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Task Force 55
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"ICEBERG" - Southern Attack Force

"ICEBERG" - Southern Attack Force
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CTF RAdm John L Hall Jr. (ComPhibGrp12)
XXIVth Army Corps - MajGen John R. Hodge
DE Manlove
AGC Mount McKinley
APA Sarasota, Pierce, Harris
Force Flagship
AGC Teton/FF
TG 55.1 - Transport Group Dog
CTG Commo M.O. Carlson
InfDiv7 - MajGen Archibald
APA Baxter
TG 55.2 - Transport Group Baker
TG 55.3 - Southern Tractor Flotilla
TG 55.4 - Southern Control Group
TG 55.5 - Southern Beach Party Group
TG 55.6 - Southern Attack Force Screen
CTG Cap E.W. Young
DD Mullany, Hyman, Purdy, Putnam, Rooks
DesRon24: Anthony/GF,SF, Bache, Bush, Beale, Ammen (till 04/10)
DesRon45: DesDiv89: Bennett, Hudson
DesDiv90: Wadsworth
DE Crouter, Carlson, Danon M. Cummings, Vammen, O'Neill, Walter C. Wann
APD Sims II
TG 55.7 - Southern Defense Group
APD Stringham
TG 55.8 - Southern Garrison Group
DE Abercrombie (from 04/13)
TG 55.9 - Landing Craft Refuel & Pontoon Barge Group
TG 55.10 - Southern Air Support Control Unit
AGC Teton
TG 55.11 - Southern Support Craft
TG 55.12 - Port Director Group


45/03/14 start training off Leyte
45/03/21 end training off Leyte
45/03/26 55.7 departed Saipan
45/04/01 D-Day Okinawa
Vammen damaged by depth charge (26-18N, 127-29E)
45/04/02 55.7 arrived Okinawa area
45/04/03 55.6 - Bennett damaged (bomb or torpedo)
45/04/05 55.6 - Hyman sinking midget SS
45/04/06 55.6 - Hyman damaged by kami. 5 nm W of Ie-Shima, Okinawa (26-45N, 127-42E)
45/04/07 55.6 - Bennett disabled by kami. 15 nm NW of Iheja Shima, Okinawa Gunto (27-16N, 127-48E)
45/04/10 Ammen disjoined to TG 51.2
45/04/11 Manlove damaged by strafing at Kerama Retto (26-12N, 127-20E)
45/04/13 55.8 departed from Ulithi
45/04/17 55.8 arrived Rjukjus area
45/05/23 55.6 - Anthony detached to TG 51.5
45/05/28 TF 55 > TF 35


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