Status - John Skinner - USS St. Croix
The St. Croix remained in the Solomons area ferrying passengers and equipment between Guadalcanal the Florida Islands.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 16th as the Navy started the pre-landing bombardment. Although Mount Suribachi had been taken, by March 1st the fighting was still intense on the island.
There were landings on Corregidor as battles continued in the Philippines. Manila was taken and mostly cleared of Japanese resistance by March 1st.
Allied advancement on both European fronts continues. Soviet troops are within 100 miles of Berlin, although advancement would be slower in the coming weeks.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 623-633.
- The Liberation of the Philippines, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 194-302.
- Victory in the Pacific, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 24-65,
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- Events of February, 1945
- Events of March, 1945
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