Volume 2 — APPENDIX E Task Organization Joint Task Force Seven
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JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN VAdm Arthur D. Struble
Task Force 90—Attack Force RAdm James H. Doyle
92.1 Landing Force MajGen Oliver P. Smith
1st Marine Division (Reinforced)
92.11 Regimental Combat Team 1 Col Lewis B. Puller
92.11.1 Battalion Landing
Team 1, 1st Marines LtCol Jack Hawkins
92.11.2 Battalion Landing
Team 2, 1st Marines LtCol Alan Sutter
92.11.3 Battalion Landing
Team 3, 1st Marines LtCol Thomas L. Ridge
92.12 Regimental Combat Team 5 LtCol Raymond L. Murray
92.12.1 Battalion Landing
Team 1, 5th Marines LtCol George R. Newton
92.12.2 Battalion Landing
Team 2, 5th Marines LtCol Harold R. Roise
90.00 Flagship Element
Mount McKinley AGC Capt Carter A. Printup
Eldorado (RAdm Lyman K. Thackrey embarked) AGC Capt Joseph B. Stefanac
90.01 Tactical Air Control Element
Tactical Air Squadron 1 Cdr Theophilus H. Moore
90.02 Naval Beach Group Element Capt Watson T. Singer
90.02.1 Headquarters Unit
90.02.2 Beachmaster Unit LCdr Martin C. Sibitzky
90.02.3 Boat Unit 1 LCdr Herman E. Hock
90.02.4 Amphibious
Construction
Battalion LCdr M. Ted Jacobs, Jr.
90.02.5 Underwater
Demolition
Team Unit LCdr David F. Welch
90.03 Control Element LCdr Clyde Allmon
Diachenko APD LCdr James R. Wilson
90.03.1 Control Unit Red LCdr Ralph H. Schneeloch, Jr.
Horace A. Bass APD LCdr Alan Ray
90.03.2 Control Unit Green Lt Reuben W. Berry
PCEC 896 PCEC Lt Reuben W. Berry
90.03.3 Control Unit Blue Lt Theodore B. Clark
Wantuck APD LCdr John B. Thro
90.04 Administrative Element Capt Virginius R. Roane
90.04.1 Service Unit
Consolation AH Capt Charles M. Ryan
12 LSU (plus additional LSUs on arrival) 12-20 LSU
90.04.2 Repair and Salvage Unit Cdr Emmanuel T. Goyette
Lipan LCdr Howard K. Smith
Cree Lt George E. Poore
Arikara 3 ATF LCdr Kenneth A. Mundy
Conserver ARS Lt James L. Thompson
Askari ARL LCdr Robert J. Siegelman
YTB 406 YTB
Gunston Hall Cdr Charles W. Musgrave
Fort Marion Cdr Noah Adair, Jr.
Comstock 3 LSD Cdr Emmanuel T. Goyette
90.1 Advance Attack Group Capt Norman W. Sears
92.12.3 Advance Landing
Force Unit
Battalion Landing Team 3 LtCol Robert D. Taplett
5th Marines
90.11 Transport Element Capt Norman W. Sears
Fort Marion Cdr Noah Adair, Jr.
3 LSU embarked
90.11.1 Transport Unit Cdr Selden C. Small
Horace A. Bess LCdr Alan Ray
Diachenko LCdr James R. Wilson
Wantuck LCdr John B. Thro
90.2 Transport Group Capt Virginius R. Roane
George Clymer Capt Raymond S. Lamb
Cavalier Capt Daniel J. Sweeney
Pickaway Capt Samuel H. Crittenden, Jr.
Henrico Capt John E. Fradd
Noble 5 APA Capt Michael F. D. Flaherty
Union Capt Gerald D. Zurmuchlen
Alshain Capt Robert N. S. Clark
Achernar Capt Crutchfield Adair
Oglethorpe Capt Paul F. Heerbrandt
Seminole Capt Henry Farrow
Thuban Cdr Erle V. Dennett
Whiteside Capt Eugene L. Lugibihl
Washburn 8 AKA Capt James A. Prichard
President Jackson AP Capt Charles A. Ferriter
Gunston HallA Cdr Charles W. Musgrave
ComstockA Cdr Emmanuel T. Goyette
90.3 Tractor Group Capt Robert C. Peden
LST 611 Lt Delmar E. Blevins
LST 715 Lt Willie J. Gros
LST 742 Lt Robert B. Leonnig
LST 802 Lt Vladimir Fedorowicz
LST 845 Lt John F. Butler
LST 1048 Lt Rayburn M. Quinn
LST 1123 Lt Charles L. Wall
LST 1134 Lt William B. Faris
LST 1138 Lt Mike Stapleton
LST 857 Lt Dick Weidemeyer
LST 859 Lt Leland Tinsley
LST 898 Lt Robert M. Beckley
LST 914 Lt Ralph L. Holzhaus
LST 973 Lt Robert I. Trapp
LST 799 Lt Trumond E. Houston
LST 883 Lt Charles M. Miller
LST 975 17 LST Lt Arnold W. Harer
SCAJAP LSTs 30 LST
LSM 419 LSM Lt John R. Bradley
90.4 Transport Division 14 Capt Samuel G. Kelly
(7th RCT U. S. Marines and MAG 33 embarked; did not arrive Inchon until 21 Sept.)
