U.S. Order of Battle, Part 4 (original) (raw)
Unit
Commander
Start
Administrative
Assignment
Operational
Assignment
Notes
AM Admirable
Arrived 1944-1
Arrived 1944-1
DE Darby
Arrived 1944-1
DD Capps
Arrived 1944-1
DE Donaldson
Arrived 1944-1
SS Bluegill
Arrived 1944-1
SS Bullhead
Arrived 1944-1
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-6 in Bandung Strait
SS Golet
Arrived 1944-1
History. Sunk 1944-6-14 off northeast Honshu
AOG Agawam
Arrived 1944-1
IX Leopard
Arrived 1944-1
IX Whippet
Arrived 1944-1
ARG Mindanao
Arrived 1944-1
VF-39
Arrived 1944-1
VFN-76
Arrived 1944-1
Equipped with Hellcat night fighters
51 Marine Defense Battalion
Arrived 1944-1
VMSB-244
Arrived 1944-1
VMF-322
Arrived 1944-1
VMB-413
Arrived 1944-1
Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
VMO-1
Arrived 1944-1
Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
125 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-1 (Port Hueneme)
Carrier Division 4
Activated 1944-1
Essex, Intrepid, Bunker Hill, Independence, Cabot
Carrier Division 25
Activated 1944-1
Fanshaw Bay, St.Lo, White Plains, Kalinin Bay
AK Cheleb
Completed 1944-1-1 (Richmond)
PF Orange
Completed 1944-1-1 (Wilmington)
APA Elmore
Arrived 1944-1-1
315 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-1
868 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-1
CVE Nehenta Bay
Completed 1944-1-3
VB-151
Activated 1944-1-3 (Ault Field)
126 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-4 (Port Hueneme)
DD Hall
Arrived 1944-1-4
AK Ara
Completed 1944-1-4 (Wilmington)
421 Fighter Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-4
1322 Engineer General Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-1-5 (Camp Stoneman)
African-American. Served in Palaus andLeyte campaigns.
20 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-5
24 Combat Mapping Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-5
Fast Carrier Task Force
Activated 1944-1-6
Redesignated 1 Fast Carrier Task Force 1944-8-5
DE Neuendorf
Arrived 1944-1-7
AK Ascella
Completed 1944-1-7 (Wilmington)
Battleship Division 7
Activated 1944-1-7
New Jersey, Iowa
BB Iowa
Arrived 1944-1-7
BB New Jersey
Arrived 1944-1-7
Arrived 1944-1-7
38 Division
Arrived 1944-1-7 (Panama)
Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia National Guard. Composed of 149, 151, and 152 Regiments. Participated in the New Guinea, southern Philippines, andLuzon campaigns
Arrived 1944-1-8
DD Hobby
Arrived 1944-1-9
DE Lovelace
Arrived 1944-1-9
DD Wadleigh
Arrived 1944-1-10
AN Cinnamon
Completed 1944-1-10 (Stockton)
AM Defense
completed 1944-1-10 (Alameda)
AM Devastator
completed 1944-1-10 (Alameda)
947 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-10 (San Francisco)
155mm howitzers
CVE Hoggatt Bay
Completed 1944-1-11
ARS Preserver
Completed 1944-1-11 (Napa)
1312 Engineer General Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-1-11 (Camp Stoneman)
African-American. Participated in the New Guinea and Luzon campaigns.
929 Engineer Aviation Regiment
Arrived 1944-1-11 (Camp Stoneman)
African-American. Redesignated 1931 Engineer Aviation Company 1945-3-25.
DD Nicholson
Arrived 1944-1-12
DD Wilkes
Arrived 1944-1-12
27 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-12
DD Marshall
Arrived 1944-1-13
SS Picuda
Arrived 1944-1-13
DE Riddle
Arrived 1944-1-14
AK Pavo
Completed 1944-1-14 (San Pedro)
AK Situla
Completed 1944-1-14 (Portland)
DD Swanson
Arrived 1944-1-14
AO Cahaba
Completed 1944-1-14 (Sausalito)
SS Bashaw
Arrived 1944-1-14
PF Eugene
Completed 1944-1-15 (Wilmington)
History. Converted to weather ship 1945-5-25
DD Prichett
Completed 1944-1-15 at Seattle
AN Bitterbush
Completed 1944-1-15 (Everett)
93 Division
1944-1-15 (Camp Stoneman)
African-American. Composed of 25, 368, and 369 Regiments. Its only real combat duty was in the Perimeter onBougainville. Otherwise it was used as service troops.
728 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-15 (Fort Ord)
DE Wesson
Arrived 1944-1-16
28 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Arrived 1944-1-16
F-5. Saw service out of Saipan.
