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) V0 ]5 l3 x) I. k' xSub/ASW Attacks
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* |* J, ? N1 U# L1 c( x# gASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 K! I6 e/ o: W6 j
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SS RO-35, hits 7 / _9 _/ |+ D& u& a ]" `5 G
8 t0 N3 c% j) @+ bAllied Ships ( Y# Y: B6 w7 q, K' j
DD Saufley 7 h0 k$ {. x; Q& c; K8 q0 L' }9 G
DD Picking
% b1 q S/ d8 D2 y6 ~8 x" DDD John Hood ( X+ J ?0 q2 `6 e7 R
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52
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5 a; E5 l7 v& zJapanese Ships
8 l9 a6 u$ |, n3 ] B/ p; G" YAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - m' a$ @ k m# i" h
PC Kume 8 q5 t9 m; d# p M x
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4 d/ m# R# e8 s- q! fSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 + L( R: }* M3 k" d5 u
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9 p3 B3 l3 { zSS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
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Allied Ships 4 A! y; q3 M# o) @. y
DD Saufley , u; p' |6 i! p3 j7 g
DD Picking
, p4 ?& z# d; C$ [% T9 iDD John Hood - B" @ Q5 q) ~* e4 t' n" ]% f
DD Caperton ) j6 R& L, i) }2 e; k
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! E5 d' c1 |4 |) Q+ S# e3 _Sub attack at 62,53 % V# V3 \) |# b
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Japanese Ships 2 h& A; A1 E2 A+ M. t2 a
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ c8 m; i- F: U' k4 y& _- ^# ^
PC Ch 2 - Z- r( `5 {' M& m% }' C& ], f
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Allied Ships : ~0 ^0 p7 f: h8 T1 O+ P
SS Bang
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- J6 E5 p# c6 N. }Japanese ground losses: 7 ^7 r( c8 b# o" M1 u8 L( M
88 casualties reported $ `) p3 k- t* i
Guns lost 2 ) c6 a: k# e3 K5 L4 v% d5 r
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Night Surface Combat 9 Z F- C1 x8 n6 W. s
7 I$ q- K6 m& SI sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ! S. \% x0 |! W% Z2 h
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. , s. V& _9 z& Q9 w
+ I2 l# X O6 ?! ?. {4 ^; Y/ gNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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( B5 I* ?: I& ]; L$ H$ {! wJapanese Ships
/ q1 D* P/ p3 t* D' j5 r4 D, PBB Fuso, Shell hits 3
3 u. ]9 \, a' @% V P" a7 U- ?BB Yamashiro
$ T" B# x/ C6 R! v5 sBB Hyuga : o" x' u9 c0 P6 e, l8 R
CA Mikuma
: j( y& Q' l, NCL Noshiro
/ I% Q2 W7 [8 C" Y. d3 r0 r! dDD Fuyuzuki 5 d8 ~- b0 e4 L5 f$ v e
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
( Z5 m5 Q# ]$ Q: _# }' U3 KDD Momi
0 b, R8 d* Q1 f. ADD Kaede
- s3 w1 i/ F9 }! k% j8 o8 ADD Kaki, Shell hits 1
. d6 e3 g) j! D9 w' j$ ]$ ~ oDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 x4 b& E+ r. q( }* ^+ [
9 a, y; M3 ^; I- h6 O4 @Allied Ships
4 Y* |& ]7 L/ e3 SDE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 k# V) y- |' t. d2 p( B( y0 sDMS Boggs, Shell hits 1
* s, N, I- x/ k+ Z x+ ], ZDMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# q" l4 d" m2 s; X3 vDMS Rodman ; k$ {2 R" c' j" F4 I" u
DMS Gherardi
2 Y! Y# C1 z: P- UDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ i2 O* i" q6 L" D: B3 UDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 ]1 j- Y* R& L" v
LST LST-339, heavy damage
& l& p. s4 Y: W3 ]4 I8 G+ fLST LST-457, heavy damage 3 @( V; w1 v, `6 G3 M! _ a
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire J: v! X7 T0 G# b( y' ]
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: : p, |7 W$ G6 v4 l! \* C% E
54 casualties reported 0 \! ~# Y0 x) N% m4 @9 L' e! X+ ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
0 s9 @$ t/ ]# R! V. d$ z6 A9 EPC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 5 R' J# a' A0 q1 o" K. [( H0 M& s, f
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk , u- N- h/ m5 v& A$ ?7 i
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Allied Ships ' \$ d' d! [. j" J
DD Lyman K. Swenson $ ^8 Y$ Q" _' h) z4 C7 d5 D