Bayfield Capt William E. Ferrall
Okanogan Capt Timothy F. Donohue
Bexar Capt Clarence E. Coffin, Jr.
Thomas Jefferson 4 APA Capt Tyrrell D. Jacobs
Algol Capt John A. Edwards
Winston Capt Jack Maginnis
Montague 3 AKA Capt Henry P. Wright, Jr.
Catamount Cdr Kenneth Loveland
Colonial 2 LSD Cdr Thomas J. Greene
90.5 Air Support Group RAdm Richard W. Ruble
90.51 CVE Element RAdm Richard W. Ruble
Badoeng Strait Capt Arnold W. McKechnie
Sicily 2 CVE Capt John S. Thach
90.52 CVE Screen Cdr Byron L. Gurnette
Hanson DDR Cdr Cecil R. Welte
Taussig Cdr William C. Meyer
George K. MacKenzie Cdr William R. Laird, Jr.
Ernest G. Small 3 DD Cdr Franklin C. Snow
90.6 Gunfire Support Group RAdm John M. Higgins
90.61 Cruiser Element RAdm John M. Higgins
90.6.2 Fire Support Unit 1 RAdm John M. Higgins
Toledo Capt Richard F. Stout
Rochester Capt Edward L. Woodyard
HMS Kenya Capt P. W. Brock, RN
HMS Jamaica Capt J. S. C. Salter, D.S.O., O.B.E., RN
90.62 Destroyer Element Capt Halle C. Allan, Jr.
90.6.2 Fire Support Unit 2 Capt Halle C. Allan, Jr.
Mansfield Cdr Edwin H. Headland
De Haven Cdr Oscar B. Lungren
Lyman K. Swenson 3 DD Cdr Robert A. Schelling
90.63 Fire Support Unit 3 Cdr Robert H. Close
Collett Cdr Robert H. Close
Gurke Cdr Frederick M. Radel
Henderson Cdr William S. Stewart
90.63 LSMR Element Cdr Clarence T. Doss, Jr.
90.6.4 Fire Support Unit 4 Cdr Clarence T. Doss, Jr.
LSMR 401 LCdr Melvin E. Bustard, Jr.
LSMR 403 Lt Frank G. Schettino
LSMR 404 3 LSMR Lt George M. Wrocklage
90.7 Screening and Protective Group Capt Richard T. Spofford
Rowan DD Cdr Alan R. Josephson
Southerland DDR Cdr Homer E. Conrad
Bayonne LCdr Harry A. Clark
Newport LCdr Percy A. Lilly, Jr.
Evansville LCdr Elliot V. Converse, Jr.
HMS Mounts Bay Capt J. H. Unwin, D. S. C., RN
HMS Whitesand Bay LCdr J. V. Brothers, RN
HMNZS Tutira LCdr P. J. H. Hoare, RNZN
HMNZS Pukaki 7 PF LCdr L. E. Herrick, D. S. C., RNZN
RFS La Grandiere 8 PF Cdr Urbain E. Cabanie
Pledge AM Lt Richard Young
Partridge Lt(jg) Robert C. Fuller, Jr.
