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Task Force 77
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"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION" - Attack Force
"STRAIGHTLINE" - Wakde Landing 44/05/17
"HORLIEK" - Biak Landing 44/05/27
"TABLETENNIS" - Noemfoor Landing 44/07/02
"GLOBETROTTER" - Cape Sansapor Landing
"TRADE WIND" - Morotai Landing
"KING II." - Central Philippines Attack Force
Surigao Strait Battle Order
"KING II." from 44/11/01
"LOVE III." - Mindoro & Western Visayans Landing
"MIKE I." - Lingayen Bay, Luzon Landing 45/01/09
"MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing 45/01/29
"MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay, Luzon Landing 45/01/31

"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION" - Attack Force
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CTF RAdm Daniel E. Barbey
DD 18: MacDonough, Reid, Jenkins, Beale, Hutchins
DesRon25 (Cap Edward M. Thompson):
DesDiv49: John Rodgers/SF,DF, Harrison
DesDiv50: Ringgold/DF, Sigsbee, Schroeder, Dashiell
DMS Hamilton
DE CortDiv37: Lovelace/DF, Manning, Eichenberger
APD 5: Brooks, Gilmer, Noa
LSD Gunston Hall
AP 19
LCI 32
LST 21
TG 77.1 - Western Attack Group - Tanahmerah Bay Landing
CTG RAdm Daniel E. Barbey
163rd RCT/InfDiv41 (BrigGen Doe)
DD DesDiv26: Grayson, Wilkes, Swanson
APD Ward
AP 5
LST 7
LSI Manoora (RAN), Kanimbla (RAN)
LCI 16
TG 77.2 - Central Attack Group - Humboldt Bay Landing
CTG RAdm William M. Fechteler
InfDiv24 (MajGen Irving)
DD Roe, Fletcher, Radford, Taylor, McKee, Welles, Stevenson, Stockton
APD Herbert, Crosby, Humphreys, Sands
DMS Hogan, Long
TG 77.3 Eastern Attack Group - Aitape Landing
CTG Cap Alfred G. Noble
InfDiv41 (MajGen Irving)
DD Stembel, Black, Murray
DesRon21: La Vallette
DesDiv41: Nicholas, Hopewell
DMS Perry
APD Talbot, Schley, Dent, Kilty, Dickerson, Kane
LSD Epping Forest
APA Ormsby
TG 77.4 - 2nd Echelon
DD Stevens
AKA Centaurus

44/04/18 77.1 departed Cape Cretin
77.2 departed Milne Bay
44/04/19 77.4 - Cape Cretin - Stevens joined
CortDiv37 departed Milne Bay with convoy
44/04/20 near Manus joined with TF 78
44/04/22 D-Day Aitape, Humboldt Bay
77.2 - land Hunboldt Bay
77.3 - Talbot shell Tumleo Island
44/04/23 Tumleo Island landing
44/04/24 77.2 - Sands arrived Cape Cretin
CortDiv37 arrived with convoy to Humboldt Bay
44/04/26 Sigsbee departed to Cape Cretin
44/04/29 CortDiv37 arrieved Cape Cretin

"STRAIGHTLINE" - Wakde Landing
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CTF RAdm William M. Fechteler
163rd RCT (Reinf.)
DD Stockton
44/05/17 D-Day Wakde

"HORLIEK" - Biak Landing
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CTF RAdm W.M. Fechteler
41st InfDiv (MajGen Horace H. Fuller)
DD Sampson/FF, Roe, Hutchins, Daly, Gillespie, Balch, Reid, Warrington, Stockton, Beale, Kalk?
DesRon2: Russell, Hughes, Mustin, Morris
DesRon13/DesDiv26: Grayson, Nicholson, Swanson, Wilkes
DE Whitehurst
APD Schley, Kilty, Ward, Herbert, Crosby
LCT LCT-84, LCT-260
TG 77.2 = TF 74 (see in)
TG 77.3 = TF 75 (see in)
TG 77.5
DD Abner Read
TG 77.8
DD Warrington (06/02)

44/05/25 departed Humboldt Bay
44/05/27 D-Day Biak
44/05/28 Stockton damaged by shore battery (01-00S, 136-00E)
44/06/02 77.8 departed Biak area
44/06/02 77.8 arrived Humboldt Bay

"TABLETENNIS" - Noemfoor Landing 44/07/02
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TG 77.2
DD Trathen

44/07/02 D-Day Noemfoor

"GLOBETROTTER" - Cape Sansapor Landing
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CTF RAdm William M. Fechteler

6th InfDiv (MajGen Franklin C.Sibert)
DD Trathen
TG 77.3
DD Anderson

44/07/30 D-Day Cape Opmari, Amsterdam Is. and Middleburg Is.
44/07/31 D-Day Cape Sansapor
44/08/01 of Cape Sonsapor, then patrol betw Amsterdam Is and Cape Opmarai
44/08/25 77.3 departed area

"TRADE WIND" - Morotai Landing
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CTF RAdm Daniel E. Barbey
41st Infantry Division (MajGen John C. Persons)
AGC Wasatch/FF
DD Jenkins, Hutchins, Stevens, Daly, Abner Read, Hobby
DesRon2: Hughes (RAdm Fechteler's flagship), Mustin, Russell, Morris, Anderson
DesRon21: Fletcher
DesDiv41: Nicholas, Taylor, Hopewell
DesRon25 (Cap Henry Crommelin):
DesDiv49 (Cap Crommelin): John Rodgers/SF, Harrison, McKee, Murray
DesDiv50 (Cap H.O. Parrish): Ringgold/DF, Schroeder (in TG 77.5), Sigsbee, Dashiell
APD Schley, Kilty, Herbert, Crosby
LSD Carter Hall
LSI Kanimbla (RAN), Manoora (RAN)
TG 77.1 - Carrier Support Group
CTG RAdm Thomas L. Sprague
TU 77.1.1
CTU RAdm Thomas L. Sprague
CVE CarDiv22 (RAdm Thomas L. Sprague):
Sangamon/GF,UF,DF (CVEG-37: VF-37, VT-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60, VT-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35)
Santee (CVEG-26: VF-26,VT-26)
DE Richard S. Bull, Dennis, John C. Butler, Raymond
TU 77.1.2
CTU RAdm Clifton A.F. Sprague
CVE CarDiv25 (RAdm Clifton A.F. Sprague):
Fanshaw Bay/UF,DF (VC-66)
St. Lo (VC-65)
DE CortDiv63: Edmonds/DF, Eversole, Richard M. Rowell, Shelton
TG 77.2 - Fire Support Group= TF 74 and TF 75
RAdm Russell S. Berkey
CA Australia(RAN), Shropshire(RAN)
CL Boise, Nashville, Phoenix
DD 10: Newcomb, Arunta, Warramunga, Bush, Mullany
TG 77.3
DD Anderson
TU 77.3.2
APD Ward
TG 77.5
DD Schroeder

