MR300 Sec. 10 Warfare- Mid Pacific Area - October 19-31, 1944

MR 300 - WARFARE - PACIFIC (Sec. 10) October 16,3'1944 EWD E. o. 11652, Bec. S(R) and B(D) or (E) OSD letter, May & 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 MR 300 - WARFARE PACIFIC (Sec. 10) DECLASSIFIED MR October 16-31, 1944 Box95 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE OT PRIORITY From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department Nr: C 51320 31 October 1944 From GHQ SWPA agd MacArthur to Chief of Staff War Department, cite C 51320: Operations report SOWESPAC area period 1500Z/29 to 15002/30 signed MacArthur. Philippines: Luzon: Minimum 45 fighters 85 bombers photographed by 3rd Fleet aircraft on Clark Field, 30 in Nichols Field revet- ments. Mindoro: 9 seatrucks 12 seaplanes reported camouflaged in Paluan Bay. Palawan: Convoy reported moving up west coast October 30 including large transport 3 small freighters 2 destroyer escorts, off east coast another convoy of 2 destroyers 1 destroyer escort 4 other vessels. Celebes: Photographs Macassar October 29 show 2 bombers 1 fighter on 2 airdromes, in harbour 1 freighter trans- port (3000 tons) 11 small vessels totalling 2500 tons. Borneo: Photographs October 29 show 3500 foot strip considerable dispersal area other runways. Portion missing being serviced*. Celebes. CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (R) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973/ 300 Pacific Cal Park COPY No. 73 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page -2- From: General Hoadquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 51320 31 October 1944 Operations October 28: (2) 7 Beauforts attacked coastal targets west Wewak. (3) P-38's damaged 2 of 17 enemy fighters over Masbate Island. (4) Single B-24 scored direct hit on troop train southeastern Luzon. Operations October 30: (5) 6 B-24'c fired fuel dump and cratered runways Wewak; 5 B-25's bombed Boram airdrome 5 A-20's attacked village and guns Kairiru and Muschu Islands. (6) Main strikes prevented by weather; Leyte reported heavy wind and rain. (7) 6 Dutch B-25's started fires Matawai, south- eastern Soemba Island; signle RAAF B-25 damaged small seatruck Lomblem Island. (8) 1 Darwin B-24 bombed runways and gun positions Cape Chater; another bombed Lahane Barracks near Dilli. (9) 8 Dutch B-25's bombed and strafed Seba village on Sawoe Island, southwest Timor. (10) Single B-24 bombed small freighter south CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) ELATE E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (B) OSD letter, May & 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 73 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page -3- Post From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 51320 31 October 1944 Boeroe Island and damaged seatruck Banggai Archipelago. Solomons' Forces. Air. Operations October 29: (11) 1 Avenger, 15 Dauntless, 16 Marine and 10 New Zealand Corsairs hit buildings and motor park, destroyed bridge and exploded fuel dumps Bougainville. (12) 12 Corsairs, 2 New Zealand Venturas harassed Kavieng; 11 Dauntless, 16 Corsaire bombed plantations New Ireland. (13) 42 Corsairs bombed Rabaul and targets Gazelle Peninsula; 8 B-25's, 20 Dauntless and 12 Corsairs bombed radio station and buildings Pondo Point. Land. Leyte; October 29 e by approximately 450 heavily armed \ enemy forced 7th Cavalry elements to withdraw Carigara to Barugo. 24th Division: 34th Infantry attacking south from Mainit River bridgehead at Cavite (3759) captured Jaro; 1st Battalion 19th Infantry reached Bonga Bonga (4546). XXIV Corps: 96th Division: 381st Infantry captured upper slopes Catmon Hill, enemy still hold eastern slopes. CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. P(E) and 8(D) or (B) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 2 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 73 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page -4- From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Hr: C 51320 31 October 1944 7th Division: 17th Infantry took southern half Dagami, encountered stiff resistance in north part of town. Two battalions 184th Infantry now south and southeast of Santa Ana (5022); one battalion 184th Infantry now south of La Paz (5319). All Samar except some sections central part and west coast in hands of our troops or guerrillas. October 30: Preliminary report: XXIV Corps: 96th and 7th Division elements repulsed minor night counter attacks Dagami area; reduction of Catmon Hill pocket continued. Our casualties to October 30: Killed 706 Wounded 2245 Missing 270 Locations of front lines: Mouth of Sapanitan River (3478) east to San Juanico Strait below Uban (5577); mouth of Cawayan River (5473), San Miguel (4068) inclusive, Calampanan (5858), hill 101 (5755), north of Palo/Cavite road to Cavite inclusive, Jaro inclusive, Tingib, Manaybanay (4847) south to Binahaan River, Dagami, west of Dagami/Burauan Road to Marabang River, Santa Ana inclusive, northwest to Marabang River, east along river to Cogon (6026), La Paz inclusive, then east and south to Abuyog inclusive. Enemy pockets at Catmon Hill (6035) and along CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) RECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 8(D) or (R) OSD letter, May & 1972 By DBS Date MAY 2 1 1973 COPY No. 73 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page -5- From: General Headquarters, 'Southvest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 51320 31 October 1944 Tenauan/Dagami road vicinity Kiling (5442). Part 3. (1) Dropped 10 100 1b bombs from 10,500 feet. (2) Dropped 14 500 1b bombs, fired 200 rounds 50, 600 rounds 30 calibre. (3) No details. (4) Dropped 6 by 100 1b bombs, (5) B-24's dropped 48 1000 1b bombs from 8000 feet; 8-25's dropped 20 300 lb bombs from 9000 feet; A-20's dropped 20 300 1b bombs 8 to 15 seconds delay from minimum altitude, fired 7900 rounds 50 calibre. (6) No details. (7) Dutch B-25's dropped 36 120 1b frags, 21 500 lb incendiaries, met slight to moderate heavy inaccurate anti-aircraft fire; RAAF B-25 fired 2400 rounds 30 calibre. (8) Dropped 8 250 1b bombs from 12000 feet Cape Chater; dropped 8 300 1b bombs 1/10 second delay, met slight heavy inaccurate anti-aircraft fire Dilli. (9) Dropped 32 500 lb bombs 5 seconds delay from 1500 feet and under, fired 4000 rounds 50 calibre, met slight CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) - 2. 0. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) or (B) OSD letter, May 4 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 73 DECI ASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page -6- From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 51320 31 October 1944 light some medium inaccurate anti-aircraft fire. (10) Dropped 8 250 lb general purpose bombs, fired 1000 rounds 50, 400 rounds 30 calibre. End ## Being serviced. ACTION: OPD INFO: CC/S CG AAF Adm King Col Park ASF Field Marshal Dill G-2 Log Statistics CM-IN-29398 (31 Oct 44) 1814z pa RECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Bee, 3(E) and 5(D) or (B) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 73 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME! EXTENSION NUMBER DRAFTER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - FROM CINCSWPA W ANIMALES PPPPPPPPP 1 COMINCH 4 RELEASED BY DATE 31 OCTOBER 1944 2 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 4) 7 TOR CODERO 0444/31 e CNO DECODED BY ROBERTS PPPPPPPPP 10 INFORMATION CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASE FAGAN COMSOPAC ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY PIPP I1 IS UNLESS INDICATES THIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND #1 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL to CHECK BELOW = 301041 NCR 7738 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCINS MUSTOMS PLEASE LOVE ABOUT ONE INCM CLEAR SPACE BEFORE SEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 2, 22 (CINCSWPA SENDS VIA COM 7TH FLT. COMINCH ACTION F-01 24 CNO CINCPAC COMSOPAC INFO) F-02 21 à IN 3 DAY PERIOD 44 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN OVER LEYTE GULF F-05 27 F-07 2- 29 BY OUR PLANES AND SHIP GUN FIRE. PART OF COVERING FORCE- F-1 30 F-2 31 RETURNING TO REPLENISH. 3 0BB 1CA 3CL 12 DD REMAIN WITH' 32 F-20 as OTHER SHIPS IN LEYTE GULF. ON 28TH NAVY SEARCH PLANE GOT F-3 34 35 F-30 TWO HITS 1 TANKER IN MAKASSAR STRAIT. ANOTHER SEARCH 35 F-31 37 38 PLANE BOMBED AND STRAFED JFNJLAD NEW RAILROAD TRAIN IN F-32 39 F-33 40 SOUTHEASTERN LUZON. MACARTHUR. = F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 OSD letter, May 4, 1972 48 COMINCH...ACT By DBS Date MAY 21 1971 FX40 49 so 16 IG-00 20G SHOW OP20 OP01 OP03 51 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 300 19-67 Pacific 301041 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NI 101 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM URGENT 2 CTG 38.4 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY If FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE GARBLED CALL 5 DATE 36 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0820/30 8 9 PRIORITY DECODED BY STRONG 10 11 PARAPHRASED THOMSON/ / sensed ROUTINE BY INFORMATION 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL IN TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AM) AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 300630 NCR 6892 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INDIA CLEAR SPACE REFORE BELIMMING TEST ACTION 21 F-0 22 RADIO HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 CTG 78.2 RELAYS. F-05 27 CTG 38.4 REPORTS HE IS UNDER AIR ATTACK NOW. F-07 28 29 F-1 30 TIME 1505. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 PASS TO 20-G FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 E. O. 11652, Bee. S(E) and 8(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 OSD letter, May , 1972 FX40 49 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 300 Pacific 300630 005 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - OM COM 3RD FLT In URGENT. 2 CTG 38.4 PRIORITY 3 DATE 30 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0552 N ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT JRGENT 9 DECODED BY DIEBEL ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT PHIORITY 10 INFORMATION USS SARGENT BAY 11 PARAPHRISED ROUTINE DIEBEL/ROWLAND 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY IS ONLESS CTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 300345 NCR 6873 17 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 COM 3RD FLEET SENDS ACTION CTG 38.4 INFO ALL TASKFORCECOMS F-0 22 AND ALL TASKGROUP COMS 3RD FLEET SARGENT BAY. 23 F-01 24 (PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO BY RDO HONOLULU AS 300526) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO CLOSE AND RENDER ALL POSSIBLE F-07 28 29 ASSISTANCE SARGENT BAY AND OILER GROUPS UNDER AIR ATTACK F-1 30 F-2 31 LAT 13-20N LONG 129-48E. 32 F-20 33 F-3 31 DELIVERED TO 20-G. of Saman 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 E. O. 11652, See. NE) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 OSD letter, May % 1972 48 Date MAY 21 49 By DBS 40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO 1 SECRET Make original only. Deliver Code Voom Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPWAY 19-67 300 Paufee 300345 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TO SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT I FROM COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY = RELEASED BY ROUTINE 3 DATE I FOR ACTION 4 30 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 0255 7 TOR CODEROOM URGENT - MCDOUGALL COM 7TH FLEET PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED DIEBEL BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE CHECKEROWILAND 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY DIEBEL BASEGRAM 13 14 WILLSS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 320135 NCR 6569 CHECK BELOW 16 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 HONOLULUINTERCEPT 21 CINCPAC SENDS A LINDSYE* FOR 3 CGHS* COM 3RD FLEET. INFO COM 22 7TH FLEET. 23 24 ULTRA. 25 of Jugon 26 27 JAP AGJHIS* REPORTED SOMETHING NEAR 15-57N 125-23E AT 5 29 300820/1. 30 31 32 6 COPIES TO F-341 33 1 COPY TO 20-G. 34 *AS RECEIVED 35 36 37 38 39 F-20 40 41 ACTION 12 TELASSIFIED 43 44 11652, Bec. S(E) and 8(D) or (E) 45 OSD letter, May % 1072 46 By DBS Date MAY 21.1973 48 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 3 52 Handle only 10 instructions contained in article 16, No) Regulations. 300 Parific COPT NO. 300135 OPNAV 19-78 6 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT PRIORITY From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department No. 0 51280 30 October 1944 Chief of Staff War Department 051280, signed MacArthur. Operations report SOWESPAC Area period 15002/28 to 15002/29. Philippines: 4 medium merchant vessels with 3 destroyer escorts sighted heading up west coast Palawan morning October 29. 1 heavy cruiser course 290 degrees sighted 80 miles west by south Manila October 29. Photographs of convoy southbound from Lingayen Gulf October 26 show 4 heavy laden merchantmen totalling 39,400 tons probable aircraft tender (400 feet) 4 escorts. Leyte Gulf: 16 raids by groups of up to 8 planes reported October 26, lessening next day, 50 enemy aircraft over area during October 28. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 211973 71 300 Pacific Col Park COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #2 From: General Hradquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51280 30 October 1944 Borneo: 1 large, 1 medium tanker, 2 escorts, 1 floatplane reported by reconnaissance aircraft 75 miles south Balikpapan course 210 degrees October 29. Part 2. Air. Enemy action: 13 more planes shot down during harassing raids against shipping and shore installations Leyte Gulf through October 29. 2 planes attacked PT boats south Surigao Strait at night. Operations October 28: (1) RAF operations from Noemfoor Island cancelled due weather. (2) 3 B25's attacked 4 barges arround Amboina; 11 P38's and 23 B25's bombed Ambon Town; 17 other bombers caused many fires and destroyed power plant same target; 11 P38's caused large fires Saparoea Town, East Ambon. (3) 2 pre-dawn B24's caused explosion and fires Puerto Princosa airdrome Palavan Island; reconnaissance P38 shot down 2 intercepting planes central Philippines; CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 8(D) or (B) OSD letter, May 1, 3022 By DBS Date MAY 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #3 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51280 30 October 1944 7th Fleet planes strafed 20 barges, setting many afire Ormoc Bay, Leyte Island. Operations October 29: (4) 5 B25's attacked Brandi Plantation; 6 B24's hit Wewak Point; 6 A20's struck village and gun positions Kairiru Island; 4 Beauforts bombed targets further west. (5) 2 B25's and 20 A20's cratered runways and fired revetments Utarom. (6) Single B24 destroyed coastal vessel and dam- aged seatruck Sandakan, northern Borneo; another patrol plane scored 2 direct hits on large tanker in convoy south Belikpapan. (7) 10 pre-dawn Darvin B24's started large fires along waterfront and through town area Macassar, 1 B24 missing. (8) 1 B24 attacked Lahane barracks near Dilli; 2 others bombed Lautem, another hit Cape Chater, Timor. (9) 1 RAAF B25 silenced gun position Kai Islands. Solomons Forces. Naval: PT boats strafed and mortared shore targets Northern CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 8(D) or (E) OSD letter. May MAY By DBS Date, COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #4 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51280 30 October 1944 Choiseul, Northeastern New Ireland and Gazelle Peninsula night October 28. Air: Operations October 28: (10) 69 Marine and New Zealand Corsairs, 9 Dauntless and 2 Avengers attacked Bougainville supplies and trails; 17 Dauntless, 14 Corsairs, 4 B25's and 2 New Zealand Venturas destroyed 1 bridge and many buildings New Ireland; other strikes weathered out. Land: Leyte: October 28: X Corps: 1st Cavalry Division: Units of 12th Cavalry patrolling toward Sant Elena (5544) and Santa Taidro (5343) contacted elements 96th Division along Binahan River; 8th Cavalry patrols pushed south from San Miguel toward Cavite (3759). 24th Division: 34th Infantry attacking north- west along highway number 2 encountered heavy machine gun and mortar fire Mainitt River bridge (3758); 19th Infentry CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. o. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and 5(D) or (8) OSD letter, May 1 1872 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN ASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #5 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51280 30 October 1944 at Pastrana attacked west toward Jaro (3255). XXIV Corps: 96th Division: 382nd Infantry pushing north from Tabontabon reached Tanauan/Dagami road, and 1 Battalion turned east to contact force moving west from Tanauan; 381st Infantry captured hill 1000 yards southeast of Catmon H111 against strong pillbox positions. 7th Division: 17th Infantry destroyed 22 pill- boxes of extensive system 600 yards south of Dagami. October 29th: X Corps: 24th Division captured Cavite, Santa Cruz (3850) Tingib (3846). XXIV Corps: Forward elements of 7th Division entered Dagami and advanced rapidly north toward Pastrana with 96th Divi- sion to effect junction with X Corps, Patrols moved west along Abuyog/Bay Bay road (3593). 21st Infantry at Panaon Strait with guerrilla assistance extended operations in southern Leyte. Allied casualties to October 28: X Corps Killed 360, wounded 887, missing 110 XXIV Corps Killed 488, vounded 1405, missing 238. CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and.5(D) or (B) OSD letter, May , 1920 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN ECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #6 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51280 30 October 1944 Part 3. (1) No details. (2) 170 500 1b bombs dropped from 11,000 to 7000 feet Ambon Town, 11 500 1b bombs dropped Saparoea. (3) B24's dropped 40 100 1b bombs from 8000 to 3000 feet, fired unstated number rounds, met slight to intense inaccurate anti-aircraft fire of all calibres. (4) B25's dropped 20 300 1b bombs 8 to 15 seconds delay from minimum altitude, fired 1300 rounds 50 calibre; B24's dropped 48 1000 lb bombs from 8000 feet, fired 9800 rounds 50 calibre; A20's dropped 16 300 1b general purpose bomba from minimum altitude, fired 4200 rounds 50 calibre; Beauforts dropped 8 500 1b medium capacity, 4 250 1b general purpose bombs from 3000 feet, fired 200 rounds 30 calibre. (5) Dropped 18 tons 500 1b bombs. (6) No details. (7) Propped 30 500 lb, 180 100 1b bombs, 36 500 1b incendiaries from 14, 500 to 10, 500 feet, met slight medium and heavy inaccurate anti-airoraft fire. (8) Dropped 8 300 lb, 16 250 1b bombs, 9 500 1b incendiaries from 12,000 to 5,300 feet. (9) Fired 3000 rounds 50 calibre. End. ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: CC/S ASF Adm King Field Marshal D111 CG AAF G-2 Col Park Log CM-IN-28581 (30 Oct 44) 2048z bjm DECLASSIFED E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(9) or (E) OSD letter, May MAY22 1 1973 By DBS Date COPY NO. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E 12356 See 24 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COM 3RD FLEET OP OP OP OP FROM 2 2 PRIORITY a CINCPAC RELEASED BY 30 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION 4 CINCSOMESPAC ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 1034 * TOR CODEROOM GREENE/KOTEEN/MCCLELLAN COMINCH OP OP OP OP 9 DECODED BY COM 7TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION CTF 77 11 PARAPHRASED SJOSTEN/BENNETT ROUTINE BY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 is BULESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPETCH WILL H TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 4 292359 NCR 7136 17 18 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 PART 1 292353 NCR 7082 F-0 22 PART 2 292356 NCR 7132 23 PART 3 292359 IICR 7136 F-01 24 F-02 23 (COM 3RD FLEET SENDING FOR ACTION CINCPAC CINCSOWESPAC 26 INFO COMINCH COM 7TH FLEET CTF 77 ALL TASKFORCOMS 3RD F-05 27 FLEET.) F-07 2x 20 ACTION SUMMARY 24 - 26 OCTOBER. F-1 30 F-2 31 ENEMY CARRIER FORCE SAN BERNARDINO FORCE AND SURIGAO FORCE 32 F-20 an HEREAFTER CALLED NORTHERN CENTER AND SOUTHERN FORCES. F-3 34 as SOUTHERN AND CENTER FORCES SIGHTED BY CARRIER SEARCH TEAMS F-30 36 F-31 37 MORNING 24TH. MORNING 24TH 38.4 ATTACKED 1 GROUP OF as F-32 39 B5 BB F-33 40 SOUTHERN FORCE BELIEVED CONSISTING OF FUSO YAMASHIRO 41 CA F-34 ASHIGARA AND 4 DESTROYERS (PRISONER CF WAR STATES POSSIBLY 42 F-4 43 CARRYING TROOPS). 3 TO 4 BOMB HITS PLUS ROCKETS BOTH BB. 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 1 CA BOMB HIT AND 4 DD DAMAGED BY ROCKETS AND STRAFING. 47 FX37 48 38.2 38.3 (AND IN AFTERNOON 38.4) ATTACKED CENTER FORCE 88 6A RA FX40 49 8A 60 50 BELIEVED CONSISTING NAGATO YAMATC CUSASHI KONGO HARUNA (5 BB) IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 1(E) and d(D).or (E) Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) May , 1972 OPNAV Boo Panfic 292359 By DBS DatMAY 21 1973 23 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 an OA CA on CA CA CA CL CHOKAI HAGURO MYOKO TONE CHIKUMA KUMANO AND SUZUYA (7 CA) NOSHIRO AND 13 DD. REPORTED DAMAGE: IN ADDITION TO 60MB HITS THERE WERE BA AT LEAST 5 TORPEDO HITS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE 2 YAMATOS 1 STOPPED BURNING DOWN BY HEAD. BOMB HITS IN 2 POSSIBLY 3 REMAINING BB AND as BA TORPEDO HITS IN 1 OR BOTH KONGO. 1 KONGO SLOWED AND APPEARED BADLY DAMAGED. AT 1600 OBSERVER SAW 2 DAMAGED BB OF 4 IN FORCE NORTHWEST OF MASBATE. MANY HITS ON CA'S INCLUDE DUPLICATION 2 KNOWN BADLY DAMAGED (1 OF THESE PROBABLY SUNK) AT LEAST 1 OTHER so DAMAGED. 1 AGANO TORPEDOED AND ROLLED OVER. 1 DD SUNK. MUSASHI $ CA KUMANO HAGURO UNABLE SORTIE FROM SAN BERNARDINO DUE DAMAGE ACCORDING PRISONER OF WAR AND APPARENTLY CORRECT. FORCE LAST SIGHTED AT 2145 NORTH OF MASBATE. ESTIMATE CONFIRMED BY PHOTO 4 BB (2 SERIOUSLY 2 SLIGHTLY DAMAGED) 5 CA (AT LEAST 1 DAMAGED) 1 CL AND 9 DD SORTIED FROM SAN BERNARDINO MANY SHIPS TRAILING OIL. AFTERNOON 24TH NORTHERN FORCE WAS SIGHTED LATITUDE 18-10 LONGITUDE 125-30. BASED ON ESTIMATE CENTER FORCE TOO HEAVILY DAMAGED TO BE MAJOR THREAT 38.2, 38.3, 38.4 MADE FAST NIGHT RUN AND ON MORNING 25TH ATTACKED NORTHERN FORCE CONSISTING 4 CARRIERS, 2 BB/XCV, 1 CA, 4 CL AND 6 DD. DEFINITELY SANK ALL 4 CARRIERS 1 CL AND 1 DD. POSSIBLY SANK 1 CL LAST SEEN SINKING CONDITION. DAMAGED ANOTHER CL BY TORPEDO, 2 BB/XCV 1 OF WHICH HIT BY 2 TO 4 TORPEDOES AND MANY BOMBS, 1 CA AND 1 CL EACH HIT BY SEVERAL BOMBS, 2 DD HEAVILY STRAFED. SEE CTF 38 280537 FOR IDENTIFICATION. ON URGENT REQUEST FROM CTF 77 FOR ASSISTANCE PUT STRIKE ON CENTER DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter May 1972 292359 By DBS MAY 21 1973 Date Originator COM 3RD FLEET D/T Group NCR 7136 Page 2. Of 4 Pages. OP#AT-10-81 A04100 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TRAVIED Drover TX VIDEO LOVE DETAILS FORCE FROM TG 38.1 WHICH WAS APPROACHING BATTLE AREA AND PROCEEDED SOUTH WITH TF 34 SENDING TG 34.5 IN ADVANCE AT HIGH SPEED. 38.1 STRIKE REPORTED BOMB AND ROCKET HITS ON NAGATO, 4 BOMB HITS ON BB co YAMATO, 4 ON KONGO, AT LEAST 3 CA HIT WITH 1 OR MORE BOMBS, 3 ON THE CL AND 4 DD 1 HIT EACH. 7TH FLEET FORCES HAD GALLANTLY TURNED BACK ENEMY CENTER FORCE WHICH REENTERED SAN BERNARDINO STRAITS BEFORE TG 34.5 COULD INTERCEPT. TG 34.5 SWEPT FOR BB, CA AND DD REPORTED DEAD IN WATER EAST OF SAMAR INTERCEPTING AND SINKING 1 SHIP (ESTIMATED CA CRUISER OR DD) AND RECOVERING SURVIVORS FROM SUZUYA WHICH SANK WHEN HER OWN TORPEDOES DETONATED AS RESULT OF FIRES. MORNING 26TH TG'S 38.3 AND 38.4 WERE FUELED TG'S 38.1 AND 33.2 RESUMED AIR STRIKES ON RETREATING ENEMY CENTER FORCE FURTHER DAMAGING AB SHIPS AS FOLLOWS: HEAVY SHIP REPORTED AS NAGATO BUT ESTIMATED CA PROBABLE KUMANO 2 TORPEDOES MANY BOMB HITS OBSERVED OUT OF CONTROL so BA AND BELIEVE SUNK. 1 KONGO 2 TORPEDOES. SAME OR OTHER KONGO HIT 88 AB CA WITH ROCKETS. NAGATO 1 TORPEDO YAMATO 1 BOMB HIT. CA ESTIMATE MYOKO 2 TORPEDOES ALSO BOMB HIT SEEN DEAD IN WATER WITH 2 SHIPS ALONGSIDE NOT THERE LATER ALTHOUGH 2 DD'S SEEN so CA PROBABLY SUNK. 1 CL TORPEDOED AND BOMBED POSSIBLY SUNK. 3 DD'S DAMAGED (1 BOW BLOWN OFF). 9,000 TON CVS SUNK. AB MUSASHI NOT SEEN SINCE 24TH AND BELIEVED SUNK. ESTIMATE FOLLOWING SHIPS OF CENTER FORCE REACHED CHINA SEA: 4 BB'S ALL DAMAGED BY TORPEDOES AND BOMBS, 5 CA'S (SOME DAMAGED) AND ABOUT 12 DD'S POSSIBLY INCLUDING 1 CL. CA SITUATION NOT CLEAR BUT IT APPEARS THAT TAKÃO CA WAS TORPEDOED BY BLUE SUBMARINE NORTH OF BALABAC ISLAND ON 23 OCTOBER DECLASSIFIED OriginatorCOM 3RD FLEET D/T Group 292359 NCR7136 Page 3652 OffiAnd A(D) OP#AY-10-51 OSD letter, May , 1972 A04100 BBS Date MAY 21 1973 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 EFFECTED EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND BY 2 SIGHTINGS APPEARED TO REJOIN CA CENTER FORCE VIA EAST OF PALAWAN 26TH. ALSO POSSIBLE THAT KUMANO CA OR HAGURO EFFECTED REPAIRS AND ESCAPED TO CHINA SEA. HALSEY COPY TO 20-G DECLASSIFIED E. O, 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May s 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Originator COM 3RD FLEET D/T Gr NCR 7136 Page 4 Of 4 Pages. OPMAY-19-51 A34100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By: DT NABA, Date NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COM 3RD FLT OP OP OP 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CINCPAC 4 ROUTINE 5 29 OCTOBER, 1944 of CINCSOMESPAC DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM942 8 ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT OP OP OP 9 DECODED BY FORCE PRIORITY COMINCH 10 11 TYPES BY FORCE/Relet- INFORMATION ROUTINE CTF 77 12 COM 7TH FLT DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 291419 HCR 6607 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON ORTGOINE BISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 COM 3RD FLT SENDS ACTION CINCPAC CINCSOWESPAC INFO F-01 24 COMINCH CTF 77 COM 7TH FLT ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 PRELIMINARY REPORT OF EARLY MORNING SWEEP AND FIRST F-07 28 29 F-1 30 TWO STRIKES ON MANILA AND SOUTHERN LUZON AREA BY F-2 31 32 38.2 ON 29 OCTOBER. 15 TOJOS SEEN MANDALUYONG. F-20 33 F-3 34 35 25 WELL DISPERSED REVETTED PLANES MICHOLS. ABOUT F-30 36 F-31 37 100 ON CLARK FIELD TWIN ENGINED. 