U.S. PACIFIC FLEET AND
PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz,
Commander in Chief
CARRIER
STRIKING TASK FORCE -- RADM Frank Jack Fletcher
Task Force 17 -- Admiral Fletcher
TG 17.5 Carrier Group -- Capt. Elliot Buckmaster
CV-5 USS Yorktown (Yorktown)-- Capt. Buckmaster (Sunk)
VF-3 -- 25 F4F-4, Lt. Cdr. John S. Thach (10 lost)
VB-3 -- 18 SBD-3, Lt. Cdr. Maxwell F. Leslie (12 lost)
VS-3 -- 19 SBD-3, Lt. Cdr. Wallace C. Short Jr. (12 lost)
VT-3 -- 13 TBD-1, Lt. Cdr. Lance E. Massey (Killed) (12 lost)
TG 17.2 Cruiser Group -- RADM William W. Smith
CA-34 USS Astoria (New Orleans), Capt. Francis W. Scanland
CA-33 USS Portland (Portland), Capt. Laurance T. DuBose
TG 17.4 Destroyer Squadron (ComDesRon 2), Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover
DD-412 Hammann (Sims), Cdr. Arnold E. True (Sunk)
DD-410 Hughes (Sims), Lt. Cdr. Donald J. Ramsey
DD-417 Morris (Sims),
Cdr. Harry B. Jarrett
DD-411 Anderson (Sims), Lt. Cdr. John K. B. Ginder
DD-414 Russell (Sims), Lt. Cdr. Glenn R. Hartwig
DD-433 Gwin (Gleaves), Cdr. John M. Higgins
Task Force 16 -- RADM Raymond A. Spruance
TG 16.5 Carrier Group-- Captain George D. Murray
CV-6 USS Enterprise (Yorktown) -- Capt. Murray
VF-6 -- 27 F4F-4, Lt. James S. Gray (1 lost)
VB6 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3, Lt. Richard H. Best (11 lost)
VS-6 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3, Lt. William E. Gallaher (9 lost)
VT-6 -- 14 TBD-1, Lt. Cdr. Eugene E. Lindsey (Killed) (11 lost)
CV- 8 USS Hornet (Yorktown) -- Captian Marc A. Mitscher
VF-8 -- 27 F4F-4, Lt. Cdr. Samuel G. Mitchell (12 lost)
VB-8 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3, Lt. Cdr. Robert R. Johnson (5 lost)
VS-8 -- 18 SBD-1, -2, and -3, Lt. Cdr. Walter F. Rodee (5 lost)
VT-8 -- 15 TBD, Lt. Cdr. John C. Waldron (Killed) (All lost)
TG 16.2 Cruiser Group -- RADM Thomas C. Kinkaid
CA-32 USS New Orleans (New Orleans), Capt. Howard H. Good
CA-36 USS Minneapolis (New Orleans), Capt. Frank L. Lowry
CA-44 USS Vincennes (New Orleans),
Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl
CA-26 USS Northampton (Northampton), Capt. William W. Chandler
CA-24 USS Pensacola (New Orleans), Capt. Frank L. Lowe
CL-51 USS Atlanta (Atlanta), Capt. Samuel P. Jenkins
TG 16.4 Destroyer Screen (ComDesRon 1)Capt. Alexander R. Early
DD-360 Phelps (Porter), Lt. Cdr. Edward L. Beck
DD-352 Worden (Farragut), Lt. Cdr. William G. Progue
DD-354 Monaghan (Farragut), Lt. Cdr.William P. Burford
DD-355 Aylwin (Farragut), Lt. Cdr. Geoge R. Phelan
(ComDesRon 6), Capt. Edward P. Sauer, Lt. Cdr.
DD-363 Balch (Porter), Lt. Cdr. Harold H. Tiemroth
DD-371 Conyngham (Mahan), Lt. Cdr. Henry C. Daniel
DD-397 Benham (Benham), Lt. Cdr. Joseph M. Worthington
DD-398 Ellet (Benham), Lt. Cdr. Francis H. Gardner
DD-401 Maury (Gridley), Lt. Cdr. Gelzer L. Sims
Oiler Group --
AO-22 Cimarron (Cimarron), Cdr. Russel M. Ihrig
AO-24 Platte (Cimarron), Capt. Ralph H. Henkle
DD-349 Dewey (Farragut), Lt. Cdr. C. F. Chillingworth Jr.
