Volume 3 — APPENDIX C Naval Task Organization
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1. Wonsan Landing
JTF 7 VAdm A. D. Struble
TF 90 Attack Force RAdm J. H. Doyle
TG 91.2 Landing Force (1st MarDiv) MajGen O. P. Smith
TE 90.00 Flagship Element
Mount McKinley 1 AGC
TE 90.01 Tactical Air Control Element Cdr T. H. Moore
TU 90.01.1 TacRon 1
TU 90.01.2 TacRon 3
TE 90.02 Naval Beach Group Element Capt W. T. Singer
TU 90.02.1 Headquarters Unit
TU 90.02.2 Beachmaster Unit LCdr M. C. Sibisky
TU 90.02.3 Boat Unit One LCdr H. E. Hock
TU 90.02.4 Amphibious Construction Bn. LCdr M. T. Jacobs, Jr.
TU 90.02.5 Underwater Demolitions Team Unit LCdr W. R. McKinney
TG 90.1 Administrative Group RAdm L. A. Thackery
TE 90.10 Flagship Element Capt J. B. Stefonek
Eldorado 1 AGC
TU 90.1.1 Medical Unit
Consolation 1 AH
LST 898665
LST 975665 2 LST
TU 90.1.2 Repair and Salvage Unit Capt P. W. Mothersill
Lipan
Cree
Arikara 3 ATF
Conserver 1 ARS
Askari 1 ARL
Gunston Hall
Fort Marion
Comstock
Catamount
Colonial 5 LSD
Plus other units as assigned
TU 90.1.3 Service Unit LCdr J. D. Johnston
15 LSU
TG 90.2 Transport Group Capt V. R. Roane
TE 90.21 Transport Division Capt S. G. Kelly
ABLE
Bayfield
Noble
Cavalier
Okanogan 4 APA
Washburn
Seminole
Titania
Oglethorpe
Archenar 5 AKA
Marine Phoenix 1 T-AP
TE 90.22 Transport Division Capt A. E. Jarrell
BAKER
Henrico
George Clymer
Pickaway
Bexar 4 APA
Union
Algol
Alshain
Winston
Montague 5 AKA
Aiken Victory 1 T-AP
Robin Goodfellow
1 Commercial freighter
TG 90.3 Tractor Group Capt R. C. Peden
Gunston Hall666
Fort Marion666
Comstock666
Catamount666
Colonial666 5 LSD
LST 1123
LST 715
LST 742
LST 799
LST 802
LST 845
LST 883
LST 898
LST 914
LST 973
LST 975
LST 1048 12 LST
23 SCAJAP LSTs 23 LST
TG 90.4 Control Group LCdr C. Allmon
PCEC 896 1 PCEC
TU 90.4.1 Control Unit Lt S. C. Pinksen
BLUE
Wantuck 1 APD
TU 90.4.2 Control Unit Lt A. C. Ansorge
YELLOW
Horace A. Bass 1 APD
TG 95.6 Minesweeping and Capt R. T. Spofford
Protection Group
Collett 1 DD
Diachenko 1 APD
Doyle
Endicott 2 DMS
Pledge
Incredible 2 AM
Kite
Merganser
Mockingbird
Osprey
Redhead
Chatterer 7 AMS
HMS Mounts Bay
HMNZS Pukaki
HMNZS Putira
LaGrandiere (French) 4 PF
8 Japanese mine sweepers
4 Japanese mine destruction
and buoying vessels
1 ROKN 1 AKL
Plus other units assigned
TG 90.6 Reconnaissance Group Cdr S. C. Small
Horace A. Bass
Wantuck 2 APD
UDT 1
UDT 3 2 UDT
TG 96.8 Escort Carrier Group RAdm R. W. Ruble
Badoeng Strait
Sicily 2 CVE
Taussig
Hanson
George K. Mackenzie
Ernest G. Small
Southerland
Rowan 6 DD
TG 95.2 Gunfire Support Group RAdm G. R. Hartman
Helena
Rochester
Toledo 3 CA
HMS Ceylon 1 CL
HMS Cockade
HMCS Alhabaskan
HMAS Warramunga
3 DD of DesRon 9 6 DD
LSMR 401667
LSMR 403667
LSMR 404667
2. Hungnam Evacuation
TF 90 Amphibious Force, Naval Forces Far East RAdm J. H. Doyle
TE 90.00 Flagship Element
Mount McKinley
TE 90.01 Tactical Air Control Element Cdr R. W. Arndt
TacRon ONE
TE 90.02 Repair and Salvage Unit Cdr L. C. Conwell
Kermit Roosevelt ARG
Askari ARL
Bolster
Conserver 2 ARS
Tawakoni ATF
TE 90.03 Control Element LCdr C. Allmon
Diachenko
Begor 2 APD
PCEC 882 PCEC
TG 90.2 Transport Group Capt S. G. Kelly
TE 90.21 Transport Element Capt A. E. Jarrell
Bayfield
Henrico
Noble 3 APA
Winston
Seminole
Montague 3 AKA
Begor
Diachenko 2 APD
PCEC 882 PCEC
Fort Marion668
Colonial668
Catamount668 3 LSD
LST 742
LST 715
LST 845
LST 802
LST 883
LST 799
LST 898
LST 914
LST 975
LST 973
LST 1048 11 LST
TG 90.8 Gunfire Support Group RAdm R. H. Hillenkoetter
St. Paul
Rochester 2 CA
Zellars
Charles S. Sperry
Massey
Forrest Royal 4 DD
LSMR 401
LSMR 403
LSMR 404 3 LSMR
Plus DD as assigned from TG 95.2
TG 95.2 Blockade, Escort and Minesweeping Group RAdm J. M. Higgins
Rochester CA
English
Hank
Wallace L. Lind
Borie 4 DD
Sausalito
Hoquiam
Gallup
Gloucester
Bisbee
Glendale 6 PF
TG 95.6 Minesweeping Group Capt R. T. Spofford
Endicott
Doyle 2 DMS
Incredible AM
Curlew
Heron 2 AMS
TG 96.8 Escort Carrier Group RAdm R. W. Ruble
Badoeng Strait
Sicily 2 CVE
Bataan CVL
Lofberg
John A. Bole
Mackenzie
Taussig
Ernest G. Small
Brinkley Bass
Arnold J. Isbell 7 DD
Hanson DDR
Vessels attached TF 90 for operational control.
Missouri BB
Duncan DDR (from 10 Dec)
Foss DE (from 9 Dec)
Consolation AH (from 2 Dec)