MR404(2) Sec. 10 Composition of Task Forces - September 2-October 21, 1943

0 (2) Sec 10- MR 404 COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES (Sept), Dot. 9, 1943) MR 404 COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES (Sept.2-Oct.21, 1943) (2) See Su.10- 10- /ranklin D. Receivelt Library DECLASSIFIED 900 DIR. $200.0 (9/27/98) Date. 11-10-71 dignature- RHDES Folder 19 Box 111 F-20 SECRET UNITED (11 STATES FLEET Headquarters of the Commander in Chief Navy Department, Washington, D. C. gransiin D. Roosevelt Library COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES DECLASSIFIED 7 October 1943 DOD DIR. 8200.9 (9/27/58) Date- 11-10-71 Signature- RHAR F-20: Combat Intelligence Division H. H. SMITH-HUTTON, Captain, U.S. Navy. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 7 Octobor 1943 988 Better, 5-3-72 TENTH FLEET 02. EASTERN SEA FRONTIER FORCE See Below. 03. GULF SEA FRONTIER FORCE See Below. 04. CARIBBEAN SEA FRONTIER FORCE See Below. 07. SURFACE SUPPORT FORCE Surface support groups as assigned. 08. AIR SUPPORT FORCE Aircraft as assigned. 09. SUBMARINE SUPPORT FORCE Submarines as assigned. -1- TENTH FLEET - U.S. FLEET F-20 7 October 1943 SECRESSIFIED 08D Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 02 EASTERN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. A. Andrews (ComEastSeaFron) 02.3 New York Group 02.1 Northern Group Rear Adm. M. Kelly Rear Adm. R.A. Theobald NY Ship Lane Patrol Navy LDF 3 ND Northern Ship Lane Coastal Pickets Patrol as assigned. NY Air Patrol: Navy LDF 1 ND VS-34, VP-203 No. Air Patrol: Navy Air Sta. A/C NY. CG A/C Salem Flt. Air Detach., VS 31 Avail in emergency. Coastal Pickets Navy & CG A/C: Temp. assigned. Fleet Air Detachment. CARTIGAN Units avail in emerg. KIMBALL MENTOR CGC's 74327 83410 83440 CGC's 83407 83426 83441 74304 83343 83428 83409 83427 83447 74321 83345 83429 MIGRANT COLLEEN 74325 83346 83442 GUINIVERE CAPTOR 83306 83347 83443 83311 83357 83462 YMS 14 H. LANE 83337 83358 83463 YMS 165 83342 83359 YMS 231 SC 686 YMS 239 SC 1019 SC 985 YMS 358 SC 1062 SC 1013 YMS 199 02.2 Narragansett Group SC 1323 Rear Adm. W.S. Pye YMS's Narra Ship Lane Patrol Navy LDF, NOB Newport 17 192 402 Coastal Pickets 42 201 403 75 375 404 Narra Air Patrol: 105 376 ZP-11, VS-33, VB-126 NAS Quonset Pt. HedRon 9-1 106 401 A/C Flt. Air Detach, Avail in emerg. Navy & CG A/S assigned temporarily. G. GREENE CGC's VAGRANT 74312 83408 83425 FELICIA 80303 83411 83438 SC 630 80304 83412 83439 SC 672 83300 83424 83460 SC 10221 YMS 198, YMS 200 -2- TF 02 - U.S.FLEET (EASTSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED 7 October 1943 8D SECRET 5-3-78 TASK FORCE 02 - Continued 02.4 Delaware Group $FairDetach A/C avail in Rear Adm. M.F. Draemel emergency. Delaware Ship Lane Patrol CARRABASSET EM S. MC KEEVER Naval LDF, 4 ND BEDLOE EM CONNANT Coastal Pickets JACKSON EM EUPHANE Delaware Air Patrols: CYMOPHANE EM GENETIAN (Temp) EM SEA BIRD vs 36 ZP 41 ZP 12 YMS's 25 104 163 54 108 193 Flt. A/C detach, avail 57 109 228 in emergency. 74 110 SC 715 YMS 111 SC 1015 YMS 166 CGC's SC 1020 YMS 215 74301 83312 83330 SC 1321 YMS 248 74306 83313 83331 74307 83318 83332 CGC's 74332 83319 83333 74316 83314 83366 74335 83320 83334 74329 83321 83370 74344 83322 83336 74330 83327 83371 83301 83323 83444 74334 83340 83413 83303 83324 83445 79001 83360 83414 83304 83328 83446 83305 83361 83307 83329 02.5 Chesapeake Group Rear Adm. H.F. Leary SC's 712 1329 Chesapeake Ship Lane Patrol 713 1352 Navy LDF, 5 ND 716 1355 Coastal Pickets 717 1358 Chesapeake Air Patrol: 988 CG & Navy A/C Air Stas. Elizabeth City ZP 14 VB 134 Navy AirSta Norfolk A/C Hedron 9-2 VS-37 16 vos of VS-38 VP 209 VB 134 %LANTFLEET UNITS. -3- TF 02 - U.S.FLEET(EASTSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 FBE0LASSIFIED 7 October 1943 OBSENTEST, 5-8-78 TASK FORCE 02 - Continued 02.9 Surface Escort Group 02.6 Southern Group ST. AUGUSTINE ARGO Rear Adm. J. James TEMPTRESS CALYPSO RESTLESS GALATEA So. Ship Land Patrol READY ICARUS Navy LDF 6 ND IMPULSE NEMESIS Coastal Pickets FURY NIKE So. Air Patrol: ACTION PANDORA NAS Jacksonville BRISK THETIS A/C avail. MIGHT TRITON ZP 15 NOURMAHAL DIONE VP 84 HASTE 8 vos of VS 38 INTENSITY NATCHEZ ALACRITY ASHEVILLE MARNELL TALLAPOOSA TOURMALINE GRESHAM ZIRCON CGC's SC's RUBY 74303 658 MIZPAH 74324 987 CYTHERA 83362 1018 83363 1300 PC's 83364 1322 484 563 #577 623 1235 83365 1330 552 564 606 1225 1252 83415 1334 553 565 617 1226 1261 83416 555 567 619 1227 1262 83417 YMS 107 560 568 620 1228 83418 YMS 112 83436 YMS 164 02.10 Killer Group 83437 YMS 250 83464 YMS 247 02.11 Potomac River Group 83465 R.Adm. F.L. Reichmuth 83472 (Comdt. Nyd. Wash., D.C.) 83473 Naval LDF 8.8 assigned. 02.7 02.12 Severn River Group Striking Group Rear Adm. J.R. Beardall Col. W.E. Whitson, USA (Supt. Naval Academy) 25th A/S Wing, AAFASC Naval LDF as assigned. CivAirPatrol, Coastal Patrol Units Controlled 02.13 Fleet AirWing 5 by 25th A/S Wing. Capt. W. C. Tomlinson Headquarters Squadron 5 02.8 AirShip Group (and detachments) Captain Mills 02.14 Fleet AirWing 9 FairShipsLant Comdr. O.A. Weller Headquarters Squadron 9 (and detachments) 02.? *PC-1234 (28) Temp Assignment to TF or TG indicated in parenthesis. #Upon reporting. -4- TF 02 - U.S.FLEET(EASTSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 DECRASSIFIED 7 October 1943 08D -Setter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 03 GULF SEA FRONTIER Rear Adm. W.R. Monroe (ComSevon & ComGulfSeaFron) 03.2 Naval Air Group 03,2,1 Coast Guard A/C assigned 03.1 Striking & Escort Group C.G. Air Daso, Miami. VIGILANT PC 1230 03.2.2 Coast Guard A/C assigned BOONE PC 1229 C.G. Air Base, CHRISTIANA PC 1242 St. Petersburg. YMS's 1,2, SPC-1241 03,2,3 Coast Guard A/C assigned 38, 65, 176, C.G. Air Base, Diloxi. 177, 178, 179, 03,2.4 LantFloet A/C assigned 363. FairWing 12, Koy West. CGC's %LAPWING 83348 83391 83405 83435 83372 83396 83406 83450 03.2.5 LantFleet A/C assigned. 83373 83397 83419 83451 8 ZNP of ZP 21, Richmond. 83374 83398 83420 83452 83375 83399 83421 83453 03.2.7 C.G. Assigned Bánana River, 83376 83400 83430 83454 Fla., & Houma, La. 83377 83401 83431 83455 83378 83402 83432 83456 ZP-22 83389 83403 83433 83457 VS-39 83390 83404 83434 83458 VS-40 83459 V3-132 SC's VP-202 453 656 710 1059 1291 VP-208 499 660 711 1060 1292 VB-125 500 661 989 1063 1342 VS-62 511 663 1000 1064 1353 4 ZNP of ZP-21 512 673 1001 1276 1468 646 674 1002 1277 1469 647 675 1057 1280 1471 03,3 Army Air Group 653 685 1058 1282 1472 1290 1473 03.3.6 21st Aron, Gulfport. Under Comdt. 7th Naval Dist. 03.3.7 10th Aron, Galveston. BLANCHARD YMS 85 SC 1466 15th Aron, San Antonio de SC 1467 los Banos, Cuba. CGC's YP's 72009 92001 218 395 432 74004 92002 357 408 433 81005 97002 358 426 435 392 427 Under Comdt. 8th Naval Dist. ONYX YMS 84 BOUTWELL YP's TUCKAHOE CGC 84001 156 406 WOODBURY CGC 92003 157 428 BLANCO 159 430 BELLEVILLE 160 431 434 %LANTFLEET Ships. $Temp.duty COMSATFOR. -5- TF 05 - U.S.FLEET GULFSEAFRON DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20 7 Octobor 1943 SD Letter, 5-3-72 T. F. 03 - Continued. 03.4 Emergency Surface Striking 03.7 7th Naval District Group (Avail only in emerg.) Forces 03.4.2 Convoy Escorts 03.7.1 Local Defense Forces 03.4.3 Sub Training Center 03.7.2 District Service 03.4.4 Other Combat Ships (Passing Forces through Frontier Waters) 03.7.3 NOB Key West 03.7.4 Naval Air Station, 03.5 Emergency Naval Striking Richmond, Florida. Group (Avail in emergency) 03.8 8th Naval District 03.5.1 NAS Pensacola Forces 03.5.2 NAS Corpus Christie 03.5.3 NAS Miami 03.8.1 Inshore Patrol 03.5.4 NAS Ft. Lauderdale 03.8.2 Coast Guard 03.5.5 NAS Melbourne 03.8.3 Others assigned. 03.5.6 NAS Banana River 03.5.7 NAS Vero Beach 03.9 Ship Control Group 03.5.8 NAS Sanford 03.5.9 NAS Deland 03.10 Royal Air Forces, OTC 03.5.10 NAS Lake City (Patrol and escort 03.5.11 NAS Daytona Beach missions coordinated with operations of 03.6 Emergency Army Air Striking Gulf Sea Frontier, Group (Avail in emergency) Striking Commander, Gulf Sea Frontier.) 03.6.1 3rd AirFor units available McD111 Field, Tampa 03.6.2 3rd AirFor units available Barksdale Field, Shreveport -6- TF 03 - U.S.FLEET (GULFSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLARATIND October 1943 08D SECHET Letter, 5-3-78 TASK FORCE 04 CARIBBEAN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. A.B. Cook (ComTen & ComCaribSeaFron) 04.1 Surface Vessels 04.2 Navy Aircraft 04.8 Curacao- Assigned to VB-141, VB-131 Aruba Group Escort Duty VB-133 R.Adm. T.E. BRECKINRIDGE V5-43,V5-44, Chandler BARNEY V8-63, VP-32 BLAKELEY VP-204 Station BIDDLE VP-205 Ships %JAN VAN BRAKEL ZP-51, COLFAX %VAN KINSBERGEN VP-210, DIX %QUEEN WILHELMINA VS-45 AGASSIZ ZP-41 CRAWFORD VP-212 YMS 56 YEATON YMS 59 CUYAHOGA YMS 61 LEGARE YMS 81 MARION RUSH %Submarines 04.9 Lighter) PELICAN S-11 Than-Air TURQUOISE Ships 04.4. NOB St, Thomas EM NORTHUMBERLAND Station Ships 04.10 Killer EM MC NEAL CONQUEST Group EM DOW CONQUEROR BLACK ROCK CANASTEGO 04.7 CG 68009 80's CGR 119 980 1303 1312 04.5 Marine Aircraft 1278 1304 #1313 St. Thomas 1279 1305 1331 (Temp) 1281 1309 1341 (Temp) 04.6 NOB Guantanamo Bay 1298 1310 1351 Capt. G.L. Weyler 1302 1311 1359 Temp) Dominican Republic %ALGORMA 1299 Temp) CGR 217 %MONT CALM CGR 509 YP's %CHIPPEWA CGR 538 63 436 442 CGR 1992 64 437 443 Station Ships 202 441 445 ENDURANCE Haiti PC's KESHENA CGR 436 469 615 1197 1203 CGR 1508 573 1191 1198 1204 04.7 NOB Trinidad CGR 1509 608 1192 1199 1211 R.Adm. A.G. CGR 1511 612 1194 1200 1251 Robinson CGR 1512 613 1195 1201 1260 *BANNOCK (47) CGR 1513 614 1196 1202 Station Ships CARCACARA 4. 04.7 OTTERSTETTER YMS's CHACHALACA #STANTON 4 33 159 169 399 LARCH ##TOMICH 19 158 160 398 400 %LANTFLEET Ships. Upon reporting -7- Temp. assign. to TF or TG TF 04 - (CARIBSEAFRON) U.S. FLEET indicated In paren. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 DFCIgiSSIFIED OSD DECRET 5-3-72 7 October 1943 TASK FORCE 05 PANAMA SEA FRONTIER Rear Adm. C.E. VanHook (ComFifteen & ComPaScaFron) 05.1 FairWing 3 05,3 Special Task Group AirStaUtility Unit 05.3.1 so 540 VP-206 541 VP-207 634 VS-59 635 VS-60 05.3.2 SC 657 659 THRUSH 662 682 05.3.3 SC 684 05.2 Escort Group 714 986 J.F. TALBOTT 996 WOODCOCK TOPAZ 05.3.4 SC 1016 AGATE 1017 1021 BRONCO 1023 BELMONT BODEGA 05.3.5 SC 1049 # 1050 STURDY 1051 VALIANT # 1052 YP 264 05.4 %Submarine Group YP 285 MTB RON 14 S-13 PC's S-15 461 465 1231 462 466 1253 MALLARD 463 470 1254 464 616 05,5 Inshore Patrol Lant YMS's 05.6 Inshore Patrol Pac. 6 66 39 67 40 68 41 #Upon reporting. %LANTFLEET Ships. -8- TF 05 - U.S.FLEET (PANAMA SEAFRON) F-20 PACIFIC FLEET 7 October 1943 OSD Letter, 5-3-72 Admiral C. V. Nimitz (Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet) FIRST FLEET TASK FORCE 12 TASK FORCE 14 (See Also Fifth Fleet) Miscellaneous R. Adm.AlE.Montgonory 12.3 ZEILEN YORKTOWN LEXINGTON TASK FORCE 10 DORSEY ESSEX CENTRAL PACIFIC FORCE SICARD BELLEAU WOOD Vice Adm. R.A. Spruance COWPENS 12.4 MONTEREY INDEPENDENCE Vessels as assigned. HALE MINNEAPOLIS CHARRETTE NEW ORLEANS SAN FRANCISCO 12.5 MONROVIA NASHVILLE HARRY LEE SANTA FE BIRMINGHAN 12.8 W.P.BIDDLE MOBILE MC CONNELL STEVENS 12.9 PORTLAND HARRISON SALT LAKE CITY JOHN RODGERS MC KEE 12.11 THUBAN MURRAY RINGGOLD GAMBLE SCHROEDER SIGSBEE 12.12 IZARD DASHIELL HEERMAN CONNER BURNS BOYD BRADFORD BULLARD KIDD CHAUNCEY TRATHEN HAZELWOOD BANCROFT CALDWELL COGHLAN HULL DALE HALFORD KASKASKIA CIMARRON SKATE -9- TF's 10, 12, 15 - PACIFIC DECI ASSIFIED RECLASSIFIED 7 October 1943 BD VEHICLES Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 16 NORTH PACIFIC AREA Vice Adm. F.J. Fletcher 16.1 Shore Based Air Group 16.5 Submarine Group (Maj. Gen. Butler) (Comdr. Johnson) 16.1.1 Bombardment & Fighter BEAVER Planes 16,5,4 S-30 16.1.2 Air Search Unit San Diego Unit 16,5,5 S-28 (Commodore Gehres) 16,5,2 S-18 16,5,7 8-35 16,5,3 S-23 GILLIS CASCO 16,5,15 S-40 16,5,6 5-34 TEAL AVOCET 16.5.16 S-41 16,5,10 S-32 16.5.18 S-42 16,5,11 S-33 16.2 Alaskan Sector Escort, 16,5,12 S-43 Supply and Advanced Group 16,5,13 S-37 16,5,20 S-44 KING MOTIVE 16,5,21 8-45 HEED 16.5.22 S-46 CHARLESTON HERALD 16.5.23 S-47 ORACLE BUCKEYE #ORIOLE EUCALYPTUS TATNUCK 16,5.1 SubDiv 41 BOXWOOD 16.5.8 SubDiv 52 BUCKHORN 16,5.17 SubDiv 53 Coast Guard Vessels. 