invasion of Okinawa The , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army (USA) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) forces against the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). The initial invasion of ...

Imperial Japanese The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent forma ...

Combined Fleet The was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units norm ...

Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf ( fil, Labanan sa golpo ng Leyte, lit=Battle of Leyte gulf; ) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. It was f ...

kamikaze , officially , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to ...

Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 Square kilometre, km2 (880 sq mi). ...

fleet carrier A fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy. The term was developed during World War II, to distinguish it from the escort carrier and other less capable types. In addition to many medium-si ...

light carrier A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have a complement of aircraft only one-h ...

escort carrier The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft ...

fast battleship A fast battleship was a battleship which emphasised speed without – in concept – undue compromise of either armor or armament. Most of the early World War I-era dreadnought battleships were typically built with low design speeds, s ...

battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type ...

cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...

heavy cruiser The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in caliber, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval Tr ...

light cruiser A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to thi ...

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in 1 ...

destroyer escort Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by th ...

attack transport Attack transport is a United States Navy ship classification for a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore. Unlike standard troopships – often drafted from the merchant fleet – that rely ...

attack cargo ship Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Offensive (military) * Charge (warfare) * Attack (fencing) * Strike (attack) * Attack (computing) * Attack aircraft Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * '' Attack No. 1'', comic an ...

LCIs Lobular carcinoma ''in situ'' (LCIS) is an incidental microscopic finding with characteristic cellular morphology and multifocal tissue patterns. The condition is a laboratory diagnosis and refers to unusual cells in the lobules of the breast. The ...

submarine chaser A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. Many of the American submarine chasers used in World War I found their way to Allied nations by way of Lend-Lease in World War II. ...

minesweeper A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. History The earliest known usage of ...

minelayer A minelayer is any warship, submarine or military aircraft deploying explosive mines. Since World War I the term "minelayer" refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines. "Mine planting" was the term for installing contro ...

Pacific Ocean Areas Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands during the Pacific War, and one of three United States commands in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Admir ...

Chester W. Nimitz Chester William Nimitz (; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in C ...

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the R ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is ...

Raymond Spruance Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during one of the most significant naval battles that took place in the Pacific Theatre: the Battle ...

William Halsey William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the other ...

Richmond Kelly Turner Admiral (United States), Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (May 27, 1885 – February 12, 1961), commonly known as Admiral Kelly Turner, served in the United States Navy during World War II, and is best known for commanding the Amphibious Force, Pa ...

Confederate army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

6th Marine Division The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The ...

1st Marine Division The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). It is the ...

John R. Hodge General John Reed Hodge (June 12, 1893 – November 12, 1963) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army. His final assignment before retiring was as Chief of Army Field Forces from 1952 to 1953. Early life and career Born ...

Richmond Kelly Turner Admiral (United States), Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (May 27, 1885 – February 12, 1961), commonly known as Admiral Kelly Turner, served in the United States Navy during World War II, and is best known for commanding the Amphibious Force, Pa ...

Mount McKinley Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thi ...

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Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairi ...

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Tate Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...

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Stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Ori ...

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2nd Marine Division The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina a ...

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Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

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III Amphibious Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is a formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps. It is forward-deployed and able to rapidly conduct operations across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance and ...

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6th Marine Division The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The ...

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Noble A noble is a member of the nobility. Noble may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Noble Glacier, King George Island * Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Noble Peak, Wiencke Island * Noble Rocks, Graham Land Australia * Noble Island, Gr ...

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Hydrus Hydrus is a small constellation in the deep southern sky. It was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm (14 in) di ...

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Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...

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1st Marine Division The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). It is the ...

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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the natio ...

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Centaurus Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. I ...

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Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orio ...

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Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, ...

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Arneb Alpha Leporis (α Leporis, abbreviated Alpha Lep, α Lep), formally named Arneb , is the brightest star in the constellation of Lepus. Nomenclature ''Alpha Leporis'' is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional name ''Arneb'' com ...

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Laurens Laurens may refer to: Places United States * Laurens County, Georgia * Laurens, Iowa, a city * Laurens (town), New York * Laurens (village), New York * Laurens, South Carolina, a city * Laurens County, South Carolina * Fort Laurens, an America ...

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Ozark The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant porti ...

'' :: Tractor Group "Dog" ::: 16 LSTs, 12 LSMs, 2

LCIs Lobular carcinoma ''in situ'' (LCIS) is an incidental microscopic finding with characteristic cellular morphology and multifocal tissue patterns. The condition is a laboratory diagnosis and refers to unusual cells in the lobules of the breast. The ...

:: Tractor Group "Fox" ::: 14 LSTs carrying LCTs and pontoon barges, 10 LSMs : Transport Group "Easy" (Task Group 55.2) : Commodore C.G. Richardson : Embarking 96th Infantry Division SSI

96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley, USA) :: Transport Division 40 ::: 4 attack transports: '' Mendocino'', ''

Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...

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Haskell Haskell () is a general-purpose, statically-typed, purely functional programming language with type inference and lazy evaluation. Designed for teaching, research and industrial applications, Haskell has pioneered a number of programming lang ...

'', '' Oconto'' ::: 2 attack cargos: ''

Capricornus Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat horn" or "having horns like a goat's", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half ...

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landing ship dock A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious vehicles. Some ships with well decks, such as the Soviet Ivan Rogov class, also hav ...

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Lindenwald Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Columbia County, New York, south of the village of Kinderhook, north of New York City and south of Albany. The National Historic Site preserv ...

'' :: Transport Division 41 ::: 4 attack transports: '' Olmstead'', '' La Porte'', '' Fond du Lac'', ''

Banner A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms. Also, ...

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Diphda Beta Ceti (β Ceti, abbreviated Beta Cet, β Cet), officially named Diphda , is the brightest star in the constellation of Cetus. Although designated 'beta', it is actually brighter than the 'alpha' star in the constellation ( Alpha Ceti ...

'', '' Uvalde'' :: Transport Division 42 ::: 4 attack transports: '' Neshoba'', ''

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

'', '' Latimer'', '' Edgecombe'' ::: 1 attack cargo: ''

Virgo Virgo may refer to: *Virgo (astrology), the sixth astrological sign of the zodiac *Virgo (constellation), a constellation *Virgo Cluster, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Virgo * Virgo Stellar Stream, remains of a dwarf galaxy *Virgo Sup ...

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Gunston Hall Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. Built between 1755 and 1759 as the main residence and headquarters of a plantation, the house was the home of the United Stat ...

'' :: Transport Division 14 ::: 4 attack transports: '' Allendale'', '' Meriwether'', '' Menard'', '' Kenton'' ::: 1 attack cargo: ''

Achernar Achernar is the brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus, and the ninth-brightest in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Eridani, which is Latinized from α Eridani and abbreviated Alpha Eri or α Eri. The name ...

'' ::: Tractor Group "Easy": 23 LSTs, 5 LSMs ::: Beach Party "Easy", Southern Beach Party ::: 15

submarine chaser A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. Many of the American submarine chasers used in World War I found their way to Allied nations by way of Lend-Lease in World War II. ...

s: 4 steel hull, 7 wooden hull, 4 sweeper type ::: 17 LCS(L)s, 6 LSM(R)s : Screen (Task Group 55.6) : Captain E.W. Young :: 13 destroyers ::: 4 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Hyman'', '' Purdy'', ''

Wadsworth Wadsworth may refer to: People * Wadsworth (surname) * Wadsworth (given name) Places * Wadsworth, Illinois, United States, a village * Wadsworth, Kansas, United States * Wadsworth, Nevada, United States, a census-designated place * Wadswo ...

