Imperial Japanese Naval Forces
    Captain Kiyoto Kagawa overall & Desdiv 31 Commander

DD Onami*(F)—Commander Kiyoshi Kikkawa (Desdiv 31, Desron 2, 2nd Fleet)
DD Makinami*—Commander Toyoji Hitomi (Desdiv 31, Desron 2, 2nd Fleet)
DD Amagiri—Lt. Commander Kouhei Hanami (Desdiv 11, Desron 3, 8th Fleet)
DD Yugiri*—Lt. Commander Shuuichi Otsuji (Desdiv 11, Desron 3, 8th Fleet)
DD Uzuki—Lt. Yoshiro Watanabe (Desdiv 30, Desron 3, 8th Fleet)

United States Naval Forces
Desron 23—Captain Arleigh Burke
Desdiv 45
DD 570 Charles Ausburne (F)—Commander Luther K. Reynolds
DD 571 Claxton
DD 572 Dyson—Commander R. A. Gano
Desdiv 46
DD 509 Converse—Commander D. C. Hamberger
DD 512 Spence—Commander H. J. Armstrong

*Sunk in this battle

Sources:
1. Warship Profile No. 9, USS Charles Ausburne by W. Cracknell, Cmdr., USN
2.   Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945 by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen
3.  A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945) by P. Dull
4. Nihon Kaigun website at: http://www.skypoint.com/~jbp/kaigun.htm
 see Allyn Nevitt’s ‘Long Lancers’ page.