|
TG 53.2
TG 53.3
| CV
| Enterprise, Essex
|
| CVL
| Independence
|
| 43/10/30
| 53.2 sail from Efate for Gilbert Islands
|
| 43/11/01
| 53.3 - join with 53.2 - start train together
|
| 43/11/06
| 53.3 - departing from formation
|
| 43/11/06
| 53.2 - sail for Viti Levu (Fiji)
|
| 43/11/07
| 53.2 - Viti Levu (Fiji)
|
"GALVANIC" - Southern Attack Force |
CTF RAdm Harry W. Hill
TG 53.1 - Transport Group
CTG Cap H. Knowles
|
TU 53.1.1 - TransDiv4
CTU Cap J.B. McGovern
| APA
| Zeilin/FF, Harry Lee, William P Biddle, Arthur Middleton, Heywood, Thuban
|
| |
TU 53.1.2 - TransDiv18
CTU Cap H.B Knowles
| APA
| Monrovia/UF, Doyen, Sheridan
|
| AKA
| Virgo
|
| AP
| La Salle
|
| LSD
| Ashland
|
| |
TU 53.1.3 - TransDiv6
CTU Cap T.H. Brittain
| APA
| Harris/UF, J Franklin Bell, Ormsby, Feland
|
| AKA
| Bellatrix
|
| |
TU 53.1.4 - Transport Screen
CTU Cap Edward M. Thompson (ComDesRon25,ComDesDiv49)
| DD
| Heermann, Hazelwood
| DesRon25
|
|
(Cap Edward M. Thomspon):
DesDiv49 (Cap Edward M. Thomspon): John Rodgers/UF,SF,DF, Harrison, McKee, Murray
DesDiv50: Sigsbee
|
|
|
TG 53.2 - Minesweeper Group
CTG LtCdr H.R Pierce
TG 53.3 - LST Group
CTG LtCdr R.M. Pitts
| DD
| Bancroft/GF
|
| LST
| 242, 243, 34
|
| LCT
| 247, 350, 251
|
TG 53.4 - Fire Support Group
CTG RAdm H.F. Kingman
|
TU 53.4.1 - Fire Support Section 1
CTG RAdm H.F. Kingman
| BB
| Tennessee
|
| DD
| Bailey, Frazier
|
| |
TU 53.4.2 - Fire Support Section 2
CTU RAdm Laurece T. DuBose
| BB
| Maryland/FF
|
| CL
| Santa Fe
|
| DD
| Gansevoort, Meade
|
| |
TU 53.4.3 - Fire Support Section 3
CTU Cap W. Grant
| BB
| Colorado
|
| CA
| Portland
|
| DD
| Anderson, Russell
|
| |
TU 53.4.4 - Fire Support Section 4
CTU Cdr Henry Crommelin (ComDesDiv50)
| |
TU 53.4.5 - Fire Support Section 5
CTU Cap E.R. Johnson
| CA
| Indianapolis/FltF
|
| DD
| Schroeder (till 11/24)
|
|
TG 53.5 - Southern Landing Force
CTG MajGen J. Smith
USMC Units - MarineDiv2
TG 53.6 - Carrier (Support) Group
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale (ComCarDiv22)
|
TU 53.6.1 - CarDiv22
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale
| CVE
| CarDiv22: Sangamon/GF (CVEG-37:VF-37,VC-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60,VC-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35,VC-35)
Barnes, Nassau - from 11/18 untill 11/28 - both per 22 F6F-3 from VF-1 -
future Tarawa garrison (not part of CarDiv22)
|
| |
TU 53.6.2 - Screen
CTU I.H. Nunn (ComDesDiv2)
| DD
|
Cotten, Cowell
DesDiv2: Farragut/UF, Aylwin, Monaghan
|
|
TG 53.7
| 43/10/19
| 53.6 departed for Esp. Santo
|
| 43/10/21
| 53.4 - departed P.H.
