One battleship:
Pennsylvania, (F, Rear Admiral Rockwell), Capt. William A. Corn.
One destroyer:
Ammen, Lt. Comdr. Henry Williams, Jr.

Support Group

Two battleships:
Idaho, Capt. Horace D. Clarke.
Tennessee, (F, Rear Admiral Kingman), Capt. Robert S. Haggart.
One heavy cruiser:
Portland, Capt. Arthur D. Burhans.
One light cruiser:
Santa Fe, Capt. Russell S. Berkey.
Six destroyers:
Abner Read, Comdr. Thomas Burrowes.
Bache, Comdr. Frank M. Adamson.
Beale, Comdr. Joe B. Cochran.
Brownson, Comdr. Joseph B. Maher.
Hutchins, Lt. Comdr. Edwin W. Herron.
Phelps, (F, Capt. Ruthven E. Libby), Lt. Comdr. John E. Edwards.

Transport Group

Five attack transports:
Zeilin, Comdr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick.
Doyen, Comdr. Paul F. Dugan.
Harris, Comdr. Albert M. Van Eaton.
Heywood, Capt. Herbert B. Knowles.
J. Franklin Bell, Capt. John B. McGovern.
One attack cargo vessel:
Thuban Comdr. James C. Campbell.
Two transports:
St. Mihiel, Comdr. Edward B. Rogers.
U.S. Grant, Capt. Charles L. Hutton.
Two fast transports:
Kane, Lt. Comdr. Freeman D. Miller.
1 LST.
Eight merchant ships used as transports:
Richard March Hoe
George Flavel
Perida

Chirikof
David W. Branch
Tjisadane
President Fillmore
Henry Failing
Three merchant ships used as cargo vessels:
Sacajawea
George W. Julian
Josiah D. Whitney
Nine screening destroyers:
Farragut, Lt. Comdr. Edward F. Ferguson.
Aylwin, Lt. Comdr. Ray E. Malpass.
Monaghan, Lt. Comdr. Peter H. Horn.
Dewey, Lt. Comdr. Joseph P. Canty.
Hull, Lt. Comdr. Andrew L. Young, Jr.
Dale, Lt. Comdr. Charles W. Aldrich.
Bush, Lt. Comdr. Thurmond A. Smith.
Daly, Comdr. Richard G. Visser.
Mullany, Comdr. Baron J. Mullaney.
Control unit--two light minelayers:
Pruitt, Lt. Comdr. Richard C. Williams.
Sicard, Lt. Comdr. William J. Richter.
Salvage unit--two tugs:
Cree, Lieut. Percy Bond.
Ute, Lieut. William F. Lewis.

Landing Ship Group

Three destroyers:
Bancroft, Lt. Comdr. Ray M. Pitts.
Caldwell, Lt. Comdr. Horatio A. Lincoln.
Coghlan, Lt. Comdr. Benjamin B. Cheatham.
13 LSTs.
9 LCI(L)s.
19 LCT(5)s.
1 harbor tug:
Woban.

Minesweeper Group

Three destroyer minesweepers:
Chandler, Lt. Comdr. Harry L. Thompson.
Long, Lt. Comdr. Paul F. Heerbrandt.
Perry, Lt. Comdr. Bernhart A. Feitsch.

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