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United States[edit]
The US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas were under the overall command of Admiral Chester Nimitz.[1]
Task Force 17[edit]
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†)
- Yorktown Air Group[b] (Lieutenant Commander Oscar Pederson)
- Yorktown (sunk by I-168 _____) (Captain Elliott Buckmaster)[a]
- 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)
- 1 New Orleans-class heavy cruiser (9 × 8-in. main battery)
- 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)
- 5 Sims-class destroyers (4 × 5-in. main battery)
Task Force 16[edit]
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†)
- Enterprise Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. C. Wade McClusky)
- 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†)
- Hornet Air Group (Cmdr. Stanhope C. Ring)
- Enterprise (Capt. George D. Murray)
- 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)
- 1 Pensacola-class heavy cruiser (10 × 8-in. main battery)
- Task Group 16.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Alexander R. Early, COMDESRON 1)
- Destroyer Squadron 1
- Destroyer Squadron 6
- 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)
Submarines[edit]
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")
- 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)
Midway Garrison[edit]
- 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]
Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of the Hawaiian Group[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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.
- ^ "Battle of Midway". World War 2 Facts. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Midway Order of Battle". NavWeaps.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY INCLUDING THE ALEUTIAN PHASE. U.S. Naval War College. 1948. p. 120.
Meanwhile, at 1920 CNAS Midway decided to employ his motor torpedo boats as an attack squadron and sent a squadron of nine MTB's from Midway and two MTB's from Kure Island to attack the task force containing the burning carriers. They were unable to locate the target. With the coming of daylight they commenced their return to Midway.:
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