MR404(2) Sec. 4 Composition of Task Forces - January-February 1943

MR 404 (2) Sec. 4 - "COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES" JANURRY, FEBRUARY, 1943 MR 404 (2) Sec. 4 "COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES" Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/59) Date- 11-10-71 lignature- RHP Folder 13 Box 111 (JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 1943) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 UNITED STATES FLEET F-35 Headquarters of the Communder in Chief Navy Department, hashington, D.C. OBD DECLARATE Latter, 5-3-73 COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES -- February 3, 1943 TASK FORCE 2 TASK FORCE 4 HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER 2.3 Capt. Kingman STATE # Rear Admiral Bagley (T.G. Comdr) (Com 14 & Condr HAW SF) NEVADA 4.1.1 RHODOLITE IDAHO 4.1.2 MTB RON 3 - PENNSYLVANIA 4.1.3 Patrol Planes PHELPS 4.9 Air Forces. MacDONOUGH TASK FORCE 3 TASK FORCE 5 Rear Admiral Rockwell HAWAIIAN DEFENSE SECTOR (ComAmphibForce, Pac) Liout. Gen. D.C. Emmons, USA (Sector Comminder) NEVILLE HARRIS 5.1 Hawaiian Dept., USA. J.F. BELL 5.2 Naval LDF, 14 ND. ZEILIN 5.2.2 Section Base, Hile. BARNETT- 5.3 Fighting Aircraft - HEYWOOD shore based of temp- orarily shore based, BROOKS GILMER * McKEAN BETELGUESE TASK FORCE 6 BELLATRIX Vico Admirel Calhoun ALCYONE (ComServForce, Pac) PRUITT 6.3.1 SUMMER. SICARD # ARTHUR MIDDLETON * DOYEN # W.P. BIDDLE Franklin D. Roosevelt Library * J.T. DICKMAN DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) Date- 11-10-71 RAP * CHAS. CARROLL Signature- e THOS. JEFFERSON - FELAND - ARCTURUS * Upon reporting # OBERON # To be detached - 1 - PCAIFIC February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 7 * Rear Admiral Lockwood (Com Subs, Pac) 7.1 Empire Patrol Group 7.5 Subordinate Command, Midway 7.1.2 FINBACK None. 7.1.3 TARPON 7.1.4 TUNNY 7.7 SubRon 10 - Independent 7.1.11 HADDOCK Operations and Training 7.1.12 POLLOCK 7.1.14 RUNNER HALIBUT KINGFISH 7.2 Mandate Patrol Group SUNFISH 7.2.1 WAHOO DRUM 7.2.2 POMPANO TRIGGER 7.2.5 SILVERSIDES 7.2.6 STINGRAY 7.9 SubRon 14 - - Independent 7.2.7 FLYING FISH Operations and Training 7.2.8 WHALE SAWFISH 7.3 Miscellaneous 7.3.3 SCAMP 7.8 Submarine Administration, Mare Isl. 7.3.18 HOLLAND 7.? SubRon 2 - - Independent SEAL Operations and Training SKIPJACK SEAWOLF None. SALMON NARWHAL 7.4 SubRon 4- - Independent SAURY Operations and Training SEADRAGON STURGEON SEAGULL SCULPIN WIDGEON SAILFISH LITCHFIELD (7.4.9) SARGO SPEARFISH PICKEREL DOLPHIN 7.9 San Diego Training Group PERMIT (Also See T. G. 8.5) SEARAVEN PLUNGER PORPOISE PIKE # Upon Reporting. - 2 - TF 7 - PAC Letter. February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 8 Sun Diego Unit NORTH PACIFIC FORCE Rear Admiral Kinkaid (T.F. Comdr) 8.5.8 SubDiv 52 8.5.4 S-30 8.5.6 S-34 8.1 Air Group 8.5.9 S-31 8.1.1 Air Striking Unit 8.5.10 S-32 8.1.2 Air Search Unit 8.5.11 S-33 CASCO 8.5.12 SubDiv 201 HULBERT 8.5.13 8-37 TEAL 8.5.14 S-38 AVOCET 8.5.15 S-40 GILLIS 8.5.16 S-41 8.2 Alaskan Sector 8.6 Covering Group Escort Group INDIANAPOLIS CHARLESTON RALEIGH ORIOLE DETROIT PERRY 8.6.3 RICHMOND WASMUTH LAMBERTON BAILEY ELLIOT BANCROFT C.G. vessels COGHLAN Buoy & Net vessels. CALD. ELL 8.3 Motor Torpedo Boats S.8 Transport Group MTB Div 1 DEWEY KALK 8.4 Patrol Group GILIESPIE 8.4.1 AYDWIN 8.4.2 DATE ARTHUR MIDDLETON 8.4.3 RAMSAY NORTH COAST DELAROF 8.4.? CHANDLER LAKINA LONG Tugs, Lighters, Barges. KING 8.9 Tanker Group 8.5 Submerine Group 8.9.1 BRAZOS 8.5.1 SubDiv 41 8.9.3 RAMAPO 8.5.2 S-18 8.9.5 TIPPECANOE 8.5.3 S-23 8.9.6 KASKASKIA 8.5.5 S-28 8.9.11 M RKAB 8.10 Landing Force - 3 - TF 8 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 Ru DT NARA Date 3/01/ February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 9 TASK FORCE 15 Vice Admiral Towers Vice Admiral Calhoun (ComMirPac) (ComServForce, Pae) Units assigned 15.2 BARKER AIRPAC: 15.3 ALDEN LONG ISLAND WHIPPLE SWAN 15.4 BULMER 9.5 POCOMOKE 15.7 PAUL JONES 9.7 CONYNGHAM 15.8 J. D. EDWARDS CHANDELEUR PARROTT 15.7 with Convoy 2196 J.D. FORD CONSTANT DARING :: :: :: NOTE - Task Forces 11, 16 and 18 :: :: are shown on Page 17 :: :: :: - 4 - TF's 9, 15 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 February 3, 1943. 08D Lettor, FORCE 21 (Under CinC Lant) 21.1 Troop Convoy Escort Group 21.2 Training Group Rear Admiral Deyo e TEXAS (34) Design 16 NEW YORK # PARKER (35) DENEBOLA * ARKANSAS (36) " KENDRICK (38) HAMUAL MASSACHUSETTS LAUB APC-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, # McKENZIE 13, 15. PHILADELPHIA # KeLANANHAN * BROOKLYN (34) 9 BOYLE (35) 21.2.1 Northern Unit # CHAMPLIN (33) RENSH... DesRon 7 # NIELDS SCHROEDER # PLUNKETT (38) # ORDHONAUX E..TON 4 NIBLACK (38) STEVENSON ++ BENSON (38) DesRon 17 SPENCE " GLEAVES (38) * NELSON (21.4) HUTCHINS * MAYO (38) # GLENNON (21.4) SC 679 * JEFFERS (29) APC-11, 16, 17, 19, 20. DesRon 8 * MADDOX (21.4) # WAINWRIGHT (33) + MURPHY (29) 21.2.2 Southern Unit # MAYRENT (33) * BUTLER (34) S.NTE FE # TRIPPE (33) # GHERARDI (29) C.F. AUSBURNE * RHIND (33) # HERNDON CLAXON * ROWAN (33) # SCHUBRICK STANLEY FOOTE DesRon 13 Desidon 31 BEALE * BUCK (34) * MacLEISH (35) RINGGOLD * WOOLSEY (34) B..INBRIDGE CORMORANT 40 LUDLOW (34) + OVERTON (35) * EDISON (34) McCORMICK 21.2.3 United Kingdon Unit # BRISTOL (34) BROOME * WILKES (34) # SIMPSON None. * NICHOLSON (29) - SWANSON (34) kiscell neous 21.4 Special Escort * ROE (34) CHESTER DUPONT NELSON DesRen 15 DECATUR GLENNON * DAVISON (36) * BERNADOU (32) MADDOX + MERVINE (36) * COLE (32) * QUICK (36) # DALLAS (32) * BE.TTY (36) * HAMBLETON (26.7) * TILIMAN (36) EMMONS * COWIE (36) MACOMB 9 KNIGHT (36) # HOBEY # DORAN (36) * B..CHE (29) # Temp assignment to 48 E.RIE (36) # PRINGLE (29) TF or TG as indicat- * CONVERSE (29) ed in parentheses. DesDiv 54 AP.CHE # Upon reporting. ROPER PHILIP DICKERSON # HERBERT - 5 - TF 21 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 ILR 101 By RT NARA Date DECLASSIFIED PSD L8568FT 5-3-72 February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 22 T.F. 23 - Continued Rear Admiral McWhorter (T. F. Commander) 23.6 Air Group HUMBOLDT RANGER 23.6.1 VP 83 ALABAMA 23.7 VP 74 AUGUSTA VP 94 TUSCALOOSA 23.6.8 18th USMC Co., Natal ELLYSON 23.6.9 19th USMC Co., Recife RODMAN FORREST 23.7 PATOKA FITCH CORRY 23.7 NOB Rio de Janeire HOBSON 23.7 MELVILLE TENACITY KEARNY SPRY TASK FORCE 23 JOUETT PC 488 Vice Admiral Ingram ELLIS PC 489 (ComSoLantForce) BARRY PC 492 GOFF PC 495 23.1 Rear Adm. Read # OSMOND INGR/M PC 574 (ComCruDiv 2) * GREENE PC 575 FLICKER PC 576 SAVANNAH (F) LIMIET PC 577 THRUSH PC 609 23.1.1 OMAHA CARNELIAN PC 610 DD's as assigned. SURPRISE YMS 60 SAUCY TAS 76 23.1.2 MILWAUKEE ERICSSON Y0-138 WINSLOW SIREN 23.1.3 CINCINNATI # To Report to CTF 23 SACAGAMEA PC 490 23.1.4 MARBLEHEAD BORIE PC 491 DAVIS COURAGE PC 493 STAFF PC 494 23.1.5 MEMPHIS SKILL PC 592 SOMERS SPEED PC 593 STRIVE PC 594 23.1.6 SAVANNAH STEADY PC 595 MOFFETT SUSTAIN YFD 38 YR 45 23.1.7 SANTEE YR 46 EBERLE LIVERMORE * To be detached at & future date, # Upon reporting. - 6 - TF's 22, 23 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.3 DECLASSIFIED ORD Letter, 5-3-78 February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 24 Vice Admiral Brainard (T.F. Comdr - PRAIRIE, Flag) 24.1 ALLIED MID-OCEAN TRADE 24.5 WEATHER PATROL GROUP CONVOY ESCORT GROUP MANASQUAN 24.1.3 Escort Unit A-3 MANHASSET CAMPBELL MENEMSHA SPENCER MONOHOY 24.1.4 Brit. Escort Unit B-6 SEA CLOUD 24.1.5 Brit. Escort Unit B-7 24.1.15 Brit. Escort Unit B-1 24.6 TF 24 ESCORT CONTROL 24.1.16 Brit. Escort Unit B-2 Iceland 24.1.17 Brit. Escort Unit B-3 24.1.18 Brit. Escort Unit B-4 24.6.1 Reserved for T.G. 24.6 24.1.19 Brit. Escort Unit B-5 24.6.2 Iceland Escort Group # BADGER 24.2 SERVICE GOUP # BABBITT # LEARY PRAIRIE # SCHENCK % KAWEAH DUANE INGHAM 24.3 AIR GROUP BIBB 24.3.1 FiarWing 7 GREER 24.3.4 PatRon 84 " TARBELL 24.3.5 Argentia Fair Group * LEA 24.3.6 Greenland Fair Group * UPSHUR 24.3.10 Iceland Fair Group 24.3.11 HQ RON, Fairwing 7. 