Organization of Japanese Alaskan Strike Group (Aleutians) Japanese Navy units in the Alaskan Operation Commander in Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group Boshiro Hosogaya:-Commander-in-Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group, Aleutian Campaign 1st Support Group Commander Boshiro Hosogaya:-command Heavy Cruiser Nachi and two destroyers 2nd Carrier Squad Commander Kakuji Kakuta:-Lead, Escort Carriers Ryujo (37 aircraft) (among its fighter pilots aboard were Tadayuki Koga), and Junyo (45 aircraft). Both Carriers were equipped with Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero" fighters, Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive-bombers and Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo-bombers. 3rd Cruiser Division (2° Section) Comprising the Cruisers Maya, Takao, and three destroyers Navy Aleutian Occupation force Attu Group Commander Sentaro Omori:-led Light Cruiser Abukuma, four destroyers, one minelayer, one transport (1,200 soldiers) Kiska Group Commander Takeo Ono:-Guiding the light cruisers Kiso, Tama, one auxiliary cruiser (Asaka Maru), three destroyers, two minelayers, two transports (1,250 soldiers) Navy Hidro Fighter unit in Aleutian Operation 5th Air Fleet:-equipped with Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplane fighters, support operations from Kiska aquatic base, Aleutian islands. Japanese Army Units in the Alaskan Operation North Seas Detachment Commanders Matsutoshi Hozumi:-He led one infantry battalion whose mission was to occupy the islands of Attu, Kiska, and Adak, in conjunction with naval units. Juichiro Mineki:-he replaced at Hozumi in command of unit and receiving command of a reinforced group, grown to three infantry battalions, under Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Fleet. Last Japanese Navy Infantry Commander in Alaskan Campaign Yasugo Yamazaki:-commander of last Japanese Navy infantry group in Attu Japanese held island References Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II Alaskan Strike Group Aleutian Islands campaign