Task Force 76

"CHRONICLE" - Woodlark Is. Landing 1943/06/23
Huon Peninsula, Lae Landing 1943/09/04
Finschhafen Landing 1943/09/22
"DIRECTOR" Arawe Peninsula, New Britain Landing 1943/12/15
"DEXTERITY" - Cape Gloucester Landing 1943/12/26
"MICHAELMAS" - Saidor, New Guinea Landing 1944/01/02
"BREWER" - Admiralty Islands Landing
1944/07

"CHRONICLE" - Woodlark Is. Landing 1943/06/23

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DD	DesRon4: Mugford, Bagley, Helm Conyngham
APD	Humphreys

43/06/23

D-Day Woodlark Is.

Huon Peninsula, Lae Landing 1943/09/04

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CTF RAdm Daniel E.Barbey

DD	Mugford DesRon3/DesDiv5: Conyngham/FF, Reid
	DesRon5:	DesDiv9: Mahan, Drayton, Lamson, Flusser DesDiv10: Perkins/SF, Smith

APD	Brooks, Gilmer, Humphreys, Sands
LST	LST-471, LST-473
LCI	LCI-339

43/09/02	APD departed
43/09/04	D-Day Lae - 9th Infantry Division (Aus.) attcked by dive and torpedo bombers : Conyngham damaged, LCI-339 sunk (07-28S, 147-44E); LST-471, LST-473 damgaged (07-45S, 148-01E)
43/09/07	Humphreys departed for Buna with WIA onboard
43/09/07	x4 APDs (Humphreys, Sands + ?) sweep Huon Bay

Finschhafen Landing 1943/09/22

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CTF RAdm Daniel E.Barbey

DD	DesRon1:	DesDiv5: Conyngham/FF, Reid
	DesRon4:	Henley, Mugford
	DesRon5:	DesDiv9: Mahan, Drayton, Lamson, Flusser DesDiv10: Perkins/SF, Smith
APD	Brooks, Humphreys, Sands

43/09/21	departed Buna
43/09/22	D-Day Finschhafen (20th Australian Brigade)
43/09/30	Humphreys bring reinforcement
43/10/03	Henley sunk by RO-108 (07-40S, 148-06E)
43/10/08	Humphreys bring WIA to Buna

"DIRECTOR" - Arawe Peninsula, New Britain Landing 1943/12/15

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CTF RAdm Daniel E.Barbey

DD	DesRon3:	DesDiv5: Conyngham/FF, Reid DesDiv6: Shaw
	DesRon4:	Bagley, Mugford
	DesRon5:	DesDiv9: Drayton, Lamson, Flusser DesDiv10: Smith

APD	Humphreys, Sands
LSD	Carter Hall
APc	APc-21
YMS	YMS-50

43/12/14	departed Holnicote Bay
43/12/15	D-Day Arawe Peninsula
43/12/17	attacked by aircraft - APc-21 sunk (06-15S, 149-01E), YMS-50 damaged (06-12S, 149-03E)

"DEXTERITY" - Cape Gloucester Landing 1943/12/26

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CTF RAdm Daniel E.Barbey

DD	Brownson
	DesRon3:	DesDiv5: Conyngham/FF, Reid DesDiv6: Shaw
	DesRon4:	Mugford, Bagley
	DesRon5:	DesDiv9: Mahan, Drayton, Lamson, Flusser DesDiv10: Smith
	DesRon24: Hutchins, Beale, Daly

APD	Crosby, Brooks, Gilmer, Humphreys, Sands, Dent
LSI	Westralia (RAN)
AK	Etamin
LST	24: LST-66
LCT	12
LCM	14

TG 76.1

TU 76.1.21

APD	Ward, Stringham, Kilty, Noa

43/12/24	76.1.21 departed Milne Bay for Cape Gloucester
43/12/26	D-Day Cape Gloucester - Lamson, Shaw, Mugford and LST-66 damaged by planes (D3A) Brownson sunk by planes - D3A (05-20S, 148-25E) 76.1.21 - PM - arrived Buna
43/12/27	Shaw escorted by Bagley arrived Cape Sudest
43/12/28	76.1.21 - departed Buna
43/12/29	76.1.21 - reinforce Cape Gloucester

"MICHAELMAS" - Saidor, New Guinea Landing 1944/01/02

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CTF RAdm Daniel E.Barbey

DD	DesRon3: Conyngham/FF, Reid DesRon4: Ralph Talbot, Bagley, Helm DesRon5: Drayton, Lamson, Flusser, Smith DesRon24: Hutchins, Bache, Daly, Bush
APD	9: Stringham, Kilty, Brooks, Gilmer TransDiv22: Ward
LST	LST-22, LST-66
LC	16

TG 76.1

APD

Sands

TU 76.1.3

DD	DesRon4: Helm, Ralph Talbot, Arunta, Warramunga

44/01/01	APDs departed Cape Sudest 76.1 departed Goodenough Is. Smith and Hutchins disabled by collision (05-00S, 146-00E)
44/01/02	D-Day Saidor - 126th CRT/InfDiv32 units landed
44/01/03	empty landing craft departed to Buna escorted by Bagley
44/01/16	76.1.3 - Arunta off Saidor
44/02/01	76.1.3 - Arunta detached to Sydney for refit

"BREWER" - Admiralty Islands Landing

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CTF RAdm William M. Fechteler

DD	Gillespie, Nicholson, Reid, Swanson, Bache, Beale, Hutchins (till 02/29), Ammen, Stevenson, Thorn DesRon5: Drayton, Flusser, Smith
APD	Brooks, Humphreys, Sands
DMS	MineDiv5: Hovey, Long

TG 76.1

CTG RAdm William M. Fechteler

DD	9: Nicholson, Bush, Welles, Stockton
APD	3

TU 76.1.3

8: Arunta

TU 76.1.31

DD	Bush, Stockton (till 03/01), Welles (from 03/02)

TU 76.1.34

Stockton

TG 76.2

TU 76.2.1

DD	Warramunga/UF (RAN), Ammen, Mullany

TU 76.2.2

LST	LST-171/GF,UF, LST-454, LST-458, LST-466, LST-22, LST-202

TU 76.2.3

DMS	Hamilton/UF, Long

44/02/27

departed from Cape Sudest

44/02/29

76.1 - D-Day Los Negros - shell beachhead, 1729 departed from Los Negros (without Bush, Stockton)

44/03/01

76.1.3 - Milne Bay - Arunta rejoined after refit
76.1.31 - Los Negros - fire support duty

44/03/02

76.1.31, 76.1.34 screen 76.2
76.2 - off Los Negros

2203	76.1.31, 76.2 departed Los Negros

44/03/03

Sands load reinforcement at Cape Sudest
76.1.3 embark CavDiv7 troops and departed for Hyane Harbor, Admiralties

44/03/04

Drayton, Sands bring reinforcement to Los Negros

44/03/06

76.1 - Nicholson damaged by coastal guns (02-00S, 147-00E)

44/03/07

D-Day Manus

44/03/27

76.1.3 - Milne Bay - Arunta transferred back to TF 74

1944/07

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TG 76.7

DD	Stack, Murray (from 08/2?)

44/07/15	76.7 - Stack joined
44/08/31	76.7 shell Kairiru Is., Wewak area
44/09/01	76.7 shell Kairiru Is., Wewak area