24.6.3 Iceland Escort Unit 24.3.12 PatRon 82. 24.6.4 Iceland Escort Unit 24.3.13 PatRen 93. INGHAM 24.3.15 Quonset Fair Group LEARY SANDPIPER BIBB 24.6.5 Iceland Ascort Unit 24.4 AUX CARRIER GROUP 24.4.1 Special Task Unit 24.4.2 Special Task Unit 24.4.3 * CortDiv One G.E. BADGER BELKNAP OSMOND INGRAM GREENE 24.4.? # BOGUE * Upon reporting. * CARD # To be assigned to TF 92 % Temp with TF 38. - 7 - TF 24 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 February 3, 1943. 08D T. F. 24 - Continued 24.7 TF 24 ESCORT CONTROL UK. 24.9 NOB Argentia. 24.9.1 NAS Argentia. 24.8 GREENLAND PATROL 24.12 Allied Western Support Force AKLAK MODOC ALATOK MOHAWK 24.12.1) ALBATROSS MOJAVE to Escort Units as ALGONQUIN NANOK 24.12.6) designated. AMAROK NOGAK ARLUK NORTHLAND 24.18 Canadian Western Local ARUNDEL NORTH STAR ARVEX RARITAN 24.18.1 ) ATAK STORIS to )- Escort Units (W-1 AIVIK TAHOMA 24.18.10) to h-10, Inclusive) BEAR TAMPA BLUEBIRD SC 527 BOWDOIN SC 528 24.19 Mid-Ocean Escort Units COMANCHE SC 688 at sea. ESCANABA SC 689 SC 704 24.19.1 All "A" Escort units SC 705 at sea. 24.8.1 Representative COL- 24.19.2 All "C" Escort Units GREPAT, NYd, Boston. at sea. 24.8.2 GrePat Escort Unit. 24.19.3 All "B" Escort units at soa, 24.8.3 GrePat Escort Unit. 24.8.17 Greenland Fair Group. 24.7 LARAMIE 24.8.19 Canadian-Arctic Unit, Greenland Patrol. - 8 - TF 24 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-35 February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 25 Roar Admiral Daubin 25.3 SUBRON 7 - less units in (Com Subs, Lant) other Task Forces. 25.1 Flagship 25.3.1 --- FALCON - Temp. 25.3.2 R-6 25,2 SUBRON 1 R-9 25.2.1 SubDiv 11 25.3.3 SubDiv 72 0-2 0-3 R-18 0-4 (all other Div units 0-6 assigned to SERVRON 9). # 0-7 0-8 25.3.6 CHEWINK 0-10 # R-5 25.4 Now construction Subs CACHALOT operating during shukodown CUTTLEFISH poriod from Portsmouth, NH: 25.2.2 SubDiv 13 25.4.4 SCORPION 25.4.5 SNOOK SEMES 25.4.6 STEELHERD MARLIN S-16 25.5 New construction subs * S-17 operating during shakedown S-20 period from New London: S-48 HOE 25.2.3 FALCON JnCK HAKE 25.2.4 Sub Base, New London. 25.7 BARRACUDA BONITA BASS H.RDER LAPON GUNNEL GURNARD - Temp in T. G. 27.1 # Temp in T. F. 92. - 9 - TF 25 - LANT DECEASSIFIED Botton, 5-3-72 February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 26 26.7 NORTH/EST AFRIC... GROUP Sea Frontier Groups Roar ndmiral H.ll, Jr. (Condr NW african ScaFron) 26.1 EASTERN SEAFRON GROUP (See Task Force 90) 26.7.1 Escort Unit AUK PC 474 26.2 GULF SEA FRONTIER GROUP PC 471 PC 475 (See Task Force 91) PC 472 PC 480 PC 473 PC 481 26.3 CARIBBE.B SEAFRON GROUP PC 482 (See Task Force 92) 26.7.2 Patrol Wing 26.4 PANAMA SE/FRONTIER GROUP NAS Port Lyautoy (See Task Force 93) VP 73, VP 92 BISCAYNE (F) 26.5 BERLUDA GROUP VB's temp assigned by Army. Rear Admiral James (Com NOB Bermuda) 26.7.3 Base Units NOB Casablanca Combined LDF, Inc: 4 110' SC's; 6 YMS's) NOB Bermuda Harbor Craft ) Ships NavhirSta CHEROKEE ) Assigned NavilobHospt No.1 BRANT ) SC YMS R-1 HEROIC REDWING ) R-7 MARABOUT YEW ) 507 23 OWL DESPITE ) 515 24 JACAMAR DIRECT Fedala Soction Base ) 516 26 DYNAMIC *EFFECTIVE 2 110' SC's; 2 YkS's 517 27 YMS 44 *ENGAGE Hurbor Craft ) 519 28 YMS 45 MONTEZUMA ) 524 29 YP 61 SC 678 S.fi Section Base ) 525 30 YO 60 *SC 679 2 110' SC's; 2 YMS's 529 31 YOG 38 SC 680 Herbor Craft ) 77 YF 275 "SC 681 YC 703 26.7.? HAMBLETON YT 207 SCORONS 2D1, 5D4 WINOOSKI YT 208 PatRons, Tenders EIECT.J. YT 210 1 Div from RON 52. YT 211 YT 212 26.6 ICEL.ND GROUP Roar Admiral Griffin 26.8 NOB Oran (Comdt NOB Iceland) Rear Admiral Bennett. Navy LDF assigned. NOB Iceland Flcet Air Base WILLINSBURG VULCAN # UNCAS KEWAYDIN * GAUGER * GEMINI YT 192 * PESSACUS YT 242 URANUS YO 55 - Upon reporting. - 10 - TF 26 - LANT Fobruary 3, 1943. OSD Letter, TASK FORCE 27 27.4 SOPA Argentic GOLDFINCH 27.1 SOPA Casco Buy GRACKLE SS's as detailed: GULL 0-7 KITE S-17 - CHEKILLI DRILLER RELIEF GUNTREE EXCEL " JUNALUSKA EXPLOIT LAHOGANY # FIDELITY PAIM * FIERCE ACTIVE # FIRM FAUNCE # FORCE FREDERICK LEE IUKA TR.VIS KALMIA SC 706 CHIMANGO SC 907 COTINGA SC 708 FULMAR SC 709 YMS 5 YMS 25 YES 7 YMS 78 YMS 22 YMS 79 YMS 32 YP 62 YO 57 YP 175 YAG 12 YF 300 YC 721 YP 176 YG 285 YSD 23 YF 521 YFB 32 27.5 SOPA Iceland YO 54 1 Section, 27.6 SOPA Hampton Roads PatRon 52. 27.7 SOPA Boston. 27.2 SOPA Bermuda 27.3 --- * Upon Reporting. - 11 - TF 27 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/94 BECLASSIFIED Letter; 5-3-78 February 3, 1943. TASK FORCE 28 Roar Admiral Bornhard (ComAirForLant) Rear Admiral Davis (COM FAIR, Quonset Point) 28.1 FAIR QUONSET POINT. 28.32 GROUP 16 (LEXINGTON) 28.32.1 Fighting 16 28.2 PatRon 201 28.32.2 Scouting lo 28.3 PatRon 202 28.32.3 Bombing 16 28.4 PatRon 203 28.32.4 Torpodo 16 28.5 PatRon 204 28.6 PatRon 205 28.33 GROUP 17 (BUNKER HILL) 28.7 PatRon 206 28.33.1 Fighting 17 28.8 PatRon 207 28.33.2 Scouting 17 28.9 PatRon 208 28.33.3 Bombing 17 28.10 PotRon 209 28.33.4 Torpodo 17 28.11 PatRon 210 28.12 PatRon 211 28.34 GROUP 22 (INDEPENDENCE) 28.13 Pathon 212 28.34.1 Fighting 22 28.14 - - - 28.34.2 Scouting 22 28.15 - - - 28.16 FAIRWING 5 28.35 GROUP 23 (PRINCENTON) 28.16.1 Fairwing HodRon 28.35.1 Fighting 23 28.17 FAIRWING 9 28.35.2 Scouting 23 28.17.1 Fairwing 9 Hediton 28.18 FAIRSHIP WING 30 28.36 GROUP 24 (BELLEAU WOOD) 28.18.1 * ZedPatRon 51 28.36.1 Fighting 24 28.18.2 - - - 28.36.2 Scouting 24 28.19 + ESSEX 28.37 GROUP 25 28.25 ALBEMARIE 28.37.1 Fighting 25 28.26 BARNEGAT 28.37.2 Scouting 25 28.27 GOLDSBOROUGH 28.28 MATAGORDA 28.38 GROUP 30 28.38.1 Scouting 30 28.31 GROUP 9 (ESSEX) 28.31.1 Fighting 9 38.29 Unit 28.31.2 Scouting 9 28.40 IOWA Unit 28.31.3 Bombing 9 28.41 SANTE FB Unit 28.31.4 Torpedo 9 28.42 # BOSTON Unit. 28.43 + MOBILE Unit 28.7 # BOGUE # C.RD 28.44 Transition Trainkon, Lant. 28.45 Floot Air Photo Squadron 2. + Upon reporting. # To be assigned to TF 24. - 12 - TF 28 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. February 3, 1943. OSD TASK FORCE 29 29.3 SERVION 7 29.3 - Continued Vice Admiral Sharp (ComServForce, Lant) NITRO W.S.A. Ships KILAUE.. Operated by CTF 29 29.1 SERVION 1 YUKON WYOMING POLARIS SS MONTANA * MORENO (32) TARAZED SS CART.CO TUSCARORA PASTORES SS ATLANTIC SUN PARTRIDGE PONTIAC 3S SABINE SUN + CHEROKEE (26.7) HER.K SS CULPEPPER ARIEL SS MATTINNICOOK 29.2 SERVION 5 SATURN SS SVITHOID TERROR (F) POLLUX SS ESSO AUGUSTA HAUME S3 MARKEY MinDiv 16 MinDiv 18 S..PELO SS ROCHA PILOT SWAY * MATTOLE (32) PIONEER Serve # R.PIDIDAN (33) 29.4 Utility wing PORTENT SwIFT S.LIN.S PREVAIL $ SYMBOL * SALAMONIE (36) 29.4.1 UtRon Four. SEER % THREAT # KENNEBEC (34) 29.4.2 Utãon Five. SENTINEL $ TIDE CHELUNG 29,4.3 Utkon Six. CHICOPEE MINHON 7 * HOUSATONIC (38) 29.7 Miscellaneous HOGAN (F) * MERRIM.CK (35) ANTAEUS * WINOOSKI (26.7) NICHOLSON KinDiv 19 MinDiv 21 PECOS GHERARDI HOG/J R.VEN ATASCOSA JEFFERS H/MILTON OSPREY * MATTAPONI (33) MURPHY HOWARD * AUK (26.7) CHINANA BnCHE PALMER * BROADBILL (30) CACHE PRINGLE STANSBURY CHICKADEE CONVERSE NUTHATCH YMS 80 # PHE.SANT YF 563 YP 565 MinDiv 50 YP 569 KEOKUK YAG 13 MON/DNOCK YAG 14 MIANTONOMAH SALEM WEEHAWKEN * Temporarily assigned to T.F. or T.G. as indicated in parenthoses. # Upon reporting. % To be assigned to T. G. 26.6. - 13 - TF 29 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 N1 February 3, 1943. 