44/09/15 - 44/10/04
44/09/06 Moffin Bay - practice landing
44/09/07 Wasatch departed Milne Bay for Aitape
44/09/10 departed Aitape
77.3.2 - departed Milne Bay
44/09/13 77.5 departed from Humboldt Bay
44/09/15 D-Day Morotai
44/09/16 77.1 strike Halmahera
77.3.2 - arrived Cape Sansapor
44/09/17 Wasatch disjoined for Humboldt Bay escorted by McKee, CTF shifted to Russell
44/09/19 Wasatch and McKee arrived Humboldt Bay
McKee departed Humboldt Bay with reinforcement echelon for Morotai
44/09/21 77.1 strike Halmahera
77.5 departed for Humboldt Bay
44/09/23 McKee arrived Morotai with reinforcement echelon
44/09/25 77.1.1 - Suwannee, Chenango, John C. Butler & Raymond detached and retired to Manus
44/09/26 77.1.1 retired to Manus
44/09/29 77.1.2 strike Halmahera
44/09/30 77.1.1 back in Manus
44/10/03 77.1.2 Shelton sunk by RO-41 (02-33N, 129-18E), at night departed for Manus
44/10/07 77.1.2 arrived Manus

"KING II." - Central Philippines Attack Force
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CTF VAdm Thomas C. Kinkaid
not recognized assignment:
DD Abbot, Conyngham (from 11/12), MacDonough, Lang, Jenkins, Daly, Isherwood, Harrison (till 10/23), Halligan, Haraden, Erben, Charles J. Badger, Black
      DesRon54: DesDiv107: Remey/SF, McGowan, Mertz
DesDiv108: McNair
DE Lovelace
APD Kilty, Herbert, George E. Badger, Belknap
A) Northern Attack Force = TF 78
B) Southern Attack Force = TF 79
TG 77.1
AGC Wasatch/FF
DD Ammen (till 10/25), Abner Read, Mullany, Bush
PT 39: PT-130, PT-131, PT-134, PT-137, PT-151, PT-152, PT-323, PT-489, PT-490, PT-492, PT-493, PT-495
TU 77.1.1 - Force Flagship
CTU VAdm Thomas C. Kinkaid
AGC Wasatch/FltF
TU 77.1.2
DD Bush
TG 77.2 Fire Support Group
CTG RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf
BB 6
CA 5
CL 5
DD ?Anderson from 10/25, Taylor (from 10/29), Aulick (10/29-?), Welles, Braine, Sigourney, Cony, Thorn, Kidd, Bennion
      DesRon56: Leutze, Heywood L. Edwards
DesDiv111: Newcomb/SF, Albert W. Grant, Richard P. Leary
APD Manley (till 10/21), Rathburne
TF 78 - Fire Support Unit North
CTU RAdm Weyler
BB BatDiv4: West Virginia/DF(till 10/29), Maryland (till 10/29), Mississippi
TF 79 - Fire Support Unit South
RAdm Oldendorf
BB Tennessee (till 10/29), California, Pennsylvania
TU 77.2.6
DD Ross (from 02/18)
TG 77.3 - Close Covering Group
CTG RAdm Russell S. Berkey
CA Australia (till 10/21), Shropshire
CL Phoenix/GF, Boise
DD Arunta, Warramunga (till 10/21)
DD Ammen (10/25-10/27), Stembel (till 10/25)
DesRon24 (Cap McManes): Hutchins/SF, Daly, Bache (till 10/29), Killen, Beale
DesDiv48: Bush
TG 77.4 - Carrier Support Group
CTG RAdm Thomas L. Sprague
DMS Southard (10/24-10/26)
DD Taylor (10/27-10/28)
TU 77.4.1 - Taffy 1 ("Taffy"-nickname for Walesman)
CTU RAdm Thomas L. Sprague
CVE CarDiv22 (Radm Thomas L. Sprague):
Sangamon/GF,UF,DF (CVEG-37: VF37, VT-37)
Suwannee (CVEG-60: VF-60, VT-60)
Chenango (CVEG-35: VF-35. VT-35)
Santee (CVEG-26: VF-26, VT-26)
CarDiv28 (RAdm George R. Henderson):
Saginaw Bay/DF (VC-78)
Petrof Bay (VC-76)
Screen
(Cap I.H. Nunn)
DD McCord, Trathen, Hazelwood
DE Richard S. Bull, Coolbaugh,
CortDiv63: Edmonds/DF, Richard M. Rowell, Eversole (sunk 10/28)
TU 77.4.2 - Taffy 2
RAdm Felix B. Stump
CVE CarDiv24 (Radm Felix B Stump):
Natoma Bay/UF,DF (VC-81)
Manila Bay (VC-80)
CarDiv27 (Radm William D. Sample):
Marcus Island/DF (VC-21)
Kadashan Bay (VC-20)
Savo Island (VC-27)
Ommaney Bay (VC75)
Screen
(Cap L. K. Reynolds)
DD Haggard, Hailey, Franks, Ammen (10/27-10/29)
DE CortDiv60 (Cdr T.C. Pifer): Richard W. Suesens/DF, Abercrombie, Oberrender, Le Ray Wilson, Walter C. Wann
TU 77.4.3 - Taffy 3
RAdm Clifton A.F Sprague
CVE CarDiv25 (RAdm Clifton A.F Sprague):
Fanshaw Bay/UF,DF (VC-68)
St. Lo (VC-65) (sunk 10/25)
White Plains (VC-4)
Kalinin Bay (VC-3)
CarDiv26 (RAdm Ralph A. Oftsie):
Kitkun Bay/DF (VC-5)
Gambier Bay (VC-10)
Screen
(Cdr William Dow Thomas)
DD Hoel (sunk 10/25), Heermann, Johnston (sunk 10/25)
from 10/25: Sproston, Hale, Picking, Halligan, Haraden
DE Dennis, John C. Butler, Raymond, Samuel B. Roberts (sunk 10/25)
TU 77.4.4 - created 44/10/30
CVE Marcus Island/DF (VC-21)
Kadashan Bay (VC-20)
Savo Island (VC-27)
Manila Bay (VC-80)
TU 77.4.24 - 44/10/14-22
CVE CarDiv27: Ommaney Bay, Kadashan Bay
DE Richard W. Suesens
TG 77.5 Minesweeping Group
Cdr Loud
DMS MineRon2: Hovey/GF,SF, Long, Chandler
Hamilton, Palmer, Howard
DM Preble (till 10/23), Breese
TG 77.6 Dinagat Attack Group
RAdm Arthur Struble
F1) Transport Unit - ?? 77.6.1 ??
RAdm Arthur Struble
APD 8: Crosby, Sands, Talbot, Kilty, Ward, Schley, Crosby
DMS Southard (till 10/24)
F2) Transport Screen & Fire Support
RAdm Hayler
CL Denver, Columbia
DD 4: Hughes/GF, Robinson (from 10/17), Ross (till 10/18)
G) Beach Demolition Group
APD Goldsborough, Clemson, Kane, Humphreys, Overton
TG 77.7 - Oiler Group
TU 77.7.1
DE Whitehurst, Witter, Willmarth (till 10/31), Bowers
AO Ashtabula, Saranac, Chepachet, Salamonie
AE Mazama
s/s Pueblo

