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China
China
- USS Sterlet arrived at Qingdao, China. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- An estimated 49,000 Japanese deserters were in the ranks of the Viet Minh in northern Vietnam at this time. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Haddock began preparations for decommissioning while at New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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