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USN
    USS Monaghan (DD-354), LCDR William P. Burford, USN
    USS Worden (DD-352), LCDR William G. Pogue, USN
    Destroyer Squadron Six, CAPT Edward P. Sauer, USN
    USS Balch (DD-363), LCDR Harold L. Tiemroth, USN
    USS Conyngham (DD-371), LCDR Henry C. Daniel, USN
    USS Benham (DD-397), LCDR Joseph M. Worthington, USN
    USS Ellet (DD-398), LCDR Francis H. Gardner, USN
    USS Maury (DD-401), LCDR Gelzer L. Sims, USN
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    Fueling Group
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    USS Cimarron (AO-22), CDR Russell M. Ihrig, USN
    USS Platte (AO-24), CAPT Ralph H. Henkle, USN
    USS Dewey (DD-349), LCDR Charles F. Chillingworth, USN
    USS Monssen (DD-436), CDR Roland N. Smoot, USN
    Midway Relief Fueling Unit
    USS Guadaloupe (AO-32), CDR Harry R. Thurber, USN
    USS Blue (DD-387), CDR Harold N. Williams, USN
    USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390), CDR Ralph Earle, Jr., USN
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    Submarine Force
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    Commander, Submarine Force (ComSubPac), RADM Robert H. English, USN
Task Force 7
    USS Cachalot (SS-170), LCDR George A. Lewis, USN
    USS Flying Fish (SS-229), LCDR Glynn R. Donaho, USN
    USS Tambor (SS-198), LCDR John W. Murphy, Jr., USN
    USS Trout (SS-202), LCDR Frank W. Fenno, USN
    USS Grayling (SS-209), LCDR Eliot Olsen, USN
    USS Nautilus (SS-168) LCDR William H. Brockman, Jr., USN
    USS Grouper (SS-214), LCDR Clarence E. Duke, USN
    USS Dolphin (SS-169) LCDR Royal L. Rutter, USN
    USS Gato (SS-212), LCDR William G. Myers, USN
    USS Cuttlefish (SS-171), LCDR Martin P. Hottel, USN
    USS Gudgeon (SS-211), LCDR Hyland B. Lyon, USN
    USS Grenadier (SS-210), LCDR Willis A. Lent, USN
    Task Force 7.2
    USS Narwhal (SS-167), LCDR Charles W. Wilkins, USN
    USS Plunger (SS-179), LCDR David C. White, USN
    USS Trigger (SS-237), LCDR Jack H. Lewis, USN
    Task Force 7.3
    USS Tarpon (SS-175), LCDR Lewis Wallace, USN
    USS Pike (SS-173), LCDR William A. New, USN
    USS Finback (SS-230), LCDR Jesse L. Hull, USN
    USS Growler (SS-215), LCDR Howard W. Gilmore, USN
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    Midway-Based Aircraft
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    Commander, Midway Naval Air Station, CAPT Cyril T. Simard, USN
  Air Commander for Battle of Midway, CDR Logan C. Ramsey, USN
    Commander Patrol Wing Two, RADM Patrick N. Bellinger
  VP-23, VP-24, VP-44, VP-53, and a detachment of VT-8
     (31 PBY Catalinas, and 6 TBF Avengers)
    Commander, Marine Aircraft Group 22, LCOL Ira L. Kimes, USMC
  Commander, VMF-221, MAJ Floyd B. Parks, USMC
     (21 F2A-3 Buffaloes, 7 F4F-3 Wildcats)
  Commander, VMSB-241, MAJ Lofton R. Henderson, USMC
     (19 SBD Devastators, 21 SB2U Vindicators)
    7th Army Air Corps, Bomber Command, MGEN Willis P. Hale, USA
  431st Bomber Squadron, LCOL Walter C. Sweeny, Jr., USA
     (19 B-17 Flying Fortresses)
  69th Bomber Squadron, CAPT James F. Collins, USA
     (4 B-26 Marauders)

APPENDIX D
    Japanese Order of Battle at Midway
    (carriers in bold face)
    Commander, Japanese Combined Fleet (CinC), ADM Yamamoto Isoroku, IJN
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    Main Body (3 heavy battleships, 1 small carrier, 1 light cruiser, 9 destroyers)
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    Commander, Main Body, ADM Yamamoto, IJN
Chief of Staff, RADM Ugaki Matome, IJN
    Battleship Division One
    BB Yamato (flagship), CAPT Takayanagi Gihachi, IJN
    BB Nagato , CAPT Yano Hideo, IJN
    BB Mutsu , CAPT Yamazumi Tejiro, IJN
    Carrier Group Accompanying Main Body
    Light Carrier Hōshō, CAPT Kaoru Umetani, IJN
    Commander, Hōshō Air Group, LT Irikiin Yoshiaki, IJN
    DD Yukaze , LCDR Kajimoto Shizuka
    Commander, Destroyer Squadron 3, RADM Hashimoto Shintarō, IJN
    CL Sendai , CAPT Morishita Nobue, IJN
    Commander, Destroyer Division 11, CAPT Shōji Kichirō, IJN
    DD Fubuki , CDR Yamashtia Shizuo, IJN
    DD Shirayuki , CDR Sugahara Rokorō, IJN
    DD Murakumo , CDR Higaashi Hideo, IJN
    DD Hatsuyuki , LCDR Kamiura Junnari, IJN
    Commander, Destroyer Division 19, CAPT Oe Ranji, IJN
    DD Isonami , CDR Sugama Ryōkichi, IJN
    DD Uranami , CDR Hagio Tsutomu, IJN
    DD Shikinami , CDR Kawahashi Akifumi, IJN
    DD Ayanami , CDR Sakuma Eiji, IJN
    Fueling Unit, CAPT Nishioka Shigeyasu, IJN
    AO Naruto , CAPT Nishioka
    The Main Body also included a