|
| 43/11/05
| 53.1.4 - Hazelwood joined
53.6 arrived Esp. Santo
|
| 44/11/07
| 53.4 start rehearsals off Efate
|
| 43/11/13
| sail from Efate
|
| 43/11/18
| 53.6 - Barnes + Nassau joined
|
| 43/11/19
| 53.4 shell Tarawa
|
| 43/11/20
| reach Tarawa area - D-Day Betio
53.6 strike Tarakan
53.4 shell Makin
53.2 & 53.4.4 entered lagoon - close fire support -
Ringgold twice hit by coastal batteries (01-24N, 172-58E), Dashiell grounded (01-00N, 173-00E)
|
| 43/11/22
| 53.4: Frazier + Meade sinking I-35 (01-22N, 172-47E), Frazier rammed by I-35 (01-25N, 174-40E)
|
| 43/11/24
| 53.4.5 - Schroeder disjoined for repairs
|
| 43/11/25
| 53.6: Barnes, Nassau - launched VF-1 to Tarawa
|
| 43/11/28
| 53.6: Barnes, Nassau reassigned to 52.13
|
| 43/12/07
| 53.4 arrived P.H.
|
| 43/12/08
| 53.4 - Maryland and Bailey departed for P.H.
53.6 - Aylwin disjoined
|
| 43/12/14
| 53.6 arrived P.H.
|
"FLINTLOCK" - Northern Attack Force (Roi-Namur) / Catchpole |
CTF RAdm Conolly
| DD
| Hull, MacDonough, Hughes, Kidd, Hopewell (till 02/24), Porterfield
DesRon54: Remey/SF (till 02/06)
|
| DMS
| Palmer, Stansbury
|
| LSD
| Epping Forest, Gunston Hall
|
| LST
| 15
|
Force Flagship
| AGC
| Appalachian/FF (FF till 02/05)
|
| DD
| Phelps
|
TG 53.5 - Fire Support Group
CTG RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf
| BB
| Tennessee, Maryland (from 02/05 FF), Colorado
|
| CA
| 2: Louisville/GF
|
| CL
| 3: Santa Fe, Mobile
|
| DD
| 9: Phelps, Haraden
DesRon2: Anderson, Mustin, Russell (till 02/08), Morris (from 02/16)
|
TG 53.6 - Northern Carrier Group
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale (ComCarDiv22)
| CVE
| CarDiv22
Sangamon/GF (CVEG-37: VF-37, VC-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60, VC-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35, VC-35)
|
| DD
| DesDiv2: Farragut, Monaghan, Dale
|
TG 53.8
TG 53.13
|
TU 53.13.3
CTU Cap Buchanan
|
| 44/01/13
| departed San Diego
|
| 44/01/22
| 53.5 departed Hawaii
|
| 44/01/25
| 53.6: Sangamon: crash landing > destroyed 4xSBD,4xF6F,1xTBM
|
| 44/01/26
| 53.6: Sangamon and Suwannee collided - minor damages
|
| 44/01/30
| 53.5 - shell Wotje - Anderson damaged by coastal battery (09-33N, 170-18E)
|
| 44/01/31
| 53.5 off Marshalls
|
| 44/02/01
| D-Day Roi-Namur
off Roi-Namur - Anderson grounded (09-10N, 167-25E) departed for repairs - (P.H.)
53.5 - Louisville damaged by 203mm shell from Indianapolis (09-00N, 167-00E)
|
| 44/02/04
| 53.8.3 arrived Majuro
|
| 44/02/06
| Appalachian departed for Ellice Is.
|
| 44/02/07
| 53.5 departed from Marshalls
|
| 44/02/12
| 53.5 arrived Majuro
53.6 - Kwajalein lagoon
|
| 44/02/14?
