User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/1944-10 Invasion of Leyte navaloobredo


 * For the Battle of Leyte Gulf, see Leyte Gulf order of battle

On 17 October 1944, troops of the United States Sixth Army under the direct command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, invaded the Philippine island of Leyte. This operation was the beginning of General Douglas MacArthur's fulfillment of his promise in March 1942 to the Filipino people that he would liberate them from Japanese rule.

MacArthur's formal title was Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area. The amphibious landings were carried out and supported by the United States Seventh Fleet, including 1 British and 11 Australian ships, under the direction of Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid.

🇺🇸 Seventh Fleet
 * Combat ships: 18 escort carriers, 6 old battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 34 destroyers, 17 destroyer escorts
 * 280+ amphibious landing and support ships
 * 110+ auxiliaries

In case the Imperial Japanese Navy interfered, additional air cover was provided by the fast carriers of the US Third Fleet under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.. 🇺🇸 Third Fleet
 * 9 fleet carriers, 8 light carriers, 6 fast battleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 7 light cruisers, 3 anti-aircraft light cruisers, 58 destroyers

US Seventh Fleet
Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid in amphibious command ship Wasatch

Central Philippines Attack Force (Task Force 77)
Vice Admiral Kinkaid

Flag group

 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (15 × 6-in. main battery): Nashville
 * 4 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Ammen, Abner Read, Mullany, Bush

Close Covering Group (Task Group 77.3)
Rear Admiral Russell S. Berkey


 * 2 heavy cruisers
 * Both County-class (8 × 8-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇺 Shropshire
 * 2 light cruisers
 * Both Brooklyn-class (15 × 6-in. main battery): Phoenix, Boise
 * 6 destroyers
 * 4 Fletcher class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Bache, Beale, Daly, Killen
 * 2 Tribal-class (8 × 4.7-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 Arunta, 🇦🇺 Warramunga

Escort Carrier Group (Task Group 77.4)
Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague


 * "Taffy 1"
 * Rear Admiral T.L. Sprague


 * 6 escort carriers
 * Sangamon (Capt. M.E. Browder)
 * Air Group 37 (Lt. Cmdr. S.E. Hindman)
 * 17 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Suwannee (Capt. W.D. Johnson)
 * Air Group 60 (Lt. Cmdr. H.O. Feilbach, USNR)
 * 22 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Chenango (Capt. George van Deurs)
 * Air Group 35 (Lt. Cmdr. F.T. Moore)
 * 22 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Santee (Capt. Robert E. Blick)
 * Air Group 26 (Lt. Cmdr. H.N. Funk)
 * 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 6 TBF Avenger, 3 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Carrier Division 28 (Rear Adm. George R. Henderson)
 * Saginaw Bay (Capt. F.C. Sutton)
 * Composite Squadron 78 (Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Hyde, USNR)
 * 15 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Petrof Bay (Capt. J.L. Kane)
 * Composite Squadron 76 (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. McCauley, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen
 * 3 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): McCord, Trathen, Hazelwood
 * 5 destroyer escorts
 * 4 John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): Edmonds, Richard M. Rowell, Richard S. Bull, Eversole
 * 1 Buckley-class (3 × 3-in. main battery): Coolbaugh




 * "Taffy 2"
 * Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump


 * 6 escort carriers
 * Natoma Bay (Capt. Albert K. Morehouse)
 * Composite Squadron 81'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.C. Barnes)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Manila Bay (Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, III)
 * Composite Squadron 80 (Lt. Cmdr. H.K. Stubbs, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Carrier Division 27 (Rear Adm. William D. Sample)
 * Marcus Island (Capt. C.F. Greber)
 * Composite Squadron 21 (Lt. Cmdr T.O. Murray)
 * 12 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Kadashan Bay (Capt. R.N. Hunter)
 * Composite Squadron 20 (Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Dale)
 * 15 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Savo Island (Capt. Clarence E. Ekstrom)
 * Composite Squadron 27 (Lt. Cmdr. P.W. Jackson)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Ommaney Bay (Capt. H.L. Young)
 * Composite Squadron 75 (Lt. Cmdr. A.W. Smith)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Capt. L.K. Reynolds)
 * 3 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Haggard, Franks, Hailey
 * 5 destroyer escorts
 * All John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): Richard W. Suesens, Abercrombie, Oberrender, LeRay Wilson, Walter C. Wann