Combat action see below

Surigao Strait Battle Order
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6 BB, 4 CA, 4 CL, 28 DD, 39 PT
Battleship Force - BattFor
RAdm George L. Weyler
BB BatDiv4 (RAdm George L. Weyler): West Virginia/DF, Maryland, Mississippi/F
BatDiv2 (RAdm Theodore C. Chandler): Tennessee, California, Pennsylvania,
DD X-RayDiv (Cdr Harry H. Hubbard):
AttackSection1: Claxton/DF, Cony, Thorn
AttackSection2: Aulick, Sigourney, Welles
Left Flank Force - LeftFor
RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf
CA CruDiv4 (RAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf): Louisville/F, Portland, Minneapolis
CL CruDiv12 (RAdm Robert W. Hayler): Denver, Columbia
DD Bennion
Desron56 (Cap Smoot):
Leutze, Heywood L. Edwards
DesDiv111 (Cap Smoot): Newcomb/SF, Richard P Leary, Albert W. Grant
DesDiv112 (Cap Conley): Robinson, Halford, Bryant
Right Flank Force - RightFor
RAdm Berkey
CA Shropshire (RAN)
CL Phoenix/F, Boise
DD Arunta
Desron24 (Cap McManes):
Hutchins/SF, Daly, Bache, Killen, Beale
Desron54 (Cap Jesse G. Coward):
DesDiv107 (Cap Coward): Remey/SF, McGowan, Melvin, Mertz
DesDiv108 (Cdr Richard H. Phillips): Monssen II, McDermut, McNair
Patrol Craft Force
Lt Pullenn
PT c/a 40: 130, 131, 134, 137, 151, 152, 323, 489, 490, 492, 493, 495