| 53.6 departed from Kwajalein
|
| 44/02/15
| 53.6 - start support Catchpole - Eniwetok landing
|
| 44/02/17
| D-Day Eniwetok
|
| 44/02/24
| 53.6 - end support Catchpole - Eniwetok landing
|
Shortland Bombardement 44/05/20
|
TG 53.18
| CL
| 3: Cleveland, Montpelier
|
| DD
| 8
|
| 44/05/20
| 53.18 shell Alu, Poporang, and Morgusia Islands, Shortlands - Montpelier, Cleveland damaged by return fire
|
"FORAGER" - Southern Attack Force
Guam landing (operation "STEVEDORE")
|
CTF RAdm Richard L. Conolly
| DD
| Dewey(07/01 - 07/28), MacDonough (07-08), Dale, Monaghan??, Aylwin, Conway, Eaton (till 08/12), Terry (07/17-08/10),
McCord (from 07/23), Aulick (07/09-08/06), Patterson (from 08/10), Melvin
|
| DE
| Parks
CortDiv11: McConnell, Osterhaus
|
| AGC
| ?? Appalachian/FF ??
|
| LSD
| Epping Forest (44/08), Gunston Hall (44/08)
|
| AKA
| Centaurus
|
| APA
| Ormsby, Bolivar
|
TG 53.1 - Guam Northern Attack Group
3rd Marines (MajGen Turnage)
CTG RAdm Richard L. Conolly
| DD
| McGowan (till 07/2?), Stevens, Colahan, Stembel (07/15-08/01), Haggard, Hailey
|
|
| DesRon25
|
DesDiv50: John Rodgers, Harrison, McKee, Murray
DesDiv50: Ringgold, Schroeder, Sigsbee, Dashiell
|
| DMS
| 3: Perry (till 07/26)
|
| AM
| 2
|
| LPA
| 11
|
| AH
| 1
|
| LST
| 16
|
TG 53.2 - Guam Southern Attack Group
CTG RAdm L.R. Reifsnider
1st Marine Brigade, 77th InfDiv elements (BrigGen Shepherd)
TransDiv4, TransDiv6, TransDiv38
| AP
| George Clymer/GF
|
| APA
| 12
|
| AKA
| 3
|
| LSD
| 1
|
|
|
TU 53.2.1 - Screen
| DD
| Farenholt/UF, Preston II, Wedderburn, Black
DesDiv90: Anthony (from 07/12), Wadsworth
DesDiv94: Johnston, Franks
|
|
TG 53.3 Northern Transport Group
MarineDiv3
| DD
| 11: Stevens (07/17-07/30), John Rodgers (till 08/04)
|
| AP
| 17
|
TG 53.4 - Southern Transport Group
MarineBrig1, InfDiv77 (part)
TG 53.5 - Fire Support Group
CTG RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf
| BB
| Tennessee (from 07/19), California(from 07/19), Colorado, Pennsylvania
BatDiv3: Idaho, New Mexico
|
| CA
| 6: New Orleans, Indianapolis, St. Louis
|
| CL
| 3
|
| DD
| 21: Norman Scott (till 07/24), Haggard, Fullam, Guest, Anthony (07/21-25)
DesRon1/DesDiv2: Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin
|
TG 53.7 - Carrier Support Group
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale (ComCarDiv22)
| CVE
| CarDiv22:
Sangamon (CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60, VT-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35
|
| DD
| DesRon48/DesDiv95: Erben, Walker, Abbot, Hale
|
|
TU 53.7.1 from 44/06/21
CTU RAdm Felix B. Stump (ComCarDiv24)
| CVE
| CarDiv24:
Corregidor/UF,DF (VC-41), Coral Sea (VC-33)
|
| DD
| DesRon48/DesDiv96: Bullard, Chauncey, Kidd
|
|
TG 53.7 - Guam Landing 44/07 - 44/08
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale, from 07/27 RAdm Thomas L. Sprague
| CVE
|
| CarDiv22
| (RAdm Van H. Ragsdale):
Sangamon (CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60, VT-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35)
|
| CarDiv24
| (RAdm Felix B. Stump):
Corregidor/UF,DF (VC-41)
Coral Sea (VC-33)
Kalinin Bay (VC-3)
|
|
| DD
| Erben, Walker, Abbot, Hale
|
TG 53.14
CTG RAdm Weyler (ComBatDiv3)
| BB
| BatDiv3: Idaho, New Mexico, Pennsylvania
|
| DD
| DesDiv90: Wadsworth
DesDiv94: Hailey
Terry (06/02-06/0?)
