Attack on Pearl Harbor order of battle
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This is the attack on Pearl Harbor's order of battle for both the Empire of Japan and the United States.
Imperial Japanese Navy
Naval General Staff—Admiral Osami Nagano
- Combined Fleet
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- First Air Fleet
- Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
- 1st Carrier Division
- Vice Admiral Nagumo
- Akagi (flag)—Captain Kiichi Hasegawa
- Air Officer—Commander Masuda Shogo
- VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- 1st Squadron (5x B5N2 "Kate")—Commander Fuchida
- 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Iwasaki Goro
- 3rd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Furukawa Izumi
- VT Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeharu Murata
- 1st Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Commander Murata
- 2nd Squadron (3xB5N)
- 3rd Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Negishi Asao
- 4th Squadron (3xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Takehiko Chihaya
- 21st Squadron (3xD3A1 "Val")—Lieutenant Chihaya
- 22nd Squadron (3xD3A) (1 aircraft lost)
- 23rd Squadron (3xD3A) (1 aircraft lost)
- 25th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Zenji Abe
- 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (2 aircraft lost)
- 27th Squadron (3xD3A)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeru Itaya
- 1st FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M2 "Zero")—Lieutenant Commander Itaya (one aircraft lost)
- 1st FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Saburo Shindo
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- Air Officer—Commander Masuda Shogo
- Kaga—Captain Okada Jisaku
- Air Officer—Commander Sata Naohito
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Hashiguchi
- 1st Sqdn (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Hashiguchi
- 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Hideo Maki
- 3rd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshitaka Mikami
- VT Leader—Lieutenant Kazuyoshi Kitajima
- 1st Squadron (3xB5N)—Lieutenant Kitajima (one aircraft lost)
- 2nd Squadron (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
- 3rd Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Mimori Suzuki† (Killed in Action) (two aircraft lost)
- 4th Squadron (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Saburo Makino† (Killed in Action)
- 21st Squadron (3 D3A)—Lieutenant Makino (one aircraft lost)
- 22nd Squadron (3 D3A)
- 23rd Squadron (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 24th Squadron (3 D3A)-Lieutenant Shoichi Ogawa (two aircraft lost)
- 25th Squadron (3 D3A)
- 26th Squadron (3 D3A)
- 27th Squadron (3 D3A)-Lieutenant Shoichi Ibuki (one aircraft lost)
- 28th Squadron (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 29th Squadron (3 D3A)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Yoshio Shiga
- 2nd FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Shiga (two aircraft lost)
- 2nd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Yaushi Nikaido (two aircraft lost)
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Hashiguchi
- Air Officer—Commander Sata Naohito
- 2nd Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Yamaguchi Tamon
- Sōryū—Captain Yanagimoto Ryusaku
- Air Officer—Commander Kusumoto Ikuto
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Heijiro Abe
- 1st Squadron (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Abe
- 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Sadao Yamamoto
- VT Leader—Lieutenant Tsuyoshi Nagai
- 1st Squadron (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Nagai
- 2nd Squadron (2xB5N)
- 3rd Squadron (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Tatsumi Nakajima
- 4th Squadron (2xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Egusa Takeshige
- 21st Squadron (3xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Egusa (one aircraft lost)
- 22nd Squadron (3xD3A)
- 23rd Squadron (3xD3A)
- 24th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Masatake Ikeda
- 25th Squadron (3xD3A)
- 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- VF-Leader—Lieutenant Masaji Suganami
- 3rd FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Suganami
- 3rd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Fusata Iida† (Killed in Action) (three aircraft lost)
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Heijiro Abe
- Hiryū—Captain Kaku Tomeo
- Air Officer—Commander Amagai Takahisa
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Tadashi Kosumi
- 1st Squadron (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Kosumi
- 2nd Squadron (5xB5N2 "Kate")-Lieutenant Toshio Hashimoto
- VT Leader—Lieutenant Heita Matsumura
- 1st Squadron (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Matsumura
- 2nd Squadron (2xB5N)
- 3rd Squadron (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Hiroharu Sumino
- 4th Squadron (2xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Michio Kobayashi (not present)
- 21st Squadron (2xD3A)—Lieutenant Kobayashi
- 22nd Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 23rd Squadron (3xD3A)
- 24th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Shun Nakagawa
- 25th Squadron (3xD3A)
- 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Kiyokuma Okajima