44/10/10 start departing for sea:
77.4.3/CarDiv26 departed for Leyte escorting TG 78.2
77.5 departed Manus
44/10/12 G departed Manus
77.2 departed Manus
77.4 - departed from Seeadler Harbor, Manus without:
77.4.3/CarDiv26 (departed 10/10)
77.4.1/CarDiv28 (departed 10/14)
77.4.2/CarDiv27: Ommaney Bay, Kadashan Bay (departed 10/14)
77.6.1? - departed from Cape Cretin, New Guinea
77.7.1 departed Humboldt Bay
44/10/13 77.7.1 - Willmarth, Chapachet, Pueblo detached to Kossol Roads
44/10/14 77.4.1 - Richard M. Rowell damaged (storm) - dismasted
77.4.1/CarDiv28 departed escorting TG 79.3
77.4.24: departed escorting TG 78.6
77.7.1 - Willmarth, Chapachet, Pueblo arrived Kossol Roads
44/10/15 departed last ships
77.5, 77.6 refuel from 77.7.1
44/10/16 77.3 departed Hollandia
44/10/17 D Day Dinagat Is., Suluan Is.
77.5, 77.6 off Suluan - E sweeping passage for Leyte
77.2 off Leyte
77.4 arrived to Leyte area:
77.4.1 operating area: SE of Leyte Gulf - Eversole detached to Kossol Roads for Engine repairs
77.4.2 operating area: E-NE of Leyte Gulf entrance
77.4.3 operating area: E-SE of Samar Islands southern tip
77.6 - land rangers at Dinagat
44/10/18 77.2 entered Leyte Gulf
77.6 - Ross transferred to TU 77.2.6
77.7.1 departed for Kossol Roads
44/10/19 77.2.6 - Ross disabled by mine (10-17N, 125-40E)
77.2 - shell Tacloban area, support UDT
77.4 strike Dulag-Tacloban area, Panay, Negros
44/10/20 A-Day Leyte
Honolulu damaged by torpedo (11-01N, 125-07E), Bennion by coastal guns (10-50N, 125-25E)
77.4: CarDiv26 and CarDiv28 rejoined
77.4.1: support Panaon Landing Group - attacked by IJNAF - Sangamon damaged by bombers off Leyte (10-46N, 126-23E)
77.4.2: support Southern Attack Force landing in Dulag
77.4.3: support Northern Attack Force landing in Tacloban
44/10/21 kami - damage Australia
Australia and Honolulu detached for repairs escorted by Warramunga
77.4.1 strike Cebu
77.2 - Manley disjoined to Hollandia with TransDiv28
44/10/22 77.4 strike Cebu airfields - sinking motor sailships Akebono Maru #3, Taihei Maru #5
77.4.24 dissolved, ships rejoined TU 77.4.2
44/10/23 77.7.1 arrived Leyte Gulf - refuel TG 77.2
44/10/24 6 BB, 16 CVE, 8 CA/L - 77.2 - Leutze damaged by aircraft 23 nm ESE of Dulag, Leyte (10-50N, 125-25E)
77.4: strike western Visayans
77.4.1: Chenango + Saginaw Bay detached to Morotai to bring spare planes
77.4.1 Richard M. Rowell sinking I-54 70nm of Surigao (09-45N, 126-45E)
Erben escort LSTs to Humboldt Bay
77.7.1 - Ashtabula damaged by torpedo (11-03N, 125-22E)
x Surigao Strait (see Battle Order):
PT-137 sinking Abukuma, PT-493 sunk by enemy secondary battery gunfire (10-15N, 125-23E)
McDermut sinking Yamagumo (10-25N, 125-20E), damaging Asagumo and Michisio
Denver sinking Asagumo at entrance of Surigao Strait (10-04N, 125-21E)
Hutchins sinking Michisio (10-25N, 123-25'E)
Albert W. Grant damaged by both friendly and Japanese gunfire (10-27N, 125-25E)
Fuso and Yamashiro sunk (10-25N, 125-20E)
Mogami and Shigure damaged
44/10/25 77.2 - Anderson joined
77.3 - Ammen joined
77.4.1 strike 2nd Striking Force
77.4 x Samar Is:
sunk Gambier Bay (11-31N, 125-12E), Johnston (11-40N, 126-20E), Hoel (11-46N,, 126-33E), Samuel B. Roberts (11-40N, 126-20E)
damaged White Plains (11-40N, 126-20E), Fanshaw Bay (11-40N, 126-20E), Kitkun Bay (11-10N, 126-20E), Heermann (11-30N, 126-15E), Richard M. Rowell (10-05N, 127-10E), Dennis (11-40N, 126-20E)
77.4.2/3 Carrier Support
77.4.1/3 kami.:
sunk St Lo (11-10N, 126-05E)
damaged Kalinin Bay (11-10N, 126-20E), Santee (09-45N, 126-42E), Sangamon (09-45N, 126-42E) Suwannee (09-45N, 126-42E), White Plains (11-40N, 126-20E)
77.4.3 retired to south (reinforced by Sproston, Hale, Picking)
77.4.1: Richard M. Rowell, Coolbaugh attacking submarines
44/10/26 Hutchins damaged by uncharted hulk
77.4 sinking Abukuma (09-20N, 122-32E), Shiranui 80 miles N of Iloilo (12-00N, 122-30E)
77.4.1 kami -disabled Suwanee (09-37N, 126-53E)
77.4.2 - sinking Kinu (11-46N, 123-11E), Uranami (11-50N, 123-00E) from Screen of "TA-1" Operation in Jintotolo Channel between Masbate and Panay and transport T-102 from Transport Group of "TA-1" Operation in entrance to Guimarras Strait (11-00N, 123-00E)
44/10/27 77.4 - Taylor joined
sinking Shiranui from Search Group of "TA-1" Operation
77.4.1: Suwannee daparted to Puget Sound, Santee to Manus
77.4.2 - Ammen joined
77.7.1 - departed to position 120 miles E of Leyte
44/10/28 77.4: Chenango + Saginaw Bay rejoined from Morotai with spare planes, Taylor disjoined
77.4.1 - Eversole sunk by I-45 E of Leyte (10-18N, 127-37E) 77.6 - Denver damaged by kamikaze off Leyte (10-57N, 125-02E)
77.7.1 - 120 miles E of Leyte - refuel TG 77.4 - Whitehurst sinking/prob I-45 120nm ENE of Surigao (10-10N, 127-28E)
44/10/29 77.1 - Mullany disjoined for overhaul, Wasatch disjoined for Humboldt Bay
77.2 - West Virginia, Tennessee & Maryland, 4 CA/CL, Hutchins, Sigourney departed to Ulithi
77.4.2 - Ammen transferred to TG 77.2
77.4.3 arrived Mimos Woendi, Schouten Islands
77.7.1 departed for Kossol Roads
44/10/30 77.4.1 + 77.4.2 departed for Manus
77.4.3 departed Mimos Woendi, Schouten Islands for Manus
77.4.4 formed and departed for Manus
44/10/31 77.4.3 arrived Manus
77.7.1 arrived Kossol Roads
44/11/02 Wasatch arrived Humboldt Bay
44/11/04 77.4.1, 77.4.2, 77.4.4 arrived Manus
"KING II." from 44/11/01
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44/11/01:
BB Mississippi(till 11/16), California, Pennsylvania (till 11/25), California (till 11/20)
CA Shropshire
CL Nashville, Boise, St. Louis (11/16-?)
DD Claxton, Ammen, Killen, Bush, Richard P Leary, Bennion, Arunta (till 11/16), Abner Read, Anderson, Conyngham (from 11/04), Mugford (11/0?-12/05), Cony (from 11/16), Trathen (11/16-11/23), Hazelwood, McCord (from 11/16), Newcomb, Edwards
APD Brooks (11/18-12/04)
TG 77.1
Radar Picket Ships:
DD 19: Bush, Claxton, Ammen, Abner Read, Smith (11/01-11/16), Jenkins, Robinson (11/04-11/13), Sigourney (11/16?-11/30), Warramunga (11/12-11/25)
TU 77.1.5 - from 44/11/28
CL Nashville, Boise
DD Bush
DesRon56/DesDiv112: Halford, Bryant, Robinson
TG 77.2
CTG RAdm Weyler
44/11/2?: RAdm Russell S. Berkey (ComCruDiv15)
BB BatDiv4: Maryland/DF till 11/30 (11/17 - 12/02), West Virginia/DF from 11/30 (from 11/26)
Colorado(from 11/20), New Mexico (11/22-12/02)
CL Phoenix/GF
DD Anderson (from 10/25), Taylor (11/16 - 11/29), Robinson (from 11/13), Aulick (11/25-11/29), Heywood L. Edwards (till 11/25), Conner
DesRon21: Nicholas/SF (11/16-12/06)
        DesRon22: DesDiv43 (from 11/2?) (Cap Robert H. Smith): Waller, Renshaw, Pringle, Saufley
DesDiv44: Conway, Cony, Sigourney
        DesRon60 (11/29-12/12): DesDiv119: Barton II/SF, Walke II, Laffey II
DesDiv120: Allen M. Sumner/DF, Moale, Cooper, Ingraham II
TG 77.3 - formed 44/12/06
CA Portland (from 12/07)
CL Phoenix/GF, Boise, Nashville (from 12/07)
DD Moale, Hopewell, Allen M. Sumner
4 DD joined 12/07: Nicholas, O'Bannon, Pringle, Ingraham II
TU 77.3.1
DD Allen M. Sumner, Ingraham II
TU 77.3.2
CL Phoenix/GF,UF, Nashville
TG 77.4
CVE Bismarck Sea(11/14 - 11/23), Makin Island (11/10-11/2?)
DD Ralph Talbot (11/17-11/27), Foote (from 11/14), Haggard, Halligan (from 11/12), Haraden (from 11/18), Patterson (from 11/0?)
DE Coolbaugh (11/19-11/27), LeRay Wilson
TU 77.4.5
CVE Petrof Bay, Lunga Point (11/13-11/23), Salamaua (11/14-11/23)
44/11/01 77.1 - Smith joined
77.7.1 departed Kossol Roads to Leyte
kamikaze: sunk: Abner Read 22 nm SE of Dulag, Leyte (10-47N, 125-22E)
damaged: Anderson in Sogod Bay, Leyte (10-11N, 125-02E)
Killen, Claxton and Ammen 25 nm SE of Dulag, Leyte (10-40N, 125-20E)
Bush in Surigao Strait between Leyte and Dinagat Is. (10-13N, 125-21E)
44/11/03 Anderson disjoined for repairs
77.7.1 reversed back to Kossol Roads
44/11/04 Conyngham joined
77.1 - Robinson joined
77.7.1 renetered Kossol Roads, at evening departed for Leyte
44/11/07 77.7.1 arrived Leyte
44/11/11 77.1 - Robinson transferred to 77.2
77.7.1 departed Leyte
44/11/12 77.1 - Warramunga joined
44/11/13 77.4 - Bagley departed Ulithi
44/11/14 77.4 - Bismarck Sea, Foote joined
77.7.1 arrived Humboldt Bay
44/11/16 Mississippi disjoined, St. Louis, Trathen, McCord joined
Arunta departed for Manus
77.1 - Smith disjoined, Sigourney joined
77.4 - Bagley escort CVE to Palau for refuel
44/11/17 77.2 - Maryland joined
77.4 - Ralph Talbot joined, Bagley and CVE arrived Koror, Palau Is.
44/11/17 77.4 - Coolbaugh joined
77.4.5 departed Manus to convoy lanes Leyte <> Manus
44/11/20 77.2 - California disjoined, Colorado joined
44/11/22 77.2 - New Mexico joined
44/11/23 Trathen disjoined
77.4 - Bismarck Sea disjoined
77.4.5 - arrived Leyte area
44/11/25 Pennsylvania disjoined
77.1 - Warramunga detached to Manus
77.2 - Aulick joined, Heywood L. Edwards disjoined
44/11/26 77.2 - West Virginia joined
44/11/27 77.2 kami - Colorado, Montpelier, St. Louis damaged (10-50N, 125-25E)
77.2 - DesDiv43 shell Ormoc Bay
77.4 - Ralph Talbot, Foote, Coolbaugh disjoined
44/11/28 77.1.5 departed Manus
77.2 - DesDiv43 - sinking I-46 11 nm S of Ormoc (10-48N, 124-35E), PC Nr.53 from convoy W of Leyte
44/11/29 77.2 - kamikaze attacked Leyte Gulf - disabled Maryland (10-41N, 125-23E), damaged Saufley (10-50N, 125-40E)
DesRon60 joined
77.2 - Waller, Cony, Renshaw, Conner swept Camotes Sea
44/11/30 77.4.5 arrived Manus
44/12/01 77.1.5 arrived Leyte
77.2 departed to sea in view of submarine reported by CTF 75
77.2 - Conway, Cony, Sigourney, Eaton swept Ormoc Bay and San Isidro Peninsula area
44/12/02 77.2 - West Virginia, New Mexico & Maryland disjoined
44/12/03 77.2: DesDiv120 fight with Operation "TA-7" 3rd Echelon: sinking Kuwa, damaging Take (10-50N, 124-35E), Cooper sunk (10-54N, 124-36E)
44/12/05 Mugford damaged by kamikaze in Leyte Gulf (10-15N, 125-20E)
44/12/06 77.3 created, later ordered to investigate surface contact NW of Dinagat Is.
44/12/07 77.3 - Portland, Nashville and 4 DDs joined - still in Leyte Gulf
44/12/08 77.3 escort tug towing diabled Lamson into San Pedro Bay