|
TG 53.15
|
|
TU 53.15.10
CTU Cap Edmund B. "Whitey" Taylor (ComDesRon45)
| DD
| DesRon45:
|
DesDiv89: Fullam/UF,SF, Bennett, Hudson
DesDiv90: Anthony, Wadsworth, Terry
|
|
| Selfridge
|
TU 53.15.14
| DD
| Yarnall, Ralph Talbot, Patterson
|
| s/s
| Hawaiian Shipper
|
|
TG 53.18
CTG RAdm Charles Turner Joy (ComCruDiv 6)
| CA
| CruDiv6: Wichita/GF,DF, Minneapolis
|
| CVE
| CarDiv24 (from 07/09): Corregidor/UF, DF, Coral Sea
|
| DD
|
McKee, Anthony (from 07/09)
|
|
TU 53.18.1
CTU RAdm Charles Turner Joy (ComCruDiv 6)
| CA
| Wichita/UF, Minneapolis
|
TU 53.18.2 07/12-07/16
| CVE
| CarDiv24: Corregidor/UF, DF, Coral Sea
|
| DD
| DesRon48/DesDiv96: Kidd, Black, Bullard, Chauncey
Anthony
|
|
TG 53.19 - Reserve Transport Group
| DMS
| Zane
|
| DE
| CortDiv11: Acree
|
| 44/06/02
| 53.14 departed from Efate to Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/03
| departing from Guadalcanal & Tulagi
|
| 44/06/04
| departing from Guadalcanal & Tulagi
|
| 44/06/05
| 3 BB joined (departed from Efate)
|
| 44/06/08
| off Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/09
| off Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/10
| off Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/11
| off Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/12
| off Kwajalein
53.7 - departed from Kwajalein
|
| 44/06/16
| 53.7 arrived Marianas area - operate off Guam
|
| 44/06/19
| 53.7 VT-60 from Suwannee sinking I-184 (13-01N, 149-53E)
|
| 44/06/20
| 53.7: Sangamon, Suwannee temporally detached to 52.11
|
| 44/06/21
| 53.7: Chenango strike Pagan
53.7.1 created
|
| 44/06/25
| 53.7(Chenango) + 53.7.1 departed for Eniwetok
|
| 44/06/26
| 53.7 attacked by planes
|
| 44/07/??
| 53.7 departed Saipan for Eniwetok to prepare for Guam/Tinian landing
|
| 44/07/01
| 53.14 departed Eniwetok
|
| 44/07/07
| 53.19 arrived Tinian area
|
| 44/07/08
| 53.5 departed Eniwetok
53.18 - start Guam shelling
|
| 44/07/09
| 53.7 Corregidor, Coral Sea arrived Guam area
53.18 CarDiv24 and Anthony joined
|
| 44/07/12
| Anthony joined
53.5 - arrived Guam area - shell Guam
|
| 44/07/13
|
53.5 - shell Guam
53.7: CarDiv22 arrived Guam area
53.7: Corregidor, Coral Sea departed to Eniwetok for replenish
|
| 44/07/14
|
53.5 - shell Guam - Pennsylvania detached to Saipan to load
|
| 44/07/17
| Preston II joined
53.2, 53.3, 53.4 departed Eniwetok
53.5 - shell Guam
53.7: - Coral Sea disjoined to San Diego for repairs
53.7: Kalinin Bay + Corregidor departed Eniwetok escorting transports to Guam
53.18 departed Eniwetok
|
| 44/07/18
|
53.5 - shell Guam
|
| 44/07/19
| 53.5 - shell Guam - Tennessee, California joined
|
| 44/07/20
|
53.5 - shell Guam
53.7: Kalinin Bay + Corregidor arrived Guam with transports
|
| 44/07/21
| D-Day Guam
53.2 arrived Guam area
shell Tinian
|
| 44/07/22
| 53.4 arrived Guam
|
| 44/07/23
| McCord joined
|
| 44/07/24
| 53.5 - Norman Scott disabled by shore batteries (15-02N, 145-50E)
|
| 44/07/26
| 53.1 - Perry disjoined
|
| 44/07/28
| Dewey disjoined for overhaul
|
| 44/08/03
| 53.1.14 - Sigsbee disjoined
53.5 - Pennsylvania disjouned for Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/04
| 53.3 - John Rodgers disjoined
|
| 44/08/08
| 53.5 - Tennessee, California, Louisville departed to Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/09
| 53.14 arrived Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/??
