Task Forces List

TF 1 TF 2 TF 3 TF 4 TF 5 TF 6 TF 7 TF 8 TF 9 TF 11 TF 12 TF 13 TF 14 TF 15 TF 16 TF 17 TF 18 TF 19
TF 30 TF 31 TF 32 TF 33 TF 34 TF 35 TF 36 TF 37 TF 38 TF 39
TF 42 TF 44
TF 50 TF 51 TF 52 TF 53 TF 54 TF 55 TF 56 TF 57 TF 58 TF 59
TF 60 TF 61 TF 62 TF 63 TF 64 TF 65 TF 66 TF 67 TF 68 TF 69
TF 70 TF 71 TF 72 TF 73 TF 74 TF 75 TF 76 TF 77 TF 78 TF 79
TF 92 TF 94 TF 95 TF 96 TF 99
TF 111 TF 112 TF 113

December 1941 US Navy Administrative Battle Order
Task Force 1	December 1941 - Covering Force, Pacific Fleet December 1941 - Inshore Patrol, Asiatic Fleet 1942 - West Coast Patrol Force 42/05 - 42/08
Task Force 2	December 1941 Recon/Raiding Force, Pacific Fleet December 1941 - Service Force, Asiatic Fleet Service Force, Asiatic Fleet 1942/01 - 02
Task Force 3	December 1941 Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet 42/01/15 - 42/02 - Submarine Force Asiatic Fleet South Pacific Forces - from 1942/09/16
Task Force 4	December 1941 - ? Force, Pacific Fleet December 1941 - Patrol Force, Asiatic Fleet
Task Force 5	41/12 - 42/02/23 Striking Force, Asiatic Fleet 1945/01 - Night Carrier Task Force
Task Force 6	42/07 - 42/08
Task Force 7	December 1941 - Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet x Midway - Central Pacific Submarine Forces Makin raid 1942/08
Task Force 8	41/11 - 41/12 Wake Reinforce 41/12 Wake Reinforce attempt Revenge Raid - ?? from 42/02/14 TF 16 ?? North Pacific Force - from 42/05/21 1942/08/01 "FIREPLACE" - Adak Landing 42/08/30 1942/09 - 1942/12 1942/12 Amchitka Landing 1943/01/12 Attu Bombardment 1943/02/18
Task Force 9	1941/12/07 - PatWing 2
Task Force 10
Task Force 11	Jaluit Raid / Wake Reinforce 1941/12/30 - 1942/01/11 - Saratoga torpedoed 1942/01 - Kingman - Christmas Is. offensive patrol Revenge Raid 2 (42/02 - 42/03) Revenge Raid 3 - Lae - Salamaua x Coral Sea from 42/06 "WATCHTOWER" x Eastern Solomons 1942/11 1943/05 Howland & Baker Islands Landing 43/09/01 1944 Pearl Harbor - Marshalls Supply Lines Hunter Killer Groups 1944/06
Task Force 12	1941/12 Midway Air Reinforce 42/06 - 42/07 42/09 Wake Bombardement 1943/09/03 1944/03 - 06 F.D.R.'s Presidential Cruise 44/07 - 44/08 "FORAGER" Hunter Killer Group Wake raid 44/09/03 1944/10 - 1945/04 6th Wake raid 45/06/20 7th Wake Raid 1945/08/01 8th Wake Raid 1945/08/09 9th Wake Raid 1945/08 (cancelled) 1945/08
Task Force 13
Task Force 14	1943/03 - South Pacific Wake Raid 43/10/05 - 06 (or TG 59.18)
Task Force 15	42/04-42/07 42/07 - SoPac Convoy Escort Force 1943/03 Marcus Is. Raid 1943/08/31
Task Force 16	"Shangri La" - Doolittle's Raid x Coral Sea x Midway Midway reinforce 42/06 from 42/07/15 Southern Pacific Forces: "WATCHTOWER" - Guadalcanal Landing x Eastern Solomons x Santa Cruz x Guadalcanal 1942/12 - 1943/02, Battle off Rennell Is. Northern Pacific Forces: x Komandorski Islands Attu Bombardment 1943/04/26 "SANDCRAB" - Attu landing Kiska Bombardment 1943/07/06 Kiska Bombardment 1943/07/22 The Battle of Pips Kiska Bombardment 1943/08/02 Kiska Bombardment 1943/08/12 "COTTAGE"- Kiska Landing Pacific Fleet Service Force Galvanic 1943/12 1944/02 - 44/04 "FORAGER" - Service Force
