US NAVY
PACIFIC—Two Chinese junks (Lieutenant Livingston Swentzel
Jr., USNR) manned by 7 Americans and 20 Chinese guerrillas are attacked by
Japanese junk (with a crew of 83 men) while enroute from Haimen to Shanghai,
China. In a 45‑minute action, the Chinese craft, directed by Lieutenant
Swentzel, engage the enemy with bazookas, machine guns, and grenades. Upon
boarding the Japanese craft, the Allied force finds 45 dead and 35 wounded; the
victory has been achieved at the cost of four Chinese killed, and one American
and five Chinese wounded. For his heroism above and beyond the call of duty,
Lieutenant Swentzel is awarded the Navy Cross in what probably proves to be the
last surface action of World War II.
Japanese
escort vessel Miyake is damaged by mine near Moji, Japan, 33°58'N, 131°00'E.
Tenth Army
security patrols on Okinawa by this point have captured 69 Japanese and killed
218 since the island is declared secure.
Asiatic
Wing, Naval Air Transport Service, is established at Oakland California.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
ELEVENTH AF—2 B‑24’s are prevented by cloud cover from
taking photos of Soviet occupation of Kurils. 4 others abort a photo mission to
Paramushiru and Shimushu due to weather.
US ARMY
US MARINE CORPS
CinCPac issues warning order to III Amphibious Corps for occupation of North China.
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