08D TASK FORCE 30 T.SK FORCE 31 Vicc Admiral Howitt (Under CinC Lant) (ComAmphibFor, Lant) 31.1 Flugships Amphibious Force VIXEN less units clauwhoro CONSTELLATION LEONARD WOOD 31.2 Ships of Lint Floot not C.IVERT under operational control PROCYON of Task Force or Task Group HANDY LEE Comminders: * ELECTRA (26.7) MONROVIA CHARGER SAMUEL CH.SE D.JUNTLESS ALBAACK * THOMAS STONE (99) 31.9 A/S Warfard Unit. YHB 9 YAG 17 YOG 39 Ships assigned to L'NTFLEET YP 554 but not in any Task Force YR 23 YR 24 SOUTH D.KOT.. YT 332 BININGHA MOBILE Ships LS assigned for exercises or Buildies particular GLACIER oporations. PYBUS ROCKETAY Troops assigned. S.N PABIO UNIVER 30.12 BROADBILL BLOCK ISLAND Ready LCI(L)'s of Flot 5&7. * Temporarily in T.F. or T. G. as indicated in purentheses, - 14 - TF's 30, 31 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-35 February 3, 1943 TASK FORCE 32 T.S% FORCE 35 Captain Wilson Ceptain nattles (co MATTOLE) (ComDesRon 16) MATTOLE PARKER MORENO BOYLE KacLEISH COLE OVERTON BERNADOU Plus 3 other DD's DALLAS MERRIN.CK TASK FORCE 33 Capt Welborn, Jr (ComDesiton 8) T.SH FORCE 36 WAINWRIGHT Room Admiral Davison MAYRANT (ComCruDiv B) TRIPPE RHIND PHILADELPHIA ROMAN ARKANSAS CHAMPLIN DAVISON MATT/PONI EERVINE RAPID/N QUICK BEATIY TILLEAN # TASK FORCE 34 COLIE near Admiral Kelly ANIGHT (ComBatLant) DORAN EARLE 34.1 TEYAS BROOKLYN EMONS) 16.00MB) Until Feb 9. 34.2 BUCK 1.00LSEY SALAMONIE LUDLOV. EDISON BRISTOL # TASK FORCE 38 WILKES Comdr G.L. Menocal SWANSON (ComDesRon 7) ROE BUTLER PLUNKETT NIBL CE 34.3 KENNEBEC BENSON GLEAVES MAYO KENDRICK HOUSATONIC # T.O DD's in TF 34 to inter- KANEAH change with T.O DD's in TF 38. - 15 - TF's 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 - LANT DECI ASSIFIED F-35 DECLARENTIES-72 ALLIED NAVAL FORCES OBD Letter, SOUTH IST PACIFIC ARBA Feb 3, 1943. Vice Admiral Carponder, Commander TASK FORCE 42 T.SK FORCE 51 T.F. 51 - Continued Captain Fife % Rear Admiral Lockwood (T.F. Comdr) (T.F. Commider) 51.6 Advance Base Group 51.6.1 Ships as assigned. 42.1.5 FULTON 51.1 Submarine Group 51.6.2 n/c & Tenders as 42.1.20 GROWLER assigned. SubDiv 61 51.6.3 Subordinate Service 42.2.6 # SNAPPER T.MBOR Force Command TAUTOG Detuchment. 42.4.3 GUARDFISH THRESHER GAR 42.6.2 NAUTILUS SubDiv 62 TASK FORCE 50 42.? GATO TROUT Vice Admiral Carpender TUNA GRAYLING (ComShPacForce) GROUPER GRENADIER ALBAOORE GUDGEON HVAS STUART GRAMPUS HMS ARUNTA AMBERJACK 51.2 Air Group HMS VENDETTA GRAYBACK Rr Adm wood HLAS WESTRALIA GREENLING (CommirSoPuc) HMAS KANIMBLA TRITON HMAS MANOORA # SWORDFISH Fairing 10 USS GOLD STAR 51.2.1 PatRon 101 TASK FORCE 44 51.2.2 CHILDS 50.6 Service Group Rr Adm Crutchley, RN W.B.PRESTON Sydney (FOIC Allied HERON NavRon SW Pac) 50.6.6 DOBBIN 51.3 Harbor Group 50.6.7 Base Amount and * HMS SHROPSHIRE Capt McCann Ordnance Unit. HMAS AUSTRALIA HMAS HOBART 51.3.1 PELIAS 50.6.8 A/C Torpedo Unit, USS PHOENIX 51.3.2 &HIPPOOXWILL howra. USS SELFRIDGE LARK 50.6.9 A/C Service Unit. USS MUGFORD 51.3.3 ISABEL USS HELM USS HENLEY 51.4 Striking and USS PATTERSON Escort Group USS BAGLEY 51.4.1 HMAS ADELAIDE USS RALPH TALBOT 51.4.2 HNMS hereskerck 51.4.3 HNMS TROMP 51.4.4 HIMS VAN G.I.EN T.SK FORCE 46 51.4.5 HIMS TJERK HIDDES Rear Adm. Barbey (ComAmphibFor SWPAC) 51.5 Tanker Group 51.5.1 TRINITY 0 Upon reporting. TULSA 51.5.2 VICTORIA # To report to CINCPAC. % Until relieved. Units as assigned. - 16 - TF's 42, 44, 46, 50, 51 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 - F-35 SECRETED SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE February 3, 1943 OBD DECLASSIS Letter, 5-3-72 Acciral Halsuy (ComSoPacyorce) TASK FORCE 11 T.SK FORCE 64 TASK FORCE 67 Rear Adm. Ramsey Rear Adm. Lee hour Adm. Ainsworth (T.F. Commander) (T.F. Comdr) (T.F. Commender) SARATOGA WASHINGTON 67.2 Cruisers NORTH CAROLINA 67.2.1 NASHVILLE SAN JUAN INDIAN/. HELENA 67.2.2 HONOLULU SAUFLEY DUNLAP ST.LOUIS CRAVEN FANNING GRIDLEY(Temp 66) CUMMINGS 67.4 Destroyers McCALL BALCH DRAYTON MAURY JENKINS PERKINS CASE LAISON T.SK FORCE 65 REID TASK FORCE 16 Rear Adm. Sherman NASSAU 67.5 Cactus Striking (T.F. Commander) ALTAMAHA Group COPAHEE R.DFORD ENTERPRISE NICHOL.S BUCHANAN FLETCHER SAN DIEGO - LANSDOWNE(Temp 66) O'BANNON LARDNER MORRIS GR.YSON T.SK FORCE 69 ANDERSON Roar Adm. Mason HUGHES TASK FORCE 66 (T.F. Commander) MUSTIN Admiral Halsay RUSSELL (ComSoPacFor) NEW MEXICO ELLET MISSISSIPPI MINNEAPOLIS MARYLAND TASK FORCE 18 NEW ORLEANS COLOR.DO Rear Adm. Giffen (T.F. Commonder) LANG WOODWORTH G..NSEVOORT McCALLA WICHITA WILSON FRAZIER LOUISVILLE FLUSSER MEADE COLUMBIA MAHAN CHEVALIER CLEVELAND STRONG MONTPELIER CONY 69.5 Covering Group LaVALLETTE CHEN/NGO CONWAY * SMITH SUWANEE WALLER SANG/MON EDWARDS PREBLE * TAYLOR G.MBLE : TRACY : MONTGOMERY 66.1.5 GRIDLEY : 6611.3 SC Boats CIMARRON : 669 640 66,1.6 LANSDOWNE : * Upon reporting. 504 650 PLATTE : 505 654 514 668 531 *748 (Puge 17) SOP/CFORCE DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 Decettery F-35 5-3-72 SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE - Cont'd February 3, 1943. OBD TASK FORCE 62 Rear Admiral Turner (ComAmphibForSoPac) 62.1 Transport Group 62.5 SOUTH.RD 62.1.1 PRES. HAYES HOVEY CRESCENT CITY HOPKINS PRES. JACKSON TREVER PRES. /DAMS ZIE ALHENA SHEESE 62.1.2 AM. LEGION 62.5.1) For temporary units FULLER 62.5.5) ALCHIBA 62.5.6) - 62.1.3 HUNTER LIGGETT Retained by CTF 62 62.5.9) LIBRA 62.6) 62.1.4 - FOMALH/UT 62.7) Special Task Forces McC/DEY 62.8 Occupation Forces 62.1.5) Reserved for 62.1.9) temporary units. 62.9 Occupation Forces 62.2 M.N.LEY 62.? BOBOLINK 62.3 MTB RON 3 H.T. ALL GEO. CLYNER 62.4 Legistic Support JOHN PENN Force TIT.NIA 120RAB STRINGHM S.NDS HUMPHREYS - 18 - TF 62 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 February 3, 1943 OBD TASK FORCE 63 TASK FORCE 70 Vice Admiral Fitch Captain Bowman (ComAirSoPacForce) (ComServRonSoPacFor) 63.1 Aircraft 63.2 Aircraft Ships as assigned. 63.3 CURTISS 63.5 MACKINAC 63.6 Aircraft 63.7 Aircraft 63.? BALLARD TANGIER THORNTON ARGONNE :: :: :: :: :: TaSK FORCE 81 :: :: SOUTHEAST PACIFIC FORCE :: :: Rear Admiral Whiting :: :: (Com SR Pacific Force) :: :: :: :: 81.3.1 CONCORD :: :: 81.3.2 TRENTON :: :: :: 11 81.4.1 WARRINGTON :: :: 81.4.2 MCDOUGAL :: :: 81.4.3 S.MPSON :: :: 81.4.4 CLARK :: :: :: :: :: - 19 - TF's 63, 70, 81 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec 3.3 34 F-35 February 3, 1943. 90 OSD 90.4 EASTERN SE,, FRONTIER Delaware Group Rear Admiral Draomel Vice Admiral Andrews (Com East SF) Delaware Ship Lane Patrol. 90.1 Northern Group Navy LDF, 4 ND. Coustal Pickets. Capt. J.S. Barleon Delaware Air Patrol: *VS 1D4. Northern Ship Lane Patrol us assigned. Flt A/C Detach svail in emergency. Kavy LDF, 1 ND. Coastal Pickets. 90.5 Chesaperke Group hour Admiral Simens. No. Air Patrol: CG A/C Salem. * VS 1D1. Chesapoake Ship Leno Patrol. Navy & CG A/C Havy LDF, 5 ND. Coastal Pickets. temp assigned. Flt Air Detach- Chgsapeako Air Patrol: ment units avail CG & Ravy A/C AirStas in emergency. Elignbeth City, AirShip RON 11. AirShip RON 14, NAS Eliz City. Navy AirSta Norfolk A/C. * VS ID5. 90.2 Warragansett Group 0 dear Admiral Pye # VP 31 (less VPB otherwise used). * Flt air Detuch h/C avail in Narra Ship Lane Patrol. emergency. Navy LDF, NOB Newport. VS 2D5 (less 2 sections). Coastal Pickets. 90.6 Southern Group Narra Air Patrol: Rear mandrel Glassford VS 301. N.S Quonset Pt A/C. So Ship Lane P-trol. Flt Air Detach avail Havy LDF, 6 ND. in emergency. Coastal Pickets. Navy & CG A/C assigned So, nit Patrol: temporarily. NAS Jacksonville A/C available. * 2 Sections of VS 2D5. 90.3 New York Group Rear Admiral Warquart 90.7 Striking Group Col. W.E. Whitson, USA. NY Ship Lane Patrol. Navy LDF, 3 ND. 25th A/S Wing, AAFASC. Coastal Pickets. CivairPatrol, Constal Patrol NY Air Patrol: units controlled by 25th VS 1D3. A/S Wing. Navy AirSta A/C NY A/C CG AirSta NY 90.8 AirShip Group Flt Air Detach avail Captain Mills. in emergency. Flt Airship Wing 30 HedQrtrs. ZP Squadron 12. * LANTFLEET Units. - 20 - TF 90 - LANT DECLASSIFIED 12356 See F-35 DECLASSIFIES-TH February 3, 1943. OSD Letter. 