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Task Force 54
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"GALVANIC"
"FLINTLOCK"
"CATCHPOLE"
"DETACHMENT"
"ICEBERG" - Gunfire & Covering Force

"GALVANIC"
CTF RADm Richmond Kelly Turner
TG 54.4 - Makin LST Group One
LtCdr Charles W. Aldrich
DD Dale/GF
TG 54.5 - Tarawa LST Group One
LTCdr Ray M. Pitts
DD Bancroft
TG 54.6 - Makin LST Group Two
Lincoln
TG 54.7 - Tarawa LST Group Two
LtCdr Benjamin B. Cheatham
DD Coghlan
TG 54.8 - Makin Garrison Group
Blackburn
TG 54.9 - Tarawa Garrison Group
H.O. Roesch
DE William C. Miller
TG 54.10 - Apamama Garrison Group One
Cdr Carl E. Anderson
TG 54.11 - Apamama Garrison Group Two
P.A. Walker

44/10/19 54.9 departed San Francisco
44/11/15 54.8, 54.9 departed P.H.
44/11/18 54.4 attacked by planes
44/12/0? 54.9 start patrol off Tarawa
44/12/24 54.9 departed Tarawa
44/12/30 54.9 arrived P.H.

"FLINTLOCK"
DD Johnston

44/02/01 Johnston shell Kwajalein

"CATCHPOLE"
DD Johnston

44/02/17 Johnston commenced Eniwetok bombardement
44/02/22 Johnston end Eniwetok bombardement

"DETACHMENT"
CTF RAdm Bertram J. Rodgers
BB 6: Tennessee, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, New York, Arkansas
BatDiv4 (from 02/19): West Virginia
CA CruDiv5: Tuscaloosa, Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
CL CruDiv5: Vicksburg
DD Cummings, Leutze, Terry (from 02/19), Mullany, Newcomb, Howorth, Heywood L. Edwards, Richard P. Leary, Bryant, Guest, Izard?
DesRon50/DesDiv99: Clarence K. Bronson (from 03/04), Cotten (from 03/04), Dortch (from 03/04), Gatling (from 03/04?), Healy (03/04-03/27)
DesRon51: Hall (02/15-?), Halligan, Paul Hamilton, Twiggs
DM Henry A. Wiley
APD Waters, Gilmer
TG 54.1
TU 54.1.18 - 45/02/21-22
CA San Francisco, Boston
CL CruDiv17: Astoria II, WIlkes-Barre, Pasadena
DD DesDiv106: Yarnall, Twining, Stockham, Wedderburn
TG 54.9
TU 54.9.2 - movement Group "Baker"
BB Nevada, Idaho
CA Chester, Pensacola
CL CruDiv5: Vicksburg

45/02/12 commenced rehearsals off Marianas
45/02/14 departed Marianas
45/02/15 Hall, Howorth joined
45/02/16 arrived Iwojima area
45/02/17 shell Iwojima
Tennessee (24-44N, 141-19E), Pensacola (24-46N, 141-19E) and Leutze (24-46N, 141-19E) damaged by coastal battery
45/02/18 shell Iwojima
45/02/19 shell Iwojima, Terry joined
North Carolina, Washington + 3 CA/CL temporarily joined from TF 58
Chester damaged in collision with AGC Estes off Iwojima (24-13N, 141-25E)
Salt Lake City damaged in collision with AKA Starr off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)
45/02/21 Pensacola damaged in collision with AKA Yancey off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)
54.1.18 created from TG 58.2, 58.3 ships
45/02/22 West Virginia hit by small callibre from coastal battery
54.1.18 dissolved
45/02/24 Gilmer disjoined
Heywood L. Edwards and Bryant damaged in collision off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-25E)
45/02/26 Salt Lake City damaged in collision with AKA Muliphen (24-46N, 141-19E)
45/02/27 Heywood L. Edwards disjoined for Saipan
45/02/28 West Virginia replenish
Terry damaged(coastal battery) off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-21E)
45/03/01 Terry damaged by shore battery off Iwojima (24-47N, 141-21E)
45/03/03 Pensacola disjoined for Ulithi
45/03/04 Clarence K. Bronson joined from TF 58
45/03/05 Pensacola arrived Ulithi
departed for Ulithi
Waters detached for Guam
45/03/07 Nevada, Arkansas, Idaho, Tennessee departed Iwojima area for Ulithi
45/03/09 Henry A. Wiley departed Iwojima for Saipan
45/03/10 Twiggs retired to Ulithi
45/03/12 Twiggs arrived Ulithi
45/03/14 Cotten + Dortch sinking guardboats Futa Maru, Kaiko Maru #17 off Bonins (30-58N, 144-54E)