CVE Kadashan Bay
Completed 1944-1-18
Completed 1944-1-19 (Wilmington)
CA Canberra
Arrived 1944-1-20
Completed 1944-1-20 (San Francisco)
AM Caravan
Completed 1944-1-21 (Portland)
DD Norman Scott
Arrived 1944-1-21
5 Marine Division
Arrived 1944-1-21
26 Marine Regiment
27 Marine Regiment
PF Everett
Completed 1944-1-22 (Richmond)
AM Saunter
Completed 1944-1-22 (Seattle)
AVP Orca
Completed 1944-1-23
DE George
Arrived 1944-1-25
CVE Marcus Island
Completed 1944-1-26
DE Swearer
Arrived 1944-1-26
726 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-26 (Fort Ord)
727 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-26 (Fort Ord)
DE Bowers
Completed 1944-1-27 (San Francisco)
Arrived 1944-1-27
IX Kangaroo
Arrived 1944-1-28
776 Amphibian Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-28 (Fort Ord)
417 Bombardment Group
Arrived 1944-1-28
A-20 Havoc. Composed of 672, 673, 674, and 675 Bombardment Squadrons.
DD Thorn
Arrived 1944-1-29
536 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-1-29 (Fort Ord)
931 Engineer Aviation Regiment
Arrived 1944-1-209 (Camp Stoneman)
DD Stevenson
Arrived 1944-1-30
DD Stockton
Arrived 1944-1-31
DD Roe
Arrived 1944-1-31
DD Robinson
Completed 1944-1-31 at Seattle
DD Mertz
Arrived 1944-1-31
AS Proteus
Completed 1944-1-31 (Oakland)
APA Cavalier
Arrived 1944-2
DD Bryant
Arrived 1944-2
DD Benham
Arrived 1944-2
DE Eichenberger
Arrived 1944-2
SS Flounder
Arrived 1944-2
VF-19
Arrived 1944-2
VF-34
Arrived 1944-2
28 Marine Regiment
Activated 1944-2
Marine Aircraft Group 32
Arrived 1944-2
VMF-115
Arrived 1944-2
VMF-312
Arrived 1944-2
VMSB-332
Arrived 1944-2
VMJ-952
Arrived 1944-2
VMO-3
Arrived 1944-2
116 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-2 (Port Hueneme)
119 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-2
122 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-2
130 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-2
Northern Combat Area Command
Activated 1944-2-1
DD McDermutt
Arrived 1944-2-1
VP-19
Activated 1944-2-1 (Alameda)
VB-117
Activated 1944-2-1 (Camp Kearny)
138 Naval Construction Battalion
Activated 1944-2-1 (Attu)
308 Bombardment Wing
Activated 1944-2-1 (Oro Bay)
A bare headquarters to which numerous groups were briefly attached from time to time.
309 Bombardment Wing
Activated 1944-2-1 (Gusap)
A bare headquarters to which numerous groups were briefly attached from time to time.
310 Bombardment Wing
Activated 1944-2-1 (Gusap)
A bare headquarters to which numerous groups were briefly attached from time to time.
DD Uhlmann
Arrived 1944-2-2
IX Mink
Arrived 1944-2-2
AM Triumph
Completed 1944-2-3 (Seattle)
AO Mascoma
Completed 1944-2-3 (Sausalito)
PF Hutchinson
Completed 1944-2-3 (Wilmington)
CVE Savo Island
Completed 1944-2-3
225 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-2-3 (Hawaii)
155mm howitzers
DE Hilbert
Completed 1944-2-4 (San Francisco)
ARS Shackle
Completed 1944-2-5 (Napa)
DE Lake
Completed 1944-2-5 (Mare Island)
SS Pampanito
Arrived 1944-2-7
Completed 1944-2-7 (San Francisco)
AR Hector
Completed 1944-2-7 (Los Angeles)
DD Melvin
Arrived 1944-2-8
AT Chetco
Arrived 1944-2-8 (Cairns)
534 Amphibian Tank Battalion
Activated 1944-2-8 (San Francisco)
AM Caution
Completed 1944-2-10 (Portland)
1320 Engineer General Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-2-10 (Camp Stoneman)
Carrier Division 13
Activated 1944-2-10
Hornet (II). Redesignated Carrier Division 5 1945-2
DD Stockham
Completed 1944-2-11 at San Francisco
CVE Ommaney Bay
Completed 1944-2-11
33 Fighter Group
Arrived 1944-2-12
P-47 Thunderbolt. Composed of 58, 59 and 60 Fighter Squadrons.
AT Potawatomi
Completed 1944-2-12 (Alameda)
930 Engineer Aviation Regiment
Arrived 1944-2-13 (India)
Participated in the Burma and China campaigns
DD Irwin
Completed 1944-2-14 (San Pedro)
Central Pacific Foward Area
Activated 1944-2-14
DE Bisbee
Completed 1944-2-15 (San Pedro)
AP Comet
Completed 1944-2-15 (San Francisco)
VP-20
Activated 1944-2-15 (Alameda)
443 Troop Carrier Group
Arrived 1944-2-15
C-47 Skytrain. Composed of 1,2, and 27 Troop Carrier Squadrons.
