The Battle of Midway
June 3 - 6, 1942		 APPENDIX TWO:
ORDER OF BATTLE1

Japan
RENGO KANTAI (COMBINED FLEET)
ADM Yamamoto Isoroku, Commander in Chief
Chief of Staff, RADM Ugaki Matome
notes

MAIN BODY - ADM Yamamoto
BatDiv 1
Yamato (flagship) - CAPT Takayanagi Gihachi
Nagato - CAPT Yano Hideo
Mutsu - CAPT Yamazumi Teijiro
Carrier Group - CAPT Umetani Kaoru

Hosho (CVL) - CAPT Umetani  
Kanbaku - LT Irikiin Yoshiaki 8 B4Y1

Yukaze (DD) - LCDR Kajimoto Shizuka
Special Force - CAPT Harada Kaku
Chiyoda (CVS serving as tenders w/midget submarines) - CAPT Harada
Nisshin (CVS serving as tenders w/midget submarines) - CAPT Komazawa Katsumi
Screen (DesRon 3) - RADM Hashimoto Shintaro
Sendai (CL, flagship) - CAPT Morishita Nobue
DesDiv 11 - CAPT Shoji Kiichiro
Hatsuyuki - LCDR Kamiura Junnari
Shirayuki - CDR Sugahara Tari
Murakumo - Higashi CDR Hideo
Fubuki - CDR Yamashita Shizuo
DesDiv 19 - CAPT Oe Ranji
Isonami - CDR Sugama Ryokichi
Ayanami - CDR Sakuma Eiji
Uranami - CDR Haigo Tsutomu
Shikinami - CDR Kawahashi Akifumi
1st Supply Unit - CAPT Nishioka Shigeyasu
Naruto (oiler) - CAPT Nishioka
Toei Maru (oiler)
GUARD (Aleutians Screening) FORCE - VADM Takasu Shiro
BatDiv 2 - VADM Takasu
Hyuga (flagship) - CAPT Matsuda Chiaki
Ise - CAPT Takeda Isamu
Fuso - CAPT Kinoshita Mitsuo
Yamashiro - CAPT Kogure Gunji
Screen - RADM Kishi Fukuji
CruDiv 9 - RADM Kishi
Kitakami (CL, flagship) - CAPT Norimitsu Saiji
Oi (CL) - CAPT Narita Shigeru
DesDiv 20 - CAPT Yamada Yuji
Yugiri - CAPT Motokura Masayoshi
Amagiri - CAPT Ashida Buichi
Shirakumo - CDR Hitomi Toyoji
Asagiri - CDR Maekawa Nisaburo
DesDiv 24 - CAPT Hirai Yasuji
Umikaze - CDR Sugitani Nagahide
Yamakaze - CDR Hamanaka Shuichi
Kawakaze - CDR Wakabayashi Kazuo
Suzukaze - CDR Shibayama Jazuo
DesDiv 27 - CAPT Yoshimura Matake
Ariake - CDR Yoshida Shoichi
Yugure - CDR Kamo Kiyoshi
Shigure - CDR Seo Noboru
Shiratsuyu - LCDR Hashimoto Kimmatsu
2nd Supply Unit - 2 oilers

FIRST CARRIER STRIKING FORCE (Itokukuu Kantai - First Air Fleet) - VADM Nagumo Chuichi
Chief of Staff, RADM Kusaka Ryunosuke

Carrier Group - VADM Nagumo

CarDiv 1 - VADM Nagumo  
Akagi (CV, flagship) - CAPT Aoki Taijiro  
Akgai Air Unit - CDR Fuchida Mitsuo  
Kansen - LCDR Itaya Shigeru 19 A6M2 (plus 6 cargo)
Kanbaku - LCDR Chihaya Takehiko 18 D3A1
Kanko - LCDR Murata Shigeharu 18 B5N2
   
