JAPANESE COMBINED FLEET
Adm. Yamamoto Isoroku (CinC)
Main Body
Adm. Yamamoto; RA Ugaki Matome (CofS)
Battleship Division 1
BB Yamato (F) Capt.
Takayanagi Gihachi
BB Nagato
Capt. Yano Hideo
BB Mutsu
Capt. Yamazumi Teijiro
Carrier Group
CVL Hosho
Capt. Kaoru Umetani
Hosho Air Unit
Lt. Irikiin Yoshiaki
Kanko Buntai
Lt. Irikiin 8 x Type 96 B4Y1 carrier attack planes
DD Yukaze Lt.Cdr. Kajimoto Shizuka
Special Force
carrying midget submarines
AV Chiyoda
Capt. Harada Kaku
AV Nisshin
Capt. Komazawa Katsumi
Destroyer Squadron 3
RA Hashimoto Shintaro
CL Sendai (F)
Capt. Morishita Nobue
Destroyer Division 11
Capt. Shoji Kichiro
DD Fubuki
Cdr. Yamashtia Shizuo
DD Shirayuki
Cdr. Sugahara Taro
DD Murakumo Cdr. Higaashi
Hideo
DD Hatsuyuki
Lt.Cdr. Kamiura Junnari
Destroyer Division 19
Capt. Oe Ranji
DD Isonami
Cdr. Sugama Ryokichi
DD Uranami Cdr.
Hagio Tsutomu
DD Shikinami Cdr. Kawahashi Akifumi
DD Ayanami Cdr. Sakuma
Eiji
1st Supply Unit
Capt. Nishioka Shigeyasu
AO Naruto Capt. Nishioka
AO MT Toei Maru [10,023 BRT]
Guard Force (Aleutians
Screen)
VA Takasu Shiro (CinC);
RA Kobayashi Kengo (CofS)
Battleship Division 1
BB Hyuga (F)
Capt. Matsuda Chiaki
BB Ise
Capt. Takeda Isamu
BB Fuso
Capt. Kinoshita Mitsuo
BB Yamashiro Capt.
Kogure Gunji
Screen
RA Kishi Fukuji
Cruiser Division 9
RA Fukuji
CL Kitakami (F)
Capt. Norimitsu Saiji
CL Oi
Capt. Narita Shigeru
Destroyer Division 20
Capt. Yamada Yuji
DD Asagiri
Cdr. Maekawa Nisaburo
DD Yugiri
Cdr. Motokura Masayoshi
DD Shirakumo Cdr. Hitomi
Toyoji
DD Amagiri
Capt. Ashida Buichi
Destroyer Division 24
Capt. Hirai Yasuji
DD Umikaze
Cdr. Sugitani Nagahide
DD Yamakaze Cdr. Hamanaka
Shuichi
DD Kawakaze Cdr. Wakabayashi
Kazuo
DD Suzukaze Cdr.
Shibayama Kazuo
Destroyer Division 27
Capt. Yoshimura Matake
DD Ariake
Cdr. Yoshida Shoichi
DD Yugure
Cdr. Kamo Kiyoshi
DD Shigure
Cdr. Seo Noboru
DD Shiratsuyu Lt.Cdr.
Hashimoto Kimmatsu
2nd Supply Unit
Capt. Eguchi Matsuo
AO MT San Clemente Maru [7,335 BRT]
Capt. Eguchi
AO MT Toa Maru [10,052 BRT]
1st Carrier Striking Force “Kido Butai”
VA Nagumo Chuichi (CinC);
RA Kusaka Ryunosuke (CofS)
Air Officer Cdr.
Fuchida Mitsuo (o)
Carrier Division 1
VA Nagumo
Air Officer *Lt.Cdr.
Kusumi Tadashi (p)
*CV Akagi (F)
*Capt. Aoki Taijiro
Akagi Air Unit
Cdr. Fuchida (o) 1 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack plane
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Itaya Shigeru (p) 18 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanbaku Buntai
Lt. Chihaya Takehiro (o) 18 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
Kanko Buntai
Lt.Cdr. Murata Shigeharu (p) 17 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack planes
6th Kokutai Lt.Cdr.
Kaneko Tadashi (p) 6 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
*CV Kaga *Capt. Jisaku Okada
Kaga Air Unit
*Lt.Cdr. Kusumi (p) 1 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack plane
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Sato Masao (p) 18 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanbaku Buntai
*Lt. Ogawa Sho-ichi (p) 18 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
Kanko Buntai
*Lt. Kazuraki Masuhiko (p) 26 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack planes
6th Kokutai
9 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Soryu Kanbaku Buntai
(spares) 2 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
Carrier Division 2
*RA Yamaguchi Tamon
Air Officer Lt.Cdr.
