Alaskan Sea Frontier First established on 15 April 1944 with Vice Admiral
Frank J. Fletcher in command, who remained in that capacity for the duration of the War as
Task Force 91. From 1 January 1947 with the establishment of
United States Pacific Command,
Task Force 95, Rear Admiral
Freeland A. Daubin's Alaskan Sea Frontier, was to operate under the commander-in-chief of the
Alaskan Command, Major General Craig. In March 1950, Rear Admiral
Clifton Sprague was moved to Alaska, where he served as commandant of Seventeenth Naval District and commander of the Alaskan Sea Frontier on
Kodiak Island. Finally inactivated in 1971 as part of post-Vietnam military reductions. (jber.af.mil/library/factsheets, ALCOM)
Caribbean Sea Frontier Caribbean Sea Frontier – The Caribbean Sea Frontier (CARIBSEAFRON) was under the command of
Vice Admiral John H. Hoover, Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier or COMCARIBSEAFRON, and the responsibility of the frontier was the protection of Allied shipping in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic Coast of South America during World War II. The German
U-boat made a last bitter stand in the
Trinidad area in the fall of 1942. Since then, coastal waters continued to be relatively safe of the U-boat menace. Four admirals held command of the frontier during World War II: • Vice Admiral
John H. Hoover: 7 December 1941 - 12 August 1943 • Vice Admiral
Arthur B. Cook: 12 August 1943 - 14 May 1944 • Vice Admiral
Robert C. Giffen: 14 May 1944 - 20 August 1945 • Vice Admiral
William R. Munroe: 20 August 1945 - 2 September 1945
Eastern Sea Frontier Eastern Sea Frontier It was responsible for protecting the waters of Florida and the
Bahamas as well as the
Gulf of Mexico, the
Yucatán Channel and areas near
Cuba. Following admirals held command of the frontier during the World War II: • Rear Admiral
William H. Allen: 7 December 1941 - 3 February 1942 • Captain Russell S. Crenshaw (Acting): 3 February 1942 - 3 June 1942 • Rear Admiral
James L. Kauffman: 3 June 1942 - 3 February 1943 • Captain
Howard H. J. Benson (Acting): 3 February 1943 - 1 April 1943 • Rear Admiral
William R. Munroe: 1 April 1943 - 25 March 1944 • Captain
Howard H. J. Benson (Acting): 25 March 1944 - 17 July 1944 • Rear Admiral
Walter S. Anderson: 17 July 1944 - 2 September 1945
Participating units •
VS-1D7 Hawaiian Sea Frontier The Hawaiian Sea Frontier (HawSeaFron) was a
formation of the
United States Navy established during World War II. It was organized to defend the island of
Oahu. Vice Admiral
David W. Bagley served as COMHAWSEAFRON from 4 April 1942 until July 1943. The Hawaiian Sea Frontier did not actually come into a settled form until September 1942. The Assistant Chief of Staff (HawSeaFron) attempted to mold the organization to a degree similar to the
Western Sea Frontier. The difficulty of selecting a site for the joint Operating Center delayed his plans. Originally, it was planned to have a district headquarters in
Honolulu, with a part of the building devoted to the Frontier headquarters. When the plan did not prove feasible, it was decided to take two and a half tunnels at the
Aliamanu Crater. Because of the limitations of space and the distance from the Commandant's headquarters, the location did not become more than an operational center. Since the Crater was on
U.S. Army property, the construction of a Joint Operating Center with a major plot was never accomplished because of the fluctuations of the war and difficulties over appropriations. One service did not desire to build and pay more than its share of expenses from its limited appropriations for the benefit of another service. The Frontier suffered because of its unique location to the Pacific Fleet's sprawling auxiliary,
ComServPac. These two echelons determined the number of vessels under its control as well as the complements of manpower. In cases of emergency, units of the Fleet took over
convoy and
antisubmarine patrols. Just as its surface units were controlled by higher echelons, so also were its air units by
Air Forces, Pacific Fleet. The major functions of the Hawaiian Sea Frontier were the maintenance of picket ships outside
Pearl Harbor and the Port of
Honolulu, the escorting of inter-island shipping, and the establishment of
air-sea rescue facilities. Following admirals held command of the frontier during the World War II: • Vice Admiral
John W. Greenslade: 7 December 1941 - 1 February 1944 • Vice Admiral
David W. Bagley: 1 February 1944 - 17 November 1944 • Admiral
Royal E. Ingersoll: 17 November 1944 - 2 September 1945 ==See also==