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3 g/ M5 X3 P. t5 M+ v: Y4 QSub/ASW Attacks 1 o1 {# s9 l2 t% Z
# H* F) |: q7 |) TASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 2 |4 o- D3 H. {. y a: j1 T$ f
SS RO-35, hits 7
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DD Saufley 5 a2 r* ?& |: Z( l( ~( |; G9 L
DD Picking
, v! A2 e" L- {* E" @ ^6 ~1 nDD John Hood
` `, a5 Q; O7 p* eDD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 % G' G$ G. j+ R }; R5 K
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AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 u4 S. M9 l/ J. X
PC Kume 4 B+ M8 q0 D4 i' B- z
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Allied Ships
/ \) R- T2 |" NSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
) f" Y5 s# Z: @& P; nSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships ; @2 C3 f+ I, J" ?1 q8 Z" [
DD Saufley
8 T% Y5 }+ A: L% sDD Picking l! M6 V, `, h& s) `
DD John Hood
9 K. x0 t9 y- O2 b3 CDD Caperton ) z+ i7 b( G) v" G0 L
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Sub attack at 62,53 ( \3 s9 m" B$ j# @% ~, f
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: T ?+ L' ]6 e; R; S4 d/ VAP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 W* ?! h* g0 I( t2 B6 t2 g- m
PC Ch 2 9 ~. b" l8 y- ?0 f
0 d5 a9 G/ l0 r9 W" w: R) XAllied Ships
3 w j" U2 {, p8 V# H) |! y$ K( ^# TSS Bang
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. R! L) S# K" w" c( BJapanese ground losses:
" ~: J% X9 F' c: Z88 casualties reported
+ P4 A5 e; E, J- S, q! q1 J$ xGuns lost 2
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Night Surface Combat ) A; Y) a' F. `' }5 r! l; c& L
7 l( B: i+ G, x( z1 v' n/ S( u0 XI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but + `; {" x, o: U& H- o0 o0 Z
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
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: ^/ Z8 n9 c# Z0 DNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 7 j; Z7 r- q# v4 \
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Japanese Ships
- g3 R1 T1 T" ~; }* ]9 A! ]" ^* JBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
. ~7 ^" o' V* ?3 A" }8 S6 ^2 W' S4 ?BB Yamashiro
* M" E2 K) A' }) s. i# L3 H' QBB Hyuga
) O, m8 T: M% b! \CA Mikuma
; d# Z u0 i4 v) Z# ?) S/ kCL Noshiro . F8 B7 j: y) h4 C0 t
DD Fuyuzuki
! ?) s+ {3 a4 h! yDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 ( z/ T/ I3 B# @/ P! X6 Z2 {7 I
DD Momi 7 ]& P4 J2 Z6 {( Q( ?8 E
DD Kaede
|4 N d2 Z3 D @: o( u( n9 ^3 DDD Kaki, Shell hits 1
/ @/ h( Y+ i/ |+ e$ B" GDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 s6 \: ~8 b" u4 sDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( C6 ^2 n+ n2 P+ ]' p8 F4 O+ c0 M
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
1 z" ^6 D! q; y% O5 qDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 g n! e, a; }% f2 q5 W: Q6 W9 eDMS Rodman
. \5 j% p" Q% Y# c' l& MDMS Gherardi
: j% a. k0 T2 c) d' dDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 i6 M4 }( b# cDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 5 v, {% J& K4 U( p$ ~2 r+ Q! X, b
LST LST-339, heavy damage ) k( U- O, L: a6 f
LST LST-457, heavy damage ( U( C- \3 Z k$ b) {7 Z' G
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 0 O, s! M) P4 L
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage " f& {) _2 B0 G6 s4 B& I
/ [6 c, {# s j0 a/ ~6 g: ^Allied ground losses: % D4 Y! u+ [' i5 Z& a
54 casualties reported