Egusa Takashige (p)
*CV Hiryu (F)
*Capt. Kaku Tomeo
Hiryu Air Unit
*Lt. Tomanga Jo-ichi (p) 1 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack plane
Kansen Buntai
*Lt. Mori Shigeru (p) 18 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanbaku Buntai
*Lt. Kobayashi Michio (p) 18 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
Kanko Buntai
*Lt. Kikuchi Rokuro (p) 17 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack planes
6th Kokutai
3 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
*CV Soryu
*Capt. Yanagimoto Ryusaku
Soryu Air Unit
Lt.Cdr. Egusa (p) 1 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Suganami Masaji (p) 18 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanbaku Buntai
Lt. Ikeda Masatake (p) 15 x Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
1 x Type 02 D4Y1-C
reconnaissance plane (1 other lost)
Kanko Buntai
Lt. Abe Heijiro (o) 18 x Type 97 B5N2 carrier attack planes
6th Kokutai
3 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Support Group
RA Abe Hiroaki
Cruiser Division 8
RA Abe
CA Tone (F)
Capt. Okada Tametsugu
CA Chikuma
Capt. Komura Keizo
Battle Division 3, Section 2
BC Haruna
Capt. Koma Tamotsu
BC Kirishima Capt. Iwabughi Sanji
Destroyer Squadron 10
RA Kimura Susumu
CL Nagara (F) Capt. Naoi Toshio\
Destroyer Division 4
Capt. Ariga Kosaku
DD Nowaki
Cdr. Yoshida Masayoshi
DD Arashi
Cdr. Watanabe Yasimasa
DD Hagikaze
Cdr. Iwagami Juichi
DD Maikaze
Cdr. Nakasugi Seiji
Destroyer Division 10
Capt. Abe Toshio
DD Kazagumo
Cdr. Yoshida Masayoshi
DD Yugumo
Cdr. Semba Shigeo
DD Makigumo
Cdr. Fujita Isamu
Destroyer Division 17
Capt. Kitamura Masayuki
DD Urakaze
Cdr. Shiraishi Nagayoshi
DD Isokaze
Cdr. Toshima Shunichi
DD Tanikaze
Cdr. Katsumi Motoi
DD Hamakaze Cdr.
Orita Tsuneo
Supply Group
Capt. Oto Masanao
AO MT Kyokuto Maru [10,052 BRT] Capt.
Oto
AO MT Kokuyo Maru [10,027 BRT]
AO MT Nippon Maru [9,974 BRT]
AO Shinkoku Maru [10,020 BRT]
AO MT Toho Maru [9,987 BRT]
DD Akigumo Cdr. Soma Shohei
Midway Invasion Force
VA Kondo Nobutake (CinC)
RA Shiraishi Kazutaka
(CofS)
Cruiser Division 4, Section 1
CA Atago (F)
Capt. Ijuin Matsuji
CA Chokai
Capt. Hayakawa Mikio
Cruiser Division 5
VA Takagi Takeo
CA Myoko (F)
Capt. Miyoshi Teruhiko
CA Haguro
Capt. Mori Tomoichi
Battle Division 3, Section 1
RA Mikawa Gunichi
BC Kongo (F)
Capt. Koyanagi Tomiji
BC Hiei
Capt. Nishida Masao
Destroyer Squadron 4
RA Nishimura Shoji
CL Yura (F) Capt. Sato Shiro
Destroyer Division 3
Capt. Tachibana Masao
DD Murasame
Cdr. Suenaga Naoji
DD Samidare
Cdr. Matsubara Takisaburo
DD Harusame
Cdr. Kamiyama Masao
DD Yudachi
Cdr. Kikkawa Kiyoshi
Destroyer Division 9
Capt. Sato Yasuo
DD Asagumo
Cdr. Iwahashi Toru
DD Minegumo Cdr. Suzuki
Yasuatsu
DD Natsugumo Cdr. Tsukamoto
Moritaro
Carrier Group
Capt. Obayashi Sueo
CVL Zuiho
Capt. Obayashi
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Hidaka Moriyasu 12 x Type 96 A5M4 carrier fighters
Kanko Buntai
Lt. Matsuo Kaji 12 x Type 97 B5N1 carrier attack planes
DD Mikazuki Lt.Cdr. Maeda Saneho
Supply Group
Capt. Murao Jiro
AO Sata [14,050 BRT] Capt. Murao
AO Tsurumi [14,050 BRT] Capt. Fugita
Toshizo
AO MT Genyo Maru [10,019 BRT]
AO Kenyo Maru [10,024 BRT]
RS Akashi Capt. Fukuzawa Tsunekiechi
Akami(?)
Close Support Group
VA Takeo Kurita
Cruiser Division 7
VA Kurita
CA Kumano (F) Capt. Tanaka Kikumatsu
Air Officer
Lt. Ito Motoe Eta Jima 59 class; Kasumigaura 25 class (O-floatplane)
CA Suzuya
Capt. Kimura Masatomi
Air Officer
*CA Mikuma *Capt. Sakiyama
Shakao DoW 12.06.42 on Suzuya
Air Officer
*Lt. Imai Rintaro Eta Jima 61 class; Kasumigaura 27 class (P-floatplane)
CA Mogami Capt.