"LOVE III." - Mindoro & Western Visayans - Visayan Attack Force
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CTF RAdm Arthur D. Struble (ComPhibFor9)
Unrecognized ships:
APD Newman
Mindoro Attack Group
TG 77.3 - Close Covering Group
CTG RAdm Russell S. Berkey (ComCruDiv15)
CA Portland
CL Phoenix/GF, Boise
DD O'Brien II
DesRon60: DesDiv119: Barton II/SF,DF, Laffey II, Walke II (till 12/16)
DesDiv120: Allen M. Sumner/DF (till 12/16), Moale, Ingraham II
TG 77.12 - Heavy Covering and Carrier Group
CTG RAdm Theodore D. Ruddock
TU 77.12.1
CTU RAdm Theodore D. Ruddock
BB West Virginia/GF,UF, Colorado (till 12/17?), New Mexico
CL CruDiv12: Denver, Columbia, Montpelier
DD Eaton, Robinson, Conner, Bennion,
DesRon22: DesDiv43: Renshaw, Waller
DesDiv44: Sigourney, Conway, Cony
TU 77.12.7
CTU RAdm Felix B. Stump (ComCarDiv24)
CVE CarDiv24 (Radm Felix B Stump):
Natoma Bay/UF,DF (VC-81), Manila Bay (VC-80)
CarDiv27 (RAdm William D. Sample):
Marcus Island/DF (VC-21), Kadashan Bay (VC-20), Savo Island (VC-27), Ommaney Bay (VC75)
DD Patterson, Haraden, Twiggs, Stembel, Ralph Talbot, Braine
DesRon54: DesDiv107: Remey, Mertz, McGowan
DesDiv108: McDermut
1st Resupply Echelon - ResEch1
DD 11: Charles Ausburne (12/19-12/30?), Young, Newcomb, Bryant, Foote
LST LST-460, LST-479
s/s Juan de Fuca
TG 77.14 12/20 - 12/29
CA CruDiv4: Louisville/GF, Minneapolis
CL Phoenix, Boise
DD O'Brien II
DesRon21: Radford, Fletcher
DesDiv41: O'Bannon, Hopewell
DesRon60: DesDiv119: Barton II/SF, Walke II, Laffey II, Lowry
DesDiv120: Allen M. Sumner/DF, Moale, Ingraham II

