1) 17 December 1941: Task Force 14, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-14.1—Escort—Rear Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch
TU-14.1.1—Rear Admiral Fitch
Saratoga (CV-3)
TU-14.1.2—Rear Admiral Fletcher
Astoria (CA-34), Minneapolis (CA-36), San Francisco (CA-38)
TU-14.1.3—Desron Four—Capt. Cornelius W. Flynn
Selfridge (DD-357), Henley (DD-391), Blue (DD-387), Bagley (DD-386), Helm (DD-388), Ralph Talbot (DD-390), Mugford (DD-389), Jarvis (DD-393), Patterson (DD-392)
TG-14.2—Train—Cdr. Clifton A. F. Sprague
TU-14.2.1—Commander Sprague
Tangier (AV-8)
TU-14.2.2—Cdr. William B. Fletcher Jr.
Neches (AO-5)
2) 6 January 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.1—Escort—Rear Admiral Fletcher
TU-17.1.1—Cruisers—Capt. Elliott B. Nixon
Louisville (CA-28), St. Louis (CL-49)
TU-17.1.2—Carrier—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
TU-17.1.3—Destroyers—Capt. Frank G. Fahrion
Hughes (DD-410), Sims (DD-409), Walke (DD-416), Russell (DD-414)
TG-17.2—Train (Convoy 1005)—Capt. Schuyler Mills
Lassen (AE-3), Kaskaskia (AO-27), SS Lurline, SS Monterey, SS Matsonia, SS Jupiter
TG-17.3—Troops—Brig. Gen. Henry L. Larsen, USMC
3) 1 February 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.1—Striking Group—Rear Admiral Fletcher
TU-17.1.1—Cruisers—Capt. Elliott B. Nixon
Louisville (CA-28), St. Louis (CL-49)
TU-17.1.2—Carrier—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
TG-17.2—Support Group—Capt. Frank G. Fahrion
Hughes (DD-410), Sims (DD-409), Russell (DD-414), Walke (DD-416)
TG-17.3—Fueling Group—Cdr. Houston L. Maples
Sabine (AO-25), Mahan (DD-364)
4) 16 February 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. William Ward Smith
Astoria (CA-34), Louisville (CA-28)
TG-17.4—Destroyers—Capt. Charles P. Cecil
Anderson (DD-411), Hammann (DD-412), Sims (DD-409), Hughes (DD-410), Walke (DD-416)
TG-17.5—Carrier—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
TG-17.6—Fueling Group—Cdr. Harry R. Thurber
Guadalupe (AO-32), Russell (DD-414)
5) 10 March 1942: Task Force 11, Vice Adm. Wilson Brown
TG-11.1—Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-11.2—Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid
Minneapolis (CA-36), San Francisco (CA-38), Indianapolis (CA-35), Pensacola (CA-24)
TG-11.4—Capt. Alexander R. Early
Phelps (DD-360), Dewey (DD-349), Dale (DD-353), Macdonough (DD-351), Hull (DD-350), Clark (DD-361), Bagley (DD-386), Walke (DD-416)
TG-11.5—Capt. Frederick C. Sherman
Lexington (CV-2), Yorktown (CV-5)
TG-11.7—Rear Adm. John G. Crace, RN
TU-11.7.1—Rear Admiral Crace
HMAS Australia, Chicago (CA-29), Astoria (CA-34), Louisville (CA-28)
TU-11.7.2—Capt. Charles P. Cecil
Anderson (DD-411), Sims (DD-409), Hammann (DD-412), Hughes (DD-410)
6) 2 April 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.2—Rear Adm. William Ward Smith
TU-17.2.1—Rear Admiral Smith
Astoria (CA-34), Portland (CA-33), Pensacola (CA-24), Chester (CA-27)
TU-17.2.2—Capt. Charles P. Cecil
Anderson (DD-411), Hammann (DD-412), Hughes (DD-410),
TG-17.3—Rear Adm. John G. Crace, RN
TU-17.3.1—Rear Admiral Crace
HMAS Australia, Chicago (CA-29)
TU-17.3.4—Cdr. Francis X. McInerney
Perkins (DD-377), Lamson (DD-367)
TG-17.5—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
TU-17.5.1—Captain Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
TU-17.5.2—Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover
Morris (DD417), Sims (DD-409), Russell (DD-414)
TG-17.6—Capt. Ralph H. Henkle
Platte (AO-24), Walke (DD-416)
7) 6 May 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.2—Attack Group—Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid
TU-17.2.1—Rear Adm. Kinkaid
Minneapolis (CA-36), New Orleans (CA-32)
TU-17.2.2—Rear Adm. William W. Smith
Astoria (CA-34), Chester (CA-27), Portland (CA-33)
TU-17.2.4—Capt. Alexander R. Early
Phelps (DD-360), Dewey (DD-349), Farragut (DD-348), Aylwin (DD-355), Monaghan (DD-354)
TG-17.3—Support Group—Rear Adm. John G. Crace, RN
TU-17.3.1—Rear Admiral Crace
HMAS Australia, Chicago (CA-29), HMAS Hobart
TU-17.3.4—Cdr. Francis X. McInerney
Perkins (DD-377), Walke (DD-416)
TG-17.5—Air Group—Rear Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch
TU-17.5.1—Rear Admiral Fitch
Yorktown (CV-5), Lexington (CV-2)
TU-17.5.4—Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover
