Tuesday, August 19, 2025

80 Years Ago, Monday, 20 August 1945

US NAVY

PACIFIC—TF 31 (Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger) is formed to assume responsibility for the occupation of Yokosuka naval base.

            Navy patrol planes reconnoiter Indochina and south China coasts; Japanese fighters attempt to intercept them.

 

US ARMY AIR FORCE

 

US ARMY

LUZON—The Japanese delegation leaves Manila for Tokyo with instructions about the occupation of Japan and signing of final peace terms.

 

US MARINE CORPS


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