3 Jun 1945
- Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS O'Bannon, and USS Taylor arrived at San Pedro Bay in Leyte Gulf, Philippines and moored alongside the tender USS Sierra. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
- The US began preparing for the transit of 200,000 US troops from Europe to the Pacific via Marseille, France. ww2dbase [Marseille, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | AC]
- French forces reluctantly left Damascus, French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, leaving the British in control. ww2dbase [Damascus, Syria | AC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay entered floating drydock USS ABSD-6 in Apra Harbor, Guam. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Apra Harbor | DS]
- American carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 attacked airfields in southern Kyushu, Japan for the second day in a row. From USS Ticonderoga, Air Group 87 aircraft struck airfields on Kyushu in an attempt to stop special attack aircraft from taking off. On the same day, 7 Japanese ships were sunk or damaged by naval mines in Japanese waters. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Ticonderoga | Shangri-La | Preparations for Invasion of Japan | DS]
- US Marines landed on Iheya Jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Iheya Jima, Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Ancon departed Okinawa, Japan for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Typhoon Connie | Ancon | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Segundo sank a Japanese sail in the East China Sea with her deck gun. ww2dbase [Segundo | East China Sea | CPC]
- Operation Kikusui No. 9 was launched off Okinawa, Japan, participated by about 20 Japanese Navy and 30 Japanese Army special attack and escorting aircraft. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | CPC]
- USS Sterlet fired six torpedoes at a Japanese transport in the Sea of Okhotsk; all torpedoes missed. The transport then revealed herself to be an armed Q-ship, which gave chase to the American submarine. Sterlet was able to escape the counterattack. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Sea of Okhotsk | CPC]
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