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Appendix 1

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Force Mulberry
by
Alfred Stanford
[Commander, U. S. N. R.]

published by
William Morrow and Company
New York
1951

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p211 Appendix Two

Task Organization and Officer Assignment

127.1 (128)	Commander, Mulberry A	Capt. A. D. Clark
	Deputy Commander, Mulberry A	Comdr. A. B. Stanford
	Operations & Intelligence	Lt. J. Paige, Jr.
	Communications	Lt. (jg) W. Vandermay
	Assistant Communications	Lt. (jg) R. C. McCaughlin
	Technical Engineer	Lt. Comdr. A. W. Langevin
	Supply Officer	Lt. S. G. Hall

p212 b)

127.1.1 (128.1)	Control Group	Lt. B. S. Stover
	LCI (H) on D + 1 (F) 2 Sub Chasers plus ships to be designated

127.1.2 (128.2)	Gooseberry Group	Comdr. I. R. Boothby
127.1.21 (128.2.1)	Gooseberry No. 1	Comdr. I. R. Boothby
127.1.21 (128.2.1)	Commander COB II (1)	Comdr. I. R. Boothby
	Executive COB II (1)	Lt. H. E. Mister
	Security Officer	Lt. Stephen Stone
127.1.22 (128.2.2)	Commander COB III (1)	Lt. C. A. O'Reilly
	Executive COB III (1)	Lt. Duncan W. Herr
127.1.23 (128.2.3)	Gooseberry No. 2	Lt. G. Hoague, Jr.
	Commander COB II (2)	Lt. G. Hoague, Jr.
	Deputy C. O. COB II (2)	Lt. B. J. Flood
	Executive COB II (2)	Lt. B. F. Lombard
	Security Officer	Lt. (jg) R. C. Thomason
127.1.24 (128.2.4)	Commander COB III (2)	Lt. W. H. Maddox
	Executive Officer COB III (2)	Lt. K. M. Barnette
127.1.2 (x) (128.2 (x))	Miscellaneous
	RN Liaison	Lt. Comdr. R. W. Seward, RNVR
	Navigator	Bos'n G. A. Mose, USN
	U. S. Army Liaison	Capt. M. P. de Blumenthal, USA
	Records	Y2c H. J. Schutt

p213 d)

127.1.3 (128.3)	Towing & Installation Group	Comdr. C. R. Dennen
127.1.31 (128.3.1)	Gooseberry No. 1 Planter	Lt. (jg) C. S. Smith
127.1.32 (128.3.2)	Gooseberry No. 2 Planter	Comdr. C. R. Dennen
127.1.33 (128.3.3)	Phoenix Unit	Lt. F. H. Barton Lt. H. L. Oakes Bos'n W. C. Hoff CBM T. L. Magnen SM1c Thompson Bos'n A. Pagliaro
127.1.34 (128.3.4)	Whale Unit	Lt. W. L. Freeburn Lt. (jg) C. W. Smith Bos'n F. F. Hall CBM Rickabaugh CBM T. L. Magner BM1c Louch

127.1.4 (128.4)	Bombardon Group	Comdr. L. B. Ard
127.1.41 (128.4.1)	Bombardon Dispatcher	Lt. W. B. Walter
127.1.42 (128.4.2)	Bombardon Controller	Lt. C. E. Hall Ens. D. E. Davis CBM C. C. Klingenberger

p214 f)

127.1.5 (128.5)	97th CB 2nd Section	Comdr. E. T. Collier (CEC)
127.1.51 (128.5.1)	Phoenix Unit
127.1.52 (128.5.2)	Lobnitz Unit
127.1.53 (128.5.3)	Bridging Unit

127.1.6 (128.6)	Administration & Dispatch Group	Lt. Comdr. E. A. Fintel
127.1.61 (128.6.1)	Administration Headquarters	Lt. Comdr. E. A. Fintel
	Operations & Maintenance	Lt. W. R. Ward
	Ass't Operations & Supply	Ens. M. W. Johnson
	Communications	Lt. (jg) R. W. Langerak
	Boatswain Maintenance	Lt. P. C. Southworth
	Engineering Maintenance	Mach. L. Barwick
	Operating & Maintenance Staff	22 enlisted men
127.1.62 (128.6.2)	Eastern Assembly & Dispatch Area	Lt. J. S. Rubel1a 1 man
127.1.63 (128.6.3)	Western Assembly & Dispatch Area	Lt. (jg) J. W. Landis Lt. (jg) R. M. Fish Lt. R. B. Olsen CB Officers 2 enlisted men
p215 127.1.64 (128.6.4)	Whale Assembly & Dispatch Area	Lt. H. H. Brinkman Lt. (jg) D. W. Schmidt CB Officers Ens. R. R. Hodge 2 enlisted men

127.1.7 (128.7)	Mooring & Survey Group	Comdr. Hunter-Blair, RN
127.1.71 (128.7.1)	Survey Unit H. M. S. Gulnare 28′ Motor Boat 16′ Dinghy	Lt. Comdr. Passmore, RN
127.1.72 (128.7.2)	Mooring Unit H. M. S. Minster H. M. S. Atalanta H. M. S. Leonian 6 Bar Vessels 3 Trawlers (Coronatia plus two)	Comdr. Hunter-Blair, RN

127.1.8 (128.8)	Gooseberry Survey Group
127.1.81 (128.8.1)		Lt. W. J. Mathews
127.1.82 (128.8.2)		Carp. L. S. Taylor

p216 j)

127.1.9 (128.9)	Drew Three S. S. Thomas Johnson	Lt. Comdr. R. D. Moore
Note: Task organization designations in parenthesis will become effective upon orders from CTF 122.

ANCXF Headquarters

RAM/P
		Lt. Comdr. E. C. Endt Lt. A. Macy Smith1b Y3c C. M. Peters

The Author's Note:

1a 1b Lt. J. S. Rubel and Lt. A. M. Smith, transferred on D‑day to embark with Deputy CTF 128 in U. S. S. SC 1352.

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