User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/1942-06 Midway USNoob

The US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas were under the overall command of Admiral Chester Nimitz.^[1]

Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Yorktown

Task Group 17.5 (Carrier Group)

Yorktown (sunk by I-168 _____) (Captain Elliott Buckmaster)^[a]

Yorktown Air Group^[b] (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)

Astoria (Capt. Francis W. Scanland)

1 Portland-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)

Portland (Capt. Laurance T. DuBose)

Task Group 17.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Gilbert Hoover, COMDESRON 2)

5 Sims-class destroyers (4 × 5-in. main battery)

Hammann (sunk by I-168 _____) (Commander Arnold E. True)

Anderson (Lt. Cmdr. William M. Hobby, Jr.)

Hughes (Lt. Cmdr. Donald J. Ramsey)

Morris (Cmdr. Harry B. Jarrett)

Russell (Lt. Cmdr. J. C. Pollock)

1 Gleaves-class destroyer (5 × 5-in. main battery)

Gwin (Lt. Cmdr. John M. Higgins)

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance in Enterprise

Task Group 16.5 (Carrier Group):^[2]

Enterprise (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†)

Hornet (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)

Pensacola (Capt. Frank L. Lowe)

1 Northampton-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)

Northampton (Capt. William D. Chandler Jr.)

3 New Orleans-class heavy cruisers (9 × 8-in. main battery)

New Orleans (Capt. Howard H. Good)

Minneapolis (Capt. Frank J. Lowry)

Vincennes (Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl)

1 anti-aircraft light cruiser (16 × 5-in. main battery)

Atlanta (Capt. Samuel P. Jenkins)

Task Group 16.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Alexander R. Early, COMDESRON 1)

Destroyer Squadron 1

Phelps (Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Beck)

Worden (Lt. Cmdr. William G. Pogue)

Monaghan (Lt. Cmdr. William P. Burford)

Aylwin (Lt. Cmdr. George R. Phelan)

Destroyer Squadron 6

Balch (Lt. Cmdr. Harold H. Thiemroth)

Conyngham (Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Daniel)

Benham (Lt. Cmdr. Joseph M. Worthington)

Ellet (Lt. Cmdr. Francis H. Gardner)

Maury (Lt. Cmdr. Gelzer L. Sims)

Oilers Group

AO Cimarron (Cmdr. Russell H. Ihrig)

AO Platte (Capt. Ralph H. Henkle)

DD Dewey (Lt. Cmdr. C.F. Chillingworth, Jr.)

DD Monssen (Cmdr. Roland N. Smoot)

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

Task Group 7.1 (Midway Patrol Group)

Nautilus (Lt. Cmdr. William H. Brockman Jr.)

Dolphin (Lt. Cmdr. R.L. Rutter)

Cachalot (Lt. Cmdr. G.A. Lewis)

Cuttlefish (Lt. Cmdr. Martin P. Hottel)

Tambor (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. Murphy)

Trout (Lt. Cmdr. F.W. Fenno)

Grenadier (Lt. Cmdr. Willis A. Lent)

Gudgeon (Lt. Cmdr. H.B. Lyon)

Gato (Lt. Cmdr. W.G. Myers)

Grouper (Lt. Cmdr. C.E. Duke)

Grayling (Lt. Cmdr. E. Olsen)

Flying Fish (Lt. Cmdr. Glynn R. Donaho)

Task Group 7.2 ("Roving Short-Stops")

Narwhal (Lt. Cmdr. C.W. Wilkins)

Plunger (Lt. Cmdr. D.C. White)

Trigger (Lt. Cmdr. J.H. Lewis)

Task Group 7.3 (North of Oahu Patrol)

Pike (Lt. Cmdr. W.A. New)

Tarpon (Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Wallace)

Growler (Lt. Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore)

Finback (Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Hull)

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)^[3]

French Frigate Shoals

seaplane tenders Thornton and Ballard

gasoline tanker Kaloli

destroyer Clark

Pearl and Hermes Reef

patrol boat Crystal

fleet tug Vireo

Lisianski Island

patrol boat YP-284

Gardner Pinnacles

patrol boat YP-345

Laysan Island

patrol boat YP-290

Necker Island

patrol boat YP-350

Cmdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN

AO Guadalupe

DD Blue and Ralph Talbot

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

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