Battle of Milne Bay order of battle

This is an order of battle listing the Japanese and Allied forces involved in the Battle of Milne Bay from 25 August – 7 September 1942.

8th Fleet

 * Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa

Assault Force

 * Rear Admiral Mitsaharu Matsuyama


 * 18th Cruiser Division Rear Admiral Mitsaharu Matsuyama
 * JAPANESE CRUISER Tenryū
 * JAPANESE CRUISER Tatsuta
 * 29th Destroyer Division
 * JAPANESE DESTROYER Urakaze
 * JAPANESE DESTROYER Tanikaze
 * JAPANESE DESTROYER Hamakaze
 * 23rd Submarine Chaser Division
 * CH-22
 * CH-24
 * Transport Group
 * Nankai Maru
 * Kinai Maru
 * Landing Force
 * 5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force
 * 5th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force (part)
 * 19th Establishment Unit (part)
 * 8th Signals Unit (part)

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Milne Force

 * Major General Cyril Clowes


 * Headquarters
 * Headquarters, Milne Bay Force
 * Headquarters, Royal Australian Engineers, Milne Bay Force
 * Headquarters, Signals, Milne Bay Force
 * Headquarters, Australian Army Service Corps, Milne Bay Force


 * Artillery
 * 9th Battery, 2/5th Field Regiment
 * 4th Battery, 101st Anti-Tank Regiment
 * 2/6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
 * Section, 23rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
 * Headquarters, 33rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
 * 440th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station
 * 441st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station
 * 2/9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (less E Troop), an Independent Battery of the 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
 * Detachment, Signals, 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
 * Detachment, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Workshop Section, 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment


 * Engineers
 * 24th Field Company
 * 2/4th Field Company
 * Detachment, No. 2 Dock Operating Company
 * No. 5 Section, 1st Bomb Disposal Company


 * Signals
 * Headquarters Company, Milne Force Signals
 * No. 1 Company, Milne Force Signals
 * Headquarters No. 2 Company, Milne Force Signals
 * Headquarters No. 3 Company, Milne Force Signals
 * Detachment, New Guinea Force Signals


 * Infantry
 * 7th Infantry Brigade Defence Platoon


 * Supply and Transport
 * 25th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
 * 2/6th Company, Australian Army Service Corps


 * Ordnance
 * 101st Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshop
 * 101st Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park
 * 18th Brigade Section, 7th Division Ordnance Workshop
 * 18th Brigade Section, 7th Division Ordnance Field Park
 * 123rd Forward Ordnance Depot
 * 23rd Forward Ammunition Depot


 * Medical
 * 11th Field Ambulance
 * 2/5th Field Ambulance
 * 101st Casualty Clearing Station
 * 308th Dental Unit
 * 368th Dental Unit


 * Miscellaneous
 * Detachment, Australian Defence Canteens Service
 * Detachment, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit

7th Infantry Brigade

 * Headquarters, 7th Infantry Brigade
 * J Section, Signals
 * 241st Light Aid Detachment
 * 9th Infantry Battalion
 * 25th Infantry Battalion
 * 61st Infantry Battalion
 * 7th Brigade Provost Section
 * 68th Field Post Office

18th Infantry Brigade

 * Headquarters, 18th Infantry Brigade
 * 11 Platoon, Headquarters Guard Battalion
 * J Section, Signals, 7th Division
 * 2/47th Light Aid Detachment
 * 2/9th Infantry Battalion
 * 2/10th Infantry Battalion
 * 2/12th Infantry Battalion
 * 5th Section, 7th Division Provost Company
 * Detachment, 7th Division Postal Unit
 * Detachment, 7th Division Field Cash Office

United States Army Units

 * Platoon, 101st Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Battalion
 * C Battery, 104th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Battalion
 * 709th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery
 * Company E, 46th Engineers
 * 43rd Engineers (less Headquarters and E Company)
 * Port Detachment
 * Company A, 394th Quartermaster Battalion
 * Station Hospital

RAAF

 * No. 75 Squadron RAAF
 * No. 76 Squadron RAAF
 * RAAF Operating Base
 * RAAF Signals
 * No. 37 Radio Station

US Army Air Corps

 * 8th Fighter Control Squadron
 * 694th Signal Plotting Platoon

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