Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle
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The Battle of the Coral Sea, a major engagement of the Pacific Theatre of World War II, was fought 4–8 May 1942 in the waters east of New Guinea and south of the Bismarck Islands between elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States (U.S.) and Australia.
To extend their empire in the Pacific to the conquest of Australia, the Japanese first had to capture the naval and air center of Port Moresby on the southeast coast of New Guinea. In order to extend the reach of their air searches for Allied naval forces, they resolved to simultaneously establish a seaplane base at Tulagi in the lower Solomon Islands. The U.S. learned of the Japanese plan, known as Operation Mo, through signals intelligence and sent two United States Navy carrier task forces and a joint Australian-American cruiser force to oppose the Japanese offensive.
The result was a strategic defeat for the Japanese, since their principal goal of landing troops at Port Moresby was thwarted, but a tactical defeat for the Allies, who suffered more significant ship losses.
Because the Japanese assumed the tactical initiative, their forces are listed first.
Forces deployed
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Losses in parentheses
| Ship Type | Template:Flagicon IJN |
Template:Flagdeco USN |
Template:Flagdeco RAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet carriers (CV) | 2 | 2 (1) | |
| Light carriers (CVL) | 1 (1) | ||
| Heavy cruisers (CA) | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Light cruisers (CL) | 2 | 1 | |
| Destroyers (DD) | 15 (1) | 13 (1) | |
| Amphibious assault vessels | 12 | ||
| Auxiliaries | 26 (3) | 3 (1) |
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Japanese Forces
Task Force MO
Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue, Commander, Fourth Fleet in light cruiser Kashima anchored at Rabaul<ref name="Lundstrom 2006, p. 138">Lundstrom (2006), p. 138.</ref>
Carrier Striking Force
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi in heavy cruiser Myōkō<ref name="Willmott, p. 87">Willmott, p. 87.</ref>
- Carrier Division 5 (Rear Adm. Chūichi Hara, Officer in Tactical Command in Zuikaku)<ref name="Lundstrom 2006, p. 138"/>
- 2 fleet carriers
- Template:Ship (Capt. Takaji Jōjima)<ref>Lundstrom, p. 140; Willmott, p. 87.</ref>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Kakuichi Takahashi)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188">Lundstrom (2005), p. 188.</ref>
- 21 Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke" fighters (Lt. Takumi Hoashi)Template:Efn<ref name="Gillison, p 2005 p. 188">Gillison, p. 525; Lundstrom (2005), p. 188.</ref>
- 20 Aichi D3A Type 99 "Val" dive bombers (Lt. Masao Yamaguchi)<ref name="Gillison, p 2005 p. 188"/>
- 19 Nakajima B5N Type 97 "Kate" torpedo bombers (Lt. Tatsuo Ichihara)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Kakuichi Takahashi)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188">Lundstrom (2005), p. 188.</ref>
- Template:Ship (Capt. Ichihei Yokogawa)<ref>Lundstrom (2006), p. 140; Willmott, p. 87.</ref>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 25 Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke" fighters (Lt. Kiyokuma Okajima)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 22 Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers (Lt. Tamotsu Ema)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 20 Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers (Lt. Yoshiaki Tsubota)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- Template:Ship (Capt. Takaji Jōjima)<ref>Lundstrom, p. 140; Willmott, p. 87.</ref>