Kaga (CV) - CAPT Okada Jisaku  
Kaga Air Unit - LCDR Kusumi Tadashi  
Kansen - LT Sato Masao 18 A6M2 plus 9 cargo)
Kanbaku - LT Ogawa Shoichi 18 D3A1
Kanko - LT Kitajima Ichiro 27 B5N2
   
CarDiv 2 - RADM Yamaguchi Tamon  
Hiryu (CV, flagship) - CAPT Kaku Tamon  
Hiryu Air Unit - LT Tomonaga Joichi  
Kansen - LT Mori Shigeru 18 A6M2 (plus 3 cargo)
Kanbaku - LT Kobayashi Michio 18 D3A1
Kanko - LT Kikuchi Rokuro 18 B5N2
   
Soryu (CV) - CAPT Yanagimoto Ryusaku  
Soryu Air Unit - LCDR Egusa Takashige  
Kansen - LT Suguanami Masaharu 18 A6M2 plus 3 cargo)
Kanbaku - LT Ikeda Masahiro 18 D3A1
Kanko - LT Abe Heijiro 18 B5N2
  2 D4Y1

Support Group - RADM Abe Hiroaki
CruDiv 8 - RADM Abe
Tone (CA, flagship) - CAPT Okada Tametsugu
Chikuma (CA) - CAPT Komura Keizo
2nd Section, BatDiv 3 - CAPT Koma Tamotsu
Haruna - CAPT Koma
Kirishima - CAPT Iwabuchi Sanji
Screen (DesRon 10) - RADM Kimura Susumu
Nagara (CL, flagship) - CAPT Naoi Toshio
DesDiv 4 - CAPT Yoshimura Matake
Arashi - CDR Watanabe Yasumasa
Nowaki - CDR Koga Magotaro
Hagikaze - CDR Iwagami Juichi
Maikaze - CDR Nakasugi Seiji
DesDiv 10 - CAPT Abe Toshio
Kazagumo - CDR Yoshida Masayoshi
Yugumo - CDR Semba Shigeo
Makigumo - CDR Fujita Isamu
Akigumo2 - CDR Soma Shohei
DesDiv 17 - CAPT Kitamura Masayuki
Isokaze - CDR Toshima Shunichi
Urakaze - CDR Nagayoshi
Hamakaze - CDR Oto Tsuneo
Tanikaze - CDR Katsumi Motoi
Supply Group - CAPT Oto Masanao
Kyokuto Maru (oiler) - CAPT Oto
Shinkoku Maru (oiler)
Toho Maru (oiler)
Nipon Maru (oiler)
Kokuyo Maru (oiler)

MIDWAY INVASION FORCE (2nd Fleet) - VADM Kondo Nobutake
Chief of Staff, RADM Shiraishi Kazutaka

Invasion Force Main Body - VADM Kondo
CruDiv 4 (less 2nd Section) - VADM Kondo
Atago (CA, flagship) - CAPT Ijuin Matsuji
Chokai (CA) - CAPT Hayakawa Mikio
CruDiv 5 - VADM Takagi Takeo
Myoko (CA) - CAPT Miyoshi Teruhiko
Haguro (CA) - CAPT Mori Tomoichi
BatDiv 3 (less 2nd Section) - RADM Mikawa Gunichi
Kongo - CAPT Koyanagi Tomiji
Hiei - CAPT Nishida Nasao
Screen (DesRon 4) - RADM Nishimura Shoji
Yura (CL, flagship) - CAPT Sato Shiro
DesDiv 2 - CAPT Tachibana Masao
Murasame - CDR Suenaga Naoji
Harusame - CDR Kamiyama Masao
Yudachi - CDR Kikkawa Kiyoshi
Samidare - CDR Matsubara Takisaburo
DesDiv 9 - CAPT Sato Yasuo
Asafumo - CDR Iwashashi Toru
Minegumo - CDR Suzuki Yasuatsu
Natsugumo - CDR Tsukamoto Moritaro
Carrier Group - CAPT Obayashi Sueo

