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Task Force 33
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Solomons Land Based Air Forces (43/10 - 43/11)
"STALEMATE II."- Yap & Ulithi Landing Force
"ICEBERG" - Okinawa Landing
Japan Occupation Duty 1945/08 - ?

Solomons Land Based Air Forces (43/10 - 43/11)
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CTF MajGen Twinning

"STALEMATE II."- Yap & Ulithi Landing Force
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DD Franks
TG 33.1
LSD Ashland
TG 33.2
DD Wickes
AGC Rocky Mount
TG 33.3
DD Braine
TG 33.7 - Tractor Group "Able"
DD Stembel
TG 33.13
TU 33.13.1
CTU Cap Robley W. Clark
DM Montgomery, Preble
AM 4
YMS 7: YMS-385
TG 33.19
CTG RAdm William H.P. Blandy
RCT323/InfDiv81
DD Melvin

44/09/1? 33.3 departed P.H. for Eniwetok > Manus
44/09/15 33.2 departed P.H.
44/09/21 33.19 departed from Palaus to Ulithi
33.13.1 - start minesweeping of Ulithi Lagoon
44/09/23 D-Day Ulithi - 33.19
44/09/25 33.2 arrived Eniwetok
44/09/28 33.2 departed Eniwetok
44/10/01 33.13.1 - YMS-385 sunk by mine in Zowariau Channel, Ulithi (09-52N, 139-37E)
44/10/03 33.2 arrived Manus - Yap landing cancelled
44/10/04 33.7 arrived Manus
44/10/13 33.13.1 end 1st phase of Ulithi lagoon minesweeping
44/10/15 33.13.1 arrived and start sweep Ngulu Atoll
44/10/17 33.13.1 sweep Ngulu Atoll - Montgomery damaged by mine (10-56N, 125-12E)
44/10/27 33.13.1 sweep Ulithi lagoon
44/10/28 33.13.1 sweep Ulithi lagoon

"ICEBERG"
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CTF RAdm Lawrence E. Reifsnider (ComPhibGrp4)
AGC Panamint/FF (till 06/15)
TG 33.?
DD Gainard
DM Henry A. Wiley
DE Edmonds
AGC Biscayne/GF

45/05/28 TF 53 > TF 33
45/06/02 33.? - land Iheya Shima
45/06/09 33.? - land Aguni Shima

Japan Occupation Duty 1945/08 - ?
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APD Odum
APA Botetourt
TG 33.1
APA Lavaca

45/08/31 departed Leyte for Japan
45/09/04 arrived Japan
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