26 Mar 1946
- US 83rd Infantry Division returned to the United States from Europe. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Long Island was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Long Island | CPC]
- HMS Colossus completed her refitting and repairs at the Selborne drydock at Simonstown, South Africa. ww2dbase [Colossus | Simonstown, Western Cape | CPC]
- James Doolittle was requested by US Secretary of War Robert Patterson to head a commission on the relationships between officers and enlisted men in the US Army; the findings of the "Doolittle Board" was later criticized by officers and non-commissioned officers as counter-productive. ww2dbase [James Doolittle | CPC]
- USS DD-224 was towed to Oakland, California, United States. ww2dbase [Stewart | Oakland, California | CPC]
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