User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/pacificfront/1945-01 Luzon navaloob



The January 1945 invasion of Luzon was the second phase of the fulfillment of General Douglas MacArthur's promise in March 1942 that he would liberate them from Japanese rule. The landings took place about two weeks after the conclusion of major military operations on Leyte, the first of the Philippines to be liberated from the Japanese.

MacArthur's formal title was Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area. Naval forces, consisting of the US Seventh Fleet, were under the direction of Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid.

The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) had expected to be able to guarantee air superiority over the Philippines after establishing airfields on Leyte, but two factors prevented this: the Japanese mounted an unexpected level of resistance in the air, and the USAAF pilots available were too inexperienced to take off and land in the dark. Thus, Seventh Fleet had to provide its own air cover, and Admiral Kinkaid insisted that escort carriers could do the job. Being considerably slower than fleet carriers such as the Essex class, it was expected that they would be extremely vulnerable to Japanese air attack. In the event, the escort carriers took a beating but performed admirably.

🇺🇸 US Navy combat ships: 18 escort carriers, 6 old battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 61 destroyers, 21 destroyer escorts

🇺🇸 Amphibious assault vessels: 12 high-speed transports, 19 attack transports, 4 transports, 12 attack cargo ships, 9 cargo ships, LCIs, LSMs, 50 LSTs, LSVs, etc.

🇺🇸 Auxiliaries: 1 submarine chasers, 63 minesweepers, 3 minelayers, 4 patrol craft, 21 tankers, 21 others

🇦🇺 Australian vessels: 2 heavy cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2 frigates, 1 survey ship, 1 harbour defense motor launch, 3 LSIs

British vessels: 1 tanker, 1 ammunition ship

Losses: 1 escort carrier, 3 fast minesweepers

Naval forces
US Seventh Fleet Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid in amphibious command ship USS Wasatch (AGC-9)

Luzon Attack Force (Task Force 77)
Vice Admiral Kinkaid
 * Embarking US_Sixth_Army_patch.svg US Sixth Army
 * Lieutenant General Walter Krueger

Fleet Flagship Group (Task Group 77.1)
Vice Admiral Kinkaid
 * Fleet Flagship Unit (Capt. A.M. Granum)
 * 1 amphibious command ship
 * 1 Mount McKinley-class: USS Wasatch (AGC-9)
 * 2 destroyers
 * 1 Benson-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Frazier (DD-607)
 * 1 Mahan-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Smith (DD-378)
 * Cruiser Unit (Capt. W.M. Downes)
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Boise (CL-47)
 * 2 destroyers
 * 1 Gleaves-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Edwards (DD-619)
 * 1 Benson-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Coghlan (DD-606)

Bombardment and Fire Support Group (Task Group 77.2)
Vice Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf in battleship USS California (BB-44)
 * San Fabian Fire Support Unit (Rear Admiral George L. Weyler in battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40))
 * Unit "M" (Commodore H.B. Farncomb, RAN)
 * 1 New Mexico-class old battleship (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS Mississippi (BB-41)
 * 1 County-class heavy cruiser (8 × 8-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Australia (D84)
 * 2 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Allen M. Sumner, 'USS Lowry''
 * Unit "N" (Rear Adm. I.C. Sowell)
 * 1 Colorado-class old battleship (8 × 16-in. main battery): USS West Virginia (BB-48)
 * 1 County-class heavy cruiser (8 × 8-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Shropshire
 * 2 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Laffey (DD-724), USS O'Brien (DD-725)
 * Unit "O" (Rear Adm. Weyler)
 * 1 New Mexico-class old battleship (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS New Mexico (BB-40)
 * 1 New Orleans-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery): USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
 * 4 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Moale, USS Barton (DD-722), USS Walke (DD-723), USS Ingraham (DD-694)
 * Lingayen Fire Support Unit (Vice Admiral Oldendorf)
 * 3 old battleships
 * 1 Colorado-class (8 × 16-in. main battery): USS Colorado (BB-45)
 * 1 Tennessee-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS California (BB-44)
 * 1 Pennsylvania-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
 * 2 heavy cruisers
 * 1 Northampton-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): 'USS Louisville'' (CA-28)
 * 1 Portland-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): USS Portland (CA-33)
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Columbia (CL-56)
 * Screen (Capt. Roland N. Smoot)
 * 11 destroyers
 * 9 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Leutze (DD-481), USS Newcomb (DD-586), USS Bennion (DD-662), USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663), USS Richard P. Leary, USS William D. Porter, USS Bryant (DD-665), USS Kimberly (DD-521), USS Izard (DD-589)
 * 2 Tribal-class (8 × 4.7-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Arunta (I30), 🇦🇺 HMAS Warramunga (I44)

Beach Demolition Group
Lieut. Commander O.B. Murphy, USNR
 * 10 high-speed transports
 * 6 ex-Clemson-class destroyers: USS Humphreys (APD-12), USS Sands (APD-13), USS Overton (APD-23), USS Clemson (APD-31), USS George E. Badger (APD-33), USS Belknap (APD-34)
 * 2 ex-Wickes-class destroyers: USS Dickerson (APD-21), USS Rathburne (APD-25)
 * 2 ex-Buckley-class destroyer escorts: USS Blessman (APD-48), USS Bull (APD-78)
 * Embarking Underwater Demolition Teams (Capt. B.H. Hanlon)
 * UDT 5 (Lt. J.K. DeBold, USNR)
 * UDT 8 (Lt. Cmdr. D.E. Young, USNR)
 * UDT 9 (Lt. H.F. Stevenson, USNR)
 * UDT 10 (Lt. A.O. Choate, USNR)
 * UDT 14 (Lt. A.B. Onderdonk, USNR)
 * UDT 15 (Lt. H.F. Brooks)

Close Covering Group (Task Group 77.3)
Rear Admiral Russell S. Berkey
 * 3 light cruisers
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (15 × 6-in. main battery): USS Phoenix (CL-46)
 * 2 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Montpelier (CL-57), USS Denver (CL-58)
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Fletcher (DD-445), USS Radford (DD-446), USS Nicholas (DD-449), USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Taylor (DD-468), USS Hopewell (DD-681)

Escort Carrier Group (Task Group 77.4)
Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin
 * Lingayen Carrier Group (Rear Adm. Durgin)
 * 5 escort carriers
 * USS Makin Island (CVE-93) (Capt. W.B. Whaley)
 * Composite Squadron 84 (Cmdr. W.H. Rogers, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) (Capt. G.A.T. Washburn)
 * Composite Squadron 85 (Lt. Cmdr. F.C. Herriman)
 * 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) (Capt. J.L. Pratt)
 * Composite Squadron 86 (Lt. B.M. Lakin, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Salamaua (CVE-96) (Capt. J.I. Taylor)
 * Composite Squadron 87 (Lt. H.N. Heisel)
 * 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) (Capt. J.A. Briggs)
 * Composite Squadron 88 (Lt. Cmdr. E.N. Webb (KIA))
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * Lingayen Protective Group (Rear Adm. Ralph A. Ofstie)