16.10 Landing Ship Group Patrol Craft. (Captain Bolton) Harbor Minesweepers. LST 483 LST's 450, 451, 461 LCT(5) 59, 157,160, 319, 320, 353- 359, Incl., 394, 395. #Upon reporting. -10- TF 16 - - PACIFIC BECERSSIFIED 7 October 1943 GSD Levier, 5-3-72 T.F. 16 - Continued, 16.12 Motor Torpedo Boat Group 16.7 RICHMOND (Lt. Comdr. Denny) RALEIGH DETROIT MTB RON 13 MTB RON 16 BROWNSON BACHE 16,13 Tanker & Service Group HUTCHINS 16,13,1 PECOS BEALE 16,13,2 NEOSHO 16,13.3 NECHES MULLANY 16,13,4 SARANAC DALY 16.13.6 CUYAMA 16,13.7 MARKAB CortDiv 14 16.15.12 BUSH DOHERTY AMMEN AUSTIN #E.C. DALY GILMORE DONEFF ENGSTROM UTE CREE KANE *Temp. assigned. #Upon reporting. -11- TF 16 - PACIFIC F-20 7 October 1943 DESDERSIT CBD Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 17 R.Adm. C.A. Lockwood (ComSubsPac) 17.7 SubRon 2 HOLLAND SAURY 17:11 Empire Patrol Group #ORTOLAN SALMON 17,1.3 HARDER 17,1.5 GURNARD SEARAVEN SARGO SAILFISH SWORDFISH 17,1.8 STURGEON SCULPIN SNAPPER 17,1,10 SPEARFISH SEAL 17,1,19 SNOOK 17,1,21 JACK 17.7 SubRon 6 17,1,22 WAHOO GRAYBACK TAUTOG 17.1.23 SAWFISH SHAD BARB 17,1.7 SKATE GRAYLING TROUT 17:21 Mandate Patrol Group 17,6 SubRon 8 17,2,2 HOE 17,2,7 MUSKALLUNGE 17.7 SubRon 10 17,2,11 STEELHEAD SPERRY FLYINGFISH 17,2,16 GUDGEON FLORIKAN WHALE 17.2.18 POGY FINBACK HALIBUT 17.2.7 SKIPJACK SUNFISH HADDOCK SEADRAGON TRIGGER TINOSA NAUTILUS 17.8 Submarine Adm., M.I. THRESHER *WIDGEON GUNNEL HERRING 17.3 Niscellaneous Operations HADDO TUNNY 17.3.6 RAY TAMBOR HAKE 17.3,9 CORVINA GAR GREENLING 17,3,11 ASPRO 17.3.26 APOGON 17.9 San Diego Training Group 17.3.27 RATON (Also see T.G. 16.5) 17.3.? GROUPER STINGRAY 17.10 SubRon 12 GRIFFIN LAPON 17.4 SubRon 4 GREENLET MINGO SEAGULL PLUNGER PADDLE PARGO #WIDGEON PIKE 17.11 SubRon 14 POMPANO POLLACK BUSHNELL SCORPION DOLPHIN PERMIT MACAW TULLIBEE TARPON SEAWOLF SEAHORSE 17,4.9 LITCHFIELD 17.7 SubRon 18 17.5 Subordinate Command CERO DACE Midway 17,14 Coordinated Attack Group A 17,15 Coordinated Attack Group B #Upon reporting. *Temp. assigned. -12- TF 17 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ATLANTIC FLEET 7 October 1943 OBD DELCRET Letter, 5-3-72 Admiral R.E. Ingersoll (Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet) SECOND FLEET (See also 6th Fleet) TASK FORCE 20 20.3.9 Naval Landing Forces SIXTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE Equipment Depot (Rear Adm. A. G. Kirk) (Capt. Laird) TransDiv 11 TransDiv 13 20.4 Army Organic Troops WINDSOR TATTNALL (Brig.Gen.Keating,USA. LEEDSTOWN NOA OVERTON Units permanently assigned. 20.1 Administrative Command 20.5 Army Command Echelon Joint Staff Units attached for amphibious training. 20.3 Amphibious Training Command, Lant Fleet 20.6 Research and Development (Commodore Johnson) Center. (Lt. Comdr. Putnam) 20.3.1 Administrative Command (Commander J.N. Opie) Assigned Army and Navy Personnel. 20.3.2 Landing Craft 20.7 (Capt. C.G. Richardson) 20.3.3 Training Center CUSTER (Col. Lynch, USA) WARREN 20.3.4 Amphibious Training ELECTRA Base, Solomons, Md. (Comdr. R.S. Barrett) LST 74, 32, 27 LCT(6) 505, 506, 507 20.3.5 Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, Va. 20.? *BOLIVAR (29) ALMAACK (Comdr. M. C. Wade) *DUPAGE (29) *EIMORE (29) SO 664 20.3.6 Temp. Amphibious Training WAYNE (29) SC 1333 Base, St. Andrews Bay, Fla. (Comdr. B. B. Aiken) YP 425 YT 332 YP 440 YT 342 20.3.7 Amphibious Training Base, YP 554 YT 350 Fort Pierce, Fla. YP 605 (Capt. C. Gulbranson) YR 23 20.3.8 Amphibious Training Base, YAG 17 YR 24 Cemp Bradford, Va. (Capt. Whitfield) SHAKEDOWN SUMTER CALLAWAY *Temp. assig. to TF or TG indicated in paren. -13- TF 20 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 7 October 1943 OBD TASK FORCE 21 Adm. R.E. Ingersoll (CinCLant) 21.1 Troop Convoy Escort NEW JERSEY DesRon 15 DesRon 19 * (60) CortDiv 4 ARKANSAS DAVISON (60) KALK TEXAS POPE (62) *MERVINE (60) HOBBY NEVADA PILLSBURY (62) (22) *BEATTY (60) GILLESPIE IOWA FLAHERTY (62) *TILLMAN (60) *STEVENSON PHILADELPHIA (86) (64) *F.C. DAVIS (27) COWIE STOCKTON BROOKLYN (86) (64) KNIGHT THORN SAVANNAH (89) (64) CortDiv 5 DORAN (27) TURNER BOISE (86) (64) EVARTS EARLE DesRon 27 WYFFELS DesRon 7 ROPER DECKER PLUNKETT (86) DesRon 16 DECATUR DOBLER NIBLACK (86) *PARKER (60) SMARTT BENSON (86) *LAUB (60) HERBERT GLEAVES (86) *KENDRICK (89) SCHENCK (63) W.S. BROWN MAYO (86) *MACKENZIE 60) CortDiv 6 MADISON *MCLANAHAN 60) DesDiv 58 HOPPING LANSDALE BOYLE (60) BULMER C.LAWRENCE H.P. JONES CHAMPLIN (60) D.T. GRIFFIN *NIELDS (60) BARKER C.F. HUGHES DONNELL ORDRONAUX SIMS DesRon 8 DesRon 30 REEVES WAINWRIGHT (81) DesRon 17 DALLAS (81) MAYRANT (89) NELSON ELLIS (27) CortDiv 7 TRIPPE (81) MURPHY *BERNADOU (81) *MOORE (63) RHIND (81) GLENNON COLE (81) KEITH (63) JEFFERS DUPONT (23) J.R. WARD (63) DesRon 10 BUTLER GREER (27) OTTERSTETTER (04) MACOMB GHERARDI TARBELL (27) HERNDON UPSHUR (27) CortDiv 9 DesDiv 21 SHUBRICK LEA HOWARD (65) LIVERMORE (65) QUICK (Temp) FARQUHAR (65) EBERLE (65) (65) DesRon 31 BLAKELY (65) KEARNY DesRon 18 ERICSSON (65) MC CORMICK (66) FRANKFORD (62) BROOME (66) CortDiv 13 CARMICK (62) STANTON DesRon 13 DOYLE (62) CortDiv 1 BUCK (81) ENDICOTT CLEMSON WOOLSEY (81) CortDiv 15 MC COOK (62) CortDiv 2 AMICK LUDLOW (81) (28) *BALDWIN (66) EDISON (81) (66) H.C. JONES(27) *HARDING (81) CortDiv 17 BRISTOL *SATTERLEE (66) CortDiv 3 WEBER WILKES (63) THOMPSON (66) HAMMANN (64) SCHMITT NICHOLSON (81) *J. JONES (64) SWANSON (63) *R.E. PEARY (64) (63) CortDiv 21 ROE *STURTEVANT (64) LANING Temp. assign. to TF or TG indicated in paren. -14- TF 21 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20 7 October 1943 Letter, 3-3-78 T.F. 21 - Continued MinDiv 16 21.4 LEARY 21.12 (Capt. Dunn) *PILOT (81) BABBITT *PIONEER (62) BOGUE *PORTENT (62) *PREVAIL (81) G.E.BADGER *SEER (81) FECHTELER O. INGRAM CHASE DUPONT MinDiv 18 *SYMBOL (81) 21.5 (Comdr. Chase) 21.14 (Capt. Isbell) *THREAT (66) FOGG *TIDE (66) CARD *SWAY (66) FOSS GANTNER GOFF Miscellaneous #G.W.INGRAM BORIE MELVILLE BARRY *BIBB (63) *INGHAM (63) 21.9.1 Flagships 21.15 CORE *DUANE (65) VIXEN *SPENCER (64) CONSTELLATION GREENE *CAMPBELL (65) GOLDSBOROUGH 21.9.2 Vessels LantFlt BELKNAP DD's Assigned Pacific not under opera- BELL tional control of ISHERWOOD T.F. Commanders, WALKER (27) LantFlt. SPROSTON 21.16 BLOCK ISLAND BLACK DAUNTLESS WICKES 21.9.3 UC-CU escort con- PARROTT C.K. BRONSON P. JONES LUCE trol officer at BADGER * STEMBEL (27) NOB Londonderry TASK FORCE 22 W.D. PORTER 21.9.9 Anti-Submarine (Capt.J.L. McCrea) HALL C.J. BADGER Warfare Unit IOWA COTTEN 21.11 (Captain Fick) ELLYSON SANTEE RODMAN DE's Assigned Pacific EMMONS "CANFIELD (29) BAINBRIDGE *DEEDE (29) SIMPSON #NEW JERSEY *ELDEN (29) MAC LEISH *CLOUES (29) #HAMBLETON *CAPERTON (27) #MACOMB Ships Assigned Pacific CITRUS *PHOENIX (27) *EXTRICATE (81) WEIGHT (84) PRAIRIE *Temp.Assign. to TF or TG indicated in paren. -15- TF 21 & 22 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLASSIFIED 7 October 1943 ORD Letter,-5-8-78 TASK FORCE 23 FLEET OPERATIONAL TRAINING COMMAND Rear Adm. D.B. Beary WILLIAMSBURG (FF) 23.2.1 Vessels assigned for 23.1 Shakedown Task Group Training. (Captain Holloway) PC's HAMUL (F) ATR 80 607 1138 #1213 1238 ALTAIR R-1 1083 1171 1232 #1240 R-7 1133 1181 1236 1243 PARTRIDGE R-9 1134 1205 1237 1263 R-16 R-18 SC's 687 1052 1306 1343 23.1.1 COGSWELL HALLIGAN 719 1075 1314 1344 INGERSOLL COLAHAN 720 1076 1318 1345 HEALY GATLING 758 1275 1319 1347 KNAPP HICKOX 998 1295 1332 1356 1050 1301 1336 1357 BROUGH COONER 1360 SLOAT SNOWDEN FESSENDEN BUNCH 23.3 Sound School, KeyWest, Fla. FISKE BURKE AMESBURY LEE FOX (Captain E. H. Jones) FROST HURST HUSE ELDRIDGE SWASEY HARMON 23.3.1 EAGLE 19 DAHLGREN MARTS MARCHAND EAGLE 27 BRAVE INCH BATES EAGLE 48 PHENAKITE BLAIR LOY EAGLE 55 ABILITY CAMP PENNEWILL EAGLE 56 IOLITE CAROLITA 23.2 Submarine Chaser Training Center, Miami, Fla, R-2 YAG 13 (Comdr. E.F. McDaniel) R-4 YAG 14 BRENNAN STEWART R-10 ANDRES EDSALL R-11 SC 449 E.G. CHASE R-13 SC 450 REUBEN JAMES EMERALD R-14 R-20 PC 451 SC 642 PC 561 SC 652 PC 566 SC 768 PC 611 SC 769 PC 1083 SC 1014 PC 1193 PCS 1376 PCE 867 #Upon reporting. -16- TF 25 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20 October 1943 DECLARSIFIED OSD Letter 5-3-78 TASK FORCE 23 - Continued. 23.4 Motor Torpedo Boat 23.8 Auxiliary Vessel Shake- Training Center, down Group Melville, R, I, Capt. H. Hartley (Lt. Comdr. W.C. Specht) 23.8.1 ENCELADUS HYDRA UNALGA PASQUOTANK CACAPON 23.4.1 Vessels Assigned for METTAWEE Training. 23.9 DD Training Group MTB RON 4 R. Adm. M.L. Deyo MTB RON 25 Group A) MTB RON 26 (Group B) DENEBOLA YOUNG MTB RON 27 23.5. Anti-Aircraft Training Northern Unit Centers (Casco Bay & Long Island WYOMING Sound) YMS 378 NEW YORK DORTCH YMS 303 23.5.1 AA Training Center YMS 377 Prices Neck, R. I. Southern Unit 23.5,2 AA Training Center, (Guantanamo) Dam Neck, Va. 23.5.3 AA Training Center, OWL Shell Beach, La. S-12 23.5,4 AA Training Center, Guantanamo, Cuba. 23.9.3 Refresher Training 23.5.5 AA Training Center, Bermuda, B.W.I. 23.10 Pre-Commissioning Training Center, 23.6 Representatives of COTCLant NavTraSta, Norfolk in Naval Districts. (Captain McClure) 23,6.1 1st ND, Capt. Branham BUCKLEY 23,6,3 3rd ND, Capt. McFeaters 23,6,4 4th ND, (when assigned.) 23.7 BOSTON EM JOE 23.6.8 8th ND, Capt. King. 23.6.10 Guantanamo Area, BILOXI Lieut. Comdr. O'Connor OG 83474 G.W. INGRAM 23.7 Minecraft Shakedown Group FRAMENT YMS 364 Minecraft Training Center, I. JEFFERY Little Creek, Virginia, BULL (Comdr. T.F. Donohue) TOMICH *HILL (28) ADMIRABLE YMS 249 23.7.1 YMS's 179 251 359 365 180 309 360 366 235 #348 363 #Upon reporting. *Temp. assign. to TF or TG indicated in parenthesis. -17- TF 23 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20-1FIKB OSD Letter, 5-3-72 7 October 1943 TASK FORCE 24 Rear Adm. J.B. Oldendorf (T.F. Commander) 24.2 Service Group MODOC BEAR 24.2.1 KIOWA APc 88 MOJAVE BOWDOIN PINTO APc 93 TAMPA NORTHLAND ALGONQUIN NORTH STAR 24.2.2 MinDiv 25 COMANCHE ARUNDEL GULL GOLDFINCH TAHOMA RARITAN GRACKLE KITE MOHAWK BLUEBIRD STORIS ALBATROSS 24.2.3 Harbor Defense Unit ACTIVE YMS 5 YP 62 CG 83481 AIVIK FAUNCE YMS 7 CG 83482 AKLAK FREDERICK LEE YMS 22 SC 707 CG 83483 ALATOK TRAVIS YMS 32 SC 708 CG 83484 AMAROK #BELLEFONTE ARLUK 24.3 #CHINOOK Air Group ARVEK #SNOHOMISH 24,3.3 BomRon 128 ATACK 24,3.4 PatRon 6 (CG) #IRONWOOD NANOK #OJIBWA 24.3.5 Argentia Fair Group NOGAK MANITOU 24,3.6 Greenland Fair Group LAUREL 24,3.10 Iceland Fair Group 24.3.11 Detechment Hedron 7 SC's 24.3.19 Canadian Arctic Fleet 527 689 Air Group. 528 704 688 705 24.5 Weather Patrol Group District Coast Guard 24.9 NOB Argentia Officer, Boston (Captain H.J. Nolson) CONIFER EVERGREEN 24,9.1 Naval Station MANHASSET SEA CLOUD 24.9.2 Naval Air Station #SORREL MENEMSHA 24.9.3 Harbor Craft Unit JUNALUSKA YC 728 YT360 24.8 Greenland Patrol CHEKILLI YCK 2 YF300 24,8,1 Rep. ComGrePat at Boston DRILLER YSD 23 YO 65 24.8.2 Greenland Patrol Escort Unit 24,8,4 U.S. Naval Operating 24.9.4 Net Defense Unit Facility; Grondal NUTMEG YNG 27 24.8.5 Northeast Greenland TU MANGO 24,8,6 U.S. Naval Facility; Narsarssauk 24.9.5 Fleet Repair Unit 24.8.17 Greenland Fleet Air Group 24.9.6 10th Construction 24.8.19 Canadian Arotic Unit of the Regiment. Greenland Patrol #Upon reporting. -18- TF 24 - ATLANTIC F-20 DESLARATIED 7 October 1943 Letter, 5-3-78 TASK FORCE 25 Rear Adm. F.A. Daubin (ComSubsLant) 25.1 Flagship 25.3.2 SubDiv 72 25.7 SUBRON 3 FALCON *R-1 (23) R-5 25.7.1 SubDiv 32 25.2 SUBRON 1 *R-6 (23) *8-11 (04) *R-7 (23) *S-12 (23) 25.2.1 SubDiv 11 *R-9 (23) *8-13 (05) 0-2 R-15 *8-15 (05) 0-3 *R-16 (23) 0-4 *R-18 (23) 25.7.2 *MALLARD(05) 0-6 0-7 25.3.3 CHEWINK 25.8 Submarine 0-8 Base, New 0-10 25.4 New Construction London. CACHALOT Subs operating CUTTLEFISH during shakedown period from Ports- 25.2.3 SubDiv 13 mouth, N. H. SEMMES S-14 #BURRFISH *S-16 (26.11) S-17 25.4.3 BATFISH S-20 S-48 25.4.4 ARCHER-FISH MACKEREL MARLIN 25.5 New Construction PORPOISE Subs operating during shakedown 25.2.3 SubDiv 31 period from New BARRACUDA London, Conn. BASS BONITA ANGLER DARTER 25.2.4 Service Unit FLASHER FALCON SAPPHIRE 25.5.10 DORADO FORCE (Temp) YP 512 25.6 New Construction Subs operating 25.3 SUBRON 7 during shakedown period from New 25.3.1 *SubDiv 12 (23) Orleans, La. R-2 R-13 R-4 R-14 25.6.6 REDFIN R-10 R-20 R-11 *Temp. assignment to TF or TG indicated in parenthesis. -19- TF 25 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 0 0 DECLASSIFIED 7 October 1943 OR Letter, 5-3-72 26.1 BERMUDA GROUP 26.6 ICELAND GROUP Rear Adm. I.C. Sowell Commodore R.S. Wentworth (ComdtNOBBermuda) (Comdt NOBIceland) Combined LDF, Including: Navy LDF Assigned. NOB Bermuda NOB Iceland Naval Air Station Fleet Air Base. NavMobHosp No. 1 PESSACUS YO 55 DESPITE YO 60 UNCAS YO 155 DIRECT YP 61 GAUGER DYNAMIC YW 55 CORMORANT EFFECTIVE YF 265 ENGAGE YF 275 26.10 Atlantic Fleet Units YOG 38 assigned to Tenth Fleet. JACAMAR YC 704 YSD 22 26.11 S.O.P.A. Casco Bay MARABOUT APc 86 (Rear Adm. Deyo) MONTEZUMA APc 89 CHEROKEE APc 91 EXCEL APC 94 CHOCTOW APc 92 EXPLOIT YO 54 YR 31 FIDELITY YO 57 SHABONEE YG 22 FIERCE YO 148 POKAGON #YT 274 FIRM YF 368 S-16 (Temp) YMS 60 #ARDC- 1 IUKA /YMS 76 YO 70 KALMIA YMS 12 YC 103 CHIMANGO YMS 79 SC 678 YD 104 FULMAR YMS 80 SC 679 COTINGA SC 680 SC 681 TASK FORCE 27 VS 32 27,1.1 F.C. DAVIS VP 201 H.C. JONES 27.2 (Comdr. C.J. Whiting) 26.2 EASTERN SEAFRON GROUP GREER (See Task Force 02) TARBELL 26.3 GULF SEAFRON GROUP UPSHUR (See Task Force 03) ELLIS 26.4 CARRIBBEAN SEAFRON GROUP CAPERTON (See Task Force 04) DORAN 26.5 PANAMA SEA FRONTIER GROUP 27.3 