Zuiho (CVL) - CAPT Obayashi
Kansen - LT Hidaka Moriyasu
Kanko - LT Matsuo Kaji
12 A6M2
12 B5N2

Mikazuki (DD) - LCDR Maeda Saneho
Supply Group - CAPT Murao Jiro
Sata (oiler) - CAPT Murao
Tsurumi (oiler) - CAPT Fujita Toshizo
Genyo Maru (oiler)
Kenyo Maru (oiler)
Akashi (repair ship)
Close Support Group - VADM Kurita Takeo
CruDiv 7 - VADM Kurita
Kumano (CA, flagship) - CAPT Tanaka Kikumatsu
Suzuya (CA) - CAPT Kimura Masatomi
Mikuma (CA) - CAPT Sakiyama Shako
Mogami (CA) - CAPT Soji Akira
DesDiv 8 - CDR Ogawa Nobuki
Arashio - CDR Kuboki Hideo
Asahio - CDR Yoshii Goro
Nichiei Maru (oiler)
Transport Group - RADM Tanaka Raizo
Transports3

Kiyozumi Maru
Zenyo Maru
No. 2 Toa Maru
Argentina Maru
Brazil Maru
Azuma Maru
Patrol Boats Nos. 1, 2, 34 (carrying troops)
Akemono Maru (oiler)		 Keiyo Maru
Goshu Maru
Kano Maru
Hokuriku Maru
Kirishima Maru
Nankai Maru

Escort (DesRon 2) - RADM Tanaka
Jintsu (CL, flagship) - CAPT Kozai Torazo
DesDiv 15 - CAPT Sato Shiro
Oyashio - CDR Arima Tokikichi
Kuroshio - CDR Ugaki Tamaki
DesDiv 16 - CAPT Shibuya Shiro
Amatsukze - CDR Hara Tameichi
Yukikaze - CDR Tobita Kenjiro
Tokitsukaze - CDR Nakahara Giichiro
Hatsukaze - CDR Takahashi Kameshiro
DesDiv 18 - CAPT Miyaska Yoshito
Arare - CDR Ogata Tomoe
Shiranuhi - CDR Akasawa Jisuo
Kasumi - CDR Tomura Kiyoshi
Kagero - CDR Yokoi Minoru
Seaplane Tender Group4 - RADM Fujita Riutaro
Seaplane Tender Div 11 - RADM Fujita
Chitose (CVS) - CAPT Furukawa Tamostu
16 fighter seaplanes
4 scout seaplanes
Kamikawa Maru (AV) - CAPT Shinoda Tarohachi
8 fighter seaplanes
4 scout seaplanes
Hayashio (DD)
Patrol Boat No. 35 (carrying troops)
Minesweeper Group - CAPT Miyamoto Sadatomo
Minesweepers
Tama Maru No. 3
Tama Maru No. 5
Tama Maru No. 7
Tama Maru No. 8
Subcahsers Nos. 16, 17, 18
Soya (supply ship) - CDR Kubota Toshi
Meiyo Maru (cargo ship)
Yamafuku Maru (cargo ship)

NORTHERN (Aleutians) FORCE (5th Fleet) - VADM Hosogaya Moshiro
Chief of Staff, CAPT Nakazawa Tasuku

Northern Force Main Body - VADM Hosogaya
Nachi (CA, flagship) - CAPT Kiyota Takahiko
Screen - CDR Takeuchi Hajime
Inazuma (DD) - CDR Takeuchi
Ikazuchi (DD) - LCDR Kudo Shunsaku
Supply Group
Fuhisan Maru (oiler)
Nissan Maru (oiler)
3 cargo ships
Second Carrier Striking Force - RADM Kakuta Kakuji