44/12/10 77.12 departed from Kossol Roads
77.3 - Laffey II helping damaged Hughes
44/12/12 departed from Leyte Gulf through Surigao Strait to Mindoro, entered Mindanao Sea at night
44/12/13 entering Sulu Sea in the evening 77.12: kami.- Haraden disabled off Baliangao, N Mindanao (08-40N, 122-33E) -> retired to Leyte Gulf
77.12.1 - cover TG 78.3
44/12/14 Sulu Sea
77.12.7: strike Panay, Negros
44/12/15 PM:
"Uncle" Day - shell Mindoro & Western Visajans
77.3 - Laffey II detached to escort TU 78.3.2 - 1st Returning Echelon to San Pedro Bay
77.3 - Barton II and Ingraham II sinking wooden cargo (cca 500 BRT)
77.3 - Walke II shell abandoned IJN DD off Semirar Is. 77.12.7 - Marcus Island damaged by kami.
44/12/16 77.3 - cover arrival of TU 78.3.12 then departed for Leyte - Walke II and Allen M. Sumner detached to TG 78.3
77.12.1 cover retirement of TG 78.3
77.12.7 strike Palawan, Negros, Panay, Mindanao
44/12/17 Laffey II and empty landing crafts arrived San Pedro Bay
77.3 arrived Leyte
77.12.1 - Colorado disjoined to Manus
44/12/18 77.3 - Allen M. Sumner rejoined from TG 78.3
44/12/19 77.12 arrived Kossol Roads, Palaus
ResEch1 - departed Ulithi
44/12/20 77.14 - DesRon60 reported to duty
44/12/21 ResEch1 attacked by planes:
LST-460, LST-479 sunk 60 nm NW of San Jose, E Panay Is. (11-13N, 121-04E) , s/s Juan de Fuca disabled
Foote damaged 40 nm NW of San Jose, E Panay Is. (11-05N, 121-20E)
44/12/22 ResEch1 - Bryant damaged by kamikaze S of Mindoro (12-00N, 121-00E)
44/12/24 ResEch1 arrived Mindoro
44/12/26 77.14 cruisers + screen (Barton II, O'Brien II, Radford, Fletcher, O'Bannon, Hopewell, Allen M. Sumner, Lowry) departed San Pedro Bay to cover resupply echelon and intercept enemy shipping reported off Mindoro
44/12/27 77.3 patrol off Mindoro
77.14 Laffey II joined - sail through Mindanao Sea > Sulu Sea to Mindoro, start patrol off Mindoro - search for rest off IJN force attacked by planes at night off Mindoro (IJN "TA" Opetarions)
44/12/28 77.14 patrol W of Mindoro, in the evening departed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte
44/12/29 77.14 arrived San Pedro Bay