PHOENIX (See Task Force 05) 26.5. Panama Sea Frontier Forces WALKER 5.2Submarines STEMBEL 26.5.3Aircraft #Upon reporting. -20- TF's 26, 27 - ATLANTIC F-20-FIED 7 October 1943 OBD TASK FORCE 28 Rear Adm. R.N.L. Bellinger (ComAirLant) FLEET AIR WING 5 (NORFOLK) 28.7 INTREPID VS-35, VD-2, VB-147, VB-149 CABOT HUMBOLDT LANGLEY PBM-3 SQUADRONS (Forming, Commissioning and Training.) CHARGER VP-213, 214, 215, 216, 217, CROATAN 218, 219 28.1 FLEET AIR COMMAND QUONSET PT. ALBEMARLE ROCKAWAY Rear Adm. C. T. Durgin MATAGORDA CAG 8 (USS INTREPID) VF-8, VB-8, VT-8 CGC's 83302 83448 CAG 31 (USS CABOT) 83335 #83474 TE-DA "TE-AA 83368 83475 83369 CAG 32 (USS LANGLEY) VF-32, VC-32 AMICK (Temp) NIGHT FIGHTING SQUADRONS VF-(N)-75 VF-(N)-76 #HILL (Temp) SPARE GROUPS 28.? Anti-Submarine CAG 2 - VT-2, VB-2, VF-2 Development Detachment #PC 452 CAG 43 - VF-43, VC-43 PC 1234 (Temp) CAG 52 - VC-52, VF-52 SC 1293 SYLPH CG 83341 CG 83344 #Upon reporting. -21- TF 28 - ATLANTIC 7 October 1943 2019 OBD Letter, TASK FORCE 29 Vice Adm. A. Sharp (ComServLant) 29.1 Service Group 29.3 Logistic Group 29.4 Utility Wing ALCOR NITRO (Capt.Brady) YUKON ANTAEUS POLARIS 29.4.1 UtRon 4 KEWAYDIN TARAZED 29.4.2 UtRon 5 TUSCARORA PASTORES *CARIB (47) PONTIAC 29.4.3 UtRon 15 MERAK ARIEL 29.5 District Craft APc 87 SATURN & Vessels Under- APc 90 MAUMEE going Training. SAPELO 29.2 Mine Group KAWEAH YP 563 (Capt. Hartung) LARMIE YP 565 MONADNOCK MATTOLE RAPIDAN SC 706 MIANTONOMAH HOGAN SALINAS ESCALANTE ATR 1 PALMER *NIOBRAR.. (62) ATR 47 STANSBURY CHICOPEE OSPREY *COSSATOT (65) YP 187 *CHEPACHET (66) YP 569 AUK BROADBILL *HOUSATONIC (63) CHICKADEE *KENNEBEC (89) URANUS MATTAPONI VARUNA CHIWAWA WSA Ships Temporarily ENOREE Operated by CTF 29 SS MARKAY 29.3.2 (Comdr. Twomey) DEXTROUS SS SALVATOR CHEMUNG SS CULPEPPER 29.6 (Capt. Gainard) SALAMONIE 29.2.1 (Comdr. Plander) WINOOSKI BOLIVAR HOWARD MERRIMACK WAYEE COMANESQUE ELMORE HAMILTON DUPAGE ESSO AUGUSTA PHEASANT CANFIELD ESSO HARTFORD RAVEN ELDEN SS SABINE SUN NUTHATCH DEEDE CLOUES 29.2.5 (Capt. Fitch) TERROR CABANA DIONNE Temp. assign. to TF or TG as indicated in paren. -22- TF 29 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED F.O. 12356. Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-20 7 October 1943 08D DECLARATE Letter, 3-3-72 THIRD FLEET SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE Adm. W. F. Halsey (Com3rdFlt) TASK FORCE 31 R.Adm. T.S. Wilkinson (Com3rdPhib) MTB RON's TransDiv 12 MC KEAN DD's as assigned. TALBOT WATERS DENT TASK FORCE 32 MANLEY THIRD AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STRINGHAM R. Adm. T.S. Wilkinson (Com3rdPhib) TransDiv 16 #BROOKS #APPALACHIAN #GILMER #H.T. ALLEN #HUMPHREYS #SANDS TransDiv 2 PRES. JACKSON TransDiv 22 PRES. ADAMS KILTY PRES. HAYES CROSBY TITANIA WARD #ALGORAB #SCHLEY TransDiv 8 AMERICAN LEGION CRESCENT CITY LST Flotilla FIVE GEO. CLYMER LIBRA LST Flotilla SIX ALCHIBA LCI Flotilla FIVE TransDiv 10 HUNTER LIGGETT APc Flotilla FIVE FULLER FORMALHAUT SOUTHARD ALHENA HOVEY #DORSEY #Upon reporting. -23- TF's 31 & 32 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By DT NARA Date 4/13/21 F-20-IND 7 October 1943 08D Letter, 8-8-72 TASK FORCE 33 TASK FORCE 34 V. Adm. A.W. Fitch Adm. W.F. Halsey (ComAirSoPac) (Com3rdFleet) 33.1 Air, Solomons 34.1 (Comdr.A.D.Chandler) 34.4 BREESE (Maj.Gen, NICHOLAS TRACY N.F. Twining) O'BANNON #PRUITT CHEVALIER #SICARD 33.2 Air, Espiritu Santo TAYLOR #RAMSEY Search and Patrol FLETCHER #GAMBLE RADFORD WRIGHT JENKINS MINDIV 3 CHANDELEUR LA VALLETTE #MINDIV 14 THORNTON COOS BAY 34.2 (Capt. W.R. Cooke, Jr.) 34.5.7 FANNING BALLARD CASE PRINGLE MO CALL 32,2,2 Bomber Command WALLER CRAVEN SAUFLEY 33,2,3 Striking Command PHILIP RENSHAW 33,2,4 Carrier Air Group #CONWAY CONY 33,2.5 Carrier Air Group EATON #SIGOURNEY 33.3 Air, Efate 34.3 CortDiv 8 33.4 Air, New Caledonia GRISWOLD STEELE 33.5 Air, F111 Islands CARLSON CROUTER 33.6 Air, Sämoa BEBAS SEID CortDiv 11 LEVY PARKS OSTERHAUS #BARON #ACREE #MC CONNELL Unassigned DD's BALCH #Upon reporting. -24- TF's 33, 34 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED 10356 See 3.4 DEPLASSIFIED TASK FORCE 35 7 October 1943 OND SERVICE SQUADRON, SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE Rear Adm. C. H. Cobb (ComServRonSóPac) WHITNEY MINDORO SC's ENSERADA 703 730 982 TALAMANCA AWAHOU 722 731 1039 ROAMER WHANGAREI 723 732 1040 CYGNUS TAUPATA 725 733 1041 DELPHINUS KOHI 727 760 1266 TAURUS 728 761 1267 WHIPSTOCK 729 981 1268 #CAMANGA 1269 #TAGANAK SC's KOPARA 504 654 ALOE 505 667 BUTTERNUT RELIEF 514 668 CATALPA SOLACE 518 669 CHESTNUT 521 677 EBONY CRATER 531 698 HOLLY #ADHARA 637 699 LOCUST ARIDED 640 700 ROSEWOOD CARINA 641 701 #ANAQUA CASSIOPEIA 648 702 #PAPAYA CELENO 650 CETUS YMS's DRACO 86 98 237 #ANTARES 88 99 238 STRATFORD 89 113 241 94 117 242 PROMETHEUS 95 119 265 VESTAL 96 197 266 97 222 272 #TERN #TURKEY YP's 237 348 422 BALSAM 239 414 423 RONAKI 240 415 514 ECHO 281 416 515 MAJABA 289 417 516 #AGENOR 290 418 517 292 419 518 347 420 519 421 620 MobHosp. No. 3 MobHosp. No. 4 MobHosp. No. 5 6 MobHosp. No. MobHosp. No. 7 MobHosp. No. 8 - #Upon reporting. -25- TF 35 - SOUTH PACIFIC F-20 7 October 1943 TASK FORCE 37 TASK FORCE 38 TASK FORCE 39 R. Adm. W.A. Lee, Jr. R. Adm. F.C. Sherman R.Adm. A.S. Merrill so. DAKOTA SARATOGA MONTPELIER WASHINGTON BRETON CLEVELAND MASSACHUSETTS PR. WILLIAM DENVER ALABAMA COLUMBIA SAN DIEGO SAN JUAN C.F. AUSBURNE GUEST STANLY BENNETT FARENHOLT #AULICK FULLAM WOODWORTH CLAXTON HUDSON BUCHANAN DYSON ANTHONY LANSDOWNE CONVERSE WADSWORTH LARDNER FOOTE TERRY #MC CALLA #SPENCE #BRAINE GRAYSON THATCHER SELFRIDGE STACK RALPH TALBOT STERETT #HALFORD #WILSON #PATTERSON #LANG #Upon reporting. -26- TF's 37, 38, 39, - PACIFIC F-20 FOURTH FLEET 7 October 1943 SOUTH ATLANTIC FORCE OSD Letter, Vice Adm. H.Ingram (ComSoLant) TASK FORCE 41 TASK FORCE 43 Ocean Patrol U.S.Army Forces, SoLant Theater (Rear Adm. O.M. Read) (Brig.Gen. Robert L. Walsh) 43.1 41,1 OMAHA First Composite Squadron, Composite Force 8012, Ascension Island. 41,2 MILWAUKEE 5 B-250, 14 P-39D MOFFETT TASK FORCE 44 41,3 CINCINNATI Aircraft Wings (Capt. R.D. Lyon) 41.4 MARBLEHEAD 44.1. FairWing 16 44.1.1 PatRon 74 41.5 MEMPHIS 44,1.2 PatRon 94 44.1.3 BomRon 107 44,114 BomRon 129 TASK FORCE 42 44.1.5 BomRon 130 Escort Force 44,1.6 BomRon 143 (Comdr. H.C. Robison) 44,1,7 BomRon 145 44,1,8 PatRon 211 Active Groups Inactive Groups 44.1.9 HedRon 16 42.3 SAUCY 42.1 WINSLOW 44.1.11 Utility Sqd. FairWing 16 EDWARDS DAVIS 44.2 FairShipWing 4 SIREN SOMERS (Capt. W.E.Simmerman) TENACITY JOUETT 44.2.1 BlimpRon 41 PC 492 44.2.2 BlimpRon 42 PC 577 42.2 COURAGE 44,2.9 BlimpHodRon 4 CARNELIAN 44.3. PC 488 Naval Air Shore Facilities 42,4 J.D.FORD 44.3.1 NASF-Amapa (LP & LTA) PC 493 44,3,2 NASF-Belem (LP & SP) SURPRISE PC 574 44,3,3 NASF-Igarape Assu (LTA) PC 489 PC 575 44.3.4 NASF-Sao Luiz (LP & LTA) PC 609 44.3.5 NASF-Fortaleza (LP & LTA) 42.7 WHIPPLE 44.3.6 NASF-Natal (Land) (LP) 42.5 SPRY ALDEN 14,3.7 NASF-Natal (Sea) (SP) PC 490 PC 494 44.3.8 NASF-Recife (LP & LTA) PC 491 PC 495 44.3.9 NASF-Maceio (LP & LTA) PC 592 PC 576 44.3.11 NASF-Bahia (Aratu) (SP) PC 594 PC 593 44.3.12 NASF-Bahia(IpetangaXLPLTA) PC 595 44.3.13 NASF-Fornando do Noronha (LP & LTA) PC 610 44.3.14 NASF-Caravellas (LTA) 44.3.15 Rio.de Janeiro (SantaCruz) (LP & LTA) 44.3.16 NASF-Montevideo (LF & SP) 44.3.17 NASF-Ascension (LP) 44.4. Aircraft Tenders 44.4.1 SANDPIPER 44.4.2 BARNEGAT 44.4.3 0G-83449 -27- TF's 41,42,43,44 - ATLANTIC DECI ASSIFIED F-20 7 October 1943 Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 45 TASK FORCE 48 Brazilian Naval Forces, Shore Bases Center Command (Rear Adm. 48.1 U.S. Naval Operating Durval de Oliveira Teixeira, B.N.) Facility, Recife. 48.1.1 Desrep 12. TASK FORCE 46 48.1.2 Naval Magazine, Recife. Brazilian Naval Forces, Northeast 48.1.3 Naval Dispensary, Recife, (Rear Adm. Soares Dutra, B.N.) (Knox Hospital) TASK FORCE 47 48.2 U.S. -Naval Operating Miscellaneous Force Facility, Bahia 48.2.1 Desrep 13 47.1 Fleet Flagships 48.3 U.S. Naval Operating Base, 47.1.1 MEMPHIS Rio de Janeiro 47.1.2 BIG PEBBLE 48.4 U.S. Naval Operating 47.1.3 PERSEVERANCE Facility, Belem. 47.1.4 BLUE BIRD 48.5 U.S. Naval Operating Facility, Sao Luiz. 47.2 Recife Detachment 48.6 U.S. Naval Operating Facility, Fortaleza. 47.2.2 PATOKA 48.7 U.S. Naval Operating 47.2.4 Miscellaneous: Facility, Natal. SACAGAWEA 48.8 U.S. Naval Operating 47.2.5 Utility Towing Plane Facility, Maceio. 47.2.6 SENECA 48.9 U.S. Naval Operating 47.2.7 ATR 43 Facility, Victoria. 48.11 U.S. Naval Operating 47.3 Bahia Detachment Facility, Santoa. 47.3.2 Miscellangous: 48.12 U.S. Naval Operating YR 45 Facility, Florianapolis. 48.13 U.S. Naval Operating 47.4 Natal Detachment Facility, Rio Grande 47.4.1 YFD 38 do Sul. 48.14 U.S. Naval Operating 47.5 Minesweeping Group Facility, Montevideo. (Lt. Comdr. Berner) FLICKER YMS's 44, 45, 60, TASK FORCE 49 LINNET 76 (Temp) Brazilian Air Forces 47.6 Belem Detachment 49.1 First Air Zono 47.6.1 YR 35 49.2 Second Air Zone 49.3 Third Air Zone 47.? YO 149, 138 49.4 Fourth Air Zone 49.5 Fifth Air Zone CARIB (Temp) BANNOCK (TEmp) CG 83485 CG 83487 #Upon reporting. -28- TF's 45, 46, 47, 48, 49-ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED See F-20 FIFTH FLEET 7 October 1943 (Directly under CinCPac) OSD Letter, TASK FORCE 54 (Fleet Operational Training Command, Pacific) Rear Adm. F. A. Braisted MOOSEHEAD 54.1 For Assignment by 54.3 West Coast Sound Training Commander, Fleet Opera- Squadron tional Training Command, Comdr. R. N. Smoot Pacific. BALTIMORE RATHBURNE YP 593 YP 594 OAKLAND TENNESSEE CGC MORRIS YP 595 IDAHO CGC EWING YP 597 MACDONOUGH CGC NELLWOOD YP 598 ICOWELL REVENCE MILLER SAGE SEASCOUT PE 32 HOEL AILANTHUS LEADER PE 38 FRANKS BOND MC CORD YUMA 54.4 Anti-Aircraft Training WELLES BESBORO Center HAGGARD 54.4.1 Pacific Beach, Washington PC 776 54.4.2 Point Montara, California PC 819 54.4.3 Pacific Beach, California MARTIN SC 1362 EMERY SC 1370 54.5 Commander, Fleet Operational GREINER Training Command Pacific, STADTFELD Subordinate Command, Seattle WYMAN Capt. R. C. Bartman SEDERSTROM 54.5.1 Administrative Representative ELLIOT of Commander, Fleet LAMBERTON Operational Training Command Pacific, Subordinate Command ADOPT Seattle, in Portland, Oregon PCE 367 Lt. Comdr. Carrington PCE 868 PCE 869 PF-34 54.6 Commander, Fleet Operational Training Command, Pacific, YMS's Subordinate Command, San 138 219 275 315 Francisco, California. 143 224 281 337 Captain Laird 144 273 285 320 145 274 286 338 PC 776 54.2 Small Craft Training 54.7 Commander, Fleet Operational Center, Terminal Island Capt. Huntoon Training Command, Pacific, Subordinate Command, San PC 777 Pedro, California Comdr. W. W. Feineman SC 632 SC 1004 -29- TF 54 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 F-20 7 October 1943 08D Lask FORCE 55 TASK FORCE ? FIFTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING R. Adm R. K. Turner COMMAND, PACIFIC (ComFifthPhib) R. Adm. R. 0. Davis' (ComPhibTrainPac) #PENNSYLVANIA (FF) #LEONARD WOOD #YP 605 #CALVERT #WM. P. BIDDLE Troop Training Unit MONROVIA #NEVILLE Acorn Training Detachments #HARRY LEE #DUPAGE Landing Craft Training #ELMORE #SUMTER #FAYETTE TASK FORCE 56 #PIERCE Vice Adm. W. L. Calhoun #SHERIDAN (ComServPac) #WARREN #BOLIVAR 56.1 C. R. GREER #CALLAWAY #WAYNE 56.2 LE HARDY #CAMBRIA #CHILTON 56.3 #WHITMAN #HENRICO #BAYFIELD 56.4 H. C. THOMAS #CLAY WINTLE #ZEILEN #LA SALLE 56.5 B. R. HASTINGS ORMSBY 56.6 W. C. MILLER (Convoy 4796) FELAND #DOYEN 56.8 PURSUIT #CENTAURUS DUFFY (Convoy 2312) #CEPHEUS #ALCYONE 56.9 DEMPSEY #BELLATRIX ZANE #VIRGO 56.12 WILEMAN #AQUARIUS LST Flotilla THREE (Less LST 450, 451, 461, 483) LST Div 73 LST 487 #Upon reporting -30- TF's 55, 56 - PACIFIC 7 October 1943 OSD TASK FORCE 57 TASK FORCE 59 HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. J.H. Towers Vice Adm. R.L. Ghormley (ComAirPac) (ComFourteen & ComHawSeaFron) 59,1 FairDet,, Midway 57,1 NOB Midway 59,2 FairDet,, Canton 57,3 NAS Johnston Island 59,3 FairDet., Johnston Is. 57,4 NAS Palmyra 59,4 FairDet,, Palmyra 57,5 Sea Forces 59,5 FairDet,, Pearl Harbor 57.7 Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor 59.6 FairDet., Maui 57.9 Air Forces 59,7 FairDet., Barber's Point 59,8 Fleet Air. West Coast, Including Auxiliary Carriers & Escorts assigned. TASK FORCE 58 HAWAIIAN DEFENSE SECTOR WILLIAMSON Lt. Gen. R.C. Richardson, USA MC FARLAND (Sector Commander) 59.9 Units operating directly 58,1 Hawaiian Dept., under ComAirPac U.S. Army 58,2 Naval LDF, 14 ND 59,9.1 LONG ISLAND 58.2.2 Section Base, Hilo 59,9,2 ALTAMAHA 58.3 ighting Aircraft 59,9,3 NASSAU shorebased or 59,9.4 COPAHEE temporarily shore- 59,9.5 BARNES based. 