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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

"LANDCRAB" - Attu landing

CTF RAdm Francis W. Rockwell (ComPhibForPac) CTG RAdm Howard F. Kingman

CVE	Nassau (VC-21,VMO-155)
BB	Pennsylvania/FF (till 05/19), Idaho, Nevada from 05/22: New Mexico, Mississippi

DD	Edwards, Meade, Ammen
	DesRon1:	Phelps DesDiv1: Hull, MacDonough DesDiv2: Aylwin, Monaghan

DD	Abner Read

Cap Pat Buchanan

APA	Zeilin/GF, J. Franklin Bell, Harris, Heywood
XAP	Perida
APD	Kane
DD	DesRon1: Dale, Dewey, Farragut
AVD	Williamson
DM	MineDiv1: Sicard, Pruitt

LtCdr Bernhard A. Feutsch

DMS	MineRon2/MineDiv5: Chandler, Long

43/04/23	departed San Pedro, Cal.
43/05/01	Cold Bay, Alaska
43/05/04	sail for Attu
43/05/07	off Komandorski Island originally D-Day Attu - bad weather -> postponed until 11th Idaho + Nevada detached to support TG 16.6
43/05/08	D-Day - heavy seas > landing postphoned MacDonough - crash with DM Sicard
43/05/09	51.1 - search for enemy W off Attu
43/05/10	51.1 - search for enemy W off Attu
43/05/11	D-Day Attu - shell Holtz Bay and Chichagov Harbor
43/05/12	Nassau - strike Holtz Bay, Attu Farragut - attack for SS - probably sunk I-31
43/05/15	Pennsylvania attacked by I-35
43/05/16	TranGrp - Zeilin, Harris, J. Franklin Bell departed to Adak 51.2 - shell Attu
43/05/17	Idaho refuel from AO
43/05/19	Pennsylvania detached to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
43/05/24	51.1 arrived Adak
43/06/02	departing from Aleutians

"FLINTLOCK" - Joint Expeditionary Force

BB	7
CVE	11
CA-L	12
DD	75: DesRon52: Miller
DE	Burden R. Hastings
DMS	??Chandler??

Cap D.W. Loomis

DD

Hoel

RAdm Harry W. Hill

CVE	Nassau (VC-66), Natoma Bay (VC-63)
CA	Portland
DD	Black?, Chauncey
DE	Brackett, Demspey
APD	2
APA	Cambria

CTG W.J. Whiteside H.O. Roesch R.V. Wheeler P.P. Blackburn J.D. McKinney LtCdr S.A. Lief

DE	Wintle
LST	LST-84, LST-276, LST-277, LST-480/GF

Cap G.B. Carter

44/01/23	51.1, 51.2 departed P.H. to Marshalls
44/01/29	51.2 - Black joined at Tarawa
44/01/31	D Day Kwajalein D Day Majuro - VC-63 start CAP+ASP at Majuro, VC-66 start CAP+ASP of Wotje, Maloelap, Taroa
44/02/01	51.8 arrived Majuro area
44/02/02	51.1 entered Kwajalein lagoon 51.8 - Wintle start ASW patrol off Majuro
44/02/25cc	51.2 - Nassau departed for P.H.
44/03/07	51.2 - Natoma Bay departed for Esp. Santo

"CATCHPOLE" - Kwajalein Landing

CTG RAdm Harry W. Hill

DD

Morris

TG 51.17 - Fire Support Group CTG RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf BB Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Colorado, Maryland CVE 3 CA Louisville/GF, Portland, Indianapolis DD 15: Phelps, Hall, Hoel, Trathen, Hailey AGC Rocky Mount/FF, Cambria APA Leonard Wood SC 1066, 539
	TU 51.17.3 - Fire Support Section 3 DD Hoel

