Composition of Task Unit 77.4.3

Task Unit 77.4.3 (Taffy III) RADM Clifton A.F. Sprague

COMCARDIV 25 RADM Clifton A.F. Sprague

Escort Carriers

USS FANSHAW BAY (CVE 70) (Flagship) CAPT D.P. Johnson

• VC-68 16 FM-2 & 12 TBM-1C LCDR R.S. Rogers

USS ST LO (CVE 63) CAPT F.J. McKenna

• VC-65 17 FM-2 & 12 TBM-1C LCDR R.M. Jones

USS WHITE PLAINS (CVE 66) CAPT D.J. Sullivan

• VC-4 16 FM-2 & 12 TBM-1C LT E.R. Fickenscher

USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68) CAPT T.B. Williamson

• VC-3 14 F-2, 1 TBF-1C & 11 TBM-1C LCDR W.H. Keighley

COMCARDIV 26 RADM Ralph A. Ofstie

USS KITKUN BAY (CVE 71) (Flagship) CAPT J.P. Whitney

• VC-5 14 FM-2 & 12 TBM-1C CDR R.L. Fowler

USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) CAPT W.V.R. Vieweg

• VC-10 18 FM-2 & 12 TBM-1C LCDR E.J. Huxtable

Destroyers

Screen Commander - CAPT W.D. Thomas

USS HEERMANN (DD 532) CDR A.T. Hathaway

USS HOEL (DD 533) CDR L.S. Kintberger

USS JOHNSTON (DD 557) CDR E.E. Evans

Destroyer Escorts

USS JOHN C. BUTLER (DE 339) LCDR J.E. Pace

USS RAYMOND (DE 341) LCDR A.F. Beyer

USS DENNIS (DE 405) LCDR S. Hansen

USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE 413) LCDR R.W. Copeland

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