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Sub/ASW Attacks
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
9 h1 M+ E- i) i! d; r6 O8 uSS RO-35, hits 7
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Allied Ships
4 x/ |* R! k$ s- D3 nDD Saufley
/ U& t2 s! |$ W- qDD Picking & q" U( _+ o+ D& N. h6 i
DD John Hood / o) V G, l) l
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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5 G5 L' T' i+ g7 c" jJapanese Ships 9 d" j9 t5 |% _* l: b
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 c/ k; s, D0 D3 i ~PC Kume % V6 b" p3 y/ W. b! J! i1 f
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Allied Ships ' l, P: b; H" e
SS Hake
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- F: y/ ?5 a* w, J3 NASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships , i, l. D- h5 c; g5 H5 V
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire ! c# o, K9 v# L2 q
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Allied Ships
' y* l o: U7 L E8 C- u, C. jDD Saufley ; B$ m$ I! a7 X- l0 o4 W/ h
DD Picking
5 {/ W% ]: V) X% a- a: n wDD John Hood
( z3 i: `& P) ^) s* V D+ p6 DDD Caperton - T. H( {7 D6 p& l( B1 _
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Sub attack at 62,53
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4 K2 V- \( A. h4 KJapanese Ships 8 D4 z& b9 A Z. k# e& `5 a. W# t
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?2 I# t- [) k9 jPC Ch 2 : [( s/ w, R2 e- T1 D* V& \ m
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Allied Ships
" t u- C" F8 V( FSS Bang
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Japanese ground losses: 5 _( {- L2 j# z% `7 Z
88 casualties reported / l$ m+ x3 E8 E/ {; Y6 h: q0 Y
Guns lost 2 ) ]7 B( S4 m) u( p
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9 _ V) l i+ [7 y" ]& G; YNight Surface Combat 8 A9 ]& G9 R; m {! m
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ! B3 n: h% c* B
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. 0 T) T0 X! D1 D; Y9 f
$ C* ]2 [6 q3 g; p: |) SNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53 1 a& k. U) Z1 ~, n. G8 E5 J& D
( N2 U6 X$ |7 }3 A I$ UJapanese Ships " V& L7 A* \3 m1 N( g* ~: L
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 " p9 p" c% l9 ~' u- v2 n
BB Yamashiro
7 e% T$ j# Z% T/ t- d1 sBB Hyuga
" F& s1 \; w! u7 VCA Mikuma
# k+ B( c6 [/ q% lCL Noshiro
4 G" c; B, w& @. n7 cDD Fuyuzuki
- U$ p1 ]7 Q/ r1 e% u' jDD Oboro, Shell hits 1
+ o$ E* b0 Y6 V6 g& n; ~DD Momi
3 K, S2 v4 D, T( P& [DD Kaede
; ~: X# L0 e* Y! JDD Kaki, Shell hits 1 / F" u: o* i3 Y1 o3 `
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire " {4 X) K0 l- _$ O, ]! {$ r
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Allied Ships ( }: M' ?% R: y
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 R }" @. e$ V5 a" O7 V3 J7 yDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 & T9 P- r, D* e
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # f% F! V( C* ^( J- {$ `
DMS Rodman
9 _% N6 ~( ^# Y/ I0 D" sDMS Gherardi 4 x* \0 G8 ~9 C, e
DMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / F- L6 j; d3 q) [: A/ c3 j& \
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
: C" G% e! D5 E5 Y, R; g: u, h, F% [LST LST-339, heavy damage
+ I, h/ g$ R- b# h" LLST LST-457, heavy damage
# d. E" k# r- Y3 `) RAK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
2 q# X% e1 V4 N6 l3 }- ]AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
