3 Jul 1945 | World War II Database

3 Jul 1945

USS Bailey arrived off Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
USS Nicholas departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands as an escort for a replenishment group en route to rendezvous with carrier Task Force 38. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

Caroline Islands

Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands as part of a replenishment group. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Ulithi | DS]

Dutch East Indies

Australian troops captured oil fields at Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Borneo Campaign | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]

Guam

USS Ticonderoga arrived at Guam, Mariana Islands for repairs on damaged reduction gear. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | | DS]

United States

James Byrnes stepped down as the Director of the Office of War Mobilization and was made the US Secretary of State, succeeding Edward Stettinius, Jr. ww2dbase [James Byrnes | Washington | AC, CPC]

Photo(s) dated 3 Jul 1945

German women doing their washing at a cold water hydrant on the street in Berlin, Germany, 3 Jul 1945; note the knocked out German SdKfz. 223 vehicle in background

Scene of destruction in the Linden Passage, the famous Berlin, Germany shopping area on the Unter den Linden, 3 Jul 1945

Scene of destruction in a Berlin, Germany street just off the Unter den Linden, 3 Jul 1945

Commander Harold Farncomb at the bridge of cruiser HMAS Shropshire, 3 Jul 1945

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3 Jul 1945 Interactive Map

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