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

Task Force 17

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Frank Jack Fletcher

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)

Task Force 16

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Raymond A. Spruance as a full admiral

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)

Submarines

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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)

Midway Garrison

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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

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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

Midway Refueling Unit

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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.

  1. ^ "Battle of Midway". World War 2 Facts. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Midway Order of Battle". NavWeaps.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ 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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