 * 2 escort carriers
 * USS Kitkun Bay (Capt. Albert Handly)
 * Composite Squadron 91 (Lt. Cmdr. B.D. Mack (KIA))
 * 17 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Shamrock Bay (Capts F.T. Ward)
 * Composite Squadron 94 (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. Patterson, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS John C. Butler, USS O'Flaherty


 * Hunter-Killer Group (Capt. J.C. Cronin)


 * 1 escort carrier
 * USS Tulagi (CVE-72) (Capt. Cronin)
 * Composite Squadron 92 (Lt. J.B. Wallace)
 * 11 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * 7 destroyer escorts
 * All John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Edmonds (DE-406), USS Stafford (DE-411), USS William Seiverling (DE-441), USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442), USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443), USS Goss (DE-444), USS Howard F. Clark (DE-533)
 * Screen (Capt. V.D. Long)
 * 7 destroyers
 * 3 Gridley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Gridley (DD-380), USS McCall (DD-400), USS Maury (DD-401)
 * 4 Bagley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Bagley (DD-386), USS Helm (DD-388), USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390), USS Patterson (DD-392)


 * San Fabian Carrier Group


 * Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump
 * 6 escort carriers
 * USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) (Capt. Albert K. Morehouse)
 * Composite Squadron 81 (Lt. Cmdr. R.C. Barnes)
 * 18 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) (Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, III)
 * Composite Squadron 80 (Lt. Cmdr. H.K. Stubbs, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Wake Island (CVE-65) (Capt. A.V. Magly)
 * Composite Spotting Squadron 1 (Lt. Cmdr. W.F. Bringle)
 * 23 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) (Capt. Steadman Teller)
 * Composite Squadron 90 (Lt. Cmdr. R.A. O'Neill)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Savo Island (CVE-78) (Capt. Clarence E. Ekstrom)
 * Composite Squadron 27 (Lt. Cmdr. P.W. Jackson)
 * 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) (scuttled after kamikaze attack, 4 Jan 1945) (Capt. H.L. Young)
 * Composite Squadron 75 (Lt. Cmdr. A.W. Smith)
 * 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Capt. H.J. Martin)
 * 7 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Hall (DD-583), USS Halligan (DD-584), USS Bell (DD-587), USS Burns (DD-588), USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590), USS Twiggs (DD-591), USS Abbot (DD-629)
 * Close Covering Group


 * Rear Admiral G.R. Henderson
 * 4 escort carriers
 * USS Saginaw Bay (Capt. F.C. Sutton)
 * Composite Squadron 78 (Lt. F.G. Lewis, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Kadashan Bay (Capt. R.N. Hunter)
 * Composite Squadron 20 (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. McRoberts)
 * 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Marcus Island (Capt. C.F. Greber)
 * Composite Squadron 21 (Lt. Cmdr. T.R. Murray, USNR)
 * 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Petrof Bay (Capt. R.S. Clarke)
 * Composite Squadron 76 (Cmdr. J.W. MaCauley)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Capt. J.W. Callahan)
 * 2 destroyers
 * Both Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Charrette, USS Conner (DD-582)
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Richard S. Bull, USS Richard M. Rowell

Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group (Task Group 77.6)
Commander W.R. Loud
 * Sweep Unit 1 (Cmdr. Loud)
 * 5 fast minesweepers (all ex-Clemson-class destroyers): USS Chandler (DD-206), USS Southard (DD-207), USS Hovey (DD-208) (sunk by air attack, 7 Jan 1945), USS Long (DD-209) (sunk by air attack, 6 Jan 1945), USS Hopkins (DD-249)
 * 1 fast minelayer (ex-Clemson-class destroyer): USS Preble (DM-20)
 * 1 fast transport (ex-Clemson-class destroyer): USS Brooks
 * 4 Higgins boats
 * Sweep Unit 2 (Lt. Cmdr. John Clague, USNR)
 * 5 fast minesweepers (all ex-Wickes-class destroyers): USS Dorsey (DD-117), USS Hamilton (DD-141), USS Palmer (DD-161) (sunk by air attack, 7 Jan 1945), USS Hogan (DD-178), USS Howard (DD-179)
 * 1 fast minelayer (ex-Wickes-class destroyer): USS Breese (DM-18)
 * Sweep Unit 3 (Lt. Cmdr. H.R. Peirce, USNR)
 * 4 Auk-class minesweepers: USS Requisite, USS Pursuit (AM-108), USS Sage, USS Triumph (AM-323)
 * 1 Admirable-class minesweeper: USS Scuffle
 * Sweep Unit 4 (Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Keefer)
 * 5 Admirable-class minesweepers: USS Salute (AM-294), USS Saunter, USS Scout (AM-296), USS Scrimmage, USS Sentry (AM-299)
 * Sweep Unit 5 (Lt. J.S. Dement)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 6 (Lt. W.A. Latta, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 7 (Lt. Paul Schminke, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 8 (Lt. E.O. Slatmarsh, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 9 (Lt. G.L. O'Neil, USNR)
 * 5 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 10 (Lt. W.H. Boutell, USNR)
 * 5 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 11
 * 4 Higgins boats equipped as minesweepers
 * Hydrographic Unit (Cmdr. R.B.A. Hunt, RAN)
 * 2 frigates: 🇦🇺 HMAS Gascoyne (K354), 🇦🇺 HMAS Warrego (U73)
 * 1 survey ship: 🇦🇺 HMAS Benalla (J323)
 * 1 harbour defence motor launch: 🇦🇺 HDML-1074
 * 1 yard minesweeper: YMS-316
 * Service Unit (Lt. Cmdr. J.E. Cole, USNR)
 * 1 coastal minelayer: USS Monadnock (ACM-10)

Screening Group (Task Group 77.7)
Captain J.B. McLean
 * 4 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Stanly (DD-478), USS Halford (DD-480), USS Bush (DD-529), USS Stembel (DD-644)

Salvage and Rescue Group (Task Group 77.8)
Commander B.S. Huie, USNR
 * 3 salvage vessels: USS Grasp (ARS-24), USS Grapple (ARS-7), USS Cable (ARS-19)
 * 2 repair ships: USS Amycus (ARL-2), USS Egeria (ARL-8)
 * 2 fleet tugs (both Navajo-class): USS Apache (ATF-67), USS Chickasaw (AT-83)
 * 5 ocean tugs (all Abnaki-class): USS Hidatsa (ATF-102), USS Quapaw (ATF-110), USS Rail (AM-26), USS Chowanoc (ATF-100), USS Potawatomi
 * 1 rescue tug: ATR-61
 * 8 LCI(L)s