59,10 FairWing Two 59.11 Units operating under ComMarineWingsPac (Marine Units based at EWA) 59.12 Tenders & Escorts operating with ComAirPac 59,12,2 POCOMOKE WHITMAN 59,12,4 SWAN 59,12,5 KITTYHAWK 59,12.7 TANGIER 59,12.7 CURTISS HAMMONDSPORT MACKINAC 59.7 LISCOMBE BAY CASABLANCA CHENANGO CORREGIDOR SUWANEE CORAL SEA SANGAMON -31- TF's 57,58,59 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-20 7 october 1943 10 SIXTH FLEET OBD DECRABET Letter, 5-8-78 (Directly under CinCLant) TASK FORCE 60 TASK FORCE 63 TASK FORCE 65 (R.Adm.C.F.Bryant) (Comdr. Raney) (Comdr. Wright) ARKANSAS BIBB LIVERMORE DAVISON INGHAM EBERLE MERVINE KEARNY BEATTY WILKES ERICSSON TILLMAN SWANSON ROE D.L. HOWARD PARKER SCHENCK FARQUHAR LAUB BLAKELY MACKENZIE KEITH BOYLE J. R. WARD DUANE MC LANAHAN MOORE CAMPBELL CHAMPLIN NIELDS HOUSATONIC COSSATOTT ORDRONAUX SC-1335 TASK FORCE 62 TASK FORCE 64 TABK FORCE 66 (Comdr. Mendenhall) (Comdr. Conner) (Comdr. Marshall) FRANKFORD STEVENSON STOCKTON BALDWIN MC COOK THORN DOYLE TURNER HARDING SATTERLEE PILLSBURY JACOB JONES THOMPSON POPE HAMMANN FLAHERTY PEARY TIDE STURTEVANT THREAT PIONEER SWAY PORTENT SPENCER NIOBRARA BROOME KENNEBEC MCCORMICK CHEPACHET -32- TF's 60,62,63,64,65,66-ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 $ F-20 SEVENTH FLEET 7 October 1943 ALLIED NAVAL FORCE 08D Letter, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC FORCE Vice Adm. A. S. Carpender (ComSoWesPac) TASK FORCE 70 TASK FORCE 71 (Directly under TASK FORCE 72 R.Adm. R.W. Christie ComSoWesPac) Capt. J. Fife (ComSubsSoWesPac) (T.F. Commander) TULSA HMAS ADELAIDE 72.1 Patrol Group 70.1 HILO HNMS HEEMSKERCK HNMS VAN GALEN 72,1.2 PETO #PORTUNUS HNMS TROMP 72:1.4 GUARDFISH HNMS TJERK HIDDES 72.1.5 SILVERSIDES USS LARK 6 PT of MTB ALBACORE RON 2 USS WHIPPOORWILL BLACKFISH MTB RON 7 USS ISABEL 72.1.3 GROWLER USS ONDINA MTB RON 8 72.1.7 BALAO MTB RON 12 DRUM #MTB RON 18 Sub Group S-31 OTUS #MTB RON 21 S-38 #MTB RON 24 #ORION PELIAS #MTB RON 25 72.2 Service Group CHANTICLEER 72,2.1 FULTON 70.3 HMAS WARRAMUNGA 72,2,2 COUCAL 71,1,1 PUFFER HMAS ARUNTA 72.2.3 SUB REPAIR UNIT 71,1,2 BLUEFISH 72.2.4 GATO 71,1,3 BONEFISH PERKINS 72,2.5 COD 71,1.4 RASHER CONYNGHAM 72,2,6 SCAMP 71,1,5 BILLFISH MAHAN 72,2,7 NARWHAL 71,1,6 CABRILLA DRAYTON 72,2,8 CREVALLE 71,1,7 KINGFISH FLUSSER 72,2.9 CAPELIN 71,1,8 TUNA LAMSON 72.2.10/RATON 71,1,9 BOWFIN SMITH 72.2.11/RAY 71.1.10 POMPON REID 71,1.11 CISCO TASK FORCE 73 #SHAW Commodore T.S. Combs BAGLEY 71.2 Air Group (ComAirSoWesPac) HELM (Cdr. Peterson) MUGFORD SAN PABLO HALF MOON FairWing 10 70.5 HMAS SHEPPARTON (Commodore VP-101 HMAS BENALIA T.S. Combs) HMAS VIGILANT TASK FORCE 74 HMAS MATAFELE 71.2.1 VP-11 R.Adm.V.A.C. HMAS STELLA 71,2.2 CHILDS Crutchley, R.N. HMAS POLARIS W.B. PRESTON HMAS JUNE HMAS AUSTRALIA HERON HMAS SHROPSHIRE 71.2.7 VS-61 HMAS HOBART #USS PHOENIX #Upon reporting. -33- TF's 70,71,72,73,74 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED F-20 7 October 1943 STREETES-78 OBD Later, FORCE 76 SEVENTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE R. Adm. D. E. Barbey (Com7thPhib) Headquarters Group Coastal Transport Group #BLUE RIDGE APc Flotilla SEVEN Support Group Troops Combat Vessels and U.S. Marine, U.S. & Australian aircraft (when assigned) Army Troops as assigned for: Amphibious Training. Transport Group Amphibious Training Center Captain Stevens FORT STEVENS, N.S.W. *H. T. ALLEN Landing Force Equipment Depot ALGORAB Amphibous Specialists Schools Amphibious Training Facilities HMAS MANOORA GILMER of HMAS ASSAULT HMAS WESTRALIA BROOKS HMAS KANIMBLA HUMPHREYS Amphibious Training Center SANDS TOORBUL, QUEENSLAND Landing Ship Group Landing Boats assigned. Captain J. B. Mallard Maintenance and repair facilities LST 334 LST 447 LST 390 LST 448 Amphibious Training Center LST 446 LST 449 MACKAY, QUEENSLAND LST Flotilla SEVEN Landing Boats assigned. Landing Craft Infantry Group Maintenance and repair Comdr. H. F. McGee facilities All available LCI(5)'s of Service Group Flotilla SEVEN Captain Dudley Landing Craft Tank Group RIGEL #AMYCUS (ARL 2) Flotilla SEVEN Flotilla EIGHT #Upon reporting. *Temp. assigned. -34- TF 76 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date 4/13/94 F-20 7 October 1943 SERVICE FORCE, SEVENTH FLEET (Commodore R.G. Coman) 08D DOBBIN KAILUA HMAS AASE MAERSK MIZAR HMAS BISHOPDALE GOLDSTAR HMAS KURUMBA VICTORIA HMAS MERKUR TRINITY HMAS POYANG SHIKELLAMY HMAS YUNNAN DERRICK SUSQUEHANNA POLLUX SONOMA #PYRO #CHETCO YP's 233 236 278 YT 156 279 280 283 YT 199 286 288 291 Escort Vessels and Minecraft Squadrons, ServFor, SoWestPac Capt. P. L, Carroll SC's BC's YMS's 637 735 745 476 8 51 259 648 736 746 477 9 52 260 650 737 747 479 10 53 270 698 738 748 1119 11 70 272 699 739 749 1121 46 71 #315 703 741 750 1122 47 72 334 731 742 751 1123 48 136 335 732 743 981 #1131 49 147 384 744 982 #1132 50 216 SOUTHWEST PACIFIC SEA FRONTIERS HMAS VENDETTA HMAS STUART HMS WARREGO HMAS SWAN HMAS MORESBY FF LE TRIOMPHANT PC 1120, 1124 #Upon reporting. SERVFOR 7TH FLEET & SWPAC -35- SEAFRONS. -- PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-20 EIGHTH FLEET 7 October 1943 U.S. NAVAL FORCES OBD DECLASSIVER-TA Letter, NORTHWEST AFRICAN WATERS Vice Adm. H. K. Hewitt TASK FORCE 80 (ComNavNaw) CONTROL FORCE 80.1 Flagship SC's ANCON 497 530 649 692 978 498 532 651 693 979 THOMAS STONE 503 533 655 695 1029 506 534 666 697 1030 TASK FORCE 81 508 535 676 770 1043 EIGHTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE 522 638 690 771 1044 (R. Adm. J.L. Hall, Jr.) 526 639 691 977 SAMUEL CHASE 3 SC's assigned TF 83 4 SC's assigned TF 89 Transports & Cargo Ships PILOT STAFF FUNSTON LYON PREVAIL SPEED O'HARA STANTON SEER STRIVE DICKMAN SYMBOL STEADY JEFFERSON ARCTURUS SUSTAIN CARROLL PROCYON YMS's BARNETT OBERON 3 18 28 43 63 82 226 ANDROMEDA 13 20 34 55 64 83 227 15 21 36 58 69 207 Destroyers 16 27 37 62 78 208 WAINWRIGHT COLE TRIPPE DALLAS 5 YMS's assigned TF 89 RHIND BERNADOU NICHOLSON MTB RON 15 - PT's 201 --218 ARB RON 1 - 12 ARB's WOOLSEY LUDLOW Beach Battalions EDISON Beach Battalion 1, 2, & 4. BRISTOL BUCK Construction Battalions CB's 54, 70, 120, 1005, 1006 Patrol, Escort Craft & Commander Landing Craft & Bases, Minesweepers. Amphibious Force, EIGHTH FLEET PC's (Rear Adm. J. F. Lowry) 542 550 558 521 627 543 551 562 624 BISCAYNE 545 556 559 625 546 557 591 626 Training Bases Algeria & Tunisia 2 PC's assigned TF 89 Repair Ships DELTA ACHELOUS Landing Craft 73 LST's, 89 LCI(L), 97 LST's -36- TF's 80 & 81 - NOWEST AFRICA DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20 7 October 1943 OBD Letter, FORCE 82 TASK FORCE 84 MOROCCAN SEA FRONTIER FORCE SALVAGE FORCE Captain W.R. Nichols Commodore W.A. Sullivan #Commodore B.V. McCandlish EXTRICATE HOPI Moroccan Sea Frontier Forces BRANT MORENO and Bases. TACKLE NARRAGANSETT WEIGHT PC's 471 473 475 481 EVEA 472 474 480 482 EDENSHAW 50's Salvage Base, DELLYS 507 516 519 529 515 517 524 TASK FORCE 86 SUPPORT FORCES SC 525 (Temp TF 83) Rear Adm. Davidson YMS's PHILADELPHIA PLUNKETT 23, 26, 31, 77 BROOKLYN NIBLACK NOB Casablanca BOISE BENSON GLEAVES NAS Port Lyauty MAYO Air Advanced Base, No. 1, Vessels as assigned. AGADIR TASK FORCE 87 Naval Air Facilities, TUNIS TRAIN (Captain Clarence H. Pike) Fleet Air Wing FIFTEEN VULCAN TASK FORCE 83 MOUNT BAKER NAVAL OPERATING BASE, ORAN (Commodore Yates) TASK FORCE 89 MISCELLANEOUS Naval Station, ORAN; MERS EL KEBIR 89.1 Advanced Bases, Sicily Captain L. Doughty, Jr. Base Units as assigned. 5 YMS's HACKBERRY (Temp TF 89) 4 SC's PEPPERWOOD 2 PC's from TF 81 YEW HACKBERRY (Temp. from TF 83) AROOSTOOK ANTICLINE CONASAUGA GUYANDOT 89.1.1 NOB Palmero SUNFLOWER SYNCLINE PUMPER 89.7 SAVANNAH YMS 24,29,30 KEOKUK MAYRANT WEEHAWKEN so 525 (Temp. from TF 82) KENDRICK SALEM 3 80's from TF 81 #F.C. DAVIS #H.O. JONES #Upon reporting. -37- TF's 82,83,84,86,87,89 - NOWEST AFRICA DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 ELEVENTH FLEET 7 October 1943 (U.S. Fleet) TASK FORCE 113 SOUTHEAST PACIFIC FORCE Rear Adm. F.E.M. Whiting 116,2 Air Group No. Soctor (ComSeEnsPac) 113.3.1 CONCORD 116,2,1 Offshore Patrols 113.3.2 TRENTON 116,2,2 Inshore Patrols 116,2,3 Rescue & Utility Groups 113.4.1 MC DOUGAL 116,2,4 LTA Group 113.4.2 CLARK 116,2,5 Striking Group TASK FORCE 114 116.2.6 Air Transport Group NAVAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE 116,2.7 Arcata Group Ships as assigned. 116.3 Surface Task Group So, Sector. TASK FORCE 116 116.3.16 YMS 281, 290,300 WESTERN SEA FRONTIER 116.3.17 AMYCUS Vice Adm. J.V. Greenslade YMS 271, 313, 314 (ComTwelve & ComiesSeaFron) 116.4 Surface Task Group 116.1 Air Group So, Sector No. Sector. 116,1,1 Land Based Attack Units 116.5 Escort Group as designated, 116.1.2 Hoavy Bomber and Patrol Units 116,6 Army Bomber Command 116.1.3 Army Bombor Units 116.7 Special Air Units and assigned So, Sector, Surface Forces temp- WosSeaFron. orarily assigned. 116.1.4 Naval Air Center, San 116,8 LDF, 11 ND Diego, Operating planes available, 116,9 LDF, 12 ND 116.1.5 Fighter Detachment 116.17 LST 477, 480, 484 Wost Coast VF Squadrons present, Navy & Marino 116.1.6 Naval Air Control Center Const Guard Squadron, Inshore Patrol Squadron (VS-46), Airship Ron 31 116.1.7 Ships-Carriers Present -38- TF's 113, 114, 116-U.S. FLEET DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TW 7 October 1943 OBD Letter, TASK FORCE 117 NORTHWESTERN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. F. J. Fletcher (ComThirteen & ComNorWesseaFron) 117.1 Alaskan Sector, N.W.S.F. 117.6 Northwestern Sector, SeaFrontier units as assigned. N.W.S.F. Fleet Surface, Air, and Sub- Captain Thomas marine units assigned. Army air units assigned. Sea Frontier units as Units ashore of Operating assigned. Forces located within Fleet units assigned. those assigned to Local Defense Force by Commander 117.7 Air-Group Northwestern Alaskan Sector. Sector, N.W.S.F. 117.2 Air Group Alaskan Sector. Fleet AirCraft and N.W.S.F. tenders assigned. Units as reallocated by Army Air units assigned. Commander Alaskan Sector. Coast Guard Aircraft and facilities assigned. 117.3 Surface Group Alaskan Sector, N.W.S.F. 117.8 Surface Group North- Units as reallocated by western Sector,N.W.S.F. Commander Alaskan Sector. Captain Thomas. 117.4 Submarine Group Alaskan Units as reallocated by Sector, N.W.S.F. Commander Northwestern Submarines and Tenders Sector. assigned by Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Northwestern Sector LDF Captain Thomas 117.5 Amphibious Group Alaskan Sector, N.W.S.F. LDF units as assigned. Section Bases in North- Alaskan Sector Local western Sector. Defense Force Rear Adm. J.W. Reeves. LDF units as assigned. Units ashore of Operating Forces located within the Alaskan Sector that are used primarily for support of LDF untis as designated by Commander Alaskan Sector. -39- TF 117 - U.S. FLEET WEST AND NOWESTSEAFRON DECLARATION Hd TWELFTH FLEET 7 October 1943 025 Letter, 6-8-78 U.S. NAVAL FORCES, EUROPE Admiral H.R. Stark (ComNavEu) #SC 683 #SC 718 #SC 1061 TASK FORCE 121 (Rear Adm. O. M. Hustvedt) RANGER AUGUSTA TUSCALOOSA FITCH CORRY FORREST HOBSON CAPPS TASK FORCE 120,7 ELEVENTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE Rear Adm. John Wilkes (ComllthPhibandLandCrabEu) #Upon reporting. -40- TF 121 - NAVEU DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 SECRET UNITED STATES. FLEET Headquarters of the Commander in Chief Navy Department, Washington, D. C. COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCES September 2, 1943 F-20: Combat Intelligence Division H. H. SMITH-HUTTON, Captain, U.S. Navy. DECLASSIFIED E. E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.3.or Sec. 34 F-20 September 2, 1943 SECRET OBD Letter FORCE 02 5-3-78 191 SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. A. Andrews (ComEastSeaFron) 02.1 Northern Group 02.3 New York Group Rear Adm. R.A. Theobald Rear Adm. M. Kelly Northern Ship Lane NY Ship Lane Patrol Patrol 8.8 assigned. Navy LDF 3 ND Mavy LDF 1 ND Coastal Pickets No. Air Patrol NY Air Patrol: CG A/C Salem VS 34 VS 31 4 VP (H) of VP-15 Coastal Pickets Navy Air Sta. A/C NY Navy & CG A/C Flt. Air Detach., Temp. assigned. Avail in emergency. Fleet Air Detachment Units avail in emergency ZP 11 4 VB(M) MENTOR 4 VP of VJ-15 SYLPH MIGRANT CGC 74327 CARTIGAN GUINIVERE CGC 83407 KIMBALL COLLEEN CGC 83409 CAPTOR CGC 83410 CGC 74304 H. LANE CGC 83426 CGC 74321 CGC 83427 OGC 74325 YMS 14 CGC 83440 CGC 83306 YMS 165 CGC 83441 CGC 83311 YMS 199 CGC 83447 CGC 83337 YMS 239 SC 686 CGC 83342 SC 1019 CGC 83343 SC 1062 OGC 83345 CGC 83346 02.2 Narragansett Group CGC 83347 Rear Adm. W.S. Pye CGC 83357 Narra Ship Lane Patrol CGC 83358 Navy LDF, NOB Newport CGC 83359 Coastal Pickets CGC 83429 Narra Air Patrol: CGC 83442 VS 33 CGC 83443 VB-126 CGC 83428 NAS Quonset Pt., A/C Flt. Air Detach, Avail so 683 YMS 17 in emergency SC 718 YMS 42 Navy & CG A/S assigned SC 985 YMS 75 temporarily 86 1013 YMS 105 G. GREENE Coast Guard SC 1061 YMS 106 VAGRANT Outters YMS 192 FELICIA 74312 83412 PC 617 YMS 401 so 630 80303 83424 PO 618 YNS 402 80 672 80304 83425 PC 620 80 1022 83300 83438 83408 83439 YMS 198 83411 YMS 200 -1- TF 