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"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION"- Escort Carriers Groups
"KING II." + x Leyte - Northern Attack Force
Mapia Island and Asia Island Landing 44/11
Ormoc Bay Landing
"LOVE III." - Mindoro & Western Visayans
"MIKE I." - San Fabian Attack Force
"MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing 45/01/29
"MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay Landing 45/01/31
Mariveles Harbor (45/02/15) and Corregidor (45/02/17) Landing
"VICTOR III". - Palawan 45/02/28
"VICTOR IV." - Zamboanga - 45/03/10
"VICTOR I." - Panay Island Landing
"VICTOR II." - Cebu City, Cebu Island 45/03/26
Bohol Landing 1945/04/11
"VICTOR V." - Eastern Mindanao Landing 45/04/17
SE Negros Landing 1945/04/26
"OBOE I." - Tarakan Landing
Davao Bay Landing
Macalajar Bay, Mindanao Landing
"OBOE II." - Brunei Bay Landing
"OBOE VI." - Balikpapan landing
"RECKLESS" / "PERSECUTION"- Escort Carriers Groups |
CTF RAdm Ralph. E. Davison
TG 78.1
CTG RAdm Van H. Ragsdale (ComCarDiv22)
| CVE
| CarDiv22:
Sangamon/GF,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-36, VT-36)
|
| DD
| Ellet, Lansdowne, Lardner, Black
DesRon2: Morris, Hughes, Mustin
|
TG 78.2
CTG RAdm Ralph. E. Davison (ComCarDiv24)
| CVE
| CarDiv24:
Natoma Bay/FF,GF,DF (VC-63)
Coral Sea (VC-33)
Corregidor (VC-41)
Manila Bay (VC-7)
|
| DD
| Ammen (from 04/2?)
|
|
| DesRon48:
|
DesDiv95: Erben, Walker, Abbot, Hale
DesDiv96: Bullard, Kidd, Chauncey
|
| 44/04/19
| 78.2 - Coral Sea joined
|
| 44/04/20
| off Manus - joined with TF 77
|
| 44/04/21
| disjoined from TF 77 to move into position of Aitape
|
| 44/04/22
| D-Day Aitape, Tanahmerah Bay, Humboldt Bay
strike Hollandia
|
| 44/04/24??
| 78.1: departed for Manus for reprovisioning
|
| 44/04/26
| 78.2: strike Hollandia
|
| 44/04/27
| 78.1: arrived back - took over Hollandia strikes
78.2: sail to Manus for reprovisioning
|
| 44/04/28
| 78.2 - arrived Manus - Natoma Bay detached for engine repiars
|
| 44/05/05
| departed from Hollandia area
|
| 44/05/07
| Abbot disjoined to Espiritu Santo
|
| 44/05/12
| 78.2 end Reckless/Persecution support
|
"GLOBETROTTER" - Cape Sansapor Landing 44/07/30
|
| 44/07/30
| D-Day Cape Sansapor
|
"KING II." + x Leyte - Northern Attack Force |
CTF RAdm Weyler
| BB
| BatDiv4: West Virginia/DF, Maryland, Mississippi
|
| DD
| Russell, Fletcher (maybe TF 79),
Walker, Aulick (10/19-10/29)
|
A1) Panaon Attack Group = ? TG 78.1 ?