"ICEBERG" - Gunfire & Covering Force
CTF RAdm Morton L. Deyo

not recognized assignment:
BB from 05/06 Mississippi
CA from 45/05/?? Louisville, New Orleans (from 04/23)
CL Vincennes (from 05/17), Vicksburg (from 05/17), Mobile
DD Anthony, William D. Porter (04/01-05/05), Picking (from 04/01), English (04/01-04/1?), Compton (04/23?-05/14?)
DM Defense
DE Wesson, Foreman
TG 54.1 - Gunfire Support Group
CTG RAdm Morton L. Deyo
FSU 1 - SouthernEast Shore
CTU RAdm P.K. Fishler
BB Texas, Maryland (till 45/04/07)
CA Tuscaloosa
DD Williamson (till 04/01)
DesRon55/DesDiv110: Laws, Longshaw (sunk 05/18), Morrison, Pritchett
FSU 2 - Naha City
CTU RAdm C. Turner Joy
BB Arkansas, Colorado
CA Minneapolis, San Francisco/FF
DD Laffey II
DesRon51: Hall, Halligan (sunk 03/26), Paul Hamilton, Twiggs
FSU 3 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Bertram J. Rodgers
BB Tennessee/FF, Nevada
CA Wichita
CL Birmingham/UF, St. Louis
DD Barton, Zellars (till 04/11), Mannert L. Abele, Bryant, O'Brien II
FSU 4 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Lynde D. McCormick
BB Idaho, West Virginia
CA Pensacola, Portland
CL Biloxi
DD DesRon55/DesDiv109: Porterfield, Callaghan, Irwin, Cassin Young (till 04/12), Preston II
FSU 5 - Hagushi Beaches
CTU RAdm Allen E. Smith (ComCruDiv5)
BB New Mexico, New York
CA Indianapolis, Salt Lake City
DD Newcomb, Heywood L. Edwards, Leutze, Richard P. Leary, Bennion
FSU 6
CTU Cdr W.B. Hinds
DE Foreman, Samuel S. Miles, Wesson, Whitehurst, England, Witter, Bowers, Willmarth
TG 54.2
APD Waters (till 04/09)
TU 54.2.3 - 45/03/25
CA Wichita
TG 54.3
TU 54.3.2 - Night Retirement Unit 45/04/01
BB Idaho
DE Willmarth
TG 54.5 - Battle Line
BB Idaho, New Mexico, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Colorado
TG 54.6 - Right Flank Forces
CA-L 3
DD 11
TG 54.7 - Left Flank Forces
CA-L 4
DD 10