90 - Continued 90.9 % HERRERT DIONE PC 617 % SIMPSON GALYPSO PC 618 ANTIETAM IMPULSE PC 619 TEMPTRESS ZIRCON PC 620 PLYMOUTH J.CKSON READY TOUS&ALINE SC 630 RESTLESS CARTIGAN SC 658 THEF.S LETHBRIDGE SC 659 SUDBURY CGC 639 SC 662 PREDERICTON PC 496 SC 664 HALIFAX PC 542 SC 672 SNOWESHRY PC 543 SC 683 OAKVILLE PC 546 # SC 624 CHURCHILL PC 550 SC 71.2 St.AUGUSTINE PC 552 SC 713 NOURMAHAL PC 553 SC 7/7 THETIS PC 554 # SC 905 PANDORA PC 556 + SC 996 TRITON PC 557 SC 1013 GALETEA PC 558 SC 1015 FURY PC 560 é SC 1016 ARGO PC 562 # SC 1017 ICARUS # SC 1024 90.10 Killor Group As designated. 90.11 Potomac ldver Group Roar Admirel Reichmuth (Condt NYd Lashn DC) Navy Local Dofenso force as assigned. 90.12 Severn Rivor Group Rear Adminl Boardall (Supt Novel ..cademy) Nevy Local Defense Force 08 assigned. 90.13 Flect Air wing 5 (Captain Timlinson) Headquarters Squadron 5 (and detachments) 90.14 Floct Air Ving 9 (Captain Woller) Hoodquarters S undron 7 (and detachments). 90.15 Air Escort Group Six VBP of VP 31. * LANTFLEET Units. # Upon reporting. X To be detached. - 21 - TF 90 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-35 ORD TASK FORCE 91 GULF SEA FRONTIER Ships and Planes c.s. assigned by COMINCH and Rear Admirel Kauffman by CINCL.NT (Intter procedsd by asterisk #) (Com 7 & Comdr Gulf SF) 91.1 Striking and Under COM 8th Noval District Escort Group CGC's BOUTWELL TUCK.HOE U. S. C. G. C!s WOODBURY NEMESIS NIKE PYe ONYX VIGILANT YP's 156, 157, 159, 160, 162, 406. CG 74005 83339 83376 PY Boats 74311 83348 83377 CYTHERA 74317 83349 83378 74336 83386 PC Boats 80011 83350 83389 PC 551 83315 83372 83390 PC 566 83316 83373 84001 83374 92003 SC Boats 83338 63375 453 653 498 656 with INSPECTOR PATROL, 7 N.D. 499 657 YES 2, 34, 64, 65, 69, 85. 500 660 508 661 91.2 Noval Air Group 511 663 91.2.1 CGA/C assigned. 512 673 CG air Base, Miami. 526 674 91.2.2 CG A/C Lasigned. 540 675 OG air Base, St.Potorsburg. 541 676 91.2.3 CG A/C assigned. 634 692 CG Air Base, Biloxi. 635 768 91.2.4 LantPit A/C ussigned. 638 977 Fairicing 12, Key West. 641 982 91.2.5 LantFit A/C assigned. 646 1029 ZP Group 2 (2021), Richmond, 647 1031 648 91.3 army -ir Group 91.3.1 8th h/3 Ron, 11.mi. CG No. Boats 91.3.2 76th BombardRON Detach, Tamps. 369 628 91.3.3 10th A/S RON, Galvoston. 627 629 91.3.4 17th A/S RON, Lantana, 91.3.5 124th ObservRON, New Orleans. YMS Bonts 91.3.6 128th ObserviON, New Orleans. 1 38 91.3.7 CivAir : at Units assigned to 36 62 26th A/S Wing, AAFAC. 37 63 84 YP Boats # LANTPLEET Units. 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 433, 434. lego 22. TF 91 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec 3.4 F-35 DECLASSIT RECRET 6-3-78 February 3, 1943. Emergency Surface Striking 91.7 7th Noval District Forces Group (Av.11 only in Ener OSD 91.4.1 * SERVRON 9 91.7.1 Inshore Patrol. DAHLGREN PE 19 R-2 91.7.2 Coast Guard. NOA PE 27 R-4 91.7.3 Others assigned. CORAL PE 48 R-10 BR.VE PE 55 R-11 91.8 8th NEV 1 District Forces IOLITE PE 56 R-13 PHENAKITE R-14 91.8.1 Inshoro Patrol. PC 451 R-20 91.8.2 Coust Guard, # PC 452 Y.G 13 91.8.3 Others assigned, SC 449 Y.G 14 SC 450 91.9 Shipping Control Group. 91.4.2 Convoy Escorts. 91.10 Royal air Forco, O.T.U. 91.4.3 SubTrainCenter. 91.4.4 Other combat shipa(p.ss- (Petrol end .scort missions ing through Fron witers). co-ordinated with operations of Gulf Sch Frontier. Strik- 91.5 Emergency Navel Striking ing missions as requested by Group (Avail in emergency) Comminder, Gulf Sea Frontier). 91.5.1 NAS Pensacola. 91.11 Cubin Navy 1.5.2 NAS Corpus Christi. 915523 N.S Minmi. CG 83317 91.5.4 NAS Et. Laudordale. 83351 91.5.5 NAS Melbourne. 91.5.6 NAS Banana River. Others us available. 91.5.7 NAS Vero Beach. 91.5.8 NAS Sanford. 91.12 US CG Cuban Flotilla 91.5.9 NAS Deland. 91.5.10 NAS Lake City. CGR 448 91.5.11 NAS Daytona Boach. 531 931 91.6 Emergency Army air Striking 940 Group (Avoil in Emergency) 942 945 91.6.1 3rd AirFor units avail 1455 McDill Field, Temps. 2101. 91.6.2 3rd AirFor units avail, Barksdale Fld, Shroveport. 91.6.3 SE TrainCenter, Subring. 91.6.4 ASO School, h. P.lm Beach. 91.6.5 PANAM NevSee, Kiami. 91.6.6 Others as available. # Upon Reporting. - 23 - TF 91 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-35 February 3, 1943. FORCE 92 CARIBBE/N SE... FRONTIER Ships und Planos 6.5 todigned by COMINCH and Vice Admiral Hoever by CINCLANT (1tter proceded by estorisk #) (Com 10 & Comdr Carib SF) 92.1 T/G-G.T Escorts Trinided East Convoys * CLARKIA Guanten/mo Group * J.2. V.N BRAKEL 92.1.1 + TARBELL CUYAHOG. TC 573 LEGALE 70 608 # SC 1268 92.1.5 * LEA SC 503 # SC 1466 SC 506 # SC 1467 Gtmo Reserves SC 522 # SC 1468 SC 532 # SC 1469 BIDDLE SC 533 # SC 1470 UNALGA SC 534 # SC 1471 SC 980 92.? # PC 484 PC 568 Trinided Group # PC 551 PC 624 92.1.2 PC 469 PC 563 BC 625 PC 567 PC 627 92.1.3 # UFSHUR SC 690 PC 565 # Y? 437 # Y,' 438 92.1.4 BRECKENRIDGE YP 441 PC 545 # YP 442 PC 559 92.1.6 BL.KEIEY TURQUOISE NOTE: Following ships are to be assigned to TO 24.6 Trinidad Reserves BARNEY T.RBELL PC 564 LEA DC 591 U.SHUR OPAL Following ships are to report FROM TG 24.6: BADGER BABBITT LEARY SCHENCK * LANTFLEET Ships. # Upon reporting. o - 24 - TF 92 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec 3.3 or 3.4 F-35 SECRET TF 92 Cont'd February 3, 1943 Naval Air Group 92.8 Curcomo-Arube Group 08D # 8 VP of 32 Runr Robinson * VS 1D10 * VS 2010 Station Ships 9 VS 3010 « V.J. KINSBERGEN * VS 4D10 AGASSIZ * VP 81 COLFAX # Pation 34 DIX #" LAPWING - QUEEN WILHELMINA SC 694 92.3 * Submerine Group SC 695 R-12 YES 59 R-15 YES 61 R-16 YLS 56 YES 81 92.4 Sub Base, St.Thomes Station Ships Sun Ju n Station CONQUEROR CRAMFORD CONQUEST MARION CANASATEGO B.TA.N DONACONA TC 626 SC 639 92.5 MARCORPS Air Group, YMS 19 St. Thomas Y: 64 Y7 202 92.6 NOB Guantunamo Y. 436 Captain Leyler REDMOOD - ALCOREA MANKATO * R-5 Station Ships St. Lucia Station YNS 4 * LAFTING ENDUIDE MULBERY 92.? For Tempor.ry Service KESHENA % PC 1192 HIS AMAILNTHUS (PG) % SC 696 HIS MORICIS D.NCE (Trawlor) HS TAMARISK (PG) 92.7 NOB Trinidad HIS YESTOR (A/S Aux) Rear Adm. Oldendorf HNS MILFORD (PG) 48 ALTAIR Station Ships YES 33 YMS 74 YP 63 CARCACARA - LASTFILLET Ships. CHACHALACA # Station at St. Lucia. LARCH % Upon reporting. - 25 - TF 92 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-35 o TRILASSIFIED February 3, 1943. 08D Letter, 5-3-72 T.SK FORCE 93 PANAMA SEA FRONTIER Ships and Planos LS LSS gnod by COMINCH and Roar Admiral Ven Hook by CINCLANT (latter preceded by astorisk *) (Com 15 & Comdr PAN SF) 93.1 Aircraft Group 93.? WOODCOCK # PATRON 33 MOONSTONE * 13 VOS 1D15 TOPAZ + 13 VOS 2D15 AG/TE * 1 Vi of airwing 3 AirSta Utility Unit. PC Bots * CLEMSON 454 463 456 465 93.2 Escort Group 458 466 J. F. TALBOTT 460 509 TATINALL 461 616 JADE PC 462 SC Boats PC 464 497 655 PC 470 530 666 649 667 93.3 Special T.G. 651 677 1040 1039 93.4 # Submarine Group 1041 % 1042 S-11 S-42 S-12 S-43 Y. Bocts S-13 3-44 233 281 S-14 S-45 234 S-15 S-46 235 285 PETO S-47 236 286 278 288 MALLARD 279 291 # ANTAEUS 280 368 93.5 Inshore Patrol, Lant. YMS Boats 6 41 93.6 Inshore Fatrol, Fac. 39 66 40 67 68 Miscellaneous # LANTFLEET Ships % BRONCO # Temp with T.F. 29 $ BELLONT $ Upon reporting. % BODEGA 0 - 26 - TF 93 - LANT 08D Letter, TASK FORCE 94 TASK FORCE 95 WESTERN SEA FRONTIER NORTHWESTERN SEA FRONTIER Vice Admiral Greenslade Vice Admiral Freeman (Com 12 & Comdr hest SF) (Com 13 and Condr NW S.F.) 94.1 Air Group, So. .Sector 95.1 Air Task Group, N.W.S.F. Rear Admiral Pownall 95.2 Air Group, N.W. Sector. 95.3 (MV) Air Search Group 94.2 Air Group, No.Sector Frontier Aircraft assigned. Captain Storrs Fleet A/C & Tenders assigned. Army A/C assigned to Navy. 94.2.1 Patrol Group 94.2.2 Carrier Plane Group 95.4 (NI) Air Striking Group 94.2.3 Striking Group Fleet Aircraft assigned. Army Bomberdment A/C assigned 94.3 Surface Group So,Sec to Navy. Captain Jersey (Acting) 95.5 Air Groups, Alaskan Sector. 