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CTF RADm Richmond Kelly Turner
TG 54.4 - Makin LST Group One
LtCdr Charles W. Aldrich
TG 54.5 - Tarawa LST Group One
LTCdr Ray M. Pitts
TG 54.6 - Makin LST Group Two
Lincoln
TG 54.7 - Tarawa LST Group Two
LtCdr Benjamin B. Cheatham
TG 54.8 - Makin Garrison Group
Blackburn
TG 54.9 - Tarawa Garrison Group
H.O. Roesch
TG 54.10 - Apamama Garrison Group One
Cdr Carl E. Anderson
TG 54.11 - Apamama Garrison Group Two
P.A. Walker
| 44/10/19
| 54.9 departed San Francisco
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| 44/11/15
| 54.8, 54.9 departed P.H.
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| 44/11/18
| 54.4 attacked by planes
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| 44/12/0?
| 54.9 start patrol off Tarawa
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| 44/12/24
| 54.9 departed Tarawa
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| 44/12/30
| 54.9 arrived P.H.
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| 44/02/01
| Johnston shell Kwajalein
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44/02/17
Johnston commenced Eniwetok bombardement
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44/02/22
Johnston end Eniwetok bombardement
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CTF RAdm Bertram J. Rodgers
| BB
| 6: Tennessee, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, New York, Arkansas
BatDiv4 (from 02/19): West Virginia
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| CA
| CruDiv5: Tuscaloosa, Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
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| CL
| CruDiv5: Vicksburg
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| DD
| Cummings, Leutze, Terry (from 02/19), Mullany, Newcomb, Howorth, Heywood L. Edwards, Richard P. Leary, Bryant, Guest,
Izard?
DesRon50/DesDiv99: Clarence K. Bronson (from 03/04), Cotten (from 03/04), Dortch (from 03/04), Gatling (from 03/04?), Healy (03/04-03/27)
DesRon51: Hall (02/15-?), Halligan, Paul Hamilton, Twiggs
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| DM
| Henry A. Wiley
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| APD
| Waters, Gilmer
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TG 54.1
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TU 54.1.18 - 45/02/21-22
| CA
| San Francisco, Boston
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| CL
| CruDiv17: Astoria II, WIlkes-Barre, Pasadena
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| DD
| DesDiv106: Yarnall, Twining, Stockham, Wedderburn
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TG 54.9
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TU 54.9.2 - movement Group "Baker"
| BB
| Nevada, Idaho
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| CA
| Chester, Pensacola
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| CL
| CruDiv5: Vicksburg
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| 45/02/12
| commenced rehearsals off Marianas
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| 45/02/14
| departed Marianas
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| 45/02/15
| Hall, Howorth joined
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| 45/02/16
| arrived Iwojima area
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| 45/02/17
| shell Iwojima
Tennessee (24-44N, 141-19E), Pensacola (24-46N, 141-19E) and Leutze (24-46N, 141-19E) damaged by coastal battery
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| 45/02/18
| shell Iwojima
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| 45/02/19
| shell Iwojima, Terry joined
North Carolina, Washington + 3 CA/CL temporarily joined from TF 58
Chester damaged in collision with AGC Estes off Iwojima (24-13N, 141-25E)
Salt Lake City damaged in collision with AKA Starr off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)
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| 45/02/21
| Pensacola damaged in collision with AKA Yancey off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)
54.1.18 created from TG 58.2, 58.3 ships
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| 45/02/22
| West Virginia hit by small callibre from coastal battery
54.1.18 dissolved
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| 45/02/24
| Gilmer disjoined
Heywood L. Edwards and Bryant damaged in collision off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-25E)
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| 45/02/26
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Salt Lake City damaged in collision with AKA Muliphen (24-46N, 141-19E)
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| 45/02/27
| Heywood L. Edwards disjoined for Saipan
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| 45/02/28
| West Virginia replenish
Terry damaged(coastal battery) off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-21E)
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| 45/03/01
| Terry damaged by shore battery off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-21E)
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| 45/03/03
| Pensacola disjoined for Ulithi
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| 45/03/04
| Clarence K. Bronson joined from TF 58
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| 45/03/05
| Pensacola arrived Ulithi
departed for Ulithi
Waters detached for Guam
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| 45/03/07
| Nevada, Arkansas, Idaho, Tennessee departed Iwojima area for Ulithi
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| 45/03/09
| Henry A. Wiley departed Iwojima for Saipan
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| 45/03/10
| Twiggs retired to Ulithi
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| 45/03/12
| Twiggs arrived Ulithi
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| 45/03/14
| Cotten + Dortch sinking guardboats Futa Maru, Kaiko Maru #17 off Bonins (30-58N, 144-54E)
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"ICEBERG" - Gunfire & Covering Force |
CTF RAdm Morton L. Deyo
not recognized assignment:
| BB
| from 05/06 Mississippi
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| CA
| from 45/05/?? Louisville, New Orleans (from 04/23)
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| CL
| Vincennes (from 05/17), Vicksburg (from 05/17), Mobile
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| DD
| Anthony, William D. Porter (04/01-05/05), Picking (from 04/01), English (04/01-04/1?), Compton (04/23?-05/14?)
