; t/ \* y0 ~) `) l0 p
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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% O* z* q0 p" R7 V0 _. G# tAllied Ships ! l% p2 z4 [! G$ y9 n x" k
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 - e( J5 B. l# y
BB Massachusetts + K, u s0 ]; y; [% z/ n
BB Alabama % L' t8 i; @% @
CA Louisville 3 M+ r- z) u* m' t2 Y
CA Chicago 7 M, P6 s. N; X0 U( H
DD Walker 6 S4 [( T* R- G' _$ {! B
DD Waller % v: d3 h" C% t/ |4 m
DD Wedderburn
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$ |# v! Y7 f4 s1 m9 G+ Y* IDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 1 ~" U y7 `' e$ I
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships & O. o2 N( P# v, d$ X- K+ i6 k0 p
BB South Dakota
5 I: R. p E6 K* I; q- ZBB Massachusetts , d1 t$ Y8 B) p, n8 N1 \2 f! u
BB Alabama # i+ O) K- v% M5 y* V
CA Louisville
% _. V& D# h9 W& p+ w, eCA Chicago
" }6 r$ `$ B; m9 T3 K+ nDD Walker
" z3 n7 {4 ?2 L# F5 Y- b- D; m1 \1 eDD Waller 9 M, t2 H1 T, D
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ' ]5 P* t; V5 @2 L7 ?5 i; l+ N
% ^( a0 C, e/ ]. hJapanese Ships - }+ b Y8 v& f6 x- T
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 D5 \8 E! Y' D$ } K2 K9 q0 y: y6 Q
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Allied Ships
$ l: x; }3 P0 U# e7 G& j5 @* _BB South Dakota
) D, q+ v v4 p$ M2 OBB Massachusetts
" M6 `2 g4 k" \0 r: k% q [BB Alabama - Y: z6 M& c! B b. {7 L
CA Louisville ( C1 q0 h* {7 ?
CA Chicago % g& }3 \1 E4 @6 E
DD Walker 0 w% _) p5 M+ |, ~0 }9 U8 @, ~/ j
DD Waller
) M( s1 C! i) MDD Wedderburn 3 k) y d0 `& t- x7 i0 X
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! Q1 U9 n. s# f4 L. x* z( RDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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4 p4 C5 s. B& Z( _* E$ p X( mJapanese Ships
* C5 X! G9 Q; r: APC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 7 m: B- H. X( ?5 x9 D
: m) E' h& Q$ c% a) C
Allied Ships 0 C0 c7 h% O8 c9 }
BB South Dakota
; k- D% y# @$ ]) X+ BBB Massachusetts - ?" Q% Y' {9 l/ ~, _. E
BB Alabama 7 t# h& f, N" R" Z: m$ y% C$ _
CA Louisville
- p3 X3 N! D p; mCA Chicago
" s0 P5 ^) P1 K6 oDD Walker - o' L, y+ `* @5 n% F
DD Waller
& M; `% i: }- HDD Wedderburn % A! N+ `3 f! _
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2 P1 e) u5 m+ n4 H0 F9 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
4 Q( `: E& a$ |$ D' \5 V8 Q- oPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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# ? E* r& W' e3 }& ^$ WAllied Ships
0 x% w$ j) ?3 |- ^8 m- BBB South Dakota
7 _4 n% x- o& w7 `BB Massachusetts
! _% e3 p) g+ g. w+ A5 {6 h7 pBB Alabama
! z8 c: B1 q8 U3 ~8 lCA Louisville
V' r9 c5 k0 E- f0 mCA Chicago
* F9 }3 e: D" r" p) N0 fDD Walker ; u2 g/ q# }2 O/ v4 }
DD Waller
8 q' Z9 A; t) sDD Wedderburn