DD Taussig ( z- @0 ]' D9 q
DD John W. Weeks
! Z1 t& k: M5 a2 e4 k1 ADD Harrison
) [: m4 r) c4 ZDD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 ) D- U% X, H& D$ Y4 ?/ E
DD David Taylor . h7 g: [7 r; I1 K6 u
DD Barton
9 p0 Q* T' j7 @3 T& M, L4 zDD Quickmatch
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Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well:
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- L3 D# {+ H& ?# W3 b4 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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$ u' X" L/ `$ v4 D0 TJapanese Ships 1 J) ?, b9 u* Q+ Z7 N
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 4 j- t* G6 R4 x- f" p6 @+ ]5 i' p
CL Kiso % x8 J6 E f) C$ f
DD Urakaze 7 m) M; A7 X8 q, X
DD Natsugumo & `. J& ]- O: M! o. y3 S1 K
DD Minegumo
: f6 w% H+ b) W. E6 a/ @" z0 WDD Sugi 8 I* [/ h, \5 }" [
DD Hinoki
; W$ N* `) m+ t% dDD Kashi 0 {$ ]4 M1 W6 [- P5 n+ ~' w
DD Keyaki
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, {) g3 Y2 U# X% }4 ZAllied Ships ) {' @. G& O) W8 t, X& K) I* H
AS Howard W. Gilmore ) N+ U% [3 p3 a( O
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' ^ |" W) {. Z* C# L
AV Hamlin + U# G9 w1 Q4 g2 l) s, f% m- M
AGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire - F# a6 E. l- c* J
AR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 ) s- G& ?! b7 d: b' q, W
AR George Taylor
$ O4 ^, a, o; B1 x0 d$ t3 j' U+ N/ Y5 RAV R. C. Brennan
! ?% |0 T* f: j* p; AAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire # W r1 M, P$ |
AR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
. o9 h, m7 J/ o$ L# z9 X' YAR William T. Sherman 6 W' F2 z0 \5 k0 P" ~$ \
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Then we met a superior enemy cruiser TF:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 5 u1 ]8 h. T* g& i
( q2 |2 ~0 Q) g9 \5 v0 t- P9 `Japanese Ships e6 X+ |9 ~3 w, r' o0 v$ ]. r
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
' `1 o* ^. j2 L2 d( PCL Kiso, Shell hits 9 & J" y j7 A5 \! v! [$ b5 T$ D; y
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire ; G7 w( C6 J; \* s9 P/ z
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ]! I1 t& z! B1 D& WDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- u1 z2 w7 s/ gDD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ) F0 y$ k/ _" ], L
DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
2 }+ U5 d& L" f0 M) JDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! i) a v/ j: i9 j+ {# u7 ?% xDD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Allied Ships ! i$ R+ L) l( j) o# V; t
CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
6 x0 |9 ?- I* d3 A% ]/ ~/ p' qCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 ! B3 U6 d5 `5 h
CL Wilkes-Barre 2 I% b7 C6 S* Q% d* v
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
9 {2 x. I# W0 x% j* lDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
% l- S4 y5 X8 L. qDD Burns, Shell hits 1 ' V7 S7 @6 D1 C$ A
DD Bush, Shell hits 1 s; l _( K3 U0 s, r7 V, [/ X! ^
DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1
. k1 E: F% o5 I# l, @/ W0 _DD Welles + `8 b( W" d- C2 R2 _3 U+ b o7 x
DD Wilkes
/ P+ t1 U- P; n* m, I0 g% o3 ]5 ]DD Roe 1 r& T& \5 x4 c+ Q/ s
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53 & f5 E% s2 k( P
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Japanese Ships
5 K q9 O. b! U5 o2 {% FPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
) Q( Y+ G0 d, O+ lDD Nicholson
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% ^" \+ R$ W# M2 p1 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 2 ?+ s% h. h5 Y0 `) `/ B* Z! E
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PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , x' a- r' n7 K( W2 n. \% Q: p3 Z
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Allied Ships 9 v5 z9 p) t' K
DD Lyman K. Swenson 0 X) K: ^$ h) e' ]; N% z
DD Taussig
, u `6 D' {# |3 P% vDD John W. Weeks
* o9 L& o3 V" Q4 ^DD Harrison
: {- e3 ?# A! E9 L6 G! eDD Isherwood * `% G: Y5 q/ ?