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8 Y3 Q/ L. X* V. p$ ]$ ]. Z2 R7 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , P& \2 v/ H- {2 E4 L4 x' x
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# h. E% s. h* h0 V) FPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 5 a6 Z. Y9 X! U- ~& o
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Allied Ships ) m0 ^9 {4 F: D3 Z& f
DD Lyman K. Swenson , Z( w% a& G: f' I* |5 s- Y
DD Taussig
9 K/ u7 o$ Y# n: I8 PDD John W. Weeks 8 T6 @) o" k1 s, k
DD Harrison
7 G7 ?* ^5 f" a P) A# l2 R- RDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
5 }. w: x- U1 lDD David Taylor
# J* `& T* Z; p& r4 L, ?: HDD Barton 3 U/ N1 m6 ]3 K& l4 I
DD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 # r' ^5 D5 X# j7 W
+ j1 y; ?8 ~! I6 w/ o' kJapanese Ships
3 @$ ?/ @& \- X5 a) C S' ICA Kako, Shell hits 1 # V; T" Z7 f- p( x
CL Kiso
4 H/ d, C* r) o" |; n% EDD Urakaze
+ \3 g. ]: v9 ODD Natsugumo
4 ]1 U3 C8 G5 d( L3 F) _# v ^( xDD Minegumo ; O6 n% _0 `7 G, E
DD Sugi / J8 R: v7 `: { D# J! a
DD Hinoki & y% X }! ~! g5 q- X
DD Kashi
1 f: ?2 V( d* i- h9 y, JDD Keyaki 7 i" ~% N, ?: O1 T: {( n
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Allied Ships
7 y4 i8 v+ g- p0 d, }6 U) l; LAS Howard W. Gilmore
( U1 _) [5 m f. @+ }AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage : u9 {; P, r5 X
AV Hamlin
4 Z) w' h+ `$ R& A0 v. _) dAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ! E% T6 z8 S* ~2 x0 [2 Q W
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
^" p: G: d. x$ j- G# DAR George Taylor * j4 a; ?8 e5 q7 _ p, ~5 h; z0 n: o
AV R. C. Brennan 7 r: s! l5 i4 X) p
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
# j: L- L+ w' V# PAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
, D$ M% ~7 [* }* P9 V& hAR William T. Sherman
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 0 L/ |' H3 j- S3 p/ ~& b3 V9 A5 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 3 I0 k" J/ ? g( H; R. A( ^
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Japanese Ships
. Q+ r9 X8 v+ a& k' b, ~1 vCA Kako, Shell hits 4
. P- Y1 R0 D2 B" s; _1 W( u. N# ECL Kiso, Shell hits 9
) j! Q; v/ B+ i; cDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
& @* k" z% Z1 _- _5 U+ W+ X cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ G8 d. V8 \3 _; r- ]DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) l& K# r" c/ w3 G. \DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( c. t+ s+ |/ s6 M# b/ |1 i, \DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
5 J( Q2 B3 g- p# [DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " ?6 T; G% M* L- i* H
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
' j, F# F6 p3 E; WCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
, z$ v& V z2 t4 L3 v6 e) J6 N. ? d, SCL Wilkes-Barre 4 y. o# x9 h( ^: X" S2 s: _8 F
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1 6 ]& s _" Z* j
DD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 F) e! \" d7 WDD Burns, Shell hits 1
: H8 D7 K4 k# c" }* z# `8 T) H' ]DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ' k$ A/ ?1 c$ b0 u8 X
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 w+ F# q1 J8 T, F- U; j. ?3 U* F9 m
DD Welles # \( G; o0 ?0 p+ O4 y6 R5 K6 C
DD Wilkes 2 v# |5 l2 R9 |2 b; a ?" d
DD Roe ( k! V' M/ l# p* v
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 : o+ d" }' {) K! x$ t# A
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Japanese Ships 1 m4 t( l0 L s) b) J, }