Task Force 17	Wake Reinforce 1941/12 Jaluit & Makin Raid Revenge Raid 3 - Lae-Salamaua x Coral Sea x Midway from 1942/08 1942/09 - 1942/10 x Santa Cruz Supporting Submarines Pacific Fleet: "FORAGER" - Supporting Submarines Pacific Fleet "STALEMATE II." - "ZOO" Flotilla "KING II." Pacific Fleet Submarine Force 1944/10 - 44/12 Pacific Fleet Submarine Force 1944/12 - 45/02 "BARNEY" Hydeman's Hellcats 45/05 - 45/07
Task Force 18	"Shangri La" - Doolittle's Raid from 42/06/10 1942/07 "WATCHTOWER" - Guadalcanal Landing x Eastern Solomons 1942/09 x Rennell Island 1943/01 1943/02 from 43/02/1? "CLEANSLATE" - Russell Islands Landing Slot Patrols 1943/04 Kula Gulf Landing 1943/05 x Kolombangara 43/07/13
Task Force 19	1942/02 1943/02 1943/03 1943/04 1943/05 1944/04 1944/06 1944/09 - 1945/08
Task Force 30	Emirau Landing 1944/05 - 07 Hunter Killer Group - 1944/05 - 1944/06 - Hoggatt Bay Stalemate II. "KING II." - Leyte Landing Iwojima Bombardement 44/11/11-12 Mindoro Landing "MIKE I." Luzon Landing "ICEBERG" - Okinawa Landing 1945/07 - 08 - Home Land Raids Homeland Occupation
Task Force 31	"TOENAILS" - New Georgia Landing Munda Bombardment 1943/07/24 x Vella Lavella Vella Lavella landing 1943/08 "SHOESTRING II." - Cape Torokina Landing 1943/11 Green Islands Attack Group 1944/02 Emirau Landing 1944/03/20 "STALEMATE II." - Ulithi & Yap Landing Force "ICEBERG" - Joint Expeditionary Force Homeland Occupation
Task Force 32	1942/12 "STALEMATE II."- Western Attack Force (Peleliu & Angaur Landing) "ICEBERG" - Amphibious Support Force "JUNEAU" - Okinawa minesweeping operation 1945/07 Home Island Landing Preparation
Task Force 33	Solomons Land Based Air Forces (43/10 - 43/11) "STALEMATE II."- Yap Landing Force "ICEBERG" - Okinawa Landing Japan Occupation Duty 1945/08 - ?
Task Force 34	1943/08 1943/12 1944/04 1944/08 - 09 "KING II." - Leyte Landing, Battle of Leyte "MIKE I." - Luzon landing "ICEBERG" - Okinawa Landing - Gunfire & Covering Force 1945/07 - 08
Task Force 35	1944/03 - 04 1945/07 1945/08 - Homeland Occupation
Task Force 36	Kula Gulf Landing "TOENAILS" - New Georgia Landing x Kula Gulf x Kolombangara Munda Shelling 1943/08 1943/11 - 12 - Solomons patrols Emirau Landing 44/03/20
Task Force 37	1943/08 - 09 1943/10 Kavieng raids 1943/12 - 1944/01 Emirau Landing, Kavieng Bombardment 44/03/20 "ICEBERG" -British Pacific Fleet 1945/07 - 08 British Pacific Fleet
Task Force 38	1943/08 - 10 "SHOESTRING II." - Cape Torokina Landing Kieta area, Bougainville Bombardement Shortland Bombardment 1944/01/08 Green Island Landing - Covering Force 1944/04 - 05 "STALEMATE II" "KING II."- Leyte Landing, x Leyte Mindoro Landing "MIKE I." - Luzon Landing "ICEBERG" - from 1945/05/28 Home Islands Raids 1945/07 - 45/08
Task Force 39	x Empress Augusta Inlet, Shoestring II - Cape Torokina Landing Buka-Bonis Bombardement 43/11/23 Green Island Landing 44/02/15 Emirau Landing 1944/03 "JUNEAU" - Okinawa minesweeping operation 1945/07