94.4 Surface Group, No.Sec. 95.6 (Alaskun) Air Search Group Rear Admiral Osterh.us Army A/C assigned to Navy. Frontier A/C & Tenders assigned. 94.5 Escort Group As designated. 95.7 (Alaskan) Air Striking Group Frontier A/C assigned. 94.6 4th AIRFOR IV Ben Cond Fleat A/C assigned. Mrj. Gen. Ramsey, USA. Army A/C assigned. 94.7 Special Air Units and 95.8 Surface T. G. NW S.F. Surface Forces temp- orarily assigned. 95.9 Surface Group, N.W. Sector Frontier surface units assigned 94.8 LDF, 11 ND. N.W. Sector less A/C tenders. 94.9 LDF, 12 ND. 95.10 Surface Group, Alaskan Sector Frontier surface units assigned Alaskan Poctor less A/C tenders. 95.11 Subm.rine T.G., Alaskan Sector Floot Subs and Tenders assigned. 95.12 Amphibious T.G., Alaskan Sector Floot units assigned. - 27 - TF's 94, 95 - PAC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 February 3, 1943 OSD TASK FORCE 99 Admiral Stark (ComNavEu) 99.1 BEAVER BARB HEIGING 99.1.2 BLACKFISH 99.1.4 SHAD 99.? AIMAACK THOMAS STONE 99.2 MADISON LANSDALE C.F. HUGHES H.P. JONES - 28 - TF 99 - LANT F-35 UNITED STATES FLEET DECLAREIPIED Headquarters of the Commander in Chief ORD Letter, 0-8-18 Navy Department, Washington, D.C. COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES -- January 6, 1943 OSD TASK FORCE 2 2.3 Rear Admiral Wilkinson TASK FORCE 4 (ComBatDiv 2) HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER Rear Admiral Bagley # IDAHO (Com 14 & Comdr HAW SF) NEVADA PHELPS 4.1.1 RHODOLITE MacDONO UGH 4.1.2 MTB RON 3 4.1.3 Patrol Planes # 2.16 GRIFFIN S-42 S-45 4.9 Air Forces. S-43 S-46 S-44 S-47 TASK FORCE 3 file TASK FORCE 5 Rear Admiral Rockwell HAWAIIAN DEFENSE SECTOR (ComAmphibForce, Pac) Lieut-Gen. D.C. Emmens, USA (ComHaw Defense Sector) NEVILLE HARRIS 5.1 Hawaiian Dept., USA. J.F. BELL 5.2 Naval LDF, 14 ND. # ARTHUR MIDDLETON 5.2.2 Section Base, Hilo. ZEILIN 5.3 Fighting Aircraft -- * HEYWOOD shore based or tempor- # BARNETT arily shore based. * DOYEN # W.P. BIDDLE * J.T. DICKMAN # CHAS. CARROLL # THOS. JEFFERSON # FELAND T.SK FORCE 6 Vice Admiral Calhoun * BETELGEUSE (ComServForce, Pac) * BELLATRIX ALCYONE 6.3.1 SUMNER. + ARCTURUS # OBERON PRUITT SICARD # Upon reporting. # Entire group to report to CINCLANT. - 1 - PACIFIC ASCIEIED F-35 January 6, 1943. OBD FORCE 7 LOPASK' Rear Admiral English (Com Subs, Pac) 7.6 Subkon 8 - Independent Operations and Training 7.1 Empire Patrol Group 7.1.1 PIKE None. 7.1.2 FINBACK 7.1.3 STURGEON 7.7 SubRon 10 - Independent 7.1.4 SCULPIN Operations and Training 7.1.5 SUNFISH 7.1.6 HALIBUT HADDOCK 7.1.7 KINGFISH WHALE 7.1.8 DRUM TUNNY 7.1.9 PORPOISE 7.1.10 TRIGGER 7.8 S.n. Francisco Training Group 7.2 Mandate Patrel Group 7.2.4 SEARAVEN None. 7.2.5 SILVERSIDES 7.2.8 STINGRAY 7.9 San Diego 7.2.11 # GUARDFISH Training Group 7.2.18 * PLUNGER 7.2.19 SEADRAGON (Also See T. G. 8.5). 7.2.? SAILFISH 7.? SEAL. 7.3 Miscellaneous SKIPJACK 7.3.18 RUNNER 7.3.6 SAWFISH SEAWOLF 7.3.? POMPANO SALMON PICKEREL NARWHAL SAURY 7.4 SubRen 4 - Independent PERMIT Operations and Training SEAGULL WIDGEON LITCHFIELD (7.4.9) POLLOCK DOLPHIN TARPON 7.5 Subordinate Command, Midway None. # Upon reporting. # To report to CWPACFOR. - 2 - TF 7 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-35 January 6, 1943. FORCE 8 8.5.8 SubDiv 52 NORTH PACIFIC FORCE Rear Admiral Kinkaid San Diogo Unit (Comdr NoPacForce) 8.5.4 S-30 8.1 Air Group 8.5.9 S-31 8.1.1 Air Striking Unit. 8.5.10 S-32 8.1.2 Air Search Unit 8.5.11 S-33 HULBERT 8.5.12 SubDiv 201 CASCO 8.5.13 S-37 AVOCET 8.5.14 S-38 8.5.15 S-40 8.2 Alaska Sector 8.5.16 S-41 -scort Group CHARLESTON 8.6 Main Escort Group ORIOLE DETROIT # RICHMOND PERRY RALEIGH INDINAPOLIS LAMBERTON C.G. Vessels BAILEY DEWEY Patrol Vessels. BANCROFT WORDEN CALDWELL GILLESPIE 8.3 Motor Torpodo Bts COUGHLAN KALK MTB Div 1. * AYLLIN # D.LE 8.4 Patrol Group 8.8 Transport Group CHANDLER LONG Transports and Cargo Ships as assigned. ELLIOT KING ARTHUR MIDDLETON KANE DELAROF R/V TALBOT NORTH 00/ST M/V DENT 8.9 Tankor Group 8.5 Submarine Group CUY:MA REMAPO 8.5.1 SubDiv 41 SEPULGA TIPPECANOE 8.5.2 S-18 BrAZOS 8.5.3 S-23 8.5.5 S-28 8.? RAMSAY 8.5.6 S-34 ANNOY 8.5.7 S-35 TASK FORCE 9 Vice Admiral Towers (Com.irPac) Units assigned airFor Pac LONG ISLAND POCOLOKE SHAN 9.4 COPAHEE WILSON. # Upon reporting. Page 3 TF's 8, 9 - PACIFIC F-35 DECLARATE Letter, SEGAR 5-3-78 January 6, 1943. OBD TASK FORCE 15 TASK FORCE 19 Vice Admiral Culhoun Cuptain R.G. Coman (ComServForce, Pac) (T. F. Commander) 15.2 V.ith Convoy 2190 STRONG BARKER CONY 15.3 ALDEN # CONCORD WHIPPLE # WARRINGTON 15.4 BULMER # MAHAN (19.5) PARROTT * SMITH (19.5) 15.7 J.D. FORD W.P. BIDDLE PAUL JONES THOLAS JEFFERSON JOSEPH T. DICKMAN 15.8 With Convoy 4276 OBERON J. D. EDWARDS ARCTURUS 15.17 To Escort Convoy 2179 HERMITAGE CHICAGO 15.7 RALPH T.LBOT. * Upon reporting. # Until relieved. - 4 - TF's 15, 19 - PACIFIC F-35 SECRET January 6, 1943. Convoy Escort Group 21.2 Training Group Rear Admiral Deyo BatDiv DeaRon 15 * TEXAS (34) # DAVISON (37) DENEBOLA # NEW YORK (35) * MERVINE (35) # HAMUL ARKANSAS # QUICK (35) CLAXON ALABAMA # BEATTY (35) STANLEY * TILIMAN (35) STEVENSON CruDiv 8 # COWIE (35) SC 688 # PHILADELPHIA (35) # KNIGHT (35) # BROOKLYN (34) * DORAN (35) 21.2.1 Northern Unit SAVANNAH * EARLE (35) BOISE DENVER DesRon 16 BACHE Deskon 7 # PARKER (35) JEFFERS * PLUNKETT (38) * KENDRICK (38) NELSON * NIBLACK (38) # LAUB PRINGLE * BENSON (38) # McKENZIE EATON * GLEAVES (38) # McLANANHAN AULICK * MAYO (38) # BOYLE (35) RENSHAW * MADISON (37) # CHAMPLIN (33) APC-5 * LANSDALE (37) # NIELDS APC-11 * H.P. JONES (37) # ORDRONAUX * C.F. HUGHES (37) 21.2.2 Southern Unit DesRen 17 Ships Assigned DesRon 8 % NELSON for Training: * WAINWRIGHT (33) * GLENNON (29) # MAYRANT (33) % JEFFERS PHILIP * TRIPPE (33) * MADDOX (29) CONVERSE * RHIND (33) MURPHY APC-6 * ROWAN (33) * BUTLER (34) APC-13 # GHERARDI (29) DesRon 13 # HERNDON 21.2.3 United Kingdom # BUCK (34) # SHUBRICK Unit # WOOLSEY (34) * LUDLOW (34) Miscellaneous Ships Assigned * EDISON (34) # BERNADOU (24) for Training: # BRISTOL (34) * COLE (24) # WILKES (34) # DALLAS (24) -- None -- * NICHOLSON (37) * HAMBLETON (26.7) * SWANSON (34) # ROE (34) # Has present temporary assignement to T. F. or other command as indicated in parentheses. # Upon reporting. % Training (in 21.2.1). - 5 - TF 21 - LANT F-35 DESCRESIFIED January 6, 1943. OSD Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 22 TASK FORCE 23 Rear Admiral McWhorter Vice Admiral Ingram (T. F. Commander) (Com SoLantForce) 23.1 "A" MEMPHIS RANGER SOMERS MASSACHUSETTS 23.2 "3" MILWAUKEE AUGUSTA 23.3 "C" OMAHA TUSCALOOSA 23.5 CINCINNATI ELLYSON MARBLEHEAD RODMAN DAVIS * EMMONS - * MACOMB 23.6 HUMBOLDT FORREST 23.6.1 VP 83 FITCH 23.6.8 18th USMC Co., Natal. CORRY 23.6.9 19th USMC Co., Recife. HOBSON 23.7 "G" PATOKA CHICOPEE 23.? SAVANNAH FLICKER # BOGUE SANTEE LINNETT MOFFETT THRUSH JOUETT CARNELLIAN WINSLOW SURPRISE LIVERMORE TENACITY EBERLE SPRY ERICSSON PC 492 KEARNY PC 495 ELLIS PC 574 BARRY PC 575 GOFF PC 576 # O. INGRAM PC 577 # GREENE PC 609 To Report MELVILLE STRIVE SACAGAWEA STEADY BORIE SUSTAIN SIREN PC 488 COURAGE PC 489 SAUCY PC 610 ST.FF YFD 38 * Temp in T. F. 93. SKILL YR 45 # To be assigned to TF 24. SPEED YR 46 - 6 - TF's 22, 23 - LANT DECLASSIFIED F-35 SECRET January 6, 1943. DECLASSIFIED 08D let 24.3.1 Reserved for CTF 24. Vice Admiral Brainard 24.3.2 Reserved for CTF 24 (T. F. Comdr - PRAIRIE, Flag) 24.3.3 - 24.3.4 PatRon 84. 24.1 ALLIED MID-OCE.N TR.DE 24.3.5 Argentia Air Group CONVOY ESCORT GROUP 24.3.6) to Reserved for argentia 24.1.3 Escort Unit -3 24.3.9) Air Group. 24.1.4 Brit. Escort Unit B-6 24.1.5 Brit. Escort Unit B-7 24.3.10 Iceland Air Group. 24.1.11 Can. Escort Unit C-1 24.3.11 H.Q. Squadron, Flt Air wing. 24.1.12 Can. Escort Unit C-2 24.3.12 PatRon 82. 