DD David Taylor ) }/ B1 e- n5 g* p
DD Barton 9 p6 E& m: k* B5 f% N3 a) J
DD Quickmatch
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8 O% X+ U% S' G& N2 Q- Z% t" ENight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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2 B+ s3 W2 }; H" W! E$ u- \6 zJapanese Ships
, q6 ^; L, O3 M2 mPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& O/ Q& d t+ E1 sDD Lyman K. Swenson
A* H% Y+ m& v$ O" C4 ^DD Taussig # a2 ~5 G& q! ~) |7 _& O7 y
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 * C9 A k _$ r( c( U* v
DD Harrison # v- V9 {) V; h
DD Isherwood 6 j. P' V" G& F' W7 [
DD David Taylor
9 b/ Y) T* }" r9 bDD Barton
& i$ e/ m1 d1 s8 w3 ~5 H6 l: @DD Quickmatch 6 }1 r C5 e" o+ T* m' W3 X: J$ Y9 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 3 h7 V; X% e: c, u* W! c1 o" V3 K
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk / F0 K- v6 B2 M" l: e1 C
( H: V- f# g& C7 z9 }: hAllied Ships
" E3 C; }$ k- gDD Lyman K. Swenson # |6 N; o- K; j* f# p
DD Taussig 4 _' K8 Q9 U' O, u' n
DD John W. Weeks
2 D1 D7 G1 ?2 g: i3 i5 c8 eDD Harrison
1 o! V" s8 V/ }: F/ wDD Isherwood ( n4 g! S* K E7 G# g/ [* Z9 T2 O/ l
DD David Taylor % P9 P$ g1 F" s- ]0 J
DD Barton
, ]) P3 B; _9 G+ ~. |0 RDD Quickmatch
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Daylight Surface Combat 6 f- \. r! x& j! [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships ) D- W+ k0 W1 G X
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
- z) s4 C% R' b' @6 N- o: t6 Z7 {2 LBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 - b' {! b5 o6 K$ `; p
BB Massachusetts 3 ]. y w& m; m% b4 P, ?; h
BB Alabama
( q% L8 Z4 L& ]CA Louisville : F! L+ j/ g$ \0 S( }' o' I
CA Chicago
& U9 d! E" _* ]) e) }1 p* N" _, HDD Walker
; F. N+ k. s& UDD Waller 7 a4 m2 T0 N5 h6 ~
DD Wedderburn ( |+ V, m9 @: C/ l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 & d; O5 X4 i9 ~) k. n" A: h, w
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AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * W: ~2 C" ~: q1 n
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Allied Ships 4 u* @# ~( I8 T( D& R: ?/ Z8 _
BB South Dakota
M' v, j" j/ W+ t/ r2 w- H) RBB Massachusetts
6 W) b1 H7 o3 N6 i8 n; }/ bBB Alabama ' o6 @* l. @. Y( U& Q/ w" H5 L
CA Louisville ) o: m" ]# t9 u8 E$ `+ a: p$ U
CA Chicago
- G2 C1 ?) _6 i. sDD Walker ! S9 B2 u' R, ?* ]2 o* r
DD Waller
. G/ a- m8 g# k" }; ]DD Wedderburn
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6 q8 _: U8 N0 P5 aDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships / Z- X8 P1 Z/ V, X' q5 L# z m$ M
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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; r/ ^" {9 l# |* g% c$ i7 ?2 Z2 xBB South Dakota 9 U5 k8 M8 a0 D' i, ^2 |, _
BB Massachusetts 5 x1 |: _1 c' W5 S1 C
BB Alabama
6 H) ^& V% L$ V& F$ {5 D( N) mCA Louisville * Z6 R0 o. y7 q% P' [
CA Chicago / S% v9 J% E# \
DD Walker
( b) R# s4 G! E; }8 i- `! ?DD Waller
6 y. E- L1 c; h% ^DD Wedderburn . Y4 @1 l7 S+ P
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; z8 e# G* W6 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 x# b( r7 e" q) I2 ]: \' L* }+ {2 C