7 X5 @3 @5 [$ W* U2 Z+ ?9 u+ {54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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) c$ ^( l/ ~- h2 |# T+ V/ H. rPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. p. f( L. f4 f T2 dPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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& @3 A: h5 E6 W7 KAllied Ships ' X {' K5 _2 B$ _) z) f
DD Lyman K. Swenson
, V1 @( ` u% X* e* HDD Taussig
2 z! u7 x2 T9 ^8 I! R/ u6 N( N: ODD John W. Weeks
* t2 _: T7 g0 Y5 i2 |7 a0 ?9 QDD Harrison 2 L; _/ B8 I2 J5 ?( J+ {3 E
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1
( k1 o, B- x9 {8 o, F1 DDD David Taylor
K8 t- q1 _; G4 I2 oDD Barton
) }% G; o7 u+ M6 Q3 jDD Quickmatch $ Y1 u# `3 C$ _+ q k6 m: v$ C
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: . z4 B' V8 H2 P* o8 T
9 g/ \: @6 X# E- C2 W( uNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 + v9 y0 r1 f" d3 k3 F' f2 n
% `0 t4 w6 p/ k( k# x# O4 c0 BJapanese Ships
' L* W# M2 K5 T, d h4 V# YCA Kako, Shell hits 1
* l A6 L! ~1 r' zCL Kiso / g0 X! |, w8 G& H1 f. {, U9 U9 E9 e
DD Urakaze
7 A& G. u1 O! ~+ u) V/ V5 A+ JDD Natsugumo 8 z6 m# w# q3 s2 z p5 S& U, a# F! b
DD Minegumo
- M+ B" B0 B9 `DD Sugi
% u# J7 I. i- \: I' E# DDD Hinoki
& [" V' H$ j/ M) c9 q4 sDD Kashi
5 Z+ q& z( F& _; I4 [6 f# y( zDD Keyaki
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/ E& ?# N. u3 LAllied Ships
7 U( J3 m( E QAS Howard W. Gilmore : a8 p+ P0 B r7 {1 r
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . l- t/ m$ u" \+ e( D5 r8 R) q
AV Hamlin
( D4 Y& x9 w* \) v/ a8 N4 bAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
) g4 W4 {6 x/ `6 GAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 6 @ w* _; r/ x/ F& d# [
AR George Taylor
( A% X0 d! ~9 ~# B4 ?+ ^" yAV R. C. Brennan * ~6 S1 f& `8 ^0 n
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
" z3 q2 d1 [9 I9 Z( ?/ Y8 MAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk 0 R1 p0 a! o4 I5 M
AR William T. Sherman , M2 c9 j$ H0 ^! p: t$ P
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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" t, O/ g- N" p% S& \Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 $ h4 e1 V: F8 o% t: }
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CA Kako, Shell hits 4 5 G* w$ K1 \1 ]9 G( J
CL Kiso, Shell hits 9 . L9 j; K, k+ x8 A. h
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
) r7 a/ S# c0 ]0 @/ v) K# a! oDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ^2 H& c1 r: E" O0 q# O, KDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 8 s& V5 }, I$ Y3 Q5 O
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
3 w6 W# @3 |# E* P) k8 X+ VDD Hinoki, Shell hits 4 / h+ x/ l* _- S( I9 j# b
DD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' y% J& s/ f# g$ L8 [DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire ) ?2 ^# E/ D5 K" Z( b$ _9 m" N5 d
) F3 d9 u' o9 m% {. g$ `! c0 ?' G6 kAllied Ships 2 o/ o% ~1 V# Y7 t5 w
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
/ S% F5 @, @& H3 }CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 L W! ^; T, x2 k8 S' ^9 K7 q' d
CL Wilkes-Barre # T; p$ D0 G- m4 n' k& h* P* h6 r+ ~
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
# v; c( {- L& pDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire ; r' s( {" u' ~8 Q9 O3 Y- B
DD Burns, Shell hits 1 ( _7 y3 V c+ z+ J- u+ p