RAdm Arthur D. Struble
| DD
| DesRon25
| (Cap Henry Crommelin):
DesDiv49(Cap Crommelin): John Rodgers/SF, Harrison, McKee, Murray
DesDiv50 (Cap H.O. Parrish): Ringgold/DF, Schroeder , Sigsbee, Dashiell
|
| LSI
| Kanimbla (RAN), Manoora (RAN), Westralia (RAN)
|
TG 78.2 - San Ricardo Attack Group
RAdm William M. Fechteler
CavDiv1
| DD
| Anderson (untill 10/25)
|
| LSD
| Lindenwald, White Marsh
|
| APA
| Fremont/GF, Pierce, James O'Hara, Harris
|
|
TU 78.2.9 - Echelon "L1"
TU 78.2.24 44/11/01
|
TG 78.3
TG 78.4
A3) Palo Attack Group
RAdm Barbey
TG 78.6 - 1st Reinforcement Group
TG 78.7 - 2nd Reinforcement Echelon
| DD
| DesDiv41: Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor, Hopewell
|
TG 78.10
| 44/10/12
| 78.2 departed Seeadler Harbor escorted by 77.4.3/CarDiv26
|
| 44/10/14
| 78.6 departed Manus for Leyte escorted by Kadashan Bay, Ommaney Bay
|
| 44/10/17
| 78.4 - arrived Leyte Gulf
|
| 44/10/18
| 78.7 departed Manus for Leyte
|
| 44/10/19
| Aulick damaged by shore battery (11-13N, 125-02E)
|
| 44/10/20
| 78.2 of Leyte
|
| 44/10/22
| A1 - Ringgold disjoined for overhaul
78.6 arrived Leyte area
78.10 departed Leyte
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| 44/10/24
| 78.7 arrived Leyte
78.2.9 - Sanoma sunk
|
| 44/10/25
| A1 - Schroeder disjoined
78.2 - Anderson disjoined
78.7 - DesDiv41 - anchored near the entrance of San Pedro Bay
|
| 44/10/28
| 78.10 arrived New Guinea
|
| 44/11/01
|
78.2.24 - sail from Sogod Bay to San Pedro Bay, Leyte
78.3.5 departed Surigao Strait to San Pedro Bay
|
Mapia Island and Asia Island Landing 44/11 |
TG 78.4 44/11
| DE
| Willmarth
|
| AM
| Ariadne(RN)
|
| LSM
| 12
|
| LCI
| 4
|
| LCI(G)
| 8
|
| PC
| PC-1122, PC-1133
|
TG 78.14
CTG Cap Edward Russell Gibson Ashbourne (RN)
| DD
| Shaw, Caldwell
|
| DE
| Willmarth
|
| AM
| Ariadne
|
| LCI(G)
|
|
| PC
| PC-1122
|
| LSM
| LSM-205, LSM-314
|
| 44/11/07
| 78.4 departed Humboldt Bay for Mapia Is.
|
| 44/11/11
| 78.4 arrived landing area
|
| 44/11/15
| 78.14 shell Pegun Is.
|
| 44/11/17
| 78.14 arrived Morotai
|
| 44/11/18
| 78.14 departed Morotai to Asia Is.
|
| 44/11/19
|
78.14 - D-Day Asia Is. - shell Igi Is.
|
| 44/11/22
| 78.14 arrived Morotai
|
| 44/11/23
| 78.14 departed Morotai
|
| 44/11/26
| 78.14 arrived Asia Is., Mapia Is.
|
| 44/11/28?