- 2 fleet carriers
- Cruiser Division 5 (Vice Adm. Takagi in Myōkō)
- 2 heavy cruisers
- Both Template:Sclass: Template:Ship, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Gill, p. 40; Willmott, p. 87; Bullard, p. 52.</ref>
- 2 heavy cruisers
- Destroyer Division 5
- 2 destroyers
- Both Template:Sclass: Template:Ship, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 87; Bullard, p. 52.</ref>
- 2 destroyers
- Destroyer Division 7
- 4 destroyers
- All Template:Sclass / Template:Sclass-class: Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 87; Bullard, p. 52; Dull, p. 135.</ref>
- 1 oiler: Template:Ship<ref name="Willmott, p. 87"/>
- 4 destroyers
Invasion Forces
Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō in heavy cruiser Aoba
- Tulagi Invasion Group
- Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima in minelayer Okinoshima<ref name="Willmott, p. 84">Willmott, p. 84.</ref>
- 1 transport: Azumasan Maru<ref name="Willmott, p. 84"/>
- Embarking 400 troops from the 3rd Kure Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) plus a construction detachment from the 7th Establishment Squad.<ref>Bullard, p. 56; Jersey, pp. 58–60.</ref>
- 2 minelayers: Template:Ship,Template:Efn<ref>Hackett, Okinoshima.</ref> Kōei Maru
- 2 destroyers: Template:Ship (Template:Font color), Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 84; Dull, p. 136.</ref>
- 5 minesweepers: Wa #1 (Template:Font color), Wa #2 (Template:Font color), Hagoromo Maru, Noshiro Maru #2, Tama Maru (Template:Font color)Template:Efn<ref>Lundstrom (2005), p. 188.Bullard, p. 56; Willmott, p. 84.</ref>
- 2 subchasers: Toshi Maru #3, Tama Maru #8Template:Efn<ref>Bullard, p. 56; Willmott, p. 84.</ref>
- 1 transport: Azumasan Maru<ref name="Willmott, p. 84"/>
- Support Group/Close Cover Force
- Rear Admiral Kuninori Marumo in light cruiser Tenryū<ref>Hackett, Tenryu.</ref>
- Cruiser Division 18 (Rear Adm. Marumo)
- 2 light cruisers
- Both Tenryū-class: Template:Ship, Template:Ship<ref>Gill, p. 40; Bullard, p. 52; Hackett, Tenryu and Tatsuta.</ref>
- 2 light cruisers
- 2 seaplane tendersTemplate:Efn<ref>Hackett, Tenryu and Kiyokawa Maru.</ref>
- Template:Ship<ref>Dull, p. 136.</ref>
- Air group: 12 aircraft<ref>Hackett, Tenryu; United States Army Center of Military History, p. 135.</ref>
- Template:Ship
- Air group (attached)
- Template:Ship<ref>Dull, p. 136.</ref>
- 3 gunboats: Keijo Maru, Seikai Maru, Nikkai MaruTemplate:Efn<ref name="Willmott, p. 84"/>
- Cruiser Division 18 (Rear Adm. Marumo)
- Covering Group/Main Body Support Force
- Rear Admiral Gotō in heavy cruiser AobaTemplate:Efn<ref name="Willmott, pp. 85–86">Willmott, pp. 85–86.</ref>
- Cruiser Division 6 (Rear Adm. Gotō)
- 4 heavy cruisers: Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Bullard, p. 52; Willmott, pp. 85–86; Hackett, Furutaka; Gill, p. 40.</ref>
- 1 light carrier Template:Ship (Template:Font color)<ref name="Willmott, pp. 85–86"/>
- Air Group (Lt. Kenjirō Nōtomi)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 8 Mitsubishi A6M Zero and 4 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" fighters (Lt. Nōtomi)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 6 Nakajima B5N Type 97 "Kate" torpedo bombers (Lt. Michitarō Nakamoto)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- Air Group (Lt. Kenjirō Nōtomi)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 188"/>
- 1 destroyer: Template:Ship<ref>Dull, p. 136; Willmott, pp. 85–86.</ref>
- Cruiser Division 6 (Rear Adm. Gotō)
- Port Moresby Invasion Group