Sone Akira
Air Officer
Lt. Takagi Seijiro Eta Jima 64 class; Kasumigaura 31 class (O-floatplane)
Destroyer Division 8
Cdr. Ogawa Nobuki
DD Asashio
Cdr. Yoshii Goro
DD Arashio
Cdr. Kuboki Hideo
AO Nichiei Maru [10,020 BRT]
Transport Group
RA Tanaka Raizo
Landing Force
2nd Combined SNLF
Capt. Ota Minoru, IJN Sand Island
“Ichiki“ Detachment
Col. Ichiki Kiyonao, IJA Eastern Island
AP MS Kiyosumi Maru [8,614 BRT]
AP MS Keiyo Maru [6,442 BRT]
AP MS Zenyo Maru [6,442 BRT]
AP Goshu Maru #2
AP MS Toa Maru [6,732 BRT]
AP MS Kano Maru [8,572 BRT]
AP MS Argentina Maru [12,755 BRT]
AP Hokuriku Maru
AP Brazil Maru
AP Kirisima Maru
AP MS Azuma Maru [6,646 BRT]
AP MS Nankai Maru [8,416 BRT]
APD #1
APD #2
APD #34
AO MT Akebono Maru [10,182 BRT]
Destroyer Squadron 2
RA Tanaka
CL Jintsu (F) Capt. Kozai Torazo
Destroyer Division 15
Capt. Sato Shiro
DD Kuroshio
Cdr. Ugaki Tamaki
DD Oyashio
Cdr. Arima Tokikichi
Destroyer Division 16
Capt. Shibuya Shiro
DD Yukikaze
Cdr. Tobita Kenjiro
DD Amatsukaze Cdr. Hara Tameichi
DD Tokitsukaze Cdr.
Nakahara Giichiro
DD Hatsukaze
Cdr. Takahashi Kameshiro
Destroyer Division 18
Capt. Mikyasaka Yoshito
DD Shiranuhi
Cdr. Akasawa Jisuo
DD Kasumi
Cdr. Tomura Kiyoshi
DD Kagero
Cdr. Yokoi Minoru
DD Arare
Cdr. Ogata Tomoe
Seaplane Tender Group
RA Fujita Riutaro
[Kure Occupation Force]
Seaplane Tender Division 11
CVS Chitose
Capt. Furukawa Tamotsu
Chitose Air Unit
7 x Type 00 F1M2, 16 x Type 95 E8N2
AV MS Kamikawa Maru [6,853 BRT] Capt.
Shinoda Tarohachi
Kamikawa Maru Air Unit
4 x Type 00 F1M2, 4 x Type 00 E13A1, 4x Type 95 E8N2
DD Hayashio
Capt. Kaneda Kiyoshi [carrying troops]
APD #35 [carrying troops]
Minesweeper Group
Capt. Sadatomo Miyamoto
AMS Tama Maru #3
AMS Tama Maru #5
AMS Shonan Maru #7
AMS Shonan Maru #8
SC Ch #16
SC Ch #17
SC Ch #18
AE Soya Cdr. Kubota Toshi
Ammunition ship
AK Meiu Maru
AK Yamafuku Maru
Advance (Submarine) Force (6th Fleet)
VA Komatsu Teruhishi;
RA Mito Hisashi (CofS)
CL Katori (F) Capt. Owada Noboru [Kwajalein]
Submarine Squadron 3
RA Kono Chimaki
MS Yasukuni Maru (F) [11,193 BRT] [Kwajalein]
Submarine Division xx “Ko” line
I-169 [KD6]
I-171 [KD6]
I-174 [KD6]
I-175 [KD6]
Submarine Division 13
Capt. Miyazaki Takeharu
Operation “K”, then “Ko” line
I-121 [KRS] Lt.Cdr. Fujimori Yasuo
I-122 [KRS] Lt.Cdr. Norita Sadotoshi
I-123 [KRS] Lt.Cdr. Ueno Toshitake
Submarine Squadron 5
RA Tadashige Daigo
MS Rio de Janeiro Maru (F) [8,225 BRT] [Kwajalein]
Submarine Division 19
Capt. Ono Ryojiro
“A” line
I-156 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Ohashi Katsuo
I-157 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Nakajima Sakae
I-158 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Kitamura Sishichi
I-159 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Yoshimatsu Tamori
Submarine Division 30
Capt. Teroka Masao
“A” line
I-162 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Kinashi Takaichi
I-165 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Harada Takae
I-166 [KD] Cdr. Tanaka Makio
I-168 [KD] Lt.Cdr. Tanabe Yahachi
Midway reconnaissance
Shore-Based Air Force, 11th Air Fleet
VA Tsukahara Nishizo;
RA Sakamaki Munetaka (CofS) [Tinian]
Midway Expeditionary Force, 6th Kokutai
Capt. Morita Chisato
6th Kokutai, Kansen Buntai (-) Lt.Cdr.
Kokufuda Mitsugu
Akagi 6 x Type 00 A6M2
carrier fighters
Kaga 9 x Type 00 A6M2
carrier fighters
Hiryu 3 x Type 00 A6M2
carrier fighters
Soryu 3 x Type 00 A6M2
carrier fighters
Junyo 12 x Type 00 A6M2
carrier fighters
22nd Chutai, Mihoro Kokutai
[Marcus]
12 x Type 01 G4M1 Rikko
24th Chutai, 14th Air Group Capt.
