| AIRCRAFT, ATLANTIC FLEET Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook Captain Alfred E. Montgomery, Chief of Staff YORKTOWN - (CV-5) - Flagship |
| YORKTOWN (CV-5) (F) Captain Elliot Buckmaster Yorktown Air Group Lt. Cmdr. C. S. Smiley VB-5 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. R. G. Armstrong VF-5 - 27 VF, 3 VM Lt. Cmdr. W. M. Bleakley VS-5 - 18 VSB Lt. W. O. Burch, jr. VT-5 - 18 VTB Lt. P. A. Tague Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ |
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| CARRIER DIVISION THREE Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook |
| WASP (CV-7) Captain J. W. Reeves, Jr. Wasp Air Group Lt. Cmdr. C. W. Crawford VF-71 - 18 VF, 2 VM Lt. J. T. Brown VF-72 - 18 VF, 2 VM Lt. Courtney Shands VS-71 - 15 VSB, 3 VTB Lt. J. Eldridge, jr. VS-72 - 15 VSB, 3 VTB Lt. F. Turner Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ |
| PATROL WINGS, PATROL FORCE Rear Admiral Ernest D. McWhorter Commander A. J. Isbell, Chief of Staff CLEMSON - (AVD-4) - Flagship |
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| PATROL WING THREE Commander A. Gavin |
| PATROL WING FIVE Commander J. B. Sykes |
| Tenders: CLEMSON (AVD-4) (F) Lt. Cmdr. J. P. Whitney OSMOND INGRAM (AVD-9) Lt. Cmdr. O. C. Treadwell LAPWING (AVP-1) Lt. D. C. Goodman SANDPIPER (AVP-9) Lt. T. R. Leverett Squadrons: VP-31 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. C. A. Bond VP-32 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. B. D. Quinn |
| Tenders: CHANDELEUR (AV-10) (F) no commander listed THRUSH (AVP-3) Lt. J. H. Kuhl GANNET (AVP-8) Lt. F. E. Nussle. GREENE (AVD-13) Lt. Cmdr. J. A. Briggs Squadrons: VP-51 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. D. T. Day, jr. VP-52 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. T. A. Turner, jr. |
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| An undated photo of WASP (CV-7) operating in the Atlantic Ocean. A US Navy photo obtained from the NAVSOURCE photo archive. As far as I know it is in the public domain |
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| RANGER (CV-4) Captain W. K. Harrill Ranger Air Group Lt. Cmdr. T. B. Williamson VF-41 - 18 VF, 2 VM Lt. J. J. McRoberts VF-42 - 18 VF, 2 VM Lt. Cmdr. Oscar Pederson VS-41 - 15 VSB, 3 VTB Lt. W. S. Harris VS-42 - 15 VSB, 3 VTB Lt. Cmdr. D. B. Overfield Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ |
| LONG ISLAND (AVG-1) Commander Donald B. Duncan VS-201 - 10 VSO, 6 VF Lt. Cmdr. W. D> Anderson |
| HORNET (CV-8) - not yet commissioned Captain Marc A. Mitscher Hornet Air Group - scheduled to be organized circa 9/1/41 at NAS Norfolk Lt. Cmdr. Stanhope C. Ring VB-8 - 18 VSB Lt. A. B. Tucker VF-8 - 27 VF, 3 VM Lt. Cmdr. S. G. Mitchell VS-8 - 18 VSB Lt. Cmdr. W. F. Rodee VT-8 - 18 VTB Lt. Cmdr. John T. Waldron Miscellaneous Aircraft - 3 VSO, 2 VJ |
| PATROL WING SEVEN Captain H. M. Mullinix |
| Tenders: ALBEMARLE (AV-5) (F) Cmdr. Harold B. Sallada GEORGE E. BADGER (AVD-3) Lt. Cmdr. G. S. Purvis, jr. MACKINAC (AVP-13) no commander listed BELKNAP (AVD-8) Lt. S. Gazze Squadrons: VP-71 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. W. J. Mullins VP-72 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. C. H. Duborg VP-73 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. J. E. Leeper VP-74 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. A. B. Vosseller |
| PATROL WING EIGHT Commander John D. Price |
| Tenders: POCOMOKE (AV-9) (F) Cmdr. T. L. Sprague GOLDSBOROUGH (AVD-5) Lt. Cmdr. R. P. Kauffman BARNEGAT (AVP-10) Cmdr. F. L. Baker. BISCAYNE (AVP-11) Cmdr. C. C. Champion, jr. Squadrons: VP-81 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. F. B. Schaede VP-82 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. W. L. Erdmann VP-83 - 12 VPB Lt. Cmdr. R. S. Clarke VP-84 - 12 VPB no commander listed |
| PATROL WING NINE no commander listed |
| Tenders: HUMBOLDT (AVP-21) (F) no commander listed MATAGORDA (AVP-22) no commander listed ABSECON (AVP-23) no commander listed Squadrons: VP-91 - 12 VPB no commander listed VP-92 - 12 VPB no commander listed VP-93 - 12 VPB no commander listed VP-94 - 12 VPB no commander listed |
| Notes: 1. Upon Reporting 2. To be expanded from 6 to 12 planes at future date 3. Will receive planes durinf 2nd quarter, FY 1942 4. Will commission 3rd & 4th quarters, FY 1942. |
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