U.S. Navy Vessels in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and Marianas Operational Area
June 1944
USS Lexington (CV-16) plane handlers rest on during a lull in flight deck action, 19 June 1944. Planes are Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters of VF-16 (80-G-236849).
Fifth Fleet/Task Force 58 (Task Groups 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, 58.7)
Task Force 17 (Patrol Submarines)
Seventh Fleet Submarines
Support for Amphibian Patrol Bombers (Saipan)
Source: Samuel Eliot Morrison, History of United States Naval Operation in World War II, Vol. VIII: New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944–August 1944. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. In reconstructing this order of battle, Rear Admiral Morison drew directly on June 1944 CINCPAC and COMAIRPAC reports and rosters.
Published: Tue Jun 25 14:31:27 EDT 2024
