AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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Don't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!
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4 n1 K6 F/ ?+ N: g+ d; S6 K# r6 i, KTF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)8 s& \8 Q2 c4 F& N6 K- o
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Allied Ships
# d& `# C5 `2 b% D3 B. vDD Uhlmann/ S* |+ c6 _, | D: p
DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire
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DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
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; G& ]- e1 ~) G7 H! F) sDD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" W% V) i; ?, S* N
DD Wilson" B. I# r K, Y- @ V2 o
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( n, w3 \: M9 y) R+ q" v0 ~' R6 cTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships5 V3 ^& G# l; q8 p6 ^" r# T
DD Johnston, Mine hits 1" W, k& @7 {( G8 E1 Z
DD Isherwood
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TF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)- F& S; f+ z* ~1 f
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. q3 \7 `" m( p, N* E5 a. ^) BDD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire6 M7 l$ b" j. \ I7 e1 k4 G2 ?
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& l I3 \9 S o% Y0 Z+ i, A- ZTF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire0 \- z5 h2 s' T7 F' I+ }. G
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9 z1 n8 N. |3 O( V, a$ M% B6 CTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)6 \, e0 b' ~. i/ Q
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DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52) i8 g. ~& o* r/ q
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DD Valkenburgh
e8 a( D+ m" d( H( {4 u$ gDD John Hood% d7 P3 ], c; ^$ o2 |3 I
DD Black
( A/ q% T' l' y$ y2 f' G, H, zDD Bennett
: z4 K4 t: P# d, s0 W6 z/ o+ ?DD Bell, Mine hits 1- J* c7 L2 \; T
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0 H7 |% l. C8 H1 K9 gTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
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DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire; G+ ] H l( Q9 k: L
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1$ H* @( R7 x/ ~+ E. b
DD Waldron) K( t, ^7 [ r9 _8 n/ a) X
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Somehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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6 r; j" f3 X8 @- J5 p1 L8 yTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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; |8 k- i& Y4 `8 F7 bTF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,524 w( g$ q, R" M' _% g
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Allied Ships
+ j) m( N. t9 `4 Z: M! oDD Bush w4 F8 _$ Y# H, ? l
DD Burns; G, m6 k( N0 m+ S4 m
DD Aulick
- V9 e8 z- j% xDD Taussig( I- b* [4 R+ y! t
DD Callaghan0 I6 \8 W; J j6 ~( x# x( {; A! |1 B
DD Clarence Bronson, on fire
7 V6 W2 y; K0 o% O4 A- C. CAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% J; G w: k) b- T. V$ f
AO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" O4 ~9 `7 F5 r+ ^8 y7 V0 v" L9 k
DD Lyman K. Swenson
# X2 Q: h. K. Z& dDD Waldron
2 s9 v; f$ |- O8 | ]( T. w7 I- R) UAO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
. I% s9 y4 f' g6 f, MAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire - d0 }& r" B; ^, a/ g& I0 S. Q! h
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