02 - U.S.FLEET (EASTSEAFRON) Upon reporting. DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 OND TASK FORCE 02 - Continued 02.4 Delaware Group 02.5 Continued Rear Adm. M.F. Draemel Navy AirSta Norfolk A/C Delaware Ship Lane Patrol V8-37, VB-105 Naval LDF, 4 ND 9 VP of VJ-4 Coastal Pickets 7 (M) of VJ-4 Delaware Air Patrols 4 VP (H) of VP-15 vs 36 2 VP of VP-201 8 ZNP of ZP 12 4 VSB of VJ-4 Flt. A/C detach, avail 4 VP of VP-94 in emergency. VS-38, VS-35 SC 715 SC 1015 %Fair Detach A/C avail in SC 1020 emergency. SC 1321 S. MC KEEVER CONNANT YMS 111 CARRABASSETT EUPHANE YMS 166 BEDLOE GENTIAN (Temp) YMS 248 JACKSON CYMOPHANE POCAHONTAS CGC 74316 YMS 25 CGC 74329 YMS 54 SC 664 CGC 74330 YMS 57 SC 712 CGC 74334 YMS 74 SC 713 CGC 79001 YMS 104 SC 716 CGC 83305 YMS 108 SC 717 CGC 83314 YMS 109 SC 1329 CGC 83321 YMS 110 SC 1341 CGC 83327 YMS 163 SC 1352 CGC 83340 YMS 193 SC 1358 CGC 83360 YMS 215 CGC 83361 YMS 228 CGC 83366 CGC 83370 CGC 74301 CGC 83322 COC 83371 CGC 74306 CGC 83323 CGC 83413 CGC 74307 CGC 83324 CGC 83414 CGC 74332 CGC 83328 CGC 74335 CGC 83329 0215 Chesapeake Group CGC 74344 CGC 83330 Rear Adm. H.F. Leary CGC 83301 CGC 83331 CGC 83303 CGC 83332 Chesapeake Ship Lane Patrol CGC 83304 CGC 83333 Navy LDF, 5 ND CGC 83307 CGC 83334 Coastal Pickets CGC 83312 CGC 83336 Chesapeake Air Patrol: CGC 83313 CGC 83444 CG & Navy A/C AirStas. CGC 83318 CGC 83445 Elizabeth City CGC 83319 CGC 83446 ZP 14, NAS Eliz. City. CGC 83320 VP-211, Elisabeth City. VB-134 %LANTFLEET UNITS -2- TF 02 - US FLEET (EASTSEAFRON) DELLARSIRIED September 2, 1943 08D Letter, 5-3-79 TASK FORCE 02 - Continued 02.6 Southern Group 02.9 Surface Escort Group Rear Adm. J. James ST. AUGUSTINE TEMPTRESS ARGO So. Ship Lane Patrol RESTLESS CALYPSO Navy LDF 6 ND READY GALATEA Coastal Pickets IMPULSE ICARUS So. Air Patrol: FURY NEMESIS NAS Jacksonville ACTION NIKE A/C avail. BRISK PANDORA MIGHT THETIS MARNELL NOURMAHAL TRITON TALLAPOOSA HASTE DIONE INTENSITY CGC 74303 SC 658 ALACRITY NATCHEZ CGC 74324 SC 987 ASHEVILLE CGC 74362 SC 1018 TOURMALINE CGC 83363 SC 1299 ZIRCON GRESHAM CGC 83364 SC 1300 RUBY CGC 83365 SQ 1322 MIZPAH CGC 83415 1330 CYTHERA SC 1334 CGC 83416 YMS 107 PC Boats CGC 83417 YMS 112 484 555 564 568 1226 CGC 83418 YMS 164 552 560 565 619 1227 CGC 83436 YMS 247 553 563 567 623 1252 CGC 83437 1261 02.10 Killer Group 02.7 Striking Group Col. W.E. Whitson, USA 02.11 Potomac River Group R. Adm. F.L. Reichmuth 25th A/S Wing, AAFASC (Comdt. Nyd. Wash., D.C.) CivAirPatrol, Coastal Patrol Units Controlled Naval LDF as assigned. by 25th A/S Wing. 02.12 Severn River Group 02.8 AirShip Group Rear Adm. J.R. Beardall (Supt. Naval Academy) Capt. Mills Naval LDF as assigned. FairShip Wing 30 Hdqtrs. 02.13 Fleet AirWing 5 Comdt. W.G. Tomlinson 7 of ZP-12 Headquarters Squadron 5 (and detachments) 02.14 Fleet AirWing 9 Comdt. 0.8. Weller Headquarters Squadron 9 (and detachments) 02.? SEA BIRD SC 1330 PC 554 YMS 199 SC 1352 PC 1228 YMS 249 SC 1359*PC 1234(28) YMS 363 PC 1262 -3- TF 02 - U.S. FLEET Temp assigment to TF or TG (EASTSEAFRON) indicated in parenthesis. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 F-20 September 2, 1943 98D Letter, 3-3-78 TASK FORCE 03 GULF SEA FRONTIER Rear Adm. W.R. Monroe (ComSeven & ComGulfSeaFron) 03.2 Naval Air Group 03,2,1 Coast Guard A/C assigned, 03.1 Striking & Escort Group C.G. Air Base, Miami VIGILANT PC 1229 YMS 1 BOONE SPC 1241 YMS 03.2.2 Coast Guard A/C assigned. 2 CHRISTIANA PC 1242 YMS 38 C.G. Air Base, St. PC 1230 Petersburg. YMS 65 03,2,3 Coast Guard A/C assigned. Coast Guard Vessels C.G. Air Base, Biloxi 83348 83397 83420 03.2.4 LantFleet A/C assigned 83372 83398 83430 FairWing 12, Key West. 83373 83399 83431 83374 83400 83432 %LAPWING 83375 83401 83433 83376 83402 83434 03.2.5 LantFleet A/C assigned. 83377 83403 83435 7 ZNP of ZP-21, Richmond 83378 83404 83450 1 ZNP of ZP-23, Richmond 83389 83405 83451 1 ZNP of ZP-51, Richmond 83390 83406 83452 83391 83419 83453 03.2.? C.G. Assigned Banana River, 83396 #83454 Fla., & Houma, La. #83455 ZP-22, Houma so Boats 6 vos of VS-39, Banana River 453 661 1002 1282 4 VOS of VS-39, Walker Cay 499 663 1057 1290 2 vos of VS-39, Key West 500 673 1058 1291 VS-40, San Julian 511 674 1059 1292 7 VP of VP-202, Key West 512 675 1060 1342 1 VP of VP-202, Grand Cayman 646 685 1063 1468 VP-208, Key West 647 710 1064 1469 1 ZNP of ZP-21, Is. of Pinos 653 711 1276 1471 1 ZNP of ZP-21, Key West 656 1000 1277 1472 6 VB(M) of VB-132, Koy West 660 1001 1280 1473 6 (M) of VB-132, San Julian Under Comdt. 7th Naval Dist. VB-125, Key West 12 vos of VS-62, Key West BLANCHARD YMS 85 YP 395 6 vos of VS-62, Cayo Frances YP 408 12 VB(M) of VB-145, Key West CGC 72009 SC 1466 YP 426 2 ZNP of ZP-23, Hitchoock CGC 74004 SC 1467 YP 427 CGC 81005 YP 432 CGC 92001 YP 218 YP 433 CGC 92002 YP 357 YP 435 03.3 Army Air Group CGC 97002 YP 358 03.3.3 9th Aron, Miami YP 392 03,3.4 17th Aron, San Antonio de Under Comdt. 8th Naval Dist. los Banos, Cuba. ONYX YP 156 YP 430 03.3.6 21st Aron, Gulfport. BOUTWELL YP 157 YP 431 03,3,7 CivAirPat Units assigned TUCKAHOE YP 159 YP 434 to 26th A/S Wing, AAFAC WOODBURY YP 160 YMS 84 03.3.? 10th Aron; Galveston BLANCO YP 406 CGC 84001 15th Aron, San Antonio de BELLEVILLE YP 428 CGC 92003 los Banos, Cuba. %LANTFLEET Ships -4- TF 03 - U.S.FLEET (GULFSEAFRON) $Temp.duty COMSATFOR #Upon Reporting. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 08D DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 SECRET5-8-78 T.F. 03 - Continued. 03.4 Emergency Surface Striking 03,7. 7th Naval District Forces Group (Avail only in emerg) 03,7.1 Local Dofense Forces 03,4.2 Convoy Escorts 03,7,2 District Service Forces 03.4.3 Sub Training Center 03.7.3 NOB Key West 03.4.4 Other Combat Ships (passing 03.7.4 Naval Air Station, through Frontier Waters) Richmond, Florida 03.5 Emergency Naval Striking 03.8. 8th Naval District Forces Group (Avail in emergency) 03,8,1 Inshore Patrol 03,5,1 NAS Pensacola 03.8.2 Coast Guard 03,5.2 NAS Corpus Christie 03,8.3 Others assigned. 03.5.3 NAS Miami 03,5.4 NAS Ft. Lauderdale 03.9 Ship Control Group 03.5.5 NAS Melbourne 03,5,6 NAS Banäna River 03.10 Royal Air Forces, OTC 03,5.7 NAS Vero Beach (Patrol and oscort 03.5.8 NAS Sanford missions coordinated 03,5,9 NAS Deland with operations of 03.5.10 NAS Lake City Gulf Soa Frontior, 03.5.11 NAS Daytona Beach Striking Commander, Gulf Soa Frontier.) 03.6 Emergency Army Air Striking Group (Avail in emergency) 03,6,1 3rd AirFor units available McDill Fields, Tampa 03.6.2 3rd AirFor units ávailable Barksdale Field, Shreveport -5- TF - 03 U.S.FLEET (GULFSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 September 2, 1943 @SD LOVER TASK FORGE 04 CARIBBEAN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. A.B. Cook (ComTen & ComCaribSeaFron) 04.1 Surface Vessels 04.2 Navy Aircraft 04.8 Curacao-Aruba Assigned to VB-133 Group Escort Duty 4 VP of VJ-4 R.Adm. T.E. BRECKINRIDGE VP-32 Chandler BARNEY VS-43 BLAKELEY VS-44, VS-45, VS-63 Station Ships BIDDLE 2 ZNP of ZP-21 COLFAX %JAN VAN BRAKEL VB-130 DIX %VAN KINSBERGEN VB-131, VB-141 AGASSIZ %QUEEN WILHELMINA VB-143 CRAWFORD VP-204 YMS 56 YEATON VP-205 YMS 59 CUYAHOGA LEGARE 3 ZNP of AP-51 YMS 61 MARION YMS 81 RUSB %Submarines PELICAN TURQUOISE S-11 OPAL 04.9 Lighter-Than- EM NORTHUMBERLAND 04.4 NOB St. Thomas Air Ships EM MC NEAL eu EM DOW Statiin Ships CONQUEST SC 980 YP 63 04.10 Killer Group SC 1278 CONQUEROR YP 64 04.7 CG 68009 SC 1279 CANASTEGO SC 1281 YP 202 CGR 119 SC 1298 04.5 Marine Aircraft SC 1302 YP 436 St. Thomas U. S. C. G. SC 1303 YP 437 Cuban Flotilla. SC 1309 YP 441 04.6 NOB Guantanamo Bay 1310 YP 442 SC 1311 Capt. G.L. Weyler YP 443 SC 1312 YP 445 SC 1351 %ALGORMA Dominican Republic PC Boats %MONTCALM CGR 217 469 1197 %CHIPPEWA CGR 509 573 1198 1199 Station Ships CGR 538 608 612 1200 ENDURANCE CGR 1992 613 1201 KESHENA 1191 1202 1192 1203 04.7 NOB Trinidad Haiti 1194 1195 1225 (Temp) R. Adm. A.G. CGR 436 1251 Robinson CGR 1508 1196 1260 YMS BANNOCK(Temp) CGR 1509 4 YMS 398 CGR 1511 YMS 19 YMS 399 YMS 33 Station Ships COR 1512 YMS 400 YMS 158 CARCACARA CGR 1513 CHACHALACA LARCH %LANTFLEET Ships -6- TF 04 - U. S. FLEET CARIBSEAFRON) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLARSIFIED September 2, 1943 08D TASK FORCE 05 PANAMA SEA FRONTIER Rear Adm. C.E. VanHook (ComFifteen & ComPaSeaFron) 05.1 VP-1 05.3 Special Task Group VP-206 VP-207 05.3.1 SC 659 VS-59 VS-60 SC 662 SC 682 FairWing 3 SC 684 AirStaUtility Unit 05.3.2 SC 714 #THRUSH SC 986 SC 996 05.2 Escort Group SC 1016 J. F. TALBOTT 05.3.3 SC 1017 PC 461 SC 1021 WOODCOCK PC 462 SC 1023 TOPAZ PC 463 SC 1042 AGATE PC 464 PC 465 05.3.4 SC 1045 BRONCO PC 466 60 1046 BELMONT PC 470 SC 1047 BODEGA PC 616 SC 1048 PC 1253 STURDY PC 1254 05.3.5 SC 1049 VALIANT #SC 1050 YP 234 #30 1051 YMS 6 YP 285 #SC 1052 YMS 39 YMS 40 SC 540 05.4 Submarine Group YMS 41 SC 541 YMS 66 SC 634 RATON YMS 67 SC 635 RAY YMS 68 SC 657 S-13 S-15 MTB RON 14 MALLARD 05.5 Inshore Patrol Lant 05.6 Inshore Patrol Pac #Upon reporting. %LANTFLEET Ships ) -7- TF 05 - U.S. FLEET PANAMA SEA FRON) DEPARTMENTED PACIFIC FLEET September 2, 1943 08D LORGE, 5-3-72 Admiral O₂ W. Nimitz (Commander in Chief, Pacific Flect) FIRST FLEET (See Also Fifth Fleet) TASK FORCE 10 TASK FORCE 12 TASK FORCE 15 CENTRAL PACIFIC FORCE Miscellaneous R. Adm. C.A. Pownall Vice Adm. R. A. Spruance 12.2 BIRMINGHAM Vessels as assigned: ESSEX MURRAY YORKTOWN 12.3 SOUTH DAKOTA INDEPENDENCE TASK FORCE 11 ALABAMA (R. Adm. W.R. Lee) BURNS NASHVILLE BULLARD MOBILE 11.1 Transport Group KIDD 11.1.1 PRES. TYLER INDIANA HUDSON 11.1,2 HERCULES 11.1.3 ASHLAND 12.4 MINNEAPOLIS STEVENS 11,1.4 REGULUS HAZELWOOD HARRISON JOHN RODGERS 11.2 Escort Group 12.5 LEONARD WOOD MC KEE 11.2.1 BELLEAU WOOD NEVILLE RINGGOLD PRINCETON MONROVIA SCHROEDER CALVERT SIGSBEE 11.2.2 SPENCE HARRY LEE DASHIELL TRATHEN W.P. BIDDLE HALFORD BOYD ALCYONE LAVALLETTE BRADFORD BELLATRIX THATCHER ENGSTROM 11,2,3 YMS-103, 118, 288 DONEFF GUADELOUPE W.O. MILLER 11.2,4 Canton Air Group MC CONNELL Search & Strike Unit Occupation Unit VIRGO 12.6 THAD.J. WYETH 11.3 Occupation Group GEO. W. JULIAN Amy SACAJAWEA J.J. WHITNEY 11,6 Oiler Group PERIDA 11.6.1 SCHUYLKILL TJISDANE 11.6.2 B.R. HASTINGS CHIRIKOF DAVID W.BRANCH HENRY FAILING R.M. HOE PRES. FILLMORE 12.9 COWPENS CONNER CHAUNCEY -8- TF's 10,11,12,15- PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OBD DECLARSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 16 NORTH PACIFIC FORCE Roar Adm. T.C. Kinkaid 16.1 Shore Based Air Group 16.8 Landing Forces (Maj. Gen. Butlor) (Maj. Gon, Corlett) 16.1.1 Bombardment & Fighter 16.9 Transport Group Planes (Captain Buchanan) 16.1.2 Air Scarch Unit (Commodore Gehres) 16.10 Lan ding Ship Group GILLIS CASCO (Captain Bolton) TEAL LST 476, 478, 479, 480, AVOCET 481, 482, 483, 484 16.2 Alaskan Sector Escort, LCI (L) 77 - 82 inclusive, Supply and Advanced 345; 346, 347, 348 Group LCT (5) 59, 71, 81, 157, (Rear Adm. J.W. Recves, Jr.) 160, 278, 314, 319, 320, 353 - 359 Incl. KING NOTIVE 366, 394, 395 RAMSEY HEED HERALD CHARLESTON 16.11 Minesweoper Group ORACLE (Lt. Comdr. Fuetsch) BUCKEYE ORIOLE EUCALYPTUS TATNUCK CHANDLER BOXWOOD ANNOY LONG BUCKTHORN PERRY Coast Guard Vessels Patrol Craft Harbor Minoswecpers LST's 19,450,451,461,477 16.5 Submarine Group (Comdr. Johnson) San Diego Unit 16,5,4 S-30 16,5,2 S-18 16,5,5 S-28 16.5.3 S-23 16.5.7 S-35 16.5.6 S-34 16.5,15 S-40 16,5,10 S-32 16.5.16 S-41 16,5,11 S-33 16.5.18 S-42 16,5,12 S-43 16.5.13 S-37 16,5.20 S-44 7 16,5,21 S-45 16.5.22 S-46 16.5.23 S-47 16,5.1 Subdiv 41 16,5.8 Subdiv 52 16.5.17 Subdiv 53 -9- TF 16 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED DECRARECFIED OSD Letter September 2, 1943 16.12 Motor Torpedo Boat Group 16.15.5 AYLWIN (Lt. Comdr. Denny) DEWEY MTB RON 13 ITB RON 16 LST's 20, 23, 69, 205, 169 16,13 Tanker & Service Group 16,13,1 PECOS 16.7 PORTLAND 16,13,2 NEOSHO SALT LAKE CITY 16,13.3 NECHES SAN FRANCISCO 16,13,4 SARANAC LOUISVILLE 16,13.5 SCHUYLKILL 16,13,6 CUYAMA AMEN 16.13.7 MARKAB PHELPS 16,13,8 BLACK HAWK BROWNSON ABNER READ 16.15.3 WICHITA HUTCHINS BEALE NEW MEXICO HUGHES MISSISSIPPI ANDERSON IDAHO RUSSELL HULL MORRIS DALE MUSTIN MONAGHAN FARRAGUT 16.15.4 BANCROFT BUSH MULLANY SHASTA DALY SICARD PRUITT UTE CREE HYDROGRAPHER KANE -10- TF 16 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 - DEQLASSIFIED OSD LUBORET-3-78 September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 17 R.Adm. C. A. Lockwood (ComSubsPac) 17.7 SubRon 2-Independent 17.1 Empire Patrol Group Operations & Training 17.1.2 SAURY HOLLAND SEAL 17.1.4 SALMON #ORTOLAN SPEARFISH 17.1.11 SCULPIN SEARAVEN 17.1.12 SUNFISH SKIPJACK 17.1.14 TARPON SAILFISH SEADRAGON 17.1.16 POLLACK 17.1.17 PADDLE 17.7 SubRon 6-Independent 17.1.18 WHALE Operations & Training. 