Chapter XIX: Appendix: C

Naval Task Organization

1. _Wonsan Landing_

JTF 7 VAdm A. D. Struble
TF 90 Attack Force RAdm J. H. Doyle
TG 91.2 Landing Force (1st MajGen O. P. Smith
MarDiv)
TE 90.00 Flagship Element
_Mount McKinley_ 1 AGC
TE 90.01 Tactical Air Control Cdr T. H. Moore
Element
TU 90.01.1 TacRon 1
TU 90.01.2 TacRon 3
TE 90.02 Naval Beach Group Capt W. T. Singer
Element
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 LCdr M. T. Jacobs, Jr.
Construction Bn.
TU 90.02.5 Underwater LCdr W. R. McKinney
Demolitions Team Unit
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 898_[665]
_LST 975_[665] 2 LST
TU 90.1.2 Repair and Salvage Capt P. W. Mothersill
Unit
_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 Hall_[666]
_Fort Marion_[666]
_Comstock_[666]
_Catamount_[666]
_Colonial_[666] 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 401[667]
LSMR 403[667]
LSMR 404[667]

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 Marion_[668]
_Colonial_[668]
_Catamount_[668] 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 RAdm J. M. Higgins
Minesweeping Group
_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)

[665] Reported to CTG 95.2 upon arrival at objective area.

[666] Carrying 3 LSU.

[667] Reported to CTF 90 when released by CTG 95.2.

[668] 3 LSU embarked

APPENDIX D

Effective Strength of 1st Marine Division[669]

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|Organic |Attached|Attached| |
Date | USMC | U. S. | Royal |Attached|
|and USN | Army |Marines | KMC | Total
----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------
8 Oct 50 | 23,533 | 78 | 0 | 2,159 | 25,770
26 Oct 50 | 23,608 | 83 | 0 | 1,588 | 25,279
27 Nov 50 | 25,166 | 73 | 234 | 0 | 25,473
5 Dec 50 | 21,551 | 2,535 | 157 | 0 | 24,243
8 Dec 50 | 21,039 | 2,448 | 157 | 0 | 23,644
15 Dec 50 | 19,362 | 14 | 144 | 0 | 19,520
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[669] 1stMarDiv _SAR_, annex A (G-1), 4.