- Rear Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka in light cruiser YūbariTemplate:Efn<ref>Hackett, Yubari.</ref>
- Transport Unit (Rear Adm. Kōsō Abe)
- 5 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) transports: Mogamigawa Maru, Chōwa Maru, Goyō Maru,Template:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 86; Bullard, pp. 56–57.</ref>Template:Efn<ref>(Bullard, pp. 56–57). Willmott spells Akihasan Maru as Akibasan Maru.</ref> Akiba Maru, Shōka Maru.<ref name="Iwashige_P78">Iwashige (2009), p. 78–79</ref>
- Embarking approximately 500 troops from the 3rd Kure SNLF plus construction specialists from the 10th Establishment Squad<ref>Bullard, pp. 56–57.</ref>
- 6 Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) transports: Asakasan Maru, China Maru, Mito Maru, Matsue Maru,<ref>Bullard, p. 58, 64; Willmott, p. 86; Dull, p. 135; Hackett, Tsugaru. Asakayama Maru was equipped with extra anti-aircraft guns (Bullard). The IJA commander was on Matsue Maru (Bullard).</ref> Taifuku Maru, Hibi Maru<ref name="Iwashige_P78" />
- Embarking South Seas Detachment of approximately 5,000 troopsTemplate:Efn<ref>Rottman, p. 84.</ref>
- 5 minesweepers: W-20 (Wa #20), Hagoromo Maru, Noshiro Maru #2, Fumi Maru #2, Seki Maru #3.Template:Efn<ref>Bullard, pp. 56–57; Willmott, pp. 85–86; Hackett, Tsugaru. Hackett does not list Seki Maru #3 as part of Abe's force.</ref>
- 1 minelayer: Template:Ship (Capt. Inagaki Yoshiaki)Template:Efn<ref>Hackett, Tsugaru.</ref>
- 1 salvage tugboat: Woshima<ref>Bullard, pp. 56–57; Willmott, p. 86; Hackett, Tsugaru. Some sources spell this ship's name as Oshima. Her ship's side name is をしま, not おしま おじま.</ref>
- 2 oilers: Hoyo Maru, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn <ref>Hackett, Ojima; Willmott, pp. 84, 86; Hackett, Tsugaru.</ref>
- 5 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) transports: Mogamigawa Maru, Chōwa Maru, Goyō Maru,Template:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 86; Bullard, pp. 56–57.</ref>Template:Efn<ref>(Bullard, pp. 56–57). Willmott spells Akihasan Maru as Akibasan Maru.</ref> Akiba Maru, Shōka Maru.<ref name="Iwashige_P78">Iwashige (2009), p. 78–79</ref>
- Screen
- 1 light cruiser: Template:Ship (Capt. Masami Ban)Template:Efn<ref>Willmott, p. 86; Dull, p. 135; Hackett, Yubari.</ref>
- 6 destroyers: Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:Ship, Template:ShipTemplate:Efn<ref>Bullard, p. 56; Willmott, p. 86.</ref>
- 1 or 2 unidentified patrol boats<ref>Hackett, Ojima.</ref>
- Transport Unit (Rear Adm. Kōsō Abe)
Submarine Force
Captain Noboru Ishizaki
- Patrol/Scouting Group: I-21, I-22, I-24, I-28, I-29Template:Efn<ref>Willmott, pp. 84–85.</ref>
- Raiding Group: Ro-33, Ro-34Template:Efn<ref>Bullard, p. 57.</ref>
Air Forces
- 25th Air FlotillaTemplate:Efn<ref>Bullard, pp. 47, 61.</ref>
- Rear Admiral Sadayoshi Yamada
- 4th Air Group (based at Rabaul)
- 17 Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 "Betty" land attack bombers<ref>Bullard, pp. 47, 53, 61.</ref>
- Tainan Air Group (based at Lae and Rabaul)
- 18 Mitsubishi A6M Zero "Zeke"
- 6 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" fighters (Capt. Masahisa Saitō)<ref>Bullard, pp. 47, 53–54, 61.</ref>
- Yokohama Air Group (based at Rabaul, Shortland Islands, and Tulagi)
- 12 Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" reconnaissance seaplanes
- 9 Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" seaplane fightersTemplate:Efn<ref>Lundstrom (2006), p. 138; Bullard, pp. 48, 52, 61.</ref>
- Genzan Air Group (based at Rabaul)
- 25 Mitsubishi G3M Type 96 "Nell" land attack bombersTemplate:Efn<ref>Bullard, p. 61; Crave, p. 447.</ref>
