Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY) poses with the PTO’s supreme commanders: GA Douglas MacArthur (left) and FADM Chester W. Nimitz (right) aboard the USS Baltimore (CA-68).


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Pacific Ocean Areas (POA) / Central Pacific Fleet (CENPAC)
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
FADM Chester W. Nimitz, USN


Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas (AAFPOA)
Depot Field, Guam, Marianas Islands
LTG Millard F. Harmon, USAAF

*Command administrative and service coordination only for 20AF.
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US Third Fleet/US Fifth Fleet
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)/USS New Jersey (BB-62)
ADM Raymond A. Spruance, USN / VADM William F. Halsey, Jr.


Task Force 31 / Task Force 51
USS Rocky Mount (AGC-3)
VADM R. Kelly Turner, USN


US Fifth Amphibious Corps
MajGen Harry Schmidt, USMC


US 2nd Marine Division
MajGen Thomas E. Watson, USMC


US 4th Marine Division
MajGen Clifton B. Cates, USMC


US 27th Division
MG George W. Griner, JR., USA


US Tenth Army
LTG Simon B. Buckner, Jr., USA


US Third Amphibious Corps
MajGen Roy S. Geiger, USMC

1st Marine Division
BGen Pedro A. del Valle, USMC


6th Marine Division
BGen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC


US XXIV Corps
MG John R. Hodge, USA


Task Force 37 / Task Force 57 (British Pacific Fleet)
HMS King George V (41)
Adm Sir Bruce A. Fraser


Task Force 38 / Task Force 58
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) / USS Hancock (CV-19)
VADM Marc A. Mitscher, USN / VADM John S. McCain, USN


Task Force 38.1 / Task Force 58.1
USS Hornet (CV-12)
RADM Joseph J. Clark, USN


USS Hornet (CV-12)
Essex class


USS Wasp (CV-18)
Essex class


USS Bennington (CV-20)
Essex class


USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
Independence class


USS Indiana (BB-58)
South Dakota class


USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
South Dakota class


USS San Juan (CL-54)
Atlanta class


USS Vincennes (CL-64)
Cleveland class


USS Miami (CL-89)
Cleveland class


Task Force 38.2 / Task Force 58.2
USS Franklin (CV-13)
RADM Ralph E. Davison, USN


USS Franklin (CV-13)
Essex class


USS Lexington (CV-16)
Essex class


USS Hancock (CV-19)
Essex class


USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
Independence class


USS Missouri (BB-63)
Iowa class


USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
Iowa class


USS San Francisco (CA-38)
New Orleans class


USS Boston (CA-69)
Baltimore class


USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)
Baltimore class


USS Flint (CL-97)
Atlanta class


Task Force 38.3/ Task Force 58.3
USS Essex (CV-9)
RADM Frederick C. Sherman, USN


USS Essex (CV-9)
Essex class


USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
Essex class


USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
Independence class


USS South Dakota (BB-57)
South Dakota class


USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Iowa class


USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Portland class


USS Pasadena (CL-65)
Cleveland class


USS Astoria (CL-90)
Cleveland class


USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
Cleveland class


Task Force 38.4 / Task Force 58.4
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
RADM Arthur W. Radford, USN


USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Essex class


USS Randolph (CV-15)
Essex class


USS Langley (CVL-27)
Independence class


USS Cabot (CV-28)
Independence class


USS North Carolina (BB-55)
North Carolina class


USS Washington (BB-56)
North Carolina class


USS San Diego (CL-53)
Atlanta class


USS Santa Fe (CL-60)
Cleveland class


USS Biloxi (CL-80)
Cleveland class


Task Force 38.5/Task Force 58.5
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
RADM Matthias B. Gardner, USN


USS Saratoga (CV-3)
Lexington class


USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Yorktown class


USS Alaska (CB-1)
Alaska class


USS Baltimore (CA-68)
Baltimore class


North Pacific Fleet (NORPAC)
Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
ADM F. Jack Fletcher, USN


US Eleventh Air Force (11AF)
Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
LTG Davenport Johnson, USAAF