| 53.5 - Pennsylvania detached to Eniwetok
53.7 departed to Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/10
|
Guam declared secure
Appalachian, Terry disjoined; Patterson joined
53.4 - Wedderburn departed to Eniwetok
53.15.10 departed for Eniwetok
53.18 - Wichita departed Guam area
|
| 44/08/12
| Eaton disjoined for overhaul
|
| 44/08/13
| 53.15.10 arrived Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/16
| 53.15.14 departed Guam for Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/20
| 53.15.14 arrived Eniwetok
|
| 44/08/24
| 53.5 - Haggard departed to Esp. Santo
|
"DETACHMENT" - Attack Force |
CTF RAdm Harry W. Hill
TG 53.1 - Transport Group Able - TransRon16
CTG Commodore J.B. McGovern (ComTransron16)
MarineDiv5
|
TU 53.1.1 - TransDiv46
CTU Commodore J.B. McGovern
| APA
| Cecil/GF, Deuel/UF, Hocking, Darke
|
| AP
| Thurston
|
| AKA
| Tolland, Whiteside
|
| |
TU 53.1.2 - TransDiv47
CTU Cap A.S. Wotherspoon
| APA
| Rutland/UF, Cartaret, Hansford, Highlands, Sandoval
|
| AKA
| Whitley, Yancey
|
| |
TU 53.1.3 - TransDiv48
CTU Cap C.L. Andrews
| APA
| Talladega/UF, Dickens, Lenawee, Lubbock, Missoula
|
| AKA
| Stokes, Athene
|
| LSD
| Gunston Hall
|
| |
TU 56.2.1 - Landing Group Able
CTU MajGen Rockey
MarineDiv1
|
TG 53.2 - Transport Group Baker
CTG Commodore H.C Flanagan (Transron)
|
TU 53.2.1 - TransDiv43
Commodore H.C. Flanagan
| APA
| Bayfield/GF, Berrien, Hendry, Mellette, Sibley
|
| AKA
| Artemis, Shoshone
|
| LNE
| Ozark
|
| |
TU 53.2.2 - TransDiv44
CTU Cap J.H. Seyfried
| APA
| Hinsdale/UF, Bladen, Napa, Pickens, Sanborn
|
| AKA
| Southampton, Starr
|
| LSD
| Belle Grove
|
| |
TU 53.2.3 - TransDiv45
CTU Cap A.C.J. Sabalot
| APA
| Logan/UF, Barrow, Lowndes, Newberry, Mifflin
|
| AKA
| Leo, Muliphen
|
| LSD
| Ashland
|
| |
TU 56.2.2 - Landing Group Baker
CTU MajGen Clifton B. Cates
MarineDiv4
|
TG 53.3 Tractor Flotilla
CTG Cap W.H. Brereton
|
Flotilla Flagships
| |
TU 53.3.1 - Tractor Group Able
CTU Cdr P. Niekum
| | |
Group Flagships
| | |
TU 53.3.2 - LST Unit 1
CTU Cdr W. M. Gullett
| LST
| 756/GF, 241, 354, 588, 643, 715, 929
|
| | |
TU 53.3.3 - LST Unit 2
CTU Cdr C.R. Lea
| LST
| 449/UF, 70, 390, 481, 634, 758, 1033
|
| |
TU 53.3.4 - Tractor Group Baker
CTU Cap W. H. Brereton
| | |
TU 53.3.5 - LST Unit 3
CTU Cdr R. M. MacKinnon
| LST
| 587/GF, 642, 716, 723, 761, 812, 930
|
| | |
TU 53.3.6 - LST Unit 4
CTU Cdr A. S. Lief
| LST
| 713/UF, 684, 731, 787, 789, 928, 931
|
| |
TU 53.3.7 - Tractor Group Charlie
CTU Cap C. H. Peterson
| | |
Group Flagships
| | |
TU 53.3.8 - LST Unit 5
CTU Cdr S.R. Sands
| LST
| 760/GF, 648, 726, 763, 764, 779, 784, 792, 1032
|
| | |
TU 53.3.9 - LST Unit 6
CTU Cdr W.B. Millington
| LST
| 782/UF, 42, 121, 224, 399, 785, 795, 807, 940
|
|
TG 53.4 - LSM Flotilla
CTG Cdr W. H. Carpenter
|
Flotilla Flagship
| |
TU 53.4.1 - LSM Unit Able
CTU Cdr Carpenter
| LSM
| 264/UF, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 92, 140, 141, 242, 261, 266