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1 c2 e# S4 f; n& j- _& VDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( Z: d2 a, I: J
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Japanese Ships 8 x# P. g/ t2 }: ]
AK Myoho Maru & f6 h( X( y0 L7 \5 b
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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4 J2 }' w- M6 k# ~Allied Ships
# T6 n* p! w, L$ @9 I% { |8 C4 i2 xBB South Dakota . d9 B+ O2 P0 h7 s
BB Massachusetts
5 Q5 i: Q, v$ K: HBB Alabama
4 m6 R c, U$ V/ Z5 v; m& O* W. G4 hCA Louisville ( l- z# \) f( e2 b3 z5 M
CA Chicago
+ B2 ~* z3 h& H/ N" F9 q# QDD Walker
& x0 i6 N3 ~! ~2 ]DD Waller 2 o8 t: E( q9 R" F# q- [
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . q/ ~# G$ x& }) l3 T; j5 _6 ^
7 T! W* x) F1 H: Y9 _5 [, ^
Japanese Ships 5 T/ u L( r/ l! Y. \9 T; E
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ' c0 y" h4 O6 i* V- A) r
7 ~9 F# z. f' [( [9 ~' T# V
Allied Ships / A+ x- Q& \$ t1 H0 P! y# F, s
BB South Dakota
% c' W: w; S- |. kBB Massachusetts O& A! i$ l b; ~7 K! i: q0 ~( q9 @
BB Alabama 1 D. R. }$ R1 g" P1 P
CA Louisville
* ?5 `7 Q" ~+ [' dCA Chicago @, c6 m; _* a4 k" j
DD Walker 1 i1 |* E1 G: n8 p# o( W7 _6 j
DD Waller 9 B* U7 N$ g+ j. E; s
DD Wedderburn ) x0 S) @) E" ` C3 U
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$ B9 K6 t3 }* s z3 ^- }Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 6 A* k X8 C- A* [, R% T2 Q+ \
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ) K5 G/ v$ @& d* A; n8 `
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Allied Ships : V+ a0 e" R, W" j: r
BB South Dakota # w3 [% ~ @: s
BB Massachusetts
! U$ G! Z- m _+ A/ F4 FBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
' T" s5 ^" h# m/ j0 OCA Louisville
2 X+ u( u$ q0 {, ECA Chicago 5 {8 Z/ m4 M2 t( [" b9 F
DD Walker + C- Y/ b8 h) I4 T, n1 a# I
DD Waller ! T/ g6 M& K- h. l- N
DD Wedderburn 4 r# ?% |* J9 a
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 t% V- `9 h' ~ v1 s0 a2 I
7 R# G! y5 q$ yJapanese Ships
& ]7 u/ N5 f- g2 D% O rPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ c8 ~. J/ r2 v2 x/ rAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage $ J9 w. J4 Q1 r! ?% P# c9 t; w
+ | Q( w& C* Y: k/ qAllied Ships
# k9 K9 T/ Q% n4 ?- i$ vBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) & v/ b5 k9 w) o3 `6 Q
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 3 N* {: ]4 F, I* N6 j3 u
BB Alabama
, D! ^% K1 O8 y) R& wCA Louisville 5 j% d% o! ~* X- L! r; ^
CA Chicago , K$ c+ u5 C! l- `4 }
DD Walker
5 r3 S' x5 X3 E. |DD Waller 7 j1 V2 E3 W" V
DD Wedderburn * [/ A( D5 ]7 s. X! ]* K
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$ i; _ F- Z/ `
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" c( X# P7 Z, [& hNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 W1 }& s# `: C/ Y S. O) W23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, {" x. K1 r1 X! `( H' zAllied Ships $ N: O' B9 Y v# e: k. w7 N