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Nicholson " t: @- ?" l: \9 w! r! T" c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 A/ M: S e" o* `2 p4 t# u. [
% K+ y" i" Q! CJapanese Ships 3 v+ A5 z# M5 k" p i8 E3 p9 W% f
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 5 r6 n, G! x; x: T
DD Lyman K. Swenson
9 {* B% D2 D' tDD Taussig - S' H; `5 H1 \1 {! {2 x/ W6 }& ]
DD John W. Weeks
; t& g- S1 p: \. F0 GDD Harrison ; J3 D" u- r0 ^% v
DD Isherwood 2 I. F& u& k9 @3 A6 Y3 M5 g8 [
DD David Taylor
+ F8 Z7 W4 K3 M# J% [2 F$ nDD Barton
5 v) k, ~1 A# e1 j: {DD Quickmatch . o4 b' y# B1 Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 O- {2 C( m6 C' W5 n; V. Y
, Z$ ?- Y; `6 ^Japanese Ships
, J0 D; g. {# t3 B2 LPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! l" q1 p, l$ u- BDD Lyman K. Swenson
5 V0 x. @5 G1 ]9 i# M1 ADD Taussig
. C6 F9 j) x8 g* \DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
( k; A% O+ a3 R. NDD Harrison
9 E1 s* X- V" bDD Isherwood
5 ^ X/ {1 A6 Z3 L1 _DD David Taylor
) t* B) `& |7 i6 O" j D$ W8 z' x$ IDD Barton
) d& \# ^, C3 N* ~DD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 5 U" F$ i1 Y& ?( J
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Allied Ships
. w' P" L& h3 o3 L9 JDD Lyman K. Swenson
% T. q) N( H E: p# mDD Taussig : R, J+ u W' r; s
DD John W. Weeks : ?1 I+ H% S& e) v! v
DD Harrison 8 @6 k! i% d2 b2 h. N( J
DD Isherwood
; O, P' B4 L/ S* @# A' \* Y5 Z* ~2 oDD David Taylor ( y- w5 G) c) n" Z+ b9 E3 z
DD Barton
7 V8 s- l7 j& j! e: J2 w WDD Quickmatch 3 }3 {: O0 w: S! E
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Daylight Surface Combat
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PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships : ~$ {0 K0 y( e$ k k w
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
6 Q- T4 s8 V" SBB Massachusetts
2 U; o6 D( w7 J" y8 h( MBB Alabama * L/ n! ^0 a! Z
CA Louisville
# l& v! G: F0 g. ^% H+ ~2 S6 o; h0 PCA Chicago
) |: I T( O$ q$ D2 k2 R: ]DD Walker 8 a/ S1 g9 y4 |' J1 z1 j5 a1 h6 x, N6 \
DD Waller ( Q" n" f3 W/ n6 h1 V0 a
DD Wedderburn
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AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships 6 E p! N& Z" S. H
BB South Dakota 7 \& @, _7 q7 V; B7 a
BB Massachusetts + \2 F+ r& Y8 q5 ^0 O2 z- T* w
BB Alabama # v) F" ~8 f f, v- x! m
CA Louisville - s' C- ?7 j6 _1 D9 r S5 |. [
CA Chicago
9 X2 ?/ r8 e3 ~- `DD Walker
' }: g1 Y0 m: g+ V8 hDD Waller
' T8 M: }+ F# Q$ f! q- @8 aDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 5 a. L2 ?5 T( Q6 n* g" ^* ?" g
7 R5 l3 J+ y8 K' v6 hJapanese Ships 5 t. ~8 R6 p) Y1 ]8 i
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships $ o, i9 k0 j4 A- V% I
BB South Dakota ' D) N& | Y: q. G5 v! Q$ a4 }
BB Massachusetts 1 v+ d$ q% E* ~6 y
BB Alabama , ?6 ?5 I5 o: a5 ~4 h. a
CA Louisville
( K1 F0 i% H. BCA Chicago . {0 b& T9 j V3 j
DD Walker
2 h9 I- C, \$ h( q( r C2 cDD Waller
' h" D$ Y# [0 j- h& ODD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
0 l+ u- E! e; W* m" V" S1 t( x; uPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . Y+ y! b5 z+ Q( w. _
6 m3 x, o# y- Y' nAllied Ships
" `+ V8 D) s4 P6 G6 N3 \BB South Dakota
; Y; d9 T8 y3 @ I5 M. g: oBB Massachusetts
; b; I$ n _' f' `* RBB Alabama
, g2 E6 J& f. J! }+ cCA Louisville
2 r0 W) M/ h$ mCA Chicago
% @8 i6 H% [; t9 vDD Walker
9 z$ W: k. J BDD Waller
, B+ p9 J/ f9 _DD Wedderburn $ P! t" t5 i9 w0 r& O! t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 | H- @6 u2 ^+ V* n
