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United States
The US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas were under the overall command of Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Task Force 17


Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Yorktown
 * Task Group 17.5 (Carrier Group)
 * USS Yorktown (CV-5) (sunk by I-168 _____) (Captain Elliott Buckmaster)
 * Yorktown Air Group (Lieutenant Commander Oscar Pederson)
 * 25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters (VF-3 – Lt. Cmdr. John S. Thach)
 * 18 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers (VB-3 – Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell F. Leslie)
 * 19 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers (VS-5 – Lt. Wallace C. Short, Jr.)
 * 13 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bombers (VT-3 – Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. Massey†)
 * Task Group 17.2 (Cruiser Group) (Rear Adm. William W. Smith in Astoria)
 * 1 New Orleans-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)
 * USS Astoria (CA-34) (Capt. Francis W. Scanland)
 * 1 Portland-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)
 * USS Portland (CA-33) (Capt. Laurance T. DuBose)
 * Task Group 17.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Gilbert Hoover, COMDESRON 2)
 * 5 Sims-class destroyers (4 × 5-in. main battery)
 * USS Hammann (DD-412) (sunk by I-168 _____) (Commander Arnold E. True)
 * USS Anderson (DD-411) (Lt. Cmdr. William M. Hobby, Jr.)
 * USS Hughes (DD-410) (Lt. Cmdr. Donald J. Ramsey)
 * USS Morris (DD-417) (Cmdr. Harry B. Jarrett)
 * USS Russell (DD-414) (Lt. Cmdr. J. C. Pollock)
 * 1 Gleaves-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery)
 * USS Gwin (DD-433) (Lt. Cmdr. John M. Higgins)

Task Force 16


Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance in Enterprise
 * Task Group 16.5 (Carrier Group):
 * USS Enterprise (CV-6) (Capt. George D. Murray)
 * Enterprise Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. C. Wade McClusky)
 * 27 F4F-4 fighters (VF-6 – Lt. James S. Gray)
 * 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VB-6 – Lt. Richard H. Best)
 * 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VS-6 – Lt. Wilmer E. Gallaher)
 * 14 TBD-1 torpedo bombers (VT-6 – Lt. Cmdr. Eugene E. Lindsey†)
 * USS Hornet (CV-8) (Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, promoted to Rear Adm en route)
 * Hornet Air Group (Cmdr. Stanhope C. Ring)
 * 27 F4F-4 fighters (VF-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Samuel G. Mitchell)
 * 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VB-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Robert R. Johnson)
 * 18 SBD-1/2/3 dive bombers (VS-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Walter F. Rodee)
 * 15 TBD-1 torpedo bombers (VT-8 – Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron†)
 * Task Group 16.2 (Cruiser Group) (Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid, COMCRUDIV 6)
 * 1 Pensacola-class heavy cruiser (10 × 8-in. main battery)
 * USS Pensacola (CA-24) (Capt. Frank L. Lowe)
 * 1 Northampton-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)
 * USS Northampton (CA-26) (Capt. William D. Chandler Jr.)
 * 3 New Orleans-class heavy cruisers (9 × 8-in. main battery)
 * USS New Orleans (CA-32) (Capt. Howard H. Good)
 * USS Minneapolis (CA-36) (Capt. Frank J. Lowry)
 * USS Vincennes (CA-44) (Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl)
 * 1 anti-aircraft light cruiser (16 × 5-in. main battery)
 * USS Atlanta (CL-51) (Capt. Samuel P. Jenkins)
 * Task Group 16.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Alexander R. Early, COMDESRON 1)
 * Destroyer Squadron 1
 * USS Phelps (DD-360) (Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Beck)
 * USS Worden (DD-352) (Lt. Cmdr. William G. Pogue)
 * USS Monaghan (DD-354) (Lt. Cmdr. William P. Burford)
 * USS Aylwin (DD-355) (Lt. Cmdr. George R. Phelan)
 * Destroyer Squadron 6
 * USS Balch (DD-363) (Lt. Cmdr. Harold H. Thiemroth)
 * USS Conyngham (DD-371) (Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Daniel)
 * USS Benham (DD-397) (Lt. Cmdr. Joseph M. Worthington)
 * USS Ellet (DD-398) (Lt. Cmdr. Francis H. Gardner)
 * USS Maury (DD-401) (Lt. Cmdr. Gelzer L. Sims)
 * Oilers Group
 * AO USS Cimarron (AO-22) (Cmdr. Russell H. Ihrig)
 * AO USS Platte (AO-24) (Capt. Ralph H. Henkle)
 * DD USS Dewey (DD-349) (Lt. Cmdr. C.F. Chillingworth, Jr.)
 * DD USS Monssen (DD-436) (Cmdr. Roland N. Smoot)