CA Chicago
' z3 m8 `* K; \; S& K( I; t; C& b9 rCA Louisville
% D+ Z/ q' S8 q$ R/ {, bBB Alabama
8 B. X' {1 _9 C, o$ ~, t6 ?BB Massachusetts
8 {0 N; Z; g7 L/ i% z, k5 x XBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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# K5 v" d6 \3 B1 n# A1 W& {Japanese ground losses: 1 H* @' u( b0 ^! p. b3 S+ _& W
184 casualties reported # H! u1 {* V7 z- s3 l+ Q
Guns lost 3
: B$ c5 ^5 f2 D& r4 Q; J$ q' V
. S: `& z* _9 U9 k4 i$ [- GRunway hits 1
5 M8 u# T# {8 H7 x. P+ [Port fuel hits 1
7 q* {- E9 r4 g2 [1 f' aPort supply hits 2 8 E) a W! @- `3 Z! ], i7 y
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y* r; Y3 a. m9 KNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 6 O) S2 r. [9 c8 Z$ _3 S4 b
% o2 R% g9 F4 F/ {+ a5 oJapanese aircraft
8 @& |6 B3 E" @+ Z" A" e! Eno flights 3 R& z1 h+ }2 _" l, I4 y j
! E5 c( B P8 a3 v
Japanese aircraft losses 6 w1 W$ U2 L$ i. {
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
3 c" X+ K& I1 ?2 \ i0 w6 o+ h6 h! `1 u& b
Allied Ships ! ]- Q; J0 n6 F* d3 X* ?1 T
CA Chester 7 x: q* G4 D; {5 ?
BB Washington
" H3 C) d# c) w6 [ ?8 G. }BB North Carolina ) L- C H! w# C$ V, q$ M2 R
. R4 r" M- x5 Y- [' O8 M
Japanese ground losses:
5 M# l" }- m5 p. m. Q1 Q1 |3 b' x85 casualties reported
; }" X3 p! y0 [/ a! O2 gGuns lost 2
, N( N# h0 J% a7 D7 Q/ l
* {0 Y( ]+ m" O3 SAirbase hits 1 : f) ^/ w) T- C$ P; F
Runway hits 5
9 n8 ?2 k5 E* w0 B7 ZPort hits 1
, Z6 a1 [2 ~" t. ?4 m4 ]. ~- tPort supply hits 4
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) j0 L" }9 [1 T" ]& @3 P2 X; vNight Air Combat , o) \3 Y: I8 {6 K: Q
8 Y# z) T7 g W2 xNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 ; j, g% S# y/ ?& r c: R4 C9 S
9 R e+ T: @* AJapanese aircraft * P; | [& o0 t% ?
H8K Emily x 5 7 Z4 c _( l: ]' R5 w3 K
+ w$ d* \2 d0 C3 I) n# g( i6 T. aJapanese aircraft losses
8 y M+ r# m2 K& HH8K Emily: 5 damaged : a. O9 e7 ^6 ]! G/ p, Z
5 b" d9 Z0 V) o7 D0 cJapanese Ships
6 p) K: r" b& W7 K7 hSS RO-35 7 K8 g: t ^1 H' I5 i; y/ l2 x
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Allied Ships
; f& s- E0 |5 g! q- {DD Hyman ) |- }( j0 C; H2 V( m* E3 [$ W- v
DD Conner
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0 F2 ]4 G5 k( e' D1 HNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
" X3 c# S6 O- Y7 D- G2 b) X* e
$ h2 T+ t3 `3 q6 R. [4 p% C. bJapanese aircraft
b+ a0 m: z- M0 q& n' r LH8K Emily x 5 8 E+ y( D/ A$ L
/ r: G6 q4 H: I& p: xAllied aircraft
( F6 z9 Z) t1 w6 d# o5 }3 A5 BP-61A Black Widow x 2 & ~$ w* K. {1 G! m6 b! O' p" d
0 f9 f/ y7 B3 J5 Y+ _5 l
Japanese aircraft losses % G# E& @: V" \2 ]. |& a
H8K Emily: 4 damaged 5 v8 `3 I) Y" l
: X7 s ~2 x a) NAllied Ships
1 s) A m& \' ~9 IDD Conner
; F6 p% l: f$ K U. [- wDE LeRay Wilson
& i8 A) W5 y& D8 w. y1 OAK Martin Johnson |