Saturday, August 30, 2025

80 Years Ago, Thursday, 30 August 1945

US NAVY

PACIFIC—Landings by the occupation forces begin in the Tokyo Bay area under cover of guns of the Third Fleet plus Naval and USAAF aircraft.

            Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney and Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger accept surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base. Headquarters of Commander Third Fleet is established there.

            Conference is held on board destroyer Stack (DD‑406) at Truk to discuss the surrender of that Japanese base. Brigadier General Leo D. Hermle, USMC, is the leader of U.S. representatives.

            Four motor torpedo boats transport 50 Japanese troops from Miti Island to Morotai, to contact scattered units there to effect a complete surrender.

            U.S. freighter Peter White is damaged by mine 50 miles from Mauban, Luzon, 14°37'N, 122°26'E; only four men of the ship's total complement (52 merchant sailors, one passenger, and 17 Armed Guards) are injured, and the ship reaches Leyte.

 

US ARMY AIR FORCE

JAPAN—Occupation in force begins when 11th Airborne Div is flown to Atsugi airfield and Marines land at Yokosuka naval base.

 

US ARMY

JAPAN—Occupation of Japan in force is begun by U.S. forces. 11th Airborne Division is flown to Atsugi Airfield, and 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division, lands at Yokosuka Naval Base.

HONG KONG—British naval force reoccupies that British colony.

 

US MARINE CORPS

L-Day for the occupation of Yokosuka. Marines of 2/4 land on Futtsu Saki at 0558. General Clement accepts surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base.

Army airborne units land at Atsugi to occupy Yokohama area.

Gen MacArthur lands in Japan.

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