DD-436 Monssen (Gleaves),
Cdr. Roland N. Smoot
SUBMARINES -- RADM Robert H. English, Commander Sub Force at Pearl Harbor
TG 7.1 Midway Patrol Group
SS-168 Nautilus (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. W. H. Brockman Jr.
SS-169 Dolphin (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. R. L. Rutter
SS-170 Cachalot (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. G. A. Lewis
SS-171 Cuttlefish (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. M. P. Hottel
SS-214 Grouper (Gato) Lt. Cdr. C. E. Duke
SS-229 Flying Fish (Gato) Lt. Cdr. G. R. Donaho
SS-198 Tambor (Tambor) Lt. Cdr. J. W. Murphy
SS-202 Trout (Tambor)
Lt. Cdr. F. W. Fenno
SS-209 Grayling (Tambor) Lt. Cdr. E. Olsen
SS-210 Grenadier (Tambor) Lt. Cdr. W. A. Lent
SS-211 Gudgeon (Tambor) Lt. Cdr. H. B. Lyon
SS-212 Gato (Gato) Lt. Cdr. W. G. Myers
TG 7.2 on roving assignment
SS-167 Narwhal (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. C. W. Wilkins
SS-179 Plunger (Perch) Lt. Cdr. D. C. White
SS-237 Trigger (Gato) Lt. Cdr. J. H. Lewis
TG 7.3 North of Oahu Patrol
SS-173 Pike (Narwhal) Lt. Cdr. W. A. New
SS-175 Tarpon (Shark) Lt. Cdr. Lewis Wallace
SS-230 Finback (Gato) Lt. Cdr. J. L. Hull
SS-215 Growler (Gato) Lt. Cdr. H. W. Gilmore
MIDWAY SHORE-BASED AIR -- Capt. Cyril T. Simard
Detachments of PatWing 1 and 2
32 PBY-5 and PBY-5A Catalinas (1 lost)
VT-8 Detachment - 6 TBF, Lt. L. K. Fieberling (5 lost)
Marine Aircraft Group 22, 2nd Marine Air Wing -- Lt. Col. Ira E. Kimes
USMC
VMF-221 -- 20 F2A-3 (13 lost); 7 F4F-3 (2 lost), Maj. Floyd B. Parks USMC
(Killed), Capt. Kirk Armistead USMC
VMSB-241 --- 11 SB2U-3 (5 lost); 16 SBD-2 (8 lost), Maj. Lofton R. Henderson
USMC (Killed), Maj. Benjamin W. Norris USMC (Killed), Capt. Marshall A.
Tyler
Detachment of 7th Army Air Force -- Maj. Gen. Willis P. Hale
4 B-26 (Marauder), Capt. James F. Collins USA (2 lost)
13 B-17 (Flying Fortress), Lt. Col. Walter C. Sweeney Jr. USA (2 lost)
6 B-17, Maj. G. A. Blakey USA
MIDWAY LOCAL DEFENSES -- Captain Simard
6th Marine Defense Bn (reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, Col. Harold
D. Shannon USMC
Motor Torpedo Squadron 1 -- Lt. Clinton McKellar Jr.
8 PT Boats at Midway, 2 at Kure, 4 small patrol craft
(Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of Hawaiian Group)
AVD-11 Thornton (Sea Plane Tender),
Lt. Cdr. Wendell F. Kline, French Frigate Shoals
AVD-10 Ballard (Sea Plane Tender), Cdr. Ward C. Gilbert, French Frigate
Shoals
DD-361 Clark (Porter), Cdr. Myron T. Richardson, French Frigate Shoals
AOG-13 Kaloli (gasoline oiler), Lt Cdr. G. H. Chapman Jr. USNR, Pearl
and Hermes Reef
PY-25 Crystal (converted yacht), Lt. Cdr. O. B. Drotning, Pearl and
Hermes Reef
AT-144 Vireo (Minesweeper), Lt. James C. Legg, Pearl and Hermes Reef
4 YPs (converted tuna boats) at Lisianski, Gardner, Pinnacles, Laysan
and Necker
Midway Relief Fueling Unit --
AO-32 Guadalupe (oiler),
Cdr. Harry Thurber
DD-387 Blue (Bagley), Cdr. Harold N. Williams
DD-390 Ralph Talbot (Bagley), Cdr. Ralph Earle Jr.