- 4th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Okajima
- 4th FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Sumio Nono (one aircraft lost)
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Tadashi Kosumi
- Air Officer—Commander Amagai Takahisa
- 5th Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Hara Chuichi
- Shōkaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Jojima Takatsugu
- Air Officer—Commander Wada Tetsujiro
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Tatsuo Ichihara
- 1st Squadron (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Ichihara
- 2nd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Tsutomu Hagiwara
- 3rd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Ikuin
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Takahashi Kakuichi
- 1st Squadron (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Takahashi
- 2nd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Masao Yamaguchi (one aircraft lost)
- 3rd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Hisayoshi Fujita
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Tadashi Kaneko
- 5th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kaneko
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Tatsuo Ichihara
- Zuikaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Yokokawa Ichibei
- Air Officer—Commander Shimoda Hisao
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
- 1st Squadron (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Shimazaki
- 2nd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Takemi Iwami
- 3rd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Tsubota
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Sakamoto Akira
- 1st Squadron (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Sakamoto
- 2nd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Tamotsu Ema
- 3rd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant C. Hayashi
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Masao Sato
- 6th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Sato
- CAP (9xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
- DD Akigumo (Kagero-class)
- 3rd Battleship Division
- Vice Admiral Mikawa Gunichi
- 8th Cruiser Division
- Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki[1]
- 1st Destroyer Squadron
- Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro
- CL Abukuma (Nagara-class)
- Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro
- 17th Destroyer Division
- 18th Destroyer Division
- 7th Destroyer Division (Midway Attack Unit)
- 2nd Submarine Division
- 1st Supply Train
- AO (fleet oiler) Kyokuto Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kenyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kokuyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Shinkoku Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Akebono Maru (impressed merchantman)
- 2nd Supply Train
- AO Tōhō Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Toei Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Nippon Maru (impressed merchantman)
- 6th Fleet
- Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi
- 1st Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Sato Tsutomu
- 2nd Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Yamazaki Shigeaki
- 3rd Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Miwa Shigeyoshi
- Special Attack Unit
- Captain Sasaki Hankyu ("mother" submarines commander)
- Lieutenant Naoji Iwasa (midget submarines commander)
- I-22 (flag) (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-22A (A type midget submarine)
- I-16 (I-16-class {Type C1}) Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Hanabusa
- I-16A (A type)—Ensign Sakamaki Kazuo (USA's first POW)
- I-18 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-18A (A type)
- I-20 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-20A (A type)
- I-24 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-24A (A type)
- Submarine Reconnaissance Unit
- Commander Kashihara Yasuchika
- Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi
United States
Afloat, United States Navy
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Admiral Harold R. "Betty" Stark
- Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet / Pacific Fleet[2]
- Admiral Husband E. "Kim" Kimmel
- Battle Force (Task Force 1)
- Vice Admiral William S. Pye
- Captain Harold C. Train, Chief of Staff
- Battleships, Battle Force
- RADM Walter S. Anderson
- Battleship Division 1
- RADM Isaac Campbell Kidd† (Killed in action)
- Arizona (BB-39) (Template:Sclass-) (sunk) — Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh† (Killed in action)
- Nevada (BB-36) (Template:Sclass-) — Captain Francis W. Scanland
- Oklahoma (BB-37) (Nevada class) (sunk) — Captain Howard D. "Ping" Bode
- Battleship Division 2
- RADM William Satterlee Pye
- Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Template:Sclass-) — Captain Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.
- Tennessee (BB-43) (Template:Sclass-) — Captain Charles Edwin Reordan
- California (BB-44) (Tennessee class) (sunk, raised, and repaired) — Captain Joel W. Bunkley
- Battleship Division 4
- RADM Walter S. Anderson
- Maryland (BB-46) (Template:Sclass-) — Captain D. C. Godwin
- West Virginia (BB-48) (Colorado class) (sunk, raised, and repaired) — Captain Mervyn Bennion† (Killed in action)
- Colorado (BB-45) (Colorado class) — Puget Sound Navy Yard undergoing overhaul.