17.1.23 PLUNGER #PELIAS GUDGEON 17.1.24 WAHOO 17.1.7 STURGEON 17.6 SubRon 8-Independent 17,2 Mandate Patrol Group Operations & Training GATO 17,2.1 PIKE 17,2,2 HOE 17.7 SubRon 10-Independent 17,2,4 PERMIT Operations & Training 17,2,5 SWORDFISH SPERRY FLYINGFISH 17,2,6 SEAHORSE FLORIKAN HALIBUT 17,2,8 SARGO HADDOCK 17,2,9 SNAPPER TRIGGER 17.2.10 TUNNY 17.2.18 TULLIBEE 17.8 Submarine Administration, Mare Island 17.3. Miscellaneous Operations THRESHER GRAYBACK 17.3.2 CABRILLA GUNNEL TAUTOG 17.3.3 CERO 17.3.4 BEAVER 17.9 San Diego Training Group 17.3.5 SHAD (Also see T.G. 16.5) 17.3.11 BARB 17.3.15 HERRING 17.10 SubRon 12-Independent 17.3.20 BLACKFISH Operations & Training 17.3.21 COD GRIFFEN JACK 17.3.22 HADDO GREENLET LAPON 17.3.? GAR HARDER SKATE GURNARD TAMBOR PARGO MINGO FINBACK MUSKALLUNGE 17.4 SubRon 4-Independent 17.11 SubRon 14-Independent Operations & Training Operations & Training SEAGULL POMPANO BUSHNELL TINOSA WIDGEON POGY #MACAW SCORPION SEAWOLF STEELHEAD DOLPHIN NAUTILUS SNOOK SAWFISH 17.4.9 LITCHFIELD 17,14 Coordinated Attack Group A 17.5 Subordinate Command Midway 17.15 Coordinated Attack Group B #Upon reporting -11- TF 17 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/94 BAD ATLANTIC FLEET 1 Septomber 2, 1943 Admiral A.E. Ingersoll Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet SECOND FLEET (See also 6th Flcet) TASK FORCE 20 SIXTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE (Rear Adm. A.G. Kirk) 20.3.9 Naval Landing Force TransDiv 11 TransDiv 13 Equipment Dopot. ALMAACK TATTNALL Capt. Laird. ELECTRA NOA OVERTON 20.4 Army Organic Troops Brig. Gen. Keating, USA. 20.1 Administrative Command Joint Staff Units permanently assigned. 20.3 Amphibious Training Command, Lant Fleet 20.5 Army Command Echelon (Commodore Johnson) Units attached for amphibious training. 20.3.1 Administrative Command (Commander Opic) 20.6 Research and Development 20,3,2 Landing Craft Center. Lt. Comdr. Putnam 20.3.3 Training Center Col. Lynch, USA Assigned Army and Navy Personnel. 20.3.4 Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Md, WINDSOR Comdr. Camp. LEEDSTOWN CUSTER 20.3.5 Amphibious Training Base, Little Creck, Va, 20.7 YP 554 Comdr. Wade YP 604 20,3.6 Temp: Amphibious Training YAG 17 Base, St, Andrews Bay, Fla, Comdr. Green YT 332 YT 342 20.3.7 Amphibious Training Base, YT 350 Fort Pierce, Fla, Capt. Gulbranson YR 23 YR 24 20.3.8 Amphibious Training Baso, Camp Bradford, Va, Capt. Whitfield -12- TF 20 - ATLANTIC DECI ASSIFIED DECLARATIED September 2, 1943 08D Letter; 5-8-78 TASK FORCE 21 Adm. R.E. Ingersoll (CinoLant) 21.1 Troop Convoy Escort ARKANSAS DesRon 15 D sRon 29 Miscellaneous *TEXAS (68) *DAVISON (68) WHIPPLE ALDEN BIBB ( *NEVADA (62) *MERVINE (68) INGHAM J.D.EDWARDS *IOWA (22) * BEATTY (68) J.D.FORD *DUANE (64) BULINER * *PHILADELPHIA (80) TILLMAN (68) SPENCER BARKER (64) BROOKLYN *COWIE (67) *CAMPBELL (64) *SAVANNAH (81) *KNIGHT (80) DesRon 30 *BOISE (81) *DORAN (65) *DALLAS (80) *EARLE (67) *BERNADOU (80) DesRon 7 *COLE (80) *PLUNKETT (80) DesRon 16 *TARBELL (65) *NIBLACK (80) *PARKER (68) *UPSHUR (65) *BINSON (80) *LAUB (68) DD's ASSIGNED *GLEAVES (80) *KENDRICK (68) DesRon 31 PACIFIC *MAYO (80) *MACKENZIE (68) *MC CORMICK (66) MCLANAHAN (68) ABBOT DesRon 8 BOYLE (68) CortDiv 1 *BELL (112) WAINWRIGHT (80) CHAMPLIN (68) *GOLDSBOROUGH (28) *ISHERWOOD (112) *MAYRANT (80) NIELDS (68) WALKER TRIPPE (80) ORDRONAUX (68) CortDiv 3 SPROSTON RHIND (80) *HAMMANN (64) CHARRETTE *ROWAN (80) DesRon 17 *JACOB JONES (64) ERBEN NELSON (67) *R.E. PEARY (64) KIMBERLY DesRon 10 *MURFHY (67) *STUR TEVANT (28) BUNKER HILL ELLYSON (22) "GLENNON (67) BLACK HAMBLETON *JEFFERS (67) CourtDiv 4 CAPPS (67) *RODMAN (22) *BUTLER (67) *POPE (62) WICKES *EMMONS (22) *GHERARDI (67) *PILLSBURY (62) C.K. BRONSON MACOMB *HERNDON (67) *FLAHERTY (62) *FITCH (67) *SHUBRICK (89) *LIVERMORE (65) QUICK (67) CortDiv. 5 *EBERLE (65) *EV.RTS (61) *KEARNY (65) DesRon 18 *WYFFELS (61) SHIPS ASSIGNED *ERICSSON (65) *FRANKFORD (62) *DECKER (61) PACIFIC *CARMICK (62) *DOBLER (61) DesRon 13 *DOYLE (62) *SMARTT (61) *PHOENIX (23) BUCK *ENDICOTT (06) *W.S.BROWN (61) *WOOLSEY (86) *NC COOK (62) CITRUS *LUDLOW (86) *BALDWIN (66) CortDiv 6 (86) *HARDING *EDISON (66) HOPPING (66) SC 1037 *BRISTOL (86) SATTERLEE *C.LAWRENCE (66) THOMPSON *D.T. GRIFFIN 66) WILKES 'REEVES (66) YMS 183 *NICHOLSON (86) DesDiv 27 YMS 184 SWANSON DICKERSON CortDiv 17 YMS 195 ROE BADGER *WEBER (67) CortDiv 21 *FECHTELER (67) *Temp. assignment to TF or TG indicated in parenthesis. #Upon reporting. -13- TF-21, ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLARIFIED September 2, 1943 ORD Lotter, 5-3-78 T.F. 21 - Continued 21.4 *LEARY (23) *BABBITT (23) 21.12 (Capt. Dunn) *SCHENCK (23) BOGUE 21.5 ROPER G.E. BADGER LEA 0. INGRAM DECATUR CLEMSON GREENE 21.6 MADISON LANSDALE C.F. HUGHES 21.14 (Capt. Isbell) CARD H.P. JONES BORIE #DONNELL BARRY GOFF SIMS 21.9.1 Flagships 21.15 (Capt. Lyon) VIXEN CROATAN CONSTELLATION BELKNAP PAUL JONES 21.9.2 Vessels LantFlt not PARROTT under oporational control of T.F. 21.17 BLOCK ISLAND Commanders, LantFlt. DUPONT HERBERT DAUNTLESS ELLIS 21,9.3 UC-CU escort control officer at NOB Londonderry TASK FORCE 22 R. Adm. O.M. Hustvedt 21,9.9 Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit IOWA 21.11 (Capt. Fick) ELLYSON RODMAN SANTEE EMMONS BAINBRIDGE GREER SIMPSON #MAC LEISH #BROOME Temp. assignment to TF or TG TF's 21 & 22 - ATLANTIC indicated in parenthesis. #Upon reporting. -14- DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 08D Lotter TASK FORCE 23 FLEET OPERATIONAL TRAINING COMMAND Rear Adm. D.B. Beary WILLIAMSBURG (FF) 23.1 DE Shakedown Task Group 23.2.1 Vessels assigned for (Capt. Holloway) Training. PC 606 PC 1231 HAMUL (F) PC 614 PC 1235 ALTAIR PC 615 PC 1237 PC 1051 PC 1263 NEW YORK R-9 PC 1131 PC 1352 R-16 PC 1132 BUCKLEY R-18 PC 1133 PC 1204 PARTRIDGE ATR 90 PC 1211 23.1.1 CHASE SCOTT SC 719 ACREE BULL SC 720 SC 1274 CANFIELD F.C. DAVIS SC 721 SC 1287 AMICK H.C. JONES 80 757 SC 1294 FOSS KEITH SC 988 80 1295 SCHMITT DEEDE SC 989 SC 1313 OTTERSTETTER D.L. HOWARD SC 998 SC 1318 CLOUES GANTNER SC 1038 SC 1323 LANING TOMICH SC 1050 SC 1331 G.W. INGHAM FARQUHAR SC 1051 SC 1332 ELDEN so 1075 SC 1335 J.R.Y. BLAKELEY SC 1076 80 1343 STANTON so 1344 HILL so 1353 SC 1355 23.2 Submarine Chaser Train- 1ng Center, Miami, Fla, 23.3 Sound School, KeyWest, Fla, (Comdr. E.F. McDaniel) (Capt. E.H. Jones) BRENNAN PCS 1376 MOONSTONE (Temp) ANDRES E.G. CHASE EAGLE 19 DAHLGREN REUBEN JAMES EAGLE 27 BRAVE STEWART EAGLE 48 PHENAKITE EDSALL EAGLE 55 ABILITY EAGLE 56 IOLITE SC 642 PC 561 CAROLITE SC 652 PC 566 SC 768 PC 611 R-2 YAG 13 SC 769 PC 1083 R-4 YAG 14 SC 1014 PC 1193 R-10 SC 1074 R-11 SC 449 SC 1304 R-13 SC 450 R-14 R-20 PC 451 #Upon reporting. -15- TF 23 - ATLANTIC DECLARABIED OSD September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 23 - Continued 23.1 Motor Torpedo Boat 23.9 DD Training Group Training Center, Rear Adm. N.L. Deyo Melville, R. I. (Lt, Comdr. W.O. Specht) DENEBOLA #UNALGA CAPERTON HALE 24.4.1 Vessels assigned for C.J. BADGER IZARD Training. SIGOURNEY LUCE COTTEN DORTCH MTB RON 4 WM. D. PORTER MTB RON 23 YOUNG MTB RON 25 (Group A) MTB RON 25 (Group B) Northern Unit 23.5 Anti-Aircraft Training (Casco Bay & Long Island Sound) Centers. WYOMING STEMBEL APc 67 APc 94 23,5,1 AA Training Center, HALL APc 75 APc 96 Prices Neck, R.I: 23,5,2 AA Training Center, Dam Neck, Va. Southern Unit 23.5,3 AA Training Center, (Guantanamo) Shell Beach, La. 23,5,4 AA Training Center, OWL Guantanamo, Cuba. S-12 23.5.5 AA Training Center, Bermuda, B.W.I. 23,9.3 Refresher Training (when organized) 23.7 NEW JERSEY BLACKROCK 23.6 Representatives of BALTIMORE EM JOE COTCLANT in Naval Districts BOSTON W. EDWARDS as and when assigned. PHOENIX SORREL 23,6.1 lst ND (when assigned) CHESTER 23.6.3 3rd ND (when assigned) 23.6.8 8th MD (when assigned) MOORE FOGG 23.7 Minecraft Shakedown BARON DIONNE Section Base, Little J.R. WARD CABANA Croek, Virginia (Comdr. T.F. Donohue) ADMIRABLE YMS's 159 183 303 160 184 358 169 201 363 170 215 375 176 231 376 177 250 403 178 300 404 #Upon reporting. -16- TF 23 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 F-20 DEBLARSIZIED September 2, 1943 08D Letter, 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 24 Rear Adm. J.B. Oldendorf (T.F. Commander) 24.2 Service Group 24.8 GREENLAND PATROL 24,2.1 PRAIRIE APc 98 MODOC AIVIK PINTO APc 93 MOJAVE AKLAK KIOWA TAMPA ALATOK AMAROK 24.2.2 MinDiv 25 ALGONQUIN ARVEK GOLDFINCH COMANCHE ATAK GRACKLE TAHOMA NANOK GULL MOHAWK NOGAK KITE BEAR SC 527 24,2,3 Harbor Defense Unit BOWDOIN 80 528 YMS 5 SC 707 NORTHLAND SC 688 YMS 7 SC 708 NORTH STAR SC 689 YMS 22 ARUNDEL SC 704 YMS 32 STORIS SC 705 RARITAN 24.3 AIR GROUP BLUEBIRD MANITOU Capt. Hamilton ALBATROSS LAUREL 24,3.1 FairWing 7 ACTIVE 24,3.4 11 VP of VP-84 FAUNCE 24,3,5 Argentia FairGroup FREDERICK LEE 24,3,6 Greenland FairGroup TRAVIS 24,3,10 Iceland FairGroup 24,3,11 HedRon, FairWing 7 24,8,1 Representative COMGREPAT 24.3.15 Quonset FairGroup Nyd. Boston. 24,3,19 Canadian Arctic Fair 24,8,2 Greenland Patrol escort Unit. Group. 24.8.3 Greenland Patrol escort Unit. 24.3.? 4 VB (M) & 5 VP of 24,8,17 Greenland Fair Group Greenland Detach. (same as 24.3.6) 12 VB(M) of VB-128 24.8.19 Canadian Arctive Unit of the Greenland Patrol. SANDPIPER 24.9 NOB Argentia 24.5 Weather Patrol Group Capt. H.J. Nelson District Coast Guard Officer, Boston 24,9.1 NAS Argentia MANHASSETT 24.9.2 Harbor Craft Unit SEA CLOUD JUNALUSKA YP 62 YNG 27 CONIFER CHEKILLI YCK 2 YF 300 SORREL DRILLER YSD 23 YO 61 EVERGREEN NUTMEG YT 360 24.7 FALCON (Temp) TF 24 - ATLANTIC #Upon reporting. -17- DECLASSIFIED OBD September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 25 Rear Adm. F. A. Daubin (ComSubsLant) 25.3.2 SubDiv 72 25.7 SUBRON 3 R-1 25.1 Flagship R-5 25.7.1 SubDiv 32 FALCON R-6 *8-11 (04) R-7 (25.3.2.7) *S-12 (23) 25.2 SUBRON 1 *R-9 (23) *S-13 (05) R-15 S-14 25.2.1 SubDiv 11 *R-16(23) *S-15 (05) 0-2 *R-18(23) 25.7.2*MALLARD (05) 0-3 0-4 25.3.3 CHEWINK 25.8 0-6 Submarine Base, New London. 0-7 25.4 New Construction 0-8 Subs operating 25.? *RATON 0-10 during shakedown (Temp 05) CACHALOT period from Ports- *RAY CUTTLEFISH mouth, N. H. (Temp 05) 25.2.2 SubDiv 13 25.4.2 ASPRO PORPOISE SEMMES S-16 25.5 New Construction S-17 Subs operating 8-20 during shakedown S-48 period from New MACKEREL London, Conn. MARLIN DACE CAPELIN 25.2.3 SubDiv 31 CORVINA BARRACUDA APOGON BASS BONITA 25.5.3 HAKE 25.5.4 CREVALLE 25.2.4 Service Unit FALCON (24) 25.6 New Construction SAPPHIRE Subs operating FORCE (Temp) during shakedown YP 512 period from New Orleans, La. 25.3. SUBRON 7 25.3.1 *SubDiv 12 (23) R-2 R-4 R-10 R-11 R-13 R-14 R-20 *Temp. assingment to IF or TO indicated in parenthesis. -18- TF 25 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date 4/13/94 OSD SECRET 3-72 DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 26.1 BERMUDA GROUP 26.6 ICELAND GROUP Rear Adm. I.C. Sowell Commodoro R.S. Wentworth (Comdt. NOB Bermuda) (Comdt. NOB Icoland) Combined LDF, Incl. Navy LDF assigned. NOB Bermuda NOB Iceland. NOB Bormuda Fleet Air Base. NavMobHosp No. 1 DESPITE YP 61 GEMINI DIRECT YO 55 PESSACUS DYNAMIC YO 60 URANUS EFFECTIVE YO 155 UNCAS ENGAGE YW 55 GAUGER YF 265 CORMORANT JACAMAR YOG 38 HEROIC YC 704 MARABOUT YSD 22 TASK FORCE 27 MONTEZUMA APc 86 CHEROKEE APc 91 27.1 SOPA Casco Bay CHOCTOW APc 92 YR 31 EXCEL POKAGON YG 22 EXPLOIT #YT 274 FIDELITY YMS 44 #YF 368 FIERCE YMS 45 FIRM SC 678 IUKA SC 679 KALMIA SC 680 CHIMANGO SC 681 FULMAR COTINGA V8-32, VP-201 3 VP (H) of VP-15 APc 89 1 VP of VJ-4 YMS 79 YMS 80 26.2 EASTERN SEAFRON GROUP YO 148 (see Task Force 02) YMS 12 26.3 GULF SEAFRON GROUP 27,2 SOPA Bermuda (see Task Force 03) 27,4 SOPA Argentia 26.4 CARIBBEAN SEAFRON GROUP (see Task Force 04) 27,5 SOPA Iceland 26,5. PANAMA SEA FRONTIER GROUP 27,6 SOPA Hampton Roads (see Task Force 05) 26,5.1 Panama Sea Frontier Forces 27.7 SOPA Boston 26.5.2 Submarines 26.5.3 Aircraft -19- TF's 26, 27 - ATLANTIC #Upon reporting. 