Submarines
Rear Admiral Robert H. English (Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet) HQ at Pearl Harbor


 * Task Group 7.1 (Midway Patrol Group)
 * USS Nautilus (SS-168) (Lt. Cmdr. William H. Brockman Jr.)
 * USS Dolphin (SS-169) (Lt. Cmdr. R.L. Rutter)
 * USS Cachalot (SS-170) (Lt. Cmdr. G.A. Lewis)
 * USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) (Lt. Cmdr. Martin P. Hottel)
 * USS Tambor (SS-198) (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. Murphy)
 * USS Trout (SS-202) (Lt. Cmdr. F.W. Fenno)
 * USS Grenadier (SS-210) (Lt. Cmdr. Willis A. Lent)
 * USS Gudgeon (SS-211) (Lt. Cmdr. H.B. Lyon)
 * USS Gato (SS-212) (Lt. Cmdr. W.G. Myers)
 * USS Grouper (SS-214) (Lt. Cmdr. C.E. Duke)
 * USS Grayling (SS-209) (Lt. Cmdr. E. Olsen)
 * USS Flying Fish (SS-229) (Lt. Cmdr. Glynn R. Donaho)


 * Task Group 7.2 ("Roving Short-Stops")
 * USS Narwhal (SS-167) (Lt. Cmdr. C.W. Wilkins)
 * USS Plunger (SS-179) (Lt. Cmdr. D.C. White)
 * USS Trigger (SS-237) (Lt. Cmdr. J.H. Lewis)


 * Task Group 7.3 (North of Oahu Patrol)
 * USS Pike (SS-173) (Lt. Cmdr. W.A. New)
 * USS Tarpon (SS-175) (Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Wallace)
 * USS Growler (SS-215) (Lt. Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore)
 * USS Finback (SS-230) (Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Hull)

Midway Garrison

 * Air group
 * Marine Aircraft Group 22
 * Colonel Ira L. Kimes, USMC
 * 21 Brewster F2A-3 (VMF-221, Major Floyd B. Parks†, USMC)
 * 7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat (VMF-221, Captain John F. Carey, USMC)
 * 19 Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless (VMSB-241 Major Lofton R. Henderson†, USMC)
 * 17 Chance-Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator (VMSB-241, Major Benjamin W. Norris†, USMC)
 * Navy Air Units
 * Captain Cyril T. Simard
 * 31 PBY-5 and PBY-5A Catalinas (Detachments from Patrol Wings 1 and 2, USN)
 * 6 Grumman TBF Avenger (Detachment from VT-8, USS Hornet - Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling†, USN)
 * Detachment of Seventh Air Force
 * Maj. Gen. Willis Hale
 * 4 Martin B-26 Marauder (Detachments from the 18th Reconnaissance and 69th Bombardment Squadrons - Capt. James Collins, USAAF)
 * 17 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Detachments from the 26th, 31st, 72nd, and 431st Bombardment Squadrons - Lt.Col. Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., USAAF)


 * Local Defenses - Colonel Harold D. Shannon, Fleet Marine Force commander
 * "C" and "D" Companies, 2nd Raider Battalion, USMC
 * 6th Defense Battalion (Reinforced) USMC Colonel Harold D. Shannon
 * 1st Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron
 * 11 PT boats (9 at Midway Island and 2 at Kure Atoll)

Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of the Hawaiian Group

 * French Frigate Shoals
 * seaplane tenders USS Thornton (DD-270) and USS Ballard (AVD-10)
 * gasoline tanker USS Kaloli (AOG-13)
 * destroyer USS Clark (DD-361)
 * Pearl and Hermes Reef
 * patrol boat USS Crystal (PY-25)
 * fleet tug USS Vireo (AM-52)


 * Lisianski Island
 * patrol boat YP-284


 * Gardner Pinnacles
 * patrol boat YP-345


 * Laysan Island
 * patrol boat YP-290


 * Necker Island
 * patrol boat YP-350

Midway Refueling Unit

 * Cmdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN
 * AO USS Guadalupe (AO-32)
 * DD USS Blue (DD-387) and USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

The military forces at the immediate point of tactical contact (i.e. not including support formations) are described below.