|
| |
TU 53.4.2 - LSM Unit Baker
CTU LtCdr A. E. Lind
| LSM
| 60/UF, 48, 59, 70, 74, 126, 145, 201, 202, 206, 207, 211, 216, 238, 239, 241, 260, 323
|
|
TG 53.5 - Control Group
CTG Cap B.B. Adell
|
TU 53.5.1 - Central Control Group
CTU Cap B.B. Adell
| |
TU 53.5.2 - Control Unit Able
CTU LtCdr L.D. Davis
| PC(S)
| 1460, 1461
|
| SC
| 1049, 1298, 1314
|
| |
TU 53.5.3 - Control Green
CTU Lt J. F. Sexton
| |
TU 53.5.4 - Control Red
CTU Lt Bell
| |
TU 53.5.5 - Control Unit Baker
CTU LtCdr B. Wheeler
| PC(S)
| 1452, 1455
|
| SC
| 1066, 1272, 1360
|
| |
TU 53.5.6 - Control Yellow
CTU LtCdr B. Henderson
| |
TU 53.5.7 - Control Blue
CTU Lt C. H. Wheatley
|
TG 53.6 - Beach Party Group
CTG Cap C.E. Anderson
|
TU 53.6.1 - Beach Party Unit Able
CTU Cdr W.S. Trapnell
| |
TU 53.6.2 - Beach Party Unit Baker
CTU LtCdr W.J. Lippincott
|
TG 53.7 - Pontoon Barge, Causeway & LCT Group
CTG LtCdr T.F. Ryan
|
TU 53.7.1 - Pontoon Barge Unit Able
CTU Lt F.J. Elmiger
16 barges when launched from:
| |
TU 53.7.2 - Pontoon Barge Unit Baker
CTU Lt.(j.g.) J.J. Knoll
12 barges when launched from:
| |
TU 53.7.3 - Causeway Unit Able
CTU Lt Lewis
3 causeway sets when launched from:
| |
TU 53.7.4 - Causeway Unit Baker
CTU Lt.(j.g.) I.P. Judy
3 causeway sets when launched from:
| |
TU 53.7.5 - LCT Units
CTU Lt R.T. Capeless
| |
TU 53.7.6 - LCT Unit Able
CTU Lt R.T. Capeless
LCT's loaded on LST's & Gunston Hall
| LCT
| 630, 631, 632, 866, 1028, 1029
|
| |
TU 53.7.7 - LCT Unit Baker
CTU Ens K.L. Dorton
LCT's loaded on LST's
| LCT
| 1030, 1031, 1055, 1154, 1269, 1404
|
|
TG 53.8 - Small Craft Group
CTU LtCdr Nelson
| LCI(L)
| 1029, 438, 441
|
| LST(M)
| 676, 678
|
|
TU 53.8.1 - Small Boat Unit
Small boats as assigned
|
TG 53.9
Mentioned, but no data indicating consistency, and no reports therefrom located
| 45/01/22
| 53.3 departed P.H. for Eniwetok
|
| 45/02/15
| 53.3 - departed Saipan for Iwojima
|
| 45/02/19
| 53.3 - arrived Iwojima
|
| 45/02/24
| 53.3 - Little II disjoined
|
| 45/02/28
| 53.3 - Rooks disjoined
|
"ICEBERG" - Northern Attack Force |
CTF RAdm Lawrence E. Reifsnider (ComPhibGrp4)
3rd Amphibious Corps - MajGen Roy S. Geiger
Force Flagship
TG 53.1 - Transport Group Able
CTG Commo Herbert B. Knowles
MarineDiv6 - MajGen Lemuel C. Shepherd
| AGC
| Panamint/FF
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| AKA
| Centaurus, Caswell
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TG 53.2 - Transport Group Baker
CTG Commo J.G. Moyer
MarineDiv1 - MajGen Pedro A. del Valle
| LSD
| Lindenwald
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| APA
| Rawlins
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TU 53.2.2
TG 53.3 - Northern Tractor Flotilla
Cap J.S. Laidlaw
TG 53.4 - Northern Control Group
TG 53.5 - Northern Beach Party Group
TG 53.6 - Transport Screen
CTG Cap J.H. Wellings
| DD
| Morris, Hutchins, Massey, Russell, Stanly, Howorth, Hugh W. Hadley (45/04), Pringle