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Japanese Ships
% s6 E2 c7 j0 FPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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BB South Dakota " n. I& W0 v7 ]# L6 H2 l1 v! |
BB Massachusetts ! k9 K8 V7 X S$ \5 _, M1 Q4 X! L
BB Alabama
& e8 ]1 O, B& [2 D2 S3 z+ iCA Louisville # o. t! m2 ~2 B: w1 J4 t+ l5 B$ X
CA Chicago 9 ?) `9 P* v' [3 w
DD Walker
8 z5 f9 q# y9 `9 }( pDD Waller . |. B0 D* ?. M. c" b" @( V
DD Wedderburn + d( p }4 [9 t R8 z- ?8 X
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships 1 _$ `7 Y5 s; q
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
) h" F" g a( j( H! y3 EBB South Dakota
% w6 n+ z6 a+ k0 {: r4 `BB Massachusetts 0 G+ R2 G" S( n1 G
BB Alabama
. S- F8 A+ M; g8 S2 rCA Louisville
9 s" g4 P* a* L- V% ]$ g' |- P. JCA Chicago & W u6 {; Q- ]3 n j0 |6 ~
DD Walker
* w0 a* C* |+ J. IDD Waller 2 E. A/ D5 P0 O1 y% A1 C9 t& Y1 s
DD Wedderburn
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5 `3 m$ `4 `% @% BDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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0 f% T) o. m5 j! cAK Myoho Maru 0 R" [% w* T/ ^0 ]& G: t7 D! o3 D4 n
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire , L5 f" `$ D; n& B' y1 D
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. s+ }1 c6 H" k8 X# n# pBB South Dakota . ?; N: L! r2 x. a4 x$ g i2 n
BB Massachusetts 5 E1 Y, {1 Q" ]) n1 l
BB Alabama
2 h- C9 ]' I) N. }, @/ mCA Louisville
4 Y; E2 G* V J- D+ H& HCA Chicago
% o# n4 s! ?" Z3 }# ODD Walker ' Q0 j F4 g* F4 t& V, W
DD Waller ) T0 P* X3 B( J* u/ H1 k) P* L7 i" c
DD Wedderburn , n1 c) \+ W' {4 B# p! r9 Z; [
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& Z& G5 H0 p- i$ L- ^6 e1 K' iDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk ( K" k- e9 r/ L0 Z( }
6 ^9 x6 s3 _1 h! X, r5 DAllied Ships
" |) p5 [0 f$ E M7 N! ^BB South Dakota
. d3 V5 a* [; j/ Z. lBB Massachusetts
. r! O R- P% b* mBB Alabama
" A$ S2 U7 j: [( _( m6 f5 z wCA Louisville
9 C8 U' j3 F% t7 V0 t6 j, a! JCA Chicago . k% c; C" [6 u+ B- M
DD Walker
7 C6 y8 l0 C0 N* J$ K( i! qDD Waller
5 i) I( b, d( }DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 _0 |1 s( H& c* ] f4 ?" [
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PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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. E4 ]3 H" u5 A+ A( v+ f: {/ zAllied Ships
: H6 d* N7 m) [% ?8 ^. ZBB South Dakota
4 o4 L% O2 E8 w$ j6 v9 s; nBB Massachusetts . t- L" [, [$ ~. `' W% f( e
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
% E( }: P# U8 C& l: BCA Louisville
; t; k5 p% b. Z8 o" D$ q* \CA Chicago + W1 w# z1 M6 W9 c7 X4 Y
DD Walker
" M- w2 `2 R1 p+ T# X. ~DD Waller
7 k" u* x. `. j' w4 o# UDD Wedderburn 3 Q" R7 l! ~" G3 y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk # o& A8 d8 Y2 c" s7 V
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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! U9 J$ P. [" u" bBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-) , ]! K' A: |/ Z: k1 o8 v( i3 t, Z
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 + ?. M% {+ y, C9 o7 h/ ^
BB Alabama
# S1 N5 K& O8 XCA Louisville & Z. i5 y: f2 c- b; {' u
CA Chicago ' E/ P+ p0 \4 Z4 o6 @
