ATLANTIC FLEET, U. S. FLEET Admiral Ernest J. King Captain Oscar C. Badger, Chief of Staff Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt - incoming Chief of Staff AUGUSTA (CA-31) - Flagship Captain Carleton H. Wright 1 VJR - Flag Air Unit CONSTELLATION (IX-20) - Relief Flagship |
BATTLESHIP DIVISION FIVE Rear Admiral David M. LeBreton |
NEW YORK (BB-34) (F) Capt. James G. Ware TEXAS (BB-35) Capt. Lewis W. Comstock ARKANSAS (BB-33) Capt. Carleton F. Bryant Air Units - VO-5 Lt. Paul P. Blackburn, Jr. 3 VOS per ship |
CRUISER DIVISION SEVEN Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen |
WICHITA (CA-45) (F) Capt. James T. Alexander, Jr. QUINCY (CA-39) Capt. Charlton E. Battle, Jr. TUSCALOOSA (CA-37) Capt. Lee P. Johnson VINCENNES (CA-44) Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl Air Units - VCS - 7 Lt. Raymond R... Waller 4 VSO per ship |
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BATTLESHIPS, ATLANTIC FLEET RADM David. M. LeBreton Captain John. L. Hall, Jr., Chief of Staff NEW YORK (BB-34) - Flagship |
CRUISERS, ATLANTIC FLEET Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt ???, Chief of Staff PHILADELPHIA (CL-41) - Flagship |
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BATTLESHIP DIVISION THREE Rear Admiral William R. Munroe |
IDAHO (BB-42) (F) Capt. Edward C. Raguet MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) Capt. Jerauld Wright?????? NEW MEXICO (BB-40) Capt. Walter E. Brown Air Units - VO-3 Lt. Cmdr. Ira E. Hobbs 3 VOS per ship |
Note: Names of Battleship Captains overwritten in source material - generously provided by Jurgen Doescher in August 2005. |
MEMPHIS (CL-13) (F) Capt. Charles J. Parrish MILWAUKEE (CL-5) Capt. Forest B. Royal CINCINNATI (CL-6) Capt. Homer W. Graf OMAHA (CL-4) Capt. Theodore E. Chandler Air Units - VCS - 2 Lt. William P. Woods 2 VSO per ship |
CRUISER DIVISION TEN no commander assigned |
CRUISER DIVISION EIGHT Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt |
CRUISER DIVISION TWO Rear Admiral Jonas H. Ingram |
PHILADELPHIA (CL-41) (F) Capt. Charles J. Moore BROOKLYN (CL-40) Capt. Ellis S. Stone SAVANNAH (CL-41) Capt. Andrew C.Bennett NASHVILLE (CL-42) Capt. Francis S. Craven Air Units - VCS - 8 Lt. Cmdr. Cameron Briggs 4 VSO per ship |
ATLANTA (CL-51) (F) no C. O. listed - not yet commissioned JUNEAU (CL-52) no C. O. listed - not yet commissioned SAN DIEGO(CL-53) no C. O. listed - not yet commissioned SAN JUAN (CL-54) no C. O. listed - not yet commissioned |
Notes: OMAHA temporarily withdrawn from Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet. Cruiser Division Ten listed for information only - will join Crusiers, Atlantic Fleet upon Formation. |