Morris (DD-417), Anderson (DD-411), Hammann (DD-412), Hughes (DD-410)
TG-17.6—Fueling Group—Capt. John S. Phillips
Neosho (AO-23), Tippecanoe (AO-21), Sims (DD-409), Worden (DD-352)
TG-17.9—Search Group—Cdr. George H. DeBaun
Tangier (AV-8)
8) 19 May 1942: Task Force 17, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-17.2—Rear Adm. William Ward Smith
Astoria (CA-34), Portland (CA-33)
TG-17.4—Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover
Morris (DD-417), Anderson (DD-411), Hammann (DD-412), Russell (DD-414), Aylwin (DD-355)
TG 17.5—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
TG 17.6—Rear Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch
Chester (CA-27), Barnett (AP-11), George F. Elliott (AP-13)
9) 2 June 1942: Carrier Striking Forces, Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
Task Force 16, Rear Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
TG-16.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid
TU-16.2.1—Capt. William D. Chandler
Northampton (CA-26), Pensacola (CA-24), Atlanta (CL-51)
TU-16.2.2—Rear Admiral Kinkaid
Minneapolis (CA-36), New Orleans (CA-32), Vincennes (CA-44)
TG-16.4—Destroyers—Capt. Alexander R. Early
Desron One—Captain Early
Phelps (DD-360), Dewey (DD-349), Worden (DD-352), Aylwin (DD-355), Monaghan (DD-354)
Desron Six—Capt. Edward P. Sauer
Balch (DD-363), Conyngham (DD-371), Maury (DD-401), Benham (DD-397), Ellet (DD-398), Monssen (DD-436)
TG-16.5—Air—Capt. George D. Murray
Enterprise (CV-6), Hornet (CV-8)
TG-16.6—Tankers—Capt. Ralph H. Henkle
Platte (AO-24), Cimarron (AO-22)
Task Force 17, Rear Admiral Fletcher
TG-17.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. William W. Smith
Astoria (CA-34), Portland (CA-33)
TG-17.4—Destroyers—Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover
Morris (DD-417), Anderson (DD-411), Hammann (DD-412), Russell (DD-414), Hughes (DD-410)
TG-17.5—Air—Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown (CV-5)
10) 7 August 1942: Task Force 61 (Expeditionary Force), Vice Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-61.1—Air Support Force—Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes
TU-61.1.1 (TF-11)—Vice Admiral Fletcher
Cruisers—Rear Adm. Carleton H. Wright
Minneapolis (CA-36), New Orleans (CA-32)
Destroyers—Capt. Samuel B. Brewer
Phelps (DD-360), Macdonough (DD-351), Worden (DD-352), Farragut (DD348)
Air—Capt. Dewitt C. Ramsey
Saratoga (CV-3)
TU-61.1.2 (TF-16)—Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid
Cruisers—Rear Adm. Mahlon S. Tisdale
Portland (CA-33), North Carolina (BB-55), Atlanta (CL-51)
Destroyers—Capt. Edward P. Sauer
Balch (DD-363), Maury (DD-401), Gwin (DD-433), Benham (DD-387), Grayson (DD-435)
Air—Capt. Arthur C. Davis
Enterprise (CV-6)
TU-61.1.3 (TF-18)—Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes
Cruisers—Capt. Charles H. McMorris
San Francisco (CA-38), Salt Lake City (CA-25)
Destroyers—Capt. Robert G. Tobin (Comdesron Twelve)
Farenholt (DD-491), Lang (DD-399), Sterett (DD-407), Stack (DD-406)
Air—Capt. Forrest P. Sherman
Wasp (CV-7)
TG-61.2 (TF-62)—Amphibious Force—Rear Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner
Transport Group X-Ray (62.1)—Capt. Lawrence F. Reifsnider
Transdiv Afirm (62.1.1)—Capt. Paul S. Theiss
Fuller (AP-14), American Legion (AP-35), Bellatrix (AK-20)
Transdiv Baker (62.1.2)—Capt. Charlie P. McFeaters
McCawley (AP-10), Barnett (AP-11), George F. Elliott (AP-13), Libra (AK-53)
Transdiv Cast (62.1.3)—Captain Reifsnider
Hunter Liggett (AP-27), Alchiba (AK-23), Fomalhaut (AK-22), Betelgeuse (AK-28)
Transdiv Dog (62.1.4)—Capt. Ingolf N. Kiland
Crescent City (AP-40), President Hayes (AP-39), President Adams (AP-38), Alhena (AK-26)
Transport Group Yoke (62.2)—Capt. George B. Ashe
Transdiv Easy (62.2.1)—Captain Ashe
Neville (AP-16), Zeilin (AP-9), Heywood (AP-12), President Jackson (AP-37)
Transdiv Twelve (62.2.2)—Cdr. Hugh W. Hadley
Colhoun (APD-2), Gregory (APD-3), Little (APD-4), McKean (APD-5)
Fire Support Group Love (62.3)—Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl
Quincy (CA-39), Vincennes (CA-44), Astoria (CA-34), Hull (DD-350), Dewey (DD-349), Ellet (DD-398), Wilson (DD-408)
Fire Support Group Mike (62.4)—Rear Adm. Norman Scott
San Juan (CL-54), Monssen (DD-436), Buchanan (DD-484)
Minesweeper Group (62.5)—Cdr. William H. Hartt Jr.