Nakajima Daizo [Jaluit]
6 x Type 97 K6K4 Flying
Boat
24th Air Flotilla
RA Minoru Maeda
[Kwajalein]
21st Chutai, Toko Kokutai
2 x Type 02 H8K1 Flying
Boat
Chitose Kokutai
Capt. Ohashi Fujiro [Kwajalein]
36 x Type 00 A6M2 carrier
fighters
43 x Type 97 G3M2 Rikko
1st Kokutai
Capt. Inouye Samaji [Aur and Wotje]
43 x Type 97 G3M2 Rikko
Aleutians Force
VA Hosogaya Moshiro
(CinC)
Capt. Nakazawa Tasuku
(CofS)
CA Nachi (F)
Capt. Kiyota Takahiko
DD Inazuma
Cdr. Takeuchi Hajime
DD Irazuchi
Lt.Cdr. Kudo Shunsaku
Supply group
AO Fujisan Maru
AO Nissan Maru
AK
AK
AK
2nd Carrier Striking Force
RA Kakuta Kakuji
(numbers in parenthesis are the number of aircraft used)
Carrier Division 4
RA Kakuta
CVL Ryujo (F)
Capt. Kato Tadao
Ryujo Air Unit
Lt. Kobayashi Minoru
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Kobayashi
12+4 (9) Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanko Buntai
Lt. Yamagami Masayuki 18+2 (18) Type
97 B5N1 carrier attack planes
CV Junyo
Capt. Ishii Shizue
Junyo Air Unit
Lt. Shiga Yoshio
Kansen Buntai
Lt. Shiga
6+2 (6) Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Kanbaku Buntai
Lt. Abe Zenji
15+4 (15) Type 99 D3A1 carrier bombers
6th Kokutai
12+0 (7) Type 00 A6M2 carrier fighters
Cruiser Division 4, Section 2
CA Maya
Capt. Nabeshima Shunsaku
CA Takao
Capt. Asakura Bunji
Destroyer Division 7
Capt. Konishi Kaname
DD Akebono
Lt.Cdr. Nakagawa Minoru
DD Ushio
Cdr. Uesugi Yoshitake
DD Sazanami Lt.Cdr.
Uwai Hiroshi
AO MT Teiyo Maru [9,850 BRT]
Attu Invasion Force
RA Omori Sentaro
CL Abukuma (F) Capt. Murayama Seiroku
Destroyer Division 21
Capt. Shimizu Toshio
DD Wakaba
Lt.Cdr. Kuroki Masakichi
DD Nenohi
Lt.Cdr. Terauchi Saburo
DD Hatsuharu
Cdr. Makino Hiroshi
DD Hatsushimo Lt.Cdr.
Migihama Satoru
ML Magane Maru
AP MS Kinugasa Maru [8,407 BRT]
Army North Seas Detachment
Maj. Hozumi Matsutoshi
1,200 men
Kiska Invasion Force
Capt. Ono Takeji
Cruiser Division 21
CL Kiso Capt.
Ono
CL Tama Capt. Kawabata
Masaharu
Destroyer Division 6
Capt. Yamada Yusuke
DD Hibiki
Lt.Cdr. Ishii Hagumu
DD Atatsuki
Cdr. Takasuka Osamu
DD Hokaze
Lt.Cdr. Tanaka Tomoo
AV MS Kimikawa Maru [6,863 BRT]
Kimikawa Maru Air Unit
8 x Type 00 E13A1
AMC MS Asaka Maru [7,399 BRT] Capt.
Ban Jiro
AP Hakusan Maru [10,380 BRT]
3rd SNLF Lt.Cdr.
Mukai Hifumi 550 men
AP Kumagawa Maru [7,508 BRT]
700 laborers &
construction equipment
Minesweeper Division 13
Capt. Mitsuka Toshio
AMS Hakuho Maru
AMS Kaiho Maru
AMS Shinkotsu Maru
Submarine Detachment
Submarine Squadron 1
RA Yamazaki Shigeaki
I-9 [A-1] (F) Cdr. Fujii Akiyoshi
Submarine Division 2
Capt. Imazato Hiroshi
I-15 [B-1]
Cdr. Ishikawa Nobuo
I-17 [B-1]
Cdr. Nishino Kozo
I-19 [B-1]
Cdr. Narahara Seigo
Submarine Division 4
Capt. Nagai Mitsuru
I-25 [B-1]
Cdr. Togami Meiji
I-26 [B-1]
Cdr. Yokota Minoru
* Asterisks indicate the men and ships lost in the battle.
Red numbers for Japanese air groups (#+#) indicate unverified figures for Ryujo, the theoretical total of aircraft assigned (operational + spares) it being unclear but certainly doubtful that any of the spare aircraft were actually issued; for Junyo, not her intended strength but the latest known total based on actual to-date issued aircraft and known available aircrew (she may have carried the 6th Ku aircraft because her air group needed heavy augmentation as there were simply no more available aircrew and no more new aircraft). For both of these ships, the parenthetic figures give the maximum number used at any one time during the Aleutian operation.
UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
Adm. Chester William Nimitz, USNA05 (CinCPac)
Midway
Carrier Striking Force
RA Frank Jack Fletcher,
USNA06 [64] (ComCruPac)
Task Force 17
RA Fletcher
Task Group 17.5 Carrier Group
Capt. Elliott Buckmaster,
USNA12
*USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Capt. Buckmaster
CYAG
Lt.Cdr. Oscar Pederson, USNA26
VS-5
Lt. Wallace Clark Short, Jr., USNA32
19 (17) x SBD-3
VF-3
Lt.Cdr. John Smith Thach, USNA27
27 (25) x F4F-4
VB-3
Lt.Cdr. Maxwell Franklin Leslie, USNA26 18
(17) x SBD-3
VT-3
*Lt.Cdr. Lance Edward Massey, USNA30
15 (12) x TBD-1
Task Group 17.2 Cruiser Group
RA William Ward Smith,
USNA09 [95] (ComCruTF-17)
USS Astoria (CA-34) (F)
Capt. Francis Worth Scanland, USN09 [216]
USS Portland (CA-33)
Capt. Laurance T. DuBose, USN
Task Group 17.4 Destroyer Screen
Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover,
USN (ComDesRon 2)
Destroyer Squadron 2
Capt. Hoover
USS Morris (DD-417)
Cdr. H. B. Jarrett, USN
USS Russell (DD-414)
Lt.Cdr. Glenn R. Hartwig, USN
*USS Hammann (DD-412) Cdr.
Arnold Ellsworth True, USN
USS Anderson (DD-411)
Lt.Cdr. John K. B. Ginder, USN
USS Hughes (DD-410)
Lt.Cdr. Donald J. Ramsey, USN
Destroyer Division 22
Capt. Cdr. Harold R.
Holcomb, USN
USS Gwin (DD-433)
Cdr. John M. Higgins, USN
en route TF-16, joined
TF-17 5/6/42
Task Force 16
RA Raymond Ames Spruance,
USNA07 [74]
Capt. Miles Rutherford
Browning, USNA17 (CofS)
Task Group 16.5 Carrier Group
Capt. George Dominic
Murray, USNA11 [297]
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Capt. Murray
CEAG Lt.Cdr. Clarence
Wade McClusky, Jr., USNA26 [2585] 1 (1) x SBD-3
VF-6 Lt. James Seton
Gray, Jr., USNA36
27 (27) x F4F-4
VS-6 Lt. Wilmer Earl
Gallaher, USNA31
18 (18) x SBD-3
VB-6 Lt. Richard Halsey
Best, USNA32
18 (18) x SBD-2, -3
VT-6 *Lt.Cdr. Eugene
Elbert Lindsey, USNA27
14 (14) x TBD-1
Hornet (CV-8) RA
Marc Andrew Mitscher, USNA10 [110]
Capt. Charles
Perry Mason, USNA12 (passenger)
CHAG Cdr. Stanhope
Cotton Ring, USNA23
1 (1) x SBD-3
VF-8 Lt.Cdr.
Samuel Gavid Mitchell, USNA27
27 (27) x F4F-4
VS-8 Lt.Cdr.
Walter Fred Rodee, USNA26
16 (15) x SBD-3
VB-8 Lt.Cdr.
Robert Ruffin Johnson, USNA26
18 (18) x SBD-3
VT-8 *Lt.Cdr.
John Charles Waldron, USNA24
15 (15) x TBD-1
Task Group 16.2 Cruiser Group
RA Thomas Cassin Kinkaid,
USNA08 [93] (ComCruDiv 6)
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
Capt. Frank Jacob Lowry, USNA11 [284] [H]
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
Capt. Howard H. Good, USN [H]
USS Vincennes (CA-44)
Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl, USN [E]; joined TF-17
USS Northampton (CA-26)
Capt. William Dwight Chandler, USNA11 [278] [E]
USS Pensacola (CA-24)
Capt. Frank L. Lowe, USN [E]; joined TF-17
USS Atlanta (CL-51)
Capt. Samuel P. Jenkins, USN [H]
Task Group 16.4 Destroyer Screen
Capt. Alexander Rieman
Early, USNA14 [422] (ComDesRon 1)
Destroyer Squadron 1
Capt. Early
USS Phelps (DD-360) (F)
Lt.Cdr. Edward Louis Beck, USN [2404] [E]
USS Aylwin (DD-355)
Lt.Cdr. George R. Phelan, USN [E]
USS Monaghan (DD-354)
Lt.Cdr. William Page Burford, USNA23 [1741] [E]
USS Worden (DD-352)
Lt.Cdr. William G. Pogue, USN [H]
Destroyer Squadron 6
Capt. Edward P. Sauer,
USN
USS Balch (DD-363) (F)
Lt.Cdr. Harold L. Tiemroth, USN [E]; joined TF-17
USS Conyngham (DD-371)
Lt.Cdr. Henry C. Daniel, USN [H]
USS Benham (DD-397)
Lt.Cdr. Joseph Muse Worthington, USNA24 [1926] [E]; joined TF-17
USS Ellet (DD-398)
Lt.Cdr. Francis Hartt Gardner, USNA24 [1945] [H]
USS Maury (DD-401)
Lt.Cdr. Gelzer L. Sims, USN [H]
Fueling Group
USS Cimarron (AO-22)
Cdr. Russell M. Ihrig, USN
USS Platte (AO-24)
Capt. Ralph H. Henkle, USN
USS Dewey (DD-349)
Lt.Cdr. Charles. Frederick Chillingworth, Jr., USNA25 [2474]
USS Monssen (DD-436) Cdr.
