HyperWar: Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942 -- US Order of Battle

Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942
Composition of U. S. Forces

United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief

Carrier Striking Force

Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN

Task Force 17 (TF 17)
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN
- Task Group 17.5 (TG 17.5)
  - Carrier Group
    Capt. Elliot Buckmaster, USN
    - USS Yorktown (CV-5) -- Capt. Elliot Buckmaster,USN
      Damaged by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942,
      and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168, 7 June 1942
      - USS Yorktown Air Group -- Lt. Comdr. OscarPederson, USN
        
        Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3) Lt. Comdr. John S. Thatch, USN
        25 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat)
        
        Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3) -- Lt. Comdr. Maxwell F. Leslie, USN
        18 Douglas SBD-3 (Dauntless)
        
        Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) -- Lt. Wallace C. Short Jr., USN
        19 Douglas SBD-3 (Dauntless)
        Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3) Lt. Comdr. Lance E. Massey, USN
        13 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator)
- Task Group 17.2 (TG 17.2)
  - Cruiser Group
    Rear Admiral William W. Smith, USN
    - USS Astoria (CA-34)
    - USS Portland (CA-33)
- Task Group 17.4 (TG 17.4)
  - Destroyer Screen
    Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover, USN
    - Commander Destroyer Squadron 2 (Comdesron 2)
      - USS Hammann (DD-412) torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168 following the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942
      - USS Hughes (DD-410)
      - USS Morris (DD-417)
      - USS Anderson (DD-411)
      - USS Russell (DD-414)
      - USS Gwin (DD-433)
Task Force 16 (TF 16)
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN
- Task Group 16.5 (TG 16.5)
  - Carrier Group
    Capt. George D. Murray, USN
    - USS Enterprise (CV-6)
      Capt. George D. Murray, USN
    - USS Hornet (CV-8)
      Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, USN
- Task Group 16.2 (TG 16.2)
  - Cruiser Group
    Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN
    - Commander Cruiser Division 6 (Comcrudiv 6)
      - USS New Orleans (CA-32)
      - USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
      - USS Vincennes (CA-44)
      - USS Northampton (CA-26)
      - USS Pensacola (CA-24)
      - USS Atlanta (CL-51)
- Task Group 16.4 (TG 16.4)
  - Destroyer Screen
    Capt. Alexander R. Early, USN
    - Commander Destroyer Squadron 1 (Comdesron 1)
      - USS Phelps (DD-360)
      - USS Worden (DD-352)
      - USS Monaghan (DD-354)
      - USS Aylwin (DD-355)
    - Destroyer Squadron 6 (Desron 6)
      Capt. Edward P. Sauer, USN
      - USS Balch (DD-363)
      - USS Conyngham (DD-371)
      - USS Benham (DD-397)
      - USS Ellet (DD-398)
      - USS Maury (DD-401)
Oiler Group
- USS Cimarron (AO-22)
- USS Platte (AO-24)
- USS Dewey (DD-349)
- USS Monssen (DD-436)
Submarines
Rear Admiral Robert H. English, USN
- Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet (ComSubPac)
  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Task Group 7.1 (TG 7.1)
  - Midway Patrol Group
    - USS Cachalot (SS-170)
    - USS Flying Fish (SS-229)
    - USS Tambor (SS-198)
    - USS Trout (SS-202)
    - USS Grayling (SS-209)
    - USS Nautilus (SS-168)
    - USS Grouper (SS-214)
    - USS Dolphin (SS-169)
    - USS Gato (SS-212)
    - USS Cuttlefish (SS-171)
    - USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
    - USS Grenadier (SS-210)
- Task Group 7.2 (TG 7.2) -- "Roving Short-Stops"
  - USS Narwhal (SS-167)
  - USS Plunger (SS-179)
  - USS Trigger (SS-237)
- Task Group 7.3 (TG 7.3) -- North of Oahu Patrol
  - USS Tarpon (SS-175)
  - USS Pike (SS-173)
  - USS Finback (SS-230)
  - USS Growler (SS-215)

Shore-Based Air, Midway
Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN

Patrol Wing 1 Detachment (Patwing 1 Det)
Comdr. Massie Hughes, USN
Patrol Wing 2 Detachment (Patwing 2 Det)
Lt. Comdr. Robert Brixner, USN
32 Consolidated PBY-5 and PBY-5A (Catalina)
Torpedo Squadron 8 Detachment (VT-8 Det)
Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling, USN
6 Grumman TBF (Avenger)
Marine Aircraft Group 22 (MAG 22)
- 2nd Marine Air Wing
  Lt. Col. Ira L. Kimes, USMC
  - Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221)
    Maj. Floyd B. Parks, USMC
    Capt. Kirk Armistead, USMC
    20 Brewster F2A-3 (Buffalo)
    7 Grumman F4F-3 (Wildcat)
  - Marine Scouting-Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241)
    Maj. Lofton R. Henderson, USMC
    Maj. Benjamin W. Norris, USMC
    Capt. Marshall A. Tyler, USMC
    11 Vought SB2U-3 (Vindicator)
    16 Douglas SBD-2 (Dauntless)
Seventh Army Air Force Detachment
Major General Willis P. Hale, USA
- Capt. James F. Collins, USA
  4 Martin B-26 (Marauder)
- Lt. Col. Walter C. Sweeney Jr., USA
  13 Lockheed B-17 (Flying Fortress)
- Maj. G.A. Blakey, USA
  6 Lockheed B-17 (Flying Fortress)

Midway Local Defenses
Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN

6TH Marine Defense Battalion (reinforced), Fleet Marine Force
Col. Harold D. Shannon, USMC
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 1 (MBTRON 1)
Lt. Clinton McKellar Jr., USN
- Midway Island
  - PT-20
  - PT-21
  - PT-22
  - PT-24
  - PT-25
  - PT-26
  - PT-27
  - PT-28
- Kure Island
  - PT-29
  - PT-30
  - Also 4 small Patrol Craft
Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of Hawaiian Group
- French Frigate Shoals
  - USS Thornton (AVD-11)
  - USS Ballard (AVD-10)
  - USS Clark (DD-361)
  - USS Kaloli (AOG-13)
- Pearl and Hermes Reef
  - USS Crystal (PY-25)
  - USS Vireo (ATO-144)
- Lisianski, Gardner Pinnacles, Laysan and Necker
  - 4 YPs (converted tuna boats)
Midway Refueling Unit
Comdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN
- USS Guadalupe
- USS Blue (DD-387)
- USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942Composition of U. S. Forces

United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas

Carrier Striking Force

Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942
Composition of U. S. Forces