AN Silverbell
Completed 1944-2-16 (Stockton)
118 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Arrived 1944-2-16
DE Raby
Arrived 1944-2-17
CV Wasp II
Arrived 1944-2-18
VF-14, VB-14
CVE Petroff Bay
Completed 1944-2-18
PF Pocatello
Completed 1944-2-18 (Richmond)
History. Converted to weather ship 1944-4-28
DE Lyman
Arrived 1944-2-19
DD Ross
Completed 1944-2-21 (Seattle)
AKA Trego
Arrived 1944-2-21
AN Anaqua
Completed 1944-2-21 (Everett)
9 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-2-21
CV Hornet II
Arrived 1944-2-22
AVP Rehoboth
Completed 1944-2-23
Completed 1944-2-24 (Richmond)
Completed 1944-2-24 (San Francisco)
ARS Valve
Completed 1944-2-24 (Bellingham)
CVE Rudyerd Bay
Completed 1944-2-25
AM Gladiator
Completed 1944-2-25 (Alameda)
AM Change
Completed 1944-2-28 (Portland)
AM Vigilance
Completed 1944-2-28 (Seattle)
PF Gallup
Completed 1944-2-29 (Wilmington)
DE Lamons
Completed 1944-2-29 (San Pedro)
106 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-2-29 (Port Hueneme)
DD Bennion
Arrived 1944-3
SS Gabilan
Arrived 1944-3
DD Evans
Arrived 1944-3
APA James O'Hara
Arrived 1944-3
VF-26
Arrived 1944-3
Marine Aircraft Group 15
Arrived 1942-3 (Camp Kearny)
VMF-313
Arrived 1944-3
VMB-423
Arrived 1944-3
VMO-4
Arrived 1944-3
Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
APD Herbert
Arrived 1944-3
Arrived 1944-3
AO Niobrara
Arrived 1944-3
IX Panda
Arrived 1944-3
IX Porcupine
Arrived 1944-3
IX Raccoon
Arrived 1944-3
117 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-3
118 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-3
123 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-3 (Port Hueneme)
129 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-3
141 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-3
Service Squadron 10
Activated 1944-3 (Kwajalein)
APA Fremont
Arrived 1944-3-1
SS Parche
Arrived 1944-3-1
1136 Engineer Combat Group
Arrived 1944-3-1 (Camp White)
Participated in New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon campaigns
XXI Bomber Command
Activated 1944-3-1
AOG Elkhorn
Arrived 1944-3-2
CVE Saginaw Bay
Completed 1944-3-2
AM Scout
Completed 1944-3-3 (Seattle)
ARS Extractor
Completed 1944-3-3 (Stockton)
History. Mistakenly sunk by Guardfish 1945-1-24 in the Philippine Sea
AG Talita
Launched 1944-3-4 (Portland)
DD Leutze
Completed 1944-3-4 (Bremerton)
PF Sausalito
Completed 1944-3-4 (Richmond)
PF Rockford
Completed 1944-3-5 (Wilmington)
369 Engineer Special Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-3-6 (Camp Stoneman)
SS Guitarro
Arrived 1944-3-7
312 Fighter Wing
Activated 1944-3-7 (Kunming)
Assigned 33,81, and 311 Fighter Groups.
CVL Bataan
Arrived 1944-3-8
VF-50
History
CVL San Jacinto
Arrived 1944-3-8
VF-51
History
SS Spadefish
Completed 1944-3-9 (Mare Island)
CVE Sargent Bay
Completed 1944-3-9
DD Wedderburn
Arrived 1944-3-9 at San Francisco
AO Ocklawaha
Arrived 1944-3-9
1307 Engineer General Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-3-10 (Camp Stoneman)
Participated in the New Guinea campaign
DD McNair
Arrived 1944-3-12
462 Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-12 (San Francisco)
75mm pack howitzers
AD Piedmont
Arrived 1944-3-13
DD Rowe
Completed 1944-3-13 (Seattle)
DE Willmarth
Completed 1944-3-13 (San Francisco)
IX Moose
Arrived 1944-3-15
819 Tank Destroyer Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-15 (San Francisco)
Equipped with M-10 at end of war
PF Muskogee
Completed 1944-3-16 (Wilmington)
AN Snowbell
Completed 1944-3-16 (Stockton)
XI Corps
DE Gendreau
Completed 1944-3-17 (San Francisco)
PF Grand Forks
Completed 1944-3-18 (Richmond)
AN Baretta
Completed 1944-3-18 (Everett)
AO Salinas
Arrived 1944-3-19
AO Rapidan
Arrived 1944-3-19
77 Division
Arrived 1944-3-19 (Camp Stoneman)
"Statue of Liberty." Composed of 305, 306, and 307 Regiments. Participated in the Eniwetok, Guam, Leyte, and Ryukyus campaigns
31 Division
Arrived 1944-3-20 (Panama)
"Dixie." Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida National Guard. Composed of 154 Regiment (redesignated 124 Regiment 1944-5-5), 155 Regiment, and 167 Regiment. Participated in theNew Guinea and southernPhilippines campaigns
80 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-3-20
434 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-3-21
AVP San Carlos
Completed 1944-3-21
CVE Shipley Bay
Completed 1944-3-21
DE Thomason
Arrived 1944-3-21
1118 Engineer Construction Group
Arrived 1944-3-21 (Seattle)
Participated in the Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns
706 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-22 (Seattle)
711 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-22 (Seattle)
17 Marine Defense Battalion
Activated 1944-3-22 (Kauai)
APA Leon
Arrived 1944-3-23
Arrived 1944-3-23
44 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-23 (Portland)
PF Carson City
Completed 1944-3-24 (Wilmington)
AM Climax
Completed 1944-3-24 (Portland)
VP-216
Arrived 1944-3-24 (Alameda)
DE Crowley
Completed 1944-3-25 (Mare Island)
1 Air Commando Group
Activated 1944-3-25 (Kailakunda)
Specifically put at the disposal of the Chindits. Peak strength was about 30 fighter-bombers, 12 medium bombers, 25 transport aircraft, 100 light aircraft, 6 helicopters and 225 gliders.