Carrier Group (CarDiv 4) - RADM Kakuta  
Ryujo (CVL, flagship) - CAPT Kato Tadao  
Air Unit - LT Yamagami Masayuki  
Kansen - LT Kobayashi Minoru 16 A6M2
Kanko - LT Yamagami 21 B5N2
   
Junyo (CV) - CAPT Ishii Shizue  
Air Unit - LT Shiga Yoshio  
Kansen - LT Shiga 24 A6M2
Kanbaku - LT Abe Zenji 21 D3A1

Support Group (2nd section, CruDiv 4) - CAPT Nabeshima Shunaska
Maya (CA) - CAPT Nabeshima
Takao (CA) - CAPT Asakura Bunji
Screen (DesDiv 7) - CAPT Konishi Kaname
Akebono - LCDR Nakagawa Minoru
Ushio - CDR Uesugi Yoshitake
Sazanami - LCDR Uwai Hiroshi
Teiyo Maru (oiler)
Attu Invasion Force - RADM Omori Sentaro
Abukuma (CL, flagship)
DesDiv 21 - CAPT Shimizu Toshio
Wakaba - LCDR Kuroki Masakichi
Nehohi - LCDR Terauchi Saburo
Hatsuharu - CDR Makino Hiroshi
Hatsushimo - LCDR Migihama Satoru
Magane Maru (minesweeper)
Kinugasa Maru (transport)5
Kiska Invasion Force - CAPT Ono Takeji
CruDiv 21 - CAPT Ono
Kiso (CL, flagship) - CAPT Ono
Tama (CL) - CAPT Kawabata Masaharu
Asaka Maru (auxiliary cruiser) - CAPT Ban Jiro
Screen (DesDiv 6) - CAPT Yamada Yusuke
Hibiki - LCDR Ishii Hagumu
Akatsuki - CDR Takasuka Osamu
Hokaze - LCDR Tanaka Tomoo
Transports6
Hakuho Maru
Kumagawa Maru
Minesweeper Div 13 - CAPT Mitsuka Toshio
Hakuho Maru
Shunkotsu Maru
Kaiho Maru
Submarine Detachment - RADM Yamazaki Shigeshi
SubRon 1 - I.9 (flagship) - RADM Yamazaki
SubDiv 2 - CAPT Imazato Hiroshi
I.15 - CDR Ishikawa Nohuo
I.17 - CDR Nishino Kozo
I.19 - Narahara Seigo
SubDiv 4 - CAPT Nagai Mitsuru
I.25 - CDR Togami Meihi
I.26 - CDR Yokota Minoru

ADVANCE (Submarine) FORCE (6th Fleet) - VADM Komatsu Teruhisu
Katori (CL, flagship) - CAPT Owada Noboru
SubRon 3 - RADM Kono Chimaki
Rio de Janeiro Maru (submarine tender, flagship at Kwajalein)
SubDiv 137 - CAPT Miyazaki Takeharu
I.121 - LCDR Fujimori Yasuo
I.122 - LCDR Norita Sadotoshi
I.123 - LCDR Ueno Toshitake
SubDiv 19 - CAPT Ono Ryojiro
I.156 - LCDR Ohashi Katsuo
I.157 - LCDR Nakajima Sakae
I.158 - LCDR Kitamura Soshichi
I.159 - LCDR Yoshimatsu Tamori
SubDiv 30 - CAPT Teraoka Masao
I.162 - LCDR Kinashi Takaichi
I.165 - LCDR Harada Takae
I.166 - CDR Tanaka Makio

SHORE-BASED AIR PATROL (11th Air Fleet) - VADM Tsukahara Nishizo at Tinian
Chief of Staff, RADM Sakamaki Munetaka