 * "Taffy 3"
 * Rear Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague


 * 6 escort carriers
 * Fanshaw Bay (Capt. D.P. Johnson)
 * Composite Squadron 68 (Lt. Cmdr. R.S. Rogers)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * St. Lo (sunk at the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct) (Capt. Francis J. McKenna)
 * Composite Squadron 65 (Lt. Cmdr. R.M. Jones, USMR)
 * 17 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * White Plains (Capt. D.J. Sullivan)
 * Composite Squadron 4 (Lt. E.R. Fickenscher)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Kalinin Bay (Capt. T.B. Williamson)
 * Composite Squadron 3 (Lt. Cmdr. W.H. Keighley)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 1 TBF Avenger, 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Carrier Division 26 (Rear Adm. Ralph A. Ofstie)
 * Kitkun Bay (Capt. John P. Whitney)
 * Composite Squadron 5 (Cmdr. R.L. Fowler)
 * 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Gambier Bay (sunk at the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct) (Capt. Walter V. R. Vieweg)
 * Composite Squadron 10 (Lt. Cmdr. E.J. Huxtable)
 * 18 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Cmdr. W.D. Thomas)
 * 3 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Hoel (sunk at the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct}), Heermann, Johnston (sunk at the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct)
 * 4 destroyer escorts
 * All John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): Dennis, John C. Butler, Raymond, Samuel B. Roberts (sunk at the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct)

Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group (Task Group 77.5)
Commander W.R. Loud


 * 1 frigate: 🇦🇺 Gascoyne
 * 1 destroyer transport: Sands
 * 7 fast minesweepers: Hovey, Southard, Chandler, Long, Hamilton, Howard, Palmer
 * 12 minesweepers
 * 7 Auk-class: Token, Tumult, Velocity, Requisite, Pursuit, Revenge, Sage
 * 5 Admirable-class: Salute, Saunter, Scout, Scrimmage, Sentry
 * 2 minelayers: Preble, Breese
 * 26 auxiliary motor minesweepers
 * 1 harbour defence motor launch: 🇦🇺 1074

Beach Demolition Group (Task Group 77.6)
Lt. Commander C.C. Morgan, USNR


 * 11 fast transports
 * Embarking Underwater Demolition Teams 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
 * 8 ex-Clemson-class destroyers: Clemson, Goldsborough, Kane, Brooks, Belknap, Overton, Humphreys, George E. Badger
 * 2 ex-Wickes-class destroyers: Rathburne, Talbot
 * 1 ex-Caldwell-class destroyer: Manley

Northern Attack Force (Task Force 78)


Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey in amphibious command ship Blue Ridge Embarking X Army Corps under Maj. Gen. Franklin C. Sibert


 * Palo Attack Group (Task Group 78.1): Left beaches 
 * Rear Admiral Barbey
 * Embarking 24_Infantry_Division_SSI.png 24th Infantry ("Taro") Division under Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving
 * Transport Unit (Capt. T.B. Brittain)
 * Transport Division 24 (Capt. Brittain)
 * 4 attack transports: DuPage, Fuller, Elmore, Wayne
 * 1 transport: John Land
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Aquarius
 * 1 landing ship dock: Gunston Hall
 * Transport Division 6 (Capt. H.D. Baker)
 * 3 attack transports: Fayette, Ormsby, Leedstown
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Titania
 * 1 cargo ship: Hercules
 * 2 landing ship docks: Epping Forest, Carter Hall
 * Screen (Capt. Henry Crommelin)
 * 4 destroyers
 * All Fletcher class (5 × 5-in. main battery): John Rodgers, Murray, Harrison, McKee
 * Control and Close Support Unit (Capt. N.D. Brantly)
 * 4 submarine chasers: 3 steel hull, 1 wooden hull
 * 16 landing craft infantry: 9 standard, 5 rocket, 2 gunboat
 * 3 patrol craft escort
 * 1 frigate
 * 3 landing ships medium
 * 2 fleet tugs: Apache, Quapaw


