Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on August 12, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding United States 11th Army Air Force (11th AAF), destroyers USS Anderson (DD-411), USS Hughes (DD-410), USS Jarvis (DD-393), USS John Hood (DE-655), USS Norman Scott (DD-690), and USS Wadleigh (DD-689), submarines USS Bear (SS/AG-29) and USS Piper (SS-409), Commander of the 3rd Fleet (Com3Flt), Commander of the 7th Fleet (Com7thFlt), Commander of North Pacific (COMNORPAC), Cruiser Division 1 (CruDiv1), Commander Task Force 92, Commander Task Unit 30.8.9, Destroyer Squadron 54 (DesRon 54), Destroyer Squadrom 45 (DesRon 45), Far Eastern Air Force (FEAF), escort carriers USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) USS Manila Bay (CVE-61), and USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74), Radio Guam, Radio Wahiawa, cruisers USS Richmond (CL-9) and USS Trenton (CL-11), Task Forces 37, 38, 92, and 94, Task Units 30.8.9 and 94.16.19, dock landing ship USS Oakhill (LSD-7), and Japanese coastal defense vehicle #67 and submarines I-266, I-353, I-363, I-366, I-47. Significant events visible on the map include USS Trenton, Bear, John Hood, Jarvis, and Hughes to Anderson, Rendezvous with DesRon 54 less Wadleigh, Norman Scott, then conducting shipping sweep of Kurile chain north of Uruppu then simultaneously bombarding Kurabuzaki, Suribachi, and Matsuwa, Com3Flt ordering Task Unit 30.8.9 and 94.16.19 to divert west and make weather reports every 6 hrs, Far Eastern Air Force striking Kyushu, Honshu, South Korea, Shanghai, Tsingtao, and Inland Sea, Task Force 94 departing Bhiwetok for Adak, I-266 patrolling north of Palau, I-353 patrolling area midway between Leyte Gulf and Okinawa, I-363 patrolling between Marianas and Okinawa, I-366 patrolling area 500 miles north of Palau, I-47 patrolling between Marianas and Okinawa, 3 groups of Liberators hitting Maysuyama Airdrome, 1 group Mitchells and 1 group Invaders hitting Chiran in morning and Kanoyain in afternoon, T.I. Sum. 12 weather from Formosa-based plane, Task Forces 38 and 27 waiting out a typhoon, striking north Honshu and Hokkaido canceled because of Typhoon, 11th Army Air Force bombing north Kuriles Airfields supporting Task Force 92, 3 groups of Thunderbolts hitting Mapalm and Miyazaki, USS Oakhill being followed by piloted torpedo for 60 minutes, missile exploded 2000 yards eastern, USS Piper entering Japan through Tsushima Strait, and 300 A/C taking off and hitting Hakari Naval Arsenal and Osaka Army Arsenal.
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Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
