Appendix 8 



Support Vessels 



Ship 



Commanding Officer 



(a) Force Flagship (carrying Vice Admiral 



W. H. P. Blaiidy, Task Force Commander) 



MT. Mckinley (agc-7) 



Capt. W. N. Gamet 



(b) Target Vessel Control Group (part of Task 

 Group 1.2, commanded by Rear Admiral F. G. 

 Fahrion) 



FALL RIVER (flagship) (CA-131) 



Capt. D. S. Crawford 



(c) Technical Group (Task Group 1.1, commanded 

 by Rear Admiral W. S. Parsons) 



ALBEMARLE (AV-5) 



KENNETH WHITING (AV-14) 



CUMBERLAND SOUND (AV-17) 



WHARTON (AP-7) 



AVERY ISLAND (AG-76) 



BURLESON (APA-67) 



HAVEN (APH-112) 



BEGOR (APD-127) 



LCT-1359 



LSM-60 



Capt. E. H. Echelmeyer, Jr. 

 Capt. A. R. Truslow, Jr. 

 Capt. H. R. Horney 

 Capt. V. F. Gordinier 

 Comdr. D. E. Pugli 

 Capt. C. L. Carpenter 

 Capt. A. C. Thorington 

 Lt. Comdr. R. K. Margetts 



Cjmdr. H. A. Owens 



(■d) Transport Group (Task Group 1.3, commanded 

 by Captain W. P. Davis (Navy)) 



GEORGE CLYMER (APA-27) 

 BAYFIELD (APA-33) 

 HENRICO (APA-45) 

 APPLING (APA-58) 

 ROCKBRIDGE (APA-228) 

 ROCKINGHAM (APA-229) 

 ROCKWALL (APA-230) 

 SAINT CROIX (APA-231) 

 BOTTINEAU (APA-235) 

 BEXAR (APA-237) 

 ARTEMIS (AKA-21) 

 ROLETTE (AKA-99) 

 OTTAWA (AKA-101) 

 APPALACHIAN (AGC-1) 

 BLUE RIDGE (AGC-2) 

 PANAMINT (AGC-13) 

 LST-817 

 LST-881 



Capt. M. M. Bradley 

 Capt. J. C. Landstreet 

 Capt. J. B. Williams 

 Capt. H. W. Howe 

 Capt. W. H. Truesdell 

 Capt. G. P. Enright 

 Capt. C. H. Walker 

 Capt. C. E. Carroll 

 Capt. H. B. Edgar 

 Capt. C. C. Ray 

 Comdr. M. E. "Selby 

 Capt. M. Durski 

 Comdr. A. K. Ehle 

 Capt. J. B. Renn 

 Capt. C. R. Criddle 

 Capt. W. B. Ammon 

 Lt. (jg) J .A. Scott 

 Lt. (jg) J. M, Scott 



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