- 4th Air Group (based at Rabaul)
Allied Forces
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Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher in Yorktown<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519">Willmott, p. 190; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519.</ref>
- Carrier Air Group (TG 17.5)
- Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Officer in Tactical Command (OTC)Template:Efn<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- 2 fleet carriers
- Template:USS (Capt. Elliott Buckmaster)<ref name="ONI, p 2006 p. 519">ONI, p. 11; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519.</ref>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Oscar Pederson)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190">Lundstrom (2005), p. 190.</ref>
- VF-42: 17 F4F Wildcat fighters (Lt. Cmdr. Charles R. Fenton)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VB-5: 18 SBD Dauntless dive bombers (Lt. Wallace C. Short)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VS-5: 17 SBD Dauntless scout bombers (Lt. Cmdr. William O. Burch, Jr.)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VT-5: 13 TBD Devastator torpedo bombers (Lt. Cmdr. Joe Taylor)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Oscar Pederson)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190">Lundstrom (2005), p. 190.</ref>
- Template:USS (Capt. Frederick C. Sherman) Template:Font color<ref name="ONI, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- Air Group (Cmdr. William B. Ault†)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VF-2: 21 F4F Wildcat fighters (Lt. Cmdr. Paul H. Ramsey)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VB-2: 18 SBD Dauntless dive bombers (Lt. Cmdr. Weldon L. Hamilton)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VS-2: 17 SBD Dauntless scout bombers (Lt. Cmdr. Robert E. Dixon)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- VT-2: 12 TBD Devastator torpedo bombers (Lt. Cmdr. James H. Brett, Jr.)<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- Air Group (Cmdr. William B. Ault†)Template:Efn<ref name="Lundstrom 2005, p. 190"/>
- Template:USS (Capt. Elliott Buckmaster)<ref name="ONI, p 2006 p. 519">ONI, p. 11; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519.</ref>
- 4 destroyers
- All Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery)Template:Efn
- Template:USS (Cmdr. Harry B. Jarrett)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. John K. B. Ginder)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. Arnold E. True)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. Glenn R. Hartwig)<ref name="ONI, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- All Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery)Template:Efn
- 2 fleet carriers
- Attack Group (TG 17.2)
- Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- 5 heavy cruisers
- 3 New Orleans-class (9 × 8-in. main battery)
- Template:USS (Capt. Howard H. Good)
- Template:USS (Capt. Francis W. Scanland)
- Template:USS (Capt. Frank J. Lowry)Template:Efn
- 1 Portland-class (9 × 8-in. main battery)
- Template:USS (Capt. Benjamin Perlman)
- 1 Northampton-class (9 × 8-in. main battery)
- Template:USS (Capt. Thomas M. Shock)
- 3 New Orleans-class (9 × 8-in. main battery)
- Screen (Capt. Alexander R. Early)
- 5 destroyers
- 1 Porter-class (8 × 5-in. main battery)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Beck)
- 4 Farragut-class (5 × 5-in. main battery)
- Template:USS (Cmdr. George P. Hunter)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. Charles F. Chillingworth, Jr.)