 * San Ricardo Attack Group (Task Group 78.2): Right beaches
 * Rear Admiral W.M. Fechteler in attack transport Fremont
 * Embarking 1st_Cavalry_Division_SSI_(full_color).svg 1st Cavalry Division Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge
 * Transport Unit (Capt. M.O. Carlson)
 * Transport Division 32 (Capt. Carlson)
 * 4 attack transports: Harris, Barnstable
 * 1 transport: Herald of the Morning
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Arneb
 * 1 landing ship dock: White Marsh
 * Transport Division 20 (Capt. D.W. Loomis)
 * 3 attack transports: Leonard Wood, Pierce, James O'Hara
 * 1 transport: La Salle
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Electra
 * 1 landing ship dock: Oak Hill
 * 9 landing ships medium
 * Screen (Capt. A.E. Jarrell)
 * 4 destroyers
 * 3 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Fletcher, Jenkins, La Vallette
 * 1 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Anderson
 * 1 fleet tug: Sonoma
 * 8 landing craft infantry: 6 rocket, 2 gunboat
 * 14 landing ships tank




 * Fire Support Unit North (Rear Adm. George L. Weyler)
 * 3 old battleships
 * 1 Colorado-class (8 × 16-in. main battery): Maryland, West Virginia
 * 2 New Mexico-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): Mississippi
 * 3 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Cony, Aulick, Sigourney


 * Panaon Attack Group (Task Group 78.3)
 * Rear Admiral A.D. Struble in Hughes
 * Embarking 21st Regimental Combat Team / 24th Infantry Division
 * 3 landing ships infantry: 🇦🇺 Kanimbla, 🇦🇺 Manoora, 🇦🇺 Westralia
 * 4 Fletcher-class destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): Sigsbee, Ringgold, Schroeder, Dashiell
 * 1 Sims-class destroyer (4 × 5-in. main battery): Hughes
 * 1 minelayer: Ariadne


 * Dinagat Attack Group (Task Group 78.4)
 * Rear Admiral Struble in Hughes
 * Embarking 6th Ranger Battalion and Co. B / 21st Infantry
 * 5 fast transports: (all ex-Wickes-class destroyers): Kilty, Schley, Ward, Herbert, Crosby
 * 2 Benham-class destroyers (4 × 5-in. main battery): Lang, Stack
 * 2 Tacoma-class frigates (3 × 3-in. main battery): Gallup, Bisbee
 * 1 fleet tug: Chickasaw


 * Reinforcement Group One (Task Group 78.6)
 * Captain S.P. Jenkins
 * Arriving 22 October
 * Amphibious assault vessels
 * 6 attack transports: Crescent City, Warren, Windsor, Callaway, Leon, Sumter
 * 1 transport: Storm King
 * 1 cargo ship: Jupiter
 * 1 repair ship: Achilles
 * 4 merchant ships
 * 32 landing ships tank
 * 12 landing craft infantry
 * Escort (Capt. E.A. Solomons)
 * 4 destroyers
 * 2 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Stevens, Howorth
 * 2 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Mustin, Morris
 * 2 frigates
 * Both Tacoma-class (3 × 3-in. main battery): Carson City, Burlington


 * Reinforcement Group Two (Task Group 78.7)
 * Captain J.K.P. Ginder
 * Arriving 24 October
 * Amphibious assault vessels
 * 32 landing ships tank
 * 24 merchant ships
 * Escort (Capt. Ginder)
 * 4 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor, Hopewell
 * 2 frigates
 * Both Tacoma-class (3 × 3-in. main battery): Muskogee, San Pedro


 * Reinforcement Group Three (Task Group 78.9)
 * Commander J.L. Steinmetz, USCG
 * Arriving 29 October
 * Amphibious assault vessels
 * 62 landing ships tank
 * 19 merchant ships
 * Escort (Capt. W.M. Cole)
 * 5 destroyers
 * All Mahan-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Mahan, Drayton, Lamson, Flusser, Smith
 * 4 frigates
 * All Tacoma-class (3 × 3-in. main battery): Eugene, El Paso, Van Buren, Orange