Midway Expeditionary Force - CAPT Morita Chisato
36 fighters (aboard First Air Fleet carriers) - LCDR Kokufuda Mitsugu
10 land-based bombers at Wake
6 flying boats at Jaluit
24th Air Flotilla - RADM Maeda Minoru at Kwajalein
Chitose Air Group - CAPT Ohashi Fujiro (at Kwajalein)
36 Zero fighters, 36 torpedo bombers
1st Air Group - CAPT Inouye Samaji (at Aur and Wotje)
36 Zero fighters, 36 torpedo bombers
14th Air Group - CAPT Nakajima Daizo
18 flying boats (at Jaluit and Wotje)

 

United States
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREA
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief

CARRIER STRIKING FORCE - RADM Frank Jack Fletcher
Task Force 17 - Admiral Fletcher
TG 17.5 Carrier Group - CAPT Elliot Buckmaster

Yorktown (CV) - CAPT Buckmaster  
CYAG8 - CDR Oscar Pederson  
VF-3 - LCDR John S. "Jimmy" Thach 27 F4F-4 (25)
VB-3 - LCDR Maxwell F. Leslie 18 SBD-3 (17)
"VS-5"9 - LT Wallace C. "Wally" Short, Jr. 19 SBD-3 (18)
VT-3 - LCDR Lance Eugene "LEM" Massey 15 TBD-1 (12)

TG 17.2 Cruiser Group - RADM William W. Smith
Astoria (CA) - CAPT Francis W. Scanland
Portland (CA) - CAPT Laurance T. DuBose
TG 17.4 Destroyer Squadron - CAPT Gilbert C. Hoover (ComDesRon 2)
Hammann (DD) - CDR Arnold E. True
Hughes (DD) - LCDR Donald J. Ramsey
Morris (DD) - CDR Harry B. Jarrett
Anderson (DD) - LCDR John K. B. Ginder
Russell (DD) - LCDR Glenn R. Hartwig
Gwin (DD)10 - CDR John M. Higgins

Task Force 16 - RADM Raymond A. Spruance
TG 16.5 Carrier Group - CAPT George D. Murray

Enterprise (CV) - CAPT Murray  
CEAG11 - LCDR Clarence Wade McClusky 1 SBD-3 (1)
VF-6 - LT James S. Gray 27 F4F-4 (27)
VB-6 - LT Richard Halsey Best 18 SBD-3, -2 (18)
VS-6 - LT W. Earl Gallaher 18 SBD-3 (18)
VT-6 - LCDR Eugene E. Lindsey 14 TBD-1 (14)
Hornet (CV) - CAPT Marc A. Mitscher12  
CHAG13 - CDR Stanhope C. Ring 1 SBD-3 (1)
VF-8 - LCDR Samuel G. "Pat" Mitchell 27 F4F-4 (27)
VB-8 - LCDR Robert Ruffin Johnson 18 SBD-3 (18)
VS-8 - LCDR Walter Fred Rodee 17 SBD-3 (16)
VT-8 - LCDR John Charles Waldron 15 TBD-1 (15)

TG 16.2 Cruiser Group - RADM Thomas C. Kinkaid (ComCruDiv 6)
New Orleans (CA) - CAPT Howard H. Good
Minneapolis (CA) - CAPT Frank J. Lowry
Vincennes (CA) - CAPT Frederick L. Riefkohl
Northampton (CA) - CAPT William D. Chandler
Pensacola (CA) - CAPT Frank L. Lowe
Atlanta (CL) - CAPT Samuel P. Jenkins
TG 16.4 Destroyer Screen - CAPT Alexander R. Early (ComDesRon 1)
Phelps (DD) - LCDR Edward L. Beck
Worden (DD) - LCDR William G. Pogue
Monaghan (DD) - LCDR William P. Burford
Aylwin (DD) - LCDR George R. Phelan
DesRon 6 - CAPT Edward P. Sauer
Balch (DD) - LCDR Harold H. Tiemroth
Conyngham (DD) - LCDR Henry C. Daniel
Benham (DD) - LCDR Joseph M. Worthington
Ellet (DD) - LCDR Francis H. Gardner
Maury (DD)14 - LCDR Gezler L. Sims
Oiler Group
Cimarron (AO) - Russell M. Ihrig
Platte (AO)
Dewey (DD) - LCDR Charles F. Chillingworth, Jr.
Monssen (DD) - CDR Ronald N. Smoot