DD Walker
8 w* u0 r0 e# k6 u& g6 sDD Waller , }. n! N) i1 g C
DD Wedderburn / E1 E9 x4 n; _: s- `
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Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! t' R, z5 Q( K! m
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* ^- f& j; U: a4 vCA Chicago
* p- D1 ^; A' b/ aCA Louisville
) x1 B, U6 d3 X7 j" ]( yBB Alabama
2 W/ X+ U3 x4 O; u2 ]BB Massachusetts 8 C: q# c5 v# D7 c
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 . ?$ E% W$ O8 N( R4 X8 v
2 S7 D) S3 l. h- e- }5 gJapanese ground losses:
5 i$ x% w7 G4 |, E2 z184 casualties reported " W. q( h( U+ H; H- l- d! t0 v
Guns lost 3
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4 ^0 Z S. C0 x4 m' o: WRunway hits 1 - c D9 f* q, ~! Y
Port fuel hits 1 6 H& Z# q9 i/ s9 U& {! I: H. h9 k
Port supply hits 2
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2 h; y& k3 _' |9 H6 {5 ?$ aNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 ; \' b& d9 J: h+ v& z8 { z' J
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Japanese aircraft
6 i, L1 ^1 e+ D; H( J0 dno flights
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2 Y+ p! D) h8 _Japanese aircraft losses 6 {3 x- `9 R- P* P+ c
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
9 m. z8 I* Q0 V$ |- T/ d5 S7 T6 \2 {" z8 g& k
Allied Ships : J( t, }* r+ o' ?
CA Chester 9 c% V5 e8 I- O" }0 r# e! o
BB Washington
7 s9 s' w A0 R' e! h+ r) H$ h& EBB North Carolina 6 R$ c4 ~+ L) V; Z- D3 k
; Z' b% l% Y( z4 j. A9 m9 [ JJapanese ground losses: # D# o3 t* e1 h4 I
85 casualties reported
4 L3 v8 o+ K0 R( @: bGuns lost 2 0 @. `4 R; n: b0 h7 \
" c) p/ c, W! z/ q+ C+ n& NAirbase hits 1
5 ^: ]- V; W5 ?0 ?& ^" IRunway hits 5
" Y- E) w, ~- x; I* Y7 y/ q' zPort hits 1
+ l0 ]7 m% T9 cPort supply hits 4 # }1 k9 L+ U+ b+ N1 E; Z$ ~
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- C6 z5 D0 [0 `* a4 p. rNight Air Combat 7 ~+ C6 j8 U3 W- n( A3 j$ l- Y3 g9 `
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Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 4 z9 [4 w6 O, U6 ^
u) v% t1 C- q, h$ g# @% qJapanese aircraft " X- A" y* s2 M K
H8K Emily x 5
% b- }6 I" C* ` k: A/ g! A8 n; O, Y' o( M. P _+ v
Japanese aircraft losses
3 y( j9 p5 ?9 C& y, T9 v$ `% F/ EH8K Emily: 5 damaged / F5 B& H5 G% } P0 |4 Y: j
6 o5 w2 Q5 K+ c8 M: w* J7 I
Japanese Ships
" ^9 h2 j+ `* N0 }2 fSS RO-35 ' l6 `) R( f, J1 z
) I. d- _; I ^9 @
Allied Ships . g( Q X: G6 |3 O8 v9 K; Z2 g
DD Hyman 3 m; K) ^& _" I4 Z
DD Conner
1 q1 h3 \' F2 G* }* y: |/ D" A4 b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; s) N3 `, E6 f( K
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53
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Japanese aircraft * N) E$ p- E, u
H8K Emily x 5
3 D+ W/ |# ]9 ?* e' L7 L
& e' c; U! C+ O0 _8 a/ s. aAllied aircraft
' c5 y; D1 A" I- h, j* MP-61A Black Widow x 2 ; L* I g( w U9 ^
" M0 F7 j% g# Y" a$ b) d3 X
Japanese aircraft losses
, t0 q3 }8 D- N; C7 yH8K Emily: 4 damaged / |$ C* P- q0 X+ J/ F
0 d$ ]4 ]0 {5 c1 x* }
Allied Ships & C5 u4 T5 i$ b, f0 g- f
DD Conner ! j0 d+ x: b/ b, t) ^( d- ?3 W
DE LeRay Wilson C& a* B K* ^2 Q5 N+ A- V
AK Martin Johnson |