1 Apr 1946
- Katsuragi was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- I-58 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Commander Jack Seymour became the commanding officer of USS Charr. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- The US Navy conducted a mass scuttling of captured enemy warships. Twenty-one surviving giant Japanese submarines (including the infamous I-58) were among the vessels destroyed. ww2dbase [AC]
- Portions of the Alaska-Canadian Highway physically located in Canada were turned over to the Canadian government. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Roderick Carr was named the commanding officer of the Royal Indian Air Force. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- The Malayan Union was formed, consisting of all states in Malaya less Singapore. ww2dbase [CPC]
- I-402 was scuttled 60 miles off Sasebo, Japan at 1300 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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