'', '' Putnam'' ::: 9 (5 x 5-in. main battery): ''

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

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'', '' Ammen'', '' Rooks'' :: 6 destroyer escorts ::: 2 (3 x 3-in. main battery): '' Crouter'', '' Carlson'', ::: 2 (3 x 3-in. main battery): '' Damon M. Cummings'', '' Vammen'' ::: 1 (3 x 3-in. main battery): '' O'Neill'' ::: 1 (2 x 5-in. main battery): '' Walter C. Wann'' :: 1 destroyer transport ::: ''

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'' : Southern Defense Group (Task Group 55.7) : Commander B.T. Zelenka :: 1 destroyer escort: '' Manlove'' :: 1 destroyer transport: '' Stringham'' :: 34 LSTs, 14 LSMs, 6 motor minesweepers, 2

LCIs Lobular carcinoma ''in situ'' (LCIS) is an incidental microscopic finding with characteristic cellular morphology and multifocal tissue patterns. The condition is a laboratory diagnosis and refers to unusual cells in the lobules of the breast. The ...

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Expeditionary Troops (Task Force 56)

Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., USA (KIA 18 June)
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United States Tenth Army
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III Amphibious Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is a formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps. It is forward-deployed and able to rapidly conduct operations across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance and ...

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) :: Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, USMC ::: Left beaches:

6th Marine Division The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The ...

(Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC) ::: Right beaches:

1st Marine Division The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). It is the ...

(Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle, USMC) : ''Southern Landing Area'' :: XXIV Corps SSI

XXIV Army Corps (Embarked in

Task Force 55 Task may refer to: * Task (computing), in computing, a program execution context * Task (language instruction) refers to a certain type of activity used in language instruction * Task (project management), an activity that needs to be accomplished ...

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John R. Hodge General John Reed Hodge (June 12, 1893 – November 12, 1963) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army. His final assignment before retiring was as Chief of Army Field Forces from 1952 to 1953. Early life and career Born ...

, USA ::: Left beaches: 7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division (Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold, USA) ::: Right beaches: 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley, USA) ::: Landed L+8: 27th Infantry ("New York") Division (Maj. Gen. George W. Griner, Jr., USA) : ''Western Islands'' :: Landed L+26: 77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division and one Marine BLT (Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, USA)

Allied combat ships

Amphibious Support Forces (Task Force 52)

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Estes Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East" (literally, "East's"). As a surname, it has been traced to southern Kent, as early as the mid-15th century, Nicholas Estes (Ewstas, Esteuzi) b. 1 ...

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: Support Carrier Group (Task Group 52.1) : Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin :: Unit One :: Rear Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague ::: 7 escort carriers :::: '' Makin Island'' (Capts. W.B. Whaley and I.E. Hobbs) ::::: ''VC-84'' (Lt. D.K. English, USNR), 27 aircraft ::::: 16

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

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TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Fanshaw Bay'' (Capt. M.E. Arnold) ::::: ''VOC-2'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.M. Allison), 30 aircraft ::::: 24

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 6

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

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Lunga Point Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field. is also the name of a United States Navy escort carrier ...

'' (Capt. G.A.T. Washburn) ::::: ''VC-85'' (Lt. Cmdr. F.C. Herriman), 30 aircraft ::::: 18

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Sangamon'' (Capts. M.E. Browder and A.I. Malstrom) ::::: ''Air Group 33'' (Cmdr. F.B. Gilkeson), 30 aircraft ::::: 24

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: 6

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Natoma Bay'' (Capts. Albert K. Morehouse and B.B. Nichol) ::::: ''VC-81'' (Lt. Cmdr. W.B. Morton, USNR), 32 aircraft ::::: 20

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

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Savo Island Savo Island is an island in Solomon Islands in the southwest South Pacific ocean. Administratively, Savo Island is a part of the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. It is about from the capital Honiara. The principal village is Alialia, ...

'' (Capt. W.D. Anderson) ::::: ''VC-91'' (Lt. F.M. Blanchard, USNR), 35 aircraft ::::: 20

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

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Anzio Anzio (, also , ) is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome. Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Island ...

'' (Capt. G.C. Montgomery) ::::: ''VC-13'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.P. Williams, USNR), 24 aircraft ::::: 12

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Commander J.C. Zahm) :::: 6 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Ingraham'' ::::: 3 (5 x 5-in. main battery): ''

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Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

'', '' Hart'' ::::: 2 (4 x 5-in. main battery): '' Bagley'', '' Patterson'' :::: 11 destroyer escorts ::::: 9 (2 x 5-in. main battery): '' Lawrence C. Taylor'', '' Melvin R. Nawman'', '' Oliver Mitchell'', '' Robert F. Keller'', '' Tabberer'', '' Richard M. Rowell'', '' Richard S. Bull'', ''

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometime ...

'', '' O'Flaherty'' ::::: 2 (3 x 3-in. main battery): '' Sederstrom'', '' Fleming'' :: Unit Two Felix B

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:: Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump ::: 7 escort carriers :::: ''

Saginaw Bay Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area. It is located in parts ...

'' (Capts. F.C. Sutton and Robert Goldwaite) ::::: ''VC-88'' (Lt. E.L. Kemp, USNR), 32 aircraft ::::: 20

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Sargent Bay'' (Capt. R.M. Oliver) ::::: ''VC-83'' (Lt. Cmdr. B.V. Gates (KIA) and Lt. M.S. Worley, USNR), 28 aircraft ::::: 16

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Rudyerd Bay'' (Capts. C.S. Smiley and J.G. Foster) ::::: ''VC-96'' (Lt. Cmdr. W.S. Woollen, USNR), 31 aircraft ::::: 20

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 11

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: ''

Marcus Island , also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, located some southeast of Tokyo and east of the closest Japanese island, South Iwo Jima of the Ogasawara Islands, and nearly on a straight li ...

'' (Capt. H.V. Hopkins) ::::: ''VC-87'' (Lt. H.N. Heisel), 32 aircraft ::::: 20

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: ''

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'' (Capt. R.S. Clarke) ::::: ''VC-93'' (Lt. Cmdr. C.P. Smith), 28 aircraft ::::: 16

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

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Tulagi Tulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island——in Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule. The town of the same name on the island (pop. 1,750) was the capital of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 18 ...

'' (Capts. J.C. Cronin & W.V. Davis) ::::: ''VC-92'' (Lt. Cmdr. J.B. Wallace), 31 aircraft ::::: 19

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

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Wake Island Wake Island ( mh, Ānen Kio, translation=island of the kio flower; also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean in the northeastern area of the Micronesia subregion, east of Guam, west of Honolulu, southeast of ...

'' (Capt. A.V. Magly) ::::: ''VOC-1'' (Lt. Cmdr. W.F. Bringie), 32 aircraft ::::: 26

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 6

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Captain G.P. Hunter) :::: 4 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Lowry'' ::::: 3 (5 x 5-in. main battery): '' Capps'', ''

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'', '' John D. Henley'' :::: 6 destroyer escorts ::::: 4 (2 x 5-in. main battery): '' William Seiverling'', '' Ulvert M. Moore'' (Lt. Cmdr. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., USNR), '' Kendall C. Campbell'', '' Goss'' ::::: 2 (3 x 3-in. main battery): '' Tisdale'', ''

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:: Rear Admiral William D. Sample ::: 4 escort carriers :::: '' Suwannee'' (Capt. D.S. Cornwell) ::::: ''Air Group 40'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.D. Sampson (KIA) and Lt. Cmdr. J.C. Longino), 27 aircraft ::::: 17

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: 10

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Chenango'' (Capts. George van Deurs and Harry D. Felt) ::::: ''Air Group 25'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.W. Robinson (KIA), Lt. B. Phillips and Lt. Cmdr. P.M. Paul), 30 aircraft ::::: 18

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Santee'' (Capt. J.V. Peterson) ::::: ''Air Group 24'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.J. Ostrom (KIA) and Lt. P.N. Charbonnet), 30 aircraft ::::: 18

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :::: '' Steamer Bay'' (Capt. J.B. Paschal) ::::: ''VC-90'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.A. O'Neill), 31 aircraft ::::: 19

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters ::::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Captain Alvin Duke Chandler) :::: 5 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Drexler'' ::::: 3 (5 x 5-in. main battery): '' Metcalf'', '' Fullam'', ''

Guest Guest or The Guest may refer to: * A person who is given hospitality * Guest (surname), people with the surname ''Guest'' * USS ''Guest'' (DD-472), U.S. Navy ''Fletcher''-class destroyer 1942–1946 * Guest appearance, guest actor, guest star, e ...