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 ' k' `( s$ e! |; t$ b+ I
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 " X( T3 Z3 C( _" b
DD Welles , j r% u6 [4 [% S
DD Wilkes / T' T# r$ }. d: H
DD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
: @7 c4 D8 M+ o5 {- H7 ]# ^% F wPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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8 z5 O4 N' T" h, U) _Allied Ships
8 ~& I. [0 d! l/ j, M6 EDD Nicholson - q- H7 W3 y) ~* f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / }1 s* b, v$ {7 _
& c2 p, n. z: n% `2 U, JJapanese Ships / B* m, F4 A2 J# F4 {
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 O/ h1 L/ P( B# X
4 c: @3 L4 H) I0 X FAllied Ships
2 j6 d' \' s3 ]DD Lyman K. Swenson
* Z! y: f( |8 u1 ZDD Taussig 0 S! v* d0 D2 W! r$ i
DD John W. Weeks ! a$ W0 |9 ^9 C2 U# V1 u
DD Harrison
& ]2 h; \' @! m5 |) {DD Isherwood
5 v- e# O/ x \, U( pDD David Taylor ! t; Z( U- w% a( z0 f A8 x5 S
DD Barton
" ^- G; N3 u H9 zDD Quickmatch ! }1 i& i5 T9 F" v, v% U
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$ S% H% f5 V7 Z+ i" LNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
$ X+ t. x6 v B! NPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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/ ~# `0 H* d% M ~0 b% YAllied Ships 2 U. Q- b7 }+ l' _ P2 r' U
DD Lyman K. Swenson 8 t0 Z# j* x2 S& k
DD Taussig % H. B% Q7 e) S6 Q, W' V$ U
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
* l& A- C; S4 N/ iDD Harrison
. h: S- K6 P! Y8 JDD Isherwood
" r7 @8 O, G3 {( b3 gDD David Taylor
) ~5 z" u9 [" G( LDD Barton
, v2 y8 B- ?/ A- \! lDD Quickmatch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 N% h/ Z) L6 O+ `3 @
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Japanese Ships
9 e, h; p& z2 q4 W4 b; j t5 L" Y+ }PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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, _, r! l# |3 ~% e1 o1 MAllied Ships
1 l3 I9 F) x( ]/ D5 @. C# f3 Y% V" EDD Lyman K. Swenson
# j9 d7 {( ~( }. w4 t1 r5 ~DD Taussig / {% e0 z& Z# H+ j! k* s
DD John W. Weeks , ^7 R: c" V( g
DD Harrison , K. U+ }- C- }6 ], b3 P1 u$ l
DD Isherwood Y+ @- r0 Q6 _0 r! m+ L6 v
DD David Taylor
4 q6 I- H# ]# Q" ~5 ~7 MDD Barton
i; b/ m* A0 E* ZDD Quickmatch : o! U' b8 c) K7 e$ r: ~
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: Z! J: K, Q9 O/ _Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 , j3 p3 Y( A* W0 O% d5 s
, W3 h5 Z+ {! {4 p6 W% X2 d" OJapanese Ships $ M; |) M% N0 D x8 q4 X
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk " J" Q, Z; U5 w! j% k& I" @, \
3 ~, b' }( ]; R/ i; pAllied Ships . N5 u: e7 r/ @3 z4 o* x
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 / Y d$ L9 j! @
BB Massachusetts 6 I5 I5 I! C5 s7 k% g, o
BB Alabama
" B4 Z, `0 n$ ?5 uCA Louisville
* C5 ^* \# b. j3 L2 Z3 M: wCA Chicago
J% T4 y4 r4 p( JDD Walker
' y+ E( u& v& S. P& [( P6 I+ ZDD Waller
" V% S( z0 v6 `$ O4 ]. {/ kDD Wedderburn
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* c0 t( r6 y2 V' p W: j3 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & j" q$ [( L( {9 U4 o- A
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AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - m7 f2 X! ~# T1 U5 r
9 I( A+ `: ^0 QAllied Ships : a* ^# y, m* u
BB South Dakota
/ X- b* q& z* p, eBB Massachusetts # X) x( r% y* D; m% _
BB Alabama + l u9 T4 R# v3 d
CA Louisville
( ?' v# u7 O# l1 E7 L4 E% FCA Chicago ( G6 l8 ^% Y' M6 q+ G* U/ ~
