United States Order of Battle
U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief

• CARRIER STRIKING FORCE -- RADM Frank Jack Fletcher
  • Task Force 17 -- Admiral Fletcher
    • TG 17.5 Carrier Group -- Capt. Elliot Buckmaster
      • Yorktown(CV) -- Capt. Buckmaster
        • VF-3 -- 25 F4F-4
        • VB-3 -- 18 SBD-3
        • VS-3 -- 19 SBD-3
        • VT-3 -- 13 TBD-1

• TG 17.2 Cruiser Group --RADM William Smith
  • Astoria(CA),Portland(CA)

• TG 17.4 Destroyer Squadron -Capt. Gibert C. Hoover (ComDesRon 2)
  • 6 DDs (1 Joined on June 1)

• Task Force 16 -- RADM Raymond A Spruance
  • TG 16.5 Carrier Group -- Capt. George D. Murray
    • Enterprise(CV) -- Capt. Murray
      • VF-6 -- 27 F4F-4
      • VB-6 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3
      • VS-6 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3
      • VT-6 -- 14 TBD-1
    • Hornet(CV) -- Capt. Marc A Mitscher(Promoted to RADM en route to Midway)
      • VF-8 -- 27 F4F-4
      • VB-8 -- 19 SBD-2 and -3
      • VS-8 -- 18 SBD-2 and -3
      • VT-8 -- 15 TBD
• TG 16.2 Cruiser Group --RADM Thomas C. Kinkaid (ComCruDiv6)
  • New Orleans(CA), Minneapolis(CA), Vincennes(CA), Northampton(CA), Pensacola(CA), Atlanta(CL)
• TG 16.4 Destroyer Screen -Capt. Alexander D. Early (ComDesRon 1)
  • 9 DDs
  • Oiler Group -- 2 oilers, 2DDs

• SUBMARINES -- RADM Robert H. English, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific, at Pearl Harbor
  • TG 7.1 Midway Patrol Group -- 12 submarines
  • TG 7.2 On roving assignment -- 3 submarines
  • TG 7.2 North of Oahu Patrol -- 4 submarines

• MIDWAY SHORE-BASED AIR -- Capt. Cyril T. Simard
  • Detatchment of PatWing 1 and 2
    • 32 PBY-5 and PBY-5A Catalinas
    • VT-8 Detatchment -- 6 TBF

• Marine Aircraft Group 22, 2nd Marine Air Wing -- Lt. Col Ira L. Kimes
  • VMF-221 -- 20 F2A-3, 7 F4F-3
  • VMSB-241 -- 11 SB2U-3, 16 SBD-2

• Detatchment of 7th Army Air Force -- Maj. Gen. Willis P. Hale
  • 4 B-26, 19 B-17
  • VMSB-241 -- 11 SB2U-3, 16 SBD-2

• MIDWAY LOCAL DEFENSES -- Captain Simard
  • 6th Marine Bn (reinforced), Fleet Marine Forces, Col. Harold D. Shannon
  • Motor Torpedo Squadron 1
    • 8 PT Boats at Midway, 2 at Kure, 4 small patrol craft

• Deployed in area
  • 2 tenders, 1DD at French Frigate Shoals
  • 1 oiler, 1 converted yacht, 1 minesweeper at Pearl and Hermes Reef
  • 2 converted tuna boats at Lisianski, Gardner, Pinnacles, Laysan, and Necker

• Deployed in area Midway Relief Fueling Unit -- 1 oiler, 2 DDs

• FORCES IN THE ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN
  • Task Force 8 -- RADM Robert A. Theobald (in Nashville)
    • TG 8.6 Main Body -- 2 CA, 3 CL
      • DesDiv 11 -- 4 DDs

• TG 8.1 Air Search Group
  • 3 tenders with 20 PBY of PatWing 4; 1 B-17

• TG 8.2 Surface Search or Scouting Group
  • 1 gunboat, 1 oiler, 14 YP, 5 Coast Guard cutters

• TG 8.3 Air Striking Group
  • Ft. Randall -- 21 fighters, 14 bombers
  • Ft. Glenn, Umnak -- 12 fighters
  • Kodiak -- 32 fighters, 5 bombers, 2 light bombers
  • Anchorage -- 44 fighters, 24 bombers, 2 light bombers

• TG 8.4 Destroyer Striking Group -- 9DDs
• TG 8.5 Submarine Group -- 6 submarines
• TG 8.9 Tanker Group -- 2 oilers, SS Comet