Task Force 42	Submarine Forces Southwest Pacific Area
Task Force 44	1942/03 x Coral Sea 1942/06 - Coral Sea Sweep "WATCHTOWER" - "Mac Arthur's Fleet" = TG 62.6 Coral Sea Patrols 1945/08 - Northern Honshu & Hokkaido Surrender Force
Task Force 50	Rabaul Raid 1943/08 Marcus Raid 43/09/01 - 02 Tarawa & Makin Raid 1943/09/18 - 19 "GALVANIC" - Gilbert Islands Landing "FLINTLOCK" - Marshall Islands Landing - Joined Expeditionary Force "HAILSTONE" - Truk Raid Mili Bombardement 44/03/18 "DESECRATE I." - Palau raid 1944/03/31 "RECKLESS" "FORAGER" - Marianas Landing "DETACHMENT" - Iwojima Landing "ICEBERG" - Covering Force Home Island Landing Preparation
Task Force 51	"LANDCRAB" - Attu landing "FLINTLOCK" - Joint Expeditionary Force "CATCHPOLE" - Kwajalein Landing "FORAGER" - Joint Expeditionary Force "DETACHMENT" - Joint Expeditionary Force "ICEBERG" - Joint Expeditionary Force
Task Force 52	1943/04 "GALVANIC" - Northern Attack Force "FLINTLOCK" - Southern Attack Force (Kwajalein Landing) "FORAGER" - Northern Attack Force 1945/01 "DETACHMENT" - Amphibious Support Force "ICEBERG" - Amphibious Support Force
Task Force 53	1943/10 - 1943/11 "GALVANIC" - Southern Attack Force "FLINTLOCK" - Northern Attack Force (Roi-Namur) / Catchpole Shortland Bombardement 44/05/20 "FORAGER" - Southern Attack Force "DETACHMENT" - Attack Force "ICEBERG" - Northern Attack Force
Task Force 54	"GALVANIC" "FLINTLOCK" "CATCHPOLE" "DETACHMENT" "ICEBERG" - Gunfire & Covering Force
Task Force 55	"ICEBERG" - Southern Attack Force
Task Force 56	1943 "DETACHMENT" "ICEBERG" - Expeditionary Troops
Task Force 57	"GALVANIC" - Land Based Air Forces "FLINTLOCK" - Land Based Air Forces ASW patrols 1944/04-05 1944/08 - 1944/10 - Northern Marianas Offensive Patrols "ICEBERG" - British Pacific Fleet
Task Force 58	"FLINTLOCK"/"CATCHPOLE" "HAILSTONE" - Truk raid Marianas Raid 44/02/21 "DESECRATE I." - Palau Raid 1944/03 "RECKLESS" & "PERSECUTION" Marcus-Wake Raid "FORAGER" "DETACHMENT" & "JAMBOREE" "ICEBERG" - before 45/04/07 PM "ICEBERG" - after 45/04/07 PM
Task Force 59	"DETACHMENT" "ICEBERG"
Task Force 60	1943/05
Task Force 61	"WATCHTOWER" - Guadalcanal Landing "CLEANSLATE"- Russel Islands Landing
Task Force 62	from 42/06/15 PhibGrpSoPac "WATCHTOWER" -Landing Force + x Savo Guadalcanal Reinforcements x Rennell Is. Funafuti Landing 1942/10/02 1943/01 - 1943/02 "CLEANSLATE" - Russell Islands Landing
Task Force 63	South Pacific Land Based Air Forces: "WATCHTOWER" x Eastern Solomons Guadalcanal Air Reinforcement 1942/10/12 x Santa Cruz
Task Force 64	1942/09 Funafuti, Ellice Is. Occupation - 1942/10/02 x Cape Esperance x Santa Cruz Guadalcanal Bombardement 1942/10/30 x Guadalcanal 1943/01 x Rennel Island "CLEANSLATE" - Russell Islands Landing 43/02/21 1943/03
Task Force 65	1942/09 Gaudalcanal reinforce 42/10/31-42/11/08 1942/12 - 1943/01
Task Force 66	1942/09 1943/01
