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Saipan and Tinian in the Central Marianas
On 15 June 1944, United States Marine and Army forces landed on the southwest coast of the island of Saipan Marianas chain. US forces declared Saipan secure on 9 July.
Marine Corps forces landed on the nearby island of Tinian
The naval forces involved can be summarized as follows:
Command structure [ edit ]
Vice Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
Rear Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner
Maj. Gen. Holland M. Smith
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson, USMC
Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt, USMC
Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith, USA
The roles of Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA) and Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), were both exercised by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from his headquarters at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
Theater and Operational Command [ edit ]
Since the Marianas lie in the Central Pacific, their capture was the responsibility of the U.S. Fifth Fleet , led by Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Indianapolis .
The ships and embarked troops of Operation Forager were under direct operational command of Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner Rocky Mount
The Marine and Army landing forces for Operation Forager were under the command of Maj. Gen. Holland M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith Rocky Mount
Ground Troops [ edit ]
V Amphibious Corps Holland M. Smith , USMC)
Saipan: 2nd Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson )
4th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt )
27th Infantry Division (Army) (Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith )
Tinian: 2nd Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson )
4th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt )
Forces afloat [ edit ]
Vice Adm. Turner's flagship Rocky Mount
U.S. Fifth Fleet [1] Raymond A. Spruance in heavy cruiser Indianapolis
Joint Expeditionary Force (Task Force 51) Richmond Kelly Turner in amphibious command ship Rocky Mount
Northern Attack Force (Task Force 52 – Saipan and Tinian)
Vice Admiral Turner
Southern Attack Force (Task Force 53 – Guam)
Vice Admiral Richard L. Conolly in amphibious command ship Appalachian
Combat Task Groups [ edit ]
Carrier Support Group One (Task Group 52.14) [ edit ]
Gerald F. Bogan as a vice admiral Escort carrier Fanshaw Bay
Rear Adm. Gerald F. Bogan
Unit 1 (Rear Adm. Bogan)
2 escort carriers
Fanshaw Bay
Composite Squadron 68 (Lt. Cmdr. R.S. Rogers):
16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
Midway [a]
Composite Squadron 65 (Lt. Cmdr. R.M. Jones):
12 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Cassin Young Irwin Ross
Unit 2 (Capt. A.O. Weller)
2 escort carriers
White Plains
Composite Squadron 4 (Lt. Cmdr. R.C. Evins (KIA)):
16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
3 TBF , 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
Kalinin Bay
Composite Squadron 3 (Lt. Cmdr. W.H. Keighley):
14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Porterfield Callaghan Longshaw
Carrier Support Group Two (Task Group 52.11) [ edit ]
Escort carrier Gambier Bay Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump
Rear Adm. H.B. Sallada
Unit 3 (Rear Adm. Sallada)
2 escort carriers
Kitkun Bay
Composite Squadron 5 (Cmdr. R.L. Fowler):
12 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
8 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
Gambier Bay
Composite Squadron 10 (Lt. Cmdr. E.J. Huxtable):
16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Laws Morrison Benham
Unit 4 (Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump )
1 escort carrier
Nehenta Bay
Composite Squadron 11 (Lt. Cmdr. O.B. Stanley):
12 FM-2 Wildcat fighters
9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Bullard Kidd Chauncey
Fire Support Group One (Task Group 52.17) [ edit ]
Rear Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf Battleship Maryland
Rear Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf
Unit 1 (Rear Admiral Howard F. Kingman):
2 old battleships: Tennessee California
1 heavy cruiser: Indianapolis
1 light cruiser: Birmingham
4 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Remey Wadleigh Norman Scott Mertz
Unit 2 (Cmdr. P.H. Fitzgerald):
3 destroyers (2 Fletcher-class ): Robinson Albert W. Grant 1 Benson-class ): Bailey
Unit 3 (Capt. H.P. Jarrett):
3 destroyers (2 Fletcher-class ): Halsey Powell Monssen 1 Benson-class ): Coghlan
Unit 4 (Rear Adm. Oldendorf):
2 old battleships: Maryland Colorado
1 heavy cruiser: Portland
4 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): McDermut McGowan McNair Melvin
Unit 5 (Rear Adm. R.W. Hayler):
2 light cruisers: Montpelier Cleveland
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Yarnall Twining Stockham
Fire Support Group Two (Task Group 52.10) [ edit ]
Rear Adm. Walden L. Ainsworth Heavy cruiser Wichita firing broadside
Rear Adm. Walden L. Ainsworth
Unit 6 (Rear Adm. Ainsworth)
2 old battleships: Pennsylvania Idaho
1 light cruiser: Honolulu
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Anthony Wadsworth Hudson
1 high-speed transport : Dickerson
1 high-speed minesweeper : Hogan
1 seaplane tender : Williamson
Unit 7 (Rear Adm. George L. Weyler)
1 old battleship: New Mexico
2 heavy cruisers: Minneapolis San Francisco Harvey Overesch )
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Halford Terry Braine
1 high-speed transport : Talbot
1 high-speed minesweeper : Stansbury
Unit 8 (Rear Adm. C. Turner Joy )
2 heavy cruisers: Wichita New Orleans
1 light cruiser: St. Louis
3 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Fullam Guest Bennett
Amphibious Operations Task Groups [ edit ]
Control Group (Task Group 52.6) [ edit ]
Commodore P.S. Theiss
14 submarine chasers
25 landing craft infantry
3 high-speed transports
Transport Group "Able" (Task Group 52.3) [ edit ]
Capt. H.B. Knowles2nd Marine Division
Transport Division 18 (Capt. Knowles)
2 attack transports : Monrovia Frederick Funston
1 transport : War Hawk
1 attack cargo ship : Alcyone
1 landing ship dock : Lindenwald
Transport Division 10 (Capt. G.D. Morrison)
4 attack transports : Clay Neville Arthur Middleton Feland
1 attack cargo ship : Alhena
2 cargo ship : Jupiter Hercules
Transport Division 28 (Capt. H.C. Flanagan)
3 attack transports : Bolivar Doyen Sheridan
1 transport : Comet
1 attack cargo ship : Electra
1 landing ship dock : Oak Hill
Transport Group "Baker" (Task Group 52.4) [ edit ]
Capt. D.W. Loomis4th Marine Division
Transport Division 20 (Capt. Loomis)
3 attack transports : Leonard Wood Pierce James O'Hara
1 transport : La Salle
1 attack cargo ship : Thuban
1 landing ship dock : Ashland
Transport Division 26 (Capt. R.E. Hanson)
3 attack transports : Callaway Sumter Leon
1 transport : Storm King
1 attack cargo ship : Almaack
2 landing ship docks : White Marsh Belle Grove
Transport Division 30 (Capt. C.A. Misson)
3 attack transports : Knox Calvert Fuller
2 transports : John Land , George F. Elliot
1 attack cargo ship : Bellatrix
Eastern Landing Group (Task Group 52.8) [ edit ]
Cmdr. C.J. McWhinnie1st Battalion, 2nd Marines [b]
Transport Division 12 (Cmdr. McWhinnie)
6 high-speed transports : Waters Stringham Goldsborough Manley Overton Noa
Transport Screen (Task Group 52.12) [ edit ]
Capt. R.E. Libby
15 destroyers:
7 Fletcher-class : Newcomb Bennion Heywood L. Edwards Bryant Prichett Cony Renshaw
