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4 S' ?0 Q. }; {8 v! w k' `ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 . ^# h% _+ X- w, K& Z
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Japanese Ships 2 Z0 B7 h. ?+ L
SS RO-35, hits 7 ; t1 B7 a: [$ \) o# z
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Allied Ships
6 f, U1 `8 M. oDD Saufley
3 ]+ v9 J8 E" |" n- VDD Picking + k: \0 i' s" y" A
DD John Hood 5 ?2 q4 u# b4 I/ y
DD Caperton
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Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 1 N" F; d% b7 X0 l& V
: v1 e+ C- v4 k( C( f J' PJapanese Ships
% P/ |, ~3 Z# U0 z2 y4 y4 ~5 qAP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 L4 |% {8 h3 z9 R, c8 g
PC Kume
0 a3 K* y3 b( A- K+ V
5 B+ u$ {: J, K0 _+ PAllied Ships
4 D9 M: j G) O" q% P2 rSS Hake
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ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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' R O5 l4 e l9 hJapanese Ships
; p) ?, \, {& T" M6 z" ISS RO-35, hits 7, on fire 4 T3 G- B7 x7 s9 b. C3 _# G8 K8 D" j
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Allied Ships 7 N- M2 W g) [+ ~
DD Saufley
: a+ _' G2 T3 I* S1 @DD Picking
) z {/ d4 D8 F4 Z! _DD John Hood . v+ _5 d6 N) |( Q
DD Caperton % T. O3 Q# N G' _! d& D& p
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. }1 J1 A6 Y# n1 ]8 RSub attack at 62,53
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Japanese Ships * g3 I# A* R- { a6 I
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 a* b% V+ a3 a3 }PC Ch 2
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Allied Ships 4 ]' L$ Z) v! z
SS Bang 5 C0 i* F' D' I K0 S; p- F
# V9 l v1 a* Q/ q s2 L! u) AJapanese ground losses: & J: f* o( C/ r: [2 p3 G
88 casualties reported
: U3 z6 S; ]& l+ H8 g$ _- HGuns lost 2 ! q7 ]1 f$ N4 i1 E8 w6 l
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0 i- `) ?7 j( k; {% ZNight Surface Combat ) X3 m5 U0 L# p3 c- P
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I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but ! p3 ^3 i1 x. _3 W+ m1 C0 `
the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day. - A; v6 E, u- [3 ~. r" C x& O
7 a! D s: ~1 [! X' TNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
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! @0 i2 }6 a% x) Y7 D- p. PJapanese Ships : L/ b" I& o! H( q# I
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
/ s0 C9 |) F. {9 Y8 k( ~* o4 ]$ jBB Yamashiro + V, ]" U: v; h+ R$ R1 g' j8 X
BB Hyuga
7 T4 n+ p. E1 t8 ?! D( n0 x1 JCA Mikuma
4 `2 G6 B0 z7 n' X" ?CL Noshiro 8 E7 J5 e7 x6 K
DD Fuyuzuki
) G' {* R+ D2 J' [- Q3 cDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 7 A4 t) }3 F5 N) l: S# o1 m! @
DD Momi + L5 p4 m. V6 `* D; y
DD Kaede 6 x( H2 O6 V* ^: h7 o
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
% u: B1 I7 n" `( ^- \$ WDD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 N1 k8 z1 v) I. L5 s
) }! ]3 M6 u& [! vAllied Ships 2 y$ L, P. E1 A( G/ ^
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 E6 [' S2 S Z. h/ C: W
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 ' z& |" |; } Q* t! O% ?4 d
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; a3 `* r. |7 z6 w! A( v W3 i: kDMS Rodman ! W4 J8 t- k8 R, u' t& T6 r
DMS Gherardi
( t9 V3 [4 f% }. d2 i) S! ~5 J. aDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 V ?! c/ Z' U# }4 aDMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
- h0 j( p4 w6 HLST LST-339, heavy damage " |2 B, {$ F4 a: Y) a
LST LST-457, heavy damage * g4 ?" a1 N: K+ u
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire ! q a# ^# Z) P1 [3 M6 ]4 s" e7 Q% C3 m
AK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage 9 R4 Q/ P' d/ _, z
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Allied ground losses:
& T4 k7 |/ A# w- }% v8 G54 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage 2 x% | F" K$ G% T$ i7 b0 o
PC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 U2 Y9 I4 s5 ]" aDD Lyman K. Swenson
% c5 P$ x) }3 P' aDD Taussig
: p7 `) J+ A( H- ^' XDD John W. Weeks
