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Task Force 94

1943/12 - 1944/01
Paramushiru Bombardment 44/02/04
Paramushiru Bombardment 44/03/04
Kuriles Strikes 1944/05 - 44/06
Kuriles Harrashment 44/08
Western Carolines & Marianas Patrol & Escort Force
Iwojima Bombardement
"DETACHMENT" & "ICEBERG" - Forward Area Central Pacific
1945/07 - 45/08

1943/12 - 1944/01

CTF RAdm Wilder D. Baker

CL	CruDiv3: Richmond/FF, Raleigh
DD	Cummings (till 12/16) DesRon49: DesDiv97: Picking/SF (from 12/28), William D. Porter (12/29-01/17), Sproston, Wickes (from 12/17), Young (from 01/1?) DesDiv98: Charles J. Badger, Kimberly(from 01/22), Isherwood (from 12/17)

43/12/01	Cummings, Sproston joined
43/12/16	Cummings disjoined
43/12/17	DesRon49 joined
43/12/29	Picking & William D. Porter joined
44/01/02	departed Dutch Harbor
44/01/04	arrived Adak
44/01/1?	Young joined
44/01/17	sail from Adak to Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Is. William D. Porter detached to P.H.
44/01/20	departed Kuluk Bay
44/01/21	arrived Adak
44/01/22	Kimberly joined
44/01/24	departed Adak for Attu
44/01/25	arrived Attu
44/01/26	departed Attu for exercises
44/01/28	arrived Attu from exercises

Paramushiru Bombardment 44/02/04

CL	Richmond/FF,GF
DD	DesRon49/DesDiv97: Picking, Wickes, Young

TU 94.6.3 DD DesRon49: Picking

44/02/01	94.6 departed Attu for Paramushiru
44/02/04	94.6 shell Paramushiru 94.6.3 shell Musashi Wan, Kurabi Saki area
44/02/05	arrived Attu Picking, Wickes & Young detached to search for lost aviators
44/02/06	Picking, Wickes & Young sail to Adak
44/02/07	Picking, Wickes & Young arrived Adak

Paramushiru Bombardment 44/03/04

CTG RAdm Wilder D. Baker

CL	Richmond
DD	DesRon49:	DesDiv97: Picking, William D. Porter (from 02/10), Sproston, Wickes, Young DesDiv98: Kimberly, Isherwood, Charles J. Badger, Luce

44/02/28	departed Adak
44/03/01	arrived Attu, refuel and departed for Kuriles
44/03/03	arrived Kuriles - start sweep
44/03/04	shell enemy AA batteries on Suribachi Wan and Kurabi Saki, Paramushiru - damaging AK Kokai Maru (2000 BRT) Richmond, Luce, Kimberly, Isherwood, Sproston, Wickes, Picking, William D. Porter and Young damaged by heavy weather
44/03/05	arrived Attu DesDiv97 detached for Attu
44/03/07	DesDiv97 arrived Attu
44/03/10	William D. Porter rejoined DesDiv97 (minus William D. Porter) start ASW sweep off Attu
44/03/14	DesDiv97 refuel at Attu, then continue in sweep N of Attu
44/03/17	DesDiv97 finished sweep

44/04/02	Concord joined - became Force Flagship
44/04/01	DesRon49: Picking, Isherwood, Kimberley, Wickes and Sproston departed for gunnery exercises to Sitkin Is.
44/04/03	DesRon49: Picking, Isherwood, Kimberley, Wickes and Sproston returned from exercises
44/04/04

Kuriles Strikes 1944/05 - 44/06

CTF RAdm Ernest G. Small

CA	Chester (from 05/27), Pensacola
DD	DesRon49:	DesDiv97: Picking, William D. Porter, Sproston, Wickes, Young DesDiv98:Isherwood, Kimberly, Charles J. Badger, Luce

44/05/26	shell Paramushiru, Matsuwa
44/05/27	Chester joined
44/06/10	departed for Kuriles
44/06/13	shell Macuwa, Kuriles
44/06/24	departed Kulak Bay, Attu
44/06/26	shell Kuriles - Paramushiro
44/06/28	back in Kulak Bay, Attu
44/07/07	Salt Lake City joined
44/08/08	Pensacola, Chester, Luce, Sproston disjoined to P.H.

Kuriles Harrashment 44/08

CL	CruDiv3: Trenton (from 08/02), Concord, Richmond
DD	Bearss (from 08/09) DesRon49: DesDiv97: Picking (till 08/09), William D. Porter, Wickes (till 08/07), Young DesDiv98: Kimberly DesRon57: DesDiv113: Rowe/SF, Smalley, Stoddard, Watts

44/08/01	departed Kulak Bay, Attu
44/08/02	en route to Macuwa attacked by G4M > recalled back - Trenton joined
44/08/04	arrived Massacre Bay
44/08/07	DesRon49 disjoined
44/08/08	DesDiv113 joined
44/08/09	Bearss joined, Picking disjoined
44/08/14	departed Adak for Kuriles - poor weather > retired back
44/08/2?	redesignated to TF 92
44/09/18	Kimberly disjoined

Western Carolines & Marianas Patrol & Escort Force (before Detachement)

CTF VAdm John H. Hoover

DD	Cowell (10/30-12/26), David W. Taylor (44/10/30?-45/01/07) DesRon12: Farenholt/SF (44/10/27-45/05/05), McCoy Reynolds (from 11/2?)
DE	Martin, Straus, Osmus, Dempsey

TU 94.5.9 DE Seid (from 12/25) TU 94.5.10 DE Seid LCI 3

DD	Evans
DE	Jack Miller (from 44/10)