SS Perch
Arrived 1944-3-27
AO Marias
Arrived 1944-3-28
SS Guavina
Arrived 1944-3-28
CVE Sitkoh Bay
Completed 1944-3-28
AO Sebec
Completed 1944-3-29 (Portland)
251 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-29 (San Francisco)
105mm howitzers
33 Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-3-29 (Panama)
Participated in the New Guinea campaign
DD Preston
Completed 1944-3-30 at San Pedro
91 Reconnaissance Wing
Arrived 1944-3-30 (Nadzab)
Assigned 6 and 71 Reconnaissance Groups
PF Casper
Completed 1944-3-31 (Richmond)
History. Converted to weather ship 1944-9-30
DD Smalley
Completed 1944-3-31 at Seattle
SS Seahorse
Completed 1944-3-31 (Mare Island)
AVP Yakutat
Completed 1944-3-31 (Seattle)
983 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-3-31 (Portland)
155mm howitzers
8 Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Arrived 1944-3-31 (Bally)
Initially assigned 9 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 20 Reconnaissance Squadron, and 24 Combat Mapping Squadron.
AOG Sakatonchee
Arrived 1944-4
DD Bearss
Arrived 1944-4
SS Bream
Arrived 1944-4
SS Cavalla
Arrived 1944-4
CV Franklin
Arrived 1944-4
VF-13
History
SS Hammerhead
Arrived 1944-4
AK Alkaid
Arrived 1944-4
AT Chowanoc
Arrived 1944-4
AP War Hawk
Arrived 1944-4
AP Storm King
Arrived 1944-4
AKN Indus
Arrived 1944-4
16 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-4
C-47 Skytrain. Withdrawn 1944-7. On emergency loan from Italian theater.
17 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-4
C-47 Skytrain. Withdrawn 1944-7. On emergency loan from Italian theater.
18 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-4
C-47 Skytrain. Withdrawn 1944-7. On emergency loan from Italian theater.
35 Troop Carrier Squadron
Arrived 1944-4
C-47 Skytrain. Withdrawn 1944-7. On emergency loan from Italian theater.
3 Marine Aircraft Wing
Arrived 1944-4 (San Diego)
VMF(N)-533
Arrived 1944-4
VMF(N)-534
Arrived 1944-4
VMO-5
Arrived 1944-4
Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
127 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-4 (Port Hueneme)
133 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-4 (Port Hueneme)
301 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-4 (Port Hueneme)
Pearl Harbor reclamation battalion
Arrived 1944-4-1 (Camp Stoneman)
1 Filipino Regiment
1944-4-1 (Salinas)
Participated in the New Guinea and Leyte campaigns.
VP-100
Activated 1944-4-1 (Kan eohe)
58 Bombardment Wing
Arrived 1944-4-2 (Chakulia)
Included 444 Bombardment Group
40 Bombardment Group
Arrived 1944-4-2
B-29 Superfortress. Composed of 25, 44, 45, and 395 Bombardment Squadrons.
Completed 1944-4-3 (Richmond)
DD Howorth
Completed 1944-4-3 at Bremerton
PF Burlington
Completed 1944-4-3 (Wilmington)
DE Kyne
Completed 1944-4-4 (San Pedro)
CVE Steamer Bay
Completed 1944-4-4
20 Air Force
Activated 1944-4-4
Arnold exercised direct command of 20 Air Force, which put it outside the control of the Pacific theater commanders. It is widely regarded as having been the germ of the independent postwar Air Force. Initially composed of XX and XXI Bomber Commands.
AM Scrimmage
Completed 1944-4-4 (Seattle)
98 Division
Arrived 1944-4-5 (Fort Lawton)
Never saw combat. Composed of389, 390, and 391 Regiments. Deployed to Hawaii and then to occupation duty in Japan.
