13 Jul 1945
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- USS Missouri escorted carriers while the aircraft struck Japan. ww2dbase [Missouri | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth relinquished the duties as Commander, Cruisers and Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | DS]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Four members of Congressional Committee inspected this station. Present: Edward VM IZAC, Albert A GORE, Andrew J BIEMILLER and CW BISHOP. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]
- I-400 departed Nanao Bay and arrived at Maizuru, Japan. ww2dbase [I-400 | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- I-401 departed Nanao Bay and