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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 7 A* l0 J9 X! E
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) |3 \- O" d9 v! U# SSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships - x& i9 W. S4 B% [7 }0 I
DD Saufley : k8 R" F$ ?; ^6 q, @, i' [5 G
DD Picking / L+ s- Z$ w* d' q8 V" m7 w
DD John Hood
3 ?5 M1 u2 s6 B: x+ g; [, _3 FDD Caperton + Y0 L5 x) B. ?. j
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& s. t5 G4 ^' O; RSub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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w; H: b* X! u4 V% FJapanese Ships
* ~6 t7 L2 }( I* R& u5 Z& f) B$ k7 PAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, t7 g d; S: l! E3 p3 u( cPC Kume 5 w* S: ` o$ n
6 S. I6 ~. T2 {, D3 H W
Allied Ships - ^" C) i: A3 b5 M
SS Hake , z4 R* W8 [9 S7 [% R+ D
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" X1 t% D* I* c+ v* y' c: H TASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships
' k: H9 G! L' o' i' g' M! |6 lDD Saufley ; \7 k; T0 _. [! ]7 P$ z7 V
DD Picking
, j& g0 h [% W! k1 ~7 wDD John Hood
$ x+ c( K& j. ZDD Caperton
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4 Z% z$ A! U: h/ T; X" tSub attack at 62,53 * F5 J1 K5 L7 N' o
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Japanese Ships ' d$ x3 a1 G& u( m0 C
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 P- ?6 @' ?8 ~
PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships / X* w+ k* e) K4 ]" r
SS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 8 K/ f6 v1 Z8 |3 [% {
88 casualties reported
$ r6 N4 G! E! x: d) b- kGuns lost 2 ) o# H3 _% ^# }, O V
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Night Surface Combat
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
3 A/ n* `* ^( q) p+ v, v" t: @) Bthe 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
+ H: p7 F0 M& }1 Y& o& GBB Fuso, Shell hits 3 ' D3 u& K6 [0 f3 k
BB Yamashiro
" w9 `; P" Y. L4 m0 d* Q- LBB Hyuga 1 {- L* ?* C7 Y) @- [1 [
CA Mikuma ( K' O. z) B9 {6 S+ P
CL Noshiro
( ^0 [$ Z( I T$ M ?; V2 k& oDD Fuyuzuki 7 c( D- f/ _7 ^
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 4 H4 N8 V* t5 q/ H* _; { G
DD Momi
8 n8 ?( |8 x: u0 ZDD Kaede & j. o$ R; w+ U. t% o! f6 z
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
4 c O) |! @* @/ }+ E2 L& SDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 i6 }, u3 g: S3 K6 P) X( Z
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Allied Ships
+ w4 ?2 Z: G* `% }DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; [; t' N; n B3 Z
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
( B# \& M( e; S2 q" e( I! LDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ E; \- O! V; |, w+ q- j4 {; q1 A
DMS Rodman
2 |! C( x0 ]: N) F5 j7 T! RDMS Gherardi / S4 p, h" c7 O; W) L0 _5 P+ S
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ) }1 @% w% _2 q m+ Y8 `
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
' F7 I9 m9 x6 n8 o H1 j& uLST LST-339, heavy damage
3 p1 G, b( u/ J: \: o ]LST LST-457, heavy damage ; t3 B0 D) T1 k
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire 7 @- V! O" A8 k, {4 q* o
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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: ?0 _. I3 G9 e+ G! CAllied ground losses:
% i% l+ s; a+ j( L54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 % _* F$ @0 Z7 p9 Q
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Japanese Ships * ^$ g! r* `# H1 ~
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage ) x' J: O E1 q0 B
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 9 S0 ~ D6 e3 M7 p% e
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Allied Ships 8 k2 L7 f$ U$ F$ d6 g' H# H0 @
DD Lyman K. Swenson
' Z' X0 z; w; L4 I U* j7 y$ `DD Taussig
, K; x h* p1 t$ R; |% z5 p/ q- mDD John W. Weeks
+ i; `2 U/ Y) z3 \- l/ nDD Harrison . }; J7 r0 s, b( W; d7 m
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 , h# B, X7 G; z. ?( N/ ?