24.1.13 Can. Escort Unit C-3 24.3.13 PatRon 93. 24.1.14 Can. Escort Unit C-4 24.3.14 Reserved for CTF 24. 24.1.15 Brit. Escort Unit B-1 24.3.15 Quonset air Group. 24.1.16 Brit. Escort Unit B-2 24.3.16 Reserved for COMICELAND 24.1.17 Brit. Escort Unit B-3 Air Group. 24.1.18 Brit. Escort Unit B-4 24.3.17 Reserved for COMPAIRWING 7. 24.3.18 - - 24.2 USN TRADE CONVOY GROUP 24.4 HOME BASE GROUP PRAIRIE Vessels specially assigned. 4 DD's 5 CGC's 24.5 TF 24 ADMINISTRATION 24.5.1 Escort Control Station (See T.G. 24.6) (If Shore Based) 24.2.1 Escort Vessels TF 24, 24.5.2 ) Casco Bay. to ) Reserved for CTF 24. 24.5.19) 24.2.2 Escort Vessels TF 24, Bosten. 24.6 ESCORT CONTROL ICELAND 24.6.1 Condr Escorts Iceland - OR - 24.2.3 ) Comdr Services Iceland to Reserved for CTF 24. 24.2.19) # T.RBELL # BADGER CAMPBELL # GREER # BABBITT SPENCER 24.3 AIR GROUP * LEA # LEARY DUANE PatRons & Tenders # UPSHUR # SCHENCK BIBB Assigned. NOW: INGHAM PatRons 82 24.6.2 ) 84 to Reserved for TF 24, Iceland. 93 24.6.19) SANDPIPER * Upon reporting. (TF 24 continued on Page 8) # To be assigned to TF 92. - 7 - TF 24 - LANT DECLASSIFIED January 6, 1943. OBD Letter, T. F. 24 - Continued 24.7 TF 24 ESCORT CONTROL 24.18 Canadian Western Local U. K. (Londonderry) Ascort Force (W-1 to W-8 Inc) 24.7.1 ) to )- Reserved for TF 24, 24.18.19 All "W" Units at sea. 24.7.19) United Kingdom. 24.19 All Mid Ocean Escort units 24.8 Greenland Patrel at sea. AKLAK ESCANABA ALATOK MODOC 24.19.1 All "A" Escort Units at sea. ALBATROSS MOHAWK 24.19.2 All "C" Escort Units at sea. ALGONQUIN(F) MOJAVE 24.19.3 All "B" Escort Units at sea. AMAROK NANOK ARLUK NANSEK 24.? COLE ARUNDEL NOGAK BERNADOU ARVEK NORTHLAND DALLAS ATAK NORTH ST.R AVIK RARITAN # BOGUE (22) BEAR * STORIS # CARD BLUEBIRD TAHOMA # G.E. BADGER (29) BOWDOIN TAMPA # BELKNAP (29) COMANCHE # OSMOND INGRAM (23) SC 528 SC 527 # GREENE (23) * SC 688 SC 704 * SC 689 SC 705 Leather Ships 24.8.1 Representative, MANASQUAN COMGREENPAT, NYd, MANHASSET Bosten. MENEMSHA MONOMOY 24.8.2 Escort for SG Convoys. SEA CLOUD. 24.8.3 Escort for GS Convoys. 24.8.17 Greenland Air Group. 24.8.? KAWEAH 24.9 NOB Argentia. 24.9.1 NAS Argentia. 24.11 Canadian Mid-Ocean Escort Force. 24.12 Western Support Force. # Upon reporting. # Temporarily assigned to TF indicated in parentheses. - 8 - TF 24 - LANT F-35 January 6, 1943. OBD Letter, TASK FORCE 25 Rear Admiral Daubin (Com Subs, Lant) 25.1 Flagship 25.3 SUBRON 7- - less units in FALCON'- Temp other Task Forces, 25.2 SUBRON 1 25.3.1 --- 25.2.1 SubDiv 11 25.3.2 # R-6 R-9 0-2 R-18 0-3 0-4 25.3.3 SubDiv 72 0-6 (NOW assigned to SERVRON 9). 0-8 0-10 25.3.6 CHEWINK R-5 CACHALOT 25.4 New construction Subs CUTTLEFISH operating during shakedown period from Portsmouth, NH, 25.2.2 SubDiv 13 25.4.3 SCAMP SEMES MARLIN 25.5 New construction Subs MACKEREL operating during shakedown S-16 poried from New London, Ct, # S-17 S-30 S-48 25.7 BARRACUDA BONITA 25.2.3 FALCON BASS HARDER 25.2.4 Sub Base, HAKE New London. HOE SCORPION # Temp in T.G. 27.1 - 9 - TF 25 - LANT DECI ASSIFIED F-35 January 6, 1943. 8D Letter, 5-3-78 TASK FORCE 26 (Sea Frontier Groups) 26.1 EASTERN SEAFRON GRP 26.7 NORTHWEST AFRIC N SEA FRONTIER (Sea Task Force 90) Rear Admiral Hall, Jr., (Comdr Mill African Sea Frontier) 26.2 GULF SE/FRON GROUP (See Task Force 91) 26.7.1 Escort Unit RAVEN PC 474 26.3 PANAMA SEAFRON GRP OSPREY PC 475 (See Task Force 93) AUK PC 480 PC 471 PC 481 26.5 BERMUDA GROUP PC 472 PC 482 Rear Admiral James PC 473 (Comdt NOB Bermuda) Destroyers as assigned. Combined LDF, Inc: 26.7.2 Patrol Wing NOB Bermuda NAS Port Lyautey NavAirSta VP 73, VP 92 Navile bHospt No.1 BISCAYNE (F) R-1 HEROIC VB's temp assigned by Army. R-7 MARABOUT OWL DESPITE 26.7.3 Base Units JACAMAR DIRECT NOB Casablanca DYNAMIC **EFFECTIVE 4 110' SC's; 6 YMS's) YMS 44 *ENGAGE Harbor Craft ) Ships YMS 45 #SC 678 CHEROKEE ) Assigned YMS 60 #SC 679 BRANT 5 YMS 76 #SC 680 REDWING ) SC's YMS *SC 681 YEW ) 507 23 SCORONS 201, 5D4. ) 515 24 PatRons, Tonders. Fedala Section Base ) 516 26 1 Div from RON 52. 2 110' SC's; 2 YMS's ) 517 27 Harbor Craft ) 519 28 26.6 ICELAND GROUP ) 524 29 Rear Admiral Beary Safi Section Base ) 525 30 (Comdr NOB Iceland) 2 110' SC's; 2 YMS's 529 31 Harbor Craft ) 77 Navy LDF assigned. NOB Iceland 26.7.? HAMBLETON WILLIAMSBURG WINOOSKI VULCAN ELECTRA KEWAYDIN URANUS * GENINI 26.8 NOB Oran. - PESSACUS * UNCAS YT-192 Y0-55 * Upon reporting. - 10 - TF 26 - LANT January 6, 1943. OSD TASK FORCE 27 TASK FORCE 28 Rear Admiral Bernhard 27.1 SOPA Casco Bay. (ComAirForLant) -- AND SS's as assigned: 0-2 Roar Admiral Davis S-17 (Com Fleet Air, Quonset Point) RELIEF IUKA All Carriers, Air Groups, EXCEL KALMIA Squadrens, Seaplane Tenders EXPLOIT CHIMANGO and Aircraft units assigned FIDELITY COTINGA for training. FIERCE FULMAR FIRM YAG 12 FORCE YC 721 Transition Training Squadron. YMS 5 YF 285 YMS 7 YF 521 YMS 22 YFB 32 Fleet Aircraft Photo Squadren 2. YMS 32 YO 54 YO 57 1 See PatRon 52. Fairwing 5 - NOW assigned: 27.2 SOPA Bermuda Fairiing 5 HedRon. 27.3 - - - Pathons 201 27.4 SOPA Argentia 202 GOLDFINCH ACTIVE 203 GRACKLE FAUNCE 204 GULL FRED LEE 205 KITE TRAVIS 206 CHEKILLI SC 706 207 DRILLER SC 707 208 GUMTREE SC 708 209 JUNALUSKA SC 709 ALBEMARLE MAHOGANY YMS 25 BARNEGAT PALM YMS 78 GOLDSBOROUGH YF 300 YMS 79 MATAGORDA YSD 23 YP 62 Fairing 9 - NOW assigned: 27.5 SOPA Iceland 27.6 SOPA Hampt Roads Fairwing 9 HedRon. 27.7 SOPA Boston. FairShipWing 30 - less units assigned to T.G. 26.1 and T.G. 26.2. - 11 - TF's 27, 28 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O 12356 Sec F-35 SECREOLASSIFIED January 6, 1943. 08D Letter, 5-8-72 TASK FORCE 29 Vice Admiral Sharp (Com ServForce, Lant) ALOOR (F) 29.1 SERVRON 1 29.3 SERVRON 7 29.3 - Continued WYOMING CORMORANT NITRO W.S.A. Ships MORENO KILAUEA Operated by CTF 29 TUSCARORA YUKON $ PARTRIDGE POLARIS SS MONTANA TARAZED SS CARTAGO 29.2 SERVRON 5 PASTORES SS ATLANTIC SUN TERROR (F) PONTIAC SS SABINE SUN MERAK SS CULPEPPER MinDiv 16 MinDiv 18 ARIEL SS MATTINNICOOK PILOT SWAY SATURN SS SVITHOID PIONEER SWERVE POLLUX SS ESSO AUGUSTA PORTENT SWIFT MAUMEE SS MARKEY PREVAIL SYMBOL SAPELO SS ROCHA SEER THREAT LARAMIE SENTINEL TIDE # MATTOLE (37) 29.4 Utility Wing # RAPID.:N (33) 29.4.1 UtRen Four. - MINRON 7 SALINAS 29.4.2 UtRon Five. HOGAN (F) SALAMONIE 29.4.3 UtRon Six. # KENNEBEC (34) MinDiv 19 MinDiv 21 CHEMUNG 29.? Miscellaneeus HOGAN *RAVEN # HOUSATONIC (38) HAMILTON *OSPREY # MERRIMACK (35) ANTAEUS HOWARD *AUK # WINOOSKI (26.7) GLENNON PALMER BROADBILL PECOS MADDOX STANSBURY CHICKADEE ATASCOSA GHERARDI NUTHATCH # MATTAPONI (33) BELKNAP PHEASANT CHIW/MA GE BADGER % CACHE MinDiv 50 YMS 80 YP 569 KEOKUK YP 563 MONADNOCK YP 565. MIANTONOMAH SALEM WEEHAWKEN * Temporarily assigned to 26.7. # Temporarily assigned to TF or TG as indicated in parentheses. - 12 - TF 29 - LANT F-35 OBD DECLASSIFT Letter, 5-3-78 January 6, 1943. TASK FORCE 30 T. F. 31 - Continued Vice Admiral Hewitt (ComimphibFor, Lant) Assigned to LANTFLEET but not in any Task Force: amphibious Force less units elsewhere SOUTH D.KOTA GLACIER SANTA FE PYBUS LEONARD 100D BIRMINGHAM ROCKAWAY CALVERT MOBILE S/N PABLO PROCYON CROTAN UNIMAK HARRY LEE BARNES BLOCK ISLAND # ELECTRA YHB 9 YP 604 TASK FORCE 33 YAG 17 YR 23 Capt Chas Welborn, Jr YOG 39 YR 24 (ComDeshon 8) YP 425 YT 332 YP 544 YT 342 WAINWRIGHT YP 554 MAYRANT TRIPPE Ships as assigned RHIND for exercise or ROWAN - particular operations, CHAMPLIN Troops assigned. MATT.PONI RAPIDAN TASK FORCE 31 (Under CINCLANT) TASK FORCE 34 Rear Admiral Kelly 31.1 Flagships (ComBatLant) VIXEN CONSTELLATION TEXAS BROOKLYN 31.2 Shipe of LantFlt not under Operational BUCK Control of TF or TO 1.00LSEY Commanders: LUDLOW EDISON CHARGER BRISTOL D..UNTLESS WILKES S.MUEL CHASE SWANSON ROE 31.9 A/S Warfare Unit. BUTLER KENNEBEC * Temp in 26.7 - 13 - TF's 30, 