44/02/12	51.17 departed Majuro, Pennsylvania departed Kwajalein
44/02/15	51.17 sail from Kwajalein 51.17 Phelps + AM Sage - sinking RO-40 (09°50'N,166°35'E)
44/02/17	reach Eniwetok - D-Day - Portland + Hoel - shell Parry Island
44/02/18	51.17 shell Engebi
44/02/20	51.17 shell Parry Is.
44/02/21	51.17 shell Parry Is.
44/02/22	51.17 shell Parry Is. - D-Day
44/02/23	51.17 - Tennessee departed to Majuro
44/02/24	51.11 - Morris disjoined to P.H.
44/02/28	departed from Eniwetok
44/03/01	51.17 back at Majuro

"FORAGER" - Joint Expeditionary Force

CTF VAdm Richmond Kelly Turner Cap S.F. Patten

AGC	Rocky Mount

CTF VAdm Richmond Kelly Turner CTF RAdm Richard L. Conolly CTG RAdm W.H.P. Blandy

DE	Tisdale
AKA	Centaurus
APA	Fremont/GF, Cavalier
LSD	Epping Forest (44/06-44/07)

Hurst Cdr Roy W. LaJeunesse Blackburn McGowan Guthrie Lustie Cap Herbert B. Knowles

DD	Saufley, Waller, Sigourney (06/11-?)

LtCdr L.L. Tower

TU 51.18.10 CTU RAdm RAdm Robert W. Hayler (ComCruDiv12) CVE White Plains CL CruDiv12 (RAdm Robert W. Hayler): Montpelier/UF, Denver DD Bryant, Newcomb, Bennion TU 51.18.11 CVE Copahee DD Yarnall DMS Palmer LSD Ashland s/s U.S. Victory

TU 51.19.2 DD Halsey Powell, Yarnall, Mugford, Patterson, Stockham, Pritchett

44/05/29	51.1 departed P.H.
44/06/01	51.18 departed P.H.
44/06/05	51.18 passed 180° meridian
44/06/09	51.1 arrived Kwajalein
44/06/11	51.1 departed Kwajalein 51.18 departed Kwajalein
44/06/16	51.18 arrived transport unloading area W of Saipan
44/07/02	51.4 departed for Eniwetok
44/07/04	51.4 arrived Eniwetok
44/07/08	51.18.11 departed Saipan area for Eniwetok
44/07/12	51.18.11 arrived Eniwetok
44/08/02	51.18.10 departed Saipan for Eniwetok
44/08/05	51.18.10 arrived Eniwetok
44/08/09	51.19.2 departed Tinian for Guam
44/08/10	51.19.2 arrived Guam

"DETACHMENT" - Joint Expeditionary Force

CTF VAdm Richmond Kelly Turner

AGC	El Dorado/FF
DD	Waldron (02/25-02/27), Maddox II, Mannert L. Abele
DE	Samuel S. Miles, O'Neill, Halloran, Sederstrom
APA	Napa
AP	President Jackson

Cap Donald W. Loomis

DD	Wadsworth, Boyd, Anthony

TU 51.1.3 DD Boyd AP

CTG ?? Cap Frederick C. Moosbrugger (ComDesRon63) ??

DE	McClelland
AGC	Biscayne/GF
ARB	Oceanus

TU 51.6.2 DE William C. Miller

Cap Richard F. Whitehead

DM	MineDiv7: Shannon/GF,DF, Thomas E. Fraser

CVE	Rudyerd Bay

TU 51.29.19 DE Sederstrom

45/01/24	51.5 departed P.H.
45/01/27	51.11 departed P.H.
45/02/06	51.1 departed Ulithi 51.6.2 departed P.H.
45/02/08	51.1 arrived Guam
45/02/11	51.11 arrived Saipan
45/02/16	departed for Iwojima 51.1 departed Guam for Iwojima
45/02/18	51.17 - off Iwojima - Rudyerd Bay disjoined
45/02/20	51.5 arrived Iwojima
45/02/25	Waldron joined
45/02/27	Waldron disjoined
45/03/05	51.1 - departed Iwojima for Leyte
45/03/09	51.1 arrived Leyte
45/03/12	El Dorado arrived Guam 51.29.19 departed Iwojima area