DD Walker
$ H' a9 I2 j( f2 WDD Waller
, M; D6 t. j* J o- a5 w) f* X, H- |& wDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 1 @1 z: |6 ?! y2 d+ K& E `; O
7 W F" G% c7 f% i* sJapanese Ships
$ a( i' M1 n \0 [. `AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk $ V. Z% I$ j& t
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Allied Ships
4 f: \" s, h3 C8 T3 ?BB South Dakota
. ?: e. ]* O8 Z% c5 w- \8 HBB Massachusetts
1 \7 ^6 a; G) g! ]: k* dBB Alabama
: E' k6 ^ h% G$ q0 J& YCA Louisville 8 H: ^' n7 A- }* @
CA Chicago 7 J1 _, J$ [8 v; F
DD Walker
! C' {5 n9 q8 K) C5 WDD Waller 3 u0 K) L+ |+ ] O3 U2 q$ D" K$ Q( n
DD Wedderburn 6 |; R, N% D: w, s
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# M" X! ]; U# L) w. D4 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships / y0 I* m% V3 W2 g" x( {' m
PC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - R. j; M7 F/ Y1 K% @' U
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- W* n6 ^% g/ N* Z8 g+ lBB South Dakota
4 w ~' i8 e7 MBB Massachusetts
5 \( m& x- x- m( g2 hBB Alabama
' I: d; I0 _; I; d* d cCA Louisville
9 h6 z6 j9 `; w! [CA Chicago
+ z7 w0 A$ q7 s8 ]* |& O/ HDD Walker
* y/ d- r5 }0 w/ N. V2 T+ ODD Waller 5 L# j) P" ~7 R
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ( |5 {1 f( v" S _5 Z
7 r* t3 c4 \: n+ oJapanese Ships
1 o. X2 h2 y! s3 w1 k Z' d) gPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage `) {! K& Z& ~1 i
; J0 N$ b' h) Z3 U( W4 H, {' MAllied Ships
6 }4 l7 P E9 F+ V6 iBB South Dakota
+ v: F8 i; n' w$ m2 m9 G" CBB Massachusetts 3 ^$ z' o( V1 l! a1 L, [
BB Alabama & e4 _% M1 {, U# l
CA Louisville
% Z. U0 B7 I* k1 z! j/ V0 uCA Chicago
! g: J4 F3 R3 o; k( ?0 [DD Walker 1 M( f4 Y2 Y2 I& a# u, P
DD Waller
0 i5 S# Z; l* l( U+ ?0 m [DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AK Myoho Maru % R/ s8 H7 Q' l" ^
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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BB South Dakota 7 e4 e" _7 r' x+ w7 V
BB Massachusetts 8 t* P8 q! F: r5 v
BB Alabama
' L! X- {. s/ z7 eCA Louisville
0 C' W9 u, e; WCA Chicago
) I! W, y0 q3 n) s# lDD Walker
/ f& w) F! _2 I d+ f) ]3 pDD Waller
9 |. Z5 U1 h( s' tDD Wedderburn 7 H1 U5 k/ t1 I% {( M
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$ v% |" f6 |4 A3 ~0 W5 L$ C1 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 ; p d; k4 t. r& Y4 z' [7 K
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
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7 |0 I! W( h; v6 j2 w0 ZAllied Ships
( Z* y9 Z* ^, w- V9 N+ }BB South Dakota
0 |3 Y, V# B9 y! r6 jBB Massachusetts
( T3 I1 S! o( `( |9 UBB Alabama
( ~ \* T5 Q7 z7 C% ECA Louisville
$ V7 \! I% r" t. iCA Chicago 9 D' ?6 ? Y- l4 c2 |
DD Walker 9 f5 K/ {0 R3 z, X
DD Waller t9 f9 [/ I' H( @& J, Y. Q
DD Wedderburn : [5 e- P0 s. Q; a. O
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: \% g$ ]7 Z! C* W, I4 o# z: oDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 r5 o, W+ V; Y9 I9 M! X, b0 D
% s" @9 R/ v' w4 @6 aJapanese Ships
* L6 H8 q5 N* ?, M9 ]1 J( ?PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' d' h4 \1 L4 g) k# g- {
$ L% s, `' a1 W9 P' TAllied Ships
; n8 y! g, U, [9 [6 P0 D5 QBB South Dakota : h7 r4 v9 l" G
BB Massachusetts
6 h+ @. \4 O% M# w+ g' L) @+ RBB Alabama, Shell hits 1 / A3 v- `7 y( B- a* R+ p
CA Louisville
5 K( i: C: |! o+ uCA Chicago & I' Y/ X% s' T1 n
DD Walker . t e+ F8 p( K/ ?