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PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage " T7 F+ E5 U; X2 ^3 u
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BB South Dakota
0 j" Q. P8 ]$ J, H6 iBB Massachusetts ) R1 `9 E( K, ?- O7 m1 n- f
BB Alabama , I }0 n6 V! B4 {7 }. n/ q5 [
CA Louisville
& @( I$ d) B0 ]9 r" GCA Chicago 9 J8 ~9 b8 z- K6 g6 E" |
DD Walker
: `7 X# o; e6 mDD Waller ! Y9 K% s3 d4 g4 _& i, Q7 g) o
DD Wedderburn
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& v0 B& C! g" E) L4 zJapanese Ships " B) |8 U9 d" x& h- B
AK Myoho Maru # M% f% L4 E# ^4 _) w& s
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire / o2 p. {" e: Y3 u1 y0 M! \& X
' I) E1 x6 E( {. ~0 f NAllied Ships " G& g: {+ z/ G! B3 g7 L& t% Q! d; ~
BB South Dakota & y w+ ^6 J6 r' r
BB Massachusetts 7 Z5 ~, n: V/ ^5 l
BB Alabama
0 t# ` X v2 N- r! @; K; ICA Louisville , c! X% i, {+ }6 v
CA Chicago
4 L$ I6 \& Z$ f/ h, z6 x( sDD Walker ' g6 f" M" [5 F9 Y3 b( o
DD Waller
+ i0 \8 _0 e$ C1 _, q* IDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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/ r* J! _, E. a( c EAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' y' l! f, _* |1 @5 N% fBB South Dakota . N5 W2 B# F' k4 X; h
BB Massachusetts
0 ~2 ?4 a8 _' RBB Alabama
8 P1 l0 }" V' j0 Q8 RCA Louisville 8 K# S7 H3 _8 K$ Y. [! V
CA Chicago ; s X" r+ }% _% `; t
DD Walker
, x1 M* \1 Y2 z% dDD Waller
. g/ @- K6 d2 Z1 uDD Wedderburn
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Japanese Ships
( L$ V `# a( c! X G' e. |; g5 yPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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BB South Dakota ) \; N6 e* C2 a- e5 I0 w+ n
BB Massachusetts
/ j1 Z* f3 K0 ?. SBB Alabama, Shell hits 1
3 I. m3 K. k5 z# a/ sCA Louisville 4 \% T u& ~# ^3 D1 D8 I2 V4 X) Z8 o4 I
CA Chicago
+ b( ?% a" ~7 h G& u+ x4 jDD Walker
) \0 Z. b. R* PDD Waller 0 Y+ h% u$ Q. H
DD Wedderburn
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. k% V7 t6 Q0 N5 qPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk ) q7 R5 g5 G7 N, c' @' D5 x& C9 _
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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4 }: \% h6 \. C- e1 _Allied Ships
9 R3 b: a' L# Q q4 oBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) / q- _+ m9 J: m* b/ O( x2 ~
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ?) b" P7 D& B
BB Alabama
$ |3 ^7 E& B! D/ e* `0 b; m( ~CA Louisville 7 T2 U4 y' @6 ?/ P
CA Chicago . }/ C" ^& }3 T
DD Walker " L0 `3 Z6 B. K+ Q+ X8 q
DD Waller
2 q# P% W9 a5 Z1 C4 e4 R+ C9 ^6 tDD Wedderburn : k! T! ~* J) t; i
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7 S) e! M0 y9 K& q! r; V* \Bombardments * w, s9 y- E; @7 s2 x" N" S
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! % A& V* p- @3 ~' E, |
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 {5 e2 `. z5 [ N: G. K
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Allied Ships
4 |: f: @+ s8 v Z+ C5 ]CA Chicago / V' J/ C% o, ]5 q
CA Louisville
3 F3 j: c3 H F `- s- r( |BB Alabama
' @; [$ p I& g P F) t, n0 Y9 W+ LBB Massachusetts . x; C5 M( f: i P; u
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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$ t4 X& `. | ~2 DJapanese ground losses: * D9 s% M1 A0 E- G& w8 j
184 casualties reported y# v5 P- b7 R* U4 }
Guns lost 3 . A6 W% T) {7 @0 O
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Runway hits 1 8 t/ J. O' c$ e- @ Q+ ?
