Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)

Desdiv 4 Desron 10, 3rd Fleet
    Capt. Kaju Sugiura – Division and Overall commander for this operation
DD Hagikaze* (F)                Lt. Commander Masashiro Makoshi
DD Arashi*                           Commander Koushichi Sugioka

Desdiv 24, Desron 2, 2nd Fleet
DD Kawakaze*                    Lt. Commander Yoshio Yanase

Desdiv 27, Desron 2, 2nd Fleet
    Capt. Tamechi Hara
DD Shigure (F)                    Lt. Commander Kimio Yamagami

* Sunk

United States Navy

Task Group 31.2
    Commander Frederick Moosbrugger
DD-384  Dunlap (F)
DD-382 Craven
DD-401 Maury
DD-399 Lang
DD-407 Sterett   Commander Rodger Simpson
DD-406 Stack

Sources:
1. ‘The Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945)’ by P. Dull.
2. ‘Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945’ by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen.
3. ‘Nihon Kaigun’ website at http://www.skypoint.com/~jbp/kaigun.htm
see Allyn Nevitt’s ‘Long Lancer’s’ section.
4. ‘The Two-Ocean War’ by S. E. Morrison
5. ‘Japanese Destroyer Captain’ by T. Hara