DD David Taylor
/ r: j" u% y2 y E% aDD Barton
# s& x6 W y! {) ~! g6 ]DD Quickmatch 1 S, j, s k$ j- d* S/ f. B0 V" p
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1 k7 H: p' r, h0 U. nOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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* ~! ?8 e' i2 b$ z" R( INight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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1 O* k. m7 A) h0 Q( D# GJapanese Ships 6 a4 c" A; b- C5 g! L3 O$ u
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
8 w0 O x: |( R/ z/ Q( uCL Kiso
( v/ Q: W4 G& W8 O% jDD Urakaze ( z) l, P: A8 b
DD Natsugumo
- e% L7 |6 c$ t) n+ UDD Minegumo `2 Y* p+ J6 E
DD Sugi
" b) G9 w% i+ R) \" [; _- vDD Hinoki
1 l$ k. s7 D) D' h |DD Kashi + D$ j5 D4 g( T, z: J0 Q
DD Keyaki - ]6 V: v5 a8 b# W0 g
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Allied Ships ) v5 `6 T) ^3 l/ W- _2 a
AS Howard W. Gilmore
3 Z% s9 e I3 a+ hAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. I, l7 I% ~: F/ ?& |/ {AV Hamlin
D# M5 m9 f" [+ ^AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire ) U8 j1 |, i! U4 [. P6 F9 u( `# s6 S
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
0 z: O, c ]: Q1 A6 j0 w- oAR George Taylor . T( l$ N& `, k K. l, L! Z& B
AV R. C. Brennan - r1 X9 M9 ?! F
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
! E. S5 i% c8 C2 z7 JAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
, h$ Q' n$ @1 \* V0 u2 WAR William T. Sherman
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, |3 o; d# X+ q$ N/ G& U# zThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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2 ]4 y. E9 l/ O5 }) y8 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ! H2 E" c& U/ e. Q' }; z- ?4 K! c; \1 `% e
6 @: v: B; c9 y. R# AJapanese Ships - H! T& K' t0 {* a; T) e9 f1 z. B
CA Kako, Shell hits 4 6 Z7 w' ]# |( V
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 9 h, P9 d5 v/ ]- @6 Q4 Q
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire : x: j2 e% _$ R9 |+ }6 S
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ |7 i$ {! \' Q" s3 z/ e4 s$ n
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 8 d6 k/ N! g+ h- w2 A
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ) }. i9 [/ q1 n( A' `
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 2 ?( M3 C6 I1 x3 D, {% X( T$ ]0 H+ R
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! S8 C& u* g2 _* t5 QDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
# q' c; J: }! FCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
. z- B6 O% X, T3 TCL Wilkes-Barre
" s$ Q4 G4 @( r4 Z5 x- rCA Detroit, Shell hits 1
* A: y8 {, ]/ U6 JDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ H4 q( p: k! p2 ^! BDD Burns, Shell hits 1
1 q. d1 N& o" hDD Bush, Shell hits 1 $ Y s8 P; e# V% W- \, r. }4 ]. Y
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
( h! P' s2 L( H: S6 }; g, S8 M" ODD Welles
5 K. _, S& V- N4 J Y0 f; N) uDD Wilkes
6 z1 }8 g8 } \% A5 M( Y( CDD Roe 0 l# @/ `% ^8 A f. E
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 ( ?5 H1 C6 c: G, z* W5 Q. q
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Japanese Ships
& ~6 ]* f& X4 L; }7 M& w+ hPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 Q& O3 n2 v* g- M
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DD Nicholson : G* h9 Y! @+ R2 N3 b
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+ q& t9 a; T: `5 O' X8 s8 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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9 b5 m) }$ [" Y* ]Japanese Ships
5 Y, n9 K) r" s; K% XPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! Q1 f* l S* u; t1 Q# yDD Lyman K. Swenson
; p& Q3 o& g" \8 HDD Taussig + D- Q: u& _' x3 w- N
DD John W. Weeks
9 r6 [7 Z- m7 G* E7 i2 rDD Harrison - B; R1 L' W: s1 [$ @( D0 l$ \ Q
DD Isherwood Z$ m, H$ z5 l+ }* ?
