Commanders, South Pacific Area
- Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley (19 June–18 October 1942)
- Vice Adm./Adm. William Halsey, Jr. (18 October 1942–15 June 1944)
- Vice Adm. John H. Newton (15 June 1944–13 March 1945)
- Vice Admiral William L. Calhoun (13 March–2 September 1945)
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