Roland N. Smoot, USN
Midway Relief Fueling Unit
Cdr. Harry R. Thurber,
USN
USS Guadaloupe (AO-32)
Cdr. Thurber
USS Blue (DD-387)
Cdr. Harold Nordmark Williams, USNA23 [1655]
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) Cdr. Ralph
Earle, Jr., USNA22 [1605]
Submarine Force RA
Robert Henry English,
USNA07 [117] ComSubPac, Pearl Harbor
Task Force 7
Task Group 7.1 Midway Patrol Group
USS Cachalot (SS-170)
Lt.Cdr. George Alexander Lewis, USNA27 War Patrol 1, 47 days (recalled),
Empire
USS Flying Fish (SS-229) Lt.Cdr.
Glynn Robert Donaho, USNA27 War Patrol 1, 51 days (recalled), E.Ch.Sea
USS Tambor (SS-198)
Lt.Cdr. John Williams Murphy Jr., USNA25 [2306] War Patrol 1, ?15 days
USS Trout (SS-202)
Lt.Cdr. Frank Wesley Fenno, USNA25 War Patrol 4, 26 days
USS Grayling (SS-209)
Lt.Cdr. Eliot Olsen, USNA27 War Patrol 1, ?15 days
USS Nautilus (SS-168)
Lt.Cdr. William Herman Brockman, Jr., USNA27 War Patrol 1, 48 days, Empire
USS Grouper (SS-214)
Lt.Cdr. Clarence Emmett Duke, USNA27 War Patrol 1, 56 days (recalled),
E.Ch.Sea
USS Dolphin (SS-169)
Lt.Cdr. Royal Lawrence Rutter, USNA30 War Patrol 1, 68 days (recalled),
Empire
USS Gato (SS-212)
Lt.Cdr. William Girard Myers, USNA26 April, War Patrol 1, 51 days, from
Marshalls
USS Cuttlefish (SS-171)
Lt.Cdr. Martin Perry Hottel, USNA27 April, War Patrol 2, 56 days, from
Marianas
USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Lt.Cdr. Hyland Benton Lyon, USNA31 War Patrol 3, 20 days
USS Grenadier (SS-210)
Lt.Cdr. Willis Ashford Lent, USNA25 April, War Patrol 2, 59 days, from
E.Ch.Sea
Task Group 7.2 “Roving Short-Stops”
USS Narwhal (SS-167)
Lt.Cdr. Charles Warren Wilkins, USNA24 War Patrol 2, 15 days
USS Plunger (SS-179)
Lt.Cdr. David Charles White, USNA27 War Patrol 1, 36 days, E.Ch.Sea
USS Trigger (SS-237)
Lt.Cdr. Jack Hayden Lewis, USNA27 War Patrol 1, 51 days, to Aleutians
Task Group 7.3 North of Oahu Patrol
USS Tarpon (SS-175)
Lt.Cdr. Lewis Wallace, USNA25 [2311] War Patrol 4, 9 days
USS Pike (SS-173)
Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New, USNA25 [2406] War Patrol 5, 11 days
USS Finback (SS-230)
Lt.Cdr. Jesse Lyle Hull, USNA26 War Patrol 1, 48 days, to Aleutians
USS Growler (SS-215)
Lt.Cdr. Howard Walter Gilmore, USNA26 War Patrol 1, 27 days, to Aleutians
Diverted
USS Porpoise (SS-172)
Lt.Cdr. John Roland McKnight, Jr., USNA30 [3619] April, War Patrol 3, en
route from Australia
Midway Naval Air Station
Capt. Logan Carlisle
Ramsey, USNA18
Sand Island Seaplane Base
Cdr. Francis Massie
Hughes, USNA23 (CO, VP-23) Northern Sectors
VP-23 Lt. James Robinson Ogden, USNA33 (XO) 14 (13) x PBY-5 [11 search]
Eastern Island Airfield
Naval Air Station Utility
1 (1) x J2F-2
Consolidated Patrol Wing 2
Lt.Cdr. Robert Cecil
Brixner, USNA27 (CO, VP-44) Southern Sectors
VP-44 Lt. Donald George
Gumz, USNA36 (XO) 8 (7) x PBY-5A [7 search]
VP-24 6 (6) x
PBY-5A [3 strike, 2 search]
VP-51 3 (3) x
PBY-5A [1 strike, 2 search]
United State Naval Aircraft
VT-8 Detachment *Lt. Langdon Kellogg Fieberling, USN 6 x TBF-1
Marine Aircraft Group 22
Lt.Col. Ira L. Kimes,
USMCA23
VMF-221
*Maj. Floyd Bruce Parks,
USMCA34
21 (20) x F2A-3
Capt. John Frank
Carey, USMC
7 (6) x F4F-3
VMSB-241
*Maj. Lofton Russell
Henderson, USMCA26 19 (18) x SBD-2
*Maj. Benjamin
White Norris, USMCR (XO) 21 (14) x SB2U-3 [only
12 crews]
7th Army Air Force, Bomber Command
MG Willis P.