| 78.14 arrved Hollandia
|
| DD
| Nicholas (12/06-12/10), O'Bannon, Newcomb, Caldwell, Coghlan, Bush
|
TG 78.3 - Ormoc Attack Group
CTG RAdm Arthur D. Struble
2 Regiments from InfDiv77
| DD
| 12: Hughes/GF, O'Brien, Edwards, Fletcher, Howorth
DesRon3/DesDiv5: Reid, Conyngham
DesRon5: Mahan, Lamson, Flusser, Smith
DesRon60/DesDiv119: Walke II, Barton II, Laffey II
|
| APD
| 8: Ward, Cofer, Liddle (till 12/07), Schley, Crosby
TransDiv103: Lloyd/DF, Kephart
|
| AM
| Saunter, Scout
|
| LST
| LST-737
|
| LCI
| 27
|
| LSM
| 12: LSM-318, LSM-18, LSM-19
|
| LST
| 4
|
|
TU 78.3.8
| DD
| Newcomb, Howorth, Halford, Bush
|
|
| DesRon21:
| La Vallette
DesDiv41: Hopewell, OŽBannon
|
| LCI
| LCI-747, LCI-748, LCI-750, LCI-960
|
| LSM
| LSM-37, LSM-38, LSM-39, LSM-40, LSM-42, LSM-148,
LSM-150, LSM-151, LSM-267, LSM-316, LSM-317
|
|
|
TU 78.3.12
| DD
| Bush/UF, Radford, Halford
|
| DE
| Jobb, Holt
|
| AM
| Whippoorvill, Saunter
|
| LCT
| LCT 675
|
|
| HMS Reserve
|
|
| 44/12/06
| 78.3 departed Leyte Gulf for Ormoc Bay
|
| 44/12/07
| D-Day Deposito Village, Ormoc Bay
78.3 kami.- sunk Mahan (10-50N, 124-30E), Ward (10-51N 124-33E)
damaged Lamson (10-28N, 124-41E), Liddle (10-57N, 124 35E), LST-737, LSM-318, LSM-18, LSM-19
|
| 44/12/08
| 78.3 - DesRon60 sail back to Leyte Gulf
78.3.8 departed Leyte for Ormoc Bay
|
| 44/12/09
| 78.3.8 arrived Ormoc Bay
|
| 44/12/10
| Hughes damaged by kamikaze in Cabalian Bay, Leyte (10-15N, 125-10E)
|
| 44/12/11
| DesRon5 arrived Ormoc Bay with reinforcement (13 LSM and LCI) -
Reid sunk by kami 32 nm W of Surigao, Mindanao (09-50N, 124-55E)
Coghlan gunfire duel with 1st Echelon of "TA-9" operation
|
| 44/12/12
| 78.3.12 departed Dulag, Leyte Is.
|
| 44/12/13
| 78.3.12 attacked by kami
|
| 44/12/14
| 78.3.12 attacked by kami
|
| 44/12/15
| 78.3.12 attacked by kami
|
| 44/12/16
| 78.3.12 attacked by kami
|
| 44/12/19
| 78.3.12 dissolved at Dulag, Leyte Is.
|
"LOVE III." - Mindoro & Western Visayans
|
| DD
| Philip, Hall, Paul Hamilton, Howorth
|
TG 78.3 - Mindoro Attack Group
CTG RAdm Arthur D. Struble (ComPhibFor9)
| CL
| Nashville/FF (till 12/13)
|
| DD
| 12: Dashiell, Stanly (till 12/13), Pringle, Howorth, Hall
from 44/12/16: Walke II, Allen M. Sumner
|
| APD
| 8: Brooks, Schley, Kilty, Cofer
TransDiv103: Lloyd, Kephart
|
| LST
| 30: LST-738, LST-472
|
| LSM
| 12
|
| LCI
| 31
|
| AM
| 17
|
|
| TU 78.3.2 - 1st Returning Echelon
| DD
| Laffey II, Pringle
|
| APD
| 8: Brooks, Schley, Kilty, Cofer
TransDiv103: Lloyd, Kephart
|
| LSM
| 12
|
| LCI
| 31
|
|
|
| TU 78.3.5
CTU - ComDesRon51
|
|
| TU 78.3.6 - Minesweeping Group
|
|
| TU 78.3.12 - ?? 2nd Echelon ??
