US NAVY
PACIFIC—Mine
sinks Japanese merchant tanker Koshin Maru in Osaka harbor, 34°37'N,
135°18'E. Mines also damage army cargo ship Tensho Maru outside Najin
harbor, and merchant tanker No.4 Nanko Maru near Hesaki harbor light.
Navy PBMs sink Japanese vessel No.1
Hanshin Maru off China coast, 32°57'N, 117°26'E.
ADRIATIC—Mine sinks U.S. freighter
William J. Palmer five miles out of Trieste, Italy, 45°34'15"N,
13°36'15"E.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
NINTH AF—Gen
Kepner takes command of Ninth AF.
FOURTEENTH AF—Bad
weather hampers operations. However, 4 B‑25’s damage Sincheng railroad bridge,
4 B‑25’s and 2 P‑51’s bomb Pailochi airfield and hit trucks in the area, and 7
P‑51’s damage 12 locomotives between Taiyuan and Tsinan, destroy or damage
several trucks near Shihkiachwang, and bomb bridge near Chihsien.
FEAF—B‑25’s
over Kyushu hit industrial area near Takanabe, bombing warehouses, factories,
railroad bridge, and marshalling yard. B‑25’s and P‑38’s support ground forces
on Luzon, hitting Japanese forces near Santa Ines, in Butitio area, and near
Mount Obudan. B‑24’s support ground action S of Fabrica. B‑24’s bomb Miti airfield.
P‑38’s on sweep over Singapore claim 2 Japanese planes downed.
US ARMY
US MARINE CORPS
27th
Infantry Division reaches Hedo Misaki, ending three and a half-month mopping up
action in northern Okinawa
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