Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor facts for kids

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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.

Imperial Japanese Navy
United States

Imperial Japanese Navy

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 Shogo Masuda
  - VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
    - 1st Chutai (5x B5N2 "Kate")—Commander Fuchida
    - 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Goro Iwasaki
    - 3rd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Izumi Furukawa
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeharu Murata
    - 1st Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Commander Murata
    - 2nd Shotai (3xB5N)
    - 3rd Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Asao Negishi
    - 4th Shotai (3xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Takehiko Chihaya
    - 21st Shotai (3xD3A1 "Val")—Lieutenant Chihaya
    - 22nd Shotai (3xD3A)
    - 23rd Shotai (3xD3A) (3 aircraft lost)
    - 25th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Zenji Abe (one aircraft lost)
    - 26th Shotai (3xD3A)
    - 27th Shotai (3xD3A)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeru Itaya
    - 1st FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M2 "Zero")—Lieutenant Commander Itaya (one aircraft lost)
    - 1st FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Saburo Shindo
    - CAP (3xA6M)
Kaga—Captain Jisaku Okada
- Air Officer—Commander Naohito Sato
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Takashi Hashiguchi
    - 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Hashiguchi
    - 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Hideo Maki
    - 3rd Chutai (4xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshitaka Mikami
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Ichiro Kitajima
    - 1st Shotai (3xB5N)—Lieutenant Kitajima (one aircraft lost)
    - 2nd Shotai (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
    - 3rd Shotai (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Mimori Suzuki † (two aircraft lost)
    - 4th Shotai (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Saburo Makino †
    - 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 Shoichi Ogawa (two aircraft lost)
    - 25th Shotai (3 D3A)
    - 26th Shotai (3 D3A)
    - 27th Shotai (3 D3A)-Lieutenant Shoichi Ibuki (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 Yasushi Nikaido (two aircraft lost)
    - CAP (3xA6M)
2nd Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
- Sōryū—Captain Ryusaku Yanagimoto
- Air Officer—Commander Ikuto Kusumoto
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Heijiro Abe
    - 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Abe
    - 2nd Chutai (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Sadao Yamamoto
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Tsuyoshi Nagai
    - 1st Shotai (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Nagai
    - 2nd Shotai (2xB5N)
    - 3rd Shotai (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Tatsumi Nakajima
    - 4th Shotai (2xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Takashige Egusa
    - 21st Shotai (3xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Egusa (one aircraft lost)
    - 22nd Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
    - 23rd Shotai (3xD3A)
    - 24th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Masai Ikeda
    - 25th Shotai (2xD3A)
    - 26th Shotai (3xD3A)
  - VF-Leader—Lieutenant Masaji Suganami
    - 3rd FCU Wave 1 (8xA6M)—Lieutenant Suganami
    - 3rd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Fusata Iida † (three aircraft lost)
    - CAP (3xA6M)
Hiryū—Captain Tomeo Kaku
- Air Officer—Commander Takahisa Amagai
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Tadashi Kusumi
    - 1st Chutai (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Kusumi
    - 2nd Chutai (5xB5N2 "Kate")-Lieutenant Toshio Hashimoto
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Heita Matsumura
    - 1st Shotai (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Matsumura
    - 2nd Shotai (2xB5N)
    - 3rd Shotai (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Hiroharu Sumino
    - 4th Shotai (2xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Michio Kobayashi (not present - aborted)