"MIKE I."
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CTF VAdm Theodore S. Wilkinson
unrecognized ships:
CL Cleveland (from 45/02/09)
DD Kimberly, Shaw, Bush, Hodges, Flusser, Mustin, Stevens (01/18-01/18), Eaton, Braine
        Desron22: DesDiv43: Philip, Renshaw, Saufley, Waller
DesDiv44: Conway, Cony
Desron23 (Cap Thomas Dugan):
DesDiv45: Charles Ausburne, Stanly
DesDiv46: Converse, Foote, Thatcher (from 02/13)
DesRon54: DesDiv107: Remey, Melvin, McGowan, Mertz (01/04-01/16)
DesDiv108: McNair
DMS Southard
DE Edwin A. Howard (01/06-01/1?)
APD Schley, Kilty, Herbert, Crosby, Goldsborough (01-01/18), George E. Badger (01/?-01/11), Belknap (till 01/11), Newman
AP President Jackson
A) Lingayen Attack Force = TF 79
B) San Fabian Attack Force = TF 78
TG 77.1 - Force Flagship
AGC Wasatch (till 01/27)
TG 77.2 - Bombardment and Fire Support Group
CTG VAdm Jesse B. Oldendorf (ComBatRon1)
BB BatDiv4: West Virginia/DF, Mississippi
California/GF(till 01/06), Pennsylvania (till 02/10), Colorado, New Mexico
CA CruDiv4: Louisville, Portland, Minneapolis
Australia (RAN), Shropshire (RAN)
CL Columbia
DD 19: Howorth (01/13-02/15), Frazier, Taylor, Arunta(RAN) (detached 01/09-01/22), Warramunga (RAN), Izard
DesRon49: Picking, Sproston, Charles J. Badger,
DesRon56: Leutze/SF, Heywood L. Edwards, Bennion, Kimberly, William D. Porter
DesDiv111: Newcomb/SF, Richard P. Leary
DesDiv112: Bryant
DesRon60: DesDiv119: Walke II (till 01/10), Laffey II, Lowry
DesDiv120: Allen M Sumner, Moale, Ingraham II
DE CortDiv37: Eichenberger, James E. Craig (01/01-01/04)
APD Sands(till 01/13), Rathburne, Humphreys, Clemson, Dickerson, Blessman
TU 77.2.1 - San Fabian FSU
CTU RAdm George L. Weyler (ComBatDiv3)
BB BatDiv3: New Mexico/UF
BatDiv4: West Virginia/DF, Mississippi
CA Minneapolis, Australia (RAN), Shropshire (RAN)
DD till 01/06: Arunta(RAN), Warramunga (RAN)
DesRon60 (Cap W.L. Freseman): DesDiv119: Walke II (till 01/10), Laffey II, Lowry (till 01/22), O'Brien II
DesDiv120: Allen M Sumner, Moale, Ingraham II
DE Harmon
APD Rathburne, Humphreys (till 01/10), Clemson, Dickerson, Blessman (till 01/10)
TU 77.2.2 - Lingayen FSU
BB Pennsylvania, Colorado, California/GF, UF(do 45/01/06)
DD Izard
from 01/06: Arunta(RAN), Warramunga (RAN)
DesRon56: Leutze/SF, Heywood L. Edwards, Bennion, William D. Porter (till 02/15)
DesDiv111: Newcomb/SF, Richard P. Leary
DesDiv112: Bryant
TU 77.2.3 - Night Harrashment Unit
DD various ships from TG 77.2 rotated
45/01/07: Moale, Allen M. Sumner, Lowry
TU 77.2.9 - Minesweeper Support Unit
DD various ships from TG 77.2 rotated
Walke II (01/06), Allen M. Sumner (01/06), Ingraham II (01/06), Barton II (01/06-01/08)
TG 77.3 Close Covering Group
RAdm Russell S. Berkey
CL 4: Boise/GF, Phoenix, ?Denver?
DD 8: Jenkins?, Conyngham
DesRon21: Radford, Fletcher
DesDiv41: O'Bannon, Nicholas, Taylor, Hopewell
TG 77.4 - Carrier Transport Cover Group
CTG RAdm Calvin T. Durgin
DD Nicholas (01/18-01/26)
TU 77.4.1 - Lingayen Carrier Group
CTU RAdm Calvin T. Durgin (ComCarDiv29)
CVE CarDiv29: Makin Island/GF,UF,DF (VC-84), Lunga Point (VC-85), Bismarck Sea (VC-86), Salamaua (VC-87), Hoggatt Bay (VC-88)
DD DesRon6: DesDiv11: Maury, Gridley, McCall
DesRon4: DesDiv7: Bagley, Helm
DEsDiv8: Ralph Talbot, Patterson
DE Edmonds, Howard F. Clark
TU 77.4.2 San Fabian Carrier Group
CTU RAdm Felix B. Stump (ComCarDiv24)
CVE CarDiv24:
Natoma Bay/UF,DF (VC-81), Wake Island (VOC-1) (till 01/17), Savo Island (VC-27), Ommaney Bay (VC-75), Manila Bay (VC-80), Steamer Bay (VC-90)
Shamrock Bay (VC-94) from 01/08
DD Abbot, Bell, Burns
DesRon51: Hall, Paul Hamilton, Twiggs, Halligan
TU 77.4.3 Lingayen Protective Group
CTU RAdm Ralph A. Oftsie (ComCarDiv26)
CVE CarDiv26:
Kitkun Bay/UF,DF (VC-91), Shamrock Bay (VC-94) untill 01/08
DE John C. Butler, O'Flaherty
TU 77.4.4 - San Fabian Protective Group
CTU RAdm William D. Sample (ComCarDiv27)
CVE CarDiv27:
Marcus Island/UF,DF (VC-21), Kadashan Bay (VC-20)
DE Richard S. Bull, Richard M. Rowell
TU 77.4.5 - Reinforcement Carrier Group
CTU RAdm George R. Henderson (ComCarDiv28)
CVE CarDiv28:
Saginaw Bay/UF,DF (VC-78), Petrof Bay (VC-76)
DD Charette, Conner
TU 77.4.6 - Close Covering Carrier Group
Formed as needed from TU 77.4.3, 77.4.4 and 77.4.5 to cover convoys from and into Lingayen Gulf:
TU 77.4.6 - formed 1945/01/10:
CTU RAdm George R. Henderson
CVE CarDiv28:
Saginaw Bay/UF,DF (VC-78), Petrof Bay (VC-76), Marcus Island (VC-21)
DD Charette, Conner
DE Richard S. Bull, Richard M. Rowell
TG 77.4 reformed from 1945/01/17
CTG RAdm Felix B. Stump
CVE Natoma Bay, Marcus Island, Savo Island, Steamer Bay, Petrof Bay, Tulagi
DD Charrette (till 02/02), Conner (till 01/29)
from 01/28: McCall, Maury
DE William Seiverling
TG 77.5 - Hunter - Killer Group
CTG Cap J.C. Cronin
actually operated as part of TU 77.4.1
CVE Tulagi/GF (VC-92)
DE Ulvert M. Moore, William Sieverling, Kendall C. Campbell, Goss (till 01/20), Stafford (till 01/05)
TG 77.6 Minesweeping & Hydrographic Group
Cdr Loud
72 ships:
DD Bennion
DM Breese
DMS MineRon2: Hovey/GF,SF, Dorsey, Chandler, Southard (till 01/10), Hopkins, Long
Palmer, Hamilton, Hogan, Howard
MineRon10
APD Brooks
PF Gascyone (RAN) (till 01/10)
LCI(G) LCI(G)-70
AVP Orca
ATF Apache
TG 77.7
CTG Cap John D. McLean (ComDesDiv48)
DD Bush/GF, Halford, Stembel, Dashiel, Stanly
TG 77.9 ?? UDT Group?
?
APD Dickerson, Overton (till 01/12), Bull
TU 77.9.8
APD Sands
TU 77.9.12 - Reinforcement Echelon
DD Monssen II
H) LCI Group
LCI 11
Oiler Group - AOGrp
DE CortDiv37: Manning/DF, Neuendorf, James E. Craig (till 01/01)
AO 3: Pecos
AK Lewis L. Dyche
CM Monadnock
AVP Half Moon
TG 77.14 - created 01/17
CVE 8: Wake island, Hoggatt Bay, Manila Bay, Shamrock Bay, Lunga Point
DD Helm, Halligan, Ralph Talbot, Bagley, Patterson
TG 77.15 01/22-01/27
BB 2
DD 9: Laffey II, Heywood L. Edwards
AO 2
44/12/23 77.6 departed Manus for Leyte
44/12/27 77.4.1+77.4.2 departed Manus to randevous 77.2 and 77.6
44/12/28 AOGRp departed New Guinea
77.5 departed Ulithi
44/12/29 77.4.4 departed Manus to screen TF 78
44/12/30 start departing Manus
77.6 arrived San Pedro Bay, Leyte
77.9.12 departed Manus
44/12/31 77.4.3 departed Manus to screen TF 79
45/01/01 77.2 departed Kossol Passage
45/01/02 77.6, H departed from Leyte
77.4.5 departed Manus
AOGRp entered Mindanao Sea
45/01/03 B off Palau
77.2 arrived Leyte Gulf - attacked by kami, departed to Sulu Sea
77.4.1 + 77.4.2 attacked by kami
45/01/04 77.2, 77.6, 77.9, H - W of Panay Is, 2000 entered Mindoro Strait 77.4.1 - Sulu Sea
77.4.2 kami - sunk Ommaney Bay (11-25N, 121-19E) - scuttled by Burns; Bell damaged during rescue works
77.9.8 departed Noemfoor Is towards Lingayen Gulf
AOGRp arrived Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - attacked by kamikaze:
Lewis L. Dyche sunk, Half Moon damaged; Pecos and Monadnock damaged by debris from Lewis L. Dyche
45/01/05 77.2 South China Sea off Mindoro Strait:
77.2 attacked by kamikaze 70 nm WNW of Subic Bay, Luzon (15-00N, 119-00E):
- Arunta damaged, Louisville (15-00N, 119-00E), Australia damaged
77.3 Taylor sinking midget submarine
77.4 77.4.1 70 nm WNW of Subic Bay, Luzon (15-00N, 119-00E): Helm damaged by kamikaze
77.4.2 South China Sea off Mindoro Strait - sinking Momi, damaging Hinoki off Manila 20 nm SW of Manila Bay entrance (14-00N, 120-20E)
attacked by kamikaze - damaged Manila Bay (14-50N, 119-10E), Savo Island (14-50N, 119-00E)
77.4.4 passed Surigao Strait - Marcus Island attacking midget submarine
77.5: kami - Stafford disabled (14-00N, 120-00E)
77.6 South China Sea off Mindoro Strait attacked by kamikaze:
- damaged LCI(G)-70, AVP Orca (15-36N, 119-20E), ATF Apache (15-53N, 120-00E); Bennion attacking IJN DD, attacked by kami
77.2, 77.3 - S of Negros - Taylor sinking midget SS
45/01/06 77.2 attacked by kamikaze:
- disabled California (16-20N, 120-10E), damaged New Mexico (16-20N, 120-10E), Columbia (16-20N, 120-10E), Australia, Louisville (16-37N, 120-17E), Newcomb (16-20N, 120-10E), Richard P. Leary (16-20N, 120-10E), A. M. Sumner (16-40N, 120-10E), OŽBrien II (16-23N, 120-14E)
- Lowry damaged by friendly fire (16-40N, 120-10) 77.2 - divided into 77.2.1 and 77.2.2 - Arunta and Warramunga shifted from 77.2.1 to 77.2.2
    77.2.1 shell Poro Point
    77.2.2 shell Santiago Is.
    77.2.9 start support TG 77.6 minesweeping operations - Walke II damaged by kami. (16-40N, 120-10E)
77.4 - divided into Lingayen and San Fabian groups
77.6 - sunk Long (16-12N, 120-11E); damaged Southard and Brooks (16-20N, 120-10E)
45/01/07 DesRon23 sinking Hinoki 50 nm WSW of Manila (14-30N, 119-30E)
77.2 - Lingayen Gulf - shell Santo Tomas and San Fabian areas again divided into TG 77.2.1 and TG 77.2.2
77.2, 77.3 attacked by planes - damaged Boise
77.5 arrived Lingayen Gulf
77.6 - kami. - sunk Palmer (16-20N, 120-10E), Hovey(16-20N, 120-10E)