" N% a' J3 _- z# H+ Q8 Q+ |; lDD Harrison 9 _) y- ~6 a* I
DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 ) o4 w: }/ O2 _
DD David Taylor ' X' K% Q8 Q: `* \1 k) Y
DD Barton
! y& a3 x' [6 R+ H9 eDD Quickmatch
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d$ z; o" c) p, \5 W. g: M/ tOur strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: 4 |8 M# A5 g" Q" d; i' P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
9 j4 r# }& U3 |. y0 H' mCA Kako, Shell hits 1 $ V& p! R6 V9 j4 X8 w) p. j
CL Kiso ; t/ Q0 x2 e6 A! Y
DD Urakaze 5 h. k; J1 I% b% B- T
DD Natsugumo 9 t9 C* m, Z! M$ c8 r0 i. U+ V& O
DD Minegumo , X# b' O* Y: h. o. b8 d# V
DD Sugi " Y( l% A" p! n- ?) T1 M( d
DD Hinoki K( G* p9 c0 Z% u* F
DD Kashi & \# Y" S' S F: O: C3 x: @) w8 J
DD Keyaki
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* N6 v& `7 `" l" n/ P: GAllied Ships ) `( @/ I3 d+ H, ]% D
AS Howard W. Gilmore / D7 N; b/ U( ^6 u9 M/ I) w& t
AV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' K- Y7 D' x: x& U+ k
AV Hamlin
% U0 J; ^& P2 t: G: EAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
! Z. c9 j' s( ~3 A/ hAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1
7 b3 z* e+ K9 n+ `! `6 CAR George Taylor
$ {% I" S; v, E: b4 R5 p$ WAV R. C. Brennan
! b, j6 S% X( x) n4 DAS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 [+ S0 [$ ]! q! g1 sAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk # e- ^6 `" r0 z) R1 a8 v6 o
AR William T. Sherman
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+ i' F: z! W6 K* kThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: 5 ^$ P8 C& r5 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56
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Japanese Ships
. t$ W( A' @/ O, nCA Kako, Shell hits 4
* f$ S' U# Z2 [6 N8 }CL Kiso, Shell hits 9
( ]/ ?) z5 w' d* k1 z% q0 gDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire
" f) E. J0 \6 n% T, `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" P$ {$ G2 K6 G6 b WDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage : a6 n4 p! v9 i5 n+ |3 A
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( X0 V# d$ P8 H% `DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
2 C% y- L1 I, Q: R$ X4 YDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( k9 {3 ?9 `6 _/ q
DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
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8 W7 C5 A* d" M; {( F) {CL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
7 R9 V4 G: \* d$ A# O# H" BCA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 z& {; N' a+ b; S, `: r$ x8 R+ Z
CL Wilkes-Barre 2 W5 A1 E; \ F5 ?) I, s" [
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
' {; r( B( P% V( ?! j! [( J9 EDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ |9 |4 G; ` _% L* RDD Burns, Shell hits 1
w; m3 c8 b; J( N8 w4 sDD Bush, Shell hits 1
+ X+ m9 u% B' u' }DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 . J$ |1 V! h6 [4 Z6 \+ G
DD Welles ) h% o* J ~0 r7 v* R4 h7 y
DD Wilkes
: \9 z5 I1 s" a3 Z- K2 \: v) RDD Roe
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Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
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Japanese Ships
6 W) C) y- p' W& B5 ZPC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships 0 i% H+ k* q) e9 E: k, M4 d
DD Nicholson . _" Q8 g7 J$ l2 V0 W
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% Q" U! D: _/ _; R/ x, D' INight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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Japanese Ships
/ k' J$ z6 I. c4 y( m% uPC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships # X+ G' C, L- i& O& w
DD Lyman K. Swenson
2 B2 @# N: \9 }DD Taussig
" d* ~1 _6 z3 D3 jDD John W. Weeks
, {+ ?. U( T6 |# EDD Harrison 9 ?. y) T/ L% K1 z" X
DD Isherwood
# K1 @7 j; V5 J/ m; UDD David Taylor + x8 s" J3 T- a1 u' S7 \1 _# Y
DD Barton 8 r: h1 e1 }& I/ \! \$ E
DD Quickmatch - s3 Y5 t1 O3 P& W
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( T9 {$ C& f! J9 k* ~$ L2 @% rNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 Y \2 b- V8 ]5 V! H. @
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Japanese Ships
