US NAVY
PACIFIC—Third Fleet (Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.) stands
into Sagami Wan, the outer bay to Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese
submarine I 14 surrenders to destroyers Murray (DD‑576) and Dashiell (DD‑659)
east of northern Honshu. Prize crew from destroyer escort Bangust (DE‑739)
boards I 14 about 450 miles east of Nojima Zaki.
Japanese
submarine I 400 surrenders to destroyers Blue (DD‑744) and Mansfield (DD‑728)
east of northern Honshu; destroyer escort Weaver (DE‑741) places boarding party
on board I 400.
PB4Y (FAW
18) lands at Atsugi Airdrome, 14 miles from, Tokyo, because of mechanical
difficulties. No Japanese approach the plane, which returns to Iwo Jima the
same day.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
THIRTEENTH AF—XIII BC moves from Morotai to Clark Field.
TWENTIETH AF—B‑29’s begin supplying prisoners‑of‑war and
internee camps in Japan, China, and Korea with medical supplies, food, and
clothing. The first supply drop (to Weihsien Camp near Peking) is followed by a
concentrated effort of 900 sorties in a period of less than a month. 4,470 tons
of supplies are dropped to about 63,500 prisoners in 154 camps.
US ARMY
US MARINE CORPS
Ships of the Third Fleet enter Sagami Wan.
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