33 INTERCEPTORS as F-32 39 SHOT DOWN BY OUR BOMBERS FIGHTERS MAINLY OVER CLARK F-33 40 41 WHERE DISPERSAL AREAS BOMBED STARTING 5 FIRES. F-34 42 Pasted 43 1 CL 4 DD'S 8 MEDIUM 14 SMALL MERCHANT 44 PRO1 45 FX30 46 VESSELS REPORTED MANILA BAY. 2 HALF TON AP'S HITS 47 FX37 48 SEVERLY DAMAGED CA OFF CAVITE. 1 AO HIT BY 1000 FX40 49 50 BECLASSIFIED IG-00 51 E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) VCNO or (1) 52 SECRET, OSD letter, May 1, 1972 DBS Date MAY 211973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPHAY 19-07 300 Parific 291419 021 DECL ASSIFIED POUNDER NEAR CAVITE. 12 VALS, JUDY'S, TOJOS AND ZEKES DESTROYED NEAR 38.2 TODAY. 2 OF THE VALS MADE SUICIDE DIVES AT THE FORCE 1 STRIKING 20MM GALLERY ON INTREPID. 1 20MM LOST AND 5 OTHERS OUT OF COMMISSION OTHER DAMAGE INCONSEQUENTIAL. 6 KILLED 10 OTHERS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. CUSHING DD WHILE ON DUMBO MISSION DOGDED A TORPEDO AT 2124/1 28TH POSITI 13-52 N 127-15 E. UNABLE TO DEVELOP CONTACT. HELM SANK A JAP SUBMARINE AT 1230/1 28TH. 5 ATTACKS MADE BY HELM AND 3 MORE BY GRIDLEY. HEAVY EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY 2 SMALLER ONES AFTER HELM'S FOURTH ATTACK. OIL FRESHLY SPLINTERED PLANKING AND PIECES OF NIP ANATOMY FOUND. SUZUYA POW STATES TAIHO SEVERLY DAMAGED AND GENERALLY BELIEVED SUNK PHILIPPINE SEA ACTION JUNE AND SHAKAKU AND HITAKA DEFINITELY SUNK SAME ACTION. COPY TO 20G. DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) DELAY DUE TO GARBLES OSD letter. May Date , MAY 1972 21 1973 By DBS Originator COM 3RD FLT D/T Group 2914NTR 6607 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OFWAY-10-51 A84166 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTG 38.4 2 PRIORITY OPOPOP 3 RELEASED BY 30 OCTOBER 1944 of FOR ACTION CTF 38 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2330/29 8 9 DECODED BY PERRY 10 INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT OPOPO 11 TYPED MCDOUGALL 1 PERRY CTG 38.1 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 291209 NCR 6516 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 CTG 38.4 SENDS ACTION CTF 38. INFO COM 3RD FLT CTG F-02 25 26 38.1. RDO HONO PLEASE PASS TO ALL. F-05 27 F-07 28 DAILY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY. 29 F-1 30 A 29 OCTOBER F-2 31 32 B 65 TARGET CAP 29 SURVIVOR SEARCH 10 TACLOBAN F-20 33 F-3 34 35 MOR* PILOT PICKUP. F-30 2 36 F-31 37 C 36 as F-32 39 D 12 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 G 2 VF. 1 VF 4 VT UNACCOUNTED FOR. HEAVY FRONT F-4 43 44 ENCOUNTERED ENROUTE TO SHIP AND MAY HAVE RETURNED FX01 45 FX30 46 TACLOBAN. DEPASSIFED 47 FX37 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (R) 48 I 1 PILOT VF OSD letter, May 1, 1972 FX40 49 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 IG-00 51 M 3 OSCARS TARGET VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code/Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 10-07 300 Pacific 291209 5 DECL ASSIFIED 0 1 OSCAR TARGET ADD TO MY SUMMARY FOR 28 OCTOBER. F 2 VF G 3 VF LANDING AT DULAVAN H 3 PILOTS VF M 5 TONYS OR OSCARS TARGET N 3 TONYS OR OSCARS TARGET NEW SUBJECT. FOLLOWING PERSONNEL FROM TACLOBAN ABOARD FRANKLIN LT (JG) R L DHEIS AND S D SENTO AMM 1/C FROM WASP, E C HARREN ARM 3/c AND J C BROWN ARM 1/C FROM HANCOCK. ABOARD ENTER- PRISE ARE LTS (JG) L J TOPER AND R G AUBEL, M R YOUND ARM 2/c AND L H SUHOR ARM 3/c ALL FROM HORNET. WE 7872 0836 )ELIVERED TO OP-20G AS RECEIVED DECLASSFIED E O, OSD 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) By DBS letter. May 1 1972 Date MAY 2 I 1973 CTG 38.4 291209 6516 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OP#AY-18-51 184100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP I FROM CTF 77 2 PRIORITY COMINCH a RELEASED - 4 ROOTINE DATE 2 FOR ACTION & 2 NOV 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1603/29 8 OP OP OP 9 CINCPAC DECODED BY PRIORITY MONROE 10 COM 3RD FLT 11 PARAPHRASED D SMITH/ Make COM 7TH FLT ROUTINE BY 12 ALL TFC AND TGC 3RD & DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 7TH FLTS 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 290753 NCR 6381 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CLEARED THROUGH MACARTHUR. ACTION COMINCH INFO F-01 24 CINCPAC COM 3RD FLT COM 7TH FLT ALL TFC AND TGC F-02 25 26 3RD AND 7TH FLTS. CTF 77 ORIGINATOR) F-05 27 F-07 28 29 SPORADIC AIR RAIDS CONTINUE. ONLY DAMAGE REPORTED F-1 30 TO NAVAL FORCES 1 PT BOMBED DAMAGED WITH SOME F-2 31 32 PERSONNEL CASUALTIES. FIGHTERS OVER CVES SHOT DOWN F-20 33 34 12 ENEMY PLANES. CTF 77 IN WASATCH WITHDRAWING F-3 35 F-30 36 FROM LEYTE AREA WITH CVES AND PART OF COVERING F-31 37 FORCE FOR REPLENTSHMENT. REMAINING AT LEYTE 38 F-32 39 CTG 77.1 REAR ADMIRAL WEYLER (SOPA) WITH 3 BB 1 CA F-33 40 3 CL 13 DD. REAR ADMIRAL FECHTLER IN FREMONT HAS 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 ASSUMED ADMINISTRATIVE DUXIES OF SOPA. 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 RECLASSIFIED 47 DELAYED DUE TO SERVICE FX37 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 48 49 OSD letter, May , 1972 FX40 50 By DBS Date MAY 2 1 1973 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 Pacific 290753 5 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department No: C 51220 29 October 1944 Chief of Staff War Department C 51220. Operations MacArthur. report SOWESPAC area period 1500Z/27 to 15002/28 signed Nanséi Islands: Ten medium merchant vessels sighted leaving Okinava for southwest October 28th. Philippines: Large transport many freighters reported Manila Bay October 27th, one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser, one destroyer approaching following morning; Two medium, three smaller vessels sighted northbound off east coast Cebu afternoon October 27th; 40 to 50 enemy fighters reported by Third Fleet reconnaissance aircraft over Marinduque Island October 27th; 12 stack transport (8,000 tons) sighted west of Cal- amian Group miday October 27th, reconnaissance aircraft reported nil targets Coron Bay same evening, damaged heavy cruiser one tanker several destroyers reported in area follow- 1ng morning. CM-IN-27741 (29 Oot 44) DECLASSIFIED E O. 11652, Sec. I(E) and 5(D) OSD letter. May (E) By DBS Date MAY 3 as Pacific 65 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 2 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Apea, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 Celebes: Aircraft reported one medium, three small merchant vessels, 15 seatrucks in Macassar Harbor midday October 26th, 14 barges on southeasterly course in Gulf of Bone October 27th. Part 2. Naval: PT boats sank ten troopladen barges and two coastal vessels Ormoc Bay, western Leyte Island, at night. Air: Enemy Action: 26 more planes shot down during raids on Tacloban, October 27/28; Lone raider repulsed by anti aircraft fire Morotai night October 26th. Operations October 25th: (1) Three Beauforts bombod Wewak. Operations October 26th: (2) One B 24 bombed Manado town and set seatruck afire northeastern Celebes; Another B 24 destroyed lugger South Macassar. (3) Patrol B 24 destroyed floatplane Palawan Island. Operations October 27th: (4) Six Beauforts bombed Danmap River targets, Wewak; CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter. May 4, 1972 By DAS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 65 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 3 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 24 RAAF P 40's set bivouace afire Kaimana. (5) B 24 attacked medium transport North Palavan Island. (6) Darwin B 24's demolished buildings, started fires Palopo and Malili in Northern Gulf of Bone, Celebes; Sank small seatruck offshore. (7) 11 Dutch B 25's fired supply dumps, sank two barges Island. and damaged other small craft near Maomere, Flores Operations October 28th: (8) Five B24's, six B25's and six A20's bombed Karavop Plantation, Wewak. (9) Four P40's cratered Miti runways, four P47's hit Kak Airfield, Halmahera. (10) One Catalina attacked light cruiser and medium transport near Sandakan; Another bombed waterfront near Brunei Bay, Borneo. (11) 29 B24's apparently destroyed 23 grounded planes and damaged 10/15 others, strafed destroyed three floatplanes offshore, cratered runways and fired buildings Puerto Princesa Airdrome, Palawan Island; CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) BELASSFER & O. OSD 11652, Bec, 3(E) and B(D) or (8) By DBS letter, May 4. 1972 COPY No. Date MAY 21 1973 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 4 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 Two B24's bombed San Roque Airdrome, Zamboanga; 20 B25's forced back from Zamboanga due weather. (12) Darvin B25 attacked camouflaged Bargenkai Islands; Three B24's bombed Lautem and Cape Chater Airfields and headquarters area Lahane Village near Dill1, Timor; Eight Dutch B25's attacked bridge near Waingapoe, Soemba Island. Solomons Forces. Naval: PT boats strafed and mortared South Eestern Bougain- ville and Capé Gazelle, New Britain. Air. Operations October 27th: (13) 12 New Zealand Corsairs patrolled Bougsinville; Eight B25's, 23 Dountless, five New. Zealand Venturas and 14 Corsairs demolished buildings and started fires New Ireland; 18 Dauntless, 18 B25's, 34 Marine and 20 New Zealand Corsairs destroyed Praed Point buildings, cratered gun posi- tions and hit many motor vehicles Reaul area. Weather. Overcast with light to moderate showers CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 050 letter. May , 1972 By DBS MAY 21 1973 Date 65 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 5 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 over Philippines, frontal zone Halmahere to Noemfoor, below average. Weather over Celebes. Land. Samar: October 27th: Cavalry elements reached Wright (6025), Cembastay (3541) patrolled toward Loquilocon (7029). Leyte: October 27th: X Corps: Amphibious patrols of 1st Cavalry Division landed Carigara (2168) reported town clear of enemy; Patrols from San Miguel halfway to Busey (4269) killed 41 of 50 encountered. 24th Division: One battalion occupied Alangalang (4057); Enemy night attack near SantaFe repulsed. XXIV Corps: Elements 7th Division advanced inward to within one milo of Dagami, battalion of 96th Division advanced vest along Tensuan/Xagami Road. Patrols entered Santa Ana (5023), San Andres (5127), Pangdan (4325). Six high caliber enemy coast defense guns and 40 vehicles were captured near Akbuyog. Total enemy casualties to October 26th: CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. 1(B) and 8(D) or (R) OSD letter. May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 65 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 6 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 Killed 4,232 Captured 50 Our casualties: X Corps: Killed 156 Vounded 615 Missing 29 XXIV Corps: Killed 360 Wounded 887 Missing 110 Part 3. (1) Dropped 24 40 1b bombs, met slight heavy insccurate anti aircraft fire. (2) Dropped 4 250 1b bombs Manado,6 same type at Lugger. (3) No details. (4) Beauforts dropped 10 500 1b medium capacity, 6 250 1b general purpose bombs from 2,000 feet, fired 100 rounds 50, 200 rounds 30 caliber; P40's dropped 18 500 lb, 36 250 lb bombs. (5) No details. (6) Dropped 25 500 1b gen purpose bomba from 7,500 feet, fired 1,500 rounds 50 caliber. (7) Dropped 21 500 lb incendiary clusters, 60 120 lb, plus unstated number 100 1b bombs, fired 2,500 rounds 50 cali- ber, met slight heavy moderate light inaccurate anti aroft fire (8) B24's dropped 40 1,000 1b bombs from 9,000 feet, fired 11,000 rounds 50 caliber; CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) DECLASSITED E. O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) of (E) OSD letter. May , 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 By DBS 65 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "TOT" PRIORITY Page 7 From: General Headquarters, Southvest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea No: C 51220 29 October 1944 B25's dropped 24 300 1b bombs .025 second delay from 8,000 feet; A20's dropped 24 300 lb bombs same delay from minimum altitude, fired 6,000 rounds 50 caliber. (9) Dropped 16 500 1b bombs. (10) Three 500 lb, four 100 lb bombs dropped at vessel, met accurate anti aircraft fire. (11) Dropped 72 tons 1,000 1b bombs, fired unstated number rounds, met no anti aircraft or interception Puerto Princess; Dropped 10 1,000 1b bombs Zamboanga. (12) B25 tropped four 500 lb bombs 11 seconds delay from 4,000 feet; B24's dropped five 500 1b, eight 300 lb, eight 250 1b bombs all 1/10 second delay from 13,500 to 4,000 feet; B25's dropped 96 100 lb bombs from 9.500 feet. End ACTION: OPD INFO : CC/S, CG AAP, G-2, Adm King, Col Park, Field Marshall Dill, Log CM-IN-27741 (29 Oct 44) 19112 w/m - DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. NE) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter. bisy 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 By DBS 65 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE PPPPPPPP - CINCSWPA 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 COMINCH 4 RELEASED BY ROUTINE 29 OCT 44 TOR CODEROOM 1919/29 FOR Jrs ACTION 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 * CNO CINCPAC IMRIE PPPPPPPP 9 PRIORITY DECODED BY COMSOPAC 10 11 TYPES KAEMPFER ROUTINE 12 BY THOMPSON DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 VALESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERACE PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 282341 NCR 6489 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 COM7THFLT PASSING FOR CINCSWPA. ACTION COMINCH 23 INFO CNO CINCPAC COMSOPAC. F-01 24 F-02 25 GAMBIER BAY. CVE. SANK ABOUT 09001/25TH HAVING 26 F-05 27 BEEN HIT BY as INCH SHELLS AT FINAL RANGE OF 2000 F-07 28 29 F-1 30 YARDS. 26 PLANES THEN AIRBORNE FATE UNKNOWN. ABOUT F-2 31 32 650 OFFICERS AND ENLISTED SURVIVORS PRESENTLY F-20 33 F-3 34 35 ACCOUNTED FOR AMONG THEM CAPTAIN VIEWEG. LEYTE F-30 36 F-31 37 AREA CONTINUES UNDER INTERMITTENT AIR ATTACK INTER- 38 F-32 39 FERING WITH UNLOADING OPERATIONS. NO REPORT Ol' F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DAMAGE. F-4 43 44 HOEL, DD. JOHNSTON, DD. S B ROBERTS, DE. FX01 45 FX30 46 STILL MISSING.PT 493 SUNK IN SURIGAO STRAIT BATTLE. 47 FX37 48 LST 486 DAMAGED. REINFORCEMENT ECHELONS MOVING AS 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 SCHEDULED. PB4Y OBTAINED DIRECT HIT ON TANKER OFF VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED Make original only. Deliver jo Code Room Watch Officer la person. (See Art. 76 (4) Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OPNAV 19-03-00 Paufee 282341 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date 4/13/04 BALABAC STRAIT. NORSOL PT'S MORTARED AND STRAFED GAZELLE AND SOUTH EASTERN BOUGAINVILLE. WOEND) AND MORATAI PT'S DESTROYED BARGES NIGHT 26/27. MACARTHUR. COMINCH ACT 16 20G OP-01 00 SHOW OP-20 OP-03 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May " 1972 MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date, 282341 Originator CINCSWPA D/T Group NCR 6489 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. DPWAY-19-51 184166 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - 2 ROM PRIORITY CTG 38.1 3 OP PRIORITY RELEASED BY & FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE CTF 38 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 29 OCTOBER 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 1733 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY C STRONG/ Am INFORMATION OP PRIORITY 11 TYPED KURTZ/WOODWARD COM 3RD FLEET ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 BOLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 281250 18 RAGE 1 OF 3 NGR 6286 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 PART 1 281303 NCR 6430 PART 2 281250 NCR 6286 23 F-01 24 (CTG 38.1 SENDS ACTION CTF 38 INFO COM 3RD FLEET) F-02 25 26 (PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO - - PART 1 291418, F-05 27 PART 2 290846) F-07 28 29 F-1 30 YOUR 280456. REPORT FOR 26 OCTOBER AND COWPENS REPORT ON F-2 31 32 TASK GROUP 38.2 DESTROYER FOR DELIVERY TO YOU. COWPENS F-20 33 F-3 34 16 OCTOBER M 9 JILLS FORCE. CORRECTIONS FOR 25 OCTOBER 35 F-30 36 REPORT AS FOLLOWS, 37 38 F-32 F. NO CHANGE. 39 F-33 40 G. 2, VB 1 HORNET 3 HANCOCK. 41 F-34 42 H. NO CHANGE, F-4 43 44 FX01 45 1. 2 VB CREWMEN. SUGGEST YOU RECHECK C AND I WITH HANCOCK. FX30 46 CORRECTED AND AMPLIFIED REPORT FOR 25 OCTOBER. PHOTOGRAPHED 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 EAST OF SAMAR BETWEEN 13001 AND 15301 WERE 1 YAMATO 1 NAGATO 50 IG-00 2 KONGOS 2 NACHI 1 TONE 1 MOGAMI 1 NOSHIRO 8 DESTROYERS, 51 VCNO 52 YAMATO 4 1/2 NE e-cl ED. 1/4 TON HITS, Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4), NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-62 300 Pacific E. O. 11652, Sec. I(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 281250 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NAGATO 1/2 TON SAP 1 1/4 TON SAP 3 ROCKET HITS. UNIDENTIFIED BBS 4 1/4 TON SAP 1 1/2 TON SAP HITS, NACHI 2 1/4 TON ON 1, 1/2 TON ON OTHER. 1 TONE 1 1/4 UNIDENTIFIED CAS 1/2 TON 4 1/4 TONNERS, 1 NOSHIRO HIT WITH 3 1/4 TONNERS. 4 DESTROYERS HIT WITH 1 1/4 TONNER EACH. CORRECTED DAILY REPORT 26 OCTOBER FOLLOWS. B. 174. C. 91 D. 32 E. 58 TONS 45 TORPEDOES 82 ROCKETS. F. 4 VF 2 VB 2 VT FLAK. G. 1 VT. H. PILOTS 3 VF 2 VT 1 VB CREWMEN 4 VT 1 VB. 1. 1 VT PILOT 2 CREWMEN. 1 NOSHIRO CL 11-35 NORTH 121-45 EAST 09101 BY 3 OR 4 TORPEDOES AND 2 ROCKETS 1 SEAPLANE TENDER 11-05 NORTH 123-05 EAST BLEW UP AFTER BOMBING BY HANCOCK. South Mindro K. 1 KUMANO CA 12 NORTH 121 EAST WITH 2 TORPEDOES AND 5 1/2 TON SAP HUGE EXPLOSIONS AND BURNING FIERCELY AT 10301. UNIDENTIFIED CA DEAC IN WATER AT 1035 POSIT 11-55 NORTH 121-40 EAST HIT WITH 2 TORPEDOES STARBOARD SIDE SEEN BY CREWMAN TO SINK, L. YAMATO 1 TORPEDO HIT 3 1/2 TON SAP 2 1/8 TON GPS AT 09101 POSIT 10 MILES OFF NW TIP PANAY. CLOSE PHOTOS SHOW 2 BOMB HITS PREVIOUS TO ABOVE HITS. NAGATO 1 TORPEDO HIT SAME PLACE AND TIME, 1 DESTROYER AT 11-40 NORTH 121-30 EAST AT 10501 WITH 2 TORPEDOES 1 1/4 TON SAP PHOTOS SHOW BOW BLOWN OFF. 1 DESTROYER OF 5 ATTACKED HIT WITH 1 1/2 TON SAP ON BOW AT 12-00 NORTH 120-45 EAST AT 15151. 1 1/4 TON SAP ON 2ND Originator CTG 38.1 D/T Group 281250 6286 NCR Page Dr 3 Pages. E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(9) or (E) OPAAT-19-51 A84100 OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DESTROYER 1 1/4 TON SAP 1 1/2 TON GP ON 3RD DESTROYER SAME PLACE AND TIME. INCOMPLETE COVERAGE TAKE AT 08301 SHOWS 1 YAMATO 1 NAGATO 1 KONGO 1 NOSHIRO 7 DESTROYERS OFF NW PANAY. PILOTS REPORTED 4 BB 3 CA 2 CL 9 DD AT 08301 SAME PLACE 1 CA OR BB WENT WEST ALONE WAS HIT AT 10301 12 NORTH 121 EAST. 1 CA HIT AND LEFT AT 10351 11-55 NORTH 121-40 EAST LATER BELIEVED SUNK. M. 4 ZEKES 2 HELENS 1 JAKE SOUTH MINDORO 2 JAKES REAGAY GULF 2 ZEKES FABRICA 1 IRVING FORCE. P. 1 DRSS 7 TWINS 7 SINGLES LEGASPI, R. NITE UNIDENTIFIED LEGASPI. U. BUILDINGS CATAMARAN AIRFIELD SAMAR. 1 COPY TO 20-G DECLASSIFIED money E. 0. 11652, See, 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May % 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Originator CTG 38.1 D/T 281250 Group NCR 6286 Page 3 Of 3 Pages. OPMAY-19-51 104166 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTF 17 ASTERISK (*) MAILORAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 RADIO WASHINGTON = RELEASED BY a DATE OCTOBER 29 1944 FOR ACTION WB ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 1888 7 8 COM 3RD FLEET DECODED BY KOTEEN CP. PRIORITY OP. OP 9 INFORMATION COM 7TH FLEET 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED CINCPAC ROUTINE KOTEEN BY ROWLAND 11 BY ALL TFC'S AND ALL TGC'$ DEFERRED DITTOED 12 3RD AND 7TH FLEETS ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 1 OF 2 281214 NCR 6257 CHECK BELOW 18 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G, C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 CLEARED WITH MACARTHUR. 21 22 23 ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY STILL CONTINUES OVER LEYTE GULF AREA. 24 25 ESTIMATE OVER 58 ENEMY PLANES OVER AREA UP TO 17001 TODAY. 26 27 SUICIDE TACTICS AGAINST OUR BATTLESHIP AND CRUISER FORCE 28 29 COMMENCED YESTERDAY AT DUSK. VALS MADE 2 SUICIDE DIVES ON 30 31 LOUISVILLE. EVASIVE ACTION MADE BOTH NEAR MISSES BY 50 FEET. 32 33 1 KILLED. 11 INJURED. NO MATERIAL DAMAGE. ZEKE SHOT DOWN 34 35 WHILE ATTEMPTING CRASH DIVE ON CALIFORNIA'S BRIDGE IN MOONLIGHT. 36 37 DESTROYED 1 RADAR GUY POLE. CRASHED 50 YARDS AWAY. AT DAWN 38 39 TODAY ZEKE OR VAL DIVEBOMBING DENVER CRASHED ALONGSIDE DAMAGING 40 41 COMPARTMENT 1ST PLATFORM DECK THICH FLOODED. AT DUSK TODAY 42 = ENEMY'S ATTENTION AGAIN DIRECTED TO CVE'S WITH UNREPORTED 44 45 RESULTS. DURING THE DAY 17 ENEMY PLANES WERE SHOT DOWN BY OUR 46 47 CAP. 20 ENEMY BARGES STRAFED IN CRMOC BAY. MANY SET AFIRE, 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 Randle enty in accordance VIV Secret* OSD letter, May (1972 3 w Pacific TO in Article 281214 16, PAYE DBS Regulations. Date MAY 271973 OPNAV 19-78 4 ASSIFIED A9210 кайзае LT T SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 6 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 VELLSS OTHERWISE INDICATED 7x18 DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED wife DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 2 OF 2 281214 CHECK BELOW NCR 6257 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 2 PILOTS FROM USS ENTERPRISE SHOT DOWN ORMOC BAY. 1 RESCUED BY 22 23 USS SOC PLANE. 1 BY NATIVES. 500 NAVY AND ARMY CASUALTIES 24 25 DEPARTED ABOARD USS MERCY 26TH. APPROXIMATELY 400 NAVY CASUALTIES 26 27 NOB AWAITING EVACUATION. 28 29 30 COMINCH COPIES 1 THROUGH 8. 31 32 as 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 on DEPLASSITED 43 44 E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(B) and 8(D) or (8) 45 OSD letter. May & 1972 46 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret* "281214 contained in article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAY 19-70 DECLASSIFIED 1.0. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 MLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CTF 77 PRIORITY a 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 29 OCT 44 7 TOR CODEROOM Jay 2 GARBLED CALLS 9 ALL TFC'S 7TH FLT PROPOPOPI DECODED BY STEVENS TYPES INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT " ROUTINE BY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT 12 SEVALD/ STEVENS DEFERRED 13 ALL TGC'S 7TH FLT 11 ROUTED BY ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AA. a ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL In CHECK BELOW 17 18 281214 NCR 6053 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR PAGE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 23 CLEARED WITH MACARTHUR. F-02 26 F-05 27 ¿NEMY AIR ACTIVITY STILL CONTINUES OVER LEYTE GULF F-07 28 29 AREA. ESTIMATE OVER 50 ENEMY PLANES OVER AREA UP TO F-1 30 F-2 31 32 17001 TODAY. SUICIDE TACTICS AGAINST OUR BATTLESHIP F-20 33 34 AND CRUISER FORCE COMMENCED YESTERDAY AT DUSK. VAL F-3 35 F-30 36 MADE 2 SUICIDE DIVES ON ABXKSVILLE: EVASIVE ACTION F-31 37 as F-32 MADE BOTH NEAR MISSES BY 50 FEET. 1 KILLED. 11 39 F-33 40 41. INJURED. NO MATERIAL DAMAGE. ZEKE SHOT DOWN WHINED F-34 42 43 F-4 ATTEMPTING CRASH DIVE ON CALIFORNIA'S BRIDGE IN 44 FX01 45 MOONLIGHT. DESTROYED PHE R DRSTSRNHVOCFGP* CRASBED FX30 46 47 FX37 48 50 YARDS AWAY. AT DAWN TODAY ZEKE OR VAL DIVEBOMBING 49 FX40 50 DENVER CRASHED ALONGSIDE DAMAGING COMPARTMENT SOUTH IG-00 51 52 VCNO PLATFORM DECK D AY ENEMY'S DECLASSIFIED Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 26 @) B(E) and 5(D) or (8) OPWAY "3'as Pacific 281214 OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS MAY 21 1973 Date 005 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By: DT NAnA Rate ATTENTION AGAIN DIRECTED TO CVE'S WITH UNREPORTED RESULTS. DURING THE DAY 17 ENEMY PLANES WERE SHOT DOWN BY OUR CAP, 20 ENEMY BARGES STRAFED IN ORMOC BAY MANY SET AFIRE. 2 PILOTS FROM OUR ENTERPRISE SHOT DOWN ORMOC BAY. 1 RESCUED XUJDIS* SOC PLANE. 1 BY NATIVES. 500 NAVY AND ARMY CASUALTIES DEPARTED ABOARD USS NERDT* 26TH. APPROXIMATELY 00 NAVY CASUALITIES NOB AWAITING EVACUATION. *AS RECEIVED COPY TO 20 G DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, See. 1(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 281214 Originator CTF 77 6053 2 2 D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. IPMAT-10-51 184100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA Date NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTF 77 2 30 OCTOBER of 944 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUT INE 4 CINCSWPA ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2158 8 COMINCH 9 DECODED BY BOWMAN CINCPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION ROUTINE 11 TYPES COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE BY 12 C STRONG, COM 7TH FLT DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 280722 NCR 6627 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 (ACTION CINCSWPA FROM CTF 77 INFO COMINCH CINCPAC F-O 22 23 COM 3RD FLT COM 7TH FLT) F-01 24 F-02 25 25 HAVE AS PRISONERS ON BOARD COMDR SHIBAYAMA ICH100 F-05 27 F-07 28 NUMBER 2064 AND LIEUT COMDR ZANAKA TOMOO 2636 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 COMMANDING OFFICERS OF DD'S ASAGUMO AND MICHISHIO 32 F-20 33 RESPECTIVELY. PRISONER COUNT STEADILY MOUNTING. F-3 34 35 INFORMATION FROM PRISONERS GRADED CA TOTAL AS FOLLOWS F-30 36 NOWAKE (DD) F-31 37 SUBSTITUTE SHIGURE FOR NAGATO IN MY 271301. HEAVY 38 F-32 39 CRUISER CHIKUMA SUNK EAST OF SAMAR BY AIRCRAFT FORE- F-33 40 41 MUSASHA DOWN F-34 42 NOON 25TH BATTLESHIP MUSAUHI DAMAGED AND BY HIT F-4 43 44 RESULT OF AIR ATTACK IN SIBUYAN SEA DURING 24TH BUT FX01 45 FX30 46 47 CONTINUED ON WITH JAP NORTHERN FORCE AND FOUGHT IN FX37 48 ?? FX40 49 BATTLE WITH OUR CVE'S. HEAVY CRUISER AOBA SUNK 50 IG-00 51 PRESUMABLY BY BLUE SUB ABOUT 23RD HEAVY CRUISER VCNO 52 E. O. 11652, Bee. 3(F) and 5(D) DE (ED Make original only. Deliver 19 Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVE DUE letter, May . 1972 OPMAY 3 as Poufic 280722 MAY 1973 By DBS Date 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 TAKAO SUNK ATAGO BADLY DAMAGED NEAR PALAWAN ISLAND MORNING 23RD. COMMENT PROBABLY ATTACK BY DACE AND DARTER. SHIBAYAMA INSISTS THAT CV TAIHO SUNK IN BATTLE EASTERN PHILIPPINES AND HIS STATEMENT CORROBORATED BY OTHER PRISONERS. PRISONERS INSIST THAT HEAVY CRUISER MOGAMI HAD HIS AFTER TURRETS REMOVED HAD AN APPARENT FLIGHT DECK AFT AND WAS USED AS A SEAPLANE CATAPULT SHIP AND TENDER. SHE WAS PART OF JAP SOUTHERN FORCE AND PRISONER CLAIMING TO BE MEMBER HER CREW STATES MOGAMI WAS SUNK. THIS LATTER REQUIRED FURTHER CHECKING. BATTLESHIP NAGATO SAILED FROM LINGA WITH JAP FLEET BUT NIL INFORMATION AS TO WHAT BECAME OF HER. JAP NORTHERN FORCE CONSISTED OF 4 B8 YAMATO MUSAUHI KONGO HARUNA. 