'' ::::: 1 (4 x 5-in. main battery): '' Helm'' :::: 2 destroyer escorts ::::: 2 (2 x 5-in. main battery): '' John C. Butler'', '' Edmonds'' :: Special Escort Carrier Group Gunnery practice aboard USS Hollandia (CVE-97), in 1944

Gunnery practice aboard USS Hollandia (CVE-97), in 1944

:: Captain C.L. Lee (arriving 4 April) ::: 4 escort carriers :::: '' Hollandia'' (Capt. Lee) :::: '' White Plains'' (Capt. D.J. Sullivan and Frederick Funke) :::: '' Sitkoh Bay'' (Capts. R.G. Lockhart and J.P. Walker) :::: '' Breton'' (Capt. Frank Obeirne) ::::: Marine Air Group 31 (Col. John C. Munn, USMC) ::::: Marine Air Group 33 (Col. W. E. Dickey, USMC) :::::: 192

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

and 30

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters to operate from Okinawa airfields ::: Screen (Commander R.A. Wilhelm, USNR) :::: 4 destroyer transports: '' Kilty'', '' Manley'', '' George E. Badger'', ''

Greene Greene may refer to: Places United States * Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Greene, Iowa, a city * Greene, Maine, a town ** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene * Greene (town), New York **Greene (village), New York, in the t ...

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Butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some al ...

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Jeffers Jeffers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Jeffers, American author * Alexis Jeffers (born 1968), St. Kitts and Nevis politician * Anne Burton Jeffers (1851 - 1946), American librarian * Audrey Jeffers (1898–1968) ...

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Lindsey Lindsey may refer to : Places Canada * Lindsey Lake, Nova Scotia England * Parts of Lindsey, one of the historic Parts of Lincolnshire and an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 ** East Lindsey, an administrative district in Lincolnshire, a ...

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Champion A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, ...

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Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

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Skylark ''Alauda'' is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. Further, at least two additional species are ...

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Vigilance Vigilance may refer to: * Alertness * Vigilance, a creature ability in the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game * ''Vigilance'' (album), by Threat Signal * Vigilance (behavioural ecology), the watchfulness of prey for nearby predator ...

'' ::: 4 fast minelayers (ex-destroyers): '' Adams'', '' Tolman'', '' Henry A. Wiley'', '' Shea'' ::: 3

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Skirmish Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They are usually deployed in a skirmish line, an ...

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Strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the " ar ...

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'' ::: 2 fast minelayers (ex-destroyers): '' Tracy'', '' J. William Ditter'' ::: 3 motor gunboats (steel hull): PGM-9, PGM-10, PGM-11 :: Reserve Sweep Group (Task Group 52.7) :: Cmdrs. E.D. McEathron and J.W. Wyckoff ::: 6 minesweepers: ''

Buoyant Buoyancy (), or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus the pr ...

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Mona Island Mona ( es, Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands in the Mona Passage, a strait between the Dominican Republic and Puerto R ...

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Terebinth ''Pistacia terebinthus'' also called the terebinth and the turpentine tree, is a deciduous tree species of the genus ''Pistacia'', native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco and Portugal to Greece and western and s ...

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Cliffrose ''Purshia'' (bitterbrush or cliff-rose) is a small genus of 5–8 species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae which are native to western North America. Description ''Purshia'' species form deciduous or evergreen shrubs, typically reach ...

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Winterberry ''Ilex verticillata'', the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama. Other names that have been used incl ...

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'', '' Chinquapin'' ::: 1 mine and net laying ship: '' Keokuk'' ::: 2 net cargo ships: '' Sagittarius'', '' Tuscana''

Gunfire and Covering Force (Task Force 54)

USS Wichita (CA-45) firing broadside c1944

Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo in battleship : Unit One (Rear Admiral Peter K. Fischler) :: 2 battleships: , :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: 4 destroyers: , , , : Unit Two (Rear Admiral

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) :: 2 battleships: , :: 2 heavy cruisers: , :: 3 destroyers: , , :: 1 : : Unit Three (Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers) :: 2 battleships: , :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: 2 light cruisers: , :: 4 destroyers: , , , :: 1 destroyer: : Unit Four (Rear Admiral

Lynde D. McCormick Lynde Dupuy McCormick (August 12, 1895 – August 16, 1956) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as vice chief of naval operations from 1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1 ...

) :: 2 battleships: , :: 2 heavy cruisers: , :: :: 5 destroyers: , , , , : Unit Five (Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith) :: Battleship Division 3 (George L. Weyler): 2 battleships: , :: Cruiser Division 5 (Allan E. Smith): 2 heavy cruisers: , :: Destroyer Squadron 56 ( Roland N. Smoot): 5 destroyers: , , , , : Unit Six (Commander W.B. Hinds, USNR) :: 2 destroyer escorts: , :: 6 destroyer escorts: , , , , , : Reported to TF 54 after L-day :: 1 battleship: :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: :: 1 destroyer: :: 1 fast minesweeper:

British Carrier Force (Task Force 57)

Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, RN : First Aircraft Carrier Squadron (Task Group 57.2) : Rear Admiral Sir Philip L. Vian, RN :: 5 fleet carriers ::: (Capt. J.A.S. Eccles, RN), 44 aircraft :::: 29

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters :::: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. M.M. Denny, RN), 53 aircraft :::: 37

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters :::: 14 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :::: 2

Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus (originally designated the Supermarine Seagull V) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and manufactured by Supermarine at Woolston, Southampton. The Walrus f ...

scout planes ::: (Capt. C.E. Lambe, RN), 52 aircraft :::: 36

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters :::: 16 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN), 69 aircraft :::: 40

Supermarine Seafire The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept to the Hawker Sea Hurricane, a navalised version of the Spitfire's stablemate, the Hawker Hurric ...

fighters :::: 20 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :::: 9

Fairey Firefly The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was developed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviatio ...

fighters ::: (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, RN), 43 aircraft :::: 28

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters :::: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers : First Battle Squadron (Task Group 57.1) : Vice Admiral Rawlings :: 2 battleships ::: (10 x 14 in. main battery) ::: (10 x 14 in. main battery) : Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Task Group 57.4) : Rear Admiral E.J.P. Brind :: 7 light cruisers ::: 2 (12 x 6 in. main battery): , ::: 1 (9 x 6 in. main battery): ::: 1 (8 x 6 in. main battery): ::: 3 (10 x 5.25 in. main battery): , , : Screen (Task Group 57.8) : Rear Admiral J.H. Edelston :: 4th Destroyer Flotilla :: 24th Destroyer Flotilla :: 25th Destroyer Flotilla :: 27th Destroyer Flotilla : British Fleet Train (Task Force 112) : Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, RN : 70+ auxiliaries including repair ships, oilers, minesweepers, hospital ships, etc.