ARS Vent
Completed 1944-4-7 (Bellingham)
AN Spicewood
Completed 1944-4-7 (Stockton)
462 Bombardment Group
Arrived 1944-4-7
B-29 Superfortress. Composed of 768, 769, 770, and 771 Bombardment Groups which arrived shortly after the group headquarters.
DE Rall
Completed 1944-4-8 (Mare Island)
AM Compel
Completed 1944-4-8 (Portland)
AP John Land
Completed 1944-4-8 (San Francisco)
AN Satinleaf
Completed 1944-4-8 (Everett)
780 Amphibian Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-8 (Fort Ord)
SS Pilotfish
Arrived 1944-4-9
CVE Cape Esperance
Completed 1944-4-9
XXIV Corps
Activated 1944-4-9 (Fort Shafter)
Participated in the Leyte and Ryukyus campaigns
1059 Engineer Port Construction and Repair Group
Arrived 1944-4-9 (Camp Stoneman)
Participated in the New Guinea and Luzon campaigns.
45 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-9
SS Pintado
Arrived 1944-4-10
AOG Seekonk
Arrived 1944-4-10
SS Shark
Arrived 1944-4-10
History. Sunk 1944-10-24 in Formosa Strait
SS Piranha
Arrived 1944-4-10
DE Fieberling
Completed 1944-4-11 (San Francisco)
25 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-11
44 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-11
395 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-11
VP-16
Arrived 1944-4-11 (Alameda)
Arrived 1944-4-13
468 Bombardment Group
Arrived 1944-4-13
B-29 Superfortress. Composed of 792, 793, 794, and 795 Bombardment Squadrons.
APA Knox
Arrived 1944-4-14
539 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-14 (Fort Ord)
540 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-14 (Fort Ord)
720 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-14 (Fort Ord)
ARL Egeria
Arrived 1944-4-15
CVE Takanis Bay
Completed 1944-4-15
PF Pasco
Completed 1944-4-15 (Richmond)
658 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-15 (Fort Ord)
672 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-15 (Fort Ord)
718 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-15 (Fort Ord)
788 Amphibian Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-15 (Fort Ord)
19 Liaison Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-15
136 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-15 (Port Hueneme)
AO Tomahawk
Completed 1944-4-16 (Portland)
768 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-16
AVP Shelikof
Completed 1944-4-17
AW Abatan
Completed 1944-4-18 (Sausalito)
826 Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-18 (Fort Ord)
769 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-19
770 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-19
771 Bombardment Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-19
1 Provisional Marine Brigade
Activated 1944-4-19 (Guadalcanal)
Nearly of division size and sometimes called a "two-regiment division." Formed from 4 Marine Regiment and 22 Marine Regiment. Redesignated 6 Marine Division on 1944-9-7
SS Pipefish
Arrived 1944-4-20
5 Liaison Squadron
Arrived 1944-4-20
CVE Thetis Bay
Completed 1944-4-21
AP Winged Arrow
Completed 1944-4-21 (San Francisco)
AN Mimosa
Arrived 1944-4-21
7 Fighter Wing
Activated 1944-4-21 (Wheeler Field)
Assigned 15 Fighter Group.
21 Fighter Group
Arrived 1944-4-21 (Wheeler Field)
Composed of 46,72, and 531 Fighter Squadrons.
Completed 1944-4-22 (Alameda)
35 Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-4-22 (San Francisco)
Participated in the New Guinea and Luzon campaigns.
Cruiser Division 14
Arrived 1944-4-23
CL Vincennes
Arrived 1944-4-23
CL Houston
Arrived 1944-4-23
CL Miami
Arrived 1944-4-23
Arrived 1944-4-23
DD Monssen
Arrived 1944-4-23
11 Airborne Division
Arrived 1944-4-23 (Camp Stoneman)
Consisted of 187 and188 Glider Regiments and 511 Parachute Regiment. Participated in the New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon campaigns
AM Impeccable
Completed 1944-4-24 (Alameda)
AM Concise
Completed 1944-4-25 (Portland)
SS Plaice
Arrived 1944-4-25
1311 Engineer General Services Regiment
Arrived 1944-4-25 (Camp Stoneman)
African-American. Participated in the New Guinea campaign.
