1 Apr 1946 | World War II Database

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]

Canada

Portions of the Alaska-Canadian Highway physically located in Canada were turned over to the Canadian government. ww2dbase [CPC]

India

Roderick Carr was named the commanding officer of the Royal Indian Air Force. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Malaya

The Malayan Union was formed, consisting of all states in Malaya less Singapore. ww2dbase [CPC]

Pacific Ocean

I-402 was scuttled 60 miles off Sasebo, Japan at 1300 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 1 Apr 1946

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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