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• The body of Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, who died in an air crash, was found. ww2dbase [Trafford Leigh-Mallory | AC]
• USS Tunny arrived off Kyushu, Japan. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
• Song Ziwen was named the chief of the Executive Yuan; he had been serving in this position in an acting status since Dec 1944. ww2dbase [Song Ziwen | CPC]
• USS Ray attacked a Japanese transport west of Japan; all 6 torpedoes missed. ww2dbase [Ray | CPC]

• USS New Mexico departed Guam. ww2dbase [New Mexico | CPC]

• I-401 arrived at Nanao Bay, Japan ww2dbase [I-401 | CPC]
• Japanese submarine I-14 received her full complement of Seiran aircraft while at Nanao, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | CPC]
• USS Yorktown (Essex-class) returned to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands for support missions before steaming off to evade a typhoon. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | DS]

• Semyon Timoshenko was awarded the Order of Victory. ww2dbase [Semyon Timoshenko | CPC]

• Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Seletar, Singapore. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | CPC]
• Kamikaze began an escort assignment for cruiser Ashigara out of Singapore. ww2dbase [Kamikaze | CPC]

4 Jun 1945 Interactive Map