Port fuel hits 1 - Y! U; y( Z. f( j7 z7 p7 g6 a
Port supply hits 2 " ?- B* Q4 F9 G
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% |; w$ i; e/ R$ j9 P6 g! x% g& c' JNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ' `) h3 Y- j+ _4 Z" ~' x
# Y: F! H( X" t7 x1 P# KJapanese aircraft
/ |. q& b3 K' g- Z/ f5 F9 e7 @, Tno flights 3 C: F) n3 \( G& y- B) y! G0 x3 R3 s
" s+ l2 n5 K# g7 d7 OJapanese aircraft losses
4 A+ f5 G9 n5 s. \6 X* k. U% wKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 1 o9 V: S1 W$ c! S9 `
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Allied Ships 6 d: f+ h* a, ?+ Q. C5 X) V8 z
CA Chester
' F# ]$ S: y! V u5 L/ {5 nBB Washington
0 ~- m7 X% V' Q# x: @& {; E1 ]7 qBB North Carolina
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6 [' ?9 W" J" DJapanese ground losses: , w; H! _3 R6 N3 `& G
85 casualties reported 4 c/ {9 `; F f" l2 X" `- o
Guns lost 2 # E0 F7 c: k, }, k
4 |- u" ]# {+ ^2 i
Airbase hits 1
! T' T+ j ]8 X: E" d9 [Runway hits 5
8 L$ s- ?* Z }* l$ j3 H1 r" r6 z2 kPort hits 1 : @6 Y8 Y7 c" `) w c
Port supply hits 4
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1 l: t9 \. }- H9 c }Night Air Combat : J& l8 w" |3 a1 _# D# Q6 U
' H" s& n$ I! m9 {* N- C& h/ eNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 5 O; P3 _/ J, e4 h" k" R
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Japanese aircraft
4 p K; |% d @* V* _% RH8K Emily x 5 ) w+ h) c2 T5 p/ Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 a$ \; o. P" l$ L+ p S; ^H8K Emily: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ }7 `+ H; o# F* g' s- |3 T7 KSS RO-35
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Allied Ships 0 a8 [3 `! Y* T7 A. F( e
DD Hyman
/ Z j8 ^* r& Q4 K" X$ W2 l, V7 ?. a6 TDD Conner
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- X3 U Y8 z% RNight Air attack on TF at 64,53 / f! \! Y4 ^$ i. {5 T
( n! Z) w0 I3 e( m9 o: ]. OJapanese aircraft . T2 A) q4 X. W4 S
H8K Emily x 5 - a+ s% M5 d. h
4 @7 `- F& k& wAllied aircraft
# `1 m, A, v3 m, {8 n/ U5 O9 @ ?4 yP-61A Black Widow x 2
1 |# L8 m/ X( t0 M. f7 V* N: @3 y
# d" n) B: w' P( _+ c% |' yJapanese aircraft losses
3 r5 x" K5 b# Z: l$ N4 wH8K Emily: 4 damaged
2 j/ P8 g. W2 w ?$ l' { l& D# ^: i
Allied Ships ) u2 A5 j( h X, r& C3 l1 I
DD Conner ( Y, `3 P+ Q A: q
DE LeRay Wilson
% u3 l/ P$ R- b3 O: x0 J# c* CAK Martin Johnson |