Task Force 67	x Guadalcanal x Tassafaronga Munda Bombardement 43/01/04 Guadalcanal Bombardement 1943/01/19 Munda Bombardement 1943/01/23 1943/02
Task Force 68	"CLEANSLATE" - Russell Islands Landing Munda & Vila Bombardement
Task Force 69	1943/02
Task Force 70	"RECKLESS" Northern Solomons 1944/06 - 08 Occupation duty
Task Force 71	Soutwest Pacific Area Submarine Force - Fremantle Base "FORAGER" "KING II." - Suporting Submarines, 7th Fleet 1945/05-08
Task Force 72	SubForSoWePacArea - Brisbane Base Wakde Landing (DANFS) 44/05/2? 1945/08 1945/09 - Occupation Duty
Task Force 73	"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION" - Land Based Air Forces 1945/08 - Yangtze River Patrol Force
Task Force 74	From March 1943 "CHRONICLE" - Woodlark Is. Landing 1943/06/23 1943/10 - 11 - "Shoestring II" - Cape Torokina Landing "DIRECTOR" - Arawe Peninsula, New Britain Landing 1943/12/15 "DEXTERITY" - Cape Gloucester Landing Madang Bombardement 44/01/25 New Britain Bombardment 43/11/29-30 "BREWER" - Admiralty Islands Landing "RECKLESS" & "PERSECUTION" "STRAIGHTLINE" Wakde Landing "HORLIEK" - Biak Landing 1944/05 Oper. "TABLETENNIS" - Noemfoor Landing 44/07/02 - maybe different TF Operation "GLOBETROTTER" - Cape Sansapor Landing 44/07/31 "TRADE WIND" - Morotai Landing "VICTOR III." - Puerta Princesa, Palawan Landing 45/02/28 "VICTOR I." - Iloilo, Panay Is. Landing 45/03/18 "VICTOR II." - Cebu Island Landing 45/03/26 "VICTOR V." - Malabang, Parang & Cotabato area, Mindanao Is. Landing "OBOE I." - Tarakan Landing Wewak Landing "OBOE II." - Brunei Bay Landing "OBOE VI." - Balikpapan Landing
Task Force 75	"BREWER" - Admiralty Islands Landing "RECKLESS" & "PERSECUTION" "STRAIGHTLINE" - Wakde Landing "HORLIEK" - Biak Landing "TABLETENNIS" - Noemfoor Landing 44/07/02 "TRADE WIND" - Morotai Landing from 1944/12 - Philippine Sea Froniter
Task Force 76	"CHRONICLE" - Woodlark Is. Landing 1943/06/23 Huon Peninsula, Lae Landing 1943/09/04 Finschhafen Landing 1943/09/22 Arawe Peninsula, New Britain Landing 1943/12/15 "DEXTERITY" - Cape Gloucester Landing 1943/12/26 Saidor, New Guinea Landing 1944/01/02 "BREWER" - Admiralty Islands Landing 1944/07
Task Force 77	"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION" - Attack Force "STRAIGHTLINE" - Wakde Landing 44/05/17 "HORLIEK" - Biak Landing "TABLETENNIS" - Noemfoor Landing 44/07/02 "GLOBETROTTER" - Cape Sansapor Landing "TRADE WIND" - Morotai Landing "KING II." - Central Philippines Attack Force "KING II." from 44/11/01 Mindoro & Western Visayans - Visayan Attack Force "MIKE I." - Lingayen Bay, Luzon Landing 45/01/09 "MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing 45/01/29 "MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay, Luzon Landing 45/01/31