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. William P. Burfor
- Template:USS (Lt. Cmdr. Robert H. Rogers)Template:Efn<ref name="ONI, p p. 519">ONI, p. 10; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519.</ref>
- 1 Porter-class (8 × 5-in. main battery)
- 5 destroyers
- 5 heavy cruisers
- Support Group (TG 17.3)Template:Efn
- Rear Admiral John Gregory Crace, RAN<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- 2 heavy cruisers
- 1 Template:Sclass (9 × 8-in. main battery): Chicago (Capt. Howard D. Bode)Template:Efn
- 1 Template:Sclass (8 × 8-in. main battery): Template:Flagdeco Australia (Capt. H. B. Farncomb, RAN)
- 1 light cruiser
- 1 Template:Sclass (8 × 6-in. main battery): Template:Flagdeco Hobart (Capt. H. L. Howden, RAN)<ref name="ONI, p p. 519"/>
- 2 destroyersTemplate:Efn<ref name="ONI, p p. 519"/>
- 1 Mahan-class (5 × 5-in.main battery): Perkins (Lt. Cmdr. Walter C. Ford)
- 1 Sims-class (4 × 5-in. main battery): Walke (Lt. Cmdr. Thomas E. Fraser)
- 2 heavy cruisers
- Fueling Group (TG 17.6)
- Captain John S. Phillips<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- 2 oilers
- Neosho Template:Font color, Tippecanoe<ref name="Lundstrom 2006, p. 519">Lundstrom (2006), p. 519.</ref>
- 2 destroyers
- Template:USS Template:Font color (Lt. Cmdr. Willford M. Hyman†), Worden<ref name="Lundstrom 2006, p. 519"/>
- 2 oilers
- Search Group (TG 17.9)
- Commander George H. DeBaun<ref name="Willmott, p 2006 p. 519"/>
- 1 seaplane tender
- TangierTemplate:Efn<ref>Dull, p. 136; Hoyt, p. 13; Willmott, p. 190; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519; Morison, p. 20.</ref>
- Patrol Squadron 71 (VP-71): 6 PBY-5 Catalinas
- Patrol Squadron 72 (VP-72): 6 PBY-5 Catalinas
- TangierTemplate:Efn<ref>Dull, p. 136; Hoyt, p. 13; Willmott, p. 190; Lundstrom (2006), p. 519; Morison, p. 20.</ref>
- 1 seaplane tender
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General Douglas MacArthur<ref name="Willmott, p. 191">Willmott, p. 191.</ref>
- Allied Naval Forces
- Vice Admiral Herbert F. LearyTemplate:Efn<ref name="Willmott, p. 191"/>
- Task Group 42.1 (Capt. Ralph Waldo Christie in submarine tender USS Griffin at Brisbane)Template:Efn<ref>Gill, p. 42; Morison, p. 20; Willmott, p. 191.</ref>
- Task Force 44 – temporarily assigned to Task Force 17, see Task Group 17.3 above
- Allied Air Forces
- Lieutenant General George Brett<ref>Willmott, p. 192.</ref>
United States Army Air Forces
- 8th Pursuit Group: 26 P-39 Airacobra fighters at Archerfield, Brisbane<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, pp. 424–425.</ref>
- 35th Fighter Squadron at Port Moresby<ref name="Willmott, p. 195">Willmott, p. 195.</ref>
- 36th Fighter Squadron at Port Moresby<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 49th Pursuit Group: 90 P-40 Tomahawk fighters at Darwin<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, pp. 411, 416.</ref>
- 7th Fighter Squadron at Darwin<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 8th Fighter Squadron at Darwin<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 9th Fighter Squadron at Darwin<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 3rd Light Bombardment Group<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 8th Light Bombardment Squadron: A-24 Banshee dive bombers at Port Moresby<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, p. 425.</ref>
- 13th Light Bombardment Squadron: B-25 Mitchell bombers<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 90th Light Bombardment Squadron: B-25 Mitchell bombers<ref name="Willmott, p. 195"/>
- 19th Bombardment Group: 17 Boeing B-17 bombers at Townsville (Lt. Col. Connally (first name unknown))<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, p. 416; Salecker, p. 177.</ref>
- 30th Bombardment Squadron<ref>Bowman, p. 85.</ref>
- 40th Reconnaissance Squadron<ref>Salecker, p. 177.</ref>
- 93rd Bombardment Squadron<ref>Bowman, p. 85; Salecker, p. 177.</ref>
- 435th Bombardment Squadron<ref>Crave, pp. 425, 448.</ref>
- 22nd Bombardment Group: 48 Martin B-26 Marauders<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, pp. 414, 425.</ref>
- 8th Pursuit Group: 26 P-39 Airacobra fighters at Archerfield, Brisbane<ref>Willmott, p. 195; Crave, pp. 424–425.</ref>
