THE UNITED STATES FLEET NOVEMBER 1, 1940 |
UNITED STATES FLEET Admiral James O. Richardson PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) - Fleet Flagship NEW MEXICO (BB-40) - Temporary Flagship Flag Air Unit - 1 VOS HOUSTON (CA-30) - Relief Flagship |
BATTLE FORCE, U.S. FLEET Admiral Charles P. Snyder CALIFORNIA (BB-44) - Battle Force Flagship Flag Air Unit - 1 VOS |
BATTLESHIPS, BATTLE FORCE Vice Admiral William S. Pye WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) - Flagship |
ARIZONA (BB-39) (F) Captain Harold C. Train NEVADA (BB-36) Captain Francis Rockwell PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) Captain E. F. Cutts Air Units - VO-1 Lt. C. H. Duerfeldt 3 VOS per ship |
BATTLESHIP DIVISION ONE Rear Admiral Russell Willson |
BATTLESHIP DIVISION TWO Rear Admiral Walter N. Vernou |
TENNESSEE (BB-43) (F) Captain Jonas H. Ingram OKLAHOMA (BB-37) Captain E. J. Foy CALIFORNIA (BB-44) Captain H. M. Bemis Air Units - VO-2 Lt. C. C. Haman 3 VOS per ship |
BATTLESHIP DIVISION THREE Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield |
IDAHO (BB-42) (F) Captain S. B. McKinney MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) Captain W. R. Munroe NEW MEXICO (BB-40) Captain Cortland C. Baughman Air Units - VO-3 Lt. Cmdr. I. E. Hobbs 3 VOS per ship |
BATTLESHIP DIVISION FOUR Vice Admiral William S. Pye |
WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) (F) Captain H. T. Markland COLORADO (BB-45) Captain Richard S. Edwards MARYLAND (BB-46) Captain E. W. McKee Air Units - VO-4 Lt. Cmdr. C. F. Greber 3 VOS per ship |
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Rear Admiral Russell Willson, ComBatDivOne Photo from the NHC On-Line Library. As far as I know it is in the public domain. |