16 Jun 1945
- USS Tunny sighted life rafts from a Japanese ship that was sunk by USS Bonefish; from the survivors she captured a chief petty officer for interrogation. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
- The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twiggs was sunk by a Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Wake Island was removed from the front lines at Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Wake Island | CPC]
- Lavrentiy Beria gathered the conclusive evidence of Adolf Hitler's death and reported this to Joseph Stalin. ww2dbase [Lavrentiy Beria | CPC]
- Aris Velouchiotis committed suicide in Mesounta, Arta, Greece. ww2dbase [Aris Velouchiotis | Arta | CPC]
- USS Capitaine rescued five survivors of a sunken Japanese merchant ship. ww2dbase [Capitaine | CPC]
- Submarines USS Silversides, USS Quillback, and USS Cabrilla arrived in their patrol area roughly midway between Iwo Jima and Tokyo. Their orders emphasized remaining available for lifeguard duty as numerous B-29 bombers flew overhead from the Mariana Islands to Japan and back. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Silversides | Cabrilla | Quillback | DS]
- USS Columbia arrived at Leyte, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Columbia | CPC]
- Escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Staten Island Army Base, New York. ww2dbase [Bogue | Staten Island, New York | DS]
- USS Ray arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Ray | Midway | CPC]

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