Southern Attack Force (Task Force 79)
Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson in amphibious command ship Mount Olympus Embarking XXIV Army Corps under Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge


 * Attack Group "Able" (Task Group 79.1): Left beaches
 * Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly in amphibious command ship Appalachian
 * Embarking 7th_Infantry_Division_DUI.svg 7th Infantry "Bayonet" Division under Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold


 * Transport Group "Able" (Task Group 79.3)
 * Captain C.G. Richardson
 * Transport Division 7 (Capt. Richardson)
 * 3 attack transports: Cavalier, J. Franklin Bell, Feland
 * 1 transport: Golden City
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Thuban
 * 1 landing ship dock: Lindenwald
 * Transport Division 30 (Capt. C.A. Mission)
 * 3 attack transports: Knox, Calvert, Custer
 * 1 evacuation transport: Rixey
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Chara
 * 1 landing ship dock: Ashland
 * Transport Division 38 (Capt. Charles Allen)
 * 3 attack transports: Lamar, Alpine, Heywood
 * 2 transports: Starlight, Monitor
 * 1 attack cargo ships: Alshain
 * Transport Division "X-Ray" (Capt. J.A. Snackenberg)
 * 2 attack transports: George Clymer, President Hayes
 * 1 cargo ship: Mercury
 * Screen (Capt. W.J. Marshall)
 * 8 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Erben, Walker, Hale, Abbot, Black, Chauncey, Braine, Gansevoort




 * Attack Group "Baker" (Task Group 79.2): Right beaches
 * Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal
 * Embarking 96th_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division under Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley


 * TG 79.4 Transport Group "Baker" (Task Group 79.4)
 * Capt. H.B. Knowles
 * Transport Division 10 (Capt. G.D. Morrison)
 * 4 attack transports: Clay, Arthur Middleton, Baxter, William P. Biddle
 * 1 transport: George F. Elliott
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Capricornus
 * 1 landing ship vehicle: Catskill
 * Transport Division 18 (Capt. Knowles)
 * 3 attack transports: Cambria, Monrovia, Frederick Funston
 * 1 transport: War Hawk
 * 1 attack cargo ship: Alcyone
 * 2 landing ship docks: Casa Grande, Rushmore
 * Transport Division 28 (Capt. H.C. Flanagan)
 * 3 attack transports: Bolivar, Sheridan, Doyen
 * 1 transport: Comet
 * 1 attack cargo ship: 'Almaack''
 * 1 landing ship dock: Belle Grove
 * Screen (Capt. E.R. McLean)
 * 9 destroyers
 * 8 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Picking, Sproston, Wickes, Isherwood, Charles J. Badger, Halligan, Haraden, Twiggs
 * 1 Farragut-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): MacDonough




 * Fire Support Unit South
 * Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf in heavy cruiser Louisville
 * Battleship Division 2 (Rear Adm. Theodore E. Chandler)
 * 3 old battleships
 * 2 Tennessee-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): Tennessee, California
 * 1 Pennsylvania-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): Pennsylvania
 * Cruiser Division 4 (Rear Adm. Oldendorf)
 * 3 heavy cruisers
 * 1 New Orleans-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): Minneapolis
 * 1 Portland-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): Portland
 * 1 Northampton-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): Louisville
 * Cruiser Division 9 (Rear Adm. Walden L. Ainsworth)
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (15 × 6-in. main battery): Honolulu
 * Cruiser Division 12 (Rear Adm. Robert W. Hayler)
 * 2 light cruisers
 * Both Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): Denver, Columbia
 * Screen (Capt. Roland N. Smoot)
 * 13 destroyers
 * 11 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Leutze, Newcomb, Bennion, Heywood L. Edwards, Richard P. Leary, Robinson, Ross, Albert W. Grant, Bryant, Halford, Claxton
 * 2 Gleaves-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Thorn, Welles