9SD SECRET-3-73 DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 28 Rear Adm. R.N.L. Bellinger (ComAirLant) 28.1 FLEET AIR COMMAND, QUONSET PT. Rear Adm. C.T. Durgin CARRIER AIR GROUPS CARRIER AIR GROUPS FLEET AIR WING'S (NORFOLK) VP-203, VP-209, VP-210, VP-212 GROUP TWO VP-211 VT-2, VB-2, VF-2 HUMBOLDT GROUP EIGHT (USS INTREPID) GOLDSBOROUGH VF-8, VB-8, VT-8 FLEET AIR WING 12 (KEY WEST) GROUP TWENTY FIVE (USS COWPENE VB-125, VB-132, VB-145, VF-25, VC-2 VP-202, VP-208 GROUP THIRTY (USS MONTEREY) FLEET AIR WING 12 VF-30, VC-30 (Deland Detachment, Deland, Fla.) GROUP THIRTY-ONE (USS CABOT) PBM-3 SQUADRONS (Forming, VC-17, VF-31 Commissioning and Training:) VP-213, 214, 215, 216, 217, GROUP THIRTY-TWO (USS LANGLEY) 218, 219. VC-32, VF-32 GROUP SEVENTEEN (USS BUNKER HILL) NIGHT FIGHTING SQUADRONS VF-17, VB-17, VT-17 VF-(N)-75 VF-(N)-76 28.17 FairWing 9 28.17 FairWing 9 Hedron 28.7 BUNKER HILL GABOT - STURTEVANT( (Temp) MONTEREY CGC 83302 CHARGER CGC 83335 CORE CGC 83341 CGC 83344 ALBEMARLE CGC 83368 THRUSH CGC 83369 ROCKAWAY CGC 83448 MATAGORDA 28.7 Anti-Submarine Development Detachment 80-1293 PC 1234 (Temp) #YMS 80 #PO 452 Administration in TF-21. #Upon reporting. -20m TF 20 - ATLANTIC OSD DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 29 Vice Adm. À, Sharp (ComServLant) 29.1 SERVRON 1 29.3 SERVRON 7 W.S.A. Ships oper- NITRO ated by CTF 29 ALCOR *MOUNT BAKER (80) *MAUSET (80) YUKON S8 CULPEPPER *MORENO (86) POLARIS SS MATINICOCK *BANNOCK (04) *TARAZED (68) SS SALVATOR TUSCARORA PASTORES SS COLORADO (T) *VULCAN (80) PONTIAC KEWAYDIN MERAK 29.4 Utility Wing *HOPI (81) SATURN 29,4.1 UtRon Four *CARIB (40) MAUMEE 29,4.2 UtRon Fivo *NARKAGANSETT (80) SAPELO APc 87 KAWEAH 29.7 Miscellaneous LARAMIE APc 90 MATTOLE ANTAEUS 29.2 SERVRON 5 RAPIDAN TERROR (F) SALINAS EXTRICATE *SALAMONIE (67) WEIGHT MinDiv 16 MinDiv 17 *CHEMUNG (67) *PILOT (81) *STAFF (80) *CHIVAWA (67) PHAON *PIONEER (62) *SKILL (80) *CHEPACHET (64) *PORTENT (62) *SPEED (80) *CHI COPEE (68) SC 706 *PREVAIL (81) *STRIVE (80) *MERRIMACK (66) *SEER (86) *STEADY (81) *WINOOSKI (62) APc 95 *SUSTAIN (81) HOUSATONIC MinDiv 18 KENNEBEC YP 187 *SYMBOL (81) MinDiv 19 COMANESQUE YP 563 THREAT HOGAN *ESCALANTE (67) YP 565 TIDE HAMILTON *ENOREE (61) YP 569 STANSBURY *COSSATOT (65) MinDiv 21 MATTAPONI RAVEN MinDiv 50 *NIOBRARA (62) SHAKEDOWN AUK *SALEM (80) PHEASANT *WEEHAWKEN (80) SWAY BROADBILL *KEOKUK (80) TIDE OSPREY HONADNOCK NUTHATCH MIANTONOMAH 29.3.2 (Comdr.Hylant) ASHTABULA ARIEL PALMER ATR 45 29.2.2 (Lt. Comdr. Jones) HOWARD ATR 47 CHICKADEE ZEAL ESSO AUGUSTA ADOPT ESSO HARTFORD ATR 46 ESSO MARKAY ESSO SABINE SUN APc 96 *Temporarily assigned to Tf or TG as indicated in paren. TF-29, ATLANTIC -21- ASSIFIED OSD DECLASSIFIED THIRD FLEET September 2, 1943 SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE Adm. W.F. Halsey (Com3rdFlt) TASK FORCE 31 R. Adm. T.S. Wilkinson (Com3rdPhib) TransDiv 12 WALLER MC KEAN SAUFLEY TALBOT PHILIP WATERS RENSHAW DENT CONWAY MANLEY EATON STRINGHAM O'BANNON CHEVALIER TransDiv 16 TAYLOR #BROOKS NICHOLAS #GILMER CONY #HUMPHREYS PRINGLE #SANDS MTB RON's TransDiv 22 KILTY TASK FORCE 32 CROSBY THIRD AMPHIBIOUS FORCE WARD R. Adm. T.S. Wilkinson #SCHLEY (Com3rdPhib) LST Flotilla FIVE #APPALACHIAN #H.T. ALLEN LST Flotilla SIX TransDiv 2 LCI Flotilla FIVE PRES. JACKSON PRES. ADAMS APc Flotilla FIVE PRES. HAYES TITANIA SOUTHARD #ALGORAB HOVEY TransDiv 8 AMERICAN LEGION CRESCENT CITY GEO. CLYMER LIBRA #ALCHIBA TransDiv 10 HUNTER LIGGETT FULLER FORMALHAUT ALHENA #Upon reporting. -22- TF's 31 & 32 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OBD DECLASSIFIED SECRETS-73 September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 33 TASK FORCE 34 V. Adm. A.W. Fitch ESCORT. FORCE (ComAirSoPac) Adm. W.F. Halsey (Com3rdFlt) 33.1 Air, Solomons Maj. Gen. N.F. Twining RADFORD JENKINS 33.2 Air, Espiritu Santo ANTHONY Search and Patrol BENNETT POCOMOKE # FLETCHER WRIGHT LAVALLETTE CHANDELEUR WADSWORTH THORNTON COOS BAY CortDiv 8 BALLARD GRISWOLD STEELE 33,2,2 Bomber Command CARLSON CROUTER 33,2,3 Striking Command # BEBAS SEID 33,2,4 Carrier Air Group TRACY 33,2.5 Carrier Air Group LEVY 33.3 Air, Efate BREESE PREBLE 33.4 Air, New Caledonia MONTGOMERY 33.5 Air, F1,11 Islands 34.5.8 SANGAMON 33.6 Air, Samoa LANG -23- #Upon reporting. TF's 33 & 34 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLASEIFIED September 2, 1943 ORD Lottes, 0-3-72 TASK FORCE 35 SERVICE SQUADRON, SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE Rear Adm. C.H. Cobb (ComSeronSoPac) WHITNEY MINDORO SC 703 ALOE ENSENADA SC 722 BUTTERNUT TALAMANCA AWAHOU SC 723 CATALPA ROAMER PORT WHANGAREI SC 725 CHESTNUT CYGNUS TAUPATA SC 728 EBONY DELPHINUS KOHI SC 729 HOLLY TAURUS SC 730 LOCUST WHIPSTOCK SC 731' ROSEWOOD #CAMANGA SC 732 #ANAQUA TAGNAK SC 504 SC 733 #PAPAYA KOPARA SC 505 SC 760 SC 514 SC 761 YP 237 RELIEF SC 518 SC 981 YP 239 SOLACE SC 521 SC 982 YP 240 SC 531 SC 1039 YP 281 CRATER SC 637 SC 1040 YP 289 #ADHARA SC 640 SC 1266 YP 289 ARIDED SC 641 SC 1267 YP 290 CARINA SC 648 SC 1268 YP 292 CASSIOPEIA SC 650 SC 1269 YP 347 CELENO SC 654 SC 1041 YP 348 CETUS SC 667 YP 414 DRACO SC 668 YMS 86 YP 415 SC 669 YMS 88 YP 416 #ANTARES SC 677 YMS 89 YP 417 SC 698 YMS 94 YP 418 STRATFORD SC 699 YMS 95 YP 419 SC 700 YMS 96 YP 420 PROMETHUS SC 701 YMS 97 YP 421 VESTAL SC 702 YMS 98 YP 422 SC 727 YMS 99 #TERN YP 423 YMS 113 #TURKEY YP 514 YMS 117 YP 515 YMS 119 BALSAM YP 516 YMS 197 YP 517 YMS 222 RONAKI YP 518 YMS 237 ECHO YP 519 YMS 238 YP 620 MAJABA YMS 241 YMS 242 MobHosp. No. 3 YMS 265 MobHosp. No. 4 YMS 266 MobHosp. No. 5 YMS 272 MobHosp. No. 6 #Upon reporting. -24- TF 35 - so. PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OSD DECLARSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 37 TASK FORCE 38 TASK FORCE 39 R. Adm. H.W. Hill R.Adm.F. F. C. Sherman R,Adm,A,S,Merrill 37.1 COLORADO 38.1 SARATOGA MONTPELIER MARYLAND CLEVELAND SAN DIEGO DENVER DD's from. 37.8 SAN JUAN COLUMBIA 37.2 R.Adm.V.H. Ragsdnle STACK C.F. AUSBURNE STERETT DYSON LONG ISLAND WILSON STANLY BRETON CONVERSE PRINCE WILLIAM 38.2 R.Adm.G.B.Davis FOOTE #CLAXTON DD's from 37.3 WASHINGTON #AULICK NO. CAROLINA #SPENCE 37.3 WOODWORTH MASSACHUSETTS #THATCHER BUCHANAN FARENHOLT MAURY MC CALLA CRAVEN SELFRIDGE GRIDLEY RALPH TALBOT MC CALL PATTERSON DUNLAP LANSDOWNE CUMMINGS LARDNER FANNING #GRAYSON CASE #BALCH -25- TF's 37,38,39 - PACIFIC #Upon reporting. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OSD FOURTH FLEET September 2, 1943 SOUTH ATLANTIC FORCE Vice Adm. J.H. Ingram (ComSoLant) TASK FORCE 41 TASK FORCE 43 Ocoan Patrol Carrier Group (Rear Adm. O.M. Read) Carriors and Destroyers as ordered. 41.1 OMAHA (F) TASK FORCE 44 JOUETT Aircraft Wings (Capt. R.D. Lyon) 41,3 CINCINNATI 41.4 MARBLEHEAD 44,1 Flect AirWing 16 41.5 MEMPHIS 14,1.1 13 VP of VP-74 MOFFETT 44,1,2 15 VP of VP-94 44,1,3 12 VB (M) of VB-127 44,1,4 12 VB (M) of VB-129 TASK FORCE 42 44,1,5 12 VB (M) of VB-107 Escort Force 44.1.9 Hedron 16 (Comdr. H.C. Robinson) 44,1.7 1 VP of VJ-4 Active Groups Inactive 44.2 #Fairship 50 42.5 WINSLOW 42.1 MILWAUKEE 44.2.1#ZP-52 DAVIS 44.2.2#ZP-53 PC 490 44,2.9# Hedron 50 PC 491 42.2 COURAGE PC 592 CARNELIAN 44,3 Naval Air Shoro Facilities PC 594 PC 488 44.3.1 NASF-Amapa (L.P.& L.T.A.) PC 595 PC 574 44,3,2 NASF-Bolom (L.P.& S.P.) PC 575 44,3,3 NASF-Igarapo 44,3.4 NASF-Sao Luis 42.3 SIREN 44,3,5 NASF-Fortaleza (L.P.& L.T.) PC 492 14,3,6 NASF-Natal (Land) (L.P.) PC 494 44,3.7 NASF-Natal (Sea) (S.P.) PC 577 44,3.8 NASF-Recife (L.P.& L.T.A.) PC 593 44,3.9 NASF-Maccio (L.P.& L.T.A.) CS 4 44.3.11 NASF-Bahia (s.p.) 44.3.12 NASF-Fernando de Noronha (L.P. & L.T.A.) 42.4 SOMERS SURPRISE 44,4. Aircraft Tenders PC 489 PC 493 44.4.1 BARNEGAT PC 495 PC 576 TASK FORCE 45 PC 609 Killor Groups 42.7 SAUCY Ships and Planos as may be SPRY ordered from TF's 42, 43, 44, TENACITY 46, and 49. HMS ALCANTARA HMS WOODRUFF HMS CLARKIA PC 610 #Upon reporting. -26- TF's 41,42,43,44,45 -ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 had DECRET 5-3-72 FOURTH FLEET (CONT'D) TASK FORCE 46 TASK FORCE 48 Brazilian Naval Forces of Shore Bases The Northeast. (Rear Adm. Soares Dutra, B.N.) 48.1 U.S. Navál Operating Facility, Recife, TASK FORCE 47 Miscollaneous Force 48,1.1 Dosrep 12 48.1.2 Naval Magazine, Recife. 47,1 Floot Flagships 48.1.3 Naval Disponsary, Recifo. (Knox Hospital) 47,1,1 MEMPHIS 47,1,2 #BIG PEBBLE 48.2 U.S. Naval Operating 47.1.3 PERSEVERANCE Facility, Bahia 47,1.4 BLUEBIRD 48,2.1 Desrop 13 47,2 Recife Detachment 48.3 U.S. Naval Oporating Base, 47,2,1 MELVILLE Rio de Janciro 47,2.2 PATOKA 48.4 U.S. Naval Operating 47.2.3 LINNET Facility, Belom. 47.2.4 YO 138 48,5 U,S, Naval Operating SACAGAWEA Facility, Sao Luiz. 48.6 U.S. Naval Operating 47,2.5 Utility Towing Plane Facility, Fortaleza. 48.7 U.S. Naval Operating 47,3. Bahia Detachment Facility, Natal. 48.8 U.S. Naval Operating 47.3.1 FLICKER Facility, Maccio. YMS 60 48.9 U.S. Naval Operating YMS 76 Facility, Victoria. 48,11 U.S. Naval Operating 47.4 Natal Detachment Facility, Santoa. 47,4.1 YFD 38 48,12 U.S. Naval Operating Facility, Florianopolis. 47.7 SENECA 48.13 U.S. Naval Operating #YR 35 Facility, Rio Grando ATR 43 DoSul. #CGC 83449 48.14 U.S. Naval Operating #CARIB (Temp) Facility, Montevideo #BANNOCK TASK FORCE 49 Brazilian Air Forces 49,1 First Air Zone 49.2 Socond Air Zone 49.3 Third Air Zone #Upon reporting. -27- TF's 46,47,48,49 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED 98D Lotter DECLASSIFIED FIFTH FLEET (CONTD) SECRET 3-72 September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 54 (Fleet Operational Train- ing Command, Pacific) Rear Adm. F. A. Braisted 54.3 West Coast Sound Training MOOSEHEAD Squadron Comdr. R. N. Smoot 54.1 For Assignment by Commander, Fleet Opera- RATHBURNE YP 593 tional Training Command, YP 594 Pacific CGC MORRIS YP 595 CGC EWING YP 597 OAKLAND CGC NELLWOOD YP 598 BROWN SEASCOUT PE 32 HEERMAN LEADER PE 38 HAZELWOOD HOEL 54,4. Anti-Aircraft Training FRANKS CENTER 54,4.1 Pacific Beach, Washington EMERY REVENGE 54.4.2 Point Montara, California WINTLE TAWASA 54,4.3 Pacific Beach, California DEMPSEY AMYCUS DUFFY 54.5 Commander, Fleet Operational AILANTHUS Training Command Pacific, ELLIOT LAMBERTON YMS 143 Subordinate Command, Seattle YMS 144 Capt. R. C. Bartman PC 817 YMS 145 PC 818 YMS 218 54,5.1 Administrative Representa- YMS 262 Tive of Commander, Flset PCE 867 YMS 268 Operational Training Command SC 775 YMS 281 Pacific, Subordinate Command SC 994 YMS 290 Seattle, in Portland, Oregon SC 1011 YMS 300 Lt. Comdr. Carrington SC 1012 YMS 313 SC 1366 YMS 314 54.6 Commander, Fleet Operational YMS 329 Training Command, Pacific, YMS 386 Subordinate Command, San Francisco, California. 54.2 Small Craft Training Captain Laird Center, Terminal Island PC 776 Capt. Huntoon 54,6.2 BAILEY PC 777 54.7 Commander, Flect Operational SC 632 Training Compand, Pacific, SC 1004 Subordinate Command, San Podro, California Comdr. % W. Feinonan -28- TF 54 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 OSD - SECRET-3-72 DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 55 TASK FORCE 56 FIFTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE Vice Adm. W. L. Calhoun R. Adm. R. K. Turner (ComServPnc) (ComFifthPhib) 56,1 DOHERTY #LEONARD WOOD #CALVERT #MI. P. BIDDLE 56,2 LE HARDY (Convoy 2295) #MONROVIA 56.3 TANEY #NEVILLE TREVER #HARRY LEE #ALCYONE 56.4 H. C. THOMAS (Convoy 4638) #BELLATRIX 56.5 3. R. HASTINGS #DUPAGE 56.7 FLETCHER #ELMORE WILEMAN #SUMTER #FAYETTE 56.8 AUSTIN (Convoy 2292) #PIERCE #SHERIDAN #VIRGO #AQUARIUS #WARREN #BOLIVAR #CALLAWAY #WAYNE #CAMBRIA #CHILTON #HENRICO #BAYFIELD #CLAY #CENTAURUS #CEPHEUS TASK FORCE ? AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING COMMAND, PACIFIC R. Adm. R.O. Davis (ComPhibTrainPac) #YP 605 -29- #Upon reporting. TF's 55, 56 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED = 12356 See 0n 2.4 OBD Lettor DECLASSIFIE September 2, 1943 SECRET 3-72 - TASK FORCE 57 TASK FORCE 59 HAWAIIAN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. J.H. Towers Vice Adm. R. L. Ghormley (ComAirPac) (ComFourteen & ComHawSeaFron) 59.1 FairDet., Midway 57.1 NOB Midway 59.2 FairDet., Canton 57.3 NAS Johnston Island 59.3 FairDet., Johnston Is. 57.4 NAS Palmyra 59.4 FairDet., Palmyra 57.5 Sea Forces 59.5 FairDet., Pearl Harbor 57.7 Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor 59.6 FairDet., Maui 57.9 Air Forces 59.7 FairDet., Barber's Point 59.8 Fleet Air, West Coast Including Auxiliary Carriers & escorts TASK FORCE 58 HAWAIIAN DEFENSE SECTOR assigned. Lt. Gen. D.C. Emmons, USA WILLIAMSON (Sector Commander) MC FARLAND 58.1 Hawaiian Dept., 59.9 Units operating directly U. S. Army under ComMirPac 58.2 Naval LDF, 14 ND 58.2.2 Section Base, Hilo 59.9.2 ALTAMAHA 58.3 Fighting Aircraft 59.9.3 NASSAU shorebased or 59.9.4 COPAHEE temporarily shore- 59.9.5 BARNES based. 59.10 FairWing Two 59.11 Units Operating under ComMarineWingsPac (Marine Units based at EWA) 59.12 Tenders & Escorts Operating with ComAirPac 59.12.4 SWAN 59.12.5 KITTYHAWK 59.12.7 TANGIER 59.12.9 MAC FARLAND 59.12.? CURTISS 59.12.? MACKINAC #HALF MOON 59.? #COWPENS CASABLANCA SUWANEE - #Upon reporting. -30- TF's 57, 58, 59 - PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OSD DECLASSIFIED SIXTH FLEET I September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 61 TASK FORCE 64 TASK FORCE 67 (Comdr. Hoffman) (Cdr. J. Conner) (R. Adm. Bryant) EVARTS STEVENSON NEVADA WYFFELS STOCKTON DECKER THORN NELSON DOBLER MURPHY SMARTT CAMPBELL GLENNON W.S. BROWN DUANE JEFFERS SPENCER BUTLER HOBBY GHERARDI GILLESPIE HAMMANN HERNDON KALK JACOB JONES QUICK R.E. PEARY COWIE ENOREE EARLE CHEPACHET FITCH COMMANDANT DELAGE CAPPS GRACIEUSE TASK FORCE 65 WEBER (Comdr. Oswald) FECHTELER LIVERMORE TASK FORCE 62 WINOOSKI EBERLE MATTAPONI (Comdr. Mendenhall) KEARNY ESCALANTE ERICSSON CHEMUNG FRANKFORD (F) UPSHUR SALAMONIE DORAN CHIWAWA MC COOK TARBELL #GREER DOYLE COSSATOT TASK FORCE 68 (Capt. Pfaff) PILLSBURY TASK FORCE 66 TEXAS POPE (Comdr. Read) FLAHERTY PARKER BALDWIN LAUB PIONEER HARDING KENDRICK PORTENT ENDICOTT MACKENZIE NIOBRARA MC CORMICK MC LANAHAN BOYLE C. LAWRENCE (F) CHAMPLIN HOPPING NIELDS D.T. GRIFFIN ORDRONAUX REEVES DAVISON MERVINE MERRIMAC BEATTY TILLMAN CHICOPEE TARAZED 67 -31- TF's 61, 62, 64, 65, 66 / 68 - ATLANTIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 DECLASSIFIED GRD Letter, F-20 5-3-72 SEVENTH FLEET September 2, 1943 SECRET ALLIED NAVAL FORCE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA TASK FORCE 70 TASK FORCE 71 TASK FORCE 72 (Directly under R. Adm.R. W. Christie ComSoWesPac) Capt. J. Fife (ComBubsBoWesPac) (T.F. Commander) TULSA Sub Group FULTON OTUS 70.1 HILO COUCAL #ORION PELIAS 72,1,1 DRUM #PORTUNUS CHANTICLEER 72,1,2 BILLFISH 72,1,3 STINGRAY 6 PT of MTB 71.1.3 KINGFISH 72,1,4 GUARDFISH RON 2 71,1.4 TROUT 72,1.5 ALBACORE MTB RON 7 71.1.7 GRAYLING 72.1.6 GROUPER MTB RON 8 71.1.7#BOWFIN 72.1. 