2 z7 o3 m6 P' ^9 U" B5 c/ XPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk % f6 a, `+ R' ~; p
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Allied Ships
7 r3 h* g9 w% O! M% V9 ADD Lyman K. Swenson
' h% s+ T# A8 IDD Taussig 0 ? J/ i" y7 x: x% x
DD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1 9 N# p7 E" D' M$ h9 V
DD Harrison
5 k7 y6 Z% C" n0 f! d; zDD Isherwood # B# f/ B6 }5 k+ Q2 o' [$ x
DD David Taylor 2 `* n0 Y4 b. h1 Y5 I3 u
DD Barton * H8 g$ d/ N4 Z* X4 b8 T3 X- E; [* x
DD Quickmatch ^- Y( [5 d* i9 G U" `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 3 W b' D7 B6 S" c% C
4 d- i9 [+ C8 N$ P* dJapanese Ships ) {7 o, j) Y9 L, Q' C& _4 C
PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk # p/ a K& K1 s6 t7 B0 w9 y
# [5 t3 W. s9 d3 U) v' Q3 ]" Y( QAllied Ships ; @- B) E7 h0 c" P0 W
DD Lyman K. Swenson
7 h; r1 F8 z6 wDD Taussig
; c$ j5 m2 C5 d: \1 @DD John W. Weeks ' g* d- O O+ G6 @6 _* g
DD Harrison H$ y3 ^- i- t; _* P6 a
DD Isherwood * B4 b: w0 N, j6 N
DD David Taylor 6 `$ `8 y' ^ D! e
DD Barton
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( N9 ~# d# O2 l+ z- _& L6 `Daylight Surface Combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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: ~8 o- y; }# u+ P7 Y4 w7 q8 L$ sJapanese Ships
) j& f2 I/ T1 v# RPC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships , P' u2 o: `; q# X, V4 D, h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1 , ^6 ]5 J" L! u6 Q( [
BB Massachusetts * i' K8 V. R* K, N! v# }6 Y2 C
BB Alabama
, ~: }" p( K6 V3 u7 ICA Louisville
# P3 m/ l+ f9 qCA Chicago / F, M9 C1 J8 w+ A0 O" L7 C+ `/ f) L
DD Walker
3 C$ E+ D4 ^: w' HDD Waller - P9 d2 o0 A. V2 ]! r
DD Wedderburn
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1 u% E, l9 f4 ? R& xDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * |9 |1 e' Q+ G+ A t
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Japanese Ships
% C4 l- w O; a3 U3 n2 k7 D" SAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + ~. }' P4 }6 s. q
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Allied Ships
0 ~! X" B$ g- @: x% YBB South Dakota . d8 a: a, g" ?. q
BB Massachusetts i6 d6 d0 Q) C" A& Q% ]: c
BB Alabama
Q9 V" k4 _' U: V. e' g4 CCA Louisville ; i. o \( |% |" C; m
CA Chicago ) m7 c8 z9 g7 D) l( w
DD Walker
4 R' M1 S) }; aDD Waller
- ?6 C Y4 G) ?$ {* V# b; R/ F1 f1 Q: JDD Wedderburn
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% S; R6 X# M9 sDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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# o# r' Z1 |/ e4 rJapanese Ships $ d% I; M/ b7 I; o0 G, j
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk $ b( E8 C: g! d8 q$ ]
" `, v( @) C, ^. ~Allied Ships
9 \2 f1 ~" b1 R8 {) _% WBB South Dakota
5 s& j9 ]6 i8 O. _/ r! y( MBB Massachusetts F# d1 N+ |& s* F! c
BB Alabama ' R j5 p% K1 Q' M: T
CA Louisville
1 d9 q: q a0 tCA Chicago
9 b: G3 s+ I; \0 nDD Walker
* g7 h2 h8 S. ^1 rDD Waller 8 Z) l& ^7 L3 }6 g, G6 E$ E3 M# ]) A
DD Wedderburn ; o: |" S4 o! N: _) b% u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
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1 Z6 F9 x9 g% s2 QJapanese Ships
8 G, k' n5 ]$ Q/ e, sPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 u4 O+ t, o# |& k, ~
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Allied Ships
! Z, y& G$ r5 d6 M h1 [* l% K4 ~BB South Dakota ( q& m# ?- e6 o
BB Massachusetts ' [1 h$ s: h! e, }% S7 t4 @
BB Alabama ) i8 C, k0 f, a. E
CA Louisville ( g2 _& f8 [$ \4 ~9 g
CA Chicago
, p/ K% B" |# a6 M% Z/ G5 eDD Walker " l8 W3 i8 W: e U/ A+ ^4 l2 }
DD Waller
; c# J5 b9 _8 X8 G9 ODD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 8 J5 ^' E5 K2 B" J
2 z) z" J, c; N5 a, _/ p) F) HJapanese Ships
: p& T. W6 D: P VPC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
/ G2 i; h. U/ K: d' @6 ?- D5 ZBB South Dakota
7 a; `7 s$ L" K% fBB Massachusetts
" R& v0 U6 T9 L: o. x4 ~0 k+ yBB Alabama ) y" r! U: O. M* v! f% v9 i* {
CA Louisville
( T g- m6 @# m1 U! RCA Chicago
$ {2 R- m# u; n- c# _3 wDD Walker
6 h5 i9 W2 D# Y) O8 uDD Waller ; c, X. o4 z0 O9 A9 L6 ^* W+ I- ?