Mockingbird Lt(jg) Stanley P. Gary
Kite Lt(jg) Nicholas Grkovic
Osprey Lt(jg) Philip Levin
Redhead Lt(jg) T. R. Howard
Chatterer 6 AMS Lt(jg) James P. McMahon
90.8 Second Echelon Movement Group Capt Louis D. Sharp, Jr.
92.2 7th Infantry Division (Reinforced)
General G. M. Randall Capt Alexander C. Thorington
General J. C. Breckinridge Capt Fremont B. Eggers
General H. W. Butner 3 AP Capt Dale E. Collins
Fred C. Ainsworth
General Leroy Eltinge
Aiken Victory
Private Sadao S. Munemoi 4 T-AP
SS African Rainbow
SS African Pilot
SS Robin Kirk
SS Helen Lykes
SS Meredith Victory
SS Empire Marshall
SS Mormacport
SS Lawrence Victory
SS Southwind
SS Beaver Victory
SS Robin Goodfellow
SS California Bear
90.9 Third Echelon Movement Group Capt Albert E. Jarrell
X Corps troops
General William A. Mann AP Capt Charles H. Walker
General William Weigel
Marine Phoenix 2 T-AP
SS Robin Trent
SS Dolly Turman
SS Charles Lykes
SS Twin Falls Victory
SS American Veteran
SS American Attorney
SS Empire Wallace
SS Green Bay Victory
SS P. & T. Navigator
SS Luxembourg Victory
SS Belgium Victory
SS Bessemer Victory
SS Cotton State
91 Blockade and Covering Force RAdm Sir William G. Andrewes, K. B. E., C. B., D. S. O., RN
HMS Triumph CVL Capt A. D. Torlesse, D. S. O., RN
HMS Ceylon CL Capt C. F. J. L. Davies, D. S. C., RN
HMS Cockade LtCdr H. J. Lee, D. S. C., RN
HMS Charity LtCdr P. R. G. Worth, D. S. C., RN
HMCS Cayuga Capt Jeffry V. Brock, D. S. C., RCN
HMCS Sioux Cdr P. D. Taylor, RCN
HMCS Athabaskan Cdr R. T. Welland, D. S. C., RCN
HMAS Bataan Cdr W. B. M. Marks, RAN
HMAS Warramunga Cdr O. H. Becher, D. S. C., RAN
HNethMS Evertsen 8 DD LtCdr D. J. Van Doorninck
ROK NAVAL FORCES Cdr Michael J. Luosey, USN
Paik Doo San (PC 701) Cdr Chai Yong Nam, ROKN
Kum Kang San (PC 702) Cdr Lee Hi Jong, ROKN
Chi Ri San (PC 704) 4 PC LCdr Hyun Sibak, ROKN
YMS 302
YMS 303
YMS 306
YMS 307
YMS 501
YMS 502
YMS 503
YMS 510
YMS 512
YMS 515
YMS 518 11 YMS
TASK FORCE 77—FAST CARRIER GROUP RAdm Edward C. Ewen (in Philippine Sea)
Carrier Division 1 RAdm Edward C. Ewen
Philippine Sea CV Capt Willard K. Goodney
Carrier Division 3 RAdm John M. Hoskins
Valley Forge CV Capt Lester K. Rice
Carrier Division 5
Boxer CV Capt Cameron Briggs
77.1 Support Group Capt Harry H. Henderson
Worcester Capt Harry H. Henderson
77.2 Screen Group Capt Charles W. Parker
DesDiv 31 Capt Charles W. Parker
Shelton Cdr Charles B. Jackson, Jr.
James E. Kyes Cdr Fran M. Christiansen
Eversole 3 DD Cdr Charles E. Phillips
Higbee DDR Cdr Elmer Moore
DesDiv 111 Capt Jeane R. Clark
Wiltsie Cdr Carrol W. Brigham
Theodore E. Chandler Cdr William J. Collum, Jr.
Hamner 3 DD Cdr Jack J. Hughes
Chevalier DDR Cdr Blake B. Booth
DesDiv 112 Capt Bernard F. Roeder
Ozbourn Cdr Charles O. Akers
Mc Kean Cdr Harry L. Reiter, Jr.
Hollister 3 DD Cdr Hugh W. Howard
Frank Knox DDR Cdr Sam J. Caldwell, Jr.
CortRon 1
Fletcher Cdr W. M. Lowry
Radford 2 DDE Cdr Elvin C. Ogle
TASK FORCE 79—COMMANDER SERVICE SQUADRON 3 Capt Bernard L. Austin
79.1 Mobile Logistic Service Group Capt John G. McClaughry
Cacapon (Initially) Capt John G. McClaughry
Passumpsic (Initially) 2 AO Capt Frank I. Winant, Jr.
Mount Katmai AE Capt Albert S. Carter
Graffias AF Capt William W. Fitts
79.2 Objective Area Logistic Group Capt Philip H. Ross
Navasota (Initially) AO Capt Robert O. Strange
Virgo AKA Capt Philip H. Ross
Grainger AK Cdr Horace C. Laird, Jr.
Hewell Lt Stanley Jaworski
Ryer Lt Gurley P. Chatelain
Estero 3 AKL Lt Tom Watson
79.3 Logistic Support Group Capt Bernard L. Austin
Piedmont Capt James R. Topper
Dixie 2 AD Capt Jose M. Cabanillas
Kermit Roosevelt ARG Cdr Lester C. Conwell
Jason ARH Capt William B. Epps
Cimarron AO Capt Stanley G. Nichols
Warrick Capt George Fritschmann
Uvalde 2 AKA Capt Louis F. Teuscher
Nemasket AOG Lt Harry F. Dixon
Karin AF LCdr Berley L. Maddox
79.4 Salvage and Maintenance Group
Mataco ATF Lt Frank P. Wilson
Bolster ARS Lt Billis L. Whitworth
TASK FORCE 99—PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE FORCE RAdm George R. Henderson
Curtiss AV Capt Anson C. Perkins
Gardiners Bay AVP Capt Frank G. Raysbrook
Salisbury Sound AV Capt Francis R. Jones
99.1 Search and Reconnaissance Group Capt Joseph M. Carson
99.11 Patrol Squadron 6 Cdr Arthur F. Farwell, Jr.
99.12 88th Squadron RAF Squadron Leader P. Helme
99.13 209th Squadron RAF Squadron Leader P. Le Cheminant
99.2 Patrol and Escort Group Capt Joseph M. Carson
99.21 Patrol Squadron 42 Cdr Gordon F. Smale
99.22 Patrol Squadron 47 Cdr Joe H. Arnold