This bears more discussion, but in Kleiss he suggests that one of his beefs with McClusky (there were many), concerned the attack on Akagi and Kaga.
On pages 198- 200, he descibes his own view of events. Akagi and Kaga sighted along with two other ships, Soryu and Hiryu which were about 10 miles further away.
McClusky"Enemy sighted!"
McClusky "All planes attack".
Here it gets messy because Bombing Six (Best), as the lead squadron and led by the AGC McCluskey, would by doctrine take the further target Akagi off to starboard and Scouting Six (Gallaher) would attack the nearer target to port, Kaga.
But the Air Group Commander, McClusky, banked hard to port ahead of them all and dove on Kaga. His wingmen, who were to remain at altitude and photograph the attack as well as provide cover; went down right behind him and so did the first section of B-6.
Best then changed plan and took the leading three SBDs of (EDIT) B-6 off towards Akagi without McCluskey. But the rest of (EDIT)B-6 dove on Kaga.
Best and group scored enough hits on Akagi to cripple her, and then all of B-3 arrived and seventeen SBD's dove in more regular order on her and destroyed her.
So at first there seemd to be divided sections of SBDs from Enterprise going in several different dirrections at once.