31, 33, 34 - L.NT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 TASK FORCE 35 TASK FORCE 37 (will be dissolved Roar Admiral Davison Comdr Menocal this week) (Com CruDiv 8) (ComDesDiv 14) PHILADELPHIA MADISON NEW YORK LANSDALE H.P. JONES MERVINE C.F. HUGHES QUICK NICHOLSON BEATTY DAVISON TILLMAN COV.IE MATTOLE KNIGHT DORAN MAUMEE (Convoy Commodore) EARLE PARKER MERRIMACK TASK FORCE 38 Comman Clark (Com DesDiv 13) PLUNKETT NIBL.CK BENSON GIEAVES MAYO KENDRICK HOUSATONIC - 14 - TF's 35, 37, 38 - LANT DECLASSIFIED V-35 SECRIPEOLASSIFIED ALLIED NAVAL FORCES 982 Letter, 6-8-72 SOUTHLEST PACIFIC AREA Jan 6, 1943. Vice Admiral Carpender, Commander TASK FORCE 42 TASK FORCE 44 T.SK FORCE 50 Captain Fife Rear Adm. Crutchley, RN (T.F. Comdr) Vice Adminal Carpender (FOIC Allied Naval RON (T. F. Comm.nder) Sh Pacific) 42.1.1 TULSA HMAS's STUART 42.1.4 SPERRY * HMS SHROPSHIRE ARUNTA 42.1.5 FULTON HMAS AUSTRALIA 42.1.17 GATO VENDETTA HMAS HOBART WESTRALIA 42.1.18 #WAHOO # USS PHOENIX 42.1.20 KANIMBLA GROWLER 42.1.21 MANOORA #SWORDFISH USS SELFRIDGE USS GOLD ST.R 42.1.24 SNAPPER # MUGFORD 42.1.25 #FLYINGFISH PATTERSON 42.1.26 50.6 ALBACORE Service Group Sydney HENLEY 42.1.27 GROUPER Captain Paddock HELM 42.1.28 TUNA BAGLEY 50.6.6 DOBBIN 50.6.7 Base Ammuni and 42.2.1 AMBERJACK Ordnance Unit. 42.2.5 #SARGO 50.6.8 42.2.6 #SPEARFISH A/C Torp Unit, Bowra. 42.2.7 %GRYB,CK 50.6.9 A/C Service Unit. 42.2.8 GRAMPUS o 42.4.1 T.SK FORCE 51 GREENLING Rear Admiral Lockwood 42.4.2 TRITON (ComSubsSt.PacFor) 42.5.1 ARGONAUT HMAS ADELAIDE 42.6.2 NAUTILUS HNNS TROMP HNMS HEEMSKERCK HNMS V.N GALEN HNMS TJERK HIDDES : F.F. LeTRIOMPHANT AIRCRAFT SOUTHLEST PACIFIC FORCE : USS ISABEL Rear Admiral hood, (ComAirShPacFor) LARK : TAINITY : PATROL WING 10 : VICTORIA WHIPPOORWILL : HERON : CHILDS HOLLAND : W.B. PRESTON PELIAS : * OTUS : Patiton 101. : TAMBOR GRENADIER : TAUTOG TROUT : THRESHER GRAYLING GAR GUDGEON o * Upon reporting. # To report to CINCPAC. 2044 Temp in T. F. 67. - 15 - TF's 42, 44, 50, 51 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date F-35 SEQUELASSIFIED SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE Jan 6, 1943. DSD Letter, 6-8-78 Admiral Halsey (ComSoPacForte) TASK FORCE 61 TASK FORCE 65 Rear Admiral Sherman (T. F. Commander) Rear Admiral Mason (T.F. Comdr) TASK FORCE 11 TASK FORCE 16 NASSAU WOODWORTH Rear Adm Ramsey Rear Adm Sherman (T.F. Comdr) (T. F. Comdr) ALTAMAHA BUCHANAN PENSACOLA McCALLA MINNEAPOLIS CUMMINGS SARATOGA ENTERPRISE VIREO SAN JUAN SAN DIEGO TASK FORCE 66 BALCH MORRIS GRIDLEY ANDERSON Admiral Halsey McCALL HUGHES(62.6) (ComSoPacForce) CRAVEN MUSTIN NEW ORLEANS 66.1.6 RUSSELL(62.6) PLATTE : ELLET : GANSEVOORT(62.6) LANSDOWNE : : LANG MEADE 66.5 TASK FORCE 13 TASK FORCE 18 FRAZIER(62.6) CHESTER SHAW Capt A.H. Gray Rear Adm. Giffen CLARK (T.F. Comdr) (T.F. Comdr) DeHAVEN SAUFLEY 66.7 MONTPELIER CLEVELAND NEW MEXICO MISSISSIPPI CHEVALIER SUWANEE MARYLAND LaVALLETTE SANGAMON COLORADO TAYLOR CONWAY MONAGHAN CHENANGO JENKINS FARRAGUT H.T. ALLEN RADFORD HULL GEO. CLYMER STACK EDWARDS TITANIA WALLER TASK FORCE 67 ALGORAB Rear Admiral Ainsworth JOHN PENN (Task Force Commander) TASK FORCE 64 LOUISVILLE Rear Admiral Lee (T. F. Commander) WICHITA FLETCHER NASHVILLE NICHOLAS St.LOUIS WASHINGTON O'BANNON HELENA LAMSON NORTH CAROLINA HONOLULU INDIANA DRAYTON COLUMBIA DUNLAP ACHILLES # GRAYBACK FANNING MAURY LARDNER - 16 - TF's 61 (11 & 16), 64, 65, 66, & 67 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-35 DECLASSIFIED OUD SECRET Letter, 5-3-72 SOUTH PACIFIC FORGE Cont'd January 6, 1943 TASK FORCE 62 Rear Admiral Turner (ComemphitForSoPac) 62.1 Transport Group 62.5 SOUTHARD 62.1.1 PRES. HAYES - Temp 62.6 HOVEY CRESCENT CITY do HOPKINS PRES. JACKSON do TREVER PRES. ,D.MS do ZANE ALHENA 62.5.1) 62.1.2 N. LEGION 62.5.5) For temporary units. FULLER ALCHIBA 62.5.6) 62.5.9) Retained by CTF 62. 62.1.3 H. LIGGETT - Temp 62.6 LIBRA - Temp 62.6 62.6 Special Task Forces Captain Reifsnider 62.1.4 FOMALH.UT McC.M.LEY HUNTER LIGGETT BELLATRIX PRES. J.CKSON PRES. DAMS 62.1.5)_ Reserved for o PRES. HAYES 62.1.9) temporary units. CRESCENT CITY LIBRA 62.2 MANLEY USAT FUNSTON keKE/N GRAYSON 62.3 MTB RON 3. GRANSEVOORT RUSSELL 62.4 Logistic Support HUGHES Force. FRAZIER 62.4.4 DeH.VEN 62.7 Special Task F orces. MONTGOMERY CITY 62.8 Occupation Forces Maj. Gen. Vandergrift, USLC. 62.9 Occupation Forces. 62.? BOBOLINK CASE REID PERKINS 0 - 17 - TF 62 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 ua Bale F-35 STECLASSIFIED January 6, 1943. SD Letter, 5-8-78 SOUTH P CIFIC FORCE - Continued TASK FORCE 63 TASK FORCE 70 Vice Admiral Fitch Captain Bowman (ComAirSoPacForce) (ComServitoSoPacFor) 63.1 Aircraft. ANTARES 63.2 Aircraft. V.HITNEY 63.3 CURTISS SOLACE 63.5 MACKINAC RIGEL 63.6 Aircraft EBONY 63.7 Aircraft TALAMANCA 63.? BALLARD ROALER TANGIER MAJABA THORNTON TAGANAK CAMANGA ARGONNE YP 237 YP 290 YP 347 YP 348 :: :: :: T.SK FORCE 81 :: :: SOUTHEAST PACIFIC FORCE :: :: Rear Admiral Whiting :: 11 (Com SE Pacific Force :: :: :: :: 81.3.1 CONCORD (Temp 19) :: :: 81.3.3 TRENTON :: :: :: :: 81.4.1 WARRINGTON (Temp 19) :: :: 81.4.2 McDOUG.L :: :: 81.4.3 SAMPSON :: :: :: :: 81.7 # CLARK :: :: :: :: :: :: # Upon reporting :: :: :: - 18 - TF's 63, 70, 81 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-35 DECLASSIFIED 03D SECURITY Letter, 5-3-78 January 6, 1943. TASK FORCE 90 90.4 Dolaware Group EASTERN SEA FRONTIER Roar Admiral Draemel Vice Admiral Andrews (Com EastSeaFrontior) Delaware Ship Lane Patrol. Navy LDF, 4 ND. 90.1 Northern Group Coastal Pickets. Rear Admiral Brown Dalaware Air Patrol: VS 1D4. Northern Ship Lane Flt A/C Detach avail in emergency. Patrol as assigned. Navy LDF, 1 ND. 90.5 Chesapeake Group Coastal Pickets Rear Admiral Simens No. Air Patrol: CG A/C, Salem. Chesapeake Ship Lane Patrol. VS 1D1. Navy IDF, 5 ND. Navy & CG A/C Coastal Pickets. temp assigned. Chesapeake Air Patrel: Flt Air Detach OG & Navy A/C, AirSta., units avail in Elizabeth City. emergency. AirShip RON 14, NAS Eliz City. AirShip RON 11. NavairSta 4/C, Norfolk vs 1D5. 90.2 Narragansett Group VP-31 (less VPB otherwise used) Rear Admiral Pye FIt Air Detach A/C avail in emergency. Narra Ship Lane Patrol VS 205 (less 2 sections) as assigned. 1 Div (5-VPB) from VP 94. Navy LDF, NOB Newport. Coastal Pickets. 90.6 Southern Group Narra Air Patrol: Rear Adminl Glassford VS 3D1. NAS Quonset Point, A/C So. Ship L no Patrol. Flt Air Detach avail Navy LDF, 6 ND. in emergency. Coastal Pickets. Navy & CG A/C assigned So. Air Patrol: temporarily. NavAirSta., Jacksonville A/C available. 90.3 New York Group VP 94 (loss 1 Div) Rear Admiral Marquart 2 Sections of VS 2D5. NY Ship Lano Patrol. 90.7 Striking Group Navy IDF, 3 ND. Col. W.E. Whitson, USA. Coastal Pickots. NY Air Patrol: 25th A/S Wing, AAFASC. VS 1D3 CivAirPatrol, Coastal Patrol Navy AirSta A/C, NY Units controllod by 25th A/C CG AirSta NY A/S Wing. Flt Air Detach avail in emergency. 90.8 AirShip Group Captain Mills Flt Airship wing 30 HedQots. ZP Squadron 12. - 19 - (Ct'd Page 20) DECLASSIFIED T. F. 90 - Cont'd - 90.9 Surface Ascort Group # BROOME CHURCHILL PC 548 * HERBERT ST.AUGUSTINE PC 550 # BAINBRIDGE NOURMAHAL PC 552 # DUPONT THETIS PC 553 4 ROPER PANDORA PC 554 * DICKERSON TRITON PC 556 * OVERTON GALETEA PC 557 # DECATUR FURY PC 560 * McCORMICK ARGO PC 562 * MacLEISH ICARUS PC 617 # SIMPSON DIONE PC 618 ANTIETAM GALYPSO PC TEMPTRESS IMPULSE PLYMOUTH ZIRCON SC READY JACKSON SC RESTLESS TOURMALINE SC THEPAS CARTIGAN SC 662 SUDBURY CGC 639 SC FREDERICTON PC 496 SC HALIFAX PC 542 SC 761 762 760 683 658 659 619 672 630 SNOWBERRY PC 543 SC OAKVILLE PC 546 SC 90.10 Killer Group As assigned. 90.11 Potemac River Group Rear Admiral Reichmuth (Comdt NY Washn DC) Naval Local Defense Force as assigned. 90.12 Severn River Group dear Admiral Beardall (Supt Naval Academy) Naval Local Defense Force as assigned. 