Fast Carrier Force (Task Force 58)

Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher in fleet carrier ' : Task Group 58.1 USS Bennington (CV-20) underway at sea on 20 October 1944

: Rear Admiral Joseph J. Clark :: 3 fleet carriers ::: ''Hornet'' (Capt. Austin K. Doyle) :::: ''Air Group 17'' (Cmdr. E.G. Konrad), 101 aircraft ::::: VF-17: 71

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-17: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-17: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: ''Wasp'' (Capts. O.A. Weller and W.G. Switzer) :::: ''Air Group 86'' (Cmdr. G.R. Luker), 100 aircraft ::::: VBF-86: 36

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VF-86: 34

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-86: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-86: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: ''Bennington'' (Capts. J.B. Sykes and B.L. Braun) :::: ''Air Group 82'' (Cmdr. G.L. Heap), 92 aircraft ::::: VF-82: 37

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-82: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-82: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-112: 18

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VMF-123: 17

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters :: 2 light carriers ::: (Capts. John Perry and W.G. Tomlinson) :::: ''Air Group 30'' (Lt. Cmdr. D.A. Clark), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-30: 25

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-30: 9

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. M.H. Kernodle) :::: ''Air Group 45'' (Cmdr. G.E. Schecter), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-45: 25

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-45: 9

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 8 (Rear Admiral

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) ::: 3 fast battleships :::: (Capts. C.F. Stillman and Charles B. Momsen) - flagship :::: (Capts. W.W. Warlick and John R. Redman) :::: (Capts. T.J. Keliher and Francis P. Old) :: Cruiser Division 10 (Rear Admiral Lloyd J. Wiltse) ::: 2 heavy cruisers :::: (Capt. C.K. Fink) :::: (Capt. John E. Gingrich) :: Cruiser Division 14 (Rear Admiral Francis E. M. Whiting) ::: 3 light cruisers :::: ''

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'' (Capt. W.G. Lalor) :::: ''

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the ...

'' (Capt. Thomas H. Binford) :::: '' Vicksburg'' (Capt. W.C. Vose) ::: 1 anti-aircraft light cruiser :::: (Capts. J.F. Donovan and G.H. Bahm) :: Screen ::: 21 destroyers :::: 9 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Dehaven'', ''

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market town ...

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Samuel N. Moore USS ''Samuel N. Moore'' (DD-747), an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. Namesake Samuel Nobre Moore was born on 7 September 1891 in Washington, D.C. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1909 a ...

'' :::: 12 (5 x 5-in. main battery): '' Wedderburn'', '' Twining'', '' Stockham'', ''

John Rodgers John Rodgers may refer to: Military * John Rodgers (1728–1791), colonel during the Revolutionary War and owner of Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland * John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812, first ...

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Harrison Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Po ...

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Ralph E. Davison Ralph Eugene Davison (12 September 1895 – 13 February 1972) was an early United States Naval Aviator who later became one of Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher's Fast Carrier Admirals in the Pacific theatre during World War II. Early life and educat ...

and Gerald F. Bogan :: 3 fleet carriers ::: ''

Enterprise Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterpri ...

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F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VTN-90: 21

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. Leslie E. Gehres) :::: ''Air Group 5'' (Cmdr. E.B. Parker Jr.), 107 aircraft ::::: VF-5: 19

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-5: 8

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

, 11 SBW Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-5: 6 TBF Avenger, 10

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-214: 18

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VMF-452: 18

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::: (Capt. F.L. Baker) :::: ''Air Group 12'' (Cmdrs. C.L. Crommelin (KIA), E.J. Pawka, USNR), 97 aircraft ::::: VF-12: 33

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VBF-12: 24

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-12: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-12: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: 1 light cruiser ::: (Capt. H.C. Fitz) :: Screen ::: 8 destroyers (5 x 5-in. main battery): '' ''Miller'', '' ''Owen'', '' ''Hickox'', '' ''Hunt'', '' ''Lewis Hancock'', '' ''Marshall'', '' ''Stephen Potter'', '' ''Tingey'' : Task Group 58.3 USS Cabot (CVL-28)

: Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman :: 3 fleet carriers ::: (Capt. C.W. Wieber) :::: ''Air Group 83'' (Cmdr. Harmon Tischer Utter), 102 aircraft ::::: VF-83: 36

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VBF-83: 36

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VB-83: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-83: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. G.A Seitz) :::: ''Air Group 84'' (Cmdr. G.M. Ottinger), 93 aircraft ::::: VF-84: 27

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters, 10

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-84: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-84: 15

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-221: 18

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VMF-451: 18

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::: (Capt. R.F. Hickey) :::: ''Air Group 6'' (Cmdr. H.L. Miller), 94 aircraft ::::: VF-6: 36

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VBF-6: 36

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-6: 12

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-6: 10

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: 2 light carriers ::: (Capt. W.W. Smith) :::: ''Air Group 29'' (Lt. Cmdr. W.E. Eder), 33 aircraft ::::: VF-29: 24

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-29: 9

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. J.B. Heath) :::: ''Air Group 47'' (Cmdr. Walker Etheridge and Lt. Cmdr. A.H. Clancy), 36 aircraft ::::: VF-47: 24

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-47: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 6 (Rear Admiral Thomas R. Cooley) ::: 2 fast battleships :::: (Capts. Oswald S. Colclough and Byron H. Hanlon) :::: (Capts. Roscoe F. Good and Francis X. McInerney) :: Cruiser Division 17 (Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones) ::: 1 heavy cruiser :::: (Capt. C.B. McVay) ::: 4 light cruisers :::: (Capts. R.B. Tuggle and

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) :::: (Capts. F.L. Johnson and T.J. Kelley) :::: (Capts. George C. Dyer and W.V. Hamilton) :::: (Capt. R.L. Porter) :: Screen ::: 17 destroyers :::: 9 (6 x 5-in. main battery): '' Ault'', ''

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:: 2 fleet carriers ::: (Capts. T.S. Combs and Walter F. Boone) :::: ''Air Group 9'' (Cmdr. P.H. Torrey and Lt. Cmdr. H.N. Houck, USNR), 95 aircraft ::::: VF-9: 40

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VBF-9: 33

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VB-9: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-9: 7

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. G.E. Short) :::: ''Air Group 10'' (Cmdr. J.J. Hyland), 96 aircraft ::::: VF-10: 30

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

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F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VBF-10: 36

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...

fighters ::::: VB-10: 15

SB2C Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survi ...

dive bombers ::::: VT-10: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :: 2 light carriers ::: ''

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'' (Capt. J.F. Wegforth) :::: ''Air Group 23'' (Lt. Cmdr. Merlin Paddock, USNR (KIA) and Cmdr. J.J. Southerland), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-23: 25

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-23: 9

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: ''

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'' (Capt. N.M. Kindell) :::: ''Air Group 46'' (Cmdr. C.W. Rooney), 33 aircraft ::::: VF-46: 25

F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second ha ...

fighters ::::: VT-46: 8

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 9 (Rear Admiral Edward W. Hanson and

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) ::: 3 fast battleships :::: (Capt. Earl E. Stone and John W. Roper) :::: (Capts. W.M. Callaghan and

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) :::: (Capt. Edmund T. Wooldridge) :: Cruiser Division 16 (Rear Admiral Francis S. Low) ::: 2 large cruisers :::: (Capt. K.H. Noble) :::: (Capt. Leland P. Lovette) ::: 1 light cruiser :::: (Capt. J.B. Griggs) ::: 3 anti-aircraft light cruisers :::: (Capt. C.R. Will) :::: (Capt. K.S. Reed) :::: (Capt. W.E.A. Mullan) :: Screen ::: 17 destroyers (5 x 5-in. main battery): '' Remey'', '' Norman Scott'', ''

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'', ''USS Franks, Franks'', ''USS Hailey, Hailey'', ''USS Cushing (DD-797), Cushing'', ''USS Colahan, Colahan'', ''USS Uhlmann, Uhlmann'', ''USS Benham (DD-796), Benham''

Allied logistics and support vessels

Support and Service Units (Task Force 50)

USS Chandeleur (AV-10) at Apia, Samoa, on 20 April 1943 (80-G-K-6985)