Hale, USA
349th BS(H) 1 (1) x B-17D [photo recon a/c]
42nd BS(H)/11th BG(H)
Lt.Col. Brooke E. Allen,
USA
5 (4) x B-17E
7th Air Force Bomber Command HQ 1 (1) x B-17E
431st BS(H)/11th BG(H)
Lt.Col. Walter C. Sweeny,
Jr., USA 7
(6) x B-17E
31st BS(H)/5th BG(H)
2 (2) x B-17E
72nd BS(H)/5th BG(H)
1 (1) x B-17E
Detachment, 18th RS(M)/22nd BG(M)
1st Lt. James P. Muri,
USA
2 (2) x B-26
Detachment, 69th BS(M)/38th BG(M)
Capt. James F. Collins,
Jr., USA
2 (2) x B-26B
MIDWAY LOCAL DEFENSES
Capt. Cyril Thomas
Simard, USN
Midway Atoll
Ground Echelon
Col. Harold Douglas
Shannon, USMC (CO, 6th Marine Defense Battalion)
6th Marine Defense Battalion, FMF Col.
Shannon
3rd Marine Defense Battalion, FMF (-)
[AA elements]
2nd Marine Raider Battalion, FMF (-)
C, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion Capt. Harold
“K” Throneson, USMC [31469]
D, 2nd Marine RaiderBattalion
Naval Forces
Motor Torpedo Squadron 1
Lt. Clinton McKellar,
Jr., USN
USS PT-20 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-21 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-22 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-24 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-25 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-26 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-27 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-28 [ELCO 77’; Midway]
USS PT-29 [ELCO 77’; Kure]
USS PT-30 [ELCO 77’; Kure]
French Frigate Shoals
USS Ballard (AVD-10)
Cdr. Ward C. Gilbert, USN
USS Thornton (AV-12)
Lt.Cdr. Wendell F. Kline, USN
USS Clark (DD-361)
Cdr. Myron T. Richardson, USN
Pearl and Hermes Reef
USS Kaloli (AOG-13)
Lt.Cdr. G. H. Chapman, Jr., USNR
USS Vireo (ATO-144)
Lt. James C. Legg
USS Crystal (PY-25)
Lt.Cdr. O. B. Drotning, USN
Lisianski
USS YP-284
Gardner’s Pinnacles
USS YP-345
Necker Island
USS YP-350
Laysan
USS YP-290
ALEUTIANS
Task Force 8
RA Robert Alfred Theobald,
USNA07
Task Group 8.6 Main Body
RA Theobald
Cruisers
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (F)
Capt. Edward W. Hanson, USN
USS Louisville (CA-28)
Capt. Elliot B. Nixon, USN
USS Nashville (CL-43)
Capt. Francis S. Craven, USN
USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Capt. Harold Dodd, USN
USS St. Louis (CL-49)
Capt. George A. Rood, USN
Destroyer Division 11
Cdr. Frederick Moosbrugger,
USN
USS McCall (DD-400)
Lt.Cdr. William S. Veeder, USN
USS Gridley (DD-380) (F)
Lt.Cdr. Fred R. Stickney, USN
USS Humphreys (DD-236)
Lt.Cdr. John K. Wells, USN
USS Gilmer (DD-233)
Lt.Cdr. Herman O. Parrish, USN
Task Group 8.4 Destroyer Striking Group
Cdr. Wyatt Craig, USN
(ComDesDiv 6)
USS Case (DD-370) (F)
Cdr. Robert W. Bedilion, USN
USS Reid (DD-369)
Cdr. Harold F. Pullen, USN
USS Sands (DD-243)
Lt.Cdr. John T. Bowers, Jr., USN
USS King (DD-242)
Lt.Cdr. Kenneth M. Gentry, USN
USS Kane (DD-235)
Lt.Cdr. John J. Greytak, USN
USS Brooks (DD-232)
Lt.Cdr. Charles T. Singleton, Jr., USN
USS Dent (DD-116)
Lt.Cdr. Paul H. Tobelman, USN
USS Waters (DD-115)
Lt.Cdr. Henry J. Armstrong, USN
USS Talbot (DD-114)
Lt.Cdr. Edward A. McFall, USN
Task Group 8.2 Surface Search Group
Capt. Ralph C. Parker,
USNR [Kodiak]
Naval Air Stations
Dutch Harbor Naval Air Station
Cdr. William N. Updegraff, USN