DD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # g. }4 u: G3 n
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AK Myoho Maru . t! @7 P8 V/ B% @& Y k
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
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BB South Dakota ; m/ ~; }+ m9 p+ ^
BB Massachusetts
* U9 n" C5 y% z, wBB Alabama
9 v# _7 ?1 p" o V- ~$ C! CCA Louisville : O8 o4 m S2 s3 l' f7 L
CA Chicago
1 p+ S+ d1 X& V; w8 P- [" J5 j# C% }DD Walker
# T1 A7 K& E; o0 N% u3 K2 MDD Waller
5 A& m2 b* b/ Y2 t' QDD Wedderburn . y; n& Y: {2 F. o
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- D; G i% w/ JDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 9 p$ J! T% O/ V1 M, R% k3 I$ t+ R/ `
" U0 n5 H2 u; Y, eJapanese Ships
2 s, ]- z% Z0 e* {# yAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk 7 ?9 B8 ~& g3 p0 w+ B# X
8 j# a2 K2 L+ a/ X! s5 _Allied Ships
$ j. C4 @. d+ e/ t: BBB South Dakota 4 J1 T* ^/ I" m( E% e- }2 l
BB Massachusetts 5 K% V* D9 n& [( V) A
BB Alabama 4 J q7 P& H2 n( s& u) d# l1 n
CA Louisville
, o* ]( c4 O0 T+ B9 F5 g8 Q4 |CA Chicago
# K: U( P9 t2 F4 B, xDD Walker 9 \% ~9 a8 a' b7 r+ ^( P& K
DD Waller
6 Z( B. f, H5 N# u8 `DD Wedderburn ! f* l. A; @% E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 * k" r4 z5 u- g( C2 Y
. [# r. _! Z7 i8 M& dJapanese Ships
. p* H* E8 Q& K+ x5 A0 WPC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
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' m5 I! \# P i) {. ?6 T( Q6 g& \7 @Allied Ships
% V" N/ n% I& FBB South Dakota
% e6 a0 f: S5 u* Y7 v& z* rBB Massachusetts $ c: a7 f3 S) u! S$ l- g7 s# B; ?3 T
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
( v% S" x6 _6 a- d+ @CA Louisville
4 g' [- E. q/ ?4 H4 W/ ^CA Chicago
/ i; u/ m4 }& A* Q6 ~$ [$ QDD Walker
/ y4 C3 h* P" u" G/ f0 H! q: UDD Waller
8 k, w. h5 A& @* U" h1 zDD Wedderburn
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 $ P/ T) f# g- S' C2 T
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Japanese Ships 8 K% n0 v, Y, c3 Q2 M
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk G' V5 w) K7 H8 o" n6 G
AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
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: v ^" B2 r1 N1 n+ X, [$ [1 m7 iBB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
' g2 x' ^8 n# M; H$ ] \0 bBB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1 ) k0 T/ A% F+ K1 \! n e$ H
BB Alabama ( V* Y2 }$ i+ A' M
CA Louisville
1 S R, v7 s9 T' ]( z- P5 iCA Chicago 6 D' r% O. \ ]7 b) \- c
DD Walker - a3 V0 @8 }0 u$ K* `
DD Waller : @* W3 m: F V7 Q( a
DD Wedderburn
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* u: S0 G) m( b) p% g3 S7 |Bombardments & o! r2 ?& t4 r+ z3 D! Q( U4 B
( O l5 j, M4 O4 `, ^Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! : O* z( o# Z: f) u. P, L
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Chicago 6 B- N% Y' k' r6 a; C
CA Louisville
