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