USS Escambia %28AO-80%29 at sea circa in November 1943

: Search and Reconnaissance Group (Task Group 50.5) : Commodore Dixwell Ketcham :: 3 seaplane tenders ::: ''USS Hamlin (AV-15), Hamlin'' (Capt. G.A. McLean) :::: ''VPB-208'' (Lt. Cmdr. A.J. Sintic, USNR) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: ''USS St. George, St. George'' (Capt. R.G. Armstrong) :::: ''VPB-18'' (Lt. Cmdr. R.R. Boettcher) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: ''USS Chandeleur, Chandeleur'' (Cmdr. J.S. Tracy) :::: ''VPB-21'' (Lt. Cmdrs. J.E. Dougherty & J.D. Wright) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats :: 3 small seaplane tenders ::: ''USS Yakutat, Yakutat'' (Cmdr. G.K. Fraser) ::: ''USS Onslow, Onslow'' (Cmdr. A.D. Schwarz) ::: ''USS Shelikof, Shelikof'' (Cmdr. R.E. Stanley) :::: ''VPB-27'' (Lt. Cmdr. E.N. Chase) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: ''USS Bering Strait, Bering Strait'' (Cmdr. W.D. Innis) :::: ''VH-3'' (Lt. Cmdr. W.D. Bonvillian) :::: 6 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats :: 2 destroyer seaplane tenders: ''USS Thornton (DD-270), Thornton'', ''USS Gillis, Gillis'' :: 1 destroyer: ''USS Williamson, Williamson'' : Logistics Support Group Fifth Fleet (Task Group 50.8) : Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary in light cruiser ''USS Detroit (CL-8), Detroit'' :: Support escort carriers ::: ''USS Shamrock Bay, Shamrock Bay'' (Capts. F.T. Ward and J.E. Leeper) :::: ''VC-94'' (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. Patterson, USNR (KIA) and Lt. L.E. Terry) :::: 18

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters :::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers ::: ''USS Makassar Strait, Makassar Strait'' (Capt. Herbert D. Riley) :::: ''VC-97'' (Lt. Cmdr. M.T. Whittier, USNR) :::: 14

FM-2 Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

fighters :::: 12

TBM Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

torpedo bombers :: CVE Plane Transport Unit (Task Unit 50.8.4) ::: ''USS Attu, Attu'' (Capt. H.F. MacComsey) ::: ''USS Admiralty Islands, Admiralty Islands'' (Capt. M.E.A. Gouin) ::: ''USS Bougainville (CVE-100), Bougainville'' (Capt. C.A. Bond) ::: ''USS Windham Bay, Windham Bay'' (Capt. G.T. Mundorff) :: Logistics and Support Vessels ::: 49 oilers: ''USS Cuyama, Cuyama'', ''USS Brazos, Brazos'', ''USS Cimarron (AO-22), Cimarron'', ''USS Platte (AO-24), Platte'', ''USS Sabine (AO-25), Sabine'', ''USS Kaskaskia, Kaskaskia'', ''USS Guadalupe (AO-32), Guadalupe'', ''USS Chicopee (AO-34), Chicopee'', ''USS Housatonic (AO-35), Housatonic'', ''USS Merrimack (AO-37), Merrimack'', ''USS Kankakee, Kankakee'', ''USS Lackawanna (AO-40), Lackawanna'', ''USS Monongahela (AO-42), Monongahela'', ''USS Tappahannock, Tappahannock'', ''USS Patuxent (AO-44), Patuxent'', ''USS Neches (AO-47), Neches'', ''USS Suamico, Suamico'', ''USS Tallulah, Tallulah'', ''USS Ashtabula, Ashtabula'', ''USS Cacapon, Cacapon'', ''USS Caliente, Caliente'', ''USS Chikaskia, Chikaskia'', ''USS Aucilla, Aucilla'', ''USS Marias, Marias'', ''USS Manatee (AO-58), Manatee'', ''USS Nantahala (AO-60), Nantahala'', ''USS Severn (AO-61), Severn'', ''USS Taluga, Taluga'', ''USS Chipola, Chipola'', ''USS Tolovana, Tolovana'', ''USS Pecos (AO-65), Pecos'', ''USS Atascosa, Atascosa'', ''USS Cache, Cache'', ''USS Enoree, Enoree, USS Escalante, Escalante'', ''USS Neshanic, Neshanic'', ''USS Niobrara, Niobrara'', ''USS Millicoma, Millicoma, USS Saranac (AO-74), Saranac'', ''USS Cossatot, Cossatot'', ''USS Cowanesque, Cowanesque'', ''USS Escambia, Escambia, USS Cahaba, Cahaba'', ''USS Mascoma, Mascoma'', ''USS Ocklawaha, Ocklawaha'', ''USS Ponaganset, Ponaganset, USS Sebec, Sebec'', ''USS Tomahawk (AO-88), Tomahawk'', ''USS Anacostia (AO-94), Anacostia'' ::: 16 ammunition ships: ''USS Akutan, Akutan'', ''USS Firedrake, Firedrake'', ''USS Lassen (AE-3), Lassen'', ''USS Mauna Loa (AE-8), Mauna Loa'', ''USS Shasta (AE-6), Shasta'', ''USS Vesuvius (AE-15), Vesuvius'', ''USS Wrangell, Wrangell'', ''SS Canada Victory, Canada Victory'', ''USS Bedford Victory, Bedford Victory'', ''USS Bucyrus Victory, Bucyrus Victory'', ''USS Manderson Victory, Manderson Victory'', ''USS Las Vegas Victory, Las Vegas Victory'', ''SS Logan Victory, Logan Victory'', ''Greenburg Victory'', ''SS Pierre Victory, Pierre Victory'', ''SS Hobbs Victory, Hobbs Victory'' ::: 9 cargo ships: ''USS Adhara, Adhara'', ''USS Alkaid, Alkaid'', ''USS Alkes, Alkes'', ''USS Allegan, Allegan'', ''USS Appanoose, Appanoose, USS Fomalhaut, Fomalhaut'', ''USS Matar, Matar'', ''USS Mintaka, Mintaka'', ''USS Rotanin, Rotanin'' ::: 8 hospital ships: ''USS Bountiful, Bountiful'', ''USS Comfort (AH-6), Comfort'', ''USS Hope (AH-7), Hope'', ''USS Mercy (AH-8), Mercy'', ''USS Relief (AH-1), Relief'', ''USS Samaritan, Samaritan'', ''USS Solace (AH-5), Solace'', plus transport ''USS Wharton, Wharton'' ::: 6 reefers (store ships): ''USS Adria, Adria'', ''USS Athanasia, Athanasia'', ''USS Bridge (AF-1), Bridge'', ''USS Latona, Latona'', ''USS Lioba, Lioba'', ''USS Merapi, Merapi'' ::: 2 survey ships: ''Armistead Rust'', ''USS Bowditch (AG-30), Bowditch'' ::: 2 stores-issue ships: ''USS Antares (AG-10), Antares'', ''USS Castor (AKS-1), Castor'' ::: 9 gasoline tankers: ''USS Wabash (AOG-4), Wabash'', ''USS Genesee (AOG-8), Genesee'', ''USS Kishwaukee, Kishwaukee'', ''USS Nemasket, Nemasket'', ''USS Escatawpa, Escatawpa'', ''USS Hiwassee, Hiwassee'', ''USS Ontonagon, Ontonagon'', ''USS Yahara, Yahara'', ''USS Ponchatoula (AOG-38), Ponchatoula'', ''USS Sacandaga, Sacandaga'' ::: 6 station tankers: ''USS Armadillo, Armadillo'', ''USS Giraffe, Giraffe'', ''USS Marmora (IX-189), Marmora'', ''USS Moose (IX-124), Moose'', ''USS Whippet (IX-129), Whippet'', LCI(L)-993 ::: 10 repair ships: ''USS Vestal, Vestal'', ''USS Aristaeus, Aristaeus'', ''USS Nestor, Nestor'', ''USS Oceanus, Oceanus'', ''USS Anchor, Anchor'', '' Clamp'', ''USS Current, Current'', ''USS Deliver, Deliver'', ''USS Gear, Gear'', ''USS Shackle, Shackle'' ::: 6 floating drydocks: ARD-13, ARD-22, ARD-27, ARD-28, AFD-14, AFDL-32 ::: 12 fleet tugs: ''USS Arikara, Arikara'', ''USS Chickasaw (AT-83), Chickasaw'', ''USS Cree, Cree'', ''USS Lipan, Lipan'', ''USS Mataco, Mataco'', ''USS Menominee, Menominee'', ''USS Munsee, Munsee'', ''USS Pakana, Pakana'', ''USS Tawakoni, Tawakoni'', ''

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'', ''USS Tenino (ATF-115), Tenino'', ''USS Ute, Ute'' ::: 4 ocean tugs, 3 ocean tugs (rescue) :: Screen: Screening vessels for the Logistics Group were assigned to TG 50.8 units as needed from a pool of 11 destroyers and 24 destroyer escorts.