% g: }& y3 J, q( NBB Alabama
1 k$ {! w; `) _+ u" y2 VBB Massachusetts 8 A, v/ F9 h2 C7 W' h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 18
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* f1 X4 S1 R& p. @Japanese ground losses:
- D5 S/ s0 |. S. l, s$ R184 casualties reported 5 Q/ Y. ]( C/ q( y; R8 n
Guns lost 3 ; c" C+ B; @1 t% _( k
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Runway hits 1
8 _6 B$ J8 X) ~Port fuel hits 1 1 [* S; g+ }$ ?+ l, C, W
Port supply hits 2
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7 {; e2 x" A0 K" { J% JNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53
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2 g; x6 \+ f. o8 h: yJapanese aircraft
, o' U% J# ^$ [8 l1 W/ d4 v) Ano flights
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) N. S! r: W8 G. L! P4 B6 u% e BJapanese aircraft losses
0 @$ j4 E" N- N' J, d g' r# [: FKi-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed
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. Z0 o. E# P. t5 d: w7 `Allied Ships
) l9 y' V2 s5 L9 _! z1 u" W V: ~CA Chester
. A5 C& C2 _2 x. L. BBB Washington
8 p) C4 g5 k5 ?3 C9 BBB North Carolina
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' G2 t6 A' ~% M7 c% ~" JJapanese ground losses: . a! J3 w; O& B
85 casualties reported
" \6 f% Y& m( g; B' Y: d$ ?! kGuns lost 2 3 E1 w# m2 g( T% q8 O9 a8 M
$ k" Q! L: b: T/ t" B. OAirbase hits 1 : {% B& Q' W7 b' O/ Z) U
Runway hits 5 + \1 C; J4 I- n l- D, ~
Port hits 1 7 L) p1 n# W1 n6 X/ D
Port supply hits 4 0 ?% c( G; {; w) d- n' C
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0 T) Q; |% P5 w2 l7 nNight Air Combat 7 w7 Y7 l; u2 F7 s. t
( `& ?! M# g0 } {Night Air attack on TF at 65,53
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8 L: ]1 D& X& U- h" ^4 @. \ O; E7 H! _Japanese aircraft
) o- ^0 w. m7 D# qH8K Emily x 5 ) E$ r3 P5 F# z0 [
G% ~) C% y3 E# Z
Japanese aircraft losses % o2 ~9 y" Z1 {+ c
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
+ e) f3 f. ^5 a& A- Q
, ~6 N; y/ U3 H( UJapanese Ships * ~# n# @3 f! P, w) A
SS RO-35
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- f/ c, O8 s+ p3 l+ YAllied Ships
. ?, K7 y7 u% ?- ]: pDD Hyman
7 M' v9 w. M5 H8 T8 sDD Conner + M! M0 n/ o/ `! G. P% N8 h8 ~
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* f9 w3 z' u. r/ M1 p0 ^; r4 Q H. h7 ^0 kNight Air attack on TF at 64,53
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) T% W7 A$ x4 i# ~ e# I# M7 _7 bJapanese aircraft ( }/ ^* D& Q6 ~4 {
H8K Emily x 5 9 D; S. C8 y9 a9 H9 j9 v1 I
: I0 k0 p' v0 B( X# {5 VAllied aircraft 8 {$ E/ h. p+ h" y5 t- v8 s
P-61A Black Widow x 2
. X9 i# N1 G- R, ~5 L
! l7 h* t' X* }9 z4 ^Japanese aircraft losses 2 }( L3 p6 w5 a# E" E
H8K Emily: 4 damaged & B* d- n: E4 C$ A- P
& Q; {/ W7 p) @% EAllied Ships 0 l5 {5 C+ n3 q1 ]+ u
DD Conner ' p9 I) M. Y& m# s; u2 \
DE LeRay Wilson
7 l7 D+ `% X( o6 v% ^AK Martin Johnson |