Task Force 78	"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION"- Escort Carriers Groups "KING II." + x Leyte - Northern Attack Force Mapia Island and Asia Island Landing 44/11 Ormoc Bay Landing Mindoro & Western Visayans "MIKE I." - San Fabian Attack Force "MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing 45/01/29 "MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay Landing 45/01/31 Mariveles Harbor (45/02/15) and Corregidor (45/02/17) Landing "VICTOR III". - Palawan 45/02/28 "VICTOR IV." - Zamboanga - 45/03/10 "VICTOR I." - Panay Island Landing "VICTOR II." - Cebu City, Cebu Island 45/03/26 "VICTOR V" - Eastern Mindanao Landing 45/04/17 "OBOE I." - Tarakan Landing Davao Bay Landing Macalajar Bay, Mindanao Landing "OBOE II." - Brunei Bay Landing "OBOE VI." - Balikpapan landing
Task Force 79	"KING II." - Leyte Landing - Southern Attack Force "MIKE I." - Lingayen Attack Force
Task Force 92	Kuriles Strikes 44/08-44/10 Kuriles Strike 44/11/21 Kuriles Strikes 45/01-45/04 Kuriles Strikes 1945/05 - 08 Honshu Occupation Forces
Task Force 93	"DETACHMENT" - Strategic Air Force, Pacific Ocean Area Kuriles Raid 45/07
Task Force 94	1943/12 - 1944/01 Paramushiru Bombardment 44/02/04 Paramushiru Bombardment 44/03/04 Kuriles Strikes 1944/05 - 44/06 Kuriles Harrashment 44/08 Western Carolines & Marianas Patrol & Escort Force Iwojima Bombardement "DETACHMENT" & "ICEBERG" - Forward Area Central Pacific 1945/07 - 45/08
Task Force 95	1st East Chine Sea Antishipping Sweep 2nd East Chine Sea Antishipping Sweep East Chine Sea Minesweeping 45/08
Task Force 96	1943/07 1945/03 - 09 - Marshalls and Gilberts Escort and Patrol Force
Task Force 99	"ICEBERG" Rjukju Force - 1945/07
Task Force 111	"INMATE" - Truk Raid 45/06/14-15
Task Force 112	"ICEBERG" - British Pacific Fleet Logistical Support Force 1945/07 - 08 - British Pacific Fleet Logistical Support Force
Task Force 113	1945/02 - 03
Unnumbered Forces:
Combined Striking Force
Administrative Structure of United States Navy Destroyer Squadrons and Divisions
Royal Navy Eastern Fleet	Ceylon 42/04 1945 Sabang Bombardement 1945/04/11 Rangun Landing 1945/05/02
British Pacific Fleet	"COCKPIT" - Force 70 - Sabang Raid 44/04/19 "TRANSOM" BEF Surabaya Raid 44/05/17 BEF Port Blair, Andaman Is. Raid 44/06/19 "CRIMSON" - Sabang Raid 44/07/25 - Sommerville Force British Eastern Fleet Reorganization "MILLET" - Nicobar Islands Bombardement "OUTFLANK" - Pangkalan Brandan Raid 44/11/20 "LENTIL" - Pankalan Brandon Raid 45/01/04 "MERIDIAN" - Palembang Raid 45/01/25 "BISHOP" - BEIF Covering Operation of Rangoon Landing x Penang 45/05/15 Surrender & Occupation Forces
US Navy Submarine Wolfpacks	Blair's Blasters 1944/05-44/06 Whitaker's Wolves 1944/06/21-44/08 Wilkin's Wildcats 1944/06/22 - ? Mickey's Finns 1944/06/25 - 44/07 Parks' Pirates 1944/06-44/07 Donk's Devils 1944/07 - 44/10 Ben's Busters 1944/08 - 44/09 Ed's Eradicators 1944/08/-44/09 Ben's Busters 1944/10 - 44/12 Ramage 1944/10-44/12 Fennomints 44/10 - 45/01 Loughlin's Loopers 1944/10/2? - 44/12 Underwood's Urchins 44/11-44/12 - TG 17.13 - see in Post's Panzers 1944/12/08 - 45/01 Loughlin's Loopers 1944/12/29 - 45/01 Underwood's Urchins 1945/01-45/03 Latta's Lances 1945/02/07 - 45/03 Mac's Mops 1945/01/25 - 45/03 Post's Panzers 1945/03? - 45/04 Bennet's Blazers 1945/03 - 45/04