Japanese order of battle

Japanese Combined Fleet
Admiral Soemu Toyoda

Surface Special Attack Force

Vice Admiral Seiichi Ito (KIA) : Super battleship: ''Japanese battleship Yamato, Yamato'' :: Captain Kosaku Aruga (KIA) : Destroyer Squadron 2 (Rear Admiral Keizo Komura) :: Light cruiser: ''Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942), Yahagi'' (Captain Tameichi Hara) :: Destroyer Division 41 (Capt. M. Yoshida): ''Japanese destroyer Fuyutsuki, Fuyutsuki'', ''Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki (1942), Suzutsuki'' :: Destroyer Division 17 (Capt. K. Shintani – KIA): ''Japanese destroyer Isokaze (1939), Isokaze'', ''Japanese destroyer Hamakaze (1940), Hamakaze'', ''Japanese destroyer Yukikaze (1939), Yukikaze'' :: Destroyer Division 21 (Capt. H. Kotaki – KIA): ''Japanese destroyer Asashimo, Asashimo'', ''Japanese destroyer Kasumi (1937), Kasumi'', ''Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo (1933), Hatsushimo''

Naval vessels damaged and sunk at Okinawa

The following table lists the Allied naval vessels that received damage or were sunk in the Battle of Okinawa between 19 March – 30 July 1945. The table lists a total of 147 damaged ships, five of which were damaged by enemy suicide boats, and another five by mines. One source estimated that total Japanese sorties during the entire Okinawa campaign exceeded 3,700, with a large percentage kamikaze, and that the attackers damaged slightly more than 200 Allied vessels, with 4900 naval officers and seamen killed and roughly 4,824 wounded or missing. The ''USS Thorton'' is not listed as it was damaged as the result of a collision with another US ship. Those ships in a pink background, and with an asterisk were sunk or had to be scuttled due to irreparable damage. Of those sunk, the majority were relatively smaller ships; these included destroyers of around 300–450 feet. A few small cargo ships were also sunk, several containing munitions which caught fire. Those ships whose names are preceded by a "#" pound sign were scrapped or decommissioned as a result of damage. , - , align="center" colspan=6, Allied Naval vessels damaged and sunk by Japanese forces at Okinawa, primarily kamikazes, 19 March – 30 July 1945 , - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Day , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Ship , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Cause , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Killed , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Wounded , - , 19 Mar 45 , ''USS Franklin (CV-13), USS Franklin'' , Carrier , Air Attack, two 550 lb. bombs thru to hangar deck , 724 , 265 , - , 19 Mar 45 , ''USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Wasp'' , Carrier , Air Attack, bomb thru flight & hangar decks , 101 , 269 , - , 20 Mar 45 , ''USS Halsey Powell'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 12 , 29 , - , 26 Mar 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Halligan'' , Destroyer , Mine, 3 miles SE of Maye Shima,
exploded 2 forward magazines, bow blown off , 153 , 39 , - , 26 Mar 45 , ''USS Kimberly (DD-521), USS Kimberly'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 4 , 57 , - , 26 Mar 45 , ''USS Nevada (BB-36), USS Nevada'' , Battleship , Air Attack, kamikaze , 11 , 49 , - , 26 Mar 45 , ''USS Biloxi'' , Light Cruiser , Air Attack, kamikaze , 0 , 0 , - , 27 Mar 45 , ''USS Murray (DD-576), USS Murray'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, bomb , 1 , 116 , - , 27 Mar 45 , ''USS O'Brien (DD-725), USS O'Brian'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, Val kamikaze w/bomb , 50 , 76 , - , 28 Mar 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Skylark (AM-63), USS Skylark'' , Small Minesweeper , Mine, struck mines twice off Hagushi beaches, 1st amidships , 5 , 25 , - , 28 Mar 45 , ''USS LSM(R)-188'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack by single kamikaze , 15 , 32 , - , 29 Mar 45 , ''USS Wyandot (AKA-92), USS Wyandot'' , Attack Cargo Ship , Mine, possibly bomb , 0 , 1 , - , 31 Mar 45 , ''USS Indianapolis (CA-35), USS Indianapolis'' , Cruiser , Air Attack, bomb thru fuel tanks , 9 , 20 , - , 1 Apr 45 , ''USS Adams (DM-27), USS Adams'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bombs to fantail , 0 , 0 , - , 1 Apr 45 , ''USS Alpine'' , Attack Transport , Air Attack, bomb and kamikaze , 16 , 27 , - , 1 Apr 45 , ''USS Hinsdale (APA-120), USS Hinsdale'' , Attack Transport , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bombs hit waterline , 16 , 39 , - , 1 Apr 45 , #''USS LST-884'' , Tank Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze, scuttled May 6 , 24 , 21 , - , 2 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", ''*USS Dickerson (DD-157), USS Dickerson'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze Kawasaki Ki-45, Nick crashed bridge, towed, scuttled , 54 , 23 , - , 2 Apr 45 , ''USS Goodhue (APA-107), USS Goodhue'' , Attack Transport , Air Attack, kamikaze aimed at bridge glanced mainmast,
hit cargo boom, gun tubs, over sideMorison, ''Victory'', pg. 177 , 24 , 119 , - , 2 Apr 45 , ''USS Henrico (APA-45), USS Henrico'' , Attack Transport , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bombs hit bridge , 49 , 125 , - , 2 Apr 45 , ''USS Achernar'' , Attack Cargo Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bomb hit starboard , 5 , 41 , - , 3 Apr 45 , ''USS Wake Island'' , Escort Carrier , Air Attack, kamikaze blew below waterline , 0 , 0 , - , 3 Apr 45 , ''USS Prichett (DD-561), USS Pritchett'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 500 lb bomb , 0 , 0 , - , 3 Apr 45 , ''USS Foreman (DE-633), USS Foreman'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, bomb passed thru her bottom, exploded below , 0 , 3 , - , 3 Apr 45 , ''USS LST-599'' , Tank Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze thru main deck, fires , 0 , 21 , - , 3 Apr 45 , #''USS LCT-876'' , Landing Craft Tank , Air Attack , 0 , 2 , - , 4 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LCI(G)-82'' , Landing Craft, Infantry , Suicide Boat , 8 , 11 , - , 5 Apr 45 , ''USS Nevada (BB-36), USS Nevada'' , Battleship , Coastal Battery , 2 , 16 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Bush (DD-529), USS Bush'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 3 kamikaze hits 2 between stacks, blew
forward engine room, broke in halfMorison, ''Victory'', pg. 186–191 , 94 , 32 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Colhoun (DD-801), USS Colhoun'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 4 kamikaze hits, bombs blew forward,
& aft fire rooms at waterline , 35 , 21 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Howorth (DD-592), USS Howorth'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze struck superstructure, fires put out , 9 , 14 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Hyman'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze Hampton hit torpedo tubes twixt stacks , 10 , 40 , - , 6 Apr 45 , #''USS Leutze (DD-481), USS Leutze'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze blew at fantail, bad flooding , 7 , 34 , - , 6 Apr 45 , #''USS Morris (DD-417), USS Morris'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, Nakajima B5N, Kate kamikaze portside , 0 , 5 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Mullany (DD-528), USS Mulaney'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit depth charges , 13 , 45 , - , 6 Apr 45 , #''USS Newcomb (DD-586), USS Newcomb'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, multiple kamikazes , 40 , 24 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Haynsworth'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 7 , 25 , - , 6 Apr 45 , #''USS Witter (DE-636), USS Witter'' , Destroyer Escort , Starboard waterline kamikaze , 0 , 5 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Fieberling'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze near miss , 6 , 6 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Emmons (DD-457), USS Emmons'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, 5 kamikaze hits, scuttled 7 April , 64 , 71 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Rodman (DD-456), USS Rodman'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, 4 kamikaze hits , 16 , 20 , - , 6 Apr 45 , ''USS Defense (AM-317), USS Defense'' , Small Minesweeper , Air Attack, two kamikaze strikes , 0 , 9 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LST-447'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze hit close above waterline, bomb blew , 5 , 17 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''SS Hobbs Victory'' , Small Cargo , Air Attack, kamikaze struck port, flames ignited ammunition , 15 , 3 , - , 6 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''SS Logan Victory'' , Small Cargo , Air Attack, kamikaze struck