Reinforcement Group (Task Group 77.9)
Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly in amphibious command ship Appalachian
 * Embarking 
 * 25th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.png 25th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. C.L. Mullins)
 * Military_symbol_infantry_olive_drab_bordered.png 158th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (Brig. Gen. H. MacNider)
 * Military_symbol_armor_olive_drab_with_thick_white_borders.png 13th Armored Group (Col. M.E. Jones)
 * Flagship Unit
 * 1 Appalachian-class amphibious command ship: USS Appalachian
 * 1 Fletcher-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Remey
 * Sailing from Nouméa
 * 9 attack transports: USS President Jackson, USS President Adams, USS La Porte, USS Latimer, USS Oxford (APA-189), USS Zeilin (AP-9), USS Oconto, USS Laurens, USS Audrain
 * 2 transports: USS President Monroe, USS Comet (AP-166)
 * 9 attack cargos: USS Algol (AKA-54), SS Navajo Victory, SS Manderson Victory, SS Las Vegas Victory, SS Bedford Victory, H.T. Dodge, Solon Turman, USS Wrangell, USS Fomalhaut
 * 3 Fletcher-class destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS McNair, USS Norman Scott, USS Melvin (DD-680)
 * Sailing from Bougainville
 * 2 attack transports: USS Libra, De Harmon
 * 1 transport: USS President Polk
 * Sailing from Milne Bay
 * 2 attack transports: USS Warren (APA-53), De Darby
 * Sailing from Oro Bay
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Uvalde
 * 1 Evarts-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS J. Douglas Blackwood
 * Sailing from Lae
 * 1 attack transport: USS Olmsted
 * Sailing from Finschafen
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Tryon
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Warrick
 * Sailing from Hollandia
 * 1 attack transport: USS Appling
 * 1 transport: USS Winged Arrow
 * 1 fast transport (ex-Buckley-class destroyer escort): USS Coolbaugh
 * Sailing from Noemfoor
 * 3 attack transports: USS Leon, USS Adair, USS Haskell
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Diphda
 * 11 fast transports:
 * 5 ex-Wickes-class destroyers: USS Kilty, USS Schley (DD-103), USS Crosby, USS Herbert, USS Talbot (DD-114)
 * 1 ex-Caldwell-class destroyer: USS Manley (DD-74)
 * 1 ex-Clemson-class destroyer: USS Goldsborough (DD-188)
 * 4 ex-Buckley-class destroyer escorts: USS Lloyd, USS Newman, USS Kephart, USS Cofer
 * Sailing from Leyte
 * 1 attack transport: Gilliam
 * 1 patrol craft: PC-1128
 * 2 tankers: Bennington, Birch Collie


 * LST Unit (Cmdr. A.A. Ageton)
 * Sailing from Bougainville
 * 1 Buckley-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Greenwood
 * 3 LSTs
 * Sailing from Oro Bay
 * 1 Buckley-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Loeser
 * 5 LSTs
 * Sailing from Hollandia
 * 1 Fletcher-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Monssen
 * 7 LSTs
 * 1 subchaser: SC-735
 * 7 merchant ships
 * Sailing from Noemfoor
 * 6 LSTs
 * 2 patrol craft: PC-462, PC-563
 * Sailing from Sansapoor
 * 1 LST
 * 1 patrol craft: PC-464
 * Sailing from Morotai
 * 3 Fletcher-class destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS McDermut (DD-677), USS McGowan, USS Mertz
 * 13 LSTs
 * Sailing from Leyte
 * 15 LSTs

Service Group (Task Group 77.10)
Rear Admiral R.O. Glover
 * Leyte Service Unit (Capt. E.P. Hylant)
 * 7 tankers: USS Caribou, USS Carondelet (IX-136), USS Silver Cloud (IX-143), USS Shikellamy, USS Susquehanna (AOG-5), 🇬🇧 Bishopdale, 🇦🇺 Kuruma
 * 1 water ship: USS Stag
 * 2 ammunition ships: USS Pyro (AE-1), 🇬🇧 HMAS Yunnan
 * 2 cargo ships: USS Murzim, USS Bootes
 * 1 general stores ship: USS Acubens
 * 4 net tenders: USS Teaberry, USS Satinleaf, USS Teak, USS Silverbell
 * 1 repair ship: USS Midas
 * 1 floating drydock: No. 19
 * 2 merchant ships: Iran Victory, Meridian Victory
 * Lingayen Service Unit (Capt. T.J. Kelly)
 * 6 tankers: USS Tallulah, USS Schuylkill, USS Chepachet, USS Mink, Andrew Doria, Kenwood
 * 1 water ship: USS Severn (AO-61)
 * 2 ammunition ships: Elmira Victory, Provo Victory
 * 1 net tender: USS Indus
 * Mindoro Service Unit (Capt. J.D. Beard)
 * 6 tankers: USS Suamico, USS Salamonie, USS Winooski (AO-38), USS Pecos (AO-65), USS Cowanesque, USS Panda
 * 3 ammunition ships: Elmira Victory, Provo Victory, USS Cyrene (AGP-13)
 * Screen (Cmdr. W.H. Putnam, USNR)
 * 6 Buckley-class destroyer escorts (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Thomason, USS Lovelace, USS Manning (DE-199), USS Neuendorf, USS James E. Craig, USS Eichenberger

San Fabian Attack Force (Task Force 78)
Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey in amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge
 * Embarking U.S. I Corps CSIB.svg I Army Corps (Major General Innis P. Swift)
 * Landing at Eastern sector (San Fabian)

White Beach Attack Group (Task Group 78.1)
Vice Admiral Barbey
 * Embarking 43rd_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 43rd Infantry ("Winged Victory") Division (Major General Leonard F. Wing)
 * White Beach Transport Group
 * Commodore C.G. Richardson
 * Transport Group A (Capt. P.P. Welch)
 * 3 attack transports: USS DuPage (APA-41), USS Fuller (AP-14), USS Wayne (APA-54)
 * 1 transport: John Land
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Aquarius
 * Transport Group B (Comm. Richardson)
 * 2 attack transports: USS Cavalier, USS Feland
 * 1 transport: Golden City
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Thuban
 * 1 LSD: USS Shadwell
 * Transport Group C (Capt. D.L. Ryan)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Fayette, USS Heywood, USS Leedstown (APA-56)
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Hercules (AK-41)
 * 2 LSDs: USS Epping Forest, USS White Marsh
 * LST Group
 * Captain R.M. Scruggs
 * LST Unit A: 10 LSTs
 * LST Unit B: 10 LSTs
 * LSM Group: 10 LSMs
 * LCI Smoke Group: 13 LCIs
 * LCT Group: 6 LCTs
 * Control Unit: 4 subchasers, 3 patrol craft
 * LCI Support Unit: 3 LCI(M)s, 11 LCI(G)s, 5 LCI(R)s
 * Beach Parties (Lt. Cmdr. J.B. Avery, USNR):
 * No. 4 (Lt. E.J. Zinser, USNR)
 * No. 6 (Lt. Cmdr. Avery)
 * Screen
 * Captain T.B. Dugan
 * 9 destroyers
 * 6 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Jenkins (DD-447), USS La Vallette (DD-448), USS Converse (DD-509), USS Foote (DD-511), USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570), USS Braine (DD-630)
 * 1 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Russell (DD-414)
 * 2 Mahan-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Drayton (DD-366), USS Shaw (DD-373)
 * 2 destroyer escorts:
 * Both Rudderow-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Charles J. Kimmel, USS Thomas F. Nickel
 * 2 patrol craft

