Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
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This is the attack on Pearl Harbor's order of battle for both the Empire of Japan and the United States.
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Naval General Staff—Admiral Osami Nagano
- Combined Fleet
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- First Air Fleet
- Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
- 1st Carrier Division
- Vice Admiral Nagumo
- Akagi (flag)—Captain Kiichi Hasegawa
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- 1st Chutai (5x B5N2 "Kate")—Commander Fuchida
- 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 3rd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant
- VT Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeharu Murata
- 1st Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Commander Murata
- 2nd Shotai (3xB5N)
- 3rd Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 4th Shotai (3xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant
- 21st Shotai (3xD3A1 "Val")—Lieutenant Chihaya
- 22nd Shotai (3xD3A)
- 23rd Shotai (3xD3A) (3 aircraft lost)
- 25th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant (one aircraft lost)
- 26th Shotai (3xD3A)
- 27th Shotai (3xD3A)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- 1st FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M2 "Zero")—Lieutenant Commander Itaya (one aircraft lost)
- 1st FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant
- CAP (3xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- Air Officer—Commander
- Kaga—Captain Jisaku Okada
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Hashiguchi
- 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 3rd Chutai (4xB5N)-Lieutenant
- VT Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Shotai (3xB5N)—Lieutenant Kitajima (one aircraft lost)
- 2nd Shotai (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
- 3rd Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant † (two aircraft lost)
- 4th Shotai (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant †
- 21st Shotai (2 D3A)—Lieutenant Makino (one aircraft lost)
- 22nd Shotai (3 D3A)
- 23rd Shotai (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 24th Shotai (3 D3A)-Lieutenant (two aircraft lost)
- 25th Shotai (3 D3A)
- 26th Shotai (3 D3A)
- 27th Shotai (3 D3A)-Lieutenant (one aircraft lost)
- 28th Shotai (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 29th Shotai (3 D3A)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Yoshio Shiga
- 2nd FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Shiga (two aircraft lost)
- 2nd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant (two aircraft lost)
- CAP (3xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- Air Officer—Commander
- 2nd Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
- Sōryū—Captain Ryusaku Yanagimoto
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Abe
- 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant
- VT Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Shotai (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Nagai
- 2nd Shotai (2xB5N)
- 3rd Shotai (2xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 4th Shotai (2xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- 21st Shotai (3xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Egusa (one aircraft lost)
- 22nd Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 23rd Shotai (3xD3A)
- 24th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant
- 25th Shotai (2xD3A)
- 26th Shotai (3xD3A)
- VF-Leader—Lieutenant
- 3rd FCU Wave 1 (8xA6M)—Lieutenant Suganami
- 3rd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant † (three aircraft lost)
- CAP (3xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant
- Hiryū—Captain
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Kusumi
- 2nd Chutai (5xB5N2 "Kate")-Lieutenant
- VT Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Shotai (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Matsumura
- 2nd Shotai (2xB5N)
- 3rd Shotai (2xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 4th Shotai (2xB5N)
- VB Leader—Lieutenant (not present - aborted)
- 21st Shotai (2xD3A)—Lieutenant Kobayashi
- 22nd Shotai (3xD3A)
- 23rd Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- 24th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant
- 25th Shotai (3xD3A)
- 26th Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant
- 4th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant
- 4th FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Nono (one aircraft lost)
- CAP (3xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander
- Air Officer—Commander
- 5th Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Chuichi Hara
- Shōkaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Takatsugu Jōjima
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Chutai (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Ichihara
- 2nd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 3rd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant
- VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi
- 1st Chutai (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Takahashi
- 2nd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Masao Yamaguchi
- 3rd Chutai (9xD3A)-Lieutenant (one aircraft lost)