7#BL ACKFISH MTB RON 12 #BILLFISH 32.1.8 BALAR GREENLING #MTB RON 18 RASHER #MTB RON 21 66.8*H 72.2.7 NARWHAL #MTB RON 24 71.2 Air Group 72,4.2 GROWLER #MTB RON 25 (Cdr.Peterson) 72.4.3 SILVERSIDES 72.7 CISCO 70.3 HMAS WARRAMUNGA PETO HMAS ARUNTA FairWing 10 BLUEFISH (Commodore PERKINS BAGLEY PUFFER T.S. Combs) CONYNGHAM MUGFORD POMPON MAHAN HELM TUNA DRAYTON HENLEY 71,2,1 VP-11 SCAMP FLUSSER BONEFISH LAMSON 71,2.2 CHILDS S-31, S-38 W.B. PRESTON SMITH REID HERON TASK FORCE 73 SHAW 71.2.7 VS-61 Commodore T.S. Combs (ComAirSoWesPac) 70.5 HMAS ADELAIDE SAN PABLO HNMS HEEMSKERCK #HALF MOON HNMS VAN GALEN VP-101 HNMS TROMP HNMS TJERK HIDDES USS LARK TASK FORCE 74 USS WHIPPORWILL R. Adm. V.A.C. USS ISABEL Crutchley, RN USS ONDINA HMAS AUSTRALIA #HMAS SHROPSHIRE #HMAS HOBART #USS PHOENIX Jupon reporting. -32- TF's 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 -PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date 4/13/94 OSD DECLABOIFIED SEVENTH FLEET CONTINUED) September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 76 SEVENTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE R. Adm. D. E. Barbey (Com7thPhib) Headquarters Group Coastal Transport Group #BLUE RIDGE APc Flotilla SEVEN Support Group Troops Combat Vessels and U. S. Marine, U.S. & Australian aircraft (when assigned) Army Troops as assigned for: Transport Group Amphibious Training. Captain Stevens Amphibious Training Center *H. T. ALLEN FORT STEVENS, N.S.W. ALGORAB Captain B. Anderson HMAS MANOORA GILMER Landing Force Equipment Depot HMAS WESTRALIA BROOKS Amphibious Specialists Schools HMAS KANIMBLA HUMPHREYS Amphibious Training Facilities SANDS of HMAS ASSAULT Landing Ship Group Amphibious Training Center Captain J. B. Mallard TOORBUL, QUEENSLAND LST 334 LST 447 LST 390 LST 448 Landing Boats assigned. LST 446 LST 449 Maintenance and repair facilities LST Flotilla SEVEN Amphibious Training Center MACKAY, QUEENSLAND Landing Craft Infantry Group Comdr. H. F. McGee Landing Boats Assigned. All available LCI(L)'s of Maintenance and repair facilities. Flotilla SEVEN Service Group Landing Craft Tank Group Captain Dudley All available LCT(5)'s of RIGEL Flotilla SEVEN #AMYCUS (ARL 2) Flotilla EIGHT #Upon reporting. *Temp. assigned. 433- TF 76 PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 9BD DECLASSIFIED SECRET 5-3-72 September 2, 1943 SERVICE FORCE, SEVENTH FLEET Commodore R.G. Coman DOBBIN KAILUA HMAS AASE MAERSK MIZAR HMAS BISHOPDALE GOLDSTAR HMAS KURUMBA VICTORIA HMAS MERKUR TRINITY HMAS POYANG SHIKELLAMY HMAS YUNNAN DERRICK SUSQUEHANNA POLLUX SONOMA YP 233 YP 236 YP 280 YP 286 YP 288 YP 291 Escort Vessels and Minecraft, ServFor. SoWesPno Capt. P.L. Carroll SC's PC's YMS's 648 744 476 8 51 698 745 477 9 52 731 746 479 10 53 732 747 1119 11 70 736 748 1120 .46 71 738 749 1121 47 72 739 750 1122 48 335 741 751 1123 50 384 742 981 743 SOUTHWEST PACIFIC SEA FRONTIERS HMAS VENDETTA HMAS STUART HMS WARREGO HMAB SWAN HMAS MORESBY FF LE TRIOMPHANT -34- ServFor 7th Fleet & SWPac SeaFrons. PACIFIC DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 OSD DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 80 U.S. NAVAL FORCES, NORTHWEST AFRICAN WATERS PLUNKETT STAFF NIBLACK SKILL BENSON SPEED GLEAVES STRIVE WAINWRIGHT #EXTRICATE MAYRANT TRIPPE THOS. STONE RHIND AROOSTOOK ROWAN CONASAUGA COLE GUYANDOT BERNADOU DELTA DALLAS VULCAN KNIGHT MT. BAKER MAYO WEIGHT SYNCLINE TACKLE ANTICLINE MEXICO PUMPER EVANGELINE ACHELOUS SHAWNEE PEPPERWOOD SANTA PAULA HACKBERRY BORINQUEN YEW EXPLORER NAUSET OCEAN MAIL NARRAGANSETT HMS AMBERCROMBIE 10 ARB's U.S. Army Forces (as assigned) MTB RON 15 (17 PT) YMS 16 YMS 55 YMS 18 YMS 58 PT 213 YMS 34 YMS 63 YMS 36 YMS 64 20 LST YMS 37 YMS 82 7 LCT YMS 43 YMS 83 8 LCT-5 17 LCI(L) PC 542 SC 1029 16 LCI(L), British PC 551 SC 1030 PC 556 SC 1043 PHILADELPHIA PC 557 SC 1044 ANCON PC 558 LYON PC 591 PROCYON ARCTURUS C. CARROLL BARNETT ANDROMEDA #Upon reporting. -35- TF -80 NOWEST AFRICA DECLASSIFIED OBD DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 SECRET 5-3-72 TASK FORCE 81 TASK FORCE 82 EIGHTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE, MOROCCAN SEA FRONTIER FORCE NORTHWEST AFRICAN WATERS. Rear Adm. F. J. Lowry Rear Adm. J.L. Hall, Jr. Moroccan Sea Frontier Forces and Bases. SAVANNAH BOISE PC 471 SC 507 YMS 23 PC 472 SC 515 YMS 24 HOPI PC 473 SC 516 YMS 26 PC 474 SC 517 YMS 27 STEADY PC 475 SC 519 YMS 28 SUSTAIN PC 480 SC 524 YMS 29 SYMBOL (Temp) PC 481 SC 525 YMS 30 PC 482 SC 529 YMS 31 HMS PRINCE CHARLES (LSI(S)) YMS 77 HMS PRINCE LEOPOLD (LSI(S) Fleet AirWing 15 YMS 62 SC 676 PC 621 NAS Port Lyauty YMS 69 SC 690 PC 624 5 VP of VP 73, Port Lyauty YES 207 SC 691 PC 625 6 VP of VP 73, Agadir YMS 208 SC 692 PC 627 11 VP of VP 92, Port Lyauty YMS 226 SC 693 YMS 227 SC 694 VB's temp. assigned by Army. TransDiv 3 Safi Section Base. J. T. DICKMAN 2 110' SC's E. C. STANTON 2 YMS's OBERON Harbor Craft. T. JEFFERSON F. FUNSTON TASK FORCE 83 J. O'HARA NAVAL OPERATING BASE, ORAN Commodore C.M. Yates 16 LST 19 LCI (L) Base Units as assigned U. S. Army forces (as assigned) 4 110' SC¹s 5 YMS's 81.3 Joint Amphibious Schools Harbor Craft. Lt. Comdr. W Klaus TASK FORCE 84 81.4 Beach Battalions NAVAL SALVAGE FORCE Comdr. N. R. Curtin Capt. W. A. Sullivan 2nd Battalion Salvage craft, depots & 4th Battalion shore-based units as assigned. 81.5 Headquarters Group SAMUEL CHASE (F) BRANT -36- TF's 81,82,83,84,- - NOWEST AFRICA DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DECLASSIFIED SECRETS-72 September 2, 1943 EIGHTH FLEET (CONT'D) TASK FORCE 86 TASK FORCE 89 LANDING CRAFT & BASES, MISCELLANEOUS NORTHWEST AFRICAN WATERS. Units 8.8 assigned. Rear Adm. R.L. Conolly (ComLandCraBNaw) 89.1 Advanced Base Group Capt. L. Doughty, Jr. BISCAYNE (F) 89.1.1 NOB Palermo DesRon 13 (Capt. Doughty) WOOLSEY LUDLOW EDISON BRISTOL NICHOLSON SEER MORENO EDENSHAW EVEA HMS PRINCESS CHARLOTTE (LSI(S)) HMS PRINCESS ASTRID (LSI(S)) YMS 3 SC 497 SC 639 YMS 13 SC 498 SC 649 YMS 15 SC 503 SC 651 YMS 20 SC 506 SC 655 YMS 21 SC 508 SC 666 YMS 78 SC 522 SC 695 SC 526 SC 696 PC 543 SC 530 SC 697 PC 545 SC 532 SC 770 PC 546 SC 533 SC 771 PC 550 SC 534 SC 977 PC 559 SC 535 SC 978 PC 562 SC 638 SC 979 PC 626 40 LST 85 LCT-5 54 LCI (L) 12 LCT-3 or 4, British DID 9 LCG (L), British 8 LCF(L), British U. S. Army forces (as assigned) TF's 86, 89 - NOWEST AFRICA -37- DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OSD DECLASSIFIED ELEVENTH FLEET SECRET3-72 September 2, 1943 'S 'n) TASK FORCE 112 Admiral H. R. Stark (ComNavEu) TASK GROUP 112.1 Rear Adm. A.D. Bernhard (T. F. Commander) RANGER AUGUSTA TUSCALOOSA ISHERWOOD CORRY FORREST HOBSON BELL TASK FORCE 113 SOUTHEAST PACIFIC FORCE Rear Adm. F.E.M. Whiting (ComSoEasPac) 113.3.1 CONCORD 113.3.2 TRENTON 113.4.1 MC DOUGAL 113.4.2 CLARK TASK FORCE 114 NAVAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE Ships as assigned -38- TF's 112, 113, 114 - U.S. FLEET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 OSD BECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 TASK FORCE 116 WESTERN SEA FRONTIER Vice Adm. J.W. Greenslade (ComTwelve & ComWesSeaFron) 116,1. Air Group So, Sector 116.3 Surface Task Group 80, Sector, 116,1,1 Land Based Attack Units 116.3.11 so 1271 116.1.2 Heavy Bomber and Patrol Units YMS 287 YP 282 YMS 299 YP 287 116.1.3 Army Bomber Units assigned So, Sector, 116.4 Surface Task Group WesSeaFron. No. Sector. 116.1.4 Naval Air Center, San 116.5 Escort Group Diego, Oporating planes as designated. available, 116,6 Army Bomber Command 116.1.5 Fighter Detachment West Coast VF Squadrons 116.7 Special Air Units and present, Navy y Marine. Surface Forces tem- porarily assigned. 116.1.6 Naval Air Control Center Coast Guard Squadron, 116,8 LDF, 11 ND Inshore Patrol Squadron (VS-46), Airship Ron 31 116,9 LDF, 12 ND 116,1.7 Ships-Carriers Present. 116.11 MACAW (Convoy 2294) TOKEN 116,2. Air Group No. Sector TUMULT LIPAN 116,2,1 Offshore Patrols 116.13 GRAYSON (Convoy 2293) 116,2,2 Inshore Patrols 116.12 MATACO 116,2,3 Rescue & Utility Groups ARD 7 116,2,4 LTA Group 116,2,5 Striking Group 116,2,6 Air Transport Group 116,2.7 Arcata Group -39- TF 116 - U.S. FLEET WESTERN SEA FRONTIER DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 OBD SECRETA DECLASSIFIED September 2, 1943 OTASK FORCE 117 NORTHWESTERN SEA FRONTIER Vico Adm. F.J. Flotcher (ComThirtoon & ComNorWosSonFron) 117.1 Alaskan Sector. N.W.S.F. 117.6 Northwostorn Soctor, Boa Frontier units ns assigned. N.W.S.F. Floot Surface, Air, and Captain Thomas Submarino units assigned. Army air units assigned. Sea Frontior units as Units ashoro of Oporating assigned. Forcos located within Fleet units assigned. the Alaskan Soctor excopt those assigned to Local 117.7 Air-Group Northwostorn Dofonce Force by Commander Sector, N.W.S.F. Alaskan Sector. Floot Aircraft and tendors assigned. 117.2 Air Group Alaskan Soctor, Army Air units assigned. N.W.S.F. Const Guard Aircraft Units as reallocated by and facilities Commander Alaskan Soctor. assigned. 117.3 Surface Group Alaskan Soctor, 117.8 Surface Group North- N.W.S.F. western Soctor, Units 0.8 reallocated by N.W.S.F. Commander Alaskan Sector. Captain Thomas. 117.4 Submarino Group Alasakan Units as reallocated by Sector, N.V.S.F. Commander Northwestern Submarines and tenders assigned Sector. by Commander in Chiof, U.S. Pacific Floot. Northwestern Sector LDF 117.5 Amphibious Group Alaskan Captain Thomas Soctor, N.W.S.F. LDF units as assigned. Alaskan Soctor Local Section Bases in North- Dofonco Force westorn Sector. Roar Adm. J.V. Rooves. LDF units as assignod. Units ashore of Operating Forcos located within the Alaskan Sector that are used primarily for support of LDF units as dosignated by Commonder Alaskan Sector. TF 117 - U.S.FLEET, -40- WEST AND NOWEST SEAFRON DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 DECLASSIFIED 099 Letthers 8-8-72 UNITED STATES FLEET Headquarters of the Commander in Chief Navy Department, Washington, D.C. F-35 - Operational Information. REVISION OF TASK FORCE NUMBERS March 15, 1943. OLD NEW NEW OLD NEW OLD TF No. TF No. TF NO. TF No. TF No. TF Has Pacific U.S. Fleet Fifth Fleet (Pheific) 1 - -- 00 - -- 50 - - 2 - 52 01 - -- 51 - 3 AmphPac 3 - 51 02 - 90 ESF 52 - 2 4 - 57 03 - 91 GSF 53 - 6 5 - 58 04 - 92 CSF 54 - 14 OTC Pac 6' - 53 05 - 93 PSF 55 - - 7 - 17 06 - 94 WSF 56 - 15 Escorts 8 - 16 07 - 95 M.SF 57 - 4 HawSF 9 - 59 08 - - 58 - 5 HAW LDF 11 - 14 09 - - 59 - 9 AirPac 14 - 54 15 - 56 Pacific First Fleet Sixth Fleet (Atlantic) 16 - 15 10 - 64 60 - - 11 - 69 61 - -- Atlantic 12 - -- 62 - 32 21 - 21 13 - - 63 - 33 22 - 22 14 - 11 64 - 34 23 - 40's 15 - 16 65 - 35 24 - 24 16 - 8 66 - 36 25 - 25 17 - 7 SubsPac 67 - 37 26 - 26 18 - 67 68 - 38 27 - 27 19 - 68 69 - 39 28 - 28 29 - 29 Atlantic Second Floot Seventh Flest (So,West Pacific) 30 - 20 20 - 30 70 - 50 31 - 21,9 21 - 21 71 - 51 32 - 62 21.9 - 31 72 - 42 33 - 63 22 - 22 73 - -- Air SuPac, 34 - 64 23 - -- OTC Lant 74 - 44 35 - 65 24 - 24 75 - -- 36 - 66 25 - 25 SubsLant 76 - 46 AmphSi.Pae 37 - 67 26,1 - 26.5 Bermuda Gp, 77 , -- 38 - 68 26.2 - 26.1 ESF Group 78 - - 39 - 69 26.3 - 26.2 GSF Group, 79 - -- Six Pacific 26.4 - 26.3 CSF Group 42 - 72 26.5 - 26.4 PSF Group Eighth Fleet 44 - 74 26.6 - 26.6 Iceland Gp. N.W.African .aters 46 - 76 27 - 27 SOPA's 50 - 70 28 - 28 AirLant 80 - -- 51 - 71 29 -- 29 ServiorLant 81 - -- 82 - -- Se Pacific Third Fleet (So,Pacific) 83 - 1 62 - 32 30 - - 84 - - 63 - 33 31 - -- 85 - - 64 - 10 32 - 62 AmphSoPac 86 - -- 66 - 36 33 - 63 Air3ePac 87 - - 67 - 18 34 - - 88 -- -- 68 - 19 35 - - 89 - - 69 - 11 36 - 66 Escort SePac 37 - -- Ninth Fleet (U,S,Fleet) Misc. 38 - -- 90 - -- 81 - 93 39 - - 91 - -- 92 - 99 NavEu. 90 - 02 Fourth Fleet (SoLant) 93 - 81 SE Pac 91 - 03 40 - -- 94 - -- N.T.S. 92 - 04 41 - 23 Patrel 95 - -- 93 - 05 42 - 23 Escort 96 - -- 94 - 06 43 - 23 killer 97 - -- 95 - 07 44 - 23 Air 98 - -- 99 - 92 45 - 23 Misc 99 - -- 46 - 23 Shore 47 - -- 48 -- -- 49 - -- H.H. SMITH-HUTTON, Commander, U. S.N. DECLASSIFIED