Blue Beach Attack Group (Task Group 78.5)
Rear Admiral William M. Fechteler
 * Embarking 6th_Infantry_Division.svg 6th Infantry ("Red Star") Division (Major General Edwin D. Patrick) (KIA)
 * Blue Beach Transport Group
 * Commodore D.W. Loomis
 * Transport Division 20 (Comm. Loomis)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Leonard Wood, USS Pierce, USS James O'Hara
 * 1 transport: USS La Salle (AP-102)
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Electra (AKA-4)
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Auriga
 * 1 LSD: USS Belle Grove
 * Transport Division 26 (Capt. H.J. Wright)
 * 2 attack transports: USS Callaway, USS Sumter (APA-52)
 * 1 transport: USS Storm King
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Jupiter (AK-43)
 * 1 LSV: USS Monitor (LSV-5)
 * 1 LSD: USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5)
 * Transport Division 32-T (Capt. J.L. Allen)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Barnstable, USS Elmore, USS Banner (APA-60)
 * 1 transport: USS Herald of the Morning
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Mercury (AK-42)
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Rixey
 * Other units
 * Tractor Unit: 20 LSTs
 * LSM Unit: 10 LSMs
 * Control Unit: 3 PC, 4 SC
 * Support Unit: 2 LCI(G)s
 * Rocket and LCI Unit: 5 LCIs, 7LCRs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs
 * Beach Parties: No. 2, No. 5
 * Salvage Unit
 * 2 LCIs
 * 1 rescue tug: ATR-61
 * 1 fleet tug: USS Potawatomi
 * 1 repair ship: USS Egeria
 * Screen (Capt. J.H. Wellings)
 * 7 destroyers
 * 4 Benham-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Lang (DD-399), USS Stack, USS Sterett (DD-407), USS Wilson
 * 2 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Morris (DD-417), USS Mustin (DD-413)
 * 1 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Dashiell
 * 4 destroyer escorts
 * All Rudderow-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Day, USS Hodges, USS Peiffer, USS Tinsman

Lingayen Attack Force (Task Force 79)
Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson in amphibious command ship USS Mount Olympus
 * Embarking US_XIV_Corps_patch.svg XIV Army Corps (Major General Oscar W. Griswold)
 * Landing at Western beaches (Lingayen)

Attack Group Able (Task Group 79.1)
Rear Admiral Ingolf N. Kiland
 * Embarking 37th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 37th Infantry ("Buckeye") Division (Major General Robert S. Beightler)
 * Transport Group Able (Task Group 79.3)
 * Commodore M.O. Carlson
 * Transport Division 28-T (Comm. Carlson)
 * 4 attack transports: USS Harris, USS Doyen (APA-1), USS Bolivar, USS Sheridan
 * 1 cargo: USS Almaack
 * 1 LSV: USS Ozark (LSV-2)
 * 1 LSD: USS Oak Hill (LSD-7)
 * Transport Division 8-T (Capt. S.P. Jenkins)
 * 1 attack transport: USS Sarasota
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Titania
 * 3 LSIs: 🇦🇺 HMAS Manoora (F48), 🇦🇺 HMAS Kanimbla (C78), 🇦🇺 HMAS Westralia (F95)
 * Transport Division 38-T (Capt. G.W. Johnson)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Lamar (APA-47), USS Harry Lee, USS Alpine
 * 1 transport: USS Starlight
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Alshain
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Pinkney


 * Tractor Group Able (Task Group 79.5)
 * Captain J.S. Laidlaw
 * LST Assault Unit: 8 LSTs
 * LST Reserve Unit: 11 LSTs
 * LST Assault Unit: 7 LSMs
 * LSM Reserve Unit: 11 LSMs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs


 * LCI Group (Task Group 79.7)
 * Commander A.R. Montgomery
 * Salvage and Fire Fighting Unit: 3 LCI(L)s
 * Rocket Gunboat Unit: 13 LCI(G)s
 * Monitor Unit: 6 LCI(M)s


 * Control Group Able (Task Group 79.9)
 * Lieut Commander B.H. Kaschinski, USNR
 * 1 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Abercrombie
 * 3 PCs, 3 PCSs, 3 YMSs, 1 SC


 * Screen (Task Group 79.11)
 * Captain R.H. Smith
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip (DD-498), USS Renshaw (DD-499), USS Cony, USS Robinson (DD-562)
 * 2 destroyer escorts:
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Le Ray Wilson, USS Gilligan

Attack Group Baker (Task Group 79.2)
Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal in amphibious command ship Rocky Mount
 * Embarking 40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 40th Infantry ("Sunshine") Division (Major General I. Rapp Brush)


 * Transport Group Baker (Task Group 79.4)
 * Commodore H.B. Knowles
 * Transport Division 10-T (Capt. S.M. Haight)
 * 4 attack transports: USS Clay, USS William P. Biddle, USS Arthur Middleton, USS Baxter
 * 1 transport: USS George F. Elliott (AP-105)
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Capricornus
 * 1 LSV: USS Catskill (LSV-1)
 * Transport Division 18-T (Comm. Knowles)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Cambria, USS Monrovia, USS Frederick Funston
 * 1 transport: USS War Hawk
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Alcyone
 * Transport Division 30-T (Capt. E.T. Short)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Knox (APA-46), USS Calvert (AP-65), USS Custer
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Chara
 * 3 LSDs: USS Lindenwald, USS Ashland (LSD-1), USS Casa Grande
 * Landing Craft Control Unit (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. Stedman, USNR)
 * 1 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Walter C. Wann
 * 3 PCs, 4 SC, 2 PCE(R)


 * Tractor Group Baker (Task Group 79.6)
 * Captain E.A. Seay
 * Assault Unit Green: 5 LSTs
 * Assault Unit Orange: 4 LSTs
 * LST Reserve Unit: 10 LSTs
 * LSM Reserve Unit: 31 LSMs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs


 * '''LCI Group (Task Group 79.8)
 * Captain T.W. Rimer
 * Mortar Unit: 6 LCI(M)s
 * Rocket Gunboat Unit: 13 LCI(G)s
 * Salvage Unit: 2 LCI(L)s
 * Transport Group Screen
 * Captain J.B. McLean
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Bush (DD-529), USS Halford, USS Conway (DD-507), USS Eaton, USS Sigourney (DD-643), USS Stembel
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Richard W. Suesens, USS Oberrender
 * Landing Craft Screen
 * Captain E.R. McLean
 * 7 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Picking, USS Isherwood (DD-520), USS Luce (DD-522), USS Sproston (DD-577), USS Wickes (DD-578), USS Young (DD-580), USS Charles J. Badger

Naval forces
US Seventh Fleet Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid in amphibious command ship USS Wasatch (AGC-9)

Luzon Attack Force (Task Force 77)
Vice Admiral Kinkaid
 * Embarking US_Sixth_Army_patch.svg US Sixth Army
 * Lieutenant General Walter Krueger

Fleet Flagship Group (Task Group 77.1)
Vice Admiral Kinkaid
 * Fleet Flagship Unit (Capt. A.M. Granum)
 * 1 amphibious command ship
 * 1 Mount McKinley-class: USS Wasatch (AGC-9)
 * 2 destroyers
 * 1 Benson-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Frazier (DD-607)
 * 1 Mahan-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Smith (DD-378)
 * Cruiser Unit (Capt. W.M. Downes)
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Boise (CL-47)
 * 2 destroyers
 * 1 Gleaves-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Edwards (DD-619)
 * 1 Benson-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Coghlan (DD-606)

Bombardment and Fire Support Group (Task Group 77.2)
Vice Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf in battleship USS California (BB-44)
 * San Fabian Fire Support Unit (Rear Admiral George L. Weyler in battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40))
 * Unit "M" (Commodore H.B. Farncomb, RAN)
 * 1 New Mexico-class old battleship (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS Mississippi (BB-41)
 * 1 County-class heavy cruiser (8 × 8-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Australia (D84)
 * 2 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Allen M. Sumner, 'USS Lowry''
 * Unit "N" (Rear Adm. I.C. Sowell)
 * 1 Colorado-class old battleship (8 × 16-in. main battery): USS West Virginia (BB-48)
 * 1 County-class heavy cruiser (8 × 8-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Shropshire
 * 2 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Laffey (DD-724), USS O'Brien (DD-725)
 * Unit "O" (Rear Adm. Weyler)
 * 1 New Mexico-class old battleship (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS New Mexico (BB-40)
 * 1 New Orleans-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery): USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
 * 4 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery): USS Moale, USS Barton (DD-722), USS Walke (DD-723), USS Ingraham (DD-694)
 * Lingayen Fire Support Unit (Vice Admiral Oldendorf)
 * 3 old battleships
 * 1 Colorado-class (8 × 16-in. main battery): USS Colorado (BB-45)
 * 1 Tennessee-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS California (BB-44)
 * 1 Pennsylvania-class (12 × 14-in. main battery): USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
 * 2 heavy cruisers
 * 1 Northampton-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): 'USS Louisville'' (CA-28)
 * 1 Portland-class (9 × 8-in. main battery): USS Portland (CA-33)
 * 1 light cruiser
 * 1 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Columbia (CL-56)
 * Screen (Capt. Roland N. Smoot)
 * 11 destroyers
 * 9 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Leutze (DD-481), USS Newcomb (DD-586), USS Bennion (DD-662), USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663), USS Richard P. Leary, USS William D. Porter, USS Bryant (DD-665), USS Kimberly (DD-521), USS Izard (DD-589)
 * 2 Tribal-class (8 × 4.7-in. main battery): 🇦🇺 HMAS Arunta (I30), 🇦🇺 HMAS Warramunga (I44)

Beach Demolition Group
Lieut. Commander O.B. Murphy, USNR
 * 10 high-speed transports
 * 6 ex-Clemson-class destroyers: USS Humphreys (APD-12), USS Sands (APD-13), USS Overton (APD-23), USS Clemson (APD-31), USS George E. Badger (APD-33), USS Belknap (APD-34)
 * 2 ex-Wickes-class destroyers: USS Dickerson (APD-21), USS Rathburne (APD-25)
 * 2 ex-Buckley-class destroyer escorts: USS Blessman (APD-48), USS Bull (APD-78)
 * Embarking Underwater Demolition Teams (Capt. B.H. Hanlon)
 * UDT 5 (Lt. J.K. DeBold, USNR)
 * UDT 8 (Lt. Cmdr. D.E. Young, USNR)
 * UDT 9 (Lt. H.F. Stevenson, USNR)
 * UDT 10 (Lt. A.O. Choate, USNR)
 * UDT 14 (Lt. A.B. Onderdonk, USNR)
 * UDT 15 (Lt. H.F. Brooks)

Close Covering Group (Task Group 77.3)
Rear Admiral Russell S. Berkey
 * 3 light cruisers
 * 1 Brooklyn-class (15 × 6-in. main battery): USS Phoenix (CL-46)
 * 2 Cleveland-class (12 × 6-in. main battery): USS Montpelier (CL-57), USS Denver (CL-58)
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Fletcher (DD-445), USS Radford (DD-446), USS Nicholas (DD-449), USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Taylor (DD-468), USS Hopewell (DD-681)

Escort Carrier Group (Task Group 77.4)
Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin
 * Lingayen Carrier Group (Rear Adm. Durgin)
 * 5 escort carriers
 * USS Makin Island (CVE-93) (Capt. W.B. Whaley)
 * Composite Squadron 84 (Cmdr. W.H. Rogers, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) (Capt. G.A.T. Washburn)
 * Composite Squadron 85 (Lt. Cmdr. F.C. Herriman)
 * 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) (Capt. J.L. Pratt)
 * Composite Squadron 86 (Lt. B.M. Lakin, USNR)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Salamaua (CVE-96) (Capt. J.I. Taylor)
 * Composite Squadron 87 (Lt. H.N. Heisel)
 * 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) (Capt. J.A. Briggs)
 * Composite Squadron 88 (Lt. Cmdr. E.N. Webb (KIA))
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers


 * Lingayen Protective Group (Rear Adm. Ralph A. Ofstie)


 * 2 escort carriers
 * USS Kitkun Bay (Capt. Albert Handly)
 * Composite Squadron 91 (Lt. Cmdr. B.D. Mack (KIA))
 * 17 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Shamrock Bay (Capts F.T. Ward)
 * Composite Squadron 94 (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. Patterson, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS John C. Butler, USS O'Flaherty


 * Hunter-Killer Group (Capt. J.C. Cronin)


 * 1 escort carrier
 * USS Tulagi (CVE-72) (Capt. Cronin)
 * Composite Squadron 92 (Lt. J.B. Wallace)
 * 11 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * 7 destroyer escorts
 * All John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Edmonds (DE-406), USS Stafford (DE-411), USS William Seiverling (DE-441), USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442), USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443), USS Goss (DE-444), USS Howard F. Clark (DE-533)
 * Screen (Capt. V.D. Long)
 * 7 destroyers
 * 3 Gridley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Gridley (DD-380), USS McCall (DD-400), USS Maury (DD-401)
 * 4 Bagley-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Bagley (DD-386), USS Helm (DD-388), USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390), USS Patterson (DD-392)