DD Waller # }, ]4 e! a0 \9 q8 { d7 D
DD Wedderburn 4 M" E" k5 H# c' O, l3 }# C( t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 / U+ t5 K3 T5 n ]0 V
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Japanese Ships
) q7 `( I$ Z2 k( }+ JPC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk 9 \* M( L5 [% b2 v6 i1 J7 u9 |/ t3 y
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 9 V8 `6 N& e. F) z$ {: R
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Allied Ships
2 s( }+ t. G, C8 x- `: C/ f' hBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) 2 x2 u) ~1 Z! ]" p1 X+ V
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 9 ^9 x" H6 T5 h& w' N) }0 g
BB Alabama , V% t) c6 H0 [% `
CA Louisville + j% i2 q' W8 m8 Y( ?
CA Chicago
( a" L! t* o. S2 n1 }# n5 c0 A6 v; UDD Walker
0 k9 v/ H4 e! Z* D- K) I3 fDD Waller 6 H( `( O9 p- u4 z- F) K, m
DD Wedderburn + q5 g* Y3 J1 C' K& }5 @
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! # R& w# N' p+ V( r) l# I1 r4 ] l
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Chicago ( |, S/ n9 k2 ^* h
CA Louisville - }" Z3 x) n0 P. V4 ~1 y
BB Alabama
5 F. ? g. f$ c% ]% i \BB Massachusetts
4 T- y4 T+ r5 H! N% Z) O, W7 ?BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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Japanese ground losses:
$ N0 h. Y& d) K0 _2 m$ r0 ~184 casualties reported
t0 S! }4 Z: L1 H+ gGuns lost 3 / [0 P8 ` t0 z v8 x: }; D
6 x# e# v8 T. O$ t; \% G& CRunway hits 1 $ U# p- N- V: g o! j6 Q
Port fuel hits 1
' f: F$ g& |7 L% m: bPort supply hits 2
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9 w$ q' y0 X4 i5 @- MNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 , O h: c, q9 p% V4 r& B4 c* R
- I1 L! A0 f- k0 qJapanese aircraft
1 K2 A# g1 _. |4 L! i4 C, P+ Vno flights
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; `/ j6 p# ? w# m) ?' E* s; u" ?% oJapanese aircraft losses - p( z( ^' v, I+ y P) L8 Y
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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CA Chester
/ r" A; M( M% o/ I% wBB Washington 3 i% G+ U& w5 v. z+ G/ [
BB North Carolina 8 L. e$ H( [- ]# h: c2 i) p! {# q
% I2 U T$ I4 `Japanese ground losses:
) j) r: | p; K2 |0 S85 casualties reported
3 H2 N: E B2 N, V$ `6 Q+ qGuns lost 2
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* M \/ g9 y4 p+ I7 kAirbase hits 1 6 S* ]- O4 ^2 z5 g) p" v
Runway hits 5
* s8 F$ f, x+ E6 ?4 D- T8 CPort hits 1
* `9 x7 J6 N, E, z q: k" uPort supply hits 4 7 I8 |) e0 g6 s+ G* }$ \
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. T; {* f- k% \# L0 I$ t1 H) t0 |0 H5 ^Night Air Combat / x3 g0 Q5 ?9 y& ^) C" f' k
* A* e3 N: o- q$ pNight Air attack on TF at 65,53 7 c5 U& u. p2 Z. \% O
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( t0 c4 v( B! {) k. b" ^H8K Emily x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
# C! W, |: X" J$ m3 }# rH8K Emily: 5 damaged 5 k' e/ w" D) W
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SS RO-35 0 b/ N$ V0 p$ F( X
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Allied Ships 0 v7 v" ~4 R) F7 V1 ~4 ^9 {! t' k
DD Hyman
8 ? G# [7 V6 d oDD Conner + q A2 Z, `' a
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Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 3 g# Q1 D. B: A2 V* C- R5 @
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft , h) `* d. f6 D& x
P-61A Black Widow x 2 $ @6 p; \9 t4 o7 N
& e0 D5 b& s4 n$ ?; FJapanese aircraft losses - g/ a; |* d1 a' }- r
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships $ c$ r* w: k/ P9 Q! G0 f
DD Conner 4 m) |5 U' x) Z, |8 o6 ]3 F
DE LeRay Wilson 0 | M- |8 `1 K3 [; z2 y. {
AK Martin Johnson |