7 CA KUMANO 6 CA TONE CHIKUMA MYOKO HAGURO MAYA PLUS 10 TO 12 DD'S NIL CL MENTIONED BUT PROBABLY PRESENT. JAP SOUTHERN FORCE CONSISTED 2 BB YAMA- SHIRO FUSO 1 CA MOGAMI 4 DD AND THEY THINK OTHERS. PRISONERS STATEMENTS CHECK QUITE CLOSELY WITH REPORTS OF OUR OWN FORCES AS TO ENEMY COMPOSITION. 1 COPY TO 20-G RECEIVED CONFIDENTIAL. RECLASSIFIED SECRET ACCORDING TO CONTENT. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Originator CTF 77 280722 6627 D/T Group NCR 2 Page Of 2 Pages. 3P#AY-19-51 124100 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN) DRAFTER CTF 38 of EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 FROM PRIORITY CINCRAC PRIORITY 3 COM 3RD FLT 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 28 OCT 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE us 7 TOR CODEROOM 2314 8 9 DECODED BY HAMILTON PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 TYPED ST DORSEY/ strong ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL NE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 280537 NOR 5798 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (RDO HONO PASS TO ALL ADEES. CTF 38 ORIGINATES F-0 22 ACTION TO CINCPAC AND COM 3RD FLEET) 23 F-01 24 RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH AS 281301 FOR INFO. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 BEST ESTIMATE COMPOSITION JAPANESE FORCE ATTACKED ON F-07 28 29 25 OCTOBER EAST LONGITUDE DATE EAST OF NORTHERN LUZON F-1 30 F-2 31 FOLLOWS. 32 F-20 33 17 SHIPS. 4 CARRIERS, 2 BB/XCV, 1 CA, 4 CL, 6 DD. 4 camels 34 ch 35 TASK FORCE 38 DEFINITELY SANK ALL 4 CARRIERS, 1 C OR 8-60CK F-31 100 37 DD, 1 DD. PLANES ALONE ACCOUNTED FOR 3 CARRIERS, 1 DD. as F-32 39 CRUISERS POLISHED OFF OTHER CARRIER AND CLOR DD. 1 CL F-33 40 41 LAST SEEN IN SINKING CONDITION, POSSIBLY SUNK. OF F-34 42 F-4 Damie 0 REMAINING SHIPS 1 NATORI CL DAMAGED BY TORPEDO LAST SEEN FX01 2 Chis 45 GOING NORTH AT 5 OR 6 KNOTS ALONE. BOTH BB/XCV DAMAGED, FX30 2 BELICU 1 RY AT LEAST 2 PROBABLY 4 TORPEDOES AND MANY ROMBS. FX37 / CA 148 49 FX40 BB/XCV RETIRED SEPARATELY 1 ESCOPTED BY A CRUISER AND 50 IG-00 51 DD THE OTHER BY A CRUISER AND PROBABLY 2 DD. CA AND VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) of (E) Make original only. Deliver to Code Rgom Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 OPRAY 10-07 300 Paufic 280537 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973, 22 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 1 OF REMAINING CL'S EACH HIT BY SEVERAL ROVAS. AT LEAST 2 OF DD'S HAD REEN HEAVILY STRAFED. 2 SHIPS, 1 DD AND 1 CL OR DD GOT AWAY FROM OUR CRUISERS AT HIGH SPEED AFTER DARK. NO PHOTOS OF CARRIER SUNK ON FIRST 1ev STRIKE RUT RELIEVED A CVL. PHOTOS SHOW LARGE CARRIER 3CVL WAS ZUIKAKU CLASS, 1 CVL CHITOSE CLASS AND 1 CVL PROBABLY ZUIHO ALTHOUGH SLIGHT DEFFERENCED FROM PREVIOUS INFORMATION. 1 BB/XCV DEFINITELY ISE CLASS, 1 CL AGANO OR 0GODO CLASS AND 1 CL NATORI CLASS, SOME DD'S PROBABLY 3, WERE TERUTSUKI CLASS. IN ADDITION TO ABOVE FORCE 1 DD WAS DAMAGED BY SEARCH PLANES NEAR PAMOCETAW ISLAND. 17 ZEKES WERE SHOT DOWN OVER ENEMY FORCE AND 4 OTHER PLANES AROUND OUR FORCE AND BY SEARCH PLANES. OUR COMBAT LOSSES ATTACKING THIS ENEMY FORCE 10 PLANES 8 PILOTS AND 10 AIRCREWMEN ALL TO ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE, COPY DELIVERED TO 200. E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 CTF 38 280537 5798 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPAAT-19-51 484108 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 COMCOM 7TH FLEET 2 PRIORITY COMINCH PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY of FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE OCTOBER 29 1844 WE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM3233 8 CINCPAC COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY FRUIN/DORSEY PRIORITY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET 10 INFORMATION ALL TGC'S 3RD FLEET 11 TYPES ROUTINE BY WALP/KOTEEN 12 ALL TFC'S 7TH FLEET ALL TGC'S 7TH FLEET DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 VALESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATEN WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 6 280130 NCR 5918 17 OPERA 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR Things BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 PART 1 280015 NCR 5540 F-0 22 PART 2 280102 NCR 5929 23 PART 3 280130 NCR 5918 F-01 24 F-02 25 PART 1 WAS WRITTEN AS 280130 NCR 5540. PART 1 IS HEREBY 26 WRITTEN AS NCR 5918 AND PARTS 2 AND 3 ARE ADDED.) F-05 27 F-07 28 (com 7TH FLEET SENDS. ACTION COMINCH INFC TO CINCPAC COM 3RD 29 FLEET ALL TF AND TG COMDRS 3RD AND 7TH FLEET) F-1 30 F-2 31 32 3 DAYS BEGINNING 24 OCT "ERE BUSY DAYS. PRIOR TC THAT F-20 33 F-3 34 DATE ASSAULT FORCES HAD BEEN LANDED AND SAFELY ESTABLISHED 35 F-30 36 ASHORE IN A TELL EXECUTED CPERATION. CASUALTIES VERE LIGHT. F-31 37 38 ASSAULT FORCES ADVANCED RAPIDLY ASSISTED BY GUNFIRE SUPPORT F-32 39 F-33 40 FROM SURFACE SHIPS AND BY AIR COVER AND SUPPORT FROM CVE'S. 41 F-34 42 ENEMY SURFACE FORCES ADVANCING TOWARD THE PHILIPPINES HAD F-4 43 44 BEEN DETECTED REPORTED AND ATTACKED BY SUBMARINES STATIONED FX01 45 FX30 46 FOR THAT PURPOSE BY COM SUB 7TH FLEET AND COMSUBSPAC. ON 47 FX37 48 24 OCT ENEMY SURFACE FORCES APPEARED IN THE "ESTERN VISAYAN FX40 49 50 AREA. 1 ENEMY FORCE WHICH FILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE NORTHERN IG-00 51 VCNO 52 STURET O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and S(D) or (E) OSD letter, May MAY 1992 21 1973 Make original only. Deliner to Code Room Watch 2821 3gerson. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPERAY 10-07 300Panfic By DBS Date 17 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NI R 101 FORCE BELIEVED COMPOSED OF 4 BB 7 CA 2 CL AND 12 DD PROCEEDED THROUGH MINDORO STRAIT ROUNDED MINDORO AND HEADED FOR SAN BERNANDINO STRAITS PASSING NORTH OF TABLAS ISLAND THROUGH SIBUYAN SEA. ANOTHER ENEMY FORCE REFERRED TC AS THE SOUTHERN FORCE BELIEVED CC RPOSED CF 2 BB 2 CA 2 CL 18 DD PASSED THROUGH MINDORO STRAIT AND HEADED FOR LEYTE GULF VIA MINDANAO SEA AND SURIGAO STRAIT. DUE TO EXCELLENT REPORTS FROM SUBMARINES AND PLANES PLENTY OF TIME PAS AVAILABLE TO EFFECT DISPOSITIONS OF SURFACE FORCES IN LEYTE GULF. BATTLE CF SURIGAO STRAIT. DISPOSITION OWN FORCES. 30 PT BOATS IN 10 GROUPS OF 3 EACH VERE STATIONED IN SURIGAO STRAIT SOUTH OF LAT 12-10N FITH ORDERS TO REPORT AND ATTACK ENEMY FORCES ENTERING LEVE GULF CR PASSING TC EASTWARD AROUND SOUTHERN POINT MINDANAO. TG 77.2 UNDER REAR ADMIRAL J B OLENDORF WITH 6 088 4 CA 4 CL AND 25 DD TCOK UP INITIAL STATION IN LAT 10-34N LONG 125-19E TO GUARD SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ENTRANCES TO LEYTE. DESTROYER PICKETS WERE STATIONED BOTH ENTRANCES. ALL SHIPS WERE LOW IN FUEL AND AMOUNTION AFTER 5 DAYS OF GUN FIRE SUPPORT CF ASSAULT FORCES. IN THE EARLY FORENOON CF 24 OCTOBER THE ENEMY SOUTHERN FORCE "AS SIGHTED SOUTHMEST OF NEGROS AND ATTACKED BY SEARCH GROUPS FROM TO 38.4. 2 BOMB HITS ON EACH OF 2 BB WERE REPORTED TOGETHER WITH ROCKET HITS ON CA AND 2 DD AND STRAFING CF DD'S. CTG 38.4 THEN REPORTED THAT HE WAS CLOSING TG 38.2 "HICH "OULD TAKE HIB OUT CF RANGE OF THIS CONTACT. SOUTHERN FORCE CONTINUED EAST THROUGH MINDORO SEA UNDER ATTACKS BY PLANES FROM CVE'S. TOWARD MIDNIGHT PT'S SIGHTED THIS FORCE SOUTH OF BOHOL DEGLASSIFIED OriginatofOM 7TH FLEET NCB5918 Page 11652, Sec. of and 8(D) or Phges. OSD letter, May 4, 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 184160 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date aley "MIO TRAILED AND ATTACKED WITH TORPEDOES CLAIMING 2 HITS. ENEMY ENTERED 08301 SURIGAO STRAIT ABOUT 12301 IN 2 CO INS HEAVY SHIPS LEADING EACH COLUMN. 2ND COLUMN 4 MILES ASTERN OF 1ST. OUR FORCES CLOSED TO FCRM A SEWI-CIRCLE AROUND NORTHERN END OF STRAIT BATTLE SHIPS IN CENTER CRUISER AND DESTROYERS ON EACH FLANK. AT ABOUT 73301 ACTION OPENED BY TORPEDO ATTACK ON 1ST COLUMN BY PICKET DESTROYERS. NIGHT ATTACK REMEY MCGOWAN AND NELVIN FIRED FULL SALVOES FROM EASTWARD 3 TO 5 HITS CLAIMED. 2ND ATTACK BY MCDERMUT AND MORRISON FIRING FULL SALVOES FROM WESTWARD 2 DEFINITE HITS CBSERVED. AFTER 1ST ATTACK ENEMY SLOWED FROM 20 TO 12 KNOTS. AT 23371 COMDESRON 56 ORDERED LAUNCH 3 SECTION ATTACK WHICH WAS MADE AS FOLLOWS. SECTION 1 MIDE SRON 56 IN NEWCOMB "ITH LEARY AND GRANT. SECTION 2 COMDESDIV 112 IN ROBINSON HALFORD BRYANT. SECTION 3 EDWARDS BANNION LEUTZE. SEVERAL TORPEDO HITS CERTAIN. OWN SHIPS ON EASTERLY COURSES OPENED FIRE SIMULTANEOUSLY AT 24051 JUST BEFORE LAST TORPEDOES ARRIVED. MANY SPLASHES FLASHES AND EXPLOSIONS SEEN AT TARGET. ENEMY COLUMNS WERE PERFECTLY COPPED. OPENING GUN RANGE 16 TO 17, 020YARDS. BY 04451 ENEMY COLUMNS HAD TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE BUT FEW GOT AWAY. OUR PURSUING FORCES DISTINCTLY SAW 4 BURNING SHIPS WHICH LATER SANK. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION CONFIRMS THAT 2 BB 1 CA 1 CL AND 6 DD WERE DEFINITELY SUNK BY TORPEDOES AND GUN FIRE THE 2 BATTLESHIPS WERE IDENTIFIED. AS FUSO AND YAMASHIRO. AFTER DAYLIGHT PLANES FRCM CVE'S SIGHTED AND ATTACKED A GROUP OF 4 CR 5 ENEMY SHIPS 00 SOUTHWESTWARD OF PANAON ISLAND SINKING 1 LARGE SHIP EITHER A BB 800 BECLASSIFIED OriginatorCOLI 7TH FLEET D/T Groupd134 NOB18 Page° 11652, and 5(D) Pages. OSD letter, May 4, 1972 IPMAT-10-51 184108 BS Date MAY 21 1973 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OR CA. THIS COULD NOT BE FOLLOWED UP BECAUSE OF THE ATTACK ON CVE'S BY STRONG ENEMY SURFACE FORCES. OUR LOSSES. PT 493 SUNK BY ENEMY GUN FIRE. GRANT DD 649 SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAITS RESULTED IN PRACTICALLY THE ANNIHILATION OF A STRONG ENEMY FORCE WHICH THREATENED CUR OPERATIONS IN LEYTE GULF. BATTLE OF SAMAR ISLAND. ON 24 OCT AT 2745 NORTHERN FORCE WAS SIGHTED BY SEARCH PLANE SOUTH CF MINDORO. REPORTS FROM 3RD FLEET INDICATE TG 38.2 LAUNCHED STRIKE IMMEDIATELY AND REPEATED DURING DAY. TG 38.3 AND TG 38.4 STRUCK SAME FORCE AFTER INITIAL STRIKES ON OTHER TARGETS. ENEMY FORCE REVERSED COURSE TO 270 AT 1430 THEN 30 MILES EAST OF TABLAS ISLAND AND WHILE BEING ATTACKED. THIS FORCE TAS REPORTED o BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY NUMEROUS TORPEDO AND BOMB HITS. NEVERTHELESS IT WOULD APPEAR THAT AT LEAST 4 BB 7 CA 2 CL AND 12 OR MORE DD'S OF THIS FORCE CONTINUED TO EASTWARD IN THE SIBUYAN SEA AND PASSED THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT DURING THE NIGHT. AT DAYBREAK 25 OCT WHILE TO 77.4.3 WAS ON STATION EAST OF SAMAR ISLAND ASP SIGHTED ENEMY NORTHERN FORCE APPROACHING FROM NORTHWEST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER TU 77.4.3 WAS UNDER FIRE FROM HEAVY SHIPS AT A RANGE OF 15 MILES CLOSING TO 7 MILES. ALL FIGHTER COVER AND AIR SUPPORT IN THE LEYTE AREA WAS DISCONTINUED AND ALL AVAILABLE PLANES MERE UTILIZED IN ATTACK ON ENEMY SURFACE FORCES. URGENT CALLS FOR AIR AND SURFACE SUPPORT WERE SENT TC COM 3RD FLEET. TG 77.2 THEN ENGAGED IN FINISHING OFF ENEMY CRIPPLES IN THE SURIGAO STRAIT WAS ORDERED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO LEYTE BULF PREPARED TO SCRTIE. THE SESURFACE FORCES HAD JUST COMPLETED THE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY FORCES SUBLOAD STRAIT AMMUNITION WAS PRACTICALLY EXHAUSTED TORREDOF Originator COM 7TH FLEET D/T GROUP30 NCR 5918 Page Bec on and B(D) Pages. 14662 OSD letter, May (1972 OPWAY-19-51 Date MAY 21 1973 484150 By DBS DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 HAD BEEN EXPENDED. FUEL WAS LOW. THE SITUATION WAS DESPERATE. TG 77.4 OUR CVE GROUPS IMMEDIATELY ATTACKED WITH EVERYTHING AT ITS DISPOSAL AND CONTINUED TO ATTACK. 1 CVE ALONE MADE 6 BOMBING AND TORPEDO ATTACKS. IN A GALLANT FIGHT UNIQUE IN THE COMPOSITION OF OPPOSING FORCES TG 77.4 WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER FORCES TURNED BACK THE POWERFUL ENEMY NORTHERN FORCE. THAT FORCE IN 2 ATTACKING GROUPS CLOSED TO 14,200 YARDS AND YET DID NOT DESTROY OUR CVE GROUP BELIEVE IT OR NOT. SIMULTANEOUSLY TG 77.4 PAS UNDER SHORE BASED AIR ATTACKS WHICH CONTINUED ALL DAY. AT 1430 TG 38.1 "HICH COM 3RD FLEET HAD ORDERED TC OUR ASSISTANCE STRUCK THE CRIPPLED AND RETREATING ENEMY FORCE CLOSE IN TO THE COAST CN LEYTE. IT STRUCK GAIN IN A FINAL BLOW. HEAVY SURFACE FORCES OF THE 3RD FLEET ARRIVED CFF THE SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT DURING THE NIGHT UNFORTUNATELY TOO LATE TC PREVENT ESCAPE OF REMNANTS CF THE ENEMY FORCE BUT SANK A CRIPPLED CRUISER OFF THE COAST CF SAMAR. PRELIMINARY DETAILS CF THE ACTION ARE CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF CTG 77.4 QUOTED IN MY 2520dd. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN CTU 77.4.3 262355. NIGHT SCOUTING PLANE REPORTED ABCUT 14 SHIPS OF THE ORIGINAL 25 CR 26 CF WHICH NORTHERN FORCE WAS COMPOSED PASSED THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT ABOUT VIDNIGHT HEADING WEST. OUR LOSSES. 2 CVE CAMBIER BAY AND SAINT LO. 2 DD HOEL JOHNSTON 1 DE ROBERTS. OTHER SHIPS DAMAGED AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. MANY SURVIVORS HAVE BLEN PICKED UP AND THE SEARCH CONTINUES. ENEMY LOSSES: SUNK BY OUR CVE ATTACKS 1 CA AND 1 DD. HITS SCORED AND DAMAGE INFLICTED ON 3 BB'S OR CA'S AND 1 DD. SEVERELY DAMAGED ND PROBABLY SUNK BY COMBINED AIR ATTACKS OF CVE GROUPS AND THE Originator: 7TH FLEET D/T Grgegi30 NO Bec. or and) or #nges. OSD letter, May 1, 1972 3PMAT-10-51 194100 Date MAY 21 1973 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 , ATTACKS OF TS 38. 1: 3 CA OR BB AND 3 DD. DELIVERED TO 200. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date OriginGfdt 7TH FLEET D/T Gro800132 NCR6918 Page 6 Of E Pages. 3PMAT-10-51 184160 of DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA. Date 4/13/94 TOP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES 2/10 OP RECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTU 77,4.3 CTF 77 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTG 77.4 ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 28 OCTOBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 281656 8 COMINCH PRoPPYOP OP DECODED BY MONROE INFORMATION CINCPAC 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED CINCSWPA ROUTINE 11 BY MONROE BY POWLEY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 MONROE 14 WILLSS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL M TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 NCR 5113 16 280012 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 PART 1: 280001 NCR 5250 22 PART 2: 287006 NCR 5549 23 PART 3: 280012 NCR 5113 24 25 DE REPORT OF CTU 77.4.3 FOR 25 OCTOBER ITEM TIMES. 27 AT 0653 IN POSITION 50 MILES EAST OF SAMAR MAIN ENEMY BODY SIGHTED 28 29 Arm. GAMMINE THEROL BY ASP ABOUT 15 MILES TO PESTYARD. ALMOST IMEDIATELY 1 SALVO FROM 30 31 ENEMY SEEN FIRED AND FELL SHORT. ORDERED CARRIERS TO LAUNCH ALL RE- 32 33 MAINING PLANES TO ATTACK AS RETIREMENT STARTED EAST INTO WIND AT 34 35 COMBAT TAMAL MAXIMUM SPEED. LOCAL CAP AND ASP AND 1ST SUPPORT GROUP FOR LEYTE 36 37 HAD BEEN LAUNCHED. MY FORCE, CVE'S COMCARDIV 25 IN FANSHAY BAY FITH 38 39 SAINT LC, KALININ BAY, THITE PLAINS, COMCARDIV 26 IN KITKUN BAY 40 41 WITH GAMBIER BAY, 3 DD'S AND 4 DE'S AS SCREEN, HOEL, JOHNSTON, 12 43 HEERMANN, DENNIS, ROBERTS, RAYMOND, BUTLER. ENEMY FORCE 4 BB'S 44 45 8 CA-CL, 8 DD'S. ACTION:F-30 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F- SPECIAL. 50 RUSED 8.11652 Bec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (E) 52 item, May . 1972 MAY 21 1973 Rending only *Top Secret* instructions contained in article Br. DBS Date 300 Poufee 280712 4 OPMAY 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECHEL SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 VALLES OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 2 OF 8 CHECK BELOW 282012 16 NCR 5113 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 ALL SHIPS MAKING SMOKE RETIRING AND LAUNCHING PLANE REMMANTS. 22 23 ENEMY CRUISERS IN VAN CLOSED UNDER 25,700 AND 3 GUN SALVOS STRUCK 24 25 AMONG REAR SHIPS. 0740 ORDERED DD'S AND DE'S ATTACK FITH TORPEDOES an AND OWN FORCE INCLUDING CARRIERS COMMENCED FIRING 5 INCH THEN 27 28 29 RANGE PERMITTED. PLANES LATER REPORTED 1 DE SUNK BY ENEMY GUNFIRE 30 WHILE MAKING TORPEDO ATTACK. PRESUMABLY ROBERTS. NOT HEARD FROM 31 32 SINCE. MODERATE INDIVIDUAL SHIP MANEUVERING TOWARD AND AWAY FROM 33 34 LAST SALVOES APPARENTLY PREVENTED EARLY HEAVY DAMAGE ALTHOUGH MANY as 36 CLOSE STRADDLES. 37 38 BY 0730 "ITH MAIN ENEMY BODY ADVANCING ON NORTHERN SIDE OUR RETIRE- 39 40 MENT COURSE CHANGED TC SOUTH AND AT 0815 TO SOUTHWEST. ENEMY HEAVY 41 12 SHIPS DIRECTLY ASTERN AT 22,000 AND 2 CRUISERS EACH FORKING FORTARD 43 44 ON PORT AND STARBOARD BEAMS CLCSING GRADUALLY TO UNDER 15,000. 45 46 CRUISER FIRE HEAVY FROM BOTH 6 AND 6 INCH FALLING ALL AROUND ALL 47 48 49 NO. Il ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 50 DECLASSIFIED 51 (E) and 5(D) or (E) 52 OSD letter. May 4, 1972 MAY 21,1973 Handle only in accordance with "Tep Secret* instructions contained in article Regul Date 283012 By "DBS" OPNAV 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY CHECKED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL of TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 3 OF 8 280012 NCR 5113 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 SHIPS WITH OCCASIONAL BIG GUN SALVOES. AT 0820 GAMBIER BAY REPORTED 22 23 HEAVILY HIT AND LOST 1 ENGINE. SHIP DRIFTED AFT UNDER CONCENTRATED 24 25 FIRE. SINCE SHE MUST HAVE PASSED THROUGH ENTIRE JAP FLEET ASSUME un 27 GAMBIER BAY DID NCT SURVIVE BUT V'AS NCT AFIRE WHEN LAST SEEN. PLANE 2N 29 LATER REPORTED GAMBIER BAY BEING SHELLED BY ENEMY DESTROYER AT POINT 30 31 BLANK RANGE. VARIOUS OTHER SHIPS HIT BUT REMAINED IN DISPOSITION. 32 DR 33 AT 2933 DENNIS HIT AND BADLY DAMAGED BUT STAYED "ITH US. AT 3919 34 ICD 35 UNIDENTIFIED ESCORT HIT. MAY HAVE BEEN JOHNSTON NOT HEARD FROM SINCE. 36 DD 37 HCEL REPORTED FLOODED FORWARD AND STOPPED TO PLUG HOLE 6 FEET IN 38 39 DIAMETER BELOW MATERLINE. MUCH CTHLR DAMAGE. NOT HEARD FROM SINCE. 40 41 PRESUMED SUNK. 12 43 AT 2924 JAP MAIN BODY AND CRUISERS NOF AT 12,000 SUDDENLY TURNED AWAY 44 45 TO OPPOSITE COURSE. IT WAS UNBELIEVAOLE. PLANE OBSERVER NOW REPORTED 46 47 MANY TORPEDOES APPROACHING FORMATION BUT STOPPING SHORT. APPARENTLY $19. 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. E. O. 11652, 3(ET and 5(10) 50 Sec. letter, May 4, 1972 51 Date MAY 21 1973 Sandle only in accordance with "Tep Secret* instructions contained in article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 280012 OPNAV 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOF. 8 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will " TRANSMITTED with DEFFERED PRECEDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 4 OF 8 CHECK BELOW 280012 NCR 5113 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE -INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 FULL SALVOES FROM CRUISERS OR DD'S TO PORT. 22 DD DD DE 23 IN ADDITION TO LOSS OF GAMBIER BAY, HOEL, JOHNSTON AND ROBERTS TO 24 25 GUNFIRE, SAINT LO, KALININ BAY AND FANSHAW BAY ALL BADLY HIT CAUSING 26 27 STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND LEAVING KALININ BAY TEMPORARILY ON 1 ENGINE. 28 29 DENNIS FLOODED FORWARD. HEERMANN FLOCDED TO FRAME 42. DAMAGE TO 30 31 BUTLER AND RAYMOND UNKNOWN. 32 aa ENEMY HEAVY CRUISERS USED COLORED SPLASH "ITH 8 INCH AS DID BB'S 34 as "ITH THEIR INFREQUENT SALVOES. BOTH 8 AND 6 INCH SALVCES LADDERED 36 37 IN STRAIGHT LINE ABOUT 300 YARDS. ACCURATE IN RANGE BUT MISSING IN 38 DO DEFLECTION POSSIBLY DUE TO MANEUVERING PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. 40 41 IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THY HEAVY CRUISERS FAILED TO CLOSE IN 42 43 PROMPTLY OR ENCIRCLE FORCE AND POLISH OFF THIS ENTIRE OUTFIT. ONLY 44 45 DETERRENTS "ERE 5 INCH FIRE FALLING AROUND CRUISERS AND DUMMY RUNS 46 47 BY TORPEDO PLANES AND STRAFING BY FIGHTERS. IN ANY CASE MAIN ENEMY 48 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR Man No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 SECDIM Sec. 3(E) and 8(D) or (R) 51 52 IF, May L 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Namile only in accordance .11> "Top Secret* insfructions contained in Article 76, Havy Regulations. COPY No. 260012 OPNAY 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA. Date 4/13/94 SECRET DISPATCH RAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BY BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL BE TRANSWITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 5 OF 8 280012 NCR 5113 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 FLEET HAD ENOUGH OF us AND BROKE OFF ACTION. 22 23 IN POSITION ABOUT 28 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAMAR THIS FORCE CAME UNDER 24 25 AIR ATTACK BY SUICIDE DIVE BOMBERS BEGINNING ABOUT 1045 AND CONTIN- 26 27 UING UNTIL 1130. NO CAP TAS AIRBORNE OVER THIS FORCE ALTHOUGH HELP 28 29 HAD BEEN REQUESTED. CWN PLANES LONG SINCE DEPARTED DUE TO ABSENCE 30 31 GAS AND AMOUNTION AND OUR INABILITY TO LAND THEM FOR RESERVICING. 32 33 AT 1052 SAINT LO VAS HEAVILY HIT BY SUICIDE PLANE DIVING INTO DECK 34 35 AND IMMEDIATE LARGE FIRE IN HANGAR. FIRES RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL 36 37 FOLLOWED BY EXTREMELY HEAVY EXPLOSIONS PROBABLY TORPEDOES ON HANGAR 38 39 DECK AND MAGAZINES, CONTINUING FCR SEVERAL MINUTES AND DESTROYING 40 41 SHIP. FIRE COVERED BOTH STERN AND BOI" AS SHIP DRIFTED AROUND IN 12 43 WIDE CIRCLE. Y'HEN LAST SEEN PERSONNEL ABANDONING STARBOARD SIDE 44 45 ABREAST BRIDGE. ALL REMAINING ESCORT VESSELS ORDERED TO STAND BY 46 47 SAINT LO TO RESCUE SURVIVORS, ANOTHER SUICIDE PLANE "ITH SMALL BOMB 48 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 DECLASSIFIED 51 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 52 May 1, 1972 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret* insfructions contained in DBS.. Date, MAY 21,1973 280012 OPNAY 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA SECRET DISPATCH CRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE FOR ACTION 4. DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 WILLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 6 OF 8 16 280012 NCR 5113 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 DOVE THROUGH PORT CATWALK FORWARD ON KITKUN BAY AND 3RD FITH HEAVY 22 23 BOMB DOVE IN EXACTLY AT BOW THROY'ING TONS OF WATER AND CONSIDERABLE 24 25 SHRAPNEL CN BRIDGE AND FORWARD PART OF SHIP. 4TH DOVE AT FANSHAW 26 27 BAY. SHOT DOWN. MISSED FANTAIL BY A FET FEET SCATTERING SHRAPNEL AND 29 29 DEBRIS OVER AFTER END OF SHIP. 2 MORE SUICIDES DOVE ON KALININ BAY. 30 1 SHOT DOWN AND MISSED. OTHER SKIDDED ALONG FLIGHT DECK IN FLAMES 31 32 33 AND OVER FOW INTO WATER. IT IS CONCLUSIVE THAT SUICIDE DIVES WERE 34 MADE IN ALL THESE CASES. 35 36 AFTER BOMBING ATTACK RETIREMENT MADE TO SOUTHEAST WHILE OPN PLANES 37 38 39 CONDUCTED ATTACKS ON ENEMY FLEET. SUSTAINED SURFACE SPEED NOW REDUCED 40 TO 15 KNOTS. AT 1950 REMAINING 4 CARRIERS FITH NO ESCORTS OBSERVED 41 12 SURFACE RADAR CONTACT CLOSING FROM QUARTER AT ABOUT 18 KNOTS. 43 44 SUSPICIONED SUBMARINE SINCE NO ANS"ER TO CHALLENGE AND REQUESTED 45 46 TASK UNIT 20 MILES AHEAD TC CLOSE IN. CONTACT CLOSED STEADILY UNTIL 47 48 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) Handle only in accordance *11* "Top Recret* insfructions contained is Article 76, ***GSD detter; May 1, 19780PT NO. 280012 By DBS Date MAY 1973 OPNAV 19-70 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET DISPATCH WRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED will BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 7 OF 8 NCR 5113 16 280012 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 DD'S MAKING RADAR APPROACH CHALLENGLD AND ABOUT TO OPEN FIRE WHEN 22 23 CONTACT DISAPPEARED. DD'S IMMEDIATELY CLOSED AND MADE SONAR CONTACT 24 25 AND ATTACK ON OBVIOUS SUBMARINE. 1 DD REMAINED OVERNIGHT HOLDING DOWN 26 27 SUBMARINE. DR 219 FROM ABOUT 2130 UNTIL 2420 THIS FORCE, NOW JOINED "ITH TU 77.4.1, 30 as WAS UNDER CLOSE RECONNAISSANCE BY ENEMY PLANES BUT NC ATTACK DEVELOPED. 33 1 PLANE SHOT DOWN BY DD WORKING OVER SUBMARINE. 34 35 REPORTS FROM SUCH OF CUR PILOTS AS ARE ABOARD SHOW FOLLOWING DAMAGE an 17 INFLICTED ON ENEMY BY PLANES OF THIS FORCE FROM SHIPS AS FOLLOWS. 38 as KITKUN BAY. SANK 1 MOGAMI CLASS CA UNASSISTED. SHIP OBSERVED TO BLOY 40 41 UP AND SINK AFTER BOMBING ATTACK. PROBABLY SANK TONE CLASS CA WITH 2 43 2 TORPEDO HITS AND 2 HITS OR NEAR MISSES ON STARBOARD BOW WITH 573's. 44 45 CRUISER THIS CLASS OBSERVED ON ITS SIDE 4 HCURS LATER SAME POSIT. 46 47 DAMAGED 1 NACHI CLASS CA WITH 1 TCRPEDO HIT. WHITE PLAINS. PROBABLY 48 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO, No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 DECLASSIFIED 51 1 1652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (R) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret* insfructions contained is Article Bx. DBS very Regulat Pamay 2 1.1972 280012 OPNAY 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 a ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BY BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 8 OF 8 280012 NCR 5113 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 SANK 1 KONGO CLASS BB 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOHOL ISLAND. SHIP 22 23 LEFT DEAD IN WATER BURNING FIERCELY WITH CREW ABANDONING. POSSIBIL- 24 25 ITY THIS SHIP DAMAGED PREVIOUS NIGHT BY TU 77.2. THESE PLANES WERE 26 27 PART OF OUR 1ST FLIGHT FOR SUPPORT GROUP. DAMAGED MOGAMI OR TONE 28 29 CLASS CRUISER WITH TORPEDO HIT 8 MILES EAST OF SAMAR. LEFT SHIP 30 31 DEAD IN WATER. FANSHAY BAY. PROBABLY SANK CA AT 11-43 N 126-42 E. 32 33 DAMAGE INFLICTED BY OTHER 3 SHIPS UNKNOWN DUE TO ABSENCE PILOTS. 34 as an 37 as 39 10 COMINCH: COPIES 1 TO 12 INCLUSIVE. 41 12 43 DECLASSIFIED 44 E. 0, 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (8) 45 OSD letter, May 1972 46 By DBS 47 Date MAY 1973 48 49 NO. Il ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 50 01 52 Randle only in accordance ... "Top Decret* insfructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 280712 OPNAV 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT PRIORITY From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guines To: War Department No. C 51160 28 October 1944 To Chief of Staff War Department signed MacArthur C51160. Operations report SOWESPAC Area period 15002/26 to 15002/27. Philippines: Further reports indicate enemy force northeast Luzon October 25 comprised 2 battleships 1 carrier, 3 converted carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, 4 light cruisers, 6 destroyers, light air opposition reported and few aircraft observed on carriers; large convoy reported southbound 100 miles north-northwest Aparri morning October 26; 4 unidentified vessels sighted at anchor off southern Mindoro morning October 27; attacking B24's October 26 reported 2 battle- ships, 5 cruisers, 5 destroyers on southerly course off west coast Panay; 1 destroyer, 1 freighter, 2 seatrucks sighted Puerto Princea noon October 27. Celebes: Gulf of Bone: 5 seatrucks photographed off Malili October 25; photographs October 26 show 4 fighters 3 bombers on 4 Kendari airdromes. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) or (8) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Col. Park 300 Pacific 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #2 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51160 28 October 1944 Part 2. Naval: Visayas: Further reports Surigao Strait action early morning October 25 state 2 battleships,i heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser, 6 destroyers sunk by gunfire from battleships and cruisers and torpedo attacks from destroyers and PT's, remaining heavy cruiser light cruiser and 3 destroyers heavily damaged 1 destroyer sunk by subsequent air attack; off Leyte Gulf 25 October 2 heavy cruisers confirmed sunk other units damaged. Halmshera: PT boats on night patrol sank 5 barges strafed shore positions October 22 through 26. Air: Enemy Action: Leyte Island: Raids continued through October 26, 7tn Fleet plenes shot down 23, Allied fighter patrols shot down 14 and anti-aircraft fire destroyed 2 more; next day 4 more raiders shot down by 3 Allied fighters over Tacloban. Operations October 26: (1) 18 Beauforts from Goodenough Island attacked CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) DWN E. e. 11652, Sec. S(R) and 5(D) of (E) OSP letter. May 4 1972 By DBS DateMAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #3 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, Nev Guinea No. C 51160 28 October 1944 Tobera airdrome Rebaul, started fires. (2) 3 Beauforts bombed Boiken area, West Wewak. (3) 28 RAAF P40's struck installations around Vogelkop Peninsula; 20 A20's and 2 B25's bombed Utar airdrome. (4) 6 HAAF A20's attacked village on eastern Amboina. (5) 8 P40's set varehouses and supply dumps afire and damaged gun positions in cooperation with PT boats Halmahera. (6) 1 B24 bombed warehouses north Celebes; another B24 sank coastal steamer near Sandakan, northern Borneo. (7) 25 B25's failed locate shipping Mindanso Sea, cratered Iligan airdrome, northern Mindanao, and destroyed nearby bridge. (8) 25 B24's left light cruiser burning and listing heavily with 2 direct hits and 3 near misses, silenced guns of 1 destroyer with direct hit in northern Sulu Sea. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #4 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51160 28 October 1944 Operations October 27: (9) 10 P40's cooperating with PT boats hit buildings and fired supplies northern Halmahera. (10) 2 patrol B24's damaged destroyer south Mindoro and extensively damaged tanker with direct hit south- west Palawan Island. (11) 44 P38's and P47's swept Western Visayas set afire camouflaged destroyer and small freighter off Cebu. (12) 4 Beaufighters strafed roadways and village near Dilli; 2 Darwin B24's bombed airfields Cape Chater and Dilli, Timor. Solomons Forces. Air: Operations October 26: (13) 8 B25's, 25 Corsairs, 6 Dauntless and 5 New Zealand Venturas attacked New Ireland Plantations and demolished buildings Kavieng; 4 Now Zealand, 12 Marine Corsairs and 1 TDR Drone hit motor trucks and buildings Rabaul area, 1 Corsair lost; 32 Marine, 28 New Zealand Corsairs and 12 Dauntless attacked Bougainville supplies and huts. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #5 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51160 28 October 1944 Weather: October 27: Favorable over Luzon, moderate frontal zone with light rain through Central and Southern Philippines and Northern Borneo, heavy showers through Halmaheras to Biak, average conditions Northern New Guinea. Land: Maps 1/250,000 Central Philippines military grid. October 27: X Corps: Elements 1st Cavalry Division advanced 10 miles southwest from Babatngon to occupy Balud and Barugo on Carigara Bay; on Samar, other Cavalry elements pushed rapidly north along west coast occupied Cotbalogan (4327), advanced 9 miles north of that city; 24th Division captured Santa Fe and Pastrana. XXIV Corps: Elements of 7th and 96th Divisions reached line 2 miles south and southeast Dagami (4740); Other 7th Division forces entered Abuyog (6001) and are pushing inland- DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1973 MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #6 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51160 28 October 1944 against light opposition. Evidence reported of enemy intention to withdraw from XXIV Corps Zone. Part 3. (1) Dropped 36 500 1b medium capacity, 14 250 1b general purpose bombs plus unstated number incendiaries from 10,500 feet, met slight anti-aircraft fire. (2) Dropped 6 500 lb medium capacity bombs from 4,000 feet, fired 500 rounds 50 calibre, met slight medium inaccurate anti-aircraft fire. (3) A20's dropped 80 500 1b bombs. (4) Dropped 24 500 1b bombs. (5) Dropped 16 500 1b bombs. (6) 1 B24 dropped 6 250 lb bombs Northern Celebes (7) No details. (8) Dropped 50 1000 1b, 25 500 1b bombs. (9) Dropped 16 500 lb bombs, fired unstated number rounds. (10) No details. - CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) E. O. DECLASSIFED 11652, Bec. 3(B) and B(D) et (E) OSD letter. May Date 1, MAY 1972 2 i 1973 By DBS 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECL ASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #7 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, Nev Guinea No. C 51160 28 October 1944 (11) No details. (12) Beaufighters fired 300 rounds 20MM, met slight heavy and intense medium accurate anti-aircraft fire; B24's dropped 16 250 lb bombs from 12,000 feet. knd. ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: cc/s Adm King CG AAF Col Park ASF Field Marshal Dill G-2 Log CM-IN-26892 (28 Oct 44) 2004Z bjm BELISSFED E. o. 11452, Sec. S(E) and 6(D) of (E) OSD letter, May , MAY 1972 21 1973 By DBS Date 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM INDEFINITE CALL 113 OPOPOPOPOP 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY 27 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION 4 COM THIRD FLT ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6) 7 TOR CODEROOM TROOP PORT COMMANDER 00 1642 CINCPAC 9 DECODED BY SEIFERT CINCSOWESPAC OPOPOPOPOP SEIFERT/ walp INFORMATION CTG 38.4 11 PARAPHRASED CTG 38.1 BY CTG 77.4 ROUTINE 12 CTG 38-3 CTG 31.12/5 13 CTF 38 ROUTED BY CTG 38.2 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL M TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE COMINCH DO as DISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 270221 NCR 4609 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 PRESENT SITUATION LEYTE GULF AREA. F-02 25 26 DANGER FROM FURTHER ENEMY SURFACE ATTACK CONSIDERED F-05 27 F-07 28 REMOTE UNLESS ENEMY GAINS CONTROL OF THE AIR. OUR 29 F-1 30 CONTROL OF AIR NOT SATISFACTORY. ENEMY AIR HAS BEEN F-2 31 32 ATTACKING IN FORCE FOR PAST THREE DAYS DISRUPTING OUR F-20 33 F-3 34 UNLOADING, REFUELING AND REARMING OPERATIONS. ACTIVATION as F-30 X FLYING FIELDS DELAYED AS RESULT ENEMY AIR RAIDS. HEAVY F-31 COMBAT AIR PATROL REQUIRED AND STRIKES AT ENEMY AIR F-32 X 37 38 39 F-33 40 FIELDS UNTIL ENEMY AIR STRENGTH IS MATERIALLY REDUCED. 41 F-34 42 SUPPORT OF AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY TWO FAST CARRIER F-4 43 44 GROUPS REQUIRED UNTIL WE HAVE CONTROL OF THE AIR. FX01 45 FX30 46 ON 28 OCT REMAINING CVES MUST REFUEL AND CAN WPCMNCXMW* 47 FX37 48 PLANES. ARMY AIR SQUADRONS MOVING INTO FIELDS TODAY BUT FX40 49 so IG-00 100BTOOPBLGNTQG* AIR OPERATIONS CAN BECOME SUFFICIENTLY 51 DECLASSIFIED VCNO E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS) Date MAY 21 1973 19747 300 Pocific By DBS OPNAY 270221 PAGE 1 OF 2 15 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 in CANT - inem of EFFECTIVE DUE DIFFICULT FIELD CONDITIONS. MORE LATER ON THIS SUBJECT. AS RECEIVED COPY TO 20 G DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 270221 4609 Originator D/T Group NCR Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPAAT-19-81 184100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COM 3RD FLEET OP OP OP OP 1 2 FROM PRIORITY CINCPAC 3 RELEASED BY 28 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION CINCSCWESPAC 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0039 GREENE A 8 TOR CODEROOM OP OP OP CP 9 COMINCH PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET 11 TYPES SJOSTEN/BEINETT CCM 7TH FLEET ROUTINE 12 BY CTF 77 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 271733 NCR 4889 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 (ACTION CINCPAC CINCSOMESPAC FROM CCM 3RD FLEET. INFO F-0 22 COMINCH ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET COM 7TH FLEET CTF 77.) 23 F-01 24 PHOTOS OF FORCE IN SIBUYAN SEA AT 2412151 SHOW 2 YAMATO F-02 25 CA CA CA 26 2 KONGO 1 NAGATC. 2 MOGAMI 2 ATAGO 1 NACHI 1 UNIDENT CA. F-05 27 F-07 28 1 AGANO 1 UNIDENT CRUISER. 13 DD'S. ESTIMATE 2 OR 3 29 F-1 30 CL AND SEVERAL DESTROVERS NOT IN THE MAIN BODY WERE F-2 31 32 OPERATING IN THE SIBUYAN SEA FROM THE 23RD. F-20 33 F-3 34 FIRST SIGHTING MORNING CF 26TH ENEMY MAIN BCDY OFF EAST 35 F-30 36 MINDORC CONSISTED 4 BB 3 CA 3 CL 10 DD'S. 1 DAMAGED CA F-31 37 38 AND 1 DD NEAR MASBATE. 2 DD'S OFF NORTH CEBU. 1 DAMAGED F-32 39 F-33 40 CRUISER 13-00 NORTH 122-00 EAST. TASK GROUP 38.1 AND 41 on TASK GROUP 38.2 STRIKES THEREAFTER SUNK 1 AGANC. PROBABLY return 43 SUNK 1 MOGADI OFF SOUTH MINDORO. DAMAGED 1 YAMATC 1 NAGATO trip 66 AA 1 KONGO 1 NACHI 2 CL AND 5 DD'S. ALSO SUNK 1 LARGE CVS 48 CAST OF PANAY, BELIEVED TC BE SHIP REPORTED AS ISE CLASS x 49 FX40 1 BECLASSIFIED IG-00 51 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and em @ VCNO OSD letter. May 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 By DBS Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY new 300 Pacific 271730 022 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 IDAHO / BB. 15 AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN AND 15 DESTROYED ON GROUND. ALSO MAVIS SHOT DOWN BY NIGHT VF. OWN LOSSES 10 PLANES COMBAT 7 OPERATIONAL. TASK GRCUP 38.3 AND TASK GROUP 38.4 PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR 27TH 1 CA OFF SOUTH MINDORC ATTACKED BY SEARCH PLANES WHILE MAKING 24 KNOTS LEFT DEAD IN WATER AND COULD NOT BE FOUND SHORTLY LATER BY VFB. 2 DD'S DAMAGED 1 BEACHED. TASK FORCE 38 LEYTE CAP SHOT DOWN 1 OF 7 ZEKES. 2 RELAY PLANES OVER MARINDUQUE WADED INTO AND SPLASHED 5. 40 TO 50 OSCARS AND ZEKES. LARGE TRANSPORT AND MANY AK'S SEEN IN MANILA. 3 CL AND 2 DD'S (ROCA? HEADING TOWARDS MANILA BAY AT 0830. FOLLOWING RELATED BY POW SEAMAN 1ST CLASS FROM HVUGA UKUVA: ATTACK FORCE BB UNDER CINC 2ND FLEET COMPOSED YAMATO MUSASHI NAGATO HARUNA AND KONGO. 10 CA CRUDIVS 4, 5 AND 7. NOSHIRO AND 13 DD'S. SORTIED LINGGA LINCHA 22ND CA CA CA HIGH SPEED. NIGHT OF 23RD ATAGO AND MAYA SUNK TAKAO DAMAGED DROPPED OUT OF FORMATION POSSIBLY SUNK. CINC 2ND SHIFTED FLAG ATAGO TO BB YAMATO. 5 BB 7 CA 1 CL AND 13 DD'S ENTERED SULU SEA. MUSASHI_AND 1 OR 2 CA HEAVILY DAMAGED 24TH AND NOT AGAIN SEEN OR HEARD OF BY POW. 4 BB INCLUDED IN FORCE WHICH SORTIED SAN BERNADINO, (PHOTOS OF TASK CA GROUP 38.1 CONFIRM THIS). SUZUYA SANK AT 13301 25TH. VAMASHIRO FUSO AND UCWA TRUE TRANSPORTING TROOPS SAILED FROM LINGHA 20TH OR 21ST CA Xev > FOR UNKNOWN DESTINATION. MOGAMI HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO XCX SAME AS ISE AND MAY HAVE BEEN IN STRIKING FORCE SORTIE. CA IBUKI JOINED FLEET LAST JULY BUT HAS NOT BEEN SOUTH, END OF POW STATEMENTS. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) DELAYED DUE TO GARBLES. OSD letter, May 4 1972 COPY TO 20-0 MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date Originator COM 3RD FLEET D/T Group 271700 NCR 4889 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPWAY-10-51 184100 ES DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 )P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCPOA COMAIRPAC PPPPPPPPP2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 12 OCTOBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 of 7 TOR CODEROOM 2354 CINCSWPA 8 COMGENAIRFMFPAC PARRARPP 9 DECODED BY INFORMATION COM 7TH FLT 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED FISHER COMAIR 7TH FLT 11 BY BY FISHER DEFERRED 12 DITTOED COMMARAIRWING 1 ROSTED BY PIPP BY FISHER COMMARAIRWING 2 BASEGRAM 13 14 VALISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTIO wife DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW in 271425 NCR 2151 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 COMGEN AIRFMFPAC PASSED TO MARCORPS INFO AS 122200. 22 23 ( FROM CINCPOA TO COMAIRPAC FOR ACTION. INFO 24 TO COMGENAIRFMEPAC COM 7TH FLT COMAIR 7TH FLT CINCSWPA. 25 RDO TOROKINA GIVE INFO TO COMMARAIRWING 1, RDO ESPIRITU 26 SANTO INFORMS COMMARAIRWING 2.) 27 28 29 DESTINATION MARINE MEDIUM BOMRON 611 CHANGED BY 30 31 CINCPAC 161119 AND CINCSWPA 201330 NOT TO ALL FROM 32 LEYETE 33 VOCALIST TO ACCUMULATION FOR DUTY IN MARINE AIR WING 1 34 35 VICE MARINE AIR WING 2. GROUND ECHELON SHOULD REMAIN 36 37 38 AS PRESENTLY LOADED IN 2ND ECHELON SHIPPING. FLIGHT ECHE- 39 40 LON SHOULD BE FLOWN TO NORSOLS FOR FURTHER STAGING WHEN 41 42 REQUESTED BY COMMARAIRWING 1. DECLASSIFIED 43 44 E.O. 11652, Bec. (E) and 5(D) or (E) 45 ORIGINAL NCR DISTRIBUTION. 0.90 Metter. May 1972 46 By MARCORPS (#1) 1981 %1 1973 47 COG 48 12(#2) OP03(#3) COMINCH( 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. . SPECIAL. 50 51 52 landle eigh the Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Mary Regulations. COPT 300 Pacific 300 271425 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 - PP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM OP OP OP 1 CINCSWPA PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY COMINCH ROUTINE 3 4 Jay FOR ACTION DEFERRED 5 DATE 27 OCTOBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROO- 2128 # CNO 1. DECODED BY HUGHES BY BY KOTEEN COMSOPAC WA OPIOR OP 0 PARAPHKASED CHECKED MCDONOUGH INFORMATION CINCPAC 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY 14 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTIONST DEFERENTO PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 271205 NCR 4783 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 23 CINCSWPA SENDS VIA COM 7TH FLT. ACTION COMINCH INFO CNO 24 CINCPAC COMSOPAC. 25 26 BATTERED REMNANTS OF JAP STRIKING FORCES RETIRING WEST- 27 28 WARD AFTER THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. CONFLICTING REPORTS 29 30 STILL OBSCURE TOTAL DAMAGE INFLICTED AND RECEIVED. IN 31 32 ADDITION TO CASUALTIES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED GAMBIER BAY, 33 34 CVE, FELL BACK ON 1 ENSINE AFTER 1ST ATTACK BY STRONG 35 36 JAP FORCE AND TOGETHER WITH JOHNSON, DD, ROBERT*, DD, AND 37 38 1 DE MUST HAVE BEEN SUNK BY ENEMY GUN FIRE. ALL 4 ARE 39 40 MISSING. 5 REMAINING CVE OF AND UNIT SUBJECTED TO CRASH 41 42 BOMBING ATTACK BY 6 SUICIDE PLANES, 3 PLANES HIT BY AA 43 44 WERE NEAR MISSES. KITKUN BAYS RORT CATWALK HIT BY 1 PLANE. 45 46 ANOTHER SKIDDED LENGTH OF KALININ BAY FLIGHT DECK OVER BOW. PPPRA RECLASSIFIED 18 E. Q. 11652, Sec. 3(5) and 6(D) of (R) 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO.1 USD letter, Kiry 4. SPECIAL. 50, MAY 21 1973 ACTION F-30 52 Handle 300 Aptil in Paufee instructions COPT NO. OPNAY 19-76 4. 271205 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 CIVICENSY JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 a RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TON CODEROO, A PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY CHECKED DITTOED INFORMATION to ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 11 BY bY DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 offerwise INDICATED 1-13 DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTIO with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 10 PA E 2 OF 2 271205 NCR 4783 17 1N Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) to ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 REMAINING PLANE PIERCED SAINT LO FLIGHT DECK AND SHE BLEW 23 24 UP. PILOTS REPORT FOLLOWING MINIMUM DEMAGE INFLICTED ON JAPS 25 26 BY THIS UNIT. 1 CA SUNK. ANOTHER CA BLASTED AND LYING ON 27 ON SIDE. 3 MORE CA'S TORPEDOED. 1 88 DAMAGED. TORPEDO HIT 29 30 SANTEE. SUIDIDE PILOT CRASHED ON SANGAMON. PRACTICALLY 31 32 ALL CVE'S WERE DAMAGED. THE JAP FORCE WAS DRIVEN BACK. 33 31 FANSHAW BAY, WHITE PLAINS, KALININ BAY, KITKUN BAY as 36 PROCEEDING MANUS FOR REPAIRS, PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORTS 37 3N FRAGMENTARY. 2 PC, 6 LCI SEARCHING BATTLE AREA OFF LEYTE 39 to FOR SURVIVORS. ADVANC ING AND RETURNING ECHELONS CONTINUE 11 42 TO MOVE ON SCHEDULE. MACARTHUR. sa 44 *PROBABLY ROBERTS (DE). 45 " HAS MT BEEN DELIVERED TC CNC. 46 COMINCH COPIES #1-#8 INCLUSIVE DECLASSIFIED lines IN E. 0. 11002, Sec. 3(8) and 5(D) or (E) no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OK CHARTROOAD letter, May 4, SBECI AL. 50 MAY 21 4973 DBS Date : Handle only in arrordance with "Tep Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Savy Regulations. COPY 10. 271205 UNLY DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROME 77 (INDEF CALL) OPOPOPOPOPOP 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE28 OCT 44 of FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 COMINCH DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODERO 0117/28 8 POPOPOPOPOPOP DECODED HAMILTON CINCSWPA PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 TYPED HAMILTON IDossey CINCPAC; COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE 12 BY COM 7TM FLT DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY ALL TFC AND TGC 3RD AND 14 7TH FLEETS 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE ARSTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 271147 NCR 4916 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON ORTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DIRE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 CLBIMO WNP VI*CTF 77 SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO F-0 22 23 CINCSWPA CINCPAC COM 3RD FLEET COM 7TH FLEET ALL TFC F-01 24 AND TGC THIRD AND SEVENTH FLEETS F-02 25 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 ON THE 26TH CVE COVERING GROUP (TG 77.4) DESPITE 29 F-1 30 BATTLE LOSSES SUFFERED ON THE PRECEDING DAY F-2 31 32 F-20 33 CONTINUED TO COVER OUR FORCES IN THE LEYTE GULF F-3 34 35 AREA AND LAUNCHED STRIKES IN THE CAMOTES SEA. ONE F-30 ) 36 F-31 37 ENEMY CL WAS HIT WITH 4-500 POUND BOMBS AND 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 1 TORPEDO AND 1 DD CONFIRMED SUNK AFTER STRAFFING 41 F-34 42 ATTACK BELIEVE IT OR NOT. OTHER ATTACKS AS YET F-4 43 44 UNREPORTED. ABOUT 1100 OUR CVES WERE ATTACKED BY FX01 45 FX30 46 ENEMY PLANES. AFTER COMBAI PATROL HAD SHOT DOWN 47 FX37 48 49 4 OF GROUP 8 OR 10 PLANES NIPS BEGAN A SERIES OF FX40 50 IG-00 51 SUICIDE DIVES. 3 SHOT DOWN BY SHIPS GUNFIRE. DECLASSIFIED VCNO 52 E. O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 6(1)) or (R) OSD letter, May L 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NABREDBS Date MAY 21 1973 OPNAY 10-87 300 Pacific 271147 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 EXPORTED verio 0800 THE (VHDGD DEC Cir ZEKES LANDED ON FLIGHT DECK SUWANNEE AMONG PARKED PLANES. SEVERE DAMAGE TO SHIP AND PLANES. MANY PERSONNEL CASUALTIES NUMBER UNDETERMINED. DE ROWELL OF CVE GROUP ABOUT 0900 SIGHTED PERISCOPE AND ATTACKED. MUCH OIL AND DEBRIS KEPT RISING DURING THE DAY. CRUISER AND DESTROYER GROUP HAVING REPLENISHED FUEL AND AMMUNITION AFTER THE SURIGAO STRAIT ACTION IS NOW WITH CVE COVERING GROUP. FAST CARRIERS OF THIRD FLEET ARE NOW PROVIDING CLOSE SUPPORT OF LEYTE AREA. ENEMY AIR RAIDS CONTINUED TODAY BUT WITH REDUCED INTENSITY ATTRIBUTED TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THIRD FLEET FAST CARRIER STRIKES AGAINST THE ENEMY AIR FIELDS. MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE RESULTS OF THE NIGHT BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT STARTING EARLY MORNING OF 25 OCT. OF THE ENEMY FORCE WHICH ATTEMPTED TO FORCE ENTER INTO LEYTE GULF AND THE SURIGAO STRAIT 2 88 2 CA 2 CL AND 10 DD, ONLY 1 CA 1 CL AND 4 DD GOT OUT THE WAY THEY CAME FUSO TN. 2 BB IDENTIFIED AS YAMASHIRO AND SOSO 1 CA 1 CL 213B ICA AND 6 DD WERE DEFINITELY SUNK BY THE COMBINED TORPEDO 1en ATTACK OF OUR PTS AND DESTROYERS AND THE GUNF IRE OF OUR 600 BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS. THE REMAINING CA CL AND DDS WERE PLACED UNDER HEAVY AIR ATTACK THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND REPORTED AS BEING BADLY DAMAGED AND PROBABLY SUNK. CLEARE WITH MACARTHUR. COPY TO 200 AS RECEIVED NWH Originator CTF 77 D/T Gro071147NC/916 C4916 Page o 18.52 sQf a(E) 6(D) Pages. 6SD letter, May , 1972 OPMAY-19-51 184166 DBS Date here - 1973 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME! DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 FROM COM 7TH FLT(INDEF CALL) PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY ALL COMMANDS RECEIVING ROUTINE 5 COM 7TH FLTS INTELLIGENCE DEFERRED 6 DATE 28 OCT 44 SUMMARY 7 * TOR 1935 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BYW STRONG PARAPHRASED hand INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 BY SAMSON/ DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 270557 NCR 4517 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 NIL SUMMARY ISSUED 25-26 IN VIEW WIDE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION F-02 21 26 RF ATIVE MOVEMENTS ENEMY TASK FORCES AND DAMAGE INFLICTED. F-05 27 F-07 28 FOR SAME REASON THIS SUMMARY OMITS SUCH INFORMATION. 20 F-1 30 SIGHTINGS NON NAVAL SHIPS 261030 I TIME 5 AP 5 DD ESCORTS F-2 31 32 11942 E 16-12 N COURSE SOUTH SPEED 10, 2145 CONVOY 7 UN- F-20 33 F-3 34 IDENTIFIED SHIPS 19-19 N 110-54 E COURSE NE, SAME TIME AND 35 F-30 36 COURSE 6 MORE 18-30 N 112-34 E. 2 LARGE AO 2 DD MID FOREMOON F-31 37 38 08-50 N 119-10 E NORTHBOUND 12 KNOTS. 11058 SHIP COMING F-32 39 F-33 40 TRROUGH NORTH BALABAC STRAIT COURSE 120 SPEED 8 0546/27 Lard 41 F-34 42 UNIDENTIFIED SHIPS 12-12 N 121-00 E. F-4 43 44 RECENT ORANGE SUB CONTACTS, 1459 25TH 07-40 N 130-50 E. 2253 FX01 45 FX30 46 SAME DAY POSIT 13-00 N 128-00 E. 26TH 1400 B24 CREWS REPORT 47 FX37 48 3 SS 30 MILES SOUTHWEST MOROTAI COURSE 180. PHOTOS 25 WOSASSA FX40 49 50 PADADA LICANAN 2 DELMONTE STRIPS MINDANAO SERVICEABLE. TOTAL IG-00 51 BECLASSIFIED VCNO 52" 2 ANES PRESENT. E. o. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 300 Pacific 19-67 270557 8,1 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 BLUE SUB SANK 2 AK DAMAGED 2 MORE MORNING 26 OF LARGE SOUTHBOUND CONVOY NEAR CALAYAN ISLAND 20-00 N 121-00 E. IN FLIGHT REPORTS 27. BEFORE DAWN CONTACT 1 LARGE 1 MEDIUM SHIP 08-40 N 125-00 E. 0905 PUERTO PRINCESS PALAWAN 1 AK 1 DD 2 SMALL STACKAAF* AK. AT 1000 2 DD COURSE 350 SPEED 25 POSIT 12-30 N 120925 E. 1014 HEADED WEST 2 MUTSUKI DD POSIT 11-45 N 117-50 E SPEED 20. AS RECEIVED DELIVERED TO 20G. DECLASSIFIED E. 0, 11652, See, 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 270557 4517 P2 OF 2 Originator COM 7TH FLT D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPMAY-10-51 124106 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT POT of PRIORITY From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department No. C 51108 27 October 1944 Chief of Staff War Department, signed MacArthur cite C 51108. Operations report SOWESPAC Area period 1500Z/25 to 15002/26: South China Sea: China based aircraft sighted 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 9 merchant vessels, 80 miles east Hainan course 100 degrees morning October 26th. Philippines: 5 transports, 5 destroyers reported heading south from Lingayen Gulf morning October 26th; force estimated as 4 battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 10 destroyers reported by attacking 3rd Fleet planes heading south at 15 knots in Tablas Strait morning October 26; Afternoon October 25 aircraft reported 2 heavy cruisers, 4 destroyers sighted on northerly course Bohol Strait; 7 vessels reported as 1 heavy cruiser, 6 destroyers sighted on northerly course in Camotes Sea morning October 26th. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (R) OSD letter, May 4 1972 By DBS 300 Pacific COPY No. Date MAI 21 Batpark 1973 70 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN MEDICAL INCOWING CEVERILIED DDA223M MMB DELVEINE WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #2 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51108 27 October 1944 Leyte: Local estimates place main enemy defensive positions in vicinity Tabontabon, Dagami and Burauen, strength at Dagami possibly 3000; Further air attacks on carrier groups off Leyte Gulf reported during October 26th. Borneo: Reconnaissance aircraft reported shipping in Brunei Bay October 26 as 1 heavy cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 medium freighter transports several medium, 2 small freighters. Part 2. Air: Enemy action: Raids against Leyte Beachheads and shipping continued October 26th; single planes attacked Morotai night October 24 and October 25th. Operations October 25: (1) 11 Beauforts bombed Kairiru Island off Wewak and attacked Boiken Danmao River area. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and B(D) or (E) OSD letter. May 4, 1972 MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 MI WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #3 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51108 27 October 1944 (2) 16 RAAF P40's bombed Moeemi and Ransiki. Airdromes, South Manokwari; 32 RAAF P40's attacked gune and fired buildings Kaimana. (3) 12 RAAF P40's swept Southern Ceram, dam- aged barge and fired savmill; 16 P47's bombed Boela runway barracks and fuel installations, destroyed pier and lugger Seleman Bay; 2 P47's and 23 B25's started large fires Pirce Town, gun positions and supply dumps. (4) 12 P47's bombed Halong Seaplane Base, Ambon; 1 B25 and 24 A20's attacked airdrome Haroekoe; 2 Beaufighters strafed guns Northern Amboina; 4 B25's attacked radio station Ambon, hit waterfront installations and strafed 3 schooners through Western Ceram. (5) 2 Beaufighters swept Halmahera. (6) Single B24 bombed barracks Manado, Northeastern Celebes. (7) 2 B24's swept Eastern Borneo Coastline, damaged seatruck and small freighter, sank lugger and attacked other vessels; another B24 sank 1 small seatruck and damaged another near Kudat. (8) Single B24 attacked small freighter off Zamboanga; 2 B24's sank 1 small freighter and damaged another north Palavan Island, strafed 3 small seatrucks destroyed 1 floatplane and damaged 6 other floatplanes IELASTED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) E O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) of (E) OSD letter. May , 1972 By DBS Date 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #4 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51108 27 October 1944 Puerto Princesa. (9) 1 Darwin B24 damaged seatruck and demol- ished buildings Koei Village, Lomblem Island; 3 B25's destroyed barge Slor Island and bombed Village on Timor. Operations October 26: (10) 6 B24's bombed Wewak Point, 6 B25's attacked Boiken Plantation. (11) 47 B24's attacked enemy varships West Central Philippines; 14 planes scored 2 direct hits plus near misses Yamato class battleship, 13 planes scored 2 direct hits many near misses Kongo class battleship, ships accompanied by 5 cruisers and 5 destroyers southbound West Panay Island, 1 B24 shot down, another missing;1 planes crippled and set afire Kuma class light cruiser with 4 direct hits causing explosions on bridge, amidships and on stern off South Western Negros Island; 1 B24 attacked heavy cruiser near Coron Bay. (12) 1 RAAF B25 attacked 2 barges Kai Islands; single Darvin B24 bombed village Babur Island. (13) 2 Darvin B24's bombed Lautem airdrome, started fires on coastline and attacked 6 barges Dipli, and bombed coastal vessel Vessuvius Bay in Soela Islands. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and 8(D) or (8) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAI 21 1973 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #5 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51108 27 October 1944 Solomons Forces. Air: Operations October 25: (14) 30 Corsairs bombed bivouace Northern Bougainville, 15 New Zealand Corsairs hit targets of opportunity; 8 New Zealand Corsairs fired motor trucks and demolished buildings Gazelle Feninsula; weather can- celled remaining strikes. Land: Leyte: October 25: X Corps: Night attack by 100 Japanese against elements 80th Cavalry Regiment at La Paz (5680) repulsed. XXIV Corps: 96th Division overcame stiff resistance Buri airdrome, captured Buri (4533); Tabontabon occupied without opposition. 7th Division encountered resistance 1 kile east of La Paz (12 miles southwest of Dulag) only light opposition remainder Corps Sector. CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) & o. 11652, Bec. (E) and B(D) of (E) QSD letter. May Date % MAY 1972 21 1973 By DBS 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #6 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. 0 51108 27 October 1944 October 26: X Corps: lat Cavalry Division junction of force at Uban and force advancing up highway number 1 not yet effected be- dause latter force slowed by resistance west of highway. Patrols reached San Miguel (10 miles vest of Tacloban). 24th Division attacked toward Santa Fe (1 mile west Castille) and Pastrana (3 miles west Castille) and occupied 3 towns. 1 force moving south along coastal highway toward Tolosa (6239) and contacted XXIV Corps patrols in that area. XXIV Corps: 96th Division continued advance northwest of Tabontabon; 1 battalion advancing north along coast reached Tolosa. 7th Division captured Malabka, continued attack north along Burauen/Dagami Road. Patrole advanced south to Esperanza (2 miles southeast Burauen) and San Francisco (1 mile southwest Burauen). Airstrips at Burauen, San Pable, Gayug, Balabka and Tangnan (5229) nov in our hands. No change in situation 21st Infantry and 6th Ranger Battalion. Reports hereafter vill be referred to Special Map CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1073 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER Ф INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE calme park From: ark regard General Page #7 Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia) New Guinea No. C 51108 27 October 1944 200,000 Central Philippines, in 5 sheets, scale 1 to 250,000 military grid. Part 3: (1) Dropped 16 500 lb, 20 250 1b bombs, fired 500 rounds 50, 2300 rounds 30 calibre, met slight heavy accurate anti-aircraft fire. (2) Dropped 22 500 lb, 70 250 1b bombs. (3) P40's dropped 18 100 1b bombs, fired un- stated number rounds; 16 P47's dropped 16 500 1b bombe, met slight medium inaccurate anti-aircraft fire; 2 P47's drop- ped 2 500 1b bombs; P47's and B25's dropped 32 500 lb, 230 100 1b bombs, met intense medium and heavy accurate anti-aircraft fire. (4) Dropped 12 500 lb bombs plus 2 incendiaries from 6000 feet Halong; dropped 100 100 1b bombs, 650 23 lb parafrags, fired unstated number rounds Haroekoe; B25's dropped 8 500 1b bombs, fired unstated number rounds. (5) No details. (6) Dropped 5 500 lb bombs from 11,000 feet. (7) 1 B24 dropped 7 100 1b bombs, no details other B24, met intense light accurate anti-aircraft fire from vessels East Borneo; 1 B24 dropped 6 500 1b bombs from 5000 feet Kudat. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter. May 1, 1972 By DBS Date, MAY 21 1973 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page #8 From: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea No. C 51108 27 October 1944 (8) 1 B24 dropped 6 250 1b bombs from 1000 feet, fired unstated number rounds, met slight to moderate medium and heavy some accurate anti-aircraft from vessels North Palavan; no details other B24's. (9) B24 dropped 8 250 1b bombs 1/10th's second delay from 7000 feet, fired 1800 rounds 50 calibre; B25's dropped 12 500 lb bombs, fired 1500 rounds 50 calibre. (10) B24's dropped 48 1000 1b bomba from 8000 feet; B25's dropped 24 300 1b bombs from 9000 feet. (11) Each B24 dropped either 3 1000 1b bombs or 2 1000 1b plus 1 500 1b bomb from 10000 feet, met intense medium and heavy very accurate anti-aircraft fire from Task Force. (12) B25 dropped 2 500 1b medium capacity bombs 11 seconds delay from 2000 feet; B24 dropped 8 250 lb bombs from 8000 feet. (13) Dropped 8 300 lb, 8 250 lb bombs all 1/10th's second delay from 9000 feet. Refer preceding report Paragraph 12: 4 more P38's, 19 more P47's escort. End. ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: CC/S ASF Adm King Field Marshal Dill CG AAP G-2 Col Park Log DEPLASSIFIED CM-IN-25946 (27 Oct 44) 1953Z bjm E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) QSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 70 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN ASSIFIED \ P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE FROM UNIDENTIFIED CALL(LM5R3) ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CP OP OP 1 PRIORITY 2 UNIDENTIFIED CALLS 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION (LKSE AND LM5R) ROUTINE 4 in DEFERRED 5 DATE 27 DCT.1944 COMINCH, CINCPAC wh @ASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO 0832 H OP OP OP BENNETT PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY RADIO HONOLULU INFORMATION 10 CHECKED CINCSOWESPAC ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 11 BY BEINETT BY KNAPP COM 7TH FLEET DEFERRED 12 DITTOED COM 3RD FLEET ROUTED BY BY COMAIRPAC BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL et TRANSMITTIO WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 NCR 4223 10 262355 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 RADIO NPM(RADIO HONOLULU) PASS TO COMISCH CINCPAC 21 22 COMAIRPAC FOR INFO. entionspation 23 24 MAIN ENEMY BODY SIGHTED BY ASP AS PER MY CONTACT REPORT AT 25 26 27 26531 OCT 25. FOR OVER 2 AND 1/2 HOURS THIS FORCE WAS SUBJECTED 28 TO ENEWY BB CA AND DD GUN AND TORPEDO ATTACK. WE WERE HIT NUMEROUS 29 30 TIMES. GAUBIER BAY HAD ONE ENGINE PUT OUT OF COME ISSION DROPPED 31 DD DD 32 BACK AND MUST HAVE BEEN SUNK BY ENEMY GUNFIRE PLUS HOEL JO WSON 33 34 DE AND ROBERTS. REMAINING 5 CVE EMERGED FROM THIS ORTEAL DAMAGED BUT 35 36 ABLE TO MAINTAIN 16 KNOTS. ABOUT 1 HOUR 20 l'INUTES LATER 6 ENEMY 37 38 SUICIDE DIVE BOMBERS ATTACKED. ATTACK HAD TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED, 40 THREE PLANES HIT BY AA NARROWLY MISSED SHIPS. ONE HIT PORT CATWALK 11 42 OF KITKUN BAY. ONE SKINDED LENGTH OF KALININ BAY FLIGHT DECK 43 44 45 OVERFLOW ONE WENT THRU DECK OF SAINT LO WHICH RECLASSIFIED SHORTLY BLEW UP $6 47 E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (H) 18 OSD letter, May 1978 49 10. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 by 51 52 Handle only **** Secret* instructions contained 16, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPMAY 19-76 300 Pacific 262355 4 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 потечего 21160 (see) P SECRET DISPATCH 06 DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY = a RELEASED "BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROOA N PRIORITY D DECODED BY DITTOED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY by DEFERRED 12 ROSTED BY BY BASEGRAM 10 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED 1013 DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTIO WITH DIFFANED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 OF 2 262355 NCR 4223 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM SUCH OF OUR PILOTS AS ARE IN COMPANY 22 23 SHOW FOLLOWING DEFINITE RESULTS BY OUR PLANES. ONE CA SEEN TO 24 25 BLOW UP AND SINK. ONE CA HIT BY TWO TORPEDOES AND TWO NEAR 26 27 MISSES LATER OBSERVED ON ITS SIDE. THREE MORE CA TORPEDOED. ONE DN 29 89 DAMAGED. THE REST GOT AWAY FRCI' US. THIS UNIT TOGETHER WITH 30 31 PLANES OF TASK UNITS 77.4.1 AND 77.4.2 TURNED BACK ENEMY FLEET 32 33 BEFORE ANY OTHER OF OUR FORCES COULD ATTACK. THREE REMAINING SHIPS 31 35 OF I'V DIVISION REQUIRE EXTENSIVE NAVY YARD REPAIRS BEFORE COMBAT 36 37 DUTY. PRELIMINARY REPORT OF CASUALTIES OF SHIPS "OW WITH NE. 38 39 15t KILLED 59 WOUNDED. I UNDERSTAND age SAINT LO SURVIVORS HAVE to 11 BEEN PICKED UP. DETAILED REPORT LATER. 42 13 DEPLASSIFIED 44 COMITION COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. 45 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(B) and 5(D) or (E) 46 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 17 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 IN 49 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3f-1 OR CHARTROO.1. Ko. - SPECIAL. 50 51 ne Handle only La accurdance with *Top Secret* insfructions contained is inticle 76, May) Regulations. COPT NO. 262355 PRAY 14:76 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE : FROM CENOPAC PUBAENT 2 3 RELEASED BY PUR ACTION 0013RDFLT ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 26 OCT 44 WY BASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO 1837 R PRIDELTY 9 DECODED BY JOHNSON INFORMATION URGENT 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED COMINCH ROUTINE 11 BY DHNSON BY KOTEEN COMSERVPAC DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY HNSON 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL DE TRANSMITTIO WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 261812 NCR 3600 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 21 22 ACTION ADEC IS COM3RDFLT. COMINCH AND COMSERVPAC DET FOR 23 INFO FROM CINCPAC.) 24 25 TOP SECRET. 26 27 YOUR 261235 REFERENCE TO PROVISIONS NOT UNDERSTOOD. REPORT 28 29 APPROXIMATE AVERAGE NUMBER DAYS SUPPLY OF DRY PROVISIONS IN 30 31 EACH TVPE CF COMBATANT SHIP IN COMPANY WITH YOU AND LIST CON- 32 33 TROLLING ITEMS THICH ARE SUFFICIENTLY SHORT TO AFFLCT COMBAT 34 35 OPERATIONS. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 COMENCHs COPIES 1 TC 8 INCLUSIVE - 43 44 E. O. 11652, Sec. (E) 45 OSDJete 1072 46 Date MAY 21 1973 47 18 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle 300 Paufec only in reade "Jup Secret* instructions contained is Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 261812 + OPNAY 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE : FROM 01NOP0A PRIORITY 2 COM 3RD FLEET URGENTHE a RELEASED BY 4 DECODED BY FOR Jay ACTION FLY DEFERRED 5 DATE OCTOBER 26 1944 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROO 1855 8 CINCSWPA URGENTITY 9 KOTEEN INFORMATION COMINCH 10 ROUTINE PARAFHRASED CHECKED COM 7TH FLEET 11 BY KOTEEN ROWLAND DEFERRED 12 01110ED BY BASEGRAM 13 ROSTED BY 14 UNITED OTHERWISE INDICATED 1-18 BISPATCH WILL at TRANSMITTIO with DIFFARED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 10 261809 NCR 3615 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COM 3RD FLEET. INFO CINCSEPA COMINCH CCM 7TH 23 FLEET. THIS IS TOP SECRET. 24 25 26 27 MY OP PLAN 8-44 REMAINS IN EFFECT. COVER AND SUPPORT FORCES 28 29 OF THE SCUTHWEST PACIFIC UNTIL OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY ME. 30 31 32 33 COMINCH COPIES 1 THROUGH 8. 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 DECLASSIFIED 42 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B) 43 OSD letter, May , 1972 44 MAY 21 1973 45 ACTION:F-30 46 47 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. so, 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle **** in Paufie instructions contained is article 16, savy Regulations. COPY NO- 300 261809 OPNAY 19-78 t DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE FROM CTF 77 (INDEF CALL) RELEASED BY ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM msy. ADDRESSEE OPRIORTYOP QP CINCSOMESPAC 3 ADE ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 27 OCTOBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 TOK CODEROOL 271228 of ALL TFC'S 7TH FLT # ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT OP. PRICRITY OP. OP QP DECODED BY MONROE POWLEY INFORMATION COM 7TH FLEET 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED ALL TGC'S 7TH FLT ROUTINE 11 BY MONROE BY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT DEFERRED 12 DITTOED COM 3RD FLEET ROUTED BY BY MONROE BASEGRAM 13 CINCPAC: COMINCH 14 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED 1013 DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTO with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 1 OF 4 261443 NCR 4372 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 (CTF 77 SENDS) 21 22 FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOV AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE BATTLE FOUGHT 23 24 25 YESTERDAY BETWEEN OUR CVE COVERING GROUP OF 16 CVES WITH 26 27 ACCOMPANING ESCORT OF DDS AND DES TO THE EASTWARD OF LEYTE 28 29 GULF AND A STRONG ENEMY SURFACE FORCE NOW ESTIMATED AS 4 BB 30 31 8 CA AND CL 7 OR MORE DDS WHICH SORTIED THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO 32 33 STRAIT. IN THIS ACTION OUR CVE GROUP TURNED BACK AND DEFEATED 34 A HEAVY ENEMY SURFACE FORCE THICH I.AS SUPPORTED BY STRONG 35 36 SHORE BASED AIR. THE ATTACKING ENEMY FORCE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE 37 38 OUR SLOWER CVE FORCE BUT WAS TURNED BACK BY AIR ATTACKS FROM 39 40 CVES ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN AND LAS DRIVEN OFF THE 2ND TIME 41 42 RETREATING THROUGH SAN BERNARDION STRAITS ON THE BASIB OF 43 44 INCOMPLETE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE MADICTED ON THE 45 46 ENEMY. 4 TORPEDO HITS IN A BB AND 1 CA STOPPED AND BURNING 47 18 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTRO RELASSIFIED No. - SPECIAL. 50 O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (8) letter, May , 1972 52 By DBS Date MAY 211973 Handle only in 715 "Tup Secret* infructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations, COPY 3 a Pacific 261443 JUNAY DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RECHEL C1c 11 (INDEE CYPE) OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY . ROUTINE 3 DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM TOK CODEROO DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED ROUTINE BY BY DEFERRED DITTOED - 6 7 8 PRIORITY 9 INFORMATION 10 11 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DIFFRATO PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 2 OF 4 261443 NCR 4372 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) in ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 WHILE THE ENEMY KAS IN THE MINDANAO SEA. OFF SAMAR AT LEAST 22 23 2 BBS VERE HIT BY TORPEDOES AND 1 CA STOPPED DEAD. NO REPORT 24 25 ON ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE 26 27 INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY BY MANY PLANES WHICH WERE FORCED TO 28 29 LAND ON LEYTE FIELDS. OUR LOSSES CVE SAINT L00 (FORMER MIDWAY) 30 SUNK. CVE GAMBIER BAY DD HALL AND DD JOHNSTON PLUS DE ROBERTS 31 32 MISSING SINCE BOMBARDMENT BY ENEMY SURFACE FORCES AND PRESUMED 33 34 SUNK. DAMAGED. CVES SANGAMON SAMANEE AND SANTEE ALL HIT BY 35 36 SUICIDE CRASH PLANES. SANTEE ALSO HIT BY TORPEDO. FANSHAK AND 0 37 38 KITKUN BAY HIT AND FIRES STARTED. PERSONNEL CASUALTIES ON SUNK 39 to AND MISSING SHIPS UNDETERMINED. KNOWN DEAD ON DAMAGED SHIPS 41 42 67. MANY INJURED. OUR AIRCRAFT LOSSES ABOUT 130 PLANES FROM 43 44 ALL CAUSES INCLUDING CRASH LANDINGS ON LEYTE FIELDS. TODAY 45 46 OUR CVE GROUP HAS AGAIN BEEN UNDER AIR ATTACK BY SHORE BASED 47 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTRO No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 9. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) et (E) letter, May , 1972 52 By BBS Date MAY 21 1973 Handle only is accordance ⑉ *Top Secret* insfructions contained in Article 76, SAY Disgulations. COPT No. 261443 DESAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RECHEL JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY 3 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED DATE 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOX CODEROO 7 R DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROSTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTIO eite DIFFARED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 3 OF 4 261443 NCR 4372 16 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 AIR AND HAVE RECEIVED SOME FURTHER DAMAGE. FRAGMENTARY REPORTS 22 23 INDICATE THAT 22 ENEMY PLANES HAVE BEEN SHOT DOWN TODAY CAP 24 25 OVER LEYTE GULF. DURING MORNING SWEEP A KUMA CLASS CRUISER EAS 26 27 HIT 1TH BOMBS AMIDSHIPS AND ON THE STERN AND LEFT CIRCLING 28 29 IN POSIT 11-25 N 124-05 E. 30 SOME FURTHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE OF THE SURFACE 31 32 ACTION BETWEEN OUR SURFACE FORCES AND THOSE OF THE ENEMY IN 33 34 35 SURIGAO STRAIT NIGHT OF 24-25 OCTOBER. FORCE OF 30 PT'S 36 OPERATING IN LOWER SURIGAO STRAIT REPORT THAT VISUAL AND RADAR 37 38 39 CONTACTS INDICATE THE ENEMY FORCE CONSISTED OF ABOUT 18 SHIPS 40 INCLUDING 1 BB AND 2 CRUISERS. OF 9 TORPEDOES FIRED BY THESE 41 42 PT'S 2 HIT YERE MADE. 1 ON DD AND 1 ON DD DEAD IN WATER ALONG- 43 44 SIDE BURNING HULK. PT 493 CAS SUNK 2 OTHERS HEAVILY DAMAGED 45 46 PLUS MINOR DAMAGE ON MANY OTHERS. PT PERSONNEL CASUALTIES 4 47 18 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARRASSAP No. 4 SPECIAL 50 E 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 51 letter, May I, 1972 as MAY 21 1973 By DBS Date Handle only in accordance WILL *Top Secret* insfructions contained in Article 16, lavy Regulations. COPT NO. 261443 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RECHEL 012122 JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO # PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 04/155 ofectaise INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL HE TRANSMITTIO with DIFFERED PRECIDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE, IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 4 OF 4 261443 CHECK BELOW 16 NCR 4372 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (lise G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 21 KILLED 20 WOUNDED. ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION NO% AVAILABLE 22 23 BELIEVE THAT FORMER REPORT OF AT LEAST 8 SHIPS OF ALL TYPES 24 25 SUNK MAS CONSERVATIVE. 26 UNLOADING OF FOLLOW UP ECHELON LSR I AND LIBERTY SHIPS PROGRESSING 27 28 29 SATISFACTORILY. SHIPS IN LEYTE GULF HAVE BEEN UNDER INTERMITTANT 30 31 AIR ATTACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED. ESTIMATE 32 33 200 ENEMY PLANES OVER LEYTE AREA TODAY. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE 34 35 PLANE ATTACKING OVER CVES. 36 37 as 39 to 11 12 DECLASSIFIED 43 44 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 45 By DBS OSD letter, May 1, MAR 46 Date 21 1973 17 48 19 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only is arcordance .... "Tep Secret* insfructions contained in Article 76, savy Regulations. COPY 10. 261443 UNAY 14:76 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I : FROM CTF 77 URGENT a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION - COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE 5 CTF 38 DATE DEFERRED 6. 26 OCT 44 CTG 38.2 7 CTG 38.4 . TOR CODEROOM 1715 9 CTG 77.4 URGENT 10 DECODED BY PERRY INFORMATION CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASED COMINCH ROUTINE 12 BY SAMSON/ JOHNSON DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 261327 NCR 3561 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 CTF II SAYS FOR ACTION TO COM THIRD FLT. CTF 38. CTG 38.2 F-02 21 AND ctg 38.4 INFO TO CTG 77.4 CINCPAC COMINCH. 26 F-05 27 Kinkard to Holses F-07 24 29 FOR TOMORROW REQUEST 12 VE AIRCRAFT FOR COMBAT AIR PATROL F-1 30 F-2 31 BE MAINTAINED OVER OBJECTIVE AREA FROM 04451 TO DUSK TO 32 F-20 33 AUGMENT TARGET COMBAT AIR PATROL PROVIDED BY CVES, PLANES F-3 34 as REPORT TO PEPSICOLA BASE ON VHF 142.02 PRIMARY AND 142.74 F-30 36 F-31 37 SECONDARY. ESTIMATE MINIMUM OF 200 ENEMY AIRCRAFT OVER 38 F-32 39 OBJECTIVE AREA TODAY NOT INCLUDING LARGE NUMBERS OVER CVES. F-33 40 41 DUE TO LOSSES AND DAMAGE, CVES UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE AIR F-34 42 F-4 43 COVER OR FIGHTER SWEEPS. IN ADDITION REQUEST FIGHTER SWEEPS 44 FX01 45 ON AIRFIELDS IN WESTERN VISAYAS WITH PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FX30 46 47 DESTRUCTION ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT FACILITIES. FX37 48 DECLASSIFIED FX40 49 50 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 6(b) or (E) 51 OSD letter, May & M22 52 By DBS Date MAY 21 973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 OPHAV 19- Pacific 261327 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NAVAL MESSAGE 0 NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCSWP (COM 7TH FLT) 2 ddddedd 1 RELEASED BY COMINCH 4 DATE A FOR ACTION ROUTINE & 26 OCT 14 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1956 % 9 DECODED BY CNO CINCPAC PPARAP 10 THOMASSON PICK Smith INFORMATION CONSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 11 our OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL N TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ ALL ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL PAGE 1 OF 2 261125 16 NCR 3656 CHECK BELOW 17 IS ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME OCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCSWPA SENDS VIA COM 7TH FLT ACTION COMINCH INFO 23 F-01 CNO CINCPAC COMSOPAC. 24 F-02 21 26 F-05 27 F-07 24 JAP NAVAL UNITS NOW RETIRING UNDER AIR ATTACK. 29 F-1 30 OF ENEMY FORCE ESTIMATED TO COMPRISE AT LEAST F-2 31 32 F-20 33 10 BB 3 CRUISERS 7 DD WHICH WAS ENGAGED IN SUIGLO F-3 34 35 STRAIT NIGHT 24/25 8 UNITS REPORTED SUNK. REMAINING UNI 3030 35 F-31 37 RETIRING WESTWARD REPORTED ON 25TH AND 26TH. PT'S 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 AND ALBERT W GRANT (DD 649), DANAGED BUT PROCEEDING. 41 F-34 42 JAP FORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 BB 9 CRUISERS F-4 43 44 12 DD WHICH ADVANCED THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT TO FXO1 45 FX30 46 ATTACK CVE'S OFF LEYTE RETIRED ON REVERSE ROUTE 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 HAVING LOST 1 CRUISER AND PROBABLE 1 DD. MOST 50 IG-00 20 Pres as news- we 26 Oct & DECLASSIFIED M VCNO be E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and ACDO a (E) OSD letter, May 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch (See Art. 76 (4) NAVARDRS MAT 2 1973 Date OPNAV 300 Pacific DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 REMAINING SHIPS THIS FORCE DAMAGED AND UNDER REPEATED AIR ATTACKS ON 26TH IN SIBUYAN SEA AND TABLAS STRAIT. NORTHERN JAP CARRIER GROUP DISENGAGED. NO COMPLETE REPORT OF DAMAGE INFLICTED. LEYTE BEACH AND CVE'S SUBJECTED TO HEAVY LAND BASED AIR ATTACKS. 4 SHIPS IN HARBOR DAMAGED. DAMAGED BLUE CVE'S PROCEEDING MANUS. 6 BB 3 CA 2 CL 15 DD DEPLOYED IN LEYTE GULF. CLOSE COVER GROUP OF 1 CA 1 CL 6 DD IN AREA. REMAINING CVE'S WITH ESCORTS ALSO IN LEYTE GULF. TACLOBAN AND DULAG STRIPS BEDOM USED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION OF DAMAGE TO OUR FORCES. MACARTHUR. COMINCH ACT 16 OP03 20G DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Originator CINCSWPA D/T Group 26112 NCR 3656ge 2 Of 2 Pages. OP#AT-10-81 84100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - FROM GHQ SWPA (MACARTHUR) URGENT 2 3 FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY COMAAF COMANF ROUTINE & DATE 26 OCTOBER 1944 COM 3RD FLT DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1500 * PERRY TF COMS 77, 78. 79.38 URGENT 9 TG COMS 77, 78, 79.38 PRIURITY 10 DECODED BY = PARAPHRASED MCDOUGALL Iver 310 BOMB WING COMAF 5 ROUTINE 12 BY INFORMATION DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATOR with " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 41 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 260750z NCR 3283 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 FROM GHQ SWPA SQD MACARTHUR TO COMAAF, COM 3RD FLT F-02 21 COMANF FOR ACTION FOR INFORMATION COMAF 5. 310 BOMB 26 WING COM TF AND TG 77. 78, 79, 38. F-05 27 F-07 28 CITE CX 51053. 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 REFERENCE COMAAF'S NUMBER AX 9640579, 26TH, GHQ RADIO 32 F-20 33 CX 19624. TIME GROUP 170827, AUTHORIZES ALLIED AIR F-3 34 as FORCES TO ATTACK HOSTILE AIR AND SHIPPING IN THE VISA- F-30 36 F-31 37 YAS, WEST OF A SPECIFIED LINE. THIS AREA IS EXTENDED 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 TO INCLUDE ALL THE SIBUYAN SEA WEST OF 124-05E LONG. 41 F-34 42 COMMANDER BLLIED NAVAL FORCES AND COM 3RD FLT ARE F-4 43 44 FX01 CAUTIONED TO NOTIFY COMMANDER ALLIED AIR FORCES WHEN 45 FX30 46 47 FRIENDLY NAVAL SURFACE UNITS PROCEED WEST OF THIS LINE. FX37 48 FX40 49 DEPLASSIFIED 50 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 4(D) IC-00 of (8) 51 52 OSD letter, May 1, 1970/CNO DBS Date MAY 211973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 1957 300 Pacific 2607507 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 T OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTF 77 OPROR:OP OR COMINCH 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE FOR ACTION WAY 4 DEFERRED 5 27 OCTOBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 DECODED BY LYNN J 7 TOK CODEROO- # 0152 CINCSWPA OR OP OP OR INFORMATION CINCPOA 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED BENNETT COM 3RD FLEET 11 BY LYNN BY DITTOED COMAIRPAC DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY COMDESPAC BASEGRAM 13 COM 7TH FLEET 14 VALISS OTHERWISE INDICATED 1-13 DISPATCH will or TRANSMITTIO with DEFERMIC PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 1 OF 5 PAGES 260631 NCR 3988 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 CTF SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO CINCSWPA CINCPOA 23 COM 3RD FLEET COMAIRPAC COMDESPAC COM 7TH FLEET. 