- Royal Australian Air Force<ref name="Willmott, p. 196">Willmott, p. 196.</ref>
- No. 11 Squadron: Consolidated PBY Catalinas<ref name="Willmott, p. 196"/>
- No. 20 Squadron: PBY Catalinas<ref name="Willmott, p. 196"/>
- No. 24 Squadron: 3 CAC Wirraways at Townsville
- No. 32 Squadron: Lockheed Hudsons at Port Moresby<ref>Willmott, p. 196; Gillison, p. 519.</ref>
- No. 75 Squadron: 3 Curtiss P-40s at Port Moresby<ref name="Willmott, p. 196"/>
Port Moresby garrison
- Major General B. M. Morris
- Approximately 5,000 troops<ref>Willmott, p. 143; McCarthy, p. 112.</ref>
- 30th Infantry Brigade<ref name="oob">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 39th Infantry BattalionTemplate:Efn<ref>McCarthy, p. 44.</ref>
- 49th Infantry Battalion<ref>McCarthy, pp. 43–44.</ref>
- 53rd Infantry Battalion<ref>Willmott, p. 143.</ref>
- 13th Field Regiment<ref name="McCarthy, p. 45">McCarthy, p. 45.</ref>
- 23rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft BatteryTemplate:Efn<ref name="McCarthy, p. 45"/>
- Detachment, 1st Independent Company<ref name="oob"/>
- 30th Infantry Brigade Signal Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 30th Infantry Brigade HQ Defence Platoon<ref name="oob"/>
- Moresby Fixed Defences<ref name="oob"/>
- Moresby Fixed Defences Fortress Engineers<ref name="oob"/>
- Moresby Fixed Defences Anti-Aircraft Artillery (six 3-inch guns)<ref name="oob"/>
- 1st Army Troops Company<ref name="oob"/>
- 7th Field Company<ref name="oob"/>
- 1st Section, 1st Mechanical Equipment Company<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Survey Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Bomb Disposal Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Signals<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Defence and Employment Company<ref name="oob"/>
- New Guinea Volunteer Rifles<ref>McCarthy, p. 42, 45.</ref>
- Papuan Infantry Battalion, Template:Efn<ref name="McCarthy, p. 45"/>
- 8th Military District Section Intelligence Corps<ref name="oob"/>
- 15th Supply Personnel Company<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot<ref name="oob"/>
- A Section, 8th Military District Mechanical Transport Company<ref name="oob"/>
- Base Hospital<ref name="oob"/>
- 3rd Field Ambulance<ref name="oob"/>
- 113th Convalescent Depot<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Dental Centre<ref name="oob"/>
- 45th Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 253rd Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 256th Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 274th Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 301st Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 421st Dental Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 15th Optical Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Depot of Medical Stores<ref name="oob"/>
- 16th Field Hygiene Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Ordnance Depot<ref name="oob"/>
- 19th Ordnance Ammunition Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 109th Infantry Brigade Group Field Workshop<ref name="oob"/>
- 109th Infantry Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park<ref name="oob"/>
- 30th Infantry Brigade Provost Platoon<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Accounts Office<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Postal Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Records Office<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Stationery Depot<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Printing Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Graves Registration and Inquiries Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Laundry and Decontamination Unit<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Army Field Bakery<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Base Depot<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Marine Section<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Canteen Services<ref name="oob"/>
- 8th Military District Training Centre<ref name="oob"/>
- Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit<ref name="oob"/>
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