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| DM
| Defense
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| DE
| Wesson, Foreman
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TG 54.1 - Gunfire Support Group
CTG RAdm Morton L. Deyo
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FSU 1 - SouthernEast Shore
CTU RAdm P.K. Fishler
| BB
| Texas, Maryland (till 45/04/07)
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| CA
| Tuscaloosa
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| DD
| Williamson (till 04/01)
DesRon55/DesDiv110: Laws, Longshaw (sunk 05/18), Morrison, Pritchett
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FSU 2 - Naha City
CTU RAdm C. Turner Joy
| BB
| Arkansas, Colorado
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| CA
| Minneapolis, San Francisco/FF
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| DD
| Laffey II
DesRon51: Hall, Halligan (sunk 03/26), Paul Hamilton, Twiggs
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FSU 3 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Bertram J. Rodgers
| BB
| Tennessee/FF, Nevada
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| CA
| Wichita
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| CL
| Birmingham/UF, St. Louis
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| DD
| Barton, Zellars (till 04/11), Mannert L. Abele, Bryant, O'Brien II
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FSU 4 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Lynde D. McCormick
| BB
| Idaho, West Virginia
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| CA
| Pensacola, Portland
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| CL
| Biloxi
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| DD
| DesRon55/DesDiv109: Porterfield, Callaghan, Irwin, Cassin Young (till 04/12), Preston II
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FSU 5 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Allen E. Smith (ComCruDiv5)
| BB
| New Mexico, New York
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| CA
| Indianapolis, Salt Lake City
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| DD
| Newcomb, Heywood L. Edwards, Leutze, Richard P. Leary, Bennion
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FSU 6
CTU Cdr W.B. Hinds
| DE
| Foreman, Samuel S. Miles, Wesson, Whitehurst, England, Witter, Bowers, Willmarth
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TG 54.2
TG 54.3
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TU 54.3.2 - Night Retirement Unit 45/04/01
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TG 54.5 - Battle Line
| BB
| Idaho, New Mexico, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Colorado
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TG 54.6 - Right Flank Forces
TG 54.7 - Left Flank Forces
| 45/03/05
| commenced training E Ulithi
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| 45/03/17
| Maryland joined
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| 45/03/21
| end training E Ulithi - sail to Okinawa
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| 45/03/25
| arrived Okinawa area
54.2 overtake cover 52.3
54.2.3 - cover minesweeping in fire support sectors
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| 45/03/26
| Arkansas - shell Kerama Retto
off Okinawa - shell coast, Halligan sunk by mine (26-10N, 127-30E)
FSU 3 - attacked by IJN SS, attacked by kamikaze - Nevada damaged (26-20N, 127-18E)
FSU 4 -kami.- damaged Biloxi (26-20N, 127-18E), Porterfield (26-20N, 127-18E), Porterfield - share for sunk midget SS
FSU 6 -kami.- damaged Foreman (26-20N, 127-18E)
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| 45/03/28
| shell Okinawa
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| 45/03/29
| shell Okinawa
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| 45/03/30
| shell Okinawa
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| 45/03/31
| shell Okinawa
PEnsacola damaged in collision with LST-277 off Okinawa (26-10N, 127-19E)
Morrisonn and Stockton (TG 50.8) sinking I-8 65 nm SE of Okinawa (25-29N, 128-35E)
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| 45/04/01
| D-Day Okinawa -
Fire Support for TF 53, TF 55
William D. Porter joined
kami - West Virginia damaged (26-20N, 127-40E)
Tennessee damged by shell fragments, Pritchett damaged by dive bombers (26-38N, 127-25E)
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| 45/04/02
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Pritchett damaged by bomb 65 nm N of Naha, Okinawa (27-17N, 127-51E)
Foreman damaged by bomb - no KIA (26-10N, 127-11E)
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| 45/04/05
| Nevada damaged by coastal battery 3 nm NW of Naha, Okinawa (26-13N, 127-40E)
Maryland, Arkansas, Tuscaloosa, Wichita detached to TG 51.19 (only for this day)
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| 45/04/06
| attacked by kamikaze:
disabled Leutze and Newcomb 18 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-38N, 127-28E)