AN Manchineel
Completed 1944-4-26 (Stockton)
CVE Makassar Strait
Completed 1944-4-27
AKA Arneb
Completed 1944-4-28 (Portland)
DD Watts
Completed 1944-4-29 at Seattle
AO Pamanset
Arrived 1944-4-30
AN Cliffrose
Completed 1944-4-30 (Everett)
88 Chemical Mortar Battalion
Arrived 1944-4-30 (San Francisco)
SS Cobia
Arrived 1944-5
DD Cushing
Arrived 1944-5
Arrived 1944-5
DD Blue
Arrived 1944-5
SS Barbero
Arrived 1944-5
AOG Ammonoosue
Arrived 1944-5
DE Eversole
Arrived 1944-5
History. Sunk by I-45 1944-10-28 off Leyte
AT Cocopa
Arrived 1944-5
ARG Oahu
Arrived 1944-5
AKN Tuscana
Arrived 1944-5
VF-15
Arrived 1944-5
VFN-77
Arrived 1944-5
Marine Aircraft Group 61
Arrived 1944-5
VMB-433
VMB-443
VB-1
Arrived 1944-5
VB-15
Arrived 1944-5
135 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-5 (Port Hueneme)
140 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-5 (Port Hueneme)
AO Manatee
Arrived 1944-5-1
DE Osmus
Arrived 1944-5-1
AM Control
Completed 1944-5-1 (Portland)
AM Scuffle
Completed 1944-5-2 (Seattle)
Arrived 1944-5-2
SS Sealion
Arrived 1944-5-3
CVE Windham Bay
Completed 1944-5-3
DD Killen
Completed 1944-5-4 at Seattle
SS _Sterlet
Arrived 1944-5-5
DE Snyder
Completed 1944-5-5 (San Pedro)
AH Comfort
Completed 1944-5-5 (San Pedro)
AT Quapaw
Completed 1944-5-6 (Alameda)
PF Brownsville
Completed 1944-5-6 (Tacoma)
History. Converted to weather ship 1945-5
ARS Cable
Completed 1944-5-6 (Napa)
Completed 1944-5-8 (Tacoma)
PF Hoquiam
Completed 1944-5-8 (Richmond)
Completed 1944-5-8 (Richmond
CVE Makin Island
Completed 1944-5-9
AKN Sagittarius
Arrived 1944-5-9
9 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-5-9 (Port Hueneme)
First tour of duty was in ETO
AK Crux
Arrived 1944-5-11
DD McGowan
Arrived 1944-5-11
Completed 1944-5-12 (San Francisco)
AN Torchwood
Completed 1944-5-12 (Stockton)
AE Mazama
Arrived 1944-5-13
CVE Lunga Point
Completed 1944-5-14
Arrived 1944-5-14
Arrived 1944-5-14
17 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-5-14 (Port Hueneme)
AM Augury
Arrived 1944-5-15
SS Pomfret
Arrived 1944-5-15
Arrived 1944-5-15 (Melbourne)
ATF Pakana
Completed 1944-5-15 (Alameda)
AO Ponaganset
Arrived 1944-5-15
VP-17
Arrived 1944-5-15 (Alameda)
AN Corkwood
Completed 1944-5-16 (Everett)
AGP Wachapreague
Completed 1944-5-17 (Houghton)
AG Volans
Arrived 1944-5-18
CM Salem
Arrived 1944-5-18
DD Twiggs
Arrived 1944-5-19
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-6-16 off Okinawa
AK Zaurak
Arrived 1944-5-19
CVE Bismarck Sea
Completed 1944-5-20
APA Lamar
Arrived 1944-5-20
DD Wren
Completed 1944-5-20 at Seattle
AKA Alshain
Arrived 1944-5-20
CM Weehawken
Arrived 1944-5-20
141 Coastal Artillery Group
Activated 1944-5-20 (New Caledonia)
155mm guns. Participated in New Guinea and Luzon campaigns.
142 Coastal Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-5-20 (Guadalcanal)
155mm guns. Participated in New Guinea and Luzon campaigns.
AKA Capricornus
Completed 1944-5-31 (Portland)
SS Trepang
Completed 1944-5-22 (Mare Island)
APA Barnstable
Completed 1944-5-22 (Portland)
1944-5-24 (Mare Island)
Completed 1944-5-25 (San Francisco)
AD Sierra
Arrived 1944-5-25
AM Ardent
completed 1944-5-25 (Alameda)
CVE Salamaua
Completed 1944-5-26
86 Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-5-26 (Hawaii)
Participated in Saipan campaign
AM Counsel
Completed 1944-5-27 (Portland)
PF Grand Island
Completed 1944-5-27 (Richmond)
History. Converted to weather ship 1944-9-12
PF Pueblo
Completed 1944-5-27 (Richmond)
History. Converted to weather ship 1944-10-26
SS Hardhead
Arrived 1944-5-27
DE Halloran
Completed 1944-5-27 (Mare Island)
775 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-5-28 (San Francisco)
ARB Zeus
Arrived 1944-5-29
AP Golden City
Completed 1944-5-29 (Oakland)
DE Hemminger
Completed 1944-5-30 (San Francisco)
AM Sentry
Completed 1944-5-30 (Seattle)
AN Winterberry
Completed 1944-5-30 (Stockton)
VP-18
Arrived 1944-5-30 (Alameda)
Arrived 1944-5-31
419 Field Artillery Group
Activated 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
Activated at sea aboard AP George F. Elliot. Participated in the Marianas,Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns.