|
|
TU 78.3.15
CTU Cap George F. Mentz
| DD
| Wilson, Stevens, Pringle, Gansevoort, Philip, Paul Hamilton, Bush, Sterett, Edwards (from 12/28)
|
| LST
| 25: LST-395, LST-570, LST-623, LST-679, LST-750, LST-751, LST-753
|
| LCI
| 12 (from 12/28)
|
| MCE
| 3 ("Liberty" ships): William Sharon, John Burke, Francisco Marazon
|
| AO
| 1
|
|
| 5 Army inter-island steamers
|
| PT
| 30
|
| AVP
| Half Moon, San PAblo
|
| AGP
| Orestes
|
| IX
| Porcupine
|
|
| 44/12/11
| departed Leyte
|
| 44/12/13
| attacked by kami: Nashville damaged betw. Negros Is. and Mindanao (08-57N, 123-28E) >
detached to San Pedro Bay, Leyte escorted by Stanly
|
| 44/12/14
| 78.3.6 swept Cujo Passage - attacked by aircraft
|
| 44/12/15
| D-Day Mangarin Bay, SW Mindoro
Paul Hamilton, Howorth damaged by kami (12-19N, 121-02E)
LST-738, LST-472 damaged by kami (12-19N, 121-02E) - scuttled by Hall
78.3 - Ingraham II, Barton II sinking cargo SW of Mindoro
78.3 - departed back for Leyte
|
| 44/12/16
| 78.3 - Allen M. Sumner and Walke II joined from TG 77.3
78.3.12 arrived Mindoro
|
| 44/12/17
| 78.3 - TransDiv103 arrived Leyte
|
| 44/12/18
| 78.3 arrived Leyte
|
| 44/12/27
| 78.3.15 departed Leyte
|
| 44/12/28
| 78.3.15 - Edwards + 12 LCI's joined
78.3.15 - attacked by kami:
sunk LST-750 (09-01N, 111-30E),
damaged: s/s John Burke, s/s William Sharon, Porcupine (12-2IN, 121-O2E)
|
| 44/12/29
| 78.3.15 attacked by kami
|
| 44/12/30
| 78.3.15 arrived Mangarin Bay - attacked by kami:
damaged Gansevoort (12-21N, 121-02E), Pringle (12-18N, 121-01E), Orestes (12-19N, 121-04E), Porcupine (12-21N, 121-02E)
Procupine scuttled by Gansevoort
18:20 departed for Dulag, Leyte Gulf
|
"MIKE I." - San Fabian Attack Force |
CTF VAdm Daniel E. Barbey
Army Corps I
| DD
| Lang (till 01/10), Russell, Luce, Dyson (From 45/02), Coghlan, Dashiell (till 02/10)
|
| DE
| Lovelace, Hodges, Charles J. Kimmel
|
| AM
| Saunter
|
| LSD
| Tomahawk
|
B1) Force Flagship
B2) Landing Group Able - InfDiv43
VAdm Barbey
B3) Landing Group Baker - InfDiv6
RAdm Fechteler
| DD
| Young
|
| APA
| Fremont, Pierce, James O'Hara
|
TG 78.1
|
TU 78.1.11
| DD
| 4:DesRon23: Charles Ausburne, Braine
|
|
TG 78.2
| LSD
| White Marsh (from 01/13)
|
TG 78.5
| DD
| Stack
|
| DE
| Peiffer (till 01/10)
|
TG 78.7
TG 78.8
| LSD
| Tomahawk (from 01/1?)
|
TG 78.9 - 2nd Lingayen Supply Group
| DD
| Howorth (till 01/13)
|
| DE
| McNulty, George A. Johnson (till 01/13)
|
TG 78.11
TG 78.12
| DD
| McCall (01/1? - 01/28), Maury (01/1?-01/28)
|
1st Reinforcement Group - ReinGrp1
| DD
| Howorth
|
| DE
| George A. Johnson
|
| 44/12/24
| departed Manus
|
| 44/12/30
| 78.3.15 arrived Mangarin Bay
|
| 45/01/03
| 78.9 departed Leyte
|
| 45/01/05
| passed Surigao Strait
|
| 45/01/07
| 78.1.11 fight with Tokio Express - sinking Hinoki (14-30N, 119-30E)
|
| 45/01/09
| Hodges damaged ba kami. (16-22N, 120-12E)
|
| 45/01/10
| 78.5 - Peiffer transferred to TU 79.14.2
Lang transferred to TU 79.14.2
|
| 45/01/1?