24 25 26 WITH THE DEEPEST REGRET I REPORT THE LOSS OF 2 CVE'S 2 DD'S 27 28 AND 1 DE PLUS DAMAGE TO OTHER SHIPS IN A BATTLE FOUGHT TO THE 29 30 EASTWARD OF SAMAR ON 25 OCTOBER BETWEEN ENEMY AIR AND SURFACE FORCES 31 32 AND A GROUP OF 16 GVEYS PLUS DD AND DE ESCORTS. THIS GROUP WITH 33 34 SUPERB DETERMINATION AND SKILL FOUGHT AND DEFEATED A STRONG ENEMY 35 36 SURFACE FORCE SUPPORTED BY REPEATED ATTACKS BY SHORE BASED ENEMY 37 38 AIRCRAFT. THEY STRUCK REPEATEDLY WITH ALL MEANS AT THEIR DISPOSAL 39 to UNTIL THE ENEMY RETIRED DEFEATED AND CONTINUED TO STRIKE HIS RE- 11 42 TREATING FORCES UNTIL DARKNESS. THE REPORT OF THE VALLIANT COMMANDER 13 44 OF THIS GALLANT GROUP REAR ADMIRAL T L SPRAGUE IS TRANSMITTED HEREWITH. 45 46 "CTG 77.4 DISPATCH 252000. AS A RESULT OF TODAY'S SURFACE AND AIR 17 18 ACTION CTU 77.4.3 REPORTS SAINT LO (FORMER MIDWAY) HIT BY DIVE BOMBER 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR BEDERSIFIED No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 2(E) and (E) 52 51 Date MAY 21 1973 300 OPNAY Hamile only Paufic QUE *Top instructions contained in Regulations. 260631 4 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 Oob ZECHEL DR 036 OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO H DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 INFORMATION 10 PARAPHRASED CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 WALLS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will et TRANSMITTED WITH OFFIRMED PRECIDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES 260631 NCR 3988 16 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE-BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 FOLLOWED BY HEAVY EXPLOSIONS WHICH DESTROYED SHIP. GAMBIER BAY 21 22 JOHNSON AND ROBERTS MISSING SINCE BOMBARDMENT BY STRONG ENEMY FORCE 23 24 BELIEVED TO CONTAIN 88 8 CA AND CL 7 OR MORE DD ALL VERY FAST, 25 26 ALL CARRIER GROUPS WERE UNDER ATTACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SANTEE 27 28 RECEIVED TORPEDO HIT AND SUICIDE CRASH ON DECK WHICH STARTED LARGE 29 30 FIRE. SUMANNEE RECEIVED SUICIDE CRASH WHICH STARTED LARGE FIRE 31 32 MD PENETRETATED BOTH FLIGHT AND HANGAR DECK. SANGAMON HAD A SUICIDE 33 34 CRASH ALONGSIDE WITH BOMB WHICH PUNCTURED SIDE IN MANY PLACES. FIRES 35 36 AND DAMAGE WERE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND ALL VESSELS CONTINUED TO 37 38 LAUNCH STRIKES AGAINST THE ENEMY FORCE TILL SUNDOWN. VESSELS OF 39 to IAS UNIT 77.4.2 WERE UNHIT UP TO LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS GROUP 41 42 LAUNCHED A TOTAL OF 6 HEAVY STRIKES ARMED WITH TORPEDOES AND HEAVY 43 44 BOMBS. NORTHERN GROUP TU 77.4.3 WAS UNDER MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS 45 46 FIRE OF ENEMY BATTLESHIPS CRUISERS AND AIRCRAFT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 17 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 I OR CHART800 Ko. 4 SPECIAL. 50 DELASIFIED 51 1452 Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 52 letter, May 4, 1972 MAY 21 1973 Handle only in accordance ⑉ "Top secript Instructions contained in Articly à DBS Date 260631 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ob REQUEL OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROOP # DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY by DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITZED allo DIFFARED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES 260631 NCR 3988 CHECK BELOW 16 17 14 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON. OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 ALL SURVIVING CARRIERS WERE DAMAGED. WHITE PLAINS FANSHAW BAY AND 22 23 KITKUN BAY GOT FIRES AND OTHER DAMAGE UNDER CONTROL AND CONTINUED 24 an TO LAUNCH ATTACKS UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY. LAST STRIKES FROM ALL 26 27 SHIPS WERE OVERTAKEN BY DARKERS AND MANY LANDED ON LEYTE. DAMAGE 28 29 TO ENEMY CANNOT BE ASSESSED AT PRESENT BUT KNOWN DAMAGE INCLUDES 30 31 h TORPEDOES IN BB AND NATORI CLASS CRUISER STOPPED AND SET AFIRE IN 32 33 MINDANAO SEA. OFF SAMAR AT LEAST 2 BB WERE HIT BY TORPEDOES AND 34 as 1 CA STOPPED DEAD. DD AND DE OF SCREEN TU 77.4.3 MADE A GALLANT 36 37 HEADON ATTACK WITH GUNS AND TORPEDOES WHEN THE CARRIERS WERE BROUGHT 38 39 UNDER FIRE BY THE ENEMY B8. CASUALTIES OF SUNK AND MISSING SHIPS 01 41 CANNOT BE ESTIMATED. THERE WERE 40 DEAD AND 40 CRITICALLY WOUNDED ON 42 43 SANTEE. 1 DEAD ON SIANGAMON. 1 DEAD ON ROWELL. REPORTS FROM OTHER No. 4 SPECIAL 50 E.O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 51 COPY NO. I 44 45 TASK UNITS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. RICHARD S BULL AND EVERSOLE WERE 46 47 ORDERED TO SCENE OR SINKINGS TO RECOVER SURVIVORS REPORTED IN THE WATER 40 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3f-1 OR CHARTROOR. OSD letter, May 1, 1972 02 Date, MAY 21 1973 Handle only in arrordance ⑉112 "Top " instructions contained in tride 76, Navy Regulations. OPNAY 19-76 260631 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECKEL OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROO, R DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 10 CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY by DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATION 1-13 DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DIFFARED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES 260631 NCR 3988 CHECK BELOW 16 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP IN (Use G. C.T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 REPORT OF SINKINGS RECEIVED TOO LATE TO USE DAYLIGHT TODAY BUT 22 23 SEARCH WILL BE CONTINUED ASSISTED BY AIRCRAFT TOMORROW. DURING 24 25 RETIREMENT COOLBAUGH GOT WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A SURE KILL OF 26 27 SUB WHILE PROCEEDING SOUTH ACROSS SHEARWATER. SHE WAS ORDERED TO 28 29 SIT ON HER CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE SPROSTON ALSO HAD 30 31 GOOD CONTACT AND HAS SIMILAR ORDERS. SPROSTON SHOT DOWN 1 NIGHT 32 33 RAIDER WHICH WAS ATTEMPTING TO ATTACK TU 77.4.3. NO ESTIMATE OF 34 35 TOTAL AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME BUT THE NUMBER 36 37 IS CONSIDERABLE. LAST STRIKES OF DAY WERE WITH ENEMY ON WESTERLY 38 39 COURSES IN SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT." 40 41 THIS ACTION AND THAT OF THE PRECEEDING NIGHT IN WHICH A STRONG 42 43 ENEMY SURFACE FORCE WAS OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED IN SURIGAO STRAITS 44 45 BY THE SURFACE UNITS OF THE 7TH FLEET UNDER REAR ADMIRAL 46 47 J B OLDENDORF ARE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE ROAD TO TOKYO. TOGETHER THEY 18 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 RECASSFED 51 Sec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (R) 52 May 1, 1972 Handle only in arrordance ⑉10 "Top instructions contained in triBy DBS Date MAY 21,1973 Navy 260631 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 ROUTINE 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO, A PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY DITTOED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY DEFERRED 12 BY BASEGRAM 13 ROSTED BY 14 646155 OTHERWISE INDICATIO 1015 DISPATCH WILL se TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES 260631 NCR 3988 10 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 CONSTITUTE THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. 23 24 25 COMINCH: COPIES 1 TO 8. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 DECLASSIFIED 44 45 E 0. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 46 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 47 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 ANADNA 52 Randle only in accordance *11* *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 16, Navy Regulations. COPT 10. 260631 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT ****[ OF IGINATOR of 10T GIVEN) DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENTY 3 4 RELEASED BY STED FOR ACTION ROUTINE NO ORIGINAL ADEES 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 26 OCTOBER 1944 7 M TOR CODEROOM 234 9 10 DECODED BY C STRONG INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED BY C STRONG Jahnson 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY IS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATON WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 260551 NCR 3389 18 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCINE PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR PACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO F-01 24 PASSED BY CTF 77 TO COM 3RD FLT AS 260834 FOR INFO F-02 25 20 F-05 27 RECOMMEND ESCORT CARRIERS BE RETIRED TO MANUS F-07 28 29 F-1 30 IMMEDIATELY DUE SHORTAGE FUEL BOMBS TORPEDOES F-2 31 32 AND LOSS YESTERDAY OF ABOUT TOTAL OF 130 PLANES. F-20 33 F-3 34 DETAILS IN MESSAGE FOLLOWING. as F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (B) FX40 49 OSD letter, May , 1972 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPWAY 19-67 300 Pacific 260551 7 DECLASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - CTF 77 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM COM 3RD FLEET PRACRITY 3. 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 26 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1711 * TOR CODEROOM CTF 28 CTG 38.1 9 DIEBEL CTG 38.2 CTG 77.4 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY DIEBEL/ Johnson INFORMATION CTU 77.4.1 CTU 77.4.2 11 PARAPHRASED CINCSWPA ROUTINE 12 BY CG 6TH ARMY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATES will " TRANSMITTED WITH,DEFERRED PRECIDENCE ANJ as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 260306 NCR 3517 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 CTF 77 SENDS ACTION COM 3RD FLT INFO TO CTF 38 CTG 38.1 38.2 77:4 (WHO PASSES INFO TO CTU 77.4.1 77.4.2) CINCSWPA F-0 22 23 AND CQ 6TH ARMY. F-01 24 (PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO BY RDO HONOLULU AS 260835) F-02 23 26 F-05 27 YOUR SITUATION CONTAINED 251950 FULLY APPRECIATED. MY 28 F-07 SITUATION FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS NOW AS FOLLOWS. PRACTIC- 20 F-1 30 ALLY ALL MY CVE'S HAVE BEEN DAMAGED SOME SERIOUSLY AND ARE F-2 31 STILL UNDERGOING HEAVY ENEMY AIR ATTACKS. CVE'S HAVE BEEN 32 F-20 33 DOING SPLENDIDLY IN KEEPING PLANES IN AIR BUT MAY SHORTLY 34 F-3 BECOME INOPERATIVE. LEYTE GULF AREA WITHOUT CAP EXCEPT FEW as F-30 36 CARRIER PLANES OPERATING WITH DIFFICULTY FROM TACLOBAN AND 37 F-31 DULAG FIELDS. THESE FIELDS NOT YET ACTIVATED AND SUBJECT TO as F-32 39 FREQUENT AIR ATTACKS. UNTIL FIELDS ARE ACTIVATED 1 FAST F-33 40 CARRIER GROUP INTACT URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR SUPPORT AND PRO- 41 F-34 42 TECTION LEYTE GULF AREA AND POSSIBLY CVE'S, F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DELIVERED TO 20-G. 47 DECLASSIFIED FX37 48 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX40 49 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 50 IG-00 Date MAY 1973 51 By DBS 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer Jan person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 260306 OPNAV 300 19- Pacific 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/94 OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT., ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COM 3RD FLEET OPOPOPOP 1 PRIORITY 2 COMINCH 3 RELEASED BY DATE 26 OCT 1944 A FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED CINCPAC 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOX CODEROO> 0657 7 ALL TASKFORCOMS OPOPOPOP A DECODED BY MCKEEL 3RD & 7TH FLEETS PRIORITY 9 INFORMATION COMSUBPAC 10 PARAPHRASED BY CHECKED POWLEY ROUTINE BY ZIMMERMAN CINCSOWESPAC 11 DITTOED COM 7TH FLEET DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY ZIMMERMAN ALL TASKGROUPCOMS 3RD BASEGRAM 13 VELESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL of TRANSMITTIO with DEFFARED PRECEDURCE as CTH FLEETS 14 ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 260257 NCR 3184 16 17 IN Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (FROM COM 3RD FLEET. ACTION COMINCH CINCPAC WHO PASSES 22 INFO COMSUBPAC. INFO CINCSOWESPAC COM 7TH FLEET ALL 23 TASKFORCOMS AND TASKGROUPCOMS 3RD AND 7TH FLEETS) 24 25 26 27 28 THE PURSUIT PHASE OF THE BATTLE OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC IS NOW 29 30 IN PROGRESS. THE SIBUYAN SEA FORCE IS UNDER UNREMITTING 31 32 CARRIER AIR ATTACK. TASK GROUP 34.5 IS PATROLLING EAST OF 33 34 SPA E* FOR CRIPPLES. FEAF REPORTS INTENT TO STRIKE RETREATING 35 36 NIPS IN SULU SEA AND WESTERN VISAYAS. AND THOSE THAT ESCAPE 37 38 THE SURFACE AND AIR FORCES ARE COMMITTED TO THE TENDER MERCIES 39 to OF THE IMPLACABLE SUBMARINES. 11 42 DECLASSIFIED 13 *AS RECEIVED. E. O. 11652, Sec. 2(E) and 5 D) oc (E) 44 OSD MAY 1972 45 COMINCHs COPIES #1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. MAY 21 1973 46 By-MS 17 IN 49 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO. Ko. - SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only 300 Paufic in instructions contained in Article 76, Havy Regulations. COPY NO. 260257 TENAY 19-76 4 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM COMAE 5 URGENT 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION VBC VFC 91 PRW I ROUTINE 32 BW 312 BG 5 DATE 10 OG AOR NWA DEFERRED G 25 OCT 44 FEAF 13 AF 7 TOR CODEROOM e DECODED BY PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED STEVENS INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY KULKA/ send 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DILATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 26/1007 16 CHECK RELOW If PG 1 OF 2 260200/1 NCR 2587 is ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE exo TIME 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 - PLEASE THE MOST ONE CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEBINNING sur ACTION 21 il HONO INTERCEPT 72 - (TO VBC, VFC, 91 PRW, 32 BW, 312 BG, 10 os, AOR NWA, FEAF, 13 AF FROM COMAE 5) (TROOP BORT COMMANDER REENCYPHERED FOR ACTION ALL COMMANDS CONCERNED PRESENT SOWESPAC OPERATIONS AS 260200/1) (CINCPAC ALL CTF'S 3RD FLT AND ALL CTG'S 3RD FLT RECEIVED FOR ACTION AS 251840) THIS IS A PARAPHRASED VERSION CITE 0 1771 E. AIR INTENT 26 OCTOBER 5TH AIR FORCE SENDS 24 B-24'S y F-33 40 AGAINST NIP TASK FORCE MINDANAO SEA CALLS BISON 1, #: F-34 42 DONOR 1+ PALER 1. 13 AIR FORCE SENDS 7 SQUADRON M'S F-4 = 41 FX01 45 AGAINST NIP TASK FORCE SULU SEA. 13 AIR FORCE FX30 46 17 SECONDARY TARGET NIP NAVAL FORCE MINDANAO SEA. FX37 4% FX40 = ESTIMATED TIMES OVER TARGET 09.00 TO 1000 I 26 OCTOBER se IG-00 51 FOR ALL HEAV S. 2 - V. S FIGHTER COVER VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) Sec. S(E) and 6(D) or (B) OPNAR Lummaryer Ples 3as Pacific OSD letter, May , MAY 21 1973 ant to 260200 By DBS Date 005 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 s2 VALUE ZICA 19% HERRICE come 2 FOR HEAVIES UTILIZING U'S AND V'S. 1 GROUP R'S AND AVAILABLE FIGHTERS ARMED AND READY TO STRIKE NIP NAVAL FORCE. V'S STRIKING AIRDROMES MINDANAO AREA. 5 SNOOPERS SEARCH AND SHADOW ENEMY NAVAL FORCES MINDANAO SEA. OTHER SEARCHES AND RECBOSLSTG S* OP. 1 FERRET MIKE OVER CENTRAL PHILLIPINES. AS RECEIVED DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(R) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 973 COMAF , 260200/1 2587 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPAAT-10-51 A94100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER CTF 77 (INDEF ADDRESSEES PRIORITY CIF 21 I ASTERISK ADDRESSEE CTF 73 - FROM PRIORITY 3. 26 OCTOBER 1944 - RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 261953 504TH AAA BN DEFERRED 6 DATE COM 3RD FLT 7 TOR CODEROOM GREENE/LYNN) GREENE ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT PRIORITY - ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT 9 ALL TGC'S 7TH FLT PRIORITY to DECODED BY PARAPHRESED BY INFORMATION CTG 31.12 = COMGEN AF 5 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 = ROUTED BY 260133 NCR 3648 is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DIVATOR will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE (1) is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 IN 19 ORIGINA (SAYS CTF DATE TIME GCT 20 de OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE un ABOUT DIE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 26153)) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 F-02 : BELIEVE HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT DAMAGED JAP SHIPS ARE 2% F-05 27 HEADING FOR CORON BAY AREA FOR REPAIRS. TAKE ALL F-07 24 2 PRACTICABLE ACTION TO DESTROY THESE ENEMY UNITS. F-1 an F-2 31 KEEP HE AND ALL CONCERNED OF STEPS BEING TAKEN. 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 as COPY TO 200 F-30 36 37 F-31 35 F-32 39 F-33 40 20 Preserve 26 Oct as mews 41 F-34 42 It 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. 0. 11652, See, 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May & 1972 FX40 49 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 5 OPNAY 300 Pacife DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - 2 FROM MACARTHUR PPPPPP a RELEASED BY 5 M FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 ROUTINE DATE 27 OCT 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0125/27 OCT 1944 9 ARARPP 10 DECODED BY GREENE INFORMATION CNO 11 PARAPHRASED DECKMA Mactailane ROUTINE CINCPAC 12 BY COMSOPAC DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AI ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 17 260035 NCR 3958 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 MACARTHUR VIA COM7THFLT 23 F-01 24 ALL TIME 1. F-02 25 26 MAJOR AIR AND SURFACE ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS LEYTE F-05 27 F-07 28 GULF AREA. NIGHT 24 25 JAP FORCE OF 2 BB. 10R 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 2 CA'S 8 OR MORE OTHER SHIPS ENTERED SOUTHER LEYTE 32 F-20 33 GULF THROUGH SURIGAO STRAIT. OUR COVERING FORCE OF F-3 34 35 OBB. CA'S. CL'S ENGAGED THIS FORCE. ENEMY FORCE F-30 is 37 F-31 as RETIRING AT 0500 PURSUED BY OUR LIGHT FORCES. ANOTHER F-32 39 F-33 40 JAP FORCE OF AT LEAST 3 BB'S. 41 F-34 42 2 CA. 9 DD APPARENTLY PASSED THROUGH SAN BERNARDINO F-4 43 44 FX01 STRAIT NIGHT OF 24. 25 AFTER ATTACKS ON 24TH BY 45 FX30 46 47 TF 38 AND AT 0700. 25 COMMENCED ATTACK ON CVES OFF FX37 48 FX40 49 LEYTE. TF 38.1 LAUNCHED FIRST STRIKE ON THIS FORCE AT 50 IG-00 51 DECLASSIFIED 52 VCNO E 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) end 5(D) or (B) OSD letter, May 1972 Make original only. Deliverio Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NRX REGS.) DBS Date MAY 21 1973 OPRAY 19-87 300 Pacific 260035 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 1030 FROM NORTHEAST. ENEMY HEADING FOR ENTRANCE LEYTE GULF AT 1140. OBB'S IN LEYTE GULF LOW ON AMMUNITION. 3 OBB . 3 CA'S AND DD SENT TO ASSIST CVES. FAST BB DUE 0800. 26. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE REPORTS SONOMA HIT BY BOMB. 1 LIBERTY SHIP DAMAGED AND LCI 1065 DESTROYED LEYTE GULF. 3 CVES AND 3 DE HIT. PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF 24TH SCORE 46 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN 7 PROBABLES OVER BEACHES. COMFORT HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM. MOROTAI HAD AIR RAID NIGHT. 24. 25 DOCK DAMAGED. LAND FORCES ADVANCING ON LEYTE. COMINCH ACT 16 OP03 20G E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 2 1973 260035 Originator MACARTHUR D/T Group NCR 3958 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPMAT-10-81 A84160 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department Mr: C 31061 26 October 1944 From GHQ SWPA agd MacArthur to Chief of staff War Department 051061. Operations report SOWESPAC Area 15002/24 to 15002/25 signed MacArthur. Philippines: Luzon: Two battleships, one heavy cruiser, two ships ships 37.7 light cruisers, two destroyers reported on course 330 degrees 245 miles east by north northern Luzon afternoon October 25th; 14 transports with five escorts reported approaching from north morning October 25th; four large freighters, five escort vessels sighted heading Lingayen from north evening October 25th; 19 large ships eight small ships reported en- terning Manila Bay noon October 24th. Supples Samar Island: Enemy force comprising 14 vessels including three or four battleships, some units injured, reported entering Sen Bernadino Strait from south 12402/25. Leyte Gulf: 80 onemy fighters in two vaves attacked during morning October 24th. Celebes: Catalinas night October 23rd report- ed three merchant vessels two escorts Macassar, two merchant vessels Pomelaa. Borneo: 12 unidentified vessels reported off Sandakan same night; medium tanker with sever seatrucks re- ported heading southeast north Macassar Strait October 23rd. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) RECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 8(D) of(B) (B) OSD letter, May 1,1972 Date MAY02 faik 1973 By DBS 300 Pacific COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 2 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 31061 26 October 1944 Part two. Naval: Leyte Gulf: Naval units bombarded shore targets October 24th; preliminary reports Seventh Fleet engagement with enemy force Surigao Strait early morning October 25th state at least eight vessels sunk including one battleship several cruisers and destroyers, our losses extremely light; escort carrier groups off Leyte Gulf, en- gaged by enemy force from north morning October 25th, drove off attacking force; combat reports indicate that with assis- tance of 3rd Fleet carrier planes several cruisers and destroyers were sunk, 3 battleships, 3 cruisers and some destroyers damaged; 1 allied escort oarrier sunk, several escort carriers and destroyers damaged. Air. Operations October 23rd: 1. 30 P-47's attacked Kairatoe airdrome, Ceram. 2. Refer paragraph 6 preceding report: Delete Boela airdrome, substitute Boeloedowang airdrome south Macassar. 3. Catalina strafed 6 small vessels off north- eastern Borneo. Operations October 24th: 4. 2 P-47's caused fires Manokwari; 12 A-20's struck Moemi. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 8(D) or (R) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 211973 COPY-No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 3 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 31061 26 October 1944 5. Eight P-47's bombed Otawiri and Sagan; one B-25, 12 A-20's and 55 P-47's attacked Babo area. 6. 32 RAAF P-40's attacked targets Vogelkop Peninsula, Ceram and Ambon; six RAAF A-20's started fires Tamilace on southern Ceram. 7. Single B-24 bombed fuel tanks, 11 A-20's attacked town and oil centre Boela; 14 P-38's bombed Ambon. 8. 11 P-38's damaged varehouses and control tower old Namlea airdrome. 9. Patrol B-24 attacked five luggers northern Macassar Strait; another B-24 bombed Jolo town in Sulu Archipelago. 10. Seventh Fleet planes carried out 190 sorties supporting Allied ground forces Leyte Island, also swept Vasayan area, sank one seatruck damaged another, sank seven Luggers, shot down one bomber, destroyed 25 grounded planes and damaged 30 others, two Allied fighters lost; three more enemy planes were shot down over Leyte by anti-airoraft fire. Operations October 25th: 11. 43 A-20's furnished ground support, ex- ploded fuel and supply dumps Sarmi area, Maffin Bay. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) IELASFED E O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and B(D) or (E) OSD letter. May 1972 MAY 21 1973 By DDS Date 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 4 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea C 31061 26 October 1944 12. 56 B-24's scored many near misses on enemy Naval units in Mindanao Sea damaged cruiser; 30 B-25's unable to attack targets due weather; 35 P-38's and P-47's escort set Naval auxiliary vessel afire. 13. 23 Darwin B-24's oratered revetments and taxiways, destroyed 1 grounded plane and damaged another Ambesia airfield near Kendair, sank 1 schooner and damaged other coastal vessels southeastern Celebes. 14. 6 B-24's attacked Malili and Palopo in northern Gulf of Bone, demolished warehouses, hit motor park, damaged seatruck offshore. Islend. 15. Patrol B-24 bombed destroyer east Boetoeng 16. 6 Beaufighters strafed villages near Atamboea, Timor; 1 B-24 bombed Cape Chater airdrome. Solomons Forces: Air. Operations October 24th; 17. Predawn B-25 harassed Rabaul, 8 Corsaire strafed 2 grounded fighters Tobera airdrome, 12 New Zealand Corsairs destroyed huts and motor transport Gazelle Peninsula. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O, 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (8) OSD letter, May 4 1972 By DBS Date MAY 2 1973 COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 5 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 31061 26 October 1944 18. 36 Dauntless, 10 B-25's, eight Corsairs, and three Nov Zealand Venturas demolished buildings around Nev Ireland; 40 Marine, two New Zealand Corsairs and 13 Dountless attacked ship concentration Empress Augusta Bay. Land. Leyte, Northern Sector: October 24th, First Cavalry Division: Elements reached point halfway between Diit (5464) and Uban (5576); enemy positions west of road Diit/Uban slowed progress; elements landed Bacol Island (5831), others landed opposite island on samar, others at Uban; reconnaissance patrols landed Kinatao point (5864), reconnoitered east Basey (6666), northwest to point (5867 M). 24th Division: Banzei counterattack by estimated 100 enemy penstrated to centre of Palo, caused some casual- ( ties, 70 Japanese killed; troops advanced 500 yards south of San Joaquin against strong resistance. October 25th. 24th Division captured Tanauan (6045), contact with 96th Division patrol established north bank Binahaan River near Tanauan later broken by patrols withdrawal; other elements occupied hill three quarter mile west of palo, entered Castille (4948). Southern Sector: October 24th: 96th Division: Heavy fighting for Burauen air strip; four light tanks lost; troops advanced 1500 yards north along Burauen/Dagami road. