AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/45
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/ g9 ?' l; r2 SDon't think Andy expected a major minefield at Bonin..it cost him - a lot!- B6 h+ S9 U. H! O
1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 3 AOs and one AE were mined today...
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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)9 I6 S% K! Y% e, b5 ~: `
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Allied Ships$ f$ A, J' R( q
DD Uhlmann# F7 g( g$ |3 K& e- D
DD Stack, Mine hits 1, on fire Y* Y8 Z% A: B' y b9 ~+ ?
DD Stockton" {4 u f% u& w1 V) ^
DD Gillespie, Mine hits 1, on fire
0 {# B" W( G/ X* [* b! d* Q6 |DD The Sullivans
8 a( o7 S5 Z' c _DD Taylor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 j3 a8 g/ I- ~
DD Wilson4 P" B7 [# d: W/ d
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- E: |+ }9 @ d4 S qTF 1148 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
: m6 _5 D9 I( Q7 |+ PDD Johnston, Mine hits 1/ t8 o- x* F& n3 A! c4 j" |. K
DD Isherwood7 m$ |5 N, \( V4 l
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( i, }, X2 l7 V1 {7 y6 w3 `* i mTF 1161 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)( t- q, }1 M- [' b( {$ E
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: _5 {- A( g7 ^! H3 i6 q; N- `9 ^$ \DD Harrison, Mine hits 2, on fire
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/ _" i4 d- P+ V2 i; p w% v/ O6 @TF 1162 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)3 U+ x: O b4 p5 f' S! d; {
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DD Swanson, Mine hits 1, on fire
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" A1 o' j$ ^) X% DTF 1164 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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Allied Ships
* v/ E. I. Y( o, @4 s. F4 X7 xDD Cogswell, Mine hits 1, on fire; A9 K! \# p7 h
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)0 c" A, c0 D4 o7 m
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Allied Ships
- b, N3 k. ], G3 rDD Valkenburgh
- G! m; o( u" ODD John Hood
1 O) k1 R$ u0 p/ o# S* sDD Black$ j9 Z+ X; `1 D+ \
DD Bennett; ?! A) U% r( T, g7 e" U# ?- a
DD Bell, Mine hits 1
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8 o2 E* A) f8 e, pTF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)0 @& }2 j+ p) [6 \$ z$ c
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DD Callaghan0 {# k0 u& Z2 F" P! P$ s
DD Clarence Bronson, Mine hits 1, on fire7 U8 u$ g6 c4 l, s: I+ b$ r6 c
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1" D+ @' {7 H: e! W! g6 x$ h/ F9 I
DD Waldron. q5 [$ l, y3 U* ^7 K
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* v% _/ g# Z% N" hSomehow a replenishment group entered Bonin and started unloadin - fuel?!
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
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TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Bonin, 65,523 T, O* l& R& x: P% R" N
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DD Bush) E5 K" ^: P) R' ^- ?( e2 D& ]
DD Burns
" m) W' @# L, ~# fDD Aulick
, x1 |1 c) h4 B' W; qDD Taussig- ~' B' [3 y2 H9 O
DD Callaghan& A* ^- W+ c: `# K1 G9 G/ |& G
DD Clarence Bronson, on fire
5 W$ }- `# h& m' t8 R, f z8 q8 ?0 dAE Mount Baker, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( G1 f: A1 K+ i. AAO Caliente, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! u/ \: s" {: |* Y5 z; V% IDD Lyman K. Swenson7 m N" t4 Y0 k! v: u
DD Waldron# L3 A9 @1 Z8 D2 R
AO Ashtabula, Mine hits 1, on fire
( I1 B* a9 c: X$ b: k8 qAO Mississinewa, Mine hits 1, on fire ) c) e# U! b; q6 `: V7 ]) \6 M
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