superstructure, flames ignited ammunition , 16 , 11 , - , 7 Apr 45 , ''USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Hancock'' , Carrier , Air Attack, cartwheeling kamikaze , 72 , 82 , - , 7 Apr 45 , ''USS Maryland (BB-46), USS Maryland'' , Battleship , Air Attack, kamikaze hit starboard , 16 , 37 , - , 7 Apr 45 , ''USS Bennett'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit engine room , 3 , 18 , - , 7 Apr 45 , ''USS Wesson'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze starboard , 8 , 23 , - , 7 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS PGM-18'' , Small Gunboat , Mine, powerful explosion , 14 , 14 , - , 7 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''YMS-103'' , Small Minesweeper , Mine, struck two mines, blowing off her bow
and Stem (ship), stem rescuing PGM-18 , 5 , 0 , - , 8 Apr 1945 , ''USS Gregory (DD-802), USS Gregory'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, port kamikaze amidships near waterline , 0 , 2 , - , 8 Apr 45 , ''USS YMS-92'' , Small Sweeper , Air Attack , 0 , 0 , - , 9 Apr 45 , ''USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657), USS Charles J. Badger'' , Destroyer , Suicide Boat threw depth charge or mine , 0 , 0 , - , 9 Apr 45 , ''USS Sterett (DD-407), USS Sterett'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit starboard at waterline , 0 , 9 , - , 9 Apr 45 , ''USS Hopping (DE-155/APD-51), USS Hopping'' , Destroyer Transport , Coastal Battery, damaging hits off Buckner Bay , 2 , 18 , - , 11 Apr 45 , ''USS Kidd (DD-661), USS Kidd'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 38 , 55 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Tennessee (BB-43), USS Tennessee'' , Battleship , Air Attack, kamikaze hit signal bridge , 25 , 104 , - , 12 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Mannert L. Abele'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 79 , 35 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Purdy'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, splashed kamikaze bomb skidded in , 13 , 27 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Cassin Young'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit foremast , 1 , 59 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Zellars'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze crashed port, bomb blew , 29 , 37 , - , 12 Apr 45 , '' USS Rall'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze starboard aft, bomb blew , 21 , 38 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Whitehurst (DE-634), USS Whitehurst'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bomb crashed pilot house , 37 , 37 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS Lindsey'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack, 2 kamikaze Aichi D3A, Val strikes , 56 , 51 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS LSM(R)-189'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze , 0 , 4 , - , 12 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LCS(L)-33'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack, kamikaze Val amidships , 4 , 29 , - , 12 Apr 45 , ''USS LCS(L)-57'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack, 3 kamikaze strikes , 2 , 6 , - , 14 Apr 45 , ''USS Sigsbee'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze damaged port engine , 4 , 74 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Intrepid'' , Carrier , Air Attack, kamikaze crashed deck, fires put out , 10 , 87 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS Bryant'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze to bridge, w/explosion , 34 , 33 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS Laffey (DD-724), USS Laffey'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, multiple kamikaze hits , 31 , 72 , - , 16 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Pringle (DD-477), USS Pringle'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze Val hit abaft
stack No. 1, explosion, broke in half , 65 , 110 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS Bowers (DE-637), USS Bowers'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze to bridge, bomb hit pilot house , 48 , 56 , - , 16 Apr 45 , #''USS Harding (DD-625), USS Harding'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, kamikaze struck side near bridge , 22 , 10 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS Hobson (DD-464), USS Hobson'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, near miss kamikaze's bomb veered in , 4 , 8 , - , 16 Apr 45 , ''USS LCS(L)-116'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack, kamikaze hit aft gun mount , 12 , 12 , - , 18 Apr 45 , ''USS LSM-28'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack , 0 , 0 , - , 22 Apr 45 , ''USS Isherwood (DD-520), USS Isherwood'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze w/bomb crashed gun mount , 42 , 41 , - , 22 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Swallow (AM-65), USS Swallow'' , Small Sweeper , Air attack, bad kamikaze hit flooded her, 3 mins sunk , 2 , 9 , - , 22 Apr 45 , ''USS LCS(L)-15'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack , 15 , 11 , - , 27 Apr 45 , #''USS Hutchins (DD-476), USS Hutchins'' , Destroyer , Suicide Boat explosive blew close , 0 , 0 , - , 27 Apr 45 , #''USS Rathburne (DD-113), USS Rathburne'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit port bow waterline , 0 , 0 , - , 27 Apr 45 , style="background:pink;", *''SS Canada Victory'' , Small Cargo , Air Attack, kamikaze hit stern, lit ammo, sunk 10 mins , 12 , 27 , - , 28 Apr 45 , ''USS Pinkney'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit aft of superstructure, lit ammo , 35 , 12 , - , 28 Apr 45 , ''USS Comfort (AH-6), USS Comfort'' , Hospital Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze thru 3 decks to surgery , 30 , 48 , - , 29 Apr 45 , #''USS Haggard (DD-555), USS Haggard'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze went thru hull, blew engine room , 11 , 40 , - , 29 Apr 45 , ''USS Hazelwood (DD-531), USS Hazelwood'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Zero hit port bridge , 46 , 26 , - , 29 Apr 45 , #''USS LCS(L)-37'' , Landing Craft , Suicide Boat , 0 , 4 , - , 30 Apr 45 , ''USS Terror (CM-5), USS Terror'' , Minelayer , Air Attack, kamikaze blew thru main deck , 48 , 123 , - , 3 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Little (DD-803), USS Little'' , Destroyer , Air attack, 5 kamikaze strikes , 30 , 79 , - , 3 May 45 , #''USS Aaron Ward (DM-34), USS Aaron Ward'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack; 3 kamikaze hits and bomb frags , 45 , 49 , - , 3 May 45 , ''USS Macomb (DD-458), USS Macomb'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack, kamikaze , 7 , 14 , - , 3 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LSM(R)-195'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze hit rockets, sunk , 8 , 16 , - , 4 May 45 , ''USS Hopkins (DD-249), USS Hopkins'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, glancing blow by burning kamikaze , 0 , 1 , - , 4 May 45 , #''USS Sangamon (CVE-26), USS Sangamon'' , Escort Carrier , Air Attack, kamikaze & bomb blew thru flight deck , 46 , 116 , - , 4 May 45 , ''USS Birmingham (CL-62), USS Birmingham'' , Light Cruiser , Air Attack, kamikaze hit forward , 51 , 81 , - , 4 May 45 , ''USS Ingraham (DD-694), USS Ingraham'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze above port waterline, bomb blew , 14 , 37 , - , 4 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Luce (DD-522), USS Luce'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 1st kamikaze bomb hit, 2nd kamikaze struck aft , 149 , 94 , - , 4 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Morrison (DD-560), USS Morrison'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 1st kamikaze hit bridge, then 3 more hit , 159 , 102 , - , 4 May 45 , ''USS Shea'' , Destroyer , Air Attack Ohka kamikaze thru starboard bridge , 27 , 91 , - , 4 May 45 , ''USS Carina (AK-74), USS Carina'' , Cargo Ship , Suicide Boat ramming caused explosion , 0 , 6 , - , 4 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LSM(R)-190'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze set off her rockets , 13 , 18 , - , 4 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LSM(R)-194'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack , 13 , 23 , - , 9 May 45 , #''USS England (DE-635), USS England'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze dive bomber , 35 , 27 , - , 9 May 45 , #''USS Oberrender'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze hit starboard gun