Twiggs
damaged Witter S of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-04N, 127-52E)
Heywood L. Edwards damaging Hutchins (TG 53.6) by AA fire during air attack
18 nm SE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-00N,128-00E)
San Francisco refuel, rearm in Kerama Retto
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| 45/04/07
| San Francisco detached to TF 51 (at afternoon rejoined)
54.5, 54.6, 54.7 NW Okinawa training battle tactic
attacked by kamikaze
- Maryland damage by bomb 18 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-40N, 127-29E)
- Longshaw damaged 3 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-29N, 127-41E)
- Wesson damaged 9 nm NE of Ie-Shima, Okinawa Gunto (26-48N, 127-55E)
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| 45/04/09
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Porterfield damaged by friendly fire 40 nm NE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-34N, 128-28E)
54.1.1 - Longshaw damaged by kami
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| 45/04/10
| Porterfield damaged by own gunfire
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| 45/04/11
| kami.- disabled Zellars (26-00N, 128-00E), damage Tennessee (26-00N, 128-00E),
damaged Samuel S. Miles at Kerama Retto (26-12N, 127-20E)
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| 45/04/12
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attacked by kamikaze - damaged Tennessee, Zellars 15 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 128-00E),
Idaho 10 nm W of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-26N, 127-32E)
damaged by friendly fire : New Mexico 7 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-31N, 127-37E), Bennion
54.1.2 - Minneapolis detached for overhaul
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| 45/04/13
| San Francisco detached to TF 51
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| 45/04/14
| kami - New York damaged 15 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 128-00E)
Maryland disjoined for repairs escorting retiring transports
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| 45/04/15
| San Francisco rejoined
Laffey II disabled by kamikaze - (5 kamikaze, 4 bombs) Okinawa/RP1 (27-16N, 127-50E)
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| 45/04/16
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Bryant disabled by kamikaze at RP2, Okinawa (27-05N, 128-13E)
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| 45/04/17
| shell Machinato Field
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| 45/04/19
| support landing in S part of Okinawa - Bryant disabled (27-05N, 128-13E)
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| 45/04/20
| Colorado damaged by ammunition explosion at Kerama Retto (26-10N, 127-20)
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| 45/04/21
| shell Naha Field
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| 45/04/24
| shell Naha Field - San Francisco detached to Ulithi
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| 45/04/26?
| West Virginia detached to Ulithi
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| 45/04/27
| England damaged by kamikaze off Okinawa (26-40N, 127-40E)
Wichita damged by coastal battery off Okinawa (26-14N, 127-50E)
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| 45/04/28
| Twiggs disabled by kami. (27-12N, 128-16E)
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| 45/04/30
| Bennion damaged by kamikaze off Okinawa (27-26N, 127-51E)
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| 45/05?
| West Virginia joined
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| 45/05/01
| Tennessee disjoined to Ulithi
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| 45/05/03
| New Mexico damaging by accidental 40mm fire AK Sea Flasher off Okinawa
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| 45/05/05
| William D. Porter transferred to RP duty
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| 45/05/06
| Mississippi joined
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| 45/05/10
| Arkansas detached to Guam
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| 45/05/12
| New Mexico (26-22N, 127-43E) and Wichita (26-22N, 127-43E) damaged by friendly fire
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| 45/05/13
| San Francisco rejoined
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| 45/05/17
| Twiggs rejoined after repairs
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| 45/05/18
| 54.1.1 - Longshaw damaged by coastal battery -
scuttled by Heywood L. Edwards and Picking 4 nm WSW of Naha, Okinawa (26-11N, 127-37E)
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| 45/05/24
| Heywood L. Edwards damaged(friendly fire) in Hagushi Bay, Okinawa (26-20N, 127-43E)
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| 45/05/28
| TF 54 > TF 34- New Mexico disjoined to Leyte for repairs escortrd by Hall
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