- VF Leader—Lieutenant Tadashi Kaneko
- 5th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kaneko
- CAP (12xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant
- Zuikaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain
- Air Officer—Commander
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
- 1st Chutai (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Shimazaki
- 2nd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant
- 3rd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant
- VB Leader—Lieutenant
- 1st Chutai (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Sakamoto
- 2nd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Tamotsu Ema
- 3rd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Chikahiro Hayashi
- VF Leader—Lieutenant
- 6th FCU Wave 1 (5xA6M)—Lieutenant Sato
- CAP (12xA6M)
- VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
- DD Akigumo (Kagero-class)
- 3rd Battleship Division
- Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa
- Hiei
- Kirishima
- Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa
- 8th Cruiser Division
- 1st Destroyer Squadron
- Rear Admiral Sentarō Ōmori
- CL Abukuma (Nagara-class)
- Rear Admiral Sentarō Ōmori
- 17th Destroyer Division
- 18th Destroyer Division
- 7th Destroyer Division (Midway Attack Unit)
- 2nd Submarine Division
- 1st Supply Train
- AO (fleet oiler) Kyokuto Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kenyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kokuyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Shinkoku Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Akebono Maru (impressed merchantman)
- 2nd Supply Train
- AO Tōhō Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Toei Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Nippon Maru (impressed merchantman)
- 6th Fleet
- Vice Admiral Mitsumi Shimizu
- 1st Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Tsutomu Sato
- 2nd Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Shigeaki Yamazaki
- 3rd Submarine Squadron
- Rear Admiral Shigeyoshi Miwa
- Special Attack Unit
- Captain Hankyu Sasaki ("mother" submarines commander)
- Lieutenant Naoji Iwasa (midget submarines commander)
- I-22 (flag) (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-22A (A type midget submarine)
- I-16 (I-16-class {Type C1}) Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Hanabusa
- I-16A (A type)—Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki (USA's first POW)
- I-18 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-18A (A type)
- I-20 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-20A (A type)
- I-24 (I-16-class {Type C1})
- I-24A (A type)
- Submarine Reconnaissance Unit
- Commander Kashihara Yasuchika
- Vice Admiral Mitsumi Shimizu
United States[]
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- Chief of Naval Operations
- Admiral Harold R. Stark
- Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet / Pacific Fleet[2]
- Admiral Husband E. "Kim" Kimmel
- Chief of Staff: Captain William W. Smith
- Operations Officer & Assistant Chief of Staff: Captain
- 1st Assistant Operations Officer: Commander
- 2nd Assistant Operations Officer: Lieutenant Commander
- War Plans Officer: Captain Charles H. McMorris
- Assistant War Plans & Marine Officer: Colonel , USMC
- Security Officer: Lieutenant
- Communications Officer: Commander Maurice E. Curts
- Gunnery Officer: Commander Willard A. Kitts
- Admiral Husband E. "Kim" Kimmel
- Commandant, 14th Naval District: Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch
- Commander, Navy Pacific Fleet Air Wing: Rear Admiral Patrick N. L. Bellinger
- Operations Officer: Captain
- Battle Force (Task Force 1)
- Vice Admiral William S. Pye
- Captain Harold C. Train, Chief of Staff
- Battleships, Battle Force
- RADM Walter S. Anderson
- Battleship Division 1
- RADM Isaac Campbell Kidd †
- Arizona (BB-39) ( Pennsylvania class) (sunk) — Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh †
- Nevada (BB-36) ( Nevada class) — Captain
- Oklahoma (BB-37) (Nevada class) (sunk) — Captain
- Battleship Division 2
- RADM William Satterlee Pye
- Pennsylvania (BB-38) ( Pennsylvania class) — Captain Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.
- Tennessee (BB-43) ( Tennessee class) — Captain
- California (BB-44) (Tennessee class) (sunk, raised, and repaired) — Captain
- Battleship Division 4
- RADM Walter S. Anderson
- Maryland (BB-46) ( Colorado class) — Captain
- West Virginia (BB-48) (Colorado class) (sunk, raised, and repaired) — Captain Mervyn Bennion †
- Colorado (BB-45) (Colorado class) — Puget Sound Navy Yard undergoing overhaul.
- Cruisers, Battle Force
- Rear Admiral Herbert Fairfax Leary
- Cruiser Division 6 (Partial)
- New Orleans (CA-32) ( New Orleans class)
- San Francisco (CA-38) (New Orleans class)
- Cruiser Division 9
- Rear Admiral H. Fairfax Leary
- Phoenix (CL-46) ( Brooklyn class)
- Honolulu (CL-48) (Brooklyn class)
- St. Louis (CL-49) ( St. Louis class) — Captain
- Helena (CL-50) (St. Louis class)
- Destroyers, Battle Force
- Rear Admiral
- Destroyer Flotilla 1
- Destroyer Squadron 1
- Destroyer Division One
- Dewey (DD-349) ( Farragut class)
- Hull (DD-350) (Farragut class)
- Macdonough (DD-351) (Farragut class)
- Worden (DD-352) (Farragut class)
- Destroyer Division Two
- Farragut (DD-348) (Farragut class)
- Dale (DD-353) (Farragut class)
