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Order of Battle
Aleutians
3-7 June 1942
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)
NOTES:
- A bracketed numbers after an officer’s name
indicates his "Flag Number" seniority rating per the 1 July 1942 list.
- Asterisks indicate the men and ships lost
in the battle.
- For ships in TF 16, the notations [E] and
[H] specify the ships allocated as escorts to Hornet and Enterprise.
- A parenthetic notation after the number of
aircraft in a unit indicates those that are operational. Note that certain
PBYs were dedicated to search or strike functions. British ASV equipment had
been installed in several Aleutian aircraft; some Midway-based PBys had it
as well, though details are lacking.
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