90.13 Fleet Air wing 5 Captain Tomlinson Headquarters Squadron 5 (and detachments). 90.14 Fleet Air wing 9 Captain Weller Headquarters Squadron 9 (and detachments). 90.15 Air Escort Group Six VBP of VP 31. # LANTFLEET Ships. - 20 - TF 90 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 I January 6, 1943. OSD Letter, TASK FORCE 91 GULF SEA FRONT IER Rear Admiral Kauffman Ships and Planes as assigned by COMINCH and (Com 7 & Comdr Gulf SF) by CINCLANT (latter preceded by asterisk *) 91.1 Striking and Escort Group Coast Guard Boats SC Boats YP Boats BOUTWELL VIGILANT 453 648 156 392 WOODBURY 498 650 157 395 NEMESIS 499 653 159 405 NIKE 500 656 160 406 TUCKAHOE 508 657 162 408 511 660 218 426 Coast Guard 512 661 357 427 Numbered Boats 514 663 358 428 535 673 433 145 488 540 674 170 489 541 675 185 499 634 676 212 600 635 240 601 638 692 YMS Boats 244 602 768 353 656 641 977 1 62 467 1502 646 978 2 63 7007 647 982 34 64 35 65 PC Boats 36 69 37 84 # PC 469 38 85 # PC 563 # PC 664 FY Boats # PC 565 # PC 566 CYTHERA # PC 567 # PC 568 PYc Boats ONYX # Temp assigned to TF 92. - 21 - TF 91 - LANT - January 6, 1943. T.F. 91 - Coninued 91.2 Naval Air Task Group 91.5 Emergency Navy dr Craft 91.2.1 A/C from CG air Base, Miami. Striking Group 91.2.2 A/C from CG Air Base, St. Petersburg, Fla. 91.5.1 NAS Miami. 91.2.3 A/C from CG Air Base, Biloxi 91.5.2 NAS Pensacola. 91.2.4 VS 1D7. 91.5.3 NAS Corpus Christi. 91.2.5 VS 2D7. 91.5.4 Fleet Air Detachment, 91.2.6 VP 81 (3 only) Banana River. 91.2.? VS 3D7. 91.5.5 Fleet air Detachment, Key West, 91.3 Army Air Group 91.3.1 309th BombardRon, Miami. 91.6 Emergency Army air Striking 91.3.2 433rd BembardRON, Miami. Group (Available only in Emerg.) 91.3.3 20th BombardRON, Detach, Miami. 91.6.1 2nd Bom Command, Tampa. 91.3.4 97th ObservRON, Miami. 91.6.2 44th Bom Comd, Shreveport. 91.3.5 20th BombardRON, Key West. 91,6.3 SE Train Conter, Sebring. 91.3.6 433rd BombardRON Detach- 91.6.4 Civ Air Patrol, Daytona. ment, New Orleans. 91.6.5 Civ air Patrol, Miami. 91.3.7 128th ObservRON, N.O. 91.6.6 Civ air Patrol, Lantana. 91.3.8 433rd BombardRON, Detach, 91.6.7 PANAM Nav. Section, Miami. Ellington Field, Houston. 91.6,8 Aux Observ Unit, B. Palm Beach. 91.3.9 124th ObservRON, Houston. 91.6.9 Others as may be made available. 91.3.10 93rd BombardRON, Ft.Myer. 91.7 Seventh Naval District 91.4 * SERVRON 9 DAHLGREN PE 19 R-2 AS and when available. NOA PE 27 R-4 CORAL PE 48 R-10 91.8 Eighth Naval District PHENAKITE PE 55 R-11 BRAVE PE 56 R-13 AS and when available. PC 451 R-14 # PC 452 R-20 SC 449 91.9 Shipping Control Group. SC 450 91.4.2 Convoy Escorts. 91.7 THRUSH. 91.4.3 SC Train Center, Miami. 91.4.4 Other combatant ships (in, or passing through Frontier waters, but not assigned to Frontier Forces, or to any group of the Sea Frontier). * LANTFLEET Ships. # Upon reporting. - 22 - TF 91 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 I OBD DEPENSITY Letter, F-35 6-3-72 January 6, 1943. T.SK FORCE 92 CARIBBE/N SEA FRONTIER Ships and Planes as assigned by COMINCH Vice Admiral Hoover and by CINCLANT (latter proceded by #) (Com 10 & Comdr Carib SF) 92.1 TAG-GAT Escorts Trinidad East Convoys Guantanamo Group # CLARKIA 92.1.1 # TARBELL # JAN VAN BR.KEL PC 491 YEATON PC 573 CUYAHOGA LEGARE 92.1.5 # LEA PC 608 PC 493 SC 503 PC 494 SC 506 SC 522 Gtmo Reserved SC 532 BIDDLE SC 534 UNALGA SC 637 PC 490 SC 981 SC 699 SC 1268 SC 980 SC 1466 SC 1467 SC 1468 Trinidad Group SC 1469 92.1.2 * GREER PC 469 92.? # YP-442. 92.1.3 * UPSHUR PC 565 NOTE: The following ships are to be assigned to TG 24.6 92.1.4 BRECKENRIDGE PC 545 TARBELL PC 559 LEA PC 561 GREER UFSHUR 92.1.6 BLAKELEY TURQUOISE The following ships are to Trinidad Roserves report from T. G. 24.6. BARNEY PC 564 BADGER PC 591 B.BBITT OPAL LE/RY SCHENCK * L'NTFLEET Ships. # Upon reporting. - 23 - TF 92 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 January 6, 1943. DSD T.F. 92 Continued 92.2 Naval Air Group 92.8 Curacao-Aruba Group 8 VP of 32 Rear Admiral Robinsen VS 1D10 VS 2D10 Station Shipe VS 4D10 * VAN KINSBERGEN PATRON 34 AGASSIZ RAF 53 COLFAX ## LAPWING DIX RUSH 92.3 + Submarine Group CATOCTIN R-12 # QUEEN WILHELMINA R-15 SC 518 R-16 SC 553 SC 694 92.4 Sub Base, St. Thomas SC 695 Station Ships YSM 59 CONQUEROR YMS 61 CONQUEST YMS 56 CANASATEGO YMS 81 DONACONA San Juan Station 92.5 MARCORPS Air Grp., CRAWFORD St. Themas M.RION BATAAN 92.6 NOB Guantenamo PC 626 Captain Weyler SC 639 SC 698 * # PARTRIDGE YMS 19 & ALGORMA Station Ships YP 64 YMS 4 YP 202 ENDUR/NCE YP 436 MULBERRY RED1/OOD KESHENA LANKATO 92.7 NOB Trinidad St. Lucia Station Roar Adm. Oldendorf # LAPVING * ALTAIR 92.7 For Temporary Service Station Ships YW 3) HMS AMARANTHUS (PG) YES 7% HMS MORRIS D.NCE (Trawler) Y? 53 HMS TAMARISK (PG) CAPCARA HMS YESTOR (A/S Aux) CHACHALACA HMS MILFORD (PG) LARCH YP-442. * L'NTFLEET Ships. # Stationed at St.Lucia. % Upon reporting. # To be detached. - 24 - TF 92 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By DT NARA Date 0 DECLASSIFIED OSD Lettäret5-3-72 January 6, 1943. TASK FORCE 93 PANAMA SEA FRONTIER Rear Admiral Van Hook Ships and Planes as assigned by COMINCH and by CINCLANT (latter preceded by asterisk *) 93.1 Air Craft Group 93.? WOODCOCK PATRON 33 MOONSTONE 1 Plane from 81 TOPAZ 13 VOS 1D15. AGATE 13 VOS 2D15. 1 VP of AirWing 3 PC Boats AirSta Utility Unit. 454 463 # CLEMSON 456 465 458 466 93.2 Escort Group 460 509 J.F. TALBOTT 461 616 TATTNALL JADE SC Boats PC 462 497 655 PC 464 530 666 PC 470 649 667 651 677 93.3 Special T. G. 1039 93.4 * Submarino Group YP Boats S-11 S-42 233 281 S-12 S-43 234 282 S-13 S-44 235 285 S-14 S-45 236 286 S-15 S-46 278 288 S-47 279 291 280 368 MAISARD # ANTAEUS YMS Boats 6 41 93.5 Inshore Patrol, LANT. 39 66 40 67 93.6 Inshore Patrol, PAC. 68 Temporary Assignment * ELMONS + MACOMB 4 LANTFLEET Ships. # Temp with TF 29. - 25 - TF 93 - LANT DECL ASSIFIED F-358IFIED OSD Lotton 5-3-72 January 6, 1943. T..SK FORCE 94 VESTERN SEA FRONTIER TASK FORCE 95 Vice Admiral Greenslade NORTHWESTERN SEA FRONTIER (COM 12 & Comdr host SF) Vice Admiral Fletcher (Com 13 and Comdr M. S.F.) 94.1 Air Group, So, Sector hear Admiral Pownall 95.1 Air Task Group, N.W. S.F. 95.2 Air Group, N.W. Sector. 94.2 Air Group, No.Soctám 95.3 (N) Air Search Group Captain Storrs Frontier aircraft assigned. Fleet A/C & Tenders assigned. 94.2.1 Patrol Group Army A/C assigned to Navy. 94.2.2 Carrier Plane Group 94.2.3 Striking Group 95.4 (Mi) Air Striking Group Fleet Aircraft assigned. 94.3 Surface Group So.Sec Army Bombardment A/C assigned Capt. Jersey (Acting) to Navy. 94.4 Surface Group, No.Soc 95.5 Air Groups, Aluskan Sector Rear Adm. Osterhaus 95.6 (Alaskan) Air Search Group Army A/C assigned to Navy. 94.5 Escort Group Frontier A/C & Tenders assigned. As designated 95.7 (Alaskan) Air Striking Group 94.5.1 with Col.voy 2190 Frontier A/C assigned. DASH Floot A/C assigned. Army A/C assigned. 94.6 4th AIRFOR IV Bom Comd Maj. Gon. Ramey, USA. 95.8 Surface T. G. No. S.F. 94.7 Special air Units and 95.9 Surface Group, N.W. Sector Surface Forces temp- Frontier surface units assigned orantly assigned. M. Sector loss A/C Tonders. 94.8 LD?, 11 ND. 95.10 Surface roup, Aluskin Sector Frontier surface units assigned 94.9 LDF, 12 ND. Alaskan Sector loss A/C Tenders. 95.11 Submarine T.G., Alaskan Sector Flret Subs & Tenders assigned. 95.12 Amphibious T.G., Alaskan Sector Flcet units assigned. - 26 - TF's 94, 95 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECL American January 6, 1943 OBD TASK FORCE 99 Admiral Stark (ComNavEu) 99.1 BEAVER BARB BLACKFISH HERRING SHAD GUNNEL GURNARD 99.? ALMAACK THOS. STONE. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) Date- 11-10-71 Signature- RHP - 27 - TF 99 - LANT DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94