FORCES
IN THE ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN
Task Force 8 -- RADM Robert A. Theobald (in Nashville)
TG 8.6 Main Body -- RADM Robert A. Theobald
CA-35 Indianapolis (Portland), Capt. Edward W. Hansen
CA-28 Louisville (Northampton), Capt. Elliot B. Nixon
CL-43 Nashville (Brooklyn), Capt. Francis S. Craven
CL-49 St. Louis (Brooklyn), Capt. George A. Rood
CL-48 Honolulu (Brooklyn),
Capt. Harold Dodd
DesDiv 11 -- Cdr. Frederick Moosbrugger
DD-380 Gridley (Gridley), Lt. Cdr. Fred R. Stickney
DD-400 McCall (Gridley), Lt. Cdr. William S. Veeder
DD-233 Gilmer (Clemson), Lt. Cdr. Herman O. Parish
DD-236 Humphreys (Clemson), Lt. Cdr. John K. Wells
TG 8.1 Air Search Group -- Capt. Leslie E. Gehres
20 PBY of PatWing 4; 1 B-17 A.A.F., based on tenders:
AVD-2 Williamson (Sea Plane Tender), Lt. Cdr. Frederick N. Kivette,
at Sand Point
AVD-12 Gillis (Sea Plane Tender), Lt. Cdr. Norman F. Garton, at
Dutch Harbor
AVP-12 Casco (Sea
Plane Tender), Cdr. Thomas S. Combs, at Cold Bay
TG 8.2 Surface Search or Scouting Group -- Capt. Ralph C. Parker, at
Kodiak
PG-51 Charleston (gunboat), Cdr. Gordon B. Sherwood
ATO-136 Oriole (oiler), Lt. Cdr. Mellish M. Lindsay Jr.
14 YPs (converted tuna boats)
WPG-45 Haida (Coast Guard Cutter), Cdr. Norman H. Leslie USCG
WPG-79 Onondaga (Coast Guard Cutter), Lt. Cdr. Stewart P. Mehlman
USCG
WPC-105 Cyane (Coast Guard Cutter), Lt. Cdr. Leslie B. Tollaksen
USCG
WPC-103 Aurora (Coast Guard Cutter), Lt. (jg) Frank M. McCabe USCG
WPC-129 Bonham (Coast Guard Cutter), Lt. (jg) William C. Gill USCG
TG 8.3 Air Striking Group -- Brig. Gen. William O. Butler USA
Ft. Randall, Cold Bay -- 21 P-40, 12 B-26, and 2 B-18 (After June 4, 25
P-40, 12 B-26, 5 B-17, 1 LB-30)
Ft. Glenn, Umnak -- 12 P-40
Kodiak -- 15 P-39, 17 P-40, 5 B-17, 2 LB-30
Anchorage -- 25 P-38, 15 P-39, 4 P-36, 7 B-17, 5 B-18, 12 B-26, 2 LB-30
TG 8.4 Destroyer Striking Group
DD-370 Case (Mahan), Cdr. Robert W. Bedilion
DD-369 Reid (Mahan), Cdr. Harold F. Pullen
DD-232 Brooks (Clemson), Lt. Cdr. Charles T. Singleton Jr.
DD-243 Sands (Clemson),
Lt. Cdr. John T. Bowers Jr.
DD-235 Kane (Clemson), Lt. Cdr. John J. Graytak
DD-116 Dent (Wickes), Lt. Cdr. Paul H. Tobelman
DD-390 Talbot (Bagley), Lt. Cdr. Edward A. McFall
DD-242 King (Clemson), Lt. Cdr. Kenneth M. Gentry
DD-115 Waters (Wickes), Lt. Cdr. Henry J. Armstrong
TG 8.5 Submarine Group
SS-123 S-18 (Old "S" class), Lt. James H. Newsome
SS-128 S-23 (Old "S" class), Lt. Harold E. Duryea
SS-132 S-27 (Old "S" class), Lt. Herbert L Jukes
SS-133 S-28 (Old "S" class),
Lt. John D. Crowley
SS-139 S-34 (Old "S" class), Lt. Cdr. Thomas L. Wogan
SS-140 S-35 (Old "S" class), Lt. James E. Stevens
TG 8.6 Tanker Group
AO-25 Sabine, Capt. Maples
AO-4 Brazos, Cdr. Thomas J. Kelly
SS Comet, Irvin E. Larkin, master