AOGRp arrived Lingayen Gulf
45/01/08 77.2 shell landing beaches divided into TG 77.2.1 and TG 77.2.2
77.4 attacked by kami
77.4.2 - Shamrock Bay joined
77.4.3 kami - disabled Kitkun Bay (15-48N, 119-09E) - towed away, Shamrock Bay transferred to 77.4.2
77.4.4 kami - Kadashan Bay disabled (15-10N, 119-08E)
Australia damaged by kami
45/01/09 S - D A Y    L I N G A Y E N     G U L F
77.2 - Colorado damaged by coastal guns (16-08N, 120-10E), 77.2 - attacked by kamikaze damaged Mississippi (16-08N, 120-18E), Columbia (16-08N, 120-10E)
damaged (Australia + ?) & unloaded ships departed for Leyte Gulf escorted by 12 DDs (Arunta, ?)
45/01/10 at night - Shinjo boats sunk 2 & damage LST-507, LST-610 (16-20N, 120-10E)
77.2 start patrol in South China Sea off Lingayen Gulf - Clemson and Pennsylvania damaged in collision in Lingayen Gulf (16-20N, 120-10E), Clemson also rammed by APA-152 Latimer (16-20N, 120-10E)
77.4.4 - Kadashan Bay retired to Leyte Gulf
77.4.6 formed
77.2 + 77.4 + 77.3 formed into Lingayen Defense Fleet
Walke II, O'Brien II, Allen M. Sumner, Southard, Blessman and Gascyone transferred to TU 79.14.2
45/01/11 Belknap disabled by kamikaze in Lingayen Gulf (16-20N, 120-10E)
77.2 stood off Lingayen Gulf to protect against approaching Japs
77.2.1 - Rathburne retired for Leyte - start operate with TU 77.4.2
77.6 - Southard retired for Leyte
77.7 sweep San Fernando Harbor
77.9.12 arrived Lingayen Gulf
45/01/13 77.2 - Sands disjoined to Leyte, Ulithi, Howorth joined
77.4.1: kami.- Salamaua damaged (17-09N, 119-21E) - departed for Leyte in the evening (+ 2 DD)
45/01/14 77.4.1: strike San Isidro
45/01/15 77.4.1 - Hoggatt Bay damaged in accidental bomb explosion during aircraft landing W of Luzon (17-01N, 119-20E)
45/01/16 77.6 - DMS arrived Leyte
45/01/17 77.2 - end patrol in south China Sea out off Lingayen Gulf, resumed FS duty in Lingayen Gulf - West Virginia detached to rearm
77.4 - reformed (see above) operate W of N Mindoro
77.5 - William Seiverling transferred to TG 77.4
77.14 - departed for Ulithi > San Diego
45/01/20 77.14 arrived Leyte
45/01/21 77.14 departed Leyte for Ulithi
45/01/22 Lowry disjoined
77.2 - Arunta rejoined
77.15 departed for Leyte
45/01/23 77.14 arrived Ulithi
45/01/27 77.1 - Wasatch disjoined for Mindoro
45/01/28 77.4 - McCall, Maury rejoined
45/01/29 77.4 cover Zambales province, Luzon landing - Conner disjoined
45/01/30 Nasugbu, Luzon landing
77.4 cover Zambales province, Luzon landing
45/01/31 77.4 - departed to Ulithi - Ulvert M. Moore sinking RO-115 (13-20N, 119-20E)
45/02/01 77.6 - Hamilton disjoned for Saipan
45/02/02 77.4 - Charrette disjoined for overhaul
45/02/05 77.4 arrived to Ulithi
45/02/10 77.2 - Pennsylvania + Mississippi + West Virginia disjoined to Manus
77.4 - Maury disjoined
45/02/12 77.2 - Arunta and Warramunga sail towards Saigon to trail enemy surface ships
45/02/14 77.3 - Fletcher (14-25N, 120-30E) and Hopewell (14-24N, 120-33E) damaged by coastal batteries on Corregidor
45/02/15 Mariveles Harbor, Luzon Landing
77.2 - William D. Porter, Howorth disjoined, Arunta and Warramunga arrived back to Lingayen Gulf
45/02/16 77.3 + Arunta, Warramunga shell Corregidor
45/02/17 77.3 - Phoenix, Boise + 3 DD - call fire Corregidor

"MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing
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45/01/29 D-Day San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing

"MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay, Luzon Landing
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TG 77.4
CTG RAdm William D. Sample

45/01/31 D-Day Nasugbu Bay

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