Hopkins (DMS-13), Trever (DMS-16), Zane (DMS-14), Southard (DMS-10), Hovey (DMS-11)
Screening Group (62.6)—Rear Adm. Victor A. C. Crutchley, RN
HMAS Australia, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Hobart, Chicago (CA-29)
Desron Four—Capt. Cornelius W. Flynn
Selfridge (DD-357), Patterson (DD-392), Ralph Talbot (DD-390), Mugford (DD-389), Jarvis (DD-393), Blue (DD-387), Helm (DD-388), Henley (DD-391), Bagley (DD-386)
Landing Force (62.8)—Maj. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift
Guadalcanal Group (62.8.1)—Major General Vandegrift
Tulagi Group (62.8.2)—Brig. Gen. William H. Rupertus
11) 24 August 1942: Task Force 61, Vice Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-61.1 (TF-11)—Vice Admiral Fletcher
TF-44—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Victor A. C. Crutchley, RN
HMAS Australia, HMAS Hobart
TG-11.2—Heavy Cruisers—Rear Adm. Carleton H. Wright
Minneapolis (CA-36), New Orleans (CA-32)
TG-11.4—Destroyers—Capt. Samuel B. Brewer
Phelps (DD-360), Macdonough (DD-351), Dewey (DD-349), Worden (DD-352), Farragut (DD-348), Patterson (DD-392), Bagley (DD-386)
TG-11.5—Air—Capt. Dewitt C. Ramsey
Saratoga (CV-3)
TG-61.2 (TF-16)—Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid
TG-16.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Mahlon S. Tisdale
Portland (CA-33), North Carolina (BB-55), Atlanta (CL-51)
TG-16.4—Destroyers—Capt. Edward P. Sauer
Balch (DD-363), Maury (DD-401), Benham (DD-397), Ellet (DD-398), Grayson (DD-435), Monssen (DD-436)
TG-16.5—Air—Capt. Arthur C. Davis
Enterprise (CV-6)
TG-61.3 (TF-18)—Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes
TF-18—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Norman Scott
San Juan (CL-54), San Francisco (CA-38), Salt Lake City (CA-25), Selfridge (DD-357)
Screen—Capt. Robert G. Tobin
Farenholt (DD-491), Aaron Ward (DD-483), Buchanan (DD-484), Lang (DD-399), Sterett (DD-407), Stack (DD-406)
Carrier—Capt. Forrest P. Sherman
Wasp (CV-7)—Captain Sherman
12) 30 August 1942: Task Force 61, Vice Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher
TG-61.1 (TF-11)—Vice Admiral Fletcher
TG-11.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Carleton H. Wright
Minneapolis (CA-36), New Orleans (CA-32), North Carolina (BB-55), Atlanta (CL-51)
TG-11.4—Destroyers—Capt. Samuel B. Brewer
Phelps (DD-360), Dewey (DD-349), Farragut (DD-348), Macdonough (DD-351), Worden (DD-352), Monssen (DD-436), Grayson (DD-435)
TG-11.5—Air—Capt. Dewitt C. Ramsey
Saratoga (CV-3)
TG-61.2 (TF-17)—Rear Adm. George D. Murray
TG-17.2—Cruisers—Rear Adm. Howard H. Good
Northampton (CA-26), Pensacola (CA-24), Salt Lake City (CA-25), San Diego (CL-53)
TG-17.4—Destroyers—Cdr. Arnold E. True
Morris (DD-417), Russell (DD-414), Anderson (DD-411), Mustin (DD-413), O’Brien (DD-415), Patterson (DD-392), Bagley (DD-386)
TG-17.5—Air—Capt. Charles P. Mason
Hornet (CV-8)
TG-61.3 (TF-18)—Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes
Cruisers—Rear Adm. Norman Scott
San Francisco (CA-38)
TF-44—Rear Adm. Victor A. C. Crutchley, RN
HMAS Australia, HMAS Hobart, Phoenix (CL-46), Selfridge (DD-357)
Screen—Capt. Robert G. Tobin
Farenholt (DD-491), Aaron Ward (DD-483), Buchanan (DD-484), Lang (DD-399), Sterett (DD-407), Stack (DD-406)
Carrier—Capt. Forrest P. Sherman