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Rear Admiral Matsuji Ijuin
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DD Sazanami (force flagship)Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. Akiji Suga
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DD HamakazeCommanding officer: Cdr. Hiroshi Uwai
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Captain Toshio Miyazaki
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DD IsokazeCommanding officer: Lt. Cdr. Sumiya Kamiura
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Captain Tameichi Hara
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DD ShigureCommanding officer: Lt. Cdr. Kimio Yamagami
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Captain Thomas J. Ryan
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Nicholas (DD-449)
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O'Bannon (DD-450)
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Taylor (DD-468)
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Chevalier (DD-451)
- The Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945) by P. Dull
- Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945 by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen
- Japanese Destroyer Captain by Captain T. Hara
- "Long Lancers" by Allyn D. Nevitt, at the Nihon Kaigun website.