Battle of Tinian order of battle

Last updated March 26, 2024

United States

All units and personnel are USMC unless otherwise noted.

Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith Holland-smith-USA-P-Marianas-p194.jpg — Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith

Expeditionary Troops (Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith) ^[1]

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta KakujiKakuta.jpg — Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta

1st Air Fleet ( †Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta) ^[12]

23rd Air Group ^[12]

Hospital, 523rd Air Group ^[12]

Construction Battalion, 523rd Air Group ^[12]

116th Construction Battalion ^[12]

833rd Construction Battalion ^[12]

56th Naval Guard Force ( †Captain Goichi Oie) ^[6]

82nd Anti-Aircraft Air Defense Unit †Kitchitaro Tanaka {^[13]

83rd Anti-Aircraft Air Defense Unit †Meiki Tanaka {^[13]

233rd Construction Battalion ^[12]

Coastal Security Force ^[12]

Imperial Japanese Army

50th Infantry Regiment ( †Colonel Kiyochi Ogata) ^[12]

1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Captain Matsuda) ^[12]

2nd Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Captain Kamityama) ^[12]

3rd Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Captain Yamamoto) ^[12]

Artillery Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Major Katuro Kahi) ^[13]

Signal Company, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Lieutenant Hayashi) ^[12]

Engineer Company, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Lieutenant Chuichi Yano) ^[13]

Supply Company, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Lieutenant Kenishi Nozaki) ^[13]

Medical Company, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Lieutenant Masaakira Narizawa) ^[13]

Antitank Platoon, 50th Infantry Regiment ( †Second Lieutenant Moto Otani) ^[13]

Fortification Detachment, 50th Infantry ( †Captain Masagi Hiruma) ^[13]

Detachment, 29th Field Hospital ( †Captain Hayashi) ^[12]

Platoon, 164th Independent Vehicle Company ^[12]

Tank Company, 18th Infantry Regiment ( †Lieutenant Katsuo Shikamura) ^[13]

1st Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment ( †Captain Isumi) ^[12]

Notes

↑ The 18th Marines were commanded by Colonel Cyril W. Martyr, but he was on temporary duty at V Amphibious Corps headquarters as commander of the Northern Troops and Landing Force Shore Party, so Laue, his executive officer, acted as commanding officer.^[6]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Prefer 2012, p. 189.
1 2 3 4 5 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 627.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 628.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rottman 2002, p. 328.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Bosworth 1944, p. 2.
1 2 Hoffman 1951, p. 152.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 629.
1 2 3 4 5 Prefer 2012, p. 195.
1 2 Rottman 2002, p. 333.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 630.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prefer 2012, p. 193.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hoffman 1951, p. 156.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Crowl 1960, p. 279.

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Bosworth, Everett W. (9 September 1944). Final report of XXIV Corps artillery on Forager Operation, phases I and III, 15 June 1944 to 1 August 1944 (Report). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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[7] The 18th Marines were commanded by Colonel Cyril W. Martyr, but he was on temporary duty at V Amphibious Corps headquarters as commander of the Northern Troops and Landing Force Shore Party, so Laue, his executive officer, acted as commanding officer.^[6]

[FOOTNOTEPrefer2012189-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Prefer 2012, p. 189.

[FOOTNOTEShawNaltyTurnbladh1994627-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 627.

[FOOTNOTEShawNaltyTurnbladh1994628-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 628.

[FOOTNOTERottman2002328-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rottman 2002, p. 328.

[FOOTNOTEBosworth19442-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bosworth 1944, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTEHoffman1951152-6] 1 2 Hoffman 1951, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTEShawNaltyTurnbladh1994629-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 629.

[FOOTNOTEPrefer2012195-9] 1 2 3 4 5 Prefer 2012, p. 195.

[FOOTNOTERottman2002333-10] 1 2 Rottman 2002, p. 333.

[FOOTNOTEShawNaltyTurnbladh1994630-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Shaw, Nalty & Turnbladh 1994, p. 630.

[FOOTNOTEPrefer2012193-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prefer 2012, p. 193.

[FOOTNOTEHoffman1951156-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hoffman 1951, p. 156.

[FOOTNOTECrowl1960279-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Crowl 1960, p. 279.

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