| 78.12 - McCall, Maury joined for transport convoy escort duty
|
| 45/01/12
| 78.9 - attacked by kami
|
| 45/01/13
| 78.9 arrived Lingayen Gulf - Howorth and George A. Johnson detached
|
| 45/01/19
| 78.9 arrived back to Leyte
|
| 45/01/28
| 78.12 - McCall, Maury disjoined
|
| 45/02/05
| 78.12.9 arrived San Pedro Bay
78.7.2 departed Dulag
|
| 45/02/09
| 78.7.2 arrived Lingayen Gulf
|
| 45/02/26
| AM Saunter damaged by mine
|
"MIKE VII." - San Antonio, Zambales Province and Subic Bay Landing
|
TG 78.3
CTG RAdm Arthur D. Struble
38th Infantry and 34th RCT of 24th Infantry
| DD
| Luce, Wickes (from 01/26), Nicholas, Sproston, Young, Charles J. Badger
|
| DE
| Day, George A. Johnson, Eugene E. Elmore
|
| APD
| Newman, Lloyd
|
| APA
| Baxter
|
|
| TU 78.3.? - Subic Bay FSU
| CL
| Denver
|
| DD
| Radford, Fletcher
|
|
| 45/01/26
| 78.3 departed from Leyte to San Antonio, San Felipe
|
| 45/01/29
| 78.3 - D-Day San Antonio, Zambales Province Landing
|
| 45/01/30
| 78.3 - D-Day Grande Is., Subic Bay, Luzon
|
"MIKE VI." - Nasugbu Bay Landing 45/01/31
|
TG 78.2
CTG RAdm William M. Fechteler
two RCTs of the 11th Airborne Division
| DD
| Flusser, Fletcher, Saufley
|
| DE
| Richard W. Suesens, Lough
|
| APD
| Manley, Kilty, Crosby
|
| 45/01/27
| departed Leyte Gulf
|
| 45/01/31
| D-Day Nasugbu Bay, Luzon - PC-1129 sunk by kamikaze (14-05N, 120-30E)
|
| 45/02/02
| Mindoro
|
Mariveles Harbor (45/02/15) and Corregidor (45/02/17) Landing
|
TG 78.3
CTG RAdm Arthur D. Struble
| DD
| Jenkins, Conway, Converse, Eaton,
Wickes, Picking, Young, Frazier, Braine
|
|
| DesRon21:
| Fletcher, Radford
DesDiv41: Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor
|
| APD
| Manley, Schley, Kilty, Crosby
|
| LSM
| LSM-169
|
| YMS
| YMS-46
|
| 45/02/14
| La Vallette, Radford disabled by mines off Mariveles Harbor, Luzon (14-25N, 120-30E)
|
| 45/02/15
| D-Day Mariveles Harbor - 151st Infantry RCT and 3d Battalion, 34th RCT
LSM-169 damaged by mine off Mariveles, YMS-46 damaged by shore battery (14-23N, 120-36E)
|
| 45/02/16
| D-Day Corregidor 503d Parachute Infantry, 3d Battalion, 24th RCT
|
| 45/02/17
| Cleveland, OŽBannon and Taylor shell Ternate area, S Manila Bay
|
"VICTOR III". - Palawan 45/02/28 |
TG 78.2 - Palawan Attack Group
CTG RAdm W.M. Fechteler
186th RCT, Reinforced, 41st InfDiv
| DD
| Smith
|
| APD
| Newman, Kephart, Cofer, Lloyd
|
| 45/02/26
| departed Mindoro
|
| 45/02/28
| D-Day Puerta Princesa
|
| 45/03/04
| Smith departed Palawan
|
"VICTOR IV." - Zamboanga - 45/03/10 |
TG 78.1 - Landing Force
RAdm Forrest B. Royal
InfDiv41
| DD
| Philip, Braine, Robinson, Bancroft, McCalla
|
|
| DesRon21:
| Fletcher
DesDiv41: Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor
|
| DE
| Rudderow (till 03/30)
|
| APD
| Newman, Kephart, Cofer, Lloyd
|
| AGC
| Rocky Mount
|
| LST
| LST-591, LST-626
|
| LCI
| LCI-710, LCI-779
|
Fire Support Group
RAdm Russel S. Berkey
| 45/03/04
| FSG departed Subic Bay to Zamboanga
|
| 45/03/08
| FSG shell Zamboanga
|
| 45/03/10
| D-Day Zamboanga
LST-591, LST-626, LCI-710, LCI-779 sunk by shore batteries
|
| 45/03/11
| FSG - Abbot patroled of Basilan Island (S of Zamboanga - sinking barge)
|
| 45/03/12
| FSG departed Zamboanga to Subic Bay