420 Field Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
Activated at sea aboard APA Sumter. Participated in the Marianas, Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns.
531 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
155mm guns
532 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
155mm guns
143 Coastal Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
155mm guns
144 Coastal Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-5-31 (Hawaii)
155mm guns
DD Ault
Arrived 1944-6
DD Eberle
Arrived 1944-6
SS Barbel
Arrived 1944-6
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-2-4 off Palawan
SS Becuna
Arrived 1944-6
SS Besugo
Arrived 1944-6
SS Croaker
Arrived 1944-6
AK Shaula
Arrived 1944-6
AK Aderamin
Arrived 1944-6
Arrived 1944-6
DE O'Flaherty
Arrived 1944-6
DE Edmonds
Arrived 1944-6
DE Dennis
Arrived 1944-6
DE Corbesier
Arrived 1944-6
DE Rombach
Arrived 1944-6
AT Hidatsa
Arrived 1944-6
AP Starlight
Arrived 1944-6
ARG Tutuila
Arrived 1944-6
VMF-314
Arrived 1944-6
VMSB-333
Arrived 1944-6
142 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-6 (Port Hueneme)
Carrier Division 26
Activated 1944-6
Kitkun Bay, White Plains, Natoma Bay, Fanshaw Bay, Gambier Bay
Amphibian Group 3
Activated 1944-6
Actually a redesignation of Amphibian Group 4 with simultaneous activation of a new Amphibian Group 4.
CVE Hollandia
Completed 1944-6-1
AKN Zebra
Arrived 1944-6-1
VD-5
Activated 1944-6-1 (San Diego)
Completed 1944-6-2
AN Viburnum
Completed 1944-6-2 (Stockton)
716 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-6-2 (San Francisco)
DD Jarvis
Completed 1944-6-3 at Seattle
Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific
Activated 1944-6-5
3 Combat Cargo Group
Arrived 1944-6-5
C-47 Skytrain. Composed of 9, 10, 11, and 12 Combat Cargo Squadrons.
Completed 1944-6-6 (Richmond)
AN Cornel
Completed 1944-6-6 (Everett)
IX Orvetta
Completed 1944-6-7 (San Francisco)
CVE Kwajalein
Completed 1944-6-7 (Vancouver)
8 Army
Activated 1944-6-10
1140 Engineer Combat Group
Arrived 1944-6-10 (Panama)
Participated in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns
Arrived 1944-6-12
Completed 1944-6-13
SS Redfish
Arrived 1944-6-13
35 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Arrived 1944-6-13
ARS Current
Completed 1944-6-14 (Napa)
AK Sabik
Arrived 1944-6-14
AGC Mount McKinley
Arrived 1944-6-15
710 Tank Battalion
Arrived 1944-6-15 (Seattle)
VB-133
Arrived 1944-6-15 (Alameda)
AM Exploit
Arrived 1944-6-16
SS Hawkbill
Arrived 1944-6-16
5202 Engineer Construction Brigade
Activated 1944-6-16 (Biak)
Provisional. Participated in the New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon campaigns
ARH Jason
Completed 1944-6-19 (Los Angeles)
25 Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Arrived 1943-2-20 (Camp Haan)
Assigned to X Corps. Participated in the New Guinea, Bismarcks, andLeyte campaigns
CVE Bougainville
Completed 1944-6-18
AGP Willoughby
Completed 1944-6-18 (Houghton)
80 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-6-18 (Port Hueneme)
AM Signet
Completed 1944-6-20 (Seattle)
DE Jack Miller
Arrived 1944-6-20
10 Army
Activated 1944-6-20
SS Ronquil
Arrived 1944-6-21
1138 Engineer Combat Group
Arrived 1944-6-21 (Camp Cooke)
Participated in the Palau and Leyte campaigns
DE LeRay Wilson
Arrived 1944-6-22
87 Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Arrived 1944-6-22 (Ledo)
6 Naval Construction Brigade
Activated 1944-6-22 (Port Hueneme)
Organized to develop bases in the Marianas
29 Naval Construction Regiment
Activated 1944-6-22 (Port Hueneme)
Responsible for general infrastructure in theMarianas. Composed of 18,92, and 107 Naval Construction Battalions.
30 Naval Construction Regiment
Activated 1944-6-22 (Port Hueneme)
Responsible for airfield construction in theMarianas. Composed of 67,110, and 121 Naval Construction Battalions.