TU 94.6.2 CTU Cdr D.C. Brown (ComCortDiv65) HKG DE CortDiv65: Conklin/F, Raby, Corbesier

TU 94.7.1 - Guam Patrol and Escort Group CTU 45/01/22-31: Cdr G.F. Adams (ComCortDiv26) 45/01/31-?: Cdr? F. Gliem (ComDesDiv8) DD DesDiv4: Roe/UF,DF (from 45/01/31) DE CortDiv26: Wintle/UF,DF (45/01/22-?) TU 94.7.2 - Saipan Patrol and Escort Group DE Wintle (44/11/30-45/01/22)

TU 94.18.12 - 45/02 DD Woodworth

44/10/27	DesRon12 joined
44/10/30	Cowell joined
44/11/20	Dempsey joined
44/11/30	94.7 - Wintle joined - commenced Marianas patrol duty and escort duty mostly Saipan <> Guam
44/12/26	Cowell disjoined for overhaul
44/12/30	94.6.2 - commenced ASW patrol E off Ulithi
45/01/01	94.5.10 lands at Fais Is., Carolines
45/01/03	94.5.10 - destroyed radio station on Fais Is. 94.6.2 - end ASW patrol E off Ulithi
45/01/06	94.6.2 arrived to Kossol Passage, Palau Is with convoy
45/01/11	Evans + McCoy Reynolds search for IJN SS off Yap - shell Yap
45/01/12	Evans + McCoy Reynolds shell Yap
45/01/13	Evans + McCoy Reynolds returned to Ulithi
45/01/16	94.18.12 departed Ulithi for gunnery exercises
45/01/21	94.6.2/HKG departed Ulithi and start to search for and destroy IJN submarine sighted W of Ulithi

Iwojima Bombardement

CA	CruDiv5: Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City

44/11/24	shell Iwojima
44/11/27	shell Iwojima

CTG RAdm Allen E. Smith

CA	CruDiv5: Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
DD	Cummings, Case, Roe, Cassin, Dunlap, Ellet, Roe, David W. Taylor (12/29-01/07)

44/12/06	94.9 - departed Saipan
44/12/08	94.9 - shell Iwojima
44/12/10	94.9 returned to Ulithi
44/12/22	94.9 departed Ulithi
44/12/24	94.9 - shell Iwojima - Case and Roe sinking transports T-8 (25-10N, 141-00E), T-157 (24-47N, 141-20E) - Roe damaged by counterfire
44/12/26	Fanning sinking PC Kjo Maru #7 off Okinomisaki, Bonins
44/12/27	94.9 - shell Iwojima - Dunlap, Fanning and Cummings sinking APA T-7, LST T-132 (24-47N, 141-20E)
44/12/29	94.9 departed Ulithi for Cicijima

CTG RAdm Allen E. Smith

CA	CruDiv5: Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
DD	Dunlap, Fanning, Cummings, Ellet, Roe, David W. Taylor

45/01/05	94.9 - shell Haha Jima, Cicijijma - David W. Taylor damaged (mine?) Dunlap, Fanning, Cummings damaging landing ship T-107, Fanning sinking her (26-27N, 141-11E) Dunlap, Cummings, Ellet, Roe sinking landing ship T-154 off Iwojima (24-27N, 141-20E)
45/01/07	94.9 - David W. Taylor arrived Saipan

CTG RAdm Oscar C. Badger

BB

Indiana

CruDiv5:	CA	Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
	CL	Vicksburg

DD	Case, Cassin, Fanning, Dunlap, Ellet, Boyd, Borie
DM	MineRon3: Gwin II/SF

45/01/21	94.9 departed Ulithi
45/01/24	94.9 - shell Iwojima Dunlap and Fanning sinking AP I-Go Yoneyama Maru, AM Keinan Maru, Showa Maru #7 (24-50N, 141-22E)
45/01/27	94.9 arrived Ulithi

"DETACHMENT" & "ICEBERG" - Forward Area Central Pacific

CTF VAdm Hoover

DD	DesRon12: Farenholt/SF (44/10/27-45/05/05)
DE	Cecil J. Doyle (from 04/30)

	TU 94.6.2 DE La Prade, McCoy Reynolds, Witter, Sanders CortDiv65: Straus, Conklin, Corbesier
	TU 94.6.21- 45/03 DD Woodworth

TU 94.18.12 DD Stack DE Parle (45/02-45/08)

TU 94.19.12 DD 3: Hugh W. Hadley LST/LCI 11

45/03/13	94.6.2 at Ulithi
45/04/13	94.18.12 departed Ulithi for Okinawa
45/04/20	94.19.12 departed Saipan for Okinawa
45/04/21	94.18.12 arrived Okinawa
45/04/27	94.19.12 arrived Okinawa
45/03/12	94.6.21 - Kossol Roads
45/04/30	Cecil J. Doyle joined from TF 96
45/05/05	Farenholt disjoined
45/05/27	Cecil J. Doyle shell Koror Is.

1945/07 - 45/08

DE	Moore (from 08/31)

TU 94.6.1 DE Amick (08/19-?)

TU 94.7.2 DE Amick (07/2?-08/16)

DE

Goss

45/07/2?	94.7.2 - Saipan 94.17 commenced HUK operations SE of Okinawa
45/08/0?	94.7.2. escort convoy from Saipan to Okinawa
45/08/07	94.17 end HUK operations SE of Okinawa
45/08/16	94.7.2 arrived Ulithi from Okinawa
45/08/19	94.6.1 - Palau - Amick joined
45/08/31	Moore joined