South Pacific Fleet (SOPAC)
Nouméa, Grand Terre, New Caledonia
ADM John H. Newton, USN


Southwest Pacific Areas (SWPA)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
GA Douglas MacArthur, USA


Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific Area
FM Sir Thomas A. Blamey, AA


Australian First Army
LTGEN Vernon A. H. Sturdee, AA


Australian I Corps
LTGEN Sir Leslie J. Morshead, AA


Australian II Corps
LTGEN Stanley G. Savige, AA


Australian Second Army
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US Sixth Army
LTG Walter Krueger, USA


US I Corps
MG Innis B. Swift, USA


US X Corps
MG Franklin C. Sibert, USA


 

US Eighth Army
LTG Robert L. Eichelberger, USA


US XI Corps
MG Charles P. Hall, USA


US XIV Corps
MG Oscar W. Griswold, USA


US Seventh Fleet (Southwest Pacific Fleet)
USS Wasatch (AGC-9)
VADM Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN


Task Force 74
HMAS Australia
RADM John A. Collins, RAN


HMAS Australia
County class


HMS Shropshire
County class


Task Force 77.2
USS Louisville (CA-28)
RADM Jesse B. Oldendorf, USN


USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
Pennsylvania class


USS Mississippi (BB-41)
New Mexico class


USS Tennessee (BB-43)
Tennessee class


USS California (BB-44)
Tennessee class


USS Maryland (BB-46)
Colorado class


USS West Virginia (BB-48)
Colorado class


USS Portland (CA-33)
Portland class


USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
New Orleans class


USS Phoenix (CL-46)
Brooklyn class


USS Boise (CL-47)
Brooklyn class


USS Columbia (CL-56)
Cleveland class


USS Denver (CL-58)
Cleveland class


Task Force 77.4
USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
RADM Thomas L. Sprague, USN


Task Unit 77.4.1
[Direct Command]


USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
Sangamon class


USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
Sangamon class


USS Chenango (CVE-28)
Sangamon class


USS Santee (CVE-29)
Sangamon class


USS Petrof Bay (CVE–80)
Casablanca class


USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82)
Casablanca class


Task Unit 77.4.2
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)
RDML Felix B. Stump, USN


USS Manila Bay (CVE-61)
Casablanca class


USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)
Casablanca class


USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76)
Casablanca class


USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)
Casablanca class


USS Savo Island (CVE-78)
Casablanca class


USS Ommaney Bay (CVE–79)
Casablanca class


Task Unit 77.4.3
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
RDML Clifton A.F. Sprague, USN


USS Saint Lo (CVE-63)
Casablanca class


USS White Plains (CVE-66)
Casablanca class


USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
Casablanca class


USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
Casablanca class


USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
Casablanca class


USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
Casablanca class


Far East Air Forces (FEAF)
GEN George C. Kenney, USAAF


US Fifth Air Force (5AF)
Republic of the Philippines
LTG Ennis C. Whitehead, USAAF


US Seventh Air Force (7AF)
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
LTG Robert W. Douglass, Jr., USAAF


VII Fighter Command


VII Bomber Command


11th Bombardment Group (11BG)
Bucholz Field, Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands
(Consolidated B-24s)


26th Bombardment Squadron (26BS)


42nd Bombardment Squadron (42BS)


50th Bombardment Squadron (50BS)


98th Bombardment Squadron (98BS)


US Thirteenth Air Force (13AF)
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
LTG St. Clair Streett, USAAF


XIII Fighter Command


4th Reconnaissance Group


18th Fighter Group (18FG)


347th Fighter Group (347FG)


403rd Troop Carrier Group


XIII Bomber Command


5th Bombardment Group (5BG)
Carney Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
(Consolidated B-24s)


23rd Bombardment Squadron (23BS)


31BS Bombardment Squadron (31BS)


72nd Bombardment Squadron (72BS)


394th Bombardment Squadron (349BS)


42nd Bombardment Group (42BG)


307th Bombardment Group (307BG)


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