|
| 45/03/16
| reinforcement convoy arrived from Leyte
|
| 45/03/17
| FSG arrived Subic Bay
|
"VICTOR I." - Panay Island Landing |
TG 78.3 - Landing Force
RAdm Arthur D. Struble
InfDiv40
| DD
| Thatcher, Charles Ausburne, Converse, Dyson
|
| DE
| Formoe (03/21-03/31)
|
| 45/03/15
| departed Lingayen Gulf for Panay Island
|
| 45/03/18
| D-Day Iloilo, Panay
|
"VICTOR II." - Cebu City, Cebu Island 45/03/26 |
TG 78.2
Cap Albert T. Sprague
| DD
| Smith, O'Bannon, Fletcher, Nicholas, Jenkins, Taylor, Converse, Thatcher
|
| APD
| Newman, Kephart, Cofer
|
| 45/03/24
| 78.2 departed
|
| 45/03/26
| D-Day Cebu City
|
| 45/03/27
| Newman sinking miniSS off Talisay, Cebu
|
TG 78.3
"VICTOR V." - Eastern Mindanao Landing 45/04/17 |
CTF RAdm Noble
X. Army Corps
| AGC
| Wasatch/FF
|
| APD
| Newman, Kephart, Cofer
|
TG 78.2
| DD
| Claxton?, Robinson, Dyson, Young, Braine
|
| 45/03/31
| Wasatch departed Leyte for Mangarin Bay, Mindoro escorted by Newman and Cofer
|
| 45/04/10
| Mangarin Bay, Mindoro
|
| 45/04/11
| sail from Mindoro for E Mindanao
|
| 45/04/15
| Polloc Harbor, Mindanao
|
| 45/04/17
| shell Moro Bay (E Mindanao)
|
| 45/04/24
| Robinson arrived Mangarin Bay
|
| 45/04/25
| Robinson escort reinforcement to Polloc Harbor
|
| 45/04/28
| Robinson escort AO Winooski from Polloc Harbor to Tarakan, Borneo
|
SE Negros Landing 1945/04/26
|
TG 78.3
"OBOE I." - Tarakan Landing 45/05/01
|
| CL
| Boise, Phoenix
|
| DD
| Jenkins, Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor, Drayton, Bailey,
Philip, Robinson (from 05/02), Caldwell
|
| DE
| Formoe, Holt, Rudderow (from 05/05)
|
| LSD
| Rushmore
|
Fire Support Group
| DD
| Albert W. Grant, Killen
DesRon46/DesDiv91: Charrette, Conner, Bell, Burns
|
TG 78.1
CTG RAdm Forrest B. Royal
InfDiv26 (Australian)
| DD
| Smith, Fletcher
|
| AGC
| Rocky Mount/GF
|
| PF
| Barcoo (RAN)
|
Minesweeping Group - MineGrp
| 45/04/27
| 78.1 departed Morotai
MineGrp start sweep off Tarakan
|
| 45/04/30
| Jenkins disabled by mine off Tarakan (03-12N, 117-37E)
|
| 45/05/01
| D-Day Tarakan
|
| 45/05/02
| Robinson joined
|
| 45/05/03
| Taylor disjoined
MineGrp - YMS-481 sunk by coastal fire
78.2 - Rocky Mount departed to Morotai
|
| 45/05/05
| Nicholas disjoined
|
| 45/05/08
| Robinson departed with empty transports to Morotai
MineGrp end sweep
|
| 45/05/19
| Smith departed Tarakan
|
TG 78.1
CTG RAdm Forrest B. Royal
TG 78.3
RAdm Noble
| CL/A
|
|
| DD
| Conyngham, Claxton
|
| 45/04/21
| start support landing
|
| 45/05/03
| land Davao Bay
|
Macalajar Bay, Mindanao Landing |
TG 78.1 - Landing Force
TG 78.3 - Fire Support Group
RAdm Berkey
| 45/05/08
| 78.3 departed San Pedro Bay
|
| 45/05/10
| D-Day Macajalar Bay
|
| 45/05/14
| 78.3 departed Macajalar Bay area back to San Pedro Bay
|
| 45/05/17
| 78.3 arrived Leyte
|
"OBOE II." - Brunei Bay Landing
|
InfDiv9 (Australian)
| DD
| Killen, Caldwell, Frazier
DesRon46/DesDiv91: Conner, Bell, Burns
|
| DE
| Day, Doyle C. Barnes, Douglas A. Munro, Jobb, Albert T. Harris
|
| AGC
| Rocky Mount/F
|
| APD
| Newman, Liddle, Kephart, Lloyd, Kline
|
| LSD
| Carter Hall
|
TG 78.1
| DD
| Robinson, Albert W. Grant
|
Minesweeping Group
| APD
| Cofer
|
| AM
| Salute
|
| YMS
| YMS-50
