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Supreme Commander General
Douglas MacArthur
7th Fleet Commander
V/A Thomas Kinkaid
Battle Fleet Commander
R/A Jesse Oldendorf
Battleships Line T.G. 77.2
R.A. G.L Weyler (George)
USS Mississippi (Flag)
USS Maryland
USS West Virginia
USS Tennessee
USS California
USS Pennsylvania
D.D. Screen "X" Ray
Commander Miles Hubbard
USS Claxton Thorn
USS Cony
USS Aulick
USS Sigourney
USS Wells
Left Flank Cruisers
R/A J.B. Oldendorf (Jesse)
USS Louisville (C.A.) (Flag)
USS Portland (C.A.)
USS Minneapolis (C.A.)
R/A R. Hayler
USS Denver (C.L.) (Flag)
USS Columbia (C.L.)
Left Flank
D.D. Screen Desron 56
Captain Roland Smoot
USS Newcomb
USS Leary (Richard P.)
USS (Albert W) Grant
Captain Comley
USS Robinson
USS Halford
USS Bryant
Commander Boulware
USS Edwards (Heywood L.)
USS Leutze
USS Bennion
Right Flank Cruisers
R/A Russell Berkey
USS Phoenix C.L. (Flag)
USS Boise
HMAS Shropshire
Commanding Aust. Squad
Captain C.A.G. Nichols
For Right Flank
DD Screen - Desron 24
Captain K. McManes
USS Hutchins
USS Daly
USS Bache
Commander A.E. Buchanan
HMAS Arunta
USS Killen
USS Beale
Special D.D. Attack Group
Captain Jesse Coward
East Group
USS Remey
USS McGowan
USS Melvin
West Group
USS Monssen
USS McDermut
Patrol D.D's
USS McNair
USS Mertz
SHO Victory Plan
Overall Commander
of both fleets (based in Tokyo)
Admiral Toyoda
V/A Nishimura and V/A Shima
as well as "Force A"
V/A Takeo Kurita in "Yamato"
Force "C"
V/A Shoji Nishimura
IJN Yamashiro (Flag) (BB)
IJN Fuso (BB)
IJN Mogami (CA)
IJN Michishio (DD)
IJN Yamagumo (DD)
IJN Asagumo (DD)
IJN Shigure (DD)
(Commander Nishino)
2nd Strike Force
V/O Kiyohide Shima
IJN Nachi (CA) (Flag)
IJN Ashigara (CA)
IJN Abukuma (CL)
IJN Shiranuhi (DD)
IJN Kasumi (DD)
IJN Ushio (DD)
IJN Akebono (DD)
STRIKE FORCE
V/A Thomas Kinkaid
7th Fleet Commander
General MacArthur ("the Boss"- Overall Commander SW Pacific)
USS Louisville (CA) (Flag)
USS Minneapolis (CA)
USS Portland (CA)
HMAS Shropshire (CA)
USS Nashville (CL)
USS Tennessee (BB) - (Pearl Harbour ship)
USS California (BB) - (Pearl Harbour ship)
USS Pennsylvania (BB)
Combined 2 Desrons
of 13 DD: Not Named
HMAS Arunta Not Included
(Captain C.A.G Nichols - Hmas Shropshire)
P.T. Boats Surigao Strait
Stationed South of 9
Across Strait 15
North of Strait 15
(P.T. stands for "Patrol Torpedo")
Commander
Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadrons
Commander Selman Bowling
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