 * San Fabian Carrier Group


 * Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump
 * 6 escort carriers
 * USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) (Capt. Albert K. Morehouse)
 * Composite Squadron 81 (Lt. Cmdr. R.C. Barnes)
 * 18 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) (Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, III)
 * Composite Squadron 80 (Lt. Cmdr. H.K. Stubbs, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Wake Island (CVE-65) (Capt. A.V. Magly)
 * Composite Spotting Squadron 1 (Lt. Cmdr. W.F. Bringle)
 * 23 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) (Capt. Steadman Teller)
 * Composite Squadron 90 (Lt. Cmdr. R.A. O'Neill)
 * 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Savo Island (CVE-78) (Capt. Clarence E. Ekstrom)
 * Composite Squadron 27 (Lt. Cmdr. P.W. Jackson)
 * 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) (scuttled after kamikaze attack, 4 Jan 1945) (Capt. H.L. Young)
 * Composite Squadron 75 (Lt. Cmdr. A.W. Smith)
 * 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Capt. H.J. Martin)
 * 7 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Hall (DD-583), USS Halligan (DD-584), USS Bell (DD-587), USS Burns (DD-588), USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590), USS Twiggs (DD-591), USS Abbot (DD-629)
 * Close Covering Group


 * Rear Admiral G.R. Henderson
 * 4 escort carriers
 * USS Saginaw Bay (Capt. F.C. Sutton)
 * Composite Squadron 78 (Lt. F.G. Lewis, USNR)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Kadashan Bay (Capt. R.N. Hunter)
 * Composite Squadron 20 (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. McRoberts)
 * 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Marcus Island (Capt. C.F. Greber)
 * Composite Squadron 21 (Lt. Cmdr. T.R. Murray, USNR)
 * 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * USS Petrof Bay (Capt. R.S. Clarke)
 * Composite Squadron 76 (Cmdr. J.W. MaCauley)
 * 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
 * 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
 * Screen (Capt. J.W. Callahan)
 * 2 destroyers
 * Both Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Charrette, USS Conner (DD-582)
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Richard S. Bull, USS Richard M. Rowell

Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group (Task Group 77.6)
Commander W.R. Loud
 * Sweep Unit 1 (Cmdr. Loud)
 * 5 fast minesweepers (all ex-Clemson-class destroyers): USS Chandler (DD-206), USS Southard (DD-207), USS Hovey (DD-208) (sunk by air attack, 7 Jan 1945), USS Long (DD-209) (sunk by air attack, 6 Jan 1945), USS Hopkins (DD-249)
 * 1 fast minelayer (ex-Clemson-class destroyer): USS Preble (DM-20)
 * 1 fast transport (ex-Clemson-class destroyer): USS Brooks
 * 4 Higgins boats
 * Sweep Unit 2 (Lt. Cmdr. John Clague, USNR)
 * 5 fast minesweepers (all ex-Wickes-class destroyers): USS Dorsey (DD-117), USS Hamilton (DD-141), USS Palmer (DD-161) (sunk by air attack, 7 Jan 1945), USS Hogan (DD-178), USS Howard (DD-179)
 * 1 fast minelayer (ex-Wickes-class destroyer): USS Breese (DM-18)
 * Sweep Unit 3 (Lt. Cmdr. H.R. Peirce, USNR)
 * 4 Auk-class minesweepers: USS Requisite, USS Pursuit (AM-108), USS Sage, USS Triumph (AM-323)
 * 1 Admirable-class minesweeper: USS Scuffle
 * Sweep Unit 4 (Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Keefer)
 * 5 Admirable-class minesweepers: USS Salute (AM-294), USS Saunter, USS Scout (AM-296), USS Scrimmage, USS Sentry (AM-299)
 * Sweep Unit 5 (Lt. J.S. Dement)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 6 (Lt. W.A. Latta, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 7 (Lt. Paul Schminke, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 8 (Lt. E.O. Slatmarsh, USNR)
 * 8 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 9 (Lt. G.L. O'Neil, USNR)
 * 5 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 10 (Lt. W.H. Boutell, USNR)
 * 5 yard minesweepers
 * Sweep Unit 11
 * 4 Higgins boats equipped as minesweepers
 * Hydrographic Unit (Cmdr. R.B.A. Hunt, RAN)
 * 2 frigates: 🇦🇺 HMAS Gascoyne (K354), 🇦🇺 HMAS Warrego (U73)
 * 1 survey ship: 🇦🇺 HMAS Benalla (J323)
 * 1 harbour defence motor launch: 🇦🇺 HDML-1074
 * 1 yard minesweeper: YMS-316
 * Service Unit (Lt. Cmdr. J.E. Cole, USNR)
 * 1 coastal minelayer: USS Monadnock (ACM-10)

Screening Group (Task Group 77.7)
Captain J.B. McLean
 * 4 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Stanly (DD-478), USS Halford (DD-480), USS Bush (DD-529), USS Stembel (DD-644)

Salvage and Rescue Group (Task Group 77.8)
Commander B.S. Huie, USNR
 * 3 salvage vessels: USS Grasp (ARS-24), USS Grapple (ARS-7), USS Cable (ARS-19)
 * 2 repair ships: USS Amycus (ARL-2), USS Egeria (ARL-8)
 * 2 fleet tugs (both Navajo-class): USS Apache (ATF-67), USS Chickasaw (AT-83)
 * 5 ocean tugs (all Abnaki-class): USS Hidatsa (ATF-102), USS Quapaw (ATF-110), USS Rail (AM-26), USS Chowanoc (ATF-100), USS Potawatomi
 * 1 rescue tug: ATR-61
 * 8 LCI(L)s