"ICEBERG" - Joint Expeditionary Force

CTF VAdm Richmond Kelly Turner, from 45/05/17 VAdm Harry W. Hill

DE	Oliver Mitchell (04/06-04/20)
AGC	El Dorado/FF

CTG RAdm I.N Kiland
InfDiv77

CA-L	2
DD	Kimberly, Luce, William D. Porter (till 04/01), Charles J. Badger, Picking (till 04/01), O'Brien II, Isherwood
DE	Stern (till 04/05), Swearer CortDiv60: Abercrombie, Oberrender
APD	Dickerson, Kinzer, Daniel T. Griffin, Humphreys, Herbert
APA	St. Mary's, Mountrail
LCI(M)	12
LCI(G)	24
LSM(R)	12

CTG RAdm Jerrauld Wright
TransRon15
MarineDiv21
LVTGrp?

DD Van Valkenburgh, Cowell, Ammen (from 04/10), Little II, Hugh W. Hadley (04/01-04/14), Brown APD Chase, Ringness AGC Ancon/GF TU 51.2.8 DE Seid (till 04/04) TG 51.3 - Expeditionary Force Floating Reserve CTG Cdr J.B McGovern InfDiv27 - MajGen George W. Griner TG 51.4 - Area Reserve APA Bolivar TG 51.5 - Transport Screen CTG Cap Frederick C. Moosbrugger (ComDesRon63, later ComDesFlot5) DD Ralph Talbot (03/26-04/27), Bright (from 05/11), Bush (04/01-04/06), Brown (from 04/10), Boyd (from 05/11), Hudson (from 04/01), Guest (from 05/09), Anthony (from 05/23), Cassin Young, Lang, Laffey II, Bennion, Ammen, Colhoun II, Bryant, Daly, Lowry, Braine, Fullam, Bache, Douglas H. Fox, Aaron Ward II, Little II, Hugh W. Hadley, Evans, Drexler, Howorth (04/01-04/10), Stormes (05/24-?) DM Harry F. Bauer DMS Hobson AGC Biscayne/GF DE Richard W. Suesens Filling of Radar Picket Stations RP1 45/04/01-02 Bush 45/04/03-06 Bush (sunk) 45/04/06 Cassin Young 45/04/12 Cassin Young (damaged) 45/04/12 Lang 45/04/14-16 Laffey II. (disabled) 45/04/28 Bennion (damaged) 45/04/28-05/01 Ammen RP2 45/04/06 Colhoun II 45/04/0?-12 Lang 45/04/16 Bryant (damaged) 45/04/28 Daly (damaged) 45/05/01-04 Lowry RP3 RP4 45/04/29 Harry F. Bauer (damaged) RP5 45/05/10 Harry F. Bauer (damaged) 45/05/2?-25 Bennion 45/05/25-27 Braine (damaged), LCS(L)-13, LCS(L)-82, LCS(L)-86, LCS(L)-123 45/05/27 Anthony (damaged) RP6 RP7 45/05/17-20 Guest 45/05/20-? Fullam RP8 RP9 45/05/03 Bache (damaged) 45/05/03-09 Ammen 45/05/13 Bache (disabled) 45/05/17 Douglas H. Fox RP10 45/04/28 Brown (damaged) 45/04/30-05/03 Aaron Ward II 45/05/03 Little II RP11 RP12 RP13 45/05/12-13 Guest RP14 45/04/16 Hobson (disabled) RP15 45/05/09-10 Hugh W. Hadley (disabled) 45/05/10-11 Evans (disabled) 45/05/24-28 Ammen 45/05/24 Stormes (damaged) 45/05/24-45/05/27 Drexler (sunk) RP16 45/05/13-18 Ammen TG 51.6 - Service & Salvage Group TG 51.7 - Tractor Group "George" DD Wickes TU 51.7.1 DE Riddle TG 51.10 - Commander Air Support Control Unit DD Gainard AGC El Dorado/GF TG 51.11 APA Burleson TU 51.11.2 - Transport Group Baker TG 51.13 TU 51.13.1 AGC Teton TU 51.13.2 - Transport Group "Easy" CTU Cap C.A. Buchanan (ComDesDiv126) DD Hyman/UF, Purdy