Task Group 7.2 ("Roving Short-Stops") (Lt. Cmdr. C.W. Wilkins) (Lt. Cmdr. D.C. White) (Lt. Cmdr. J.H. Lewis) Task Group 7.3 (North of Oahu Patrol) (Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Wallace) (Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Hull) (Lt. Cmdr. W.A. New) (Lt. Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore) Midway Garrison Air group Marine Aircraft Group 22 - Colonel Ira L. Kimes, USMC 21 Brewster F2A-3 (VMF-221, Major Floyd B. Parks†, USMC) 7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat (VMF-221, Captain John F. Carey, USMC) 19 Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless (VMSB-241 Major Lofton R. Henderson†, USMC) 17 Chance-Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator (VMSB-241, Major Benjamin W. Norris†, USMC) Navy Air Units - Captain Cyril T. Simard 31 PBY-5 and PBY-5A Catalinas (Detachments from Patrol Wings 1 and 2, USN) 6 Grumman TBF Avenger (Detachment from VT-8, USS Hornet - Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling†, USN) Detachment of Seventh Air Force - Maj. Gen. Willis Hale 4 Martin B-26 Marauder (Detachments from 18th Reconnaissance and 69th Bombardment Squadrons - Capt. James Collins, USAAF) 17 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Detachments from 26th, 31st, 72nd, 431st Bombardment Squadrons - Lt.Col. Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., USAAF) Local Defenses - Colonel Harold D. Shannon, Fleet Marine Force commander "C" and "D" Companies, 2nd Raider Battalion, USMC 6th Defense Battalion (Reinforced) USMC Colonel Harold D. Shannon 1st Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11 PT boats (9 at Midway Island and 2 at Kure Atoll) Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of the Hawaiian Group French Frigate Shoals seaplane tenders and gasoline tanker destroyer Pearl and Hermes Reef patrol boat fleet tug Lisianski Island patrol boat YP-284Gardner Pinnacles patrol boat YP-345Laysan Island patrol boat YP-290Necker Island patrol boat YP-350'' Midway Refueling Unit Comdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN AO DD and The military forces at the immediate point of tactical contact (i.e. not including support formations) are described below. Aircraft American Forces Naval Air Station (NAS) Midway operated: United States Navy 31 Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina, seaplanes. 6 Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, torpedo bombers (5 lost) United States Army Air Forces 4 Martin B-26 Marauder, medium bombers 17 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, heavy bombers United States Marine Corps 19 Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless, dive bombers 17 Chance-Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator, dive bombers 21 Brewster F2A Buffalo, fighters 7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, fighters 1 light utility aircraft Task Force 17: : 77 aircraft (sunk) 25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters 37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (13 lost) Task Force 16: : 78 aircraft