SUBMARINES - RADM Robert H. English, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet,
at Pearl Harbor (operational control)
Task Group 7.1 - Midway Patrol Group
Cachalot (SS-170) - LCDR George A. Lewis
Flyingfish (SS-229) - LCDR Glenn R. Donaho
Tambor (SS-198) - LCDR John W. Murphy, Jr.
Trout (SS-202) - LCDR Frank W. Fenno, Jr.
Grayling (SS-209) - LCDR Eliot Olsen
Nautilus (SS-168) - LCDR William H. Brockman, Jr.
Grouper (SS-214) - LCDR Claren E. Duke
Dolphin (SS-169) - LCDR Royal L. Rutter
Gato (SS-212) - LCDR William G. Myers
Cuttlefish (SS-171) - LCDR Martin P. Hottel
Gudgeon (SS-211) - LCDR Hylan B. Lyon
Grenadier (SS-210) - LCDR Willis A. Lent
Task Group 7.2 - On roving assignment
Narwhal (SS-167) - LCDR Charles W. Wilkins
Plunger (SS-179) - LCDR David C. White
Trigger (SS-237) - LCDR Jack H. Lewis
Task Group 7.3 - North of Oahu Patrol
Tarpon (SS-175) - LCDR Lewis Wallace
Pike (SS-173) - LCDR William A. New
Finback (SS-230) - LCDR Jesse L. Hull
Growler (SS-215) - LCDR Howard W. Gilmore

MIDWAY SHORE-BASED AIR - CAPT Cyril T. Simard
Eastern Island Airfield

Marine Air Group 22, 2d Marine Air Wing - LTCL Ira L. Kimes  
VMF-221 - Major Floyd B. Parks 21 F2A-3 (20)
  7 F4F-3 (6)
VMSB-241 - Major Lofton R. Henderson  
Major Benjamin W. Norris (XO) 21 SB2U-3 (14)15
Major Henderson 19 SBD-2 (18)
   
Detachments of PatWing 1 and 2  
VP-24 6 PBY-5A (6)
VP-44 8 PBY-5A (7)
VP-51 3 PBY-5A (3)
NAS Utility 1 J2F-2 (1)
   
VT-8 Detachment - LT Langdon K. Fieberling 6 TBF-1 (6)
   
Detachment of 7th Air Force - MGEN Willis P. Hale  
42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) 5 B-17E (5)
431st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) 7 B-17E (6)
31st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) 2 B-17E (2)
72nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) 1 B-17E (0)
7th Air Force Headquarters 1 B-17E (1)
349th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) 1 B-17D (1)16
18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) 2 B-26S (2)
69th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) 2 B-26B (2)

Sand Island Seaplane Base

Detachments of PatWing 1 and 2
VP-23
14 PBY-5 (13)

MIDWAY LOCAL DEFENSES - CAPT Simard
6th Marine Defense Bn (reinforced), Fleet Marine Force - COL Harold D. Shannon
Motor Torpedo Squadron 1
8 PT Boats, 4 small patrol craft at Midway
2 PT Boats at Kure
Deployed in area
2 tenders, 1 DD at French Frigate Shoals
1 oiler, 1 converted yacht, 1 minesweeper at Pearl and Hermes Reef
2 converted tuna boats at Lisianski, Gardner, Pinnacles, Laysan and Necker
Midway Relief Fueling Unit - 1 oiler, 2 DDs