TG 51.14 - Tractor Group "Easy" TU 51.14.2 DE Vammen (till 04/01) TU 51.14.3 ARL Endymion TG 51.15 - SOPA Kerama Retto TG 51.17 - Hydrographic Survey Unit TG 51.19 - Eastern Islands Support & Attack Unit CTG RAdm Jerrauld B. Wright BB Maryland, Arkansas CA Wichita, Tuscaloosa DD Gregory II, Pringle (from 04/09) ??? Temporary Unit Detached from TF 54 ??? CTG RAdm Blandy BB Texas, Arkansas, Maryland CA Tuscaloosa DD 8: Gregory II AGC Estes/GF TG 51.20 - Seaplane Base Group AVP Shelikof TG 51.29 TU 51.29.4 DE Abercrombie TU 51.29.9 - Convoy OKU #4 DM Shea TU 51.29.11 DD/DE Fieberling, Howorth APD Barr TU 51.29.12 APA Algol TG 51.? - Ie Shima Attack Group CTG RAdm Lawrence E. Reifsnider (ComPhibGrp4) InfDiv77 troops AGC Panamint/GF 45/03/09 51.1 starting gathering off Leyte 45/03/16 51.1 end gathering off Leyte 51.2 commenced training for Saipan 51.7 departed Leyte 45/03/18 51.7.1 departed Leyte 45/03/19 51.1 sail from Leyte for Kerama Retto 45/03/21 51.1 departed from Leyte 51.2 End training of Saipan 45/03/25 51.1 kami.- disabled Kimberly (26-02N, 126-54E) 45/03/26 51.1 off Kerama Retto - D-Day 51.1 - O'Brien II disabled by kami. (26-16N, 127-26E) 51.5 - Ralph Talbot joined 51.7 arrived Okinawa area 45/03/27 51.1 D-Day Takashikishima, Amunoshima, Kobashima 51.2 departed Saipan 51.13 departed Leyte 45/03/31 51.1 D-Day Keiseshima 45/04/01 D-Day Okinawa 51.1 - Kimberly, William D. Porter, Picking disjoined 51.2 false landing - Sikabaru Saki pot LST-884 -kami. 51.5 Vammen damage depth charge (26-18N, 127-29E) 51.13 arrived Okinawa 51.19 - Fire Support for 51.2 45/04/02 51.1 - Dickerson disable(kami) off Okinawa 51.2 repeat false landing - Sikabaru Saki 51.19 - Fire Support for 51.2 45/04/04 51.2 departed for Saipan 45/04/05 51.1 Stern disjoined 51.29.4 departed for Marianas 51.19 - created to shell Tsugen Shima - cancelled due to IJNAF 45/04/07 San Francisco temporary attached (only for this day) from TF 54 to fire support of Okinawa E coast 45/04/08 51.19 - Gregory II damaged by kamikaze 15 nm S of Okino-Erabu Shima (27-07N, 128-39E) 45/04/09 51.19 - Pringle joined 51.29.4 - arrived Saipan 45/04/10 51.29.11, 51.29.12 sail from Okinawa for Saipan - sunk I-44 51.19 cover landing at Tsugen Shima 51.? created for Ie Shima landing 45/04/11 51.2 - Ancon departed for Saipan 45/04/12 51.7.1 - Riddle disabled by kamikaze 15 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 128-00E) 45/04/13 San Francisco temporary attached from TF 54 45/04/14 51.2 arrived Saipan 45/04/15 San Francisco detached back to TF 54 45/04/16 51.? - D-Day Ie Shima 45/04/21 51.? - Ie Shima secured 45/04/27 51.5 - Ralph Talbot disabled by Kami. (26-00N, 128-00E) 45/05/15 51.29.9 departed Okinawa to Ulithi 45/05/28 TF 51 > TF 31 [BACK]