DD David Taylor
1 h# X. @4 M7 h0 ?6 IDD Barton
* m; e' q' K" d# U0 d) ^DD Quickmatch
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0 T1 o8 w3 l6 P# f: W7 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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3 C: q9 _7 d- |# q1 [Japanese Ships 7 Q3 Y5 e; c0 s4 l" g
PC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 p1 E O0 q! tDD Lyman K. Swenson
3 D! e7 A3 l9 R1 dDD Taussig " D9 I$ c% [! G1 ^! L
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 # [( F5 |0 w! ~$ a& x# b9 l
DD Harrison , P; `, v4 Y4 O# Q: K2 [5 J
DD Isherwood
. X9 @' U: N9 R4 U$ t) kDD David Taylor
4 N4 P# Y& r- {, ]+ f8 z, ~; G- JDD Barton
4 w' O' `/ Z' f0 ?9 x$ gDD Quickmatch
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" i0 J& {8 z! A, s1 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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& d" I5 m+ y, C) uJapanese Ships & j( R4 h; u ^1 ]4 f) h7 i
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk + C4 Q' e T0 y& d$ Z: S# |. Y
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Allied Ships
$ }" h/ H( L$ ?! r+ }4 h5 pDD Lyman K. Swenson , z% R( |& r4 Y2 I* {
DD Taussig
+ ^( i8 f5 a& ?. A, _DD John W. Weeks
5 W- F! F# @; P' x+ Z, Y( `* D0 cDD Harrison 1 c/ o# v+ ?0 ]& `
DD Isherwood 7 _- n3 \3 }/ y! S
DD David Taylor
6 F( A$ H7 z% a. y$ kDD Barton
; Q$ M5 J) H0 ^4 \% L( D4 c* n rDD Quickmatch 2 g+ t. W& d6 l$ b
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Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 }: T$ I% r. [$ S6 c
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Japanese Ships 7 M, x/ _* ?2 }+ H
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 3 p9 g+ U# V3 c, @5 k
7 V: J( a- ]" i1 I; P( ZAllied Ships ( D2 T2 c' g8 [# a3 {) A) N
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 ' i6 b( h( ]4 g* Z& B
BB Massachusetts 8 \9 `3 i+ F0 ]$ n
BB Alabama
% S+ i* a- v3 ~3 ~, SCA Louisville
; B6 l! K: \5 a# h9 _5 S! M6 qCA Chicago . w `1 }6 E# \" z& B8 {
DD Walker 4 n+ g/ \) D+ l- o/ |" i
DD Waller
+ \5 q1 ^9 r4 G& i, m9 ]" d' d5 lDD Wedderburn . W" M- K- V9 L0 P1 l$ b
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2 h8 i' ^9 b7 x3 R! u* O: XDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 4 ?* F3 g8 l4 D8 S0 o" G
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Japanese Ships 8 o3 @. t' z( G+ p
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) `" e [" c% @% G
% x% V8 l1 X. i5 QAllied Ships 7 u W0 c. S' d: V7 g9 p) g# O7 g
BB South Dakota ) j/ s& o3 u' ~/ q
BB Massachusetts
2 F( y4 E5 v& P% Z9 J4 xBB Alabama
# e' k1 s9 J- S* F- v1 N z& TCA Louisville
; O/ N0 x, |/ a0 z: e8 L4 GCA Chicago
* a5 x: L2 F! [8 UDD Walker ) O7 c& l* e2 q% L
DD Waller
! p- r. m: |- l+ q* R: D4 pDD Wedderburn % [% R1 a) |: T$ V k5 `. X
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
+ u7 `! ?4 c9 d0 F/ F* H: `7 p+ Q' \AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 k2 i/ U$ B: t+ | d
+ }, m' M4 Y6 d$ \2 YAllied Ships $ ^- v0 i! |8 T: I2 E9 z* X
BB South Dakota 3 G8 P! l& y. v$ ~( s
BB Massachusetts / |$ b* K9 [' s4 r" N/ [
BB Alabama : E; |6 E3 D' E- t2 V$ n
CA Louisville 0 V6 ]" E0 q) n( o {$ i- C' D