Reinforcement Group (Task Group 77.9)
Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly in amphibious command ship Appalachian
 * Embarking 
 * 25th_Infantry_Division_shoulder_sleeve_insignia.png 25th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. C.L. Mullins)
 * Military_symbol_infantry_olive_drab_bordered.png 158th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (Brig. Gen. H. MacNider)
 * Military_symbol_armor_olive_drab_with_thick_white_borders.png 13th Armored Group (Col. M.E. Jones)
 * Flagship Unit
 * 1 Appalachian-class amphibious command ship: USS Appalachian
 * 1 Fletcher-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Remey
 * Sailing from Nouméa
 * 9 attack transports: USS President Jackson, USS President Adams, USS La Porte, USS Latimer, USS Oxford (APA-189), USS Zeilin (AP-9), USS Oconto, USS Laurens, USS Audrain
 * 2 transports: USS President Monroe, USS Comet (AP-166)
 * 9 attack cargos: USS Algol (AKA-54), SS Navajo Victory, SS Manderson Victory, SS Las Vegas Victory, SS Bedford Victory, H.T. Dodge, Solon Turman, USS Wrangell, USS Fomalhaut
 * 3 Fletcher-class destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS McNair, USS Norman Scott, USS Melvin (DD-680)
 * Sailing from Bougainville
 * 2 attack transports: USS Libra, De Harmon
 * 1 transport: USS President Polk
 * Sailing from Milne Bay
 * 2 attack transports: USS Warren (APA-53), De Darby
 * Sailing from Oro Bay
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Uvalde
 * 1 Evarts-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS J. Douglas Blackwood
 * Sailing from Lae
 * 1 attack transport: USS Olmsted
 * Sailing from Finschafen
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Tryon
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Warrick
 * Sailing from Hollandia
 * 1 attack transport: USS Appling
 * 1 transport: USS Winged Arrow
 * 1 fast transport (ex-Buckley-class destroyer escort): USS Coolbaugh
 * Sailing from Noemfoor
 * 3 attack transports: USS Leon, USS Adair, USS Haskell
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Diphda
 * 11 fast transports:
 * 5 ex-Wickes-class destroyers: USS Kilty, USS Schley (DD-103), USS Crosby, USS Herbert, USS Talbot (DD-114)
 * 1 ex-Caldwell-class destroyer: USS Manley (DD-74)
 * 1 ex-Clemson-class destroyer: USS Goldsborough (DD-188)
 * 4 ex-Buckley-class destroyer escorts: USS Lloyd, USS Newman, USS Kephart, USS Cofer
 * Sailing from Leyte
 * 1 attack transport: Gilliam
 * 1 patrol craft: PC-1128
 * 2 tankers: Bennington, Birch Collie


 * LST Unit (Cmdr. A.A. Ageton)
 * Sailing from Bougainville
 * 1 Buckley-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Greenwood
 * 3 LSTs
 * Sailing from Oro Bay
 * 1 Buckley-class destroyer escort (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Loeser
 * 5 LSTs
 * Sailing from Hollandia
 * 1 Fletcher-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Monssen
 * 7 LSTs
 * 1 subchaser: SC-735
 * 7 merchant ships
 * Sailing from Noemfoor
 * 6 LSTs
 * 2 patrol craft: PC-462, PC-563
 * Sailing from Sansapoor
 * 1 LST
 * 1 patrol craft: PC-464
 * Sailing from Morotai
 * 3 Fletcher-class destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS McDermut (DD-677), USS McGowan, USS Mertz
 * 13 LSTs
 * Sailing from Leyte
 * 15 LSTs

Service Group (Task Group 77.10)
Rear Admiral R.O. Glover
 * Leyte Service Unit (Capt. E.P. Hylant)
 * 7 tankers: USS Caribou, USS Carondelet (IX-136), USS Silver Cloud (IX-143), USS Shikellamy, USS Susquehanna (AOG-5), 🇬🇧 Bishopdale, 🇦🇺 Kuruma
 * 1 water ship: USS Stag
 * 2 ammunition ships: USS Pyro (AE-1), 🇬🇧 HMAS Yunnan
 * 2 cargo ships: USS Murzim, USS Bootes
 * 1 general stores ship: USS Acubens
 * 4 net tenders: USS Teaberry, USS Satinleaf, USS Teak, USS Silverbell
 * 1 repair ship: USS Midas
 * 1 floating drydock: No. 19
 * 2 merchant ships: Iran Victory, Meridian Victory
 * Lingayen Service Unit (Capt. T.J. Kelly)
 * 6 tankers: USS Tallulah, USS Schuylkill, USS Chepachet, USS Mink, Andrew Doria, Kenwood
 * 1 water ship: USS Severn (AO-61)
 * 2 ammunition ships: Elmira Victory, Provo Victory
 * 1 net tender: USS Indus
 * Mindoro Service Unit (Capt. J.D. Beard)
 * 6 tankers: USS Suamico, USS Salamonie, USS Winooski (AO-38), USS Pecos (AO-65), USS Cowanesque, USS Panda
 * 3 ammunition ships: Elmira Victory, Provo Victory, USS Cyrene (AGP-13)
 * Screen (Cmdr. W.H. Putnam, USNR)
 * 6 Buckley-class destroyer escorts (3 × 3-in. main battery): USS Thomason, USS Lovelace, USS Manning (DE-199), USS Neuendorf, USS James E. Craig, USS Eichenberger

San Fabian Attack Force (Task Force 78)
Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey in amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge
 * Embarking U.S. I Corps CSIB.svg I Army Corps (Major General Innis P. Swift)
 * Landing at Eastern sector (San Fabian)

White Beach Attack Group (Task Group 78.1)
Vice Admiral Barbey
 * Embarking 43rd_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 43rd Infantry ("Winged Victory") Division (Major General Leonard F. Wing)
 * White Beach Transport Group
 * Commodore C.G. Richardson
 * Transport Group A (Capt. P.P. Welch)
 * 3 attack transports: USS DuPage (APA-41), USS Fuller (AP-14), USS Wayne (APA-54)
 * 1 transport: John Land
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Aquarius
 * Transport Group B (Comm. Richardson)
 * 2 attack transports: USS Cavalier, USS Feland
 * 1 transport: Golden City
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Thuban
 * 1 LSD: USS Shadwell
 * Transport Group C (Capt. D.L. Ryan)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Fayette, USS Heywood, USS Leedstown (APA-56)
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Hercules (AK-41)
 * 2 LSDs: USS Epping Forest, USS White Marsh
 * LST Group
 * Captain R.M. Scruggs
 * LST Unit A: 10 LSTs
 * LST Unit B: 10 LSTs
 * LSM Group: 10 LSMs
 * LCI Smoke Group: 13 LCIs
 * LCT Group: 6 LCTs
 * Control Unit: 4 subchasers, 3 patrol craft
 * LCI Support Unit: 3 LCI(M)s, 11 LCI(G)s, 5 LCI(R)s
 * Beach Parties (Lt. Cmdr. J.B. Avery, USNR):
 * No. 4 (Lt. E.J. Zinser, USNR)
 * No. 6 (Lt. Cmdr. Avery)
 * Screen
 * Captain T.B. Dugan
 * 9 destroyers
 * 6 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Jenkins (DD-447), USS La Vallette (DD-448), USS Converse (DD-509), USS Foote (DD-511), USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570), USS Braine (DD-630)
 * 1 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Russell (DD-414)
 * 2 Mahan-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Drayton (DD-366), USS Shaw (DD-373)
 * 2 destroyer escorts:
 * Both Rudderow-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Charles J. Kimmel, USS Thomas F. Nickel
 * 2 patrol craft