FORCES IN THE ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN
Task Force 8 - RADM Robert A. Theobald (in Nashville)
TG 8.6 Main Body - 2 CA, 3 CL
DesDiv 11 - 4 DDs
TG 8.1 Air Search Group
3 tenders with 20 PBY of PatWing 4; 1 B-17
TG 8.2 Surface Search of Scouting Group
1 gunboat, 1 oiler, 14 YP, 5 Coast Guard cutters
TG 8.3 Air Striking Group - BGEN William O. Butler, USA17
Ft. Randall - 21 fighters, 14 bombers
Ft. Glenn, Umnak - 12 fighters
Kodiak - 32 fighters, 5 bombers, 2 light bombers
Anchorage - 44 fighters, 24 bombers, 2 light bombers
TG 8.4 Destroyer Striking Group - 9 DDs
TG 8.5 Submarine Group - 6 submarines
TG 8.9 Tanker Group - 2 oilers, SS Comet

 

NOTES

2. Akigumo detached before dawn on June 3 to escort Nagumo's Supply Unit

3. Transports carried the Midway Landing Force, about 5,000 troops under IJN CAPT Minoru Ota

4. The Seaplane Tender Group, which moved with the Transport Group, was to occupy Kure Island and set up a seaplane base

5. Kinugasa Maru carried the Attu Landing Force. This force, under MAJ Matsutoshi Hozumi, was comprised of the Army North Sea Detachment

6. Hakusan Maru carried the Kiska Landing Force, 550 troops of Maizuru 3rd Special Naval Landing Force under LCDR Hifumi Mukai. Kumagawa Maru carried construction equipment and 700 labor troops

7. I.121 and I.123 were stationed at French Frigate Shoals, and I.122 at Laysan Island, in conjunction with "Operation K."

8. Commander Yorktown Air Group. CDR Pederson did not fly combat missions on June 4

9. Actually VB-5, this squadron operated as VS-5 during Midway

10. Joined Task Force 17 on June 5

11. Commander Enterprise Air Group

12. Captain Marc A. Mitscher was promoted to Rear Admiral en route to Midway

13. Commander Hornet Air Group

14. Balch and Benham detached to support Task Force 17 on the afternoon of June 4 and remained with that force until the loss of Yorktown on June 7

15. Only 12 air crews were available

16. Photo ship with extra fuel tanks in bomb racks. This plane took all the photos of Kido Butai on June 4th

17. Initial deployment

 

GENERAL NOTES:
This Order of Battle was derived from the following sources.

The Japanese Order of Battle is from Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan.

The United States Order of Battle is from Miracle at Midway.

The source of information, regarding planes and air groups that participated, is courtesy of Mark E. Horan, co-author of "A Glorious Page in our History: The Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942." Information provided by Mr. Horan is listed in italics.

The air group information provided is in the following format:

Squadron - Commander Number and Type of Planes (Number Operational at dawn on June 4)

D.L. James was able to provide the information regarding USN destroyers that participated, from History of United States Naval Operations in World War II by Samuel Eliot Morison, Little Brown & co., Boston, 1962.

George Wayne McMullan provided me with the complete list of USN ship captains, in addition to his list of US submarines that participated in the battle.

 

Squadron Designations:

VF US Navy Fighter Squadron. NOTE: This is usually followed by the hull number of the carrier to which they are attached (i.e. VF-6 is CV-6 USS Enterprise fighter squadron). However, during this battle, CV-5 USS Yorktown carried planes from CV-3 USS Saratoga, which did not participate the battle.
VB US Navy Bomber Squadron. Same note applies.
VS US Navy Scouting Squadron. Same note applies.
VT US Navy Torpedo Squadron. Same note applies.
VP US Navy Patrol Squadron
VMF US Marine Fighter Squadron
VMSB US Marine Scout Bombing Squadron
Kansen IJN Fighter Squadron. NOTE: (plus 6 cargo) denotes six planes to be flown to Midway after its capture by the Japanese
Kanbaku IJN Bomber Squadron
Kanko IJN Attack Squadron

All ships are listed in italics.

 

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