Service Force Seventh Fleet (Task Group 77.7)
Rear Admiral R.O. Glover
 * Fueling at Sea Unit (Capt. J.D. Beard)
 * 7 oilers: Saranac, Ashtabula, Salamonie, Suamico, Kishwaukee, Schuylkill, Tallulah
 * 5 ammunition ships: Mazama, Durham Victory, Iran Victory, Bluefield Victory, Canada Victory
 * Escort Unit (Cmdr. F.W. Howers)
 * 3 Buckley-class destroyer escorts (3 × 3-in. main battery): Whitehurst, Witter, Bowers
 * Leyte Gulf Unit (Capt. E.P. Hylant)
 * 6 tankers: Arethusa, Caribou, Mink, Panda, Porcupine, 🇦🇺 Bishopdale
 * 1 water tanker: Severn
 * 4 net tenders: Indus, Teak, Silverbell, Satinleaf
 * 3 repair and salvage vessels: Achilles, Cable, Midas
 * 1 floating dry dock: ARD-19
 * 4 ammunition ships: Murzim, Poyang, Ranvr, Yunnan
 * 9 provision ships: Arequipa, Calamaries, Mizar, Octane, Crux, Ganymede, Triangulum, Pollux, Acubens, 🇦🇺 Merkur
 * 2 hospital ships: Mercy, Comfort

US Third Fleet
Admiral William F. Halsey in fast battleship New Jersey

Fast Carrier Force (Task Force 38)
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher in fleet carrier Lexington

Task Group 38.1


Vice Admiral John S. McCain Sr.


 * 2 fleet carriers
 * Hornet (Capt. Austin K. Doyle)
 * Air Group 11 (Cmdr. F.R. Schrader)
 * VF-11: 33 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-11: 25 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-11:  1 TBF Avenger, 17 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Wasp (Capt. O.A. Weller)
 * Air Group 14 (Cmdr. W.C. Wingard)
 * VF-14: 38 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-14: 10 F6F Hellcat fighters, 25 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-14:  6 TBF Avenger, 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 2 light carriers
 * Monterey (Capt. Stuart H. Ingersoll)
 * Air Group 28 (Lt. Cmdr. R.W. Mehle)
 * VF-28: 23 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-28:  9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Cowpens (Capt. H.W. Taylor)
 * Air Group 22 (Lt. Cmdr. T.H. Jenkins)
 * VF-22: 26 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-22:  9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * Cruiser Division 6 (Rear Adm. C. Turner Joy)
 * 1 heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)
 * Wichita


 * Cruiser Division 10 (Rear Adm. Lloyd J. Wiltse)
 * 2 heavy cruisers
 * Both Baltimore-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): Boston, Canberra
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): Houston


 * Screen (Capt. C.F. Espe)
 * 15 destroyers
 * 13 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Izard, Charrette, Conner, Bell, Burns, Cogswell, Caperton, Ingersoll, Knapp, Boyd, Cowell, Brown, Woodworth
 * 2 Gleaves-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): McCalla, Grayson

Task Group 38.2


Rear Admiral Gerald F. Bogan


 * 3 fleet carriers
 * Intrepid (Capt. J.F. Bolger)
 * Air Group 18 (Cmdr. W.E. Ellis)
 * VF-18: 38 F6F Hellcat fighters, 5 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-18: 28 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-18: 18 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Hancock (Capt. F.C. Dickey)
 * Air Group 7 (Cmdr. J.D. Lamade)
 * VF-7: 37 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-7: 42 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-7: 18 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Bunker Hill (Capt. M.R. Greer)
 * Air Group 8 (Cmdr. R.L. Shifley)
 * VF-8: 40 F6F Hellcat fighters, 8 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-8: 17 SB2C Helldiver, 3 SBF Helldiver, 4 SBW Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-8: 19 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 2 light carriers
 * Cabot (Capt. S.J. Michael)
 * Air Group 29 (Lt. Cmdr. W.E. Eder)
 * VF-29: 21 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-29:  1 TBF Avenger, 8 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Independence (Capt. E.C. Ewen)
 * Night Air Group 41 (Cmdr. T.F. Caldwell)
 * VFN-41: 5 F6F Hellcat fighters, 14 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VTN-41: 8 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * Battleship Division 7 (Rear Adm. Oscar C. Badger II)
 * 2 fast battleships
 * Both Iowa-class (9 × 16-in. main battery): Iowa, New Jersey