45/03/05 commenced training E Ulithi
45/03/17 Maryland joined
45/03/21 end training E Ulithi - sail to Okinawa
45/03/25 arrived Okinawa area
54.2 overtake cover 52.3
54.2.3 - cover minesweeping in fire support sectors
45/03/26 Arkansas - shell Kerama Retto
off Okinawa - shell coast, Halligan sunk by mine (26-10N, 127-30E)
FSU 3 - attacked by IJN SS, attacked by kamikaze - Nevada damaged (26-20N, 127-18E)
FSU 4 -kami.- damaged Biloxi (26-20N, 127-18E), Porterfield (26-20N, 127-18E), Porterfield - share for sunk midget SS
FSU 6 -kami.- damaged Foreman (26-20N, 127-18E)
45/03/28 shell Okinawa
45/03/29 shell Okinawa
45/03/30 shell Okinawa
45/03/31 shell Okinawa
PEnsacola damaged in collision with LST-277 off Okinawa (26-10N, 127-19E)
Morrisonn and Stockton (TG 50.8) sinking I-8 65 nm SE of Okinawa (25-29N, 128-35E)
45/04/01 D-Day Okinawa - Fire Support for TF 53, TF 55
William D. Porter joined
kami - West Virginia damaged (26-20N, 127-40E)
Tennessee damged by shell fragments, Pritchett damaged by dive bombers (26-38N, 127-25E)
45/04/02 Pritchett damaged by bomb 65 nm N of Naha, Okinawa (27-17N, 127-51E)
Foreman damaged by bomb - no KIA (26-10N, 127-11E)
45/04/05 Nevada damaged by coastal battery 3 nm NW of Naha, Okinawa (26-13N, 127-40E)
Maryland, Arkansas, Tuscaloosa, Wichita detached to TG 51.19 (only for this day)
45/04/06 attacked by kamikaze:
disabled Leutze and Newcomb 18 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-38N, 127-28E)
Twiggs
damaged Witter S of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-04N, 127-52E)
Heywood L. Edwards damaging Hutchins (TG 53.6) by AA fire during air attack 18 nm SE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-00N,128-00E)
San Francisco refuel, rearm in Kerama Retto
45/04/07 San Francisco detached to TF 51 (at afternoon rejoined)
54.5, 54.6, 54.7 NW Okinawa training battle tactic
attacked by kamikaze
- Maryland damage by bomb 18 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-40N, 127-29E)
- Longshaw damaged 3 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-29N, 127-41E)
- Wesson damaged 9 nm NE of Ie-Shima, Okinawa Gunto (26-48N, 127-55E)
45/04/09 Porterfield damaged by friendly fire 40 nm NE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-34N, 128-28E)
54.1.1 - Longshaw damaged by kami
45/04/10 Porterfield damaged by own gunfire
45/04/11 kami.- disabled Zellars (26-00N, 128-00E), damage Tennessee (26-00N, 128-00E), damaged Samuel S. Miles at Kerama Retto (26-12N, 127-20E)
45/04/12 attacked by kamikaze - damaged Tennessee, Zellars 15 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 128-00E), Idaho 10 nm W of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-26N, 127-32E)
damaged by friendly fire : New Mexico 7 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-31N, 127-37E), Bennion
54.1.2 - Minneapolis detached for overhaul
45/04/13 San Francisco detached to TF 51
45/04/14 kami - New York damaged 15 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 128-00E)
Maryland disjoined for repairs escorting retiring transports
45/04/15 San Francisco rejoined
Laffey II disabled by kamikaze - (5 kamikaze, 4 bombs) Okinawa/RP1 (27-16N, 127-50E)
45/04/16 Bryant disabled by kamikaze at RP2, Okinawa (27-05N, 128-13E)
45/04/17 shell Machinato Field
45/04/19 support landing in S part of Okinawa - Bryant disabled (27-05N, 128-13E)
45/04/20 Colorado damaged by ammunition explosion at Kerama Retto (26-10N, 127-20)
45/04/21 shell Naha Field
45/04/24 shell Naha Field - San Francisco detached to Ulithi
45/04/26? West Virginia detached to Ulithi
45/04/27 England damaged by kamikaze off Okinawa (26-40N, 127-40E)
Wichita damged by coastal battery off Okinawa (26-14N, 127-50E)
45/04/28 Twiggs disabled by kami. (27-12N, 128-16E)
45/04/30 Bennion damaged by kamikaze off Okinawa (27-26N, 127-51E)
45/05? West Virginia joined
45/05/01 Tennessee disjoined to Ulithi
45/05/03 New Mexico damaging by accidental 40mm fire AK Sea Flasher off Okinawa
45/05/05 William D. Porter transferred to RP duty
45/05/06 Mississippi joined
45/05/10 Arkansas detached to Guam
45/05/12 New Mexico (26-22N, 127-43E) and Wichita (26-22N, 127-43E) damaged by friendly fire
45/05/13 San Francisco rejoined
45/05/17 Twiggs rejoined after repairs
45/05/18 54.1.1 - Longshaw damaged by coastal battery - scuttled by Heywood L. Edwards and Picking 4 nm WSW of Naha, Okinawa (26-11N, 127-37E)
45/05/24 Heywood L. Edwards damaged(friendly fire) in Hagushi Bay, Okinawa (26-20N, 127-43E)
45/05/28 TF 54 > TF 34- New Mexico disjoined to Leyte for repairs escortrd by Hall


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