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| 45/06/04
| 78.1 departed Morotai
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| 45/06/08
| MineGrp - Salute sunk (05-08N, 115-05E)
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| 45/06/10
| D-Day Brunei Bay, Borneo
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| 45/06/18
| YMS-50 disabled by mine off Balikpapan (01-18S, 116-49E) - scuttled by Denver
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| 45/06/20
| 78.1 back at Morotai
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| 45/06/27
| Caldwell damaged by mine (05-07N, 115-06E)
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"OBOE VI." - Balikpapan landing
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RAdm Arthur G. Noble
| CL
| Phoenix, Columbia, Montpelier, Denver
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| DD
| Conyngham, Drayton, Flusser, Saufley, Philip, Conway, Conner,
Bell, Frazier
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| DE
| Cloues, Key (06/28-07/22), Doyle C. Barnes, Douglas A. Munro, Chaffee
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| APD
| Liddle, Lloyd, Kline
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| LSD
| Carter Hall
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| AGC
| Wasatch/GF
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Minesweeping Group - MineGrp
| DE
| Edwin A. Howard (from 06/27)
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| APD
| Cofer
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| YMS
| YMS-50, YMS-314
|
TG 78.2
CTG RAdm Arthur G. Noble
| DD
| Smith, Robinson
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| APD
| Diachenko?
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TG 78.4
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TU 78.4.1
CTU RAdm William D. Sample
| CVE
| Suwannee
Block Island II (MCVG-1: VMF-511, VMTB-233)
Gilbert Islands (MCVG-2: VMF-512, VMTB-143)
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| DD
| Dale
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| DE
| Mitchell, Lamons, Donaldson, Cloues, Kyne
|
|
| 45/06/15
| MineGrp start sweep Balikpapan area
|
| 45/06/19
| departed Leyte
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| 45/06/26
| Conyngham start Balikpapan bombardment
78.2 departed Morotai
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| 45/06/30
|
YMS-314 damaged by mine off Balikpapan (01-18S, 116-51E)
78.2 - Smith damaged by coastal battery off Balikpapan (01-17S, 116-53E)
78.4.1 arrived Balikpapan area
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| 45/07/01
| D-Day Balikpapan
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| 45/07/03
| 78.4.1 departed to Leyte
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| 45/07/04
| Conyngham end Balikpapan bombardment
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| 45/07/05
|
78.2 - Smith damgaed by depth charge off Balikpapan, Borneo (01-00S, 117-00E)
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| 45/07/06
| 78.4.1 arrived to Leyte
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| 45/07/10
| MineGrp end sweep
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