Blue Beach Attack Group (Task Group 78.5)
Rear Admiral William M. Fechteler
 * Embarking 6th_Infantry_Division.svg 6th Infantry ("Red Star") Division (Major General Edwin D. Patrick) (KIA)
 * Blue Beach Transport Group
 * Commodore D.W. Loomis
 * Transport Division 20 (Comm. Loomis)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Leonard Wood, USS Pierce, USS James O'Hara
 * 1 transport: USS La Salle (AP-102)
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Electra (AKA-4)
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Auriga
 * 1 LSD: USS Belle Grove
 * Transport Division 26 (Capt. H.J. Wright)
 * 2 attack transports: USS Callaway, USS Sumter (APA-52)
 * 1 transport: USS Storm King
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Jupiter (AK-43)
 * 1 LSV: USS Monitor (LSV-5)
 * 1 LSD: USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5)
 * Transport Division 32-T (Capt. J.L. Allen)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Barnstable, USS Elmore, USS Banner (APA-60)
 * 1 transport: USS Herald of the Morning
 * 1 cargo ship: USS Mercury (AK-42)
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Rixey
 * Other units
 * Tractor Unit: 20 LSTs
 * LSM Unit: 10 LSMs
 * Control Unit: 3 PC, 4 SC
 * Support Unit: 2 LCI(G)s
 * Rocket and LCI Unit: 5 LCIs, 7LCRs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs
 * Beach Parties: No. 2, No. 5
 * Salvage Unit
 * 2 LCIs
 * 1 rescue tug: ATR-61
 * 1 fleet tug: USS Potawatomi
 * 1 repair ship: USS Egeria
 * Screen (Capt. J.H. Wellings)
 * 7 destroyers
 * 4 Benham-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Lang (DD-399), USS Stack, USS Sterett (DD-407), USS Wilson
 * 2 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): USS Morris (DD-417), USS Mustin (DD-413)
 * 1 Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Dashiell
 * 4 destroyer escorts
 * All Rudderow-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Day, USS Hodges, USS Peiffer, USS Tinsman

Lingayen Attack Force (Task Force 79)
Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson in amphibious command ship USS Mount Olympus
 * Embarking US_XIV_Corps_patch.svg XIV Army Corps (Major General Oscar W. Griswold)
 * Landing at Western beaches (Lingayen)

Attack Group Able (Task Group 79.1)
Rear Admiral Ingolf N. Kiland
 * Embarking 37th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 37th Infantry ("Buckeye") Division (Major General Robert S. Beightler)
 * Transport Group Able (Task Group 79.3)
 * Commodore M.O. Carlson
 * Transport Division 28-T (Comm. Carlson)
 * 4 attack transports: USS Harris, USS Doyen (APA-1), USS Bolivar, USS Sheridan
 * 1 cargo: USS Almaack
 * 1 LSV: USS Ozark (LSV-2)
 * 1 LSD: USS Oak Hill (LSD-7)
 * Transport Division 8-T (Capt. S.P. Jenkins)
 * 1 attack transport: USS Sarasota
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Titania
 * 3 LSIs: 🇦🇺 HMAS Manoora (F48), 🇦🇺 HMAS Kanimbla (C78), 🇦🇺 HMAS Westralia (F95)
 * Transport Division 38-T (Capt. G.W. Johnson)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Lamar (APA-47), USS Harry Lee, USS Alpine
 * 1 transport: USS Starlight
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Alshain
 * 1 hospital ship: USS Pinkney


 * Tractor Group Able (Task Group 79.5)
 * Captain J.S. Laidlaw
 * LST Assault Unit: 8 LSTs
 * LST Reserve Unit: 11 LSTs
 * LST Assault Unit: 7 LSMs
 * LSM Reserve Unit: 11 LSMs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs


 * LCI Group (Task Group 79.7)
 * Commander A.R. Montgomery
 * Salvage and Fire Fighting Unit: 3 LCI(L)s
 * Rocket Gunboat Unit: 13 LCI(G)s
 * Monitor Unit: 6 LCI(M)s


 * Control Group Able (Task Group 79.9)
 * Lieut Commander B.H. Kaschinski, USNR
 * 1 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Abercrombie
 * 3 PCs, 3 PCSs, 3 YMSs, 1 SC


 * Screen (Task Group 79.11)
 * Captain R.H. Smith
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip (DD-498), USS Renshaw (DD-499), USS Cony, USS Robinson (DD-562)
 * 2 destroyer escorts:
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Le Ray Wilson, USS Gilligan

Attack Group Baker (Task Group 79.2)
Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal in amphibious command ship Rocky Mount
 * Embarking 40th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg 40th Infantry ("Sunshine") Division (Major General I. Rapp Brush)


 * Transport Group Baker (Task Group 79.4)
 * Commodore H.B. Knowles
 * Transport Division 10-T (Capt. S.M. Haight)
 * 4 attack transports: USS Clay, USS William P. Biddle, USS Arthur Middleton, USS Baxter
 * 1 transport: USS George F. Elliott (AP-105)
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Capricornus
 * 1 LSV: USS Catskill (LSV-1)
 * Transport Division 18-T (Comm. Knowles)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Cambria, USS Monrovia, USS Frederick Funston
 * 1 transport: USS War Hawk
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Alcyone
 * Transport Division 30-T (Capt. E.T. Short)
 * 3 attack transports: USS Knox (APA-46), USS Calvert (AP-65), USS Custer
 * 1 attack cargo: USS Chara
 * 3 LSDs: USS Lindenwald, USS Ashland (LSD-1), USS Casa Grande
 * Landing Craft Control Unit (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. Stedman, USNR)
 * 1 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Walter C. Wann
 * 3 PCs, 4 SC, 2 PCE(R)


 * Tractor Group Baker (Task Group 79.6)
 * Captain E.A. Seay
 * Assault Unit Green: 5 LSTs
 * Assault Unit Orange: 4 LSTs
 * LST Reserve Unit: 10 LSTs
 * LSM Reserve Unit: 31 LSMs
 * LCT Unit: 6 LCTs


 * '''LCI Group (Task Group 79.8)
 * Captain T.W. Rimer
 * Mortar Unit: 6 LCI(M)s
 * Rocket Gunboat Unit: 13 LCI(G)s
 * Salvage Unit: 2 LCI(L)s
 * Transport Group Screen
 * Captain J.B. McLean
 * 6 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Bush (DD-529), USS Halford, USS Conway (DD-507), USS Eaton, USS Sigourney (DD-643), USS Stembel
 * 2 destroyer escorts
 * Both John C. Butler-class (2 × 5-in. main battery): USS Richard W. Suesens, USS Oberrender
 * Landing Craft Screen
 * Captain E.R. McLean
 * 7 destroyers
 * All Fletcher-class (5 × 5-in. main battery): USS Picking, USS Isherwood (DD-520), USS Luce (DD-522), USS Sproston (DD-577), USS Wickes (DD-578), USS Young (DD-580), USS Charles J. Badger