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Task Force 76
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"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
DD 8: Arunta
TU 76.1.31
DD Bush, Stockton (till 03/01), Welles (from 03/02)
TU 76.1.34
DD 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

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