    - 21st Shotai (2xD3A)—Lieutenant Kobayashi
    - 22nd Shotai (3xD3A)
    - 23rd Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
    - 24th Shotai (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Shun Nakagawa
    - 25th Shotai (3xD3A)
    - 26th Shotai (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Sumio Nono
    - 4th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kiyokuma Okajima
    - 4th FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Nono (one aircraft lost)
    - CAP (3xA6M)
5th Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Chuichi Hara
- Shōkaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Takatsugu Jōjima
- Air Officer—Commander Tetsujiro Wada
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Tatsuo Ichihara
    - 1st Chutai (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Ichihara
    - 2nd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Tsutomu Hagiwara
    - 3rd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Ikuin
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi
    - 1st Chutai (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Takahashi
    - 2nd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Masao Yamaguchi
    - 3rd Chutai (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Hisayoshi Fujita (one aircraft lost)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Tadashi Kaneko
    - 5th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kaneko
    - CAP (12xA6M)
- Zuikaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Ichibei Yokokawa
- Air Officer—Commander Hisao Shimoda
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
    - 1st Chutai (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Shimazaki
    - 2nd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Takemi Iwami
    - 3rd Chutai (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Tsubota
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Akira Sakamoto
    - 1st Chutai (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Sakamoto
    - 2nd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Tamotsu Ema
    - 3rd Chutai (8xD3A)-Lieutenant Chikahiro Hayashi
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Masao Sato
    - 6th FCU Wave 1 (5xA6M)—Lieutenant Sato
    - CAP (12xA6M)
DD Akigumo (Kagero-class)
3rd Battleship Division
- Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa
  - Hiei
  - Kirishima
8th Cruiser Division
- Rear Admiral Hiroaki Abe
  - Tone
  - Chikuma
1st Destroyer Squadron
- Rear Admiral Sentarō Ōmori
  - CL Abukuma (Nagara-class)
17th Destroyer Division
- Urakaze (Kagero-class)
- Isokaze (Kagero-class)
- Tanikaze (Kagero-class)
- Hamakaze (Kagero-class)
18th Destroyer Division
- (Detached from DesRon 2)
- Kagero (Kagero-class)
- Shiranuhi (Kagero-class)
- Arare (Asashio-class)
- Kasumi (Asashio-class)
7th Destroyer Division (Midway Attack Unit)
- Captain Ohishi Kaname
  - Sazanami (Fubuki-class)
  - Ushio (Fubuki-class)
2nd Submarine Division
- Captain Kijiro Imaizumi
  - I-19 (I-15-class {Type B1})
  - I-21 (I-15-class/Type B1)
  - I-23 (I-15-class/Type B1)
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
    - I-9 (I-9-class {Type A1})
    - I-15 (I-15 class/Type B1)
    - I-17 (I-15 class/Type B1)
    - I-25 (I-15 class/Type B1)
  - 2nd Submarine Squadron
  - Rear Admiral Shigeaki Yamazaki
    - I-7 (I-7 class/Type J3)
    - I-1 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-2 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-3 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-4 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-5 (I-5 class/Type J1M)
    - I-6 (I-6 class/Type J2)
  - 3rd Submarine Squadron
  - Rear Admiral Shigeyoshi Miwa
    - I-8 (I-7 class/Type J3)
    - I-68 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-69 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-70 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-71 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-72 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-73 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-74 (I-74 class/Type KD6B)
    - I-75 (I-74 class/Type KD6B)
  - 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
    - I-10 (I-9 class/Type A1)
    - I-26 (I-26 class/Type B1) Cmdr Minoru Yokota

