Status - John Skinner - USS O'Brien:
On June 26th, O'Brien was returning to Pearl Harbor from Pago Pago, to join Task Force 17.
New Operation
By the 26th, Admiral King was working to get approval for an invasion of the lower Solomon Islands, with the first target at Tulagi (and as described then, nearby points, one of which would be Guadalcanal). King would use Marines for the initial stage of the invasion. Amphibious landings were mostly new, and the Navy would require a lot of practice before going in.
U. S. Navy Task Forces:
- Task Force 17 (Hornet) was at Pearl Harbor. Hornet was having some refitting done, mostly radar installations.
- Task Force
16 (Enterprise) was at Pearl Harbor. Enterprise also had some refitting, mainly anti-aircraft batteries.
- Task Force 11 (Saratoga) was delivering new aircraft to the garrison at Midway Island, to replenish losses from the Battle of Midway..
- Task Force 18 (Wasp) was at San Diego, having arrived on the 19th.Wasp took on the full complement of aircraft in preparation for deployment.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 221-222.
- The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign, John B. Lundstrom, pp 3-17.
- Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 257-260.
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