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) DAN E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 71 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 6 From: General Headquarters southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: 0 31061 26 October 1944 October 25th: 7th Division: Elements engaged vicinity Malabka (5031) and Bayug (one mile southwest of Malabka). Enemy casualties to October 24th: X Corps Area: 2200 killed, 67 captured; XXIV Corps area: 1413 killed, 8 captured; Our casualties to October 25th: X Corps: 150 killed, 451 wounded, 26 missing; XXIV Corps: 360 killed, 110 missing (wounded unreported). 561 Commanding General 31xth Army assumed command ashore at 0700z/24th. Part 3. 1. Dropped 30 500 lb bombs from 6,00 feet. Paragraphs 2 and 3 no details. 4. A-20's dropped 15 100 1b bombs and 428 23 lb parafrags from minimum altitude. 5. P-47's dropped 58 500 1b bombs, A-20's and B-25's dropped 132 100 1b bombs from 10,000 feet, met moderate medium inaccurate anti-airoraft fire. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. B(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 7 From: General Headquarters Southvest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Nr: C 31061 26 October 1944 6. A-20's dropped 15 500 1b bombs. 7. B-24 dropped 9 250 1b bombs from 11,000 feet, met moderate heavy accurate anti-airoraft fire; A-20's dropped 48 500 lb bombs from 4,000 feet, met slight light inaccurate fire; P-38's dropped 14 500 1b bombs. 8. Dropped 11 500 1b bombs. 9. First B-24 dropped 5 500 1b bombs from 2,000 feet, fired 3,000 rounds 50 calibre; second B-24 drop- ped 4 500 lb bombs. 10. No details. 11. Dropped 314 100 1b bombs. 12. B-24's dropped 162 1,000 1b, 45 500 bombs. 13. Dropped 425 100 lb bombs one tenth second delay, fired 9,000 rounds 50 calibre. 14. Dropped 15 500 lb, 40 100 1b bombs plus incendiaries from 7,000 feet. 15. Dropped 5 300 1b bombs from 12,000 feet, met slight medium and heavy inaccurate anti-airoraft fire. CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) RECLASSIFIED E. O, 11652, Sec. I(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E 12356 Sec 34 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 8 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area, Hollandia, New Guinea Mr: C 31061 26 October 1944 16. Beaufighters fired 710 rounds 20 MM; B-24 dropped 8 250 1b bombs one tenth second delay from 12,400 feet. Refer preceding report: 14. P-40's dropped 32 500 1b bombs. 16. B-24's dropped 162 500 1b bombs from 9,300 feet, met moderate medium and heavy some accurate anti- aircraft fire. End ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: cc/s SGS CG AAF Adm King ASF Col Park G-2 Field Marchal D111 Log CM-IN-24776 (26 Oct 44) 1618z bjm DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May & 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 By DBS COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECI ASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - FROM 2 CTF 38 OP OPRIORY 3 COM 3RD FLT RELEASED BY 4 CINCPAC ROUTINE 5 DATE INCSOWESPAC 26 OCT 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 * TOR CODEROO 0756 9 DECODED BY COMINCH OP Price Price 10 D SMITH CTF 77 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY D SMITH/ mckell COM 7TH FLT 12 DEFERRED 13 ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL IL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 (PAGE 1 OF 2) 252357 NCR 3207 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 23 (CTF 38 ORIGINATES AND SENDS ACTION TO COM 3RD FLT 23 CINCPAC AND CINCSOWESPAC INFO COMINCH CTF 77 F-01 24 COM 7TH FLT AND ALL TGC'S OF 3RD FLT. RDO HONO PASS F-02 21 TO ALL ADDEES) 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 20 FLASH REPORT. F-1 30 F-2 31 BELIEVE ENEMY FORCE EAST OF NORTHERN LUZON ORIGINALLY 32 CONSISTED FOLLOWING 16 OR 17 SHIPS, 1 CV, 2 CVL, F-20 33 F-3 34 35 1 CVL OR CVE, 2 BB, 1 PROBABLE MOGAMI CA AND 1 F-30 ) 36 PROBABLE AGANO CL,3 3 STACK CL AND 5 OR 6 DD'S. F-31 37 38 PLANES SANK 1 CV, 2 CVL AND 1 DD. OUR CRUISERS AND F-32 39 DESTROYERS FINISHED OFF CVL OR CVE LEFT DEAD IN F-33 40 41 WATER BY PLANES. PLANES AT SUNSET DIRECTED SURFACE F-34 42 43 BOYS TO DAMAGED 3 STACK CL AND 2 DD'S AT LEAST ONE F-4 44 FX01 45 OF THEM DAMAGED. CRUISERS GOT RADAR CONTACT ON 3 FX30 46 SHIPS. 2 FLED NORTH AND 1 CL OR LARGE DD WAS SUNK. 47 FX37 48 PLANES REPORTED FOLLOWING ESCAPING SHIPS 1 NATORI FX40 49 CL DAMAGED BY TORPEDO, HEADING NORTH ALONE AT 5 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Mon E. 9. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 6(D) or ($) OSD letter. May 1978 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) Date, MAY 21 1973 OPNAV 19562 3as Pacific 252357 By DBS 18 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 KNOTS. 1 88 HEAVILY DAMAGED BY MINIMUM 2 PROBABLY 4 TORPEDOES AND MANY BOMBS AND CA OR NEW CL DAMAGED BY MANY BOMBS WITH 2 HEAVILY STRAFED DD HEADING NORTH SPEED ABOUT 8 KNOTS. ANOTHER 88 WITH 1 BOMB DAMAGED CA OR NEW CL, ONE 3 STACK CL AND POSSIBLY 1 DD HEADED NORTH SPEED 20 KNOTS. PHOTOS SHOW CV WAS SHOKABU CLASS AND 1 CVL EITHER CHIYODA OR NUIKO CLASS AND 1 BB FUSO CLASS. PILOTS REPORT OTHER BB WAS ISE CLASS WITH FLIGHT DECK AFT. VERY FEW PLANES ON ENEMY CARRIERS. FIRST STRIKE SHOT DOWN SMALL NUMBER PLANES. OUR PLANES LOSSES BELIEVED REMARKABLY LIGHT. FORCE TORPEDO AND BOMB AND FOOD EXPENDITURES HAVE REACHED POINT OF ALMOST COMPLETE EXHAUSTION. SEARCH ON MORNING 26TH IN SECTOR 290 TO 020 DISTANCED 250 MILES RESULTS NEGATIVE. COPY TO 20G DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 Originator CTF 38 D/T Group 252357 NCR 320 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 07417-19-81 A84100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM OP PROORITY 3 3RD FLEET 4 RELEASED BY 26 OCTOBER 9144 & FOR ACTION CTF 17 ROUTINE 5 CTF 57 DEFERRED 6 DATE CTF 59 7 0032 * TOR CODEROOM 9 HUGHES COMINCH OP PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY CINCSWPA PARAPHRASED BY HUGHES/ Sandberg INFORMATION 11 COM 7TH FLEET ROUTINE 12 CTF 71 DEFERRED 13 CTF 72 CTF 77 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRAMIMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 252113 NCR 2967 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION 3RD FLEET CTF 17 CTF 57 CTF 59 INFO 23 COMINCH CINCSWPA COM 7TH FLEET CTF 71 CTF 72 AND 77. F-01 24 F-02 21 20 CINCPOA ZONE NOTICE 47. F-05 27 F-07 28 TO PERMIT SUBMARINE SEARCH FOR DOWNED AVIATORS EFFECTIVE 29 F-1 30 IMMEDIATELY AREA DELETE EAST OF 123 EAST, DETAIN AND ALL F-2 31 32 VESTIBULE ARE JOINT ZONES. THIS MODIFIES NOTICE 44 AND F-20 33 F-3 34 CANCELS NOTICE 45. NOTICE 46 IS HELD AND NEEDED ONLY By 35 F-30 36 NORPAC FORCES. F-31 37 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 = FXO1 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May L 1972 FX40 49 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET- Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 1-1300 Pacific 252113 5 DECLASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE -COM 7TH FLT ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP - ROM 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTF 38 4 COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE 26 OCTOBER 1944 5 DATE DEFERRED Jay CTF 77 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 260459 - 9 DECODED BY FRUIN PRIORITY 10 FRUIN/ seifert 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY INFORMATION 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DILFATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 251945 NCR 2645 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 HONO INTERCEPT F-0 21 23 F-01 24 COM 7TH FLT SENDS. F-02 21 20 F-05 27 CUSHING SAYS THAT AT 0940z 25TH 3 HEAVY CRUISERS F-07 2 20 WERE SEEN HEADING NORTH AT FAST SPEED OFF THE F-1 30 E.M Cebu F-2 31 SOUTHERN TIP OF MAKATAN ISLAND AND ENTERING a F-20 33 SANTA ROSA CHANNEL ESCORTED BY 3 PLANES. AT F-3 34 35 F-30 36 LEAOT* 1000 JAPS REPORTED LANDED NORTHERN CEBU. F-31 37 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 COPY TO 20G OSD letter, May 1, 1972 FI40 49 *AS RECEIVED By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 S IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 300 Pacific 251945 5 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CTF 38 2 PRIORITY COMSUBPAC 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTG 30.8 4 ROUTINE 5 COMCRUDIV 13 DATE 25 OCT 1944 day DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROC305 * 9 CINCPAC PRIORITY DECODED BY DORSEY PROMITT 10 COM 3RD FLT DORSEY, days INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH ALL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND All ADMINISTRATIVE, IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 251417 17 NCR 2924 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (CTF 38 ORIGINATES FOR ACTION TO CONSUBPAC CTG 30.8 AND F-0 22 COMCRUDIV 13 INFO CINCPAC AND COM 3RD FLT. RDOS PASS TO 23 F-01 ALL) 24 25 (PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AS HONDLULU INTERCEPT F-02 RDD HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 251952) 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 CARRIERS AND FEW DESTROYERS OF TASK GROUPS 38.3 AND 38.4 29 2 30 IN LATITUDE 18-37N LONGITUDE 126-59E AT 23701 25 OCTOBER ON F-2 31 # F-20 COURSE 130 SPEED 20 WITH THE 4 CRUISERS AND A DOZEN DESTROY- R F-3 34 ERS OF OUR GROUPS ABOUT 198 MILE TC THE NORTH REJOINING AT as F-30 36 HIGHER SPEED AFTER SINKING 1 0VL AND 1 LARGE DD CR CL OF F-31 37 38 F-32 ENEMY CRIPPLES. AT 21921 ENEMY GROUPS BELIEVED TO CONSIST 39 F-33 40 OF 1 OR 2 BB, 2 CRUISERS AND 3 CR 4 DD AT 21-15N 126-20E 41 F-34 42 ON COURSE NORTH SPEED 20. EXPECT TO JOIN TG 30.8 AT mggdl F-4 43 44 FX01 26 OCTOBER IN CENTER DIESEL AREA. 45 FX30 46 COPY DELIVERED TO 200. Parted 47 FX37 48 DECLASSIFIED FX40 49 E. O. 11652, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 50 OSD letter, May & 1972 IG-00 51 DBS Date MAY 2 1.1973 52 Make original only. Deliver to Cade Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19 300 Paufer 251417 6 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM P 2 GHQ SWPA (MACARTHUR) UNGENT 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4. CTF 77 ROUTINE 5 DATE 25 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1800 9 COMMANDER ALLIED AIRFORCES PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY MCDOUGALL INFORMATION CG 6TH ARMY COM 3RD FLT URGENT 11 PARAPHRASED COMGEN 5TH AIR FORCE ROUTINE MCDOUGALL /SEVALD 12 BY ADV ECH GHQ DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 251331Z NCR 2568 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 HONO INTERCEPT F-01 24 F-02 25 26 FROM GHQ SWPA SGD MAC ARTHUR TO CTF 77 FOR ACTION TO F-05 27 FOLLOWING FOR INFORMATION COMMANDER ALLIED AIR FORCES, 28 CG 6TH ARMY, COM 3RD FLT, COMGEN 5TH AIRFORCE, ADV ECH F-07 29 QHQ (FOR SUTHERLAND AND KENNYE) F-1 30 (cx 51025) F-2 31 32 REFERENCE YOUR 250739. 2 GROUPS P38'S ARE READY/ TO F-20 33 F-3 34 MOVE LEYTE AS SOON AS AIRFIELDS ARE OPERABLE. URGENT 85 F-30 35 INQUIRY IS BEING MADE TO 6TH ARMY TO DETERMINE WHAT F-31 37 as FACILITIES ARE READY TO CALL FORWARD ALL OR ANY PART OF F-82 39 7-33 40 THESE GROUPS. PENDING ARRIVAL OF PURSUIT AVIATION, AD- 41 7-34 42 VISE PRACTICABLE PROTECTION TO LEYTE MUST BE GIVEN BY F-4 43 44 CTF 77 AND COM 3RD FLI. FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May L 1972 FX40 49 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPEAY 19-07 300 Pacific 2513312 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/01/ !- PP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COM 3RD FLEET you 1 OPROR:OP OR CINCPAC ROUTINE a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CINCSOWESPAC 4 COM 7TH FLEET DEFERRED 5 DATE 26 OCTOBER 1944 COMINCH BASEGRAM 6 7 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED 1013 DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE what AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. TOX CODEROO 260526 A PRIORITY DI DECODED BY MONROE INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY MONROE BY POWLEY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 MONROE 14 IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 1 OF 4 251317 NCR 3138 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (THIS IS FROM COM 3RD FLEET. ACTION CINCPAC CINGSOWESPAC 22 COM 7TH FLEET COMINCH) 23 24 25 THAT THERE BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING CONCERNING RECENT OPERATIONS OF 26 27 THE 3RD FLEET I INFORM YOU AS FOLLOWS: 28 29 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION OF JAP PLANS AND MOVEMENTS BECAME VITAL ON 30 IC 23 OCTOBER 80 3 CARRIER GROUPS WERE LOVED INTO PHILIPPINE COAST 32 33 OFF POLILLO, SAN BERNARDIND AND SURIGAD TO SEARCH AS FAR WEST AS 34 35 POSSIBLE. ON 24 OCTOBER THE 3RD FLEET SEARCHES REVEALED JAP FORCES 36 37 MOVING EAST THROUGH THE SIBUYAN AND SULU SEAS AND BOTH OF THOSE 38 20 FORCES WERE BROUGHT UNDER ATTACK BY 3RD FLEET AIR STRIKES. THE 40 41 EXISTANCE OF A JAP PLAN FOR COORDINATED ATTACK WAS THEN APPARENT 42 43 BUT THE OBJECTIVE WAS NOT SURE AND THE EXPECTED CARRIER FORCE WAS 44 45 MISSING FROM THE PICTURE. 3RD FLEET CARRIER SEARCHES REVEALED THE 46 47 PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY CARRIER FORCE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 24 OCTOBER 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHAI DECLASSIFIED No. 4 SPECIAL 50 11652, Sec. 3(E) 351 52 973 Handle only in 300 Pocific *Typ Secret* insfructions contained in missions. COPT 4 251317 OPNAV 19-78 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RECKIA COM 200 area P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY = RELEASED BY a FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED DATE 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROO, = R DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 CHECKED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 RO-TED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL of TRANSMITTED with DIFFARED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK SELOW 16 PAGE 2 OF 4 251317 NCR 3138 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 COMPLETING THE PICTURE. TO STATICALLY GUARD SAN BERNARDINO STRAITS 23 24 UNTIL ENEMY SURFACE AND CARRIER AIR ATTACKS COULD BE COORDINATED 25 26 WOULD HAVE BEEN CHILDISH so 3 CARRIER GROUPS WERE CONCENTRATED DUR- 27 28 ING THE NIGHT AND STARTED NORTH FOR A SURPRISE DAWN ATTACK ON THE 29 30 ENEMY CARRIER FLEET. I CONSIDERED THAT THE ENEMY FORCE IN SISUYAN 31 32 SEA HAD BEEN 30 BADLY DAMAGED THAT THEY CONSTITUTED NO SERIOUS 33 34 THREAT TO KINKAID AND THAT ESTIMATE HAS BEEN BORNE OUT BY THE EVENTS 35 36 OF THE 25TH OFF SURIGAO. THE ENEMY CARRIER FORCES WAS CAUGHT OFF 37 38 GUARD THERE BEING NO AIR OPPOSITION OVER THE TARGET AND NO AIR 39 to ATTACK AGAINST OUR FORCE. THEIR AIR GROUPS WERE APPARENTLY SHORE 11 42 BASED AND ARRIVED TOO LATE TO LAND ON THEIR CARRIERS OR GET INTO 43 44 THE FIGHT. I HAD PROJECTED SURFACE STRIKING UNITS AHEAD OF OUR 45 46 CARRIERS IN ORDER -COORDINATE SURFACE AND AIR ATTACKS AGAINST 47 18 ENEMY. 00M 7TH FLEETS URGENT APPEALS FOR HELP CAME AT A TIME WHEN 49 no. I ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3f-1 OR CHARTROO. BLASSFER 0, 4 SPECIAL. 50 R. 0. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) n. de (8) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 52 BS Date MAY 21 197) Handle only in arrordance with "Tup Secret* instructions contained in article 78, Savy Regulations. COPY NOT OPRAY 19-70 251317 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 тлязае the P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 a RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TO K CODEROO 6 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 CHECKED DITTOED INFORMATION 10 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROOTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 WNLLSS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DIFFARED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 3 OF 4 251317 NCR 3138 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 THE ENEMY FORCE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND MY OVERWHELMING SURFACE 22 23 STRIKING FORCE WAS WITHIN 45 MILES OF THE ENEMY CRIPPLES. I HAD 24 25 NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO BREAK OFF FROM MY GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND 26 27 HEAD SOUTH TO SUPPORT KINKAID ALTHOUGH I WAS CONVINCED THAT HIS 28 29 FORCE WAS ADEQUATE TO DEAL WITH AN ENEMY FORCE THAT WAS BADLY 30 31 WEAKENED BY OUR ATTACKS OF THE 24TH . A CONVICTION JUSTIFIED BY 32 33 LATER EVENTS OFF LEYTE. 34 WISH TO POINT OUT THAT MACARTHUR AND CINCPAC WERE SUPPORTED BY 35 36 (A) DESTRUCTION OF 1200 ENEMY PLANES BETWEEN 18 AND 20 OCTOBER 37 38 PLUS MUCH SHIPPING. 39 40 (8) AIR ATTACKS AGAINST JAP FORCES IN THE SULU SEA. DECLASSIFIED 41 42 (c) CRIPPLING OF ENEMY FORCE IN SIBUYAN SEA. E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (Eto OSD letter, May 4, 1972 44 (D) DESTRUCTION OF OVER 150 PLANES ON 24 OCTOBER. By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 46 (E) DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY CARRIER STRENGTH ON 25 OCTOBER. 47 48 49 NO. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO... No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 SECTION 52 3 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* Instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 251317 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 BECKEL 012 DOCE UP DIDATE V2 EOMOS CTC HEATT JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) CAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY ROUTINE 3 FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED DATE 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROO 8 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 CHECKED INFORMATION 10 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will of TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE 4ND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 4 OF 4 16 251317 NCR 3138 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 (F) CARRIER ATTACKS ON THREATENING ENEMY FORCE OFF LEYTE 25 OCTOBER. 21 22 (a) SURFACE MOVEMENTS EVENING 25 OCTOBER TO CUT OFF ENEMY RETREAT 23 24 TOWARD SAN BERNARDINO. 25 26 THE BACK OF THE JAP NAVY HAS BEEN BROKEN IN THE COURSE OF SUPPORTING 27 28 OUR LANDINGS AT LEYTE. HALSEY. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 to 41 42 DECLASSIFIED 43 44 COMINCHs COPIES 1 OF 8 INCLUSIVE. E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 45 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 46 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 47 48 49 NO. II ADMIRAL. NO. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only in accurdance ... "Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 251317 OPNAY 19-76 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 3RD FLEET ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT - FROM ou PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY OCT 25 1944 FOR ACTION CTF 77 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 1425Z 7 TOR CODEROOM URGENT 8 PERRY CINCPAC 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED YORK/JOHNSON 11 ROUTINE BY INFORMATION 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 SMLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINICIRATIVE 15 251230 NCR 2299 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OSTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR PALE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 HONOINTERCEPT F-0 22 23 F-01 24 FROM COM 3RD FLEET. ACTION COMTASKFOR 77 F-02 25 INFO CINCPAC. 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 YOUR 250441 SEE MY 250657. 29 F-1 30 2 GROUPS WILL PUT DAWN FIGHTER SWEEP OVER F-2 31 32 VISAYAS. STRIKES ON RETREATING ENEMY PRECLUDE F-20 33 F-3 34 OTHER COMMITMENTS. FOR FUTURE PLANNING IT MUST 35 F-30 36 BE UNDERSTOOD THAT FAST CARRIERS REQUIRE REARMING F-31 37 38 AND AIR GROUPS ARE EXHAUSTED AFTER 16 DAYS UN- F-32 39 F-33 40 PRECEDENTED FIGHTING. = F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 BELASSFED 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 8(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May ( 1972 FX40 49 Date MAY 21 1973 50 By DBS IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET - Make original only. Deliver to Code, Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 19-67 300 Pacific 251230 10 DECLASSIFIED NAYAL MESSAGE MAYY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER FROM COM 3RD FLT a/ ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE STENISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 PRIORITY 1 RELEASES CINCPAC OP OP TOR.CODEROOM X DATE FOR ACTION NOUTIRE & 25 OCT 44 DEFERRED 6 T 1455 * 9 DECODED BY B H BOTMAN CCMINCH 0P 10 ADAMS IP&& INFORMATION CINCSOMESPAC : TIPES = CTF 77 ROUTIME 12 ALL TASKFORCOMS 3RD THOMPSON DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY AND 7TH FLT 14 is UNILESS INDICATED THE DISPATES will " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND 4a ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 251226 NCR 2501 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME OCT 20 ON OBTSCIME DISPATENCE PLEASE LEAVE AMOUNT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TOT ACTION 21 FROM CON 3RDF T. ACTION CINCPAC INFO COMINCH F-0 22 CINCSO ESPAC CTF 77 AND ALL TASKFORCOMS 3HD AND 7TH 2 FLT. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 IT CAN BE ANNOUNCED WITH ASSURANCE F-07 28 29 THAT THE JAPANESE NAVY HAS BEEN IV 30 F-2 31 BEATEN ROUTED AND BROKEN BY THE 32 F-20 33 3.1D AND 7TH FLEETS. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 COMINCH COG OSD letter. May 4, 1972 MAY 61 1973 FX40 49 By DBS Date, 50 10-00 51 52 VCNO C Make original only. Deliver la Code Room Watch Officer 251226 is person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 300 12-00 Pacific DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTF 77 (INDEF CALL) OPRIOR OP 1 SUPREME COMDR SOWESPAC 4 RELEASED BY TOB ACTION ROUTINE 5 26 OCT 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 0746 days OP OP OP 9 COMINCH; ALL TFC'S 7TH FERTORITY 10 DECODED BY Z IMMERMAN INFORMATION CINCPAC; ATGC'S 7TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED BY D SMITH/ COM 3RD FLT; ALL TGC'S 3RD ROUTINE FLT 12 COM 7TH FLT DEFERRED 13 1: ROUTED BY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT is ONLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTED with OCCERRED PRECEDENCE ENJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL If CHECK BELOW 17 (PAGE 1 OF 2) 251110 NCR 3202 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CTF 77 SENDS) 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 26 STRONG ENEMY REACTION TO LEYTE LANDING BEGAN YESTERDAY F-05 27 AFTERNOON WITH NUMEROUS BUT GENERALLY INEFFECTIVE AIR F-07 28 29 RAIDS ON OUR FORCES. SIGHTING BY PT OF 2 LARGE 2 30 UNIDENTIFIED ENEMY SHIPS AND 3 DESTROYERS AT 23101 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 24TH 10 MILES OFF SOUTHEAST TIP OF BOHOL ISLAND HEADING 34 TOWARDS SURIGAO STRAIT WAS OPENING EVENT OF HIGHLY P-3 35 F-30 36 SUCCESSFUL NIGHT ENGAGEMENT ALL DETAILS OF WHICH ARE F-31 37 NOT YET AVAILABLE. ENEMY ADVANCED IN 2 GROUPS. 1ST 38 F-32 39 GROUP REPORTED AS 2 BATTLESHIPS 1 OR 2 HEAVY CRUISERS F-33 40 41 1 DESTROYER. SECOND GROUP 2 LARGE AND ABOUT 5 SMALLER F-34 42 SHIPS. NUMBER SUNK UNDETERMINED BUT BELIEVED TO BE F-4 43 44 AT EEAST 8 OF ALL SIZES. AT DAWN 8 UNITS SEEN FX01 45 FX30 46 BURNING. ALL SUNK AIDED BY GUNFIRE AND TORPEDOES, 47 FX37 SUCH UNITS AS ESCAPED RETREATED WESTWARD AND HAVE 48 49 FX40 50 BEEN UNDER AIR ATTACK. OUR DAMAGE. ALBERT W GRANT IG-00 51 (DD 649) DAMAGED BUT ABLE TO PROCEED. NUMEROUS DECLASSIFIED 52 VCNO E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) (E OSD letter, May L 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) Date MAY 21 1973 300 Paufer 8 (Semb) By DBS OPMAY 13 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 PT'S DAMAGED. 1 SUNK. MANY AIR RAIDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN LEYTE AREA. 4 SHIPS IN HARBOR DAMAGED. PERSONNEL CASUALTIES UNDETERMINED. THROUGHOUT THE DAY COVERING CVES. HAVE BEEN UNDER HEAVY SHORE BASED AIR ATTACK. MID MORNING ENEMY FORCE WHICH APPARENTLY SORTIED THROUGH SAN BERNANDINO STRAIT ESTIMATED AS 4 BB 7 CA 2 CL 12 DD JOINED IN ATTACK ON CVES BUT WAS TURNED BACK BY REPEATED STRIKES FROM CVES SUPPORTED IN AFTERNOON BY STRIKES FROM TG 38.1 WHICH ARRIVED N TIME TO PREVENT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION. BY LATE AFTERNOON THE ENEMY WAS IN FULL RETREAT. DAMAGE INFLICTED ON ENEMY PRESENTLY ESTIMATED AS. 1 CA SUNK. 1 DD PROBABLY SUNK. 3 BB 3 CA 1 DD DAMAGED. OWN DAMAGE REPORTS FRAGMENTARY BUT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE HAS BEEN SUFFERED BY 2 CVE GROUP. OUR CARRIER PLANES HAVE BEEN LANDING SERVICING AND TAKING OFF FROM DULAG AND TACLOBAN STRIPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHEN THEIR PARENT CVES WERE UNDER ATTACK. CVE PLANES ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR 46 ENEMY AIRCRAFT OVER LEYTE BEACHES PLUS 7 PROBABLES. 3BB (Dam - ICA - IDD (Prob 3 CA COPY TO 20G DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date, MAY 21 1973 251110 OriginatofIF 77 D/T Group NCR3202 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPAAT-19-81 A84100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEI DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CTF 77 OPOPOPOP 2 PRIORITY a CTG 38.1 RELEASED BY 4 ROUTINE DATE 26 OCT 44 of FOR ACTION 5 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY STEVENS PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASESEVALD/ STEVENS ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is SMLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 40 AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 251013 NCR 2614 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCING DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 (CTF 77 SENDS) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 V-07 28 2 PLANES CAN LAND AT BOTH TACLOBAN AND DULAG FIELDS. 11 F-1 30 F-2 31 FORMER IS THE BEST BUT ONLY LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE 32 F-20 R AND LIMITED SERVICING AVAILABLE. SHOULD BE USED IN 7-3 34 35 F-30 36 EMERGENCY ONLY. MANY OE YOUR PLANES NOW LANDING THERE. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (E) 48 OSD letter, May & 1972 FX40 49 MAY 21 1973 50 By DBS Date, IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Delixer to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 300 Poufu 251013 005 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT TAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPOA URGENTITY a CTF 57 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE & DEFERRED 6 DATE 25 OCT 1944 7 * TOR CODEROOM 0736 9 CTF 59 URGENTRITY 10 DECODED BY FRUIN INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY D SMITH/ DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY IS ONLIZE OTHERWISE INDICATED na DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE and as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 250734 NCR 2232 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCK CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 HONO INTERCEPT F-01 24 21 F-02 26 (FROM CINCPOA ACTION CTF 57. INFO CTF 59) F-05 27 28 F-07 29 AT DAYLIGHT HAVE MAXIMUM HEAVY BOMBER STRENGTH READY TO F-1 30 F-2 31 STRIKE AT LONG RANGE IN CASE ENEMY SHIPS RETIRE WITHIN 32 F-20 33 RANGE OF YOUR BASES. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 7-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B) FX37 48 OSD letter. May 1, 1972 49 Date MAY 21 1973 FX40 50 By DBS IG-00 51 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPHAV 320 Pacific 250734 5 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA Date NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTF 57 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT I FROM 2 PRIORITY CINCPOA 30 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 25 OCT 1944 COM 3RD FLEET 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 0543 7 TOR CODEROOM . ZIMMER AN "walp 9 COMGEN 21ST BOMCOM URGENT DECODED BY PRICRITY 10 PARAPHRASEDZINIVERYAN INFORMATION 11 CTF 59 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL M TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 256711 16 NCR 2234 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCINS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 HONO INTERCEPT F-0 22 23 F-01 (CTF 57 CIVES ACTION CINCPOA COM 3RD FLEET INFO 24 F-02 23 VIA RADIO SAIPAN TC COMGEN 21ST 30.00 CTF 59) 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 FIRST INFO ADEE REPORTS 15 VLR READY 1400 MILE 29 F-1 30 RADIUS YOUR ORDERS AGAINST ENELY VESSELS. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 as F-30 35 F-31 37 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 7-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. S(R) and 5(D) or (R) FX37 48 c ID letter, May , 1972 Date MAY 21 1973 FX40 49 LLS 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPHAY Paula 8 to DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT TER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM. 2 COM 3RD FLT URGENT 3 CTF 77 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 25 OCT 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 0852 9 COMINCH URGENT DECODED BY PRIDIOTT 10 SEIFERT INFORMATION CINCPAC medical 11 PARAPHRASED ALL TFC'S TGC'S 3RD FLT ROUTINE BY 12 D SMITH/ ALL CONCERNED SOWESPAC DEFERRED 13 OPERATIONS ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL N TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE DO at ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 250639 NCR 2258 12 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 (COM 3RD FLT SENDS ACTION CTF 77 INFO COMINCH CINCPAC F-0 22 23 ALL TFC'S AND TGC'S 3RD FLT ALL CONCERNED SOWESPAC F-01 OPERATIONS) 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 TASK GROUP 34.5 COMBATDIV 7 WITH BATDIV 7 VINCENNES F-07 28 29 MIAMI BILOXI DESRON 52 PROCEEDING FROM NORTH TO ENTRANCE F-1 30 SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT TO ARRIVE 0100 I 26 OCTOBER. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 PLAN TO SWEEP APPROACHES TO STRAIT THENCE AREA EAST OF F-3 34 as SAMARAAD LEYTE GULF DESTROYING ENEMY ENCOUNTERED. F-30 36 REQUEST ALL INTERESTED BE ADVISED AS NECESSARY. HALSEY F-31 37 as F-32 39 IN NEW JERSEY WITH BATDIV 7. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 Ported DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 48 OSD letter, May , 1972 FX40 49 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 19-67 3do Pacific 250639 785 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I / FROM CTF 77 URGENIY a FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE & CTG 38.1 25 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE CTG 38.2 7 TOR CODEROOM 1245 * URGENT 9 DECODED BY MCDOUGALL PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 2 GARBLED CALLS 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE MCDOUGALL/PERRY 12 of DEFERRED 13 H ROUTED BY 15 UNLETS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 250403 NCR 2285 11 16 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 21 F-02 21 HONO INTERCEPT a F-05 27 24 CTF. 77 SHOUTING. F-07 2 F-1 30 ENEMY APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO FORCE ENTRANCE LEYTE GULF. 31 F-2 32 AM CONCENTRATING MY FORCES AT ENTRANCE. CVE'S ENROUTE F-20 33 LEYTE AND ARE ATTACKING, F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COPY TO 20G DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May & 1972 49 FX40 By DBS Date MAY 2 1973 50 IG-00 51 52 1 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) (PAY 3ao Pacific 250403 8 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTF 77 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 URGENT 2 FROM COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 25 OCT 1944 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 0522 7 8 TOR CODEROOM FRUIN URGENT 9 PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED MMERMAN /sufert DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 CTF 34 ROUTINE 12 BY CTG 38.1 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL N TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 250316 NCR 1882 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 HOND INTERCEPT F-0 22 23 SINCE MY 250146 SITUATION LEYTE CULF HAS AGAIN BECOME F-01 24 F-02 25 VERY SERIOUS. ENEMY FAST BATTLESHIPS AND HEAVY 26 F-05 27 CRUISERS RETURNED FOR ATTACK ON CVE GROUPS OFF F-07 28 29 ENTRANCE AND THREATENING CONVOYS. EXPENDITURE OF F-1 30 F-2 31 FUEL AND AMMUNITION HAVE REDUCED EFFECTIVENESS OF MY 32 F-20 33 SUPPORTING FORCES. ATTACKS ON CVE'S HAS DISRUPTED F-3 34 35 MY AIR SUPPORT. HAVE SENT TASK FORCE YEBS Y/ E DBOR* F-30 36 F-31 37 BB 3 CA AND DD'S TO ASSIST CVES BUT YOUR ASSISTANCE 38 F-32 39 BADLY NEEDED. CVE S NY *FORCED TO RETIRE TO LEYTE GULF F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 *AS RECEIVED. 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 COPY Prelax TO 2000 FX37 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) of (E) 48 49 OSD letter, May 4, 1972 FX40 MAY 21 1973 50 By DBS Date IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPHAV 300 Pacific 250316 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT AFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I COM 3RD FLEET ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT DE FROM PRIORITY 3 CINCPAC 4 RELEASED BY $20 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 25 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 250522 * TOR CODEROOM URGENT 9 MONROE PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMINCH 11 PARAPHRASED MONROE/POWLEY ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS GENERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE and 45 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 250215* NCR 2150 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (COM 3RD FLEET SENDS ACTION CINCPAC) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 YOUR 250044 TF 34 WITH ME ENGAGING ENEMY CARRIER FORCE. 25 F-02 26 AM NOT PROCEEDING WITH TO 38.2 AND ALL FAST 88 TO REINFORCE F-05 27 KINKAID. t ENEMY CY SUNK, 2 OV'S DEAD IN WATER. NO DAMAGE F-07 28 29 F-1 30 OWN FORCE. ENEMYS- AIR GROUP FLYING OUT FROM LUZON ARRIVED F-2 31 32 TOO LATE. SEE MY 241122 AND 241124. TO 38,1 ALREADY ORDERED F-20 33 34 F-3 ASSIST KINKAID. IMMEDIATELY. 35 F-30 is F-31 37 38 F-32 39 38.1 to #RDO HOND PASSED IMFO TO COMINCH AS 250458 F-33 40 41 Kinkaid F-34 42 COPY TO 200 38.2 & fact F-4 43 44 BBs TO FX01 45 tried FX30 46 253327 2027 Kinkaid 47 FX37 48 DECLASSIFIED FX40 49 E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 6(1) or (B) 50 OSD letter, May & 1972 IG-00 51 By DBS Date MAYrog 1973 52 Make Deliver, Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY original 19-67 only. Boo Pauful 250215 5 DECLASSIFIED 12356. Sec 3.4 MAYAL 1944 NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER 2313 EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I HUGHES 2 FROM CNO PPPRAPR a CINCPAC 4 RELEASED DATE BY CHASE PARMENTER COMSOPAC ROUTINE 5 FOR Jo ACTION DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PAGE 1 OF 2 NCR 2932 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 (GJNGSWPA SENDS VIA COM 7TH FLT ACTION COMINCH, INFO CNO, 14 CINGRAG COMSOPAC-) x TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ao as ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 A A"COMFORT" COMF ORT" WHILE OBSERVING FULL HOSPITAL PROCEDURE GCT 20 ON DUTOOMS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE MONT DAL una TEXT ACTION 21 SUFFERED ENEMY AIR ATTACK AT 231715Z IN POSITION 08-50 N 22 -0 23 -01 128-50 E. NO REPORT SINCE FIRST URGENT MESSAGE. COMMAND 24 02 25 26 THE 10TH AND 24TH CORPS HAS BEEN ASSUMED ASHORE. 05 27 F-07 28 ENEMY DUSK AND DAWN HARASSING AIR ATTACKS CONTINUE ON 29 F-1 30 SHIFT. 2-HOUR AIR ATTACK MORNING 24TH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE F-2 31 32 F-20 33 PRESERVER DAMAGED BY NEAR MISS. 22 NIP PLANES DOWNED BY F-3 34 as CVE SWEEPS OVER VISAYAS ON 22ND. ANOTHER 6 ON 23RD. F-30 36 37 F-31 NAVAL GUNFIRE IN SUPPORT OF TROOPS CONTINUES. UNLOADING 38 F-32 39 AND ECHELON MOVEMENTS CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE. ON 22ND COM- F-33 40 41 F-34 42 AIRNORSOLS BOMBED BIVOUAC AREAS NEW IRELAND AND VARIOUS 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May & 1972 49 250205 FX40 50 By DBS Date, MAY 21 1973 bo 51 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 Pacific DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 CMU CHVEE\ -AAe! язастое EYES TARGETS KAVIENG AREA. PT'S MORTARED SOUTHERN NEW IRELAND AND NORTHERN BOUGAINVILLE. BLACKCATS NIGHT 22ND-23RD BOMBED AND STRAFED SHIPPING WITH UNDETERMINED RESULTS MACARTHUR COMINCH...ACT 16...OP01...20G... DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS DateMAY 21 1973 CINCSWPA 250205 29.32 2 e Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPWAY-10-51 174100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET M After the initial report of a surface engagement in Surigao Strait, south of Leyte, Admiral Barbey who commands the Leyte naval assault forces reported that at about 0500 local Phillipine time 25 enemy surface vessels were retiring through the Strait pursued by our light forces. However, in a very late plain language message with time-date-group of 242227Z ( 0927 local Phillipine time) Admiral Barbey reported the following to Admiral Halsey: "Enemy force attacking our CVE's composed of 4 Battleships 8 Cruisers and X other ships. Request Lee proceed top speed cover Leyte. Re- quest immediate strike by fast carriers! Admiral Lee is in command of Task Force 34, the Heavy Striking Force of fast new battleships and Cruisers. RECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. (E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter. May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 211973 3 60 Pacific SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE pose TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Areas, Hollandia, New Guinea To: War Department Mr. C 51008 25 October 1944 The Chief of staff War Department from GHQ SWPA agd MacArthur C 51008. Operations report SOWESPAC area period 1500Z/23 to 1500z/24 signed MacArthur. Phillipines: 1 enemy force indicated from reconnai- sance reports to consist of 3 battleships with 11 oruisers end destroyers approached Surigao Strait from west during October 24th, engaged by Leyte Gulf surface forced during night, retired before dawn; another force estimated 2 battleships 3 oruisers plus destroyers rounded southern Mindoro approached San Bernadino Strait under air attack evening October 24th, some units apparently passing through strait to attack 7th Fleet surface vessels northeast Leyte Gulf early morning October 25th; 3rd forces sighted 07402/24 200 miles east northern Luzon comprising 3 carriers 6 light oruisers and destroyers heading west and another group including 2 converted carriers "Ise and Hyuga" on course 210 degrees; off vest coast Palavan 3 medium transports 3 medium freighter transports 4 escorts reported heading southwest afternoon October 24th; 2 destroyers 1 damaged heavy cruiser reported same area night October 23rd. Part 2. Naval: 7th Fleet surface vessels engaged enemy units Surigao Strait/Leyte Gulf night October 24th, no details available. (1) Air. Enemy action: 39 enemy bombers and 7 fighters shot down, 7 others probably destroyed, by 7th Fleet planes during attacks against Allied beachheads and shipping in Leyte Gulf October 24th. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and (D) or OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Daba MAX 211973 300 Pacific COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 2 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, Nev Guinea Nr. C 51008 25 October 1944 Operations October 20: (1) Refer Paragraph 13 report operations October 21: Patrol B 24's destroyed four additional floatplanes on water Mindore Island, Central Phillipines. Operations October 22: (2) 4 P 38's believed destroyed seatruck near Cotabato, southwestern Mindanso. Operations October 23: (3) 7 B 24's hit ammunition dumps Wewak. (4) 45 RAAF P 40's and Beaufighters attacked bivouace, destroyed buildings and several small craft vestern New Guinea and Cerao. (5) 13 P 47's struck Sagan airdrome, southern Mac Cluer Gulf. (6) Six P 38's shot down 7 enemy fighters taking off Boela Airdrome. (7) 2 B 25's, 24 A 20's, 12 P 38's and 1 patrol B 24 attacked Boela waterfront and fuel installations, started large fires, destroyed grounded Betty of undetermined ser- viceability. CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 3 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacifio Area Hollandia, Nev Guinea Nr. 0 51008 25 October 1944 (8) 12 A 20's bombed runvays and dispersals Kairatoe; 16 P 47's attacked Haroekme. . (9) 11 P 38's damaged buildings Cape Noesanive, Ambon Bay entrance; 23 B 25's caused fires and explosions Ambon town. (10) 1 B 24 bombed old Namlea Airdrome. (11) 1 B 24 met 4 intercepting fighters over Macassar; another B 24 exploded and sank 1 small freighter, left seatruck listing and strafed 2 other freighters same area; single B 24 patrolling Macassar Strait sank 2 seatrucks, damaged small freighter and attacked 5 other seatrucks. (12) Patrol B 24 left seatruck listing off southwestern Celebes; 7 P 38's destroyed 1 grounded bomber, probably destroyed another and killed many personnel limboeng airdrome Macassar. Operations October 24th. (13) 4 P 40's fired fuel dumps and damaged build- ings cooperating with PT boats Halmahera. (14) 16 P 40's bombed pillboxes and warehouses, strafed Amoerang and Lembeh Streit, northeastern Celebes. (15) 4 B 24's and 18 B 24's attacked airfields. Divouacs and harbour installations Sandakan, 13 P 38's and 10 P 47's escort strafed and set afire 11 seatrucks and 4 luggers. (16) 12 B 25's strafed 3 schooners Sarangani Bay, strafed personnel and motor trucks along inland roads; 18 B 24's CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Jay TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 4 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea Hr. C51008 25 October 1944 bombed Buayan Airdrome bivouace, southern Mindanao. (17) 1 Darwin B 24 attacked lugger in Banda Sea; another left coastal vessel burning south Salajar Island and bombed Lahane village, Timor; 3 B 24's bombed gun positions Lautem. Solomon Forces. Naval: PT boats strafed and mor- tared targets northern Choiseul, New Ireland and Gazelle Peninsula. (18) 3 TDR drones hit shipping hulks, Kahili; 26 Nev Zealand Corsairs attacked bivousos northern Bougain- ville; 12 Corsairs, 4 B 25's and 5 New Zealand Venturas bombed Kavieng and New Ireland plantations; single B 25 harassed Rabaul; weather reduced activity. Land. Leyte: October 22: Small enemy counterattacks vestern edge Palo (5751) and infiltration Pawing area (5854) repulsed; minor counter-attack at night south of Daguita River mouth (6223) also repulsed. October 23: Strong enemy defensive positions catmon Hills area being by-passed and enveloped; our advanced armoured elements within one mile San Pablo airfield. Enemy casualties to 18001/23 October: Northern sector: 1017 killed, 5 captured; southern sector 860 killed, 8 captured. October 24th: Northern sector: CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) E. O. 11652, Bec. 3(E) and 6(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 By DBS Data MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 sA Bate WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 5 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area Hollandia, New Guinea Mr. C 51008 25 October 1944 Squadron 1st Cavalry landed unopposed Babatngon, north coast Leyte, patrols north from Tacloban reached points 5272 and 5067; 24th Division control hills 550515 and 571490, also reached San Joaquin. Southern sector: 96th Division holds line running southwest northeast 1,000 yards south Tabontabon; 7th Division occupied Burauen and hold San Pablo airdromes numbers 1 and 2. Morotai: Enemy attack on Pilowo outpost repulsed October 23rd, 37 enemy killed. Part 3. (3) 56 1,000 lb bombs dropped. (4) # 4 # (5) 13 500 1b bombs dropped. (6) No details. (7) 80 100 lb # 64 500 lb bombs dropped by A 20's, 6 1,000 1b bombs by B 24, 24 75 gallon gasoline bombs by P 38's. (8) 16 500 1b bomba dropped by P 47's, moderate medium accurate anti airoraft fire. (9) 11 500 lb 36 250 lb bombs by B 25's. CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1,1972 By DBS MAY 21 1973 Date 71 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 6 From: General Headquarters Southwest Pacifio Area Hollandia, New Guinea Nr. C 51008 25 October 1944 (10) 5 500 1b bombs dropped. (11) No details. (12) No details. (13) 8 500 lb bombs dropped. (14) 32 500 1b bombs dropped. (15) 24 500 lb bombs dropped by B 24's, 72 by B 25's. (16) B 25's dropped 12 500 lb, B 24's dropped 34 tons 500 lb bombs. (17) B 24's carried 8 300 lb one tenth second delay bombs. End *Being serviced ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: CC/S Adm King CG AAP Col Park ASF Field Marshal Dill G-2 Log REGLASSIFIED CM-IN-23672 (25 Oct 44) 15532 bjm E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May & By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 COPY No. 71 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECI ASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I I FROM COMAAF URGENT 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMAF 5 4 ROUTINE CINCSOWESPAC 5 DATE 24 OCT 44 COM 7TH FLT DEFERRED 6 CTG 73.4 7 - TOR CODEROOM URGENT 9 COMAF 13 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY STEVENS INFORMATION II PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY SEVALD/ STEVENS 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLETS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE INVOICE WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 242358 NCR 1421 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LLAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 25 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 (TO COMAF 5 ACTION, CINCSWPA, COM 7TH FLT, CTG 73.4 INFO, F-02 25 COMAF 13 FROM COMAAF CITE AX 7997) 26 F-05 27 MGQ HERE GOES ANSWERING YOUR o 1635 E. REREFERENCE AX 7987 F-07 24 20 F-1 THESE DATED 23 OCTOBER, IF PBY LEYTE SEARCHES ARE ESTABLISHED 30 F-2 31 REDUCE SECTOR 5 TO 600 MILES AND CANCEL SECTORS 6 AND 7 PW* 32 F-20 33 IF PBY LEYTE SEARCHES HAVE NOT BEEN MADE XJIXW* F-3 34 as F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 48 OSD letter, May , 1972 FX40 49 *AS RECEIVED. 50 By DBS Date MAY 21 9730 51 VCNO S2 'Take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) SPART 300 Pacific 242358 005 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 CONSUBPAC URGENT 2 FROM ROACHES RAIDERS PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CLAREYS CRUSHERS 4 ROUTINE CONVOY COLLEGE 5 DATE 25 OCT 44 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM URGENT 9 SEVALD DECODED BY 2 ALL SUBS PRIORITY 10 11 BY PARAPHRASED SEVALD/STEVENS INFORMATION ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 242339 NOR 1820 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON ORTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 (COMSUBPAO SENDS. FOR ACTION ROACHES RAIDERS CLAREYS BRUSHERS AND CONVOY COLLEGE. INFO ALL SUBS.) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 LARGE SCALE AIR AND BURFACE SHIP BATTLE EXPECTED TO F-07 28 29 START WITHIN NEXT HOUR GENERAL VICINITY 16-00 NORTH F-1 30 F-2 31 186-00 EAST. ANOTHER SURFACE ENGAGEMENT TAKING PLACE 32 F-20 33 SURIGAO STRAIT AND LEYTE GULF AT PRESENT TIME. ROACHES F-3 34 15 RAIDERS AND CLAREYS CRUSHERS PROCEED WESTWARD AT BEST F-30 & F-31 37 SPEED UNTIL REACHING FOLLOWING STATIONS. ROAGH HAVE as F-32 39 YOUR PACK PATROL CONVOY COLLEGE SAFETY LANE BETWEEN F-33 40 41 124 AND 125 EAST. CLAREY PACK PATROL SAFETY LANE BETWEEN34 42 43 128 AND 129 EAST. = CONVOY COLLEGE SUBS MOVE INTO F-4 44 FX01 45 POSITIONS BETWEEN 119 AND 121 EAST IN POSITIONS TO FX30 46 47 INTERCEPT ESCAPEES FROM EITHER SOUTHWARD OR EASTWARD. FX37 48 49 ALL STANDBY FOR ADDITIONAL ORDERS AND CONTACT REPORTS FX40 so BLAND IG-00 51 TO ENABLE YOU TO KNOCK OFF CRIPPLES. E. O. 11652, Sec. 8(D) or 52 (E) CHORET- OSD letter, May 1932 By DBS Data MAY 211973 Make original only. Deliver Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 Pacific 242139 005 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By DT NADA Data URGENT FROM GARBLED CALL TO: COM 7TH FLT, COM 3RD FLT, GARBLED CALL, CINCPAC 242337* of NCR 1821 HONO INTERCEPT (126-29 STILL UNDER ATTACK AT 08301 IN LAT 11-35 LONG 136-29 RECEIVED PLAIN LANGUAGE. DECLASSIFIED 242337 E.O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May Liste By DBS Date MAY 211973 7 to DECLASSIFIED NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CTF 77 UNIGHT a 4. RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COM 3RD FLT ROUTINE & DEFERRED 6 DATE 25 OCTOBER 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 250108 9 PRIDRITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED FRUIN FRUIN/ walp INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 is 242225 NOR 1828 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 F-0 25 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 CTF 77 SENDS ACTION C.M 3RD FLT. F-02 21 CVE group 26 F-05 27 ABOUT 2700 CTU 77.4.3 REPORTED UNDER FIRE FROM F-07 24 20 FROM ENEMY BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS IN POSITION F-1 30 60 MI OFF SAMAR (EAST) F-2 31 11-40 11-40 126-35. 126-25. EVIDENTLY CAME THROUGH SAN BERNADINO 32 F-20 33 DURING THE NIGHT. REQUEST IMMEDIATE AIR STRIKE. F-3 34 35 ALSO REQUEST SURPORT FROM HEAVY SHIPS. MY OBBS* F-30 36 37 F-31 LOW IN AMMUNITION. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 240700 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 IS RECEIVED DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 48 COPY TO 20G 49 OSD letter, May & 1972 FX40 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 50 IG-00 St VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-67 300 Pacific 242225 893 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By: DT NARA Date w/ NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CTF 77(INDEF.CALL) CALL) URBERITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COM 3RD FLEET 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 24 00T.1944 DEFERRED 6 7 N TOR CODEROOM 2.19 9 ALL TFC'S 7TH FLEET URGENT 10 DECODED BY BENNETT INFORMATION ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET 11 PARAPHRASED ALL TCC'S 3RD FLEET ROUTINE BY 12 BENNETT/SJOSTEN ALL TGC'S 7TH FLECT DEFERRED 13 CINCPAC ROUTED BY 11 IS PUB OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL I TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 241912 NOR 1780 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 CTF 77 TELLS. F-01 24 F-02 21 26 OUR SURFACE FORCES NOY. ENCAGE ENEMY SURFACE F-05 27 F-07 24 FORCES SURIGAO STRAIT ENTRANCE TO LEYTE GULF. ENEMY 29 PT 2 30 FORCE SIGHTED IN STRAIT BY PEETEE BOATS ABOUT 02001 F-2 31 82 ARRIVED ENTRANCE GULF ABOUT 03001 CONSISTS OF 2 F-20 33 F-3 34 BATTLESHIPS 3 CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS. QUESTION. 35 F-30 35 IS TF 34 CUARDING SAN SERNARDINO STRAIT. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 ELASSFED 47 FX37 48 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 1, 1972 FX40 49 50 By DBS Date MAY 2 1973 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 19-67 "300 Parific 005 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 FROM CINCPAC of PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY TF 38 ROUTINE 3 DATE 24 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION COM 3RD FLT is 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOK CODEROOM 1125 8 9 DECODED BY DIEBEL URGENT PARAPHRASED CHECKED DIEBEL BY ROWLAND INFORMATION COM 7TH FLT 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROSTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY 14 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL of TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 241054 NCR 1351 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 HONOLULU INTERCEPT 22 23 24 TF 38 AND COM 3RD FLT GET THIS FOR ACTION. INFO TO COM 25 THELT. CINCPAC ORIGINATES. 26 27 ULTRA. 28 29 2 JAPANESE AIRMEN MADE CONTACTS IN POSITION 16-$2N 30 31 123-38E AT 1750 AND 1807. I TIMES 24 OCTOBER. AN EARLIER 32 33 CONTACT TI:ED 1725 WAS NEAR VICINITY 15-20N 123-40E. 34 35 36 37 6 COPIES TO F-341 38 1 COPY TO 20-G. 39 40 41 DECLASSIFIED 42 43 E. 0. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 44 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 45 By DBS Date MAY 21 1973 46 47 ACTION F-2 48 49 no. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO... No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only in ⑉117 Ve Decret* insfructions contained is Article 16, Wavy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAY 19-76 300 Pacific 241054 5 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94