CA Chicago o! E, }0 D0 R4 {4 D+ Q
DD Walker & @5 ]" o% M; R: R8 A! n, l
DD Waller ) A% Y* C" d# n
DD Wedderburn
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! `* v8 b7 V6 d: K* x! rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
- V0 V9 @: ]4 }3 i' k0 l! NPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( B8 @9 Q0 M |% y. G" ^/ u: J4 ~
, l- s5 A: j6 K( |$ s) }9 W8 nAllied Ships : J, g( @. A4 G3 q: l1 n
BB South Dakota * o2 l. X: h; r8 d: U
BB Massachusetts 8 Z9 w/ p" o( b8 b
BB Alabama 0 t$ P4 u. l# \, a2 b
CA Louisville * u3 c! t. I0 w; o5 |1 {$ d
CA Chicago 4 \' h V3 F( R! h0 B) m5 H# q5 H
DD Walker
4 O7 c1 T% g HDD Waller 3 I$ L: v3 b+ D4 n% B
DD Wedderburn + X5 Q! H* h( |& H) R) k" d; f
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 0 z# T2 m3 K3 a. k
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships . R2 ^. W( B( \" k& p
BB South Dakota " {# a4 e8 M7 [ @
BB Massachusetts
) \% s- h5 N$ ]. X* P: J6 Y. r. ?BB Alabama
0 i2 O9 Z! f( ~* ZCA Louisville
1 J p% \1 Q( W A5 d3 F8 \CA Chicago
1 S- c1 k( M( U; J( q4 W3 MDD Walker + ^1 U1 B* a( O* F0 I
DD Waller 3 F& d2 U* y' p+ q
DD Wedderburn
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6 g6 e- e% C$ D6 N. ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 Z1 N: A8 b9 U' Z- W+ a
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Japanese Ships 3 o9 ~$ g$ a" w o8 V
AK Myoho Maru , K4 s- g3 q- A
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire + S* Z( [/ q3 r& c8 |
& H% n$ ^; a# p0 G$ S a4 VAllied Ships , f& w* X. N" M+ v( m: n4 T
BB South Dakota
4 g7 P* S# Q. [- | bBB Massachusetts + i4 I# J1 L6 n
BB Alabama
* `6 K$ K+ a) kCA Louisville 0 ~$ L7 |- a4 C; }' c" h
CA Chicago
4 ~, |; V* [: l/ \6 C/ CDD Walker
8 H0 T: e8 [& M9 WDD Waller
. d5 U0 `7 D; \DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # ?0 A; [6 R5 I* {: x5 D4 E
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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. \5 K5 h" s* pAllied Ships
5 E# c/ O; K$ PBB South Dakota
; m0 v# z8 C- L% T+ Y% ]BB Massachusetts 9 j, U6 C+ t( H9 O& ?0 N" B/ v& D
BB Alabama
: f' _7 K3 O) a0 y0 ^' r, |- fCA Louisville
[; Q7 L& j5 ]7 eCA Chicago
4 l( f' Q& h: A& {3 d: g nDD Walker
m4 l& H$ d3 ]DD Waller
( \" S: o8 p# `2 X, N+ A. EDD Wedderburn * ~/ F! [# P9 i9 V
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 " J0 q" m. P) R0 X
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Japanese Ships
4 n/ u- u7 L3 o k" kPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( v' P, r% ^5 n0 d- K0 r
' @2 D' V& F* f% y; pAllied Ships
; \& J5 Y0 K& I' P* u9 N* U* G. oBB South Dakota
+ C( D. _3 T1 ?5 l, FBB Massachusetts
. w% _) w6 p/ O% X; {BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 4 E- v) B6 s) T9 G
CA Louisville
# R. Q/ i& ]; |$ O0 @* E1 mCA Chicago 3 p; p/ Y9 k+ n
DD Walker , w, r, v: C* b, B
DD Waller , j/ I7 @* B1 M+ i$ [- g# t4 i
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
5 \, Q9 S. U' V; U( p7 S. r- bPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
1 I: J0 j* b5 w0 d5 T% v* CAP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 ]2 d7 @6 o$ z YBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
