Lt. John Brickley
Robert Montgomery
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
John Wayne
Ens. George Cross
Cameron Mitchell
Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Bob Thom
Richard Thorne
Brad Towne
Jack Trent
Captain at Airport (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
Hansel Warner
Sgt. Smith (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson
'Ohio'
Louis Jean Heydt
Bartender's Child (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra Jr.
Ens. Tony Aiken
Jeff York
'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Murray Alper
'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Harry Tenbrook
'Doc'
Jack Pennick
'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Alex Havier
Admiral Blackwell
Charles Trowbridge
The General
Robert Barrat
Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Bruce Kellogg
Lt. Sandy Davyss
Donna Reed
Ens. Brant
Tim Murdock
'Dad' Knowland
Russell Simpson
Army Doctor
Vernon Steele
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Army Orderly (uncredited)
Philip Ahn
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Steve Barclay
Betty Blythe
Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Al Bridge
George Bruggeman
General Martin
Jack Holt
James Carlisle
Jack Carrington
Bruce Carruthers
Tony Carson
Commander (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Fred Coby
Roger Cole
Jane Crowley
Sailor (uncredited)
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Ward Bond
Nurse (uncredited)
Marjorie Davies
Larry Dods
William 'Red' Donahue
Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Frank Eldredge
John Epper
(uncredited)
Jim Farley
Charles Ferguson
Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo
Art Foster
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Marshall Thompson
Almeda Fowler
Lost Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Jane French
'Snuffy' Submarine Commander (uncredited)
Jon Gilbreath
James Gonzalez
PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman (uncredited)
Duke Green
Marine Major (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Michael Kirby
Michael Kostrick
Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Paul Langton
Paul Kruger
Stubby Kruger
Jack Lee
Jack Lorenz
Leota Lorraine
Naval Air Captain (uncredited)
Jack Luden
James Magill
George Magrill
Eve March
Soldier (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
Major James Morton
Leon Ames
Airport Officer (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Wounded Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
Leonard Mellin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Filipino Boy (uncredited)
Henry Mirelez
Officer (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Charles Murray Jr.
Navy Captain (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Submarine Skipper / Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Bill Neff
Seaman Jones
Arthur Walsh
Bill Nind
Wedgwood Nowell
Franklin Parker
Frank Pershing
Nino Pipitone Jr.
Dan Quigg
Joey Ray
William McKeever Riley
Jack Ross
John Roy
Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Donald Curtis
Harold Schlickenmayer
Phil Schumacher
Jack Semple
Sam Simone
Reginald Simpson
Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Filipino Orderly (uncredited)
Ralph Soncuya
Larry Steers
Sammy - Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Sammy Stein
Jack Stoney
Original Music Composer
Herbert Stothart
Director
John Ford
Producer
Makeup & Hair
Jack Dawn
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Screenplay
Frank Wead
Book
William L. White
Editor
Douglass Biggs
Frank E. Hull
Director of Photography
Joseph H. August
Malcolm Brown
Costume Design
Yvonne Wood
Assistant Director
Edward O'Fearna