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DESTROYER DIVISION 12 (TASK GROUP 31.2) (Moosbrugger)
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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1197K
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2
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Cover pages
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1
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Orders
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3
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Battle Plan
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14
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943
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1
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Track Chart
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454K
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4
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First Endorsement (RAdm. T.S. Wilkinson)
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947K
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8
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War Diary
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USS DUNLAP (DD 384)
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LINK
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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1082K
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6
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Deck logs: 1–5 August 1943
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999K
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6
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Deck logs: 6–7 August 1943
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1004K
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8
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943
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996K
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8
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518K
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4
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1046K
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8
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883K
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5
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2
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Torpedo Chart; Track Chart
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USS CRAVEN (DD 382)
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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1114K
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6
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943
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256K
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6
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Deck logs: 6–7 August 1943
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1137K
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7
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Action Report: Statements of selected officers and men
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910K
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6
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Operational remarks (War Diary): 6–7 August 1943
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USS MAURY (DD 401)
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LINK
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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804K
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5
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943
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896K
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4
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1
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First Endorsement (Frederick Moosbrugger)
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1
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Second Endorsement (T.S. Wilkinson)
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1
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Third Endorsement (H.E. Stassen)
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1265K
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7
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Operational remarks (War Diary): 6–7 August 1943
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295K
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1
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Track Chart
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DESTROYER DIVISION 15 (Simpson)
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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619K
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5
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War Diary (incl. Track Chart)
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1641K
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12
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943
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USS LANG (DD 399)
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LINK
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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1317K
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10
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943 (Wolfong, CO)
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439K
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2
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943 (Southard, XO)
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2
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Track charts
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708K
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4
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Operational remarks (War Diary): 6–7 August 1943
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828K
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6
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Action Report: 9–10 August 1943 (Wolfong, CO)
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2
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Track charts
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USS STERETT (DD 407)
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LINK
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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397K
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3
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Deck log cover pages, July 1943
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1035K
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7
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943 (F.G. Gould, CO)
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199K
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2
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Torpedo and Track Charts
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571K
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3
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Deck logs
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USS STACK (DD 406)
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LINK
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PAGES
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CONTENTS
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418K
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2
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Operational remarks (War Diary): 6–7 August 1943
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921K
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6
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Action Report: 6–7 August 1943 (R.A. Newton, CO)
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1
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Track Chart
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639K
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1
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First Endorsement (Rodger Simpson)
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1
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Second Endorsement (Harold P. Smith)
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1
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Third Endorsement (T.S. Wilkinson)
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1
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Fourth Endorsement (R.B. Carney)
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1
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Fifth Endorsement (J.H. Newton)
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1
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Sixth Endorsement (J.L. Kauffman)
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