- Cruisers, Battle Force
- Rear Admiral Herbert Fairfax Leary
- Cruiser Division 6 (Partial)
- New Orleans (CA-32) (Template:Sclass-)
- San Francisco (CA-38) (New Orleans class)
- Cruiser Division 9
- Rear Admiral H. Fairfax Leary
- Phoenix (CL-46) (Template:Sclass-)
- Honolulu (CL-48) (Brooklyn class)
- St. Louis (CL-49) (Template:Sclass-) — Captain George A. Rood
- Helena (CL-50) (St. Louis class)
- Destroyers, Battle Force
- Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel
- Destroyer Flotilla 1
- Destroyer Squadron 1
- Destroyer Division One
- Dewey (DD-349) (Template:Sclass-)
- Hull (DD-350) (Farragut class)
- Macdonough (DD-351) (Farragut class)
- Worden (DD-352) (Farragut class)
- Destroyer Division Two
- Farragut (DD-348) (Farragut class)
- Dale (DD-353) (Farragut class)
- Monaghan (DD-354) (Farragut class)
- Aylwin (DD-355) (Farragut class)
- Destroyer Squadron 3
- Selfridge (DD-357) (Porter class)
- Destroyer Division Five
- Reid (DD-369) (Template:Sclass-)
- Conyngham (DD-371) (Mahan class)
- Cassin (DD-372) (Mahan class)
- Downes (DD-375) (Mahan class)
- Destroyer Division Six
- Cummings (DD-365) (Mahan class)
- Case (DD-370) (Mahan class)
- Shaw (DD-373) (sunk, raised, and repaired) (Mahan class)
- Tucker (DD-374) (Mahan class)
- Destroyer Flotilla 2
- Other Destroyers
- Allen (DD-66)
- Schley (DD-103)
- Chew (DD-106)
- Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)
- Submarines
- Minecraft, Battle Force
- Rear admiral William R. Furlong
- Oglala (CM-4) (sunk, raised, and repaired)
- Minesweepers
- Coastal Minesweepers
- Destroyer Minelayers
- Destroyer Minesweepers
- Patrol Gunboat
- Destroyer Tenders
- Seaplane Tenders
- Small Seaplane Tenders
- Seaplane Tenders (Converted Destroyer)
- Ammunition Ship
- Oilers
- Repair Ships
- Submarine Tender
- Submarine Rescue Ship
- Hospital Ship
- Cargo Ship
- Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu)
- Stores Issue Ships
- Castor (AKS-1)
- Antares (AKS-3) (entering Pearl Harbor)
- Ocean Tugs
- Ontario (AT-13)
- Sunnadin (AT-28)
- Keosanqua (AT-38) (entering Pearl Harbor)
- Navajo (AT-64) (12 nautical miles or 22 kilometres outside Pearl Harbor entrance)
- Miscellaneous Auxiliaries
- Utah (AG-16) (Target ship) (sunk)
- Argonne (AG-31)
- Sumner (AG-32)
- Baltimore (CM-1) (out of commission)
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Taney (WPG-37) (at Honolulu)
Ashore, United States Army
- Chief of Staff of the Army
- General George Catlett Marshall, Jr.[3]
- Commanding General, Hawaiian Department
- Lieutenant General Walter Campbell Short[4]
- Schofield Barracks
- Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division[5]
- Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division[5]
- Major General Maxwell Murray[4]
- 27th Infantry Regiment[6]
- 35th Infantry Regiment[6]
- 298th Infantry Regiment,[6] Hawaiian Territorial Guard
- Hawaiian Coast Artillery Command
- Commanding General, Hawaiian Air Force
- Major General Frederick Martin[4]
- Commanding General, 14th Pursuit Wing
- Commanding General, 18th Bombardment Wing
Ashore, United States Marine Corps
- 14th Naval District Marine Officer: Col. Harry K. Pickett
- Marine Barracks Pearl Harbor (Col. Gilder D. Jackson Jr.)
- Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu (Maj. Francis M. McAlister)
- 1st Defense Battalion[16] (Lt.col. Bertram A. Bone)
- 3rd Defense Battalion[16] (Lt.col. Robert H. Pepper)
- 4th Defense Battalion[16] (Lt.col. Harold S. Fassett)
- 2nd Engineer Battalion[17] (Lt.Col. Elmer E. Hall)
- Marine Corps Air Station Ewa[18]
References
- ^ http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/106082x19846/8330/a0.htm
- ^ Gudmens, LTC Jeffrey J. (June 2009). "Appendix B: Order of Battle, US Forces". Staff Ride Handbook for the Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941: A Study of Defending America (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press. pp. 137–141. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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- ^ James C. McNaughton (20 November 2001). "The Hawaiian Department, 7 December 1941". United States Army, Pacific. United States Army. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
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- ^ a b Arakaki, Leatrice R.; Kuborn, John R. (1991). 7 December 1941: The Air Force Story (PDF). Hickam: United States Air Force. p. 7. ISBN 0-912799-73-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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- ^ Hough, Lieutenant Colonel Frank O.; Ludwig, Major Verle E.; Shaw, Jr., Henry I. (1989). Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U. S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 69. LCCN 58-60002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Hough, Lieutenant Colonel Frank O.; Ludwig, Major Verle E.; Shaw, Jr., Henry I. (1989). Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U. S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 68. LCCN 58-60002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.