Kodiak Naval Air Station
Cdr. John Perry, USN
Sitka Naval Air Station
Cdr. Jackson R. Tate, USN
Naval Ships
USS Charleston (PG-51)
Cdr. Gordon B. Sherwood, USN
USS Oriole (AM-7)
Lt.Cdr. Mellish M. Lindsay, Jr., USN
Coast Guard Cutters
USCGC Haida (WPG-45)
Cdr. Norman H. Leslie, USCG [240’ class, 1,506 tons]
USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79)
Lt.Cdr. Stewart P. Mehlman, USCG [165’ class, 1,005 tons]
USCGC Cyane (WPC-105)
Lt.Cdr. Leslie B. Tollaksen, USCG [Argo class (165’) class]
USCGC Aurora (WPC-103)
Lt.(jg) Frank M. McCage, USCG [Argo class (165’) class]
USCGC Bonham
Lt.(jg) William C. Gill, USCG [Active class (125’), 232 tons]
“Yippee Flotilla”
Cdr. Charles E. Anderson,
USNR [15 x YP boats]
Task Group 8.9 Tanker Group
Capt. Houston L. Maples,
USN
USS Sabine (AO-25)
Capt. Maples
USS Brazos (AO-4)
Cdr. Thomas J. Kelly, USN
SS Comet
Irvin E. Larkin, master
Task Group 8.5 Submarine Group
Cdr. Burton G. Lakes,
USN
USS S-18 (SS-122)
Lt. James H. Newsome, USNA30 May, War Patrol 4, 51 days
USS S-23 (SS-128)
Lt. John Reeves Pierce, USNA23 May, War Patrol 2, 43 days
*USS S-27 (SS-132)
Lt. Herbert Lollis Jukes, USNA32 May, War Patrol 1, grounded & wrecked
USS S-28 (SS-133)
Lt. John Daniel Crowley, USN31 May, War Patrol 1, 40 days
USS S-34 (SS-139)
Lt.Cdr. Thomas Lincoln Wogan, USNA31 May, War Patrol 2, 29 days
USS S-35 (SS-140)
Lt. James E. Stevens, USNA30 May, War Patrol 2, 35 days
Task Group 8.1 Air Search Group
Capt. Leslie Edward
Gehres, USN (ComPatWing 4)
Navy Patrol Squadrons
VP-41
Lt.Cdr. Paul Foley, USN
10 x PBY-5A [ASV]
VP-42
Lt.Cdr. James S. Russell, USN
10 x PBY-5A [ASV]
Tenders
USS Casco (AVP-12)
Cdr. Theda S. Combs, USN Cold Bay, 4 x PBY-5As
USS Gillis (AVD-12)
Lt.Cdr. Norman F. Garton, USN Dutch Harbor, 12 PBY-5As
USS Williamson (AVD-2)
Lt.Cdr. Frederick N. Kivette, USN Sand Point, 4 x PBY-5As
Kodiak Naval Air Station
Detachment, 36th BS(H)/28th CG
2 x LB-30 [ASV] AL613, *AL622
1 x B-17E [ASV] *1-9084
Cape Field, Fort Glen, Otter Point, Umnak
Detachment 36th BS(H)/28th CG Capt. Russell Cone, USA 1 x B-17B [ASV] 38-216 “Old Seventy”
Task Group 8.3 Air Striking Group
BG William O. Butler,
USA (CG, 11th Air Force)
Thornborough Field, Fort Randall, Cold Bay, Unimak
Detachment 11th FS
12 x P-40E
Detachment 12th FS
9 x P-40E
Detachment 73rd BS(M)/28th CG
6 x B-26A
Cape Field, Fort Glen, Otter Point, Umnak
11th FS (-)
Maj. John S. Chenault, USA
12 x P-40E
Detachment 77th BS(M)/28th CG Capt. Owen
Meals, USA
6 x B-26A
Kodiak Naval Air Station
12th FS (-)
17 x P-40E
Detachment 18th FS
5 x P-36A
Detachment 42nd FS/54th FG
3 x P-39D
Detachment 36th BS(H)/28th CG
3 x B-18A
Elmendorf Field, Fort Richardson, Anchorage
Provisional Interceptor Command
Lt.Col. Norman D. Sillin,
USA
18th FS
3 x P-36A
2 x P-40E
54th FS/55th FG
24 x P-38E
54th FG
Col. Phineas K. Morrill, USA 1 5 x
P-39D
42nd FS/54th FG Maj. Wilbur G. Miller,
USA
56th FS/54th FG Capt. William
P. Litton, USA
57th FS/54th FG Capt. Ward
W. Harker, USA
28th CG
Lt.Col. William Olmstead Eareckson, USMA24
73rd BS(M)/28th CG Capt. Jack Donohew,
USA 5 x B-26A
77th BS(M)/28th CG Maj. Robert O. Cork,
USA 6 x B-26A
36th BS (H)/28th CG
9 x B-18A
7 x B-17E [ASV] (arrived 3/6/42)