2 Porter-class : Phelps Selfridge
1 Mahan-class : Conyngham
2 Bagley-class : Bagley Patterson
1 Sampson-class : Shaw
2 Wickes-class : Philip Mugford
1 high-speed transport : Kane
4 patrol craft escorts : 1396 , 1404 , 1457 , 1460
Tractor Flotilla (Task Group 52.5) [ edit ]
Capt. A.J. Robertson
Tractor Group "Able" (Capt. J.S. Lillard)
Unit 1: 8 landing ship tanks
Unit 2: 8 landing ship tanks
"Able" Reserve: 6 landing ship tanks
Tractor Group "Baker" (Capt. Robertson)
Unit 3: 8 landing ship tanks
Unit 4: 8 landing ship tanks
"Baker" Reserve: 4 landing ship tanks
Support Artillery Group: 7 landing ship tanks
Minesweeping and Hydrographic Survey Group (Task Group 52.13) [ edit ]
Cmdr. R.S. Moore, USNR
Unit 1 (Cmdr. W.R. Loud)
4 high-speed minesweepers : Hopkins Perry Long Hamilton
Unit 2 (Lt. Cmdr. H.L. Thompson)
4 high-speed minesweepers : Chandler Zane Palmer Howard
Unit 3 (Cmdr. Moore)
3 minesweepers (all Auk-class ): Chief Champion Herald
Unit 4 (Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Fels, USNR)
3 minesweepers (all Auk-class ): Oracle Motive Heed
Units 5 & 6 and Mobile Hydrographic Unit
5 auxiliary motor minesweepers
2 landing craft, control
6 landing craft, vehicle
Joint Expeditionary Force Reserve (Task Group 51.1) [ edit ]
Rear Adm. William H.P. Blandy
Rear Adm. William H.P. Blandy 27th Infantry Division (Army)
Transport Division 7 (Capt. C.G. Richardson)
3 attack transports : Cavalier J. Franklin Bell Heywood
1 transport : Winged Arrow
1 attack cargo ship : Fomalhaut
Transport Division 32 (Capt. M.O. Carlson)
3 attack transports : Fremont Harris Custer
1 transport : Herald of the Morning
1 cargo ship: Auriga
4 destroyers (all Fletcher-class ): Waller Pringle Saufley Sigourney
2 destroyer escorts (both Evarts-class ): Sederstrom Fleming
1 fleet tug: Chickasaw
Transport Division 34 (Capt. Charles Allen)
4 transports: Prince Georges Kenmore De Grasse Livingston
1 cargo ship: Leonis
7 landing craft infantry
Screen (Cmdr. J.R. Phal)
2 destroyers (both Fletcher-class ): Conway Eaton
4 destroyer escorts (2 Evarts-class ): Tisdale Eisele 2 Cannon-class ) Baron Acree
1 net layer: Mimosa
1 net cargo ship: Keokuk
Service and Support Units [ edit ]
Service and Salvage Group (Task Group 52.7) [ edit ]
Capt. S.E. Peck
1 net layers : Cinchona
3 fleet tugs : Tekesta Tawasa Molala
1 repair ship : Phaon
2 salvage vessels : Preserver Clamp
1 seaplane tender : Ballard
1 landing craft repair ship: Agenor
8 auxiliary motor minesweepers
Fueling Group (Task Group 50.17) [ edit ]
Capt. Edward E. Paré
24 fleet oilers: Neshanic Saugatuck Saranac Lackawanna Monongahela Neosho Cimarron Kaskaskia Sabine Caliente Guadalupe Platte Pecos Schuylkill Tallulah Ashtabula Cahaba Tappahannock Kennebago Marias Suamico Cache Kankakee Mascoma
8 destroyers (all Fletcher classPaul Hamilton Capps John D. Henley Hall Evans David W. Taylor Halligan Haraden
14 destroyer escorts
9 Cannon-class : Samuel S. Miles Swearer Bangust Weaver Riddle Waterman Lamons Wesson Hilbert
5 Evarts-class : Fair Manlove Mitchell Whitman Wileman
4 escort carriers:[c] Copahee Breton Manila Bay Natoma Bay
4 hospital ships : Relief Solace Bountiful Samaritan
^ This unit was originally meant to make a diversionary landing on Saipan's east coast, but this part of the operation was cancelled.
^ Carried replacement aircraft for frontline carriers
References [ edit ]
Bibliography [ edit ]
Morison, Samuel Eliot (1953). New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 – August 1944 . History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. VIII. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. LCCN 53-7298 .
Rottman, Gordon (2004). Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire . Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-804-9
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