US NAVY
PACIFIC—Rear Admiral Francis E. M. Whiting accepts
surrender of Marcus Island on board destroyer Bagley (DD‑386).
Marines
(Company "L," Third Battalion, Fourth Marines) land at Tateyama Naval
Base, Honshu, on the northeast shore of Sagami Wan, and accept its surrender.
They will reconnoiter the beach approaches and cover the landing of Army’s
112th Cavalry.
Japanese
submarine I 401 surrenders to submarine Segundo (SS‑398) at entrance to
Tokyo Bay.
U.S.
freighter Joseph Carrigan is damaged by mine in Brunei Bay, Borneo.
Japanese
merchant vessels sunk/damaged during August 1945 (exact dates indeterminate):
refrigerated cargo ship Banshu Maru, agent unknown, location unspecified. Cargo
ship Eito Maru, by aircraft, off Murozu. Cargo ship No.1Taikai Maru, by
aircraft, location unspecified.
Japanese
merchant vessel damaged during August 1945 (exact date indeterminate): cargo
ship Shincho Maru, by mine, off Ube.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
TWELFTH AF—Twelfth AF is inactivated in Italy.
FIFTEENTH AF—Col Elmer J Rogers Jr assumes command of
Fifteenth AF until its inactivation on 15 Sep 45.
US ARMY
US MARINE CORPS
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