" G* J. Z3 _1 A# A( MBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ' p% T- U, ]% f) D2 _7 E
BB Alabama
; k: D5 f3 |: Y; QCA Louisville
1 \% h% z% R" y) aCA Chicago
9 y; o8 {, P M7 ^! kDD Walker
8 o) {# Z! {3 K" K- Q8 g7 L. c+ [DD Waller 5 c0 z/ B( a) Y5 U$ s; d. W
DD Wedderburn ! A8 T+ q+ ~6 w. L% s
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Bombardments
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' S0 z4 G& U, _5 d" w( X3 yNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 1 q( x) v& G( K7 T
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
* Q+ s9 b R6 v5 M6 t. o8 Y5 eCA Chicago 0 B8 t. x, ~1 y7 ^3 L$ W7 J
CA Louisville " A% L0 ` Q+ D* ^1 M( V9 E l
BB Alabama
* W; P) Y, t" R3 U. m. [BB Massachusetts
. [% @. |! o5 M# C9 WBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 . Y8 Z3 C2 B3 I5 s9 K. v; o
) z s3 b4 e# o; m+ G9 {: H, b
Japanese ground losses: 1 N" S+ ^% L% ` A& b! X1 D" H, G! p
184 casualties reported
1 `- d! U( s: xGuns lost 3
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Runway hits 1
& v4 \' Y( Z% EPort fuel hits 1 7 H2 V+ K: `3 I# f2 p+ @
Port supply hits 2 7 U, j ]9 i/ n. W
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
8 Y, U V2 W7 eno flights ) ], ?# {1 \$ x% M1 X8 s
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 g0 R, u: j5 a/ N U
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed / P& E# B1 b' A5 a5 s& W& Y: }4 m
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Allied Ships + Y6 T- D; l3 ^! ~! S, e
CA Chester
4 ^. i9 I l8 e2 @' r: N8 iBB Washington ; `8 }3 O; b. Y9 f
BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
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# h$ t% A/ [8 A6 v' H: EGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
( @ ^' t% a, A, @" L+ ZRunway hits 5 . M8 ], i. b7 }/ h0 Y% u! J0 {
Port hits 1 0 u9 Q2 u# o6 y5 R/ W
Port supply hits 4 1 P+ ]/ M: T# ~. v+ f+ |/ V
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Night Air Combat
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 " o! ^; `; p6 Q3 Y9 T; c
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. `* a/ Z4 F$ W, `2 u. VH8K Emily x 5
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2 r2 o9 E+ `/ K$ m- [6 F* U/ W' rJapanese aircraft losses
* u7 f* _* L, P; uH8K Emily: 5 damaged " A) I3 |% F. O! Q% M6 C4 Y: P4 G
2 S* D" j5 @: N- C3 f8 e h6 KJapanese Ships
7 ?) f% Y4 M$ a9 d$ y# jSS RO-35
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' E& t X( D. j5 s' k. CAllied Ships : l1 W) V3 a2 t$ t1 G) k1 B5 P& T9 A
DD Hyman n7 d/ G5 y6 x6 B
DD Conner 8 k( P( s9 Z% q7 ?! X7 @
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft 7 B' ^! W( i0 K# I
H8K Emily x 5 % e9 P8 h) ~! N
1 F" B- {4 r' R3 N& MAllied aircraft
9 H# G' X6 c5 Z- }) v+ r. JP-61A Black Widow x 2
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9 W$ ~( p; O; y8 p& ~Japanese aircraft losses * B" r0 f; b0 U* |! ?4 |" d
H8K Emily: 4 damaged N# o* F+ J& i# K
/ N2 H+ l2 {! v1 EAllied Ships
; G( H1 d6 f* V. R1 u6 v0 uDD Conner
' {. D1 j( e: W0 CDE LeRay Wilson , O& G- G3 X2 O7 w5 N+ q
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