 * Cruiser Division 14 (Rear Adm. Francis E. M. Whiting)
 * 2 light cruisers
 * Both Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): Vincennes, Miami
 * 2 anti-aircraft light cruisers:
 * Both Atlanta-class: San Diego, Oakland


 * Screen (Capt. John P. Womble)
 * 18 destroyers
 * All Fletcher class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Owen, Miller, The Sullivans, Stephen Potter, Tingey, Hickox, Hunt, Lewis Hancock, Marshall, Halsey Powell, Cushing, Colahan, Uhlmann, Benham, Stockham, Wedderburn, Twining, Yarnall

Task Group 38.3
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman


 * 2 fleet carriers
 * Essex (Capt. C.W. Wheeler)
 * Air Group 15 (Cmdr. H.T. Utter)
 * VF-15: 46 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-15: 25 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-15: 15 TBF Avenger, 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Lexington (Capt. E.W. Litch)
 * Air Group 19 (Cmdr. T.H. Winters)
 * VF-19: 37 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-19: 30 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-19: 18 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 2 light carriers
 * Princeton'' (Capt. W.H. Buracker)
 * Air Group 27 (Lt. Cmdr. F.A. Bardshar)
 * VF-27: 21 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-27:  9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Langley (Capt. J.F. Wegforth)
 * Air Group 44 (Cmdr. M.T. Wordell)
 * VF-44: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-44:  9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 4 fast battleships (Vice Adm. Willis Augustus Lee)
 * 1 North Carolina-class (9 × 16-in. main battery): Washington
 * Battleship Division 8 (Rear Adm. Glenn B. Davis)
 * 1 South Dakota-class (9 × 16-in. main battery): Massachusetts
 * Battleship Division 9 (Rear Adm. Edward Hanson)
 * 2 South Dakota-class (9 × 16-in. main battery): Alabama, South Dakota


 *  Cruiser Division 13 (Rear Adm. Laurance T. DuBose)
 * 3 light cruisers
 * All Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): Santa Fe, Mobile, Birmingham
 * 1 anti-aircraft light cruiser
 * 1 Atlanta-class (12 × 5-in. main battery): Reno


 * Screen (Capt. C.R. Todd)
 * 14 destroyers
 * All Fletcher class (5 × 5-in. main battery): Clarence K. Bronson, Cotten, Dortch', 'Gatling, Healy, Porterfield, Callaghan, Cassin Young, Irwin', 'Preston, Laws, Longshaw, Morrison, Prichett

Task Group 38.4


Rear Admiral Ralph E. Davison


 * 2 fleet carriers
 * Franklin (Capt. J.M. Shoemaker)
 * Air Group 13 (Cmdr. R.L. Kibbe)
 * VF-13: 34 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-13: 31 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-13: 18 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Enterprise (Capt. Cato D. Glover)
 * Air Group 20 (Cmdr. D.F. Smith)
 * VF-20: 35 F6F Hellcat fighters, 4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
 * VB-20: 34 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
 * VT-20: 19 TBF Avenger, 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 2 light carriers
 * San Jacinto (Capt. M.H. Kernodle)
 * Air Group 51 (Cmdr. C.L. Moore)
 * VF-51: 19 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-51:  7 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Belleau Wood (Capts. John Perry)
 * Air Group 21 (Lt. Cmdr. V.F. Casey)
 * VF-21: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters
 * VT-21:  9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * 1 heavy cruiser
 * 1 New Orleans-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): New Orleans


 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): Biloxi


 * Screen (Capt. V.D. Long)
 * 11 destroyers
 * 3 Gleaves-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Wilkes, Nicholson, Swanson
 * 3 Gridley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Gridley, McCall, Maury
 * 5 Bagley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Bagley, Helm, Mugford, Patterson, Ralph Talbot