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RAdm. F.C. Sherman
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Saratoga (CV-3) (force flagship)Commanding officer: Capt. J.H. Cassady
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Carrier Air Group 12Commanding officer: Cdr. H.H. Caldwell
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33 (operational) x F6F
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22 (operational) x SBD
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16 (operational) x TBF
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Princeton (CVL-23)Commanding officer: Capt. George Henderson
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Carrier Air Group 23Commanding officer: Cdr. Henry Miller
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19 (operational) x F6F
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7 (operational) x TBF
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VAdm. Takeo Kurita
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CA Takao
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CA Maya
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CA Atago
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CA Suzuya
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CA Mogami
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CA Chikuma
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CL Agano
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CL Noshiro
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DD Fujinami
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DD Wakatsuki
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RAdm. F.C. Sherman
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Same ships as in first strike
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R.Adm. A.E. Montgomery
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Essex (CV-9) (force flagship)Commanding officer: Capt. R.A. Ofstie
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Carrier Air Group 9Commanding officer: Cdr. Paul Emrick
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36 x F6F
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36 x SBD
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19 x TBF
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Bunker Hill (CV-17)Commanding officer: Capt. John Ballentine
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Carrier Air Group 17Commanding officer: Cmdr. M.P. Bagdonovich
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24 x F6F
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24 x F4UNotes: Attached from AirSols.
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33 x SB2C
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18 x TBF
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Independence (CVL-22)Commanding officer: Capt. R.L. Johnson
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Carrier Air Group 22Commanding officer: Cmdr. J.M. Peters
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36 x F6FNotes: 12 attached from AirSols.
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9 x TBF
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Cmdr. C.J. Stuart
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SterrettCommanding officer: Lt. Cmdr. F.G. Gould
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BullardCommanding officer: Lt. Cmdr. B.W. Freund
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MurrayCommanding officer: Cdr. Paul R. Anderson
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McKeeCommanding officer: Cdr. J.J. Greytak
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StackCommanding officer: Lt. Cmdr. P.K. Sherman
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WilsonCommanding officer: Lt. Cmdr. C.K. Duncan
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EdwardsCommanding officer: Lt. Cdr. P.G. Osler
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KiddCommanding officer: Cdr. Allan Roby
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ChaunceyCommanding officer: Lt. Cdr. L.C. Conwell
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CA Maya
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CA Chokai
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CL Agano
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CL Yubari
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DD Naganami
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DD Makinami
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DD Suzunami (sunk)
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DD Urakaze
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DD Umikaze
Information drawn mainly from:
- The History of U.S. Naval Operations in WWII, Vol. VI: Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier by Samuel Eliot Morison