CVE Matanikau
Completed 1944-6-24
ATF Sarsi
Completed 1944-6-24 (Alameda)
DD Porter
Completed 1944-6-24 at Seattle
81 Division
Arrived 1944-6-24 (Camp Stoneman)
Composed of 321, 322, and 323 Regiments. Participated in the Palau and Leyte campaigns
AM Serene
Completed 1944-6-24 (Seattle)
AV Hamlin
Completed 1944-6-26 (Tacoma)
DE Straus
Arrived 1944-6-26
APA Baxter
Arrived 1944-6-27
Completed 1944-6-29 (San Francisco
CVE Attu
Completed 1944-6-30
DE Bright
Completed 1944-6-30 (San Pedro)
AO Mississinewa
Arrived 1944-6-30
AM Skirmish
Completed 1944-6-30 (Seattle)
465 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-6-30 (Panama)
8" howitzers
Arrived 1944-7
DE Pratt
Arrived 1944-7
SS Baya
Arrived 1944-7
SS Atule
Arrived 1944-7
SS Queenfish
Arrived 1944-7
DE Rolf
Arrived 1944-7
DE Walton
Arrived 1944-7
DE Woodson
Arrived 1944-7
ARL Endymion
Arrived 1944-7
AK Menkar
Arrived 1944-7
AK Propus
Arrived 1944-7
DD De Haven
Arrived 1944-7
SS Bergal
Arrived 1944-7
ARG Culebra Island
Arrived 1944-7
VFN-78
Arrived 1944-7
VMF-323
Arrived 1944-7
VB-19
Arrived 1944-7
54 Naval Construction Battalion
Arrived 1944-7 (Port Hueneme)
Carrier Division 6
Activated 1944-7
Yorktown (II)
2 Air Rescue Squadron
Arrived 1944-7
DE Shelton
Arrived 1944-7-1
History. Sunk by RO-41 1944-10-3 off Morotai
AK Matar
Arrived 1944-7-1
SS Segundo
Arrived 1944-7-1
ARB Midas
Arrived 1944-7-1
VB-118
Activated 1944-7-1 (Camp Kearny)
DE Stafford
Arrived 1944-7-3
AGC Wasatch
Arrived 1944-7-3
VB-130
Arrived 1944-7-3 (Alameda)
DE La Prade
Arrived 1944-7-4
AN Mastic
Completed 1944-7-4 (Everett)
CVE Roi
Completed 1944-7-6
Completed 1944-7-7 (Richmond)
Completed 1944-7-7 (Richmond)
SS Scabbardfish
Arrived 1944-7-8
CVE Munda
Completed 1944-7-8
AGC Mount Olympus
Arrived 1944-7-8
DE Raymond
Arrived 1944-7-8
APA Bollinger
1944-7-9 (Vancouver)
AM Shelter
Completed 1944-7-9 (Seattle)
DE Lough
Arrived 1944-7-10
Completed 1944-7-10 (Portland)
124 Cavalry Regiment
Arrived 1944-7-10 (Camp Anza)
Texas National Guard.
40 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Arrived 1944-7-10
8 Photographic Reconnaissance Group
AM Barrier
Arrived 1944-7-14
X Corps
Arrived 1944-7-14
Participated in the New Guinea and second Philippines campaigns
AO Salamonie
Arrived 1944-7-15
Completed 1944-7-15 (Richmond)
AOG Kishwaukee
Arrived 1944-7-15
DE Conklin
Arrived 1944-7-15
1181 Engineer Construction Group
Arrived 1944-7-15 (Schofield Barracks)
Arrived 1944-7-16
96 Division
1944-7-16 (Camp Stoneman)
Composed of 381, 382, and 383 Regiments. Participated in the Leyte and Ryukyus campaigns
AO Chepachet
Arrived 1944-7-17
SS Sea Devil
Arrived 1944-7-18
ARS Deliver
Completed 1944-7-18 (Napa)
AVP Bering Strait
Completed 1944-7-19
AGC Auburn
Arrived 1944-7-20
Completed 1944-7-20 (Richmond)
85 Chemical Mortar Battalion
Arrived 1944-7-20 (San Francisco)
AKA Algol
completed 1944-7-21 (Portland)
AOG Genesee
Arrived 1944-7-22
Arrived 1944-7-23
DD Lowry
Arrived 1944-7-23
AV St. George
Completed 1944-7-24 (Tacoma)
DE Oberrender
Arrived 1944-7-25
History. Crippled by kamikazes 1945-5-9 off Okinawa; not repaired
CV Ranger
Arrived 1944-7-25 (San Diego)
612 Field Artillery Battalion
Arrived 1944-7-25 (Los Angeles)
75mm pack howitzers
5332 Provisional Brigade
Activated 1944-7-26 (Burma)
MARS Task Force. A hodgepodge of American and Chinese infantry and American cavalry and artillery. Included 457 Regiment which was built arouind remnants of Merrill's Marauders.
1122 Engineer Combat Group
Arrived 1944-7-26 (Fort Lawton)
Participated in the Leyte and Okinawa campaigns
Arrived 1944-7-27
History. Sunk by gunfire 1944-10-25 off Samar
DE Vammen
Completed 1944-7-27 (San Francisco)
Arrived 1944-7-29
Arrived 1944-7-29
Completed 1944-7-29 (Richmond)
AM Scurry
Completed 1944-7-29 (Seattle)
AKA Chara
Arrived 1944-7-29
AN Canotia
Completed 1944-7-31 (Everett)