- Monaghan (DD-354) (Farragut class)
- Aylwin (DD-355) (Farragut class)
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- Selfridge (DD-357) (Porter class)
- Destroyer Division Five
- Reid (DD-369) ( Mahan class)
- Conyngham (DD-371) (Mahan class)
- Cassin (DD-372) (Mahan class)
- Downes (DD-375) (Mahan class)
- Destroyer Division Six
- Cummings (DD-365) (Mahan class)
- Case (DD-370) (Mahan class)
- Shaw (DD-373) (Mahan class) (sunk, raised, and repaired)
- Tucker (DD-374) (Mahan class)
- Destroyer Flotilla 2
- Detroit (CL-8) (Omaha class)
- Bagley (DD-386) (Bagley class)
- Blue (DD-387) (Bagley class)
- Helm (DD-388) (Bagley class)
- Mugford (DD-389) (Bagley class)
- Ralph Talbot (DD-390) (Bagley class)
- Henley (DD-391) (Bagley class)
- Patterson (DD-392) (Bagley class)
- Jarvis (DD-393) (Bagley class)
- Other Destroyers
- Allen (DD-66)
- Schley (DD-103)
- Chew (DD-106)
- Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)
- Submarines
- Minecraft, Battle Force
- Rear admiral William R. Furlong
- Oglala (CM-4) (sunk, raised, and repaired)
- Minesweepers
- Coastal Minesweepers
- Cockatoo (AMc-8)
- Crossbill (AMc-9)
- Condor (AMc-14)
- Reedbird (AMc-30)
- Destroyer Minelayers
- Gamble (DM-15)
- Ramsay (DM-16)
- Montgomery (DM-17)
- Breese (DM-18)
- Tracy (DM-19)
- Preble (DM-20)
- Sicard (DM-21)
- Pruitt (DM-22)
- Destroyer Minesweepers
- Zane (DMS-14)
- Wasmuth (DMS-15)
- Trever (DMS-16)
- Perry (DMS-17)
- Patrol Gunboat
- Destroyer Tenders
- Seaplane Tenders
- Curtiss (AV-4)
- Tangier (AV-8)
- Small Seaplane Tenders
- Avocet (AVP-4)
- Swan (AVP-7)
- Seaplane Tenders (converted Destroyer)
- Hulbert (AVD-6)
- Thornton (AVD-11)
- Ammunition Ship
- Oilers
- Repair Ships
- Medusa (AR-1)
- Vestal (AR-4)
- Rigel (AR-11)
- Submarine Tender
- Submarine Rescue Ship
- Widgeon (ASR-1)
- Hospital Ship
- Cargo Ship
- Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu)
- Stores Issue Ships
- Castor (AKS-1)
- Antares (AKS-3) (entering Pearl Harbor)
- Ocean Tugs
- Ontario (AT-13)
- Sunnadin (AT-28)
- Keosanqua (AT-38) (entering Pearl Harbor)
- Navajo (AT-64) (12 nautical miles or 22 kilometres outside Pearl Harbor entrance)
- Miscellaneous Auxiliaries
- Utah (AG-16) (Target ship) (sunk)
- Argonne (AG-31)
- Sumner (AG-32)
- Baltimore (CM-1) (out of commission)
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Taney (WPG-37) (at Honolulu)
Ashore, United States Army[]
- Chief of Staff of the Army
- General George Catlett Marshall, Jr.[3]
- Commanding General, Hawaiian Department
- Lieutenant General Walter Campbell Short[4]
- Schofield Barracks
- Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division[5]
- Brigadier General [6]
- 19th Infantry Regiment[6]
- 21st Infantry Regiment[6]
- 299th Infantry Regiment,[6] Hawaiian Territorial Guard
- Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division[5]
- Major General Maxwell Murray[4]
- 27th Infantry Regiment[6]
- 35th Infantry Regiment[6]
- ,[6] Hawaiian Territorial Guard
- Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division[5]
- Hawaiian Coast Artillery Command
- Major General [5]
- [5]
- 15th Coast Artillery Regiment[6]
- 16th Coast Artillery Regiment[6]
- 41st Coast Artillery Regiment[6]
- 55th Coast Artillery Regiment[6]
- [5][7]
- 64th Coast Artillery Regiment[6]
- [6]
- [6]
- 251st Coast Artillery Regiment,[6] California Army National Guard[8][9][10][11]
- Commanding General, Hawaiian Air Force
- Major General [4]
- Commanding General, 14th Pursuit Wing
- Brigadier General [12]
- 15th Pursuit Group[12]
- 45th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 46th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 47th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 72d Pursuit Squadron[12]
- [13]
- 18th Pursuit Group[12]
- 6th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 19th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 44th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- 73rd Pursuit Squadron[12][14]
- 78th Pursuit Squadron[12]
- Commanding General, 18th Bombardment Wing
- Brigadier General [12]
- 5th Bombardment Group[12]
- 23rd Bombardment Squadron[12]
- 31st Bombardment Squadron[12]
- 72d Bombardment Squadron[12]
- 4th Reconnaissance Squadron[12][15]
- [13]
- 11th Bombardment Group[12]
- 26th Bombardment Squadron[12]
- 42d Bombardment Squadron[12]
- 50th Reconnaissance Squadron[12][15]
Ashore, United States Marine Corps[]
14th Naval District Marine Officer (Col. Harry K. Pickett)
- Marine Barracks Pearl Harbor (Col. Gilder D. Jackson Jr.
- Observer from the Headquarters Marine Corps: Lt. Col. William J. Whaling
- Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu (Maj. Francis M. McAlister)
- 1st Defense Battalion[16] (Lt. Col. Bertram A. Bone)
- 3rd Defense Battalion[16] (Lt. Col. Robert H. Pepper; acting commander Maj. Harold C. Roberts)
- 4th Defense Battalion[16] (Lt. Col. )
- 2nd Engineer Battalion[17] (Lt. Col. Elmer E. Hall)
- Marine Corps Air Station Ewa[18]
- Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-21)[18] (Col. Claude A. Larkin)
- Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 232 (VMSB-232)[18] (Maj. Ira L. Kimes)
- Marine Utility Squadron 252 (VMJ-252)[18] (Maj. )
- Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211)[18]
- Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-21)[18] (Col. Claude A. Larkin)
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