United States

Afloat, United States Navy

Chief of Naval Operations
- Admiral Harold R. Stark
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet / Pacific Fleet
- Admiral Husband E. "Kim" Kimmel
  - Chief of Staff: Captain William W. Smith
  - Operations Officer & Assistant Chief of Staff: Captain Walter S. DeLany
    - 1st Assistant Operations Officer: Commander Roscoe F. Good
    - 2nd Assistant Operations Officer: Lieutenant Commander Howard L. Collins
  - War Plans Officer: Captain Charles H. McMorris
  - Assistant War Plans & Marine Officer: Colonel Omar T. Pfeiffer, USMC
  - Security Officer: Lieutenant Allan L. Reed
  - Communications Officer: Commander Maurice E. Curts
  - Gunnery Officer: Commander Willard A. Kitts
Commandant, 14th Naval District: Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch
Commander, Navy Pacific Fleet Air Wing: Rear Admiral Patrick N. L. Bellinger
- Operations Officer: Captain Logan C. Ramsey
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 Francis W. Scanland
    - Oklahoma (BB-37) (Nevada class) (sunk) — Captain Howard D. "Ping" Bode
  - Battleship Division 2
    - RADM William Satterlee Pye
    - Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Pennsylvania class) — Captain Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.
    - Tennessee (BB-43) (Tennessee class) — Captain Charles Edwin Reordan
    - California (BB-44) (Tennessee class) (sunk, raised, and repaired) — Captain Joel W. Bunkley
  - Battleship Division 4
    - RADM Walter S. Anderson
    - Maryland (BB-46) (Colorado class) — Captain D. C. Godwin
    - 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 George A. Rood
    - Helena (CL-50) (St. Louis class)
- Destroyers, Battle Force
  - Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel
  - Destroyer Flotilla 1
    - Raleigh (CL-7) (Omaha class)
  - Destroyer Squadron 1
    - Phelps (DD-360) (Porter class)
  - 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)
  - Destroyer Squadron 3
    - 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
- Narwhal (SS-167)
- Dolphin (SS-169)
- Cachalot (SS-170)
- Tautog (SS-199)
Minecraft, Battle Force
- Rear admiral William R. Furlong
- Oglala (CM-4) (sunk, raised, and repaired)
Minesweepers
- Turkey (AM-13)
- Bobolink (AM-20)
- Rail (AM-26)
- Tern (AM-31)
- Grebe (AM-43)
- Vireo (AM-52)
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
- Sacramento (PG-19)
Destroyer Tenders
- Dobbin (AD-3)
- Whitney (AD-4)
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
- Pyro (AE-1)
Oilers
- Ramapo (AO-12)
- Neosho (AO-23)
Repair Ships
- Medusa (AR-1)
- Vestal (AR-4)
- Rigel (AR-11)
Submarine Tender
- Pelias (AS-14)
Submarine Rescue Ship
- Widgeon (ASR-1)
Hospital Ship
- Solace (AH-5)
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.
Commanding General, Hawaiian Department
- Lieutenant General Walter Campbell Short
- Schofield Barracks
  - Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division
    - Brigadier General Durward Wilson
    - 19th Infantry Regiment
    - 21st Infantry Regiment
    - 299th Infantry Regiment, Hawaiian Territorial Guard
  - Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division
    - Major General Maxwell Murray
    - 27th Infantry Regiment
    - 35th Infantry Regiment
    - 298th Infantry Regiment, Hawaiian Territorial Guard
- Hawaiian Coast Artillery Command
  - Major General Henry Bargin
  - Hawaiian Separate Coast Artillery Brigade
    - 15th Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 16th Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 41st Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 55th Coast Artillery Regiment
  - 53rd Coast Artillery Brigade
    - 64th Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 97th Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 98th Coast Artillery Regiment
    - 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, California Army National Guard
- Commanding General, Hawaiian Air Force
  - Major General Frederick Martin
  - Commanding General, 14th Pursuit Wing
    - Brigadier General Howard Davidson
    - 15th Pursuit Group
      - 45th Pursuit Squadron
      - 46th Pursuit Squadron
      - 47th Pursuit Squadron
      - 72d Pursuit Squadron
    - 18th Air Base Command
    - 18th Pursuit Group
      - 6th Pursuit Squadron
      - 19th Pursuit Squadron
      - 44th Pursuit Squadron
      - 73rd Pursuit Squadron
      - 78th Pursuit Squadron
  - Commanding General, 18th Bombardment Wing
    - Brigadier General Jacob Rudolph
    - 5th Bombardment Group
      - 23rd Bombardment Squadron
      - 31st Bombardment Squadron
      - 72d Bombardment Squadron
      - 4th Reconnaissance Squadron
    - 17th Air Base Command
    - 11th Bombardment Group
      - 26th Bombardment Squadron
      - 42d Bombardment Squadron
      - 50th Reconnaissance Squadron

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 (Lt. Col. Bertram A. Bone)
3rd Defense Battalion (Lt. Col. Robert H. Pepper; acting commander Maj. Harold C. Roberts)
4th Defense Battalion (Lt. Col. Harold S. Fassett)
2nd Engineer Battalion (Lt. Col. Elmer E. Hall)
Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
- Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-21) (Col. Claude A. Larkin)
  - Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 232 (VMSB-232) (Maj. Ira L. Kimes)
  - Marine Utility Squadron 252 (VMJ-252) (Maj. Perry K. Smith)
  - Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211)

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