DesDiv15: Lang, Stack, Sterett, Wilson
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| DE
| Gendreau, Fieberling, William C. Cole (detached 03/21-03/31), Paul G. Baker (detached 03/21-03/31), Bebas
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| APD
| Charles Lawrence, Roper
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TG 53.7 - Northern Defense Group
TG 53.8 - Northern Garrison Group
TG 53.10 - Northern Air Support Control Unit
TG 53.11 - Northern Support Craft
TG 53.12 - Northern Small Craft Group
| 45/03/01
| commenced training off Guadalcanal
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| 45/03/15
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53.1 departed for Ulithi
53.6 - departed with PhibRon4 units from Tulagi
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| 45/03/21
| arrived Ulithi
53.6 - Paul G. Baker and William C. Cole detached
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| 45/03/25
| 53.2.2 departed Ulithi
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| 45/03/27
| departed Ulithi
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| 45/03/30
| 53.6 - Roper damaged in collision with APA Arthur Middleton 400 nm SE of Okinawa (20-57N, 132-05E)
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| 45/03/31
| 53.6 - Paul G. Baker and William C. Cole rejoined
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| 45/04/01
| D-Day Okinawa
53.2.2 dissolved upon arrival to Okinawa
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| 45/04/05
| 53.6 - William C. Cole departed Okinawa escorting TransDiv42 from Okinawa to Saipan, then sail to Ulithi
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| 45/04/06
| 53.6 - Howorth damaged by kami 6 nm NNW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-32N, 127-40E),
Hutchins damaged by friendly fire from Heywood L. Edwards (TF 54)
18 nm SE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-00N,128-00E)
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| 45/04/1?
| 53.7.1 departed from Okinawa to Ulithi
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| 45/03/14
| 53.6 - William C. Cole departed Ulithi escorting TransDiv56
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| 45/03/17
| 53.6 William C. Cole arrived Okinawa area with TransDiv56 - William C. Cole detached for screening duties
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| 45/04/26
| 53.6
William C. Cole, Bunch, Charles E. Lawrence and Richard W. Suesens) departed with TransDiv104 for Ulithi
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| 45/04/30
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53.6 William C. Cole, Bunch, Charles E. Lawrence and Richard W. Suesens) arrived Ulithi with TransDiv104
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| 45/05/28
| TF 53 > TF 33
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