| AIRCRAFT, BATTLE FORCE Vice Admiral William F. Halsey YORKTOWN (CV-5) - Flagship |
| CARRIER DIVISION ONE Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch |
| SARATOGA (CV-3) (F) Captain A. H. Douglas Saratoga Air Group Lt. Cmdr. C. R. Brown VB-3 - 18 VB Lt. Cmdr. R. E. Blick VF-3 - 18 VF, 1 VSB, 2 VM Lt. Cmdr. W. W. Harvey VS-3 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. R. C. Sutliff VT-3 - 18 VTB Lt. Cmdr. A. V. Magly Miscellaneous Aircraft - 2 VM, 3 VSO, 2 VJ, 1 VSB |
| LEXINGTON (CV-2) Captain Frederick C. Sherman Lexington Air Group Lt. Cmdr. E. P. Moore VB-2 - 18 VB Lt. Cmdr. H. D. Felt VF-2 - 18 VF, 1 VSB, 2 VM Lt. Cmdr. H. S. Duckworth VS-2 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. J. W. King VT-2 - 18 VTB Lt. Cmdr. Steadman Teller Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ, 1 VSB |
| CARRIER DIVISION TWO Vice Admiral William F. Halsey |
| YORKTOWN (CV-5) (F) Captain Ernest L. Gunther Yorktown Air Group Lt. Cmdr. W. L. Rees VB-5 - 18 VB Lt. Cmdr. Murr E. Arnold VF-5 - 18 VF, 1 VSB, 2 VM Lt. Cmdr. N. W. Ellis VS-5 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. C. S. Smiley VT-5 - 18 VTB Lt. Cmdr. W. V. Davis, Jr. Miscellaneous Aircraft - 4 VM, 3 VSO, 2 VJ, 1 VSB |
| ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Captain Charles A. Pownall Enterprise Air Group Lt. Cmdr. E. C. Ewen VB-6 - 18 VB Lt. Cmdr. M. E. A. Gouin VF-6 - 18 VF, 1 VSB, 2 VM Lt. Cmdr. Harold L. Young VS-6 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. W. C. Gilbert VT-6 - 18 VTB Lt. Cmdr. A. Handy Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ, 1 VSB |
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| Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force and Commander, Carrier Division Two, as photographed in 1941. Photo from the NHC On-Line Library. As far as I know it is in the public domain. |
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| The Brewster F2A "Buffalo" fighter plane in use in some Navy squadrons in 1940. This Photo is from the NHC On-Line Library. As far as I know it is in the public domain. |
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