2 Jun 1945
  • USS Tunny arrived in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
  • USS Wake Island received supplies at Kaika Harbor, Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Wake Island | CPC]
  • USS Ray attacked a Japanese transport west of Japan; all 5 torpedoes missed. ww2dbase [Ray | CPC]
Dutch East Indies Japan
  • American carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 attacked airfields in southern Kyushu, Japan. Air Group 87 aircraft from USS Ticonderoga struck airfields on Kyushu, Japan in an attempt to stop special attack aircraft from taking off, while aircraft from USS Shangri-La also struck various military targets. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Ticonderoga | Shangri-La | DS]
  • I-13 arrived at Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
  • I-400 arrived at Nanao Bay, Japan. ww2dbase [Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
  • I-14 arrived at Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | Nanao, Ishikawa | CPC]
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 received two torpedo drop collars at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure Naval Arsenal | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
Mariana Islands
  • USS Spot departed Saipan, Mariana Islands for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
Philippines
  • Captain James H. Doyle relieved Captain Richard B. Tuggle as commanding officer of cruiser USS Pasadena at Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase [Pasadena | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | DS]
Taiwan
  • Two B-25J bombers of 822nd Bomb Squadron, USAAF 38th Bombardment Group attacked the sugar refinery in Suantau, Kagi (now Suantou, Chiayi), Taiwan. ww2dbase [Kagi, Tainan | CPC]
United States Photo(s) dated 2 Jun 1945
Lieutenant Audie Murphy, with Medal of Honor around his neck, at the Hohenwerfen Castle where the headquarters of the US 15th Infantry Regiment was located, Werfen, Salzburg, Austria, 2 Jun 1945US flag, Vlaanderen (Flanders), Belgium, 2 Jun 1945Sugar refinery at Suantau, Kagi (now Suantou, Chiayi), Taiwan under parafrag attack by two USAAF B-25J bombers, 2 Jun 1945, photo 1 of 3Sugar refinery at Suantau, Kagi (now Suantou, Chiayi), Taiwan under parafrag attack by two USAAF B-25J bombers, 2 Jun 1945, photo 2 of 3
See all photos dated 2 Jun 1945

2 Jun 1945 Interactive Map

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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