US NAVY
PACIFIC—USAAF technicians land at Atsugi Airdrome, near
Tokyo; these are the first American troops to land in Japan.
Administrative
and operational control of the Seventh Fleet (Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid) passes
from Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area (General of the Army Douglas
MacArthur) to Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (Fleet Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz).
US ARMY AIR FORCE
TWELFTH AF—With discontinuance of 6719th WAC HQ Platoon,
the Det, 1054th MP Co, Avn, remains the only unit still attached to Twelfth AF.
JAPAN—Occupation of Japan officially begins as advance party
arrives in Home Islands. The 11th Airborne Division landed at Atsugi airfield
while Marines land at Yokosuka naval base.
US ARMY
JAPAN—Occupation of Japan, delayed 48 hours by typhoon,
begins as advance party arrives there.
US MARINE CORPS
Task Force 31 enters Tokyo Bay. First advance units of occupation force land at Atsugi Airfield.
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