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NOTES
TAWAKON!
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USS APACHE (ATF 67) — 65 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 132°
USS BAIROKO (CVE-115) — 38 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 124°
USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) (WITH 18 LCMs, 1 AVR) — 40 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 125°
USS COCOPA {ATF-101) — 57.5 nm SE OF GZ, BEARING 153°
USS CURTISS (AV-4) — 29 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 123°
USS EPPERSON (DDE-719) — 10 nm SW OF ENEWETAK, BEARING 235°
USS ESTES (AGC-12) — 42 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 125°
USNS FRED C. AINSWORTH (T-AP-181)* — 42 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 138°
USS GEORGE EASTMAN(YAG-39)" — 35 nmi SW OF GZ, BEARING 230°
USS GRANVILLE S. HALL (YAG-40)" — 35 nmi SW OF GZ, BEARING 233°
USS GYPSY (ARSD-1} — 80 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 110°
LST-551 — 30 nmi SE OF ENEWETAK, BEARING 123°
LST-762 — MOORED AT PARRY ISLAND
USS MOLALA (ATF-106} — 46 ami SW of GZ, BEARING 200°
PC-1546 ~ STEAMING WITH THE TAWAKONI
USS PHILIP (DDE 498) — 52 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 133°
USS RENSHAW (DDE 499) — 72 nmi W OF GZ, BEARING 270°
USS SIOUX (ATF-75) — 42 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 110°
USS TAWAKONI (ATF-114} — 50 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 107°
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