Chapter XX: Appendix: E

Task Organization Joint Task Force Seven

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 Hall_[A] Cdr Charles W. Musgrave
_Comstock_[A] 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

[A] 3 LSU embarked