Capt. Matthew Garth

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

Capt. Vinton Maddox

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Cmdr. Jessop

Lt.Cmdr. Blake

Admiral Jack Fletcher

Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Admiral Harry Pearson

Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky

Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos

Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard

Cmdr. Minoru Genda

Haruko Sakura

Ann (TV Version)

Captain Cyril Simard

Commander Max Leslie

Captain Miles Browning

Ensign George Gay

Lieutenant Commander John Waldron

Captain Elliott Buckmaster

Lieutenant Tom Garth

Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya

Captain Murray Arnold

Cmdr. Watanabe

Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach

Lt. Tomonaga

Adm. Nobutake Kondo

Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu

Capt. Kameto Kuroshima

Maj. Floyd 'Red' Parks

Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs

ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek

Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey

Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot

Ens. Manson

Lt. Woll - Aide to Adm. Nimitz

Pilot, PBY 'Strawberry 12'

Cmdr. Delaney (uncredited)

RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)

Capt. Aoki (uncredited)