James Cagney ( James Cagney )

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Dennis Weaver ( Dennis Weaver )

Andy Lowe

Ward Costello ( Ward Costello )

Harry Black

Vaughn Taylor ( Vaughn Taylor )

Mike Pulaski

Richard Jaeckel ( Richard Jaeckel )

Roy Webb

Les Tremayne ( Les Tremayne )

Frank Enright

Walter Sande ( Walter Sande )

Horace Keys ("Doc")

Karl Swenson ( Karl Swenson )

Bill Bailey

Richard Carlyle ( Richard Carlyle )

Father Gehring

Carl Benton Reid ( Carl Benton Reid )

Robert Ghormley

William Schallert ( William Schallert )

Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

Raymond Bailey ( Raymond Bailey )

Vandergrift

Leon Lontoc ( Leon Lontoc )

Manuel

Robert Burton ( Robert Burton )

Roy Geiger

Harry Landers ( Harry Landers )

Joseph Foss

Robert Montgomery ( Robert Montgomery )

Narration (American scenes)

Art Gilmore ( Art Gilmore )

Narration (Japanese scenes)

Carleton Young ( Carleton Young )

Colonel Evans Carlson

James Yagi ( James Yagi )

Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe

Nelson Leigh ( Nelson Leigh )

Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)

Sydney Smith ( Sydney Smith )

Rear Admiral Norm Scott (uncredited)

Maggie Magennis ( Maggie Magennis )

Red Cross Nurse Young (uncredited)

John McKee ( John McKee )

Lieutenant Harrison Ludlam (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting ( Richard H. Cutting )

Selmer Jackson ( Selmer Jackson )

Jim Jacobs ( Jim Jacobs )

Frank Latimore ( Frank Latimore )

Herbert Lytton ( Herbert Lytton )

Tyler McVey ( Tyler McVey )

Robert Montgomery Jr. ( Robert Montgomery Jr. )

Rollin Moriyama ( Rollin Moriyama )

Stuart Randall ( Stuart Randall )

William Schallert ( William Schallert )

Arthur Tovey ( Arthur Tovey )

John Zaremba ( John Zaremba )