mount, bomb thru main deck , 8 , 53 , - , 11 May 45 , ''USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Bunker Hill'' , Carrier , Air Attack, 3 kamikaze hits with bombs thru flight deck , 396 , 264 , - , 11 May 45 , #''USS Hugh W. Hadley'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, Aft bomb, an Ohka, and 2 more kamikazes struck , 28 , 67 , - , 11 May 45 , #''USS Evans (DD-552), USS Evans'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, Struck by 4 kamikazes, fires put out , 30 , 29 , - , 11 May 45 , ''USS LCS(L)-88'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack , 7 , 9 , - , 13 May 45 , ''USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Enterprise'' , Fast Carrier , Air Attack, 2 kamikazes, struck port, & under starboard bow , 13 , 68 , - , 13 May 45 , ''USS Bache (DD-470), USS Bache'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit, bomb
exploded amidships just above main deck , 41 , 32 , - , 13 May 45 , ''USS Bright'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze Zero hit fantail, bomb exploded , 0 , 2 , - , 17 May 45 , ''USS Douglas H. Fox'' , Destroyer , 2 kamikaze strikes, one to forward gun mounts, one to fantail , 9 , 35 , - , 18 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Longshaw (DD-559), USS Longshaw'' , Destroyer , Coastal Battery, 4 hits, one ignited magazine,
blew off bow back to bridge , 86 , 97 , - , 18 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LST-808'' , Landing Ship Tank , Air Attack , 11 , 11 , - , 20 May 45 , #''USS Chase (DE-158), USS Chase'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, Splashed kamikaze skidded in,
bombs opened hull, w/flooding , 0 , 35 , - , 20 May 45 , #''USS Thatcher (DD-514), USS Thatcher'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, Oscar struck aft of bridge, large hole , 14 , 53 , - , 20 May 45 , #''USS John C. Butler'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze hit to mast and antennas , 0 , 0 , - , 25 May 45 , ''USS Stormes'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, crashed aft torpedo mount,
bomb blew large hole, flooded aft , 21 , 6 , - , 25 May 45 , ''USS O'Neill'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze , 0 , 16 , - , 25 May 45 , ''USS Butler (DD-636), USS Butler'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, kamikaze bombs exploded under keel , 0 , 15 , - , 25 May 45 , #''USS Spectacle (AM-305), USS Spectacle'' , Small Minesweeper , Air Attack, kamikaze crashed port gun tub causing fires , 29 , 6 , - , 25 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Barry (DD-248), USS Barry'' , Destroyer Transport , Air Attack, kamikaze badly crashed
starboard side, fires, abandoned , 0 , 30 , - , 25 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Bates'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 2 kamikaze hits, fires,
abandoned, towed, later sank , 21 , 35 , - , 25 May 45 , ''USS Roper (DD-147), USS Roper'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit off Hanagushi, Okinawa , 1 , 10 , - , 25 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''LSM-135'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze caused fires, beached, abandoned , 11 , 10 , - , 25 May 45 , ''USS Inca (IX-229), SS William B. Allison'', aka ''USS Inca'' , Cargo Ship, Liberty Ship , Air Attack, Aerial Torpedo off Nakagusuku Wan , 8 , 2 , - , 27 May 45 , ''USS Braine (DD-630), USS Braine'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, 2 kamikazes,
1st hit bridge, and 2nd hit amidships , 66 , 78 , - , 27 May 45 , #''USS Forrest'' , Destroyer Minesweeper , Air Attack, kamikaze crashed starboard side waterline , 5 , 13 , - , 27 May 45 , ''USS Rednour (APD-102), USS Rednour'' , Transport , Air Attack, 2 kamikaze hits,
one made 10-foot hole in main deck , 3 , 13 , - , 27 May 45 , ''USS Loy (DE-160), USS Loy'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, kamikaze near miss sprayed fragments , 3 , 15 , - , 27 May 45 , ''LCS(L)-119'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack , 12 , 6 , - , 28 May 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Drexler (DD-741), USS Drexler'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, 1st kamikaze Yokosuka P1Y, Frances hit topside,
2nd Frances w/bombs crashed superstructure , 158 , 51 , - , 28 May 45 , ''USS Sandoval (APA-194), USS Sandoval'' , Attack Transport , Air Attack, kamikaze hit portside of wheelhouse , 8 , 26 , - , 29 May 45 , ''USS Shubrick (DD-639), USS Shubrick'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze bomb hit starboard
causing hole, exploding depth charge , 32 , 28 , - , 3 June 45 , #''USS LCI-90, USS LCI(L)-90'' , Landing Craft Infantry , Air Attack, kamikaze , 1 , 7 , - , 6 June 45 , #''USS J. William Ditter'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack, 1st kamikaze glanced,
2nd hit port near main deck , 10 , 27 , - , 6 Jun 45 , ''USS Harry F. Bauer'' , Destroyer Minelayer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit superstructure , 0 , 0 , - , 10 Jun 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS William D. Porter (DD-579), USS William D. Porter'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, splashed kamikaze Val's
bomb exploded close underwater , 0 , 61 , - , 11 Jun 45 , ''USS LCS(L)-122'' , Landing Craft , Air Attack kamikaze hit conning tower base,
bomb fragments caused firesMorison, ''Victory'', pg. 275 , 11 , 29 , - , 16 Jun 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Twiggs (DD-591), USS Twiggs'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, splashed kamikaze and
bomb blew in hull plating, w/structural damage , 126 , 34 , - , 21 Jun 45 , ''USS Halloran'' , Destroyer Escort , Air Attack, splashed kamikaze's bomb struck , 3 , 24 , - , 21 Jun 45 , ''USS Curtiss (AV-4), USS Curtiss'' , Seaplane Tender , Air Attack, kamikaze and bomb
ripped 2 holes in hull and blew , 41 , 28 , - , 21 Jun 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS LSM-59'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze strike while
towing ''USS Barry'', sank in 4 minutes , 2 , 8 , - , 22 Jun 45 , ''USS LSM-213'' , Landing Ship , Air Attack, kamikaze strike at Kimmu Wan, hull damageMorrison, ''Victory'', pg. 279 , 3 , 10 , - , 22 Jun 45 , ''USS LST-534'' , Landing Ship Tank , Air Attack, While offloading on Nagagusuku Wan,
kamikaze hit bow doors, tank deck , 3 , 35 , - , 29 Jul 45 , style="background:pink;", *''USS Callaghan (DD-792), USS Callaghan'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, bi-plane kamikaze hit,
its bomb blew aft engine room, sunk , 47 , 73 , - , 30 Jul 45 , ''USS Cassin Young'' , Destroyer , Air Attack, kamikaze hit
forward, earlier hit April 12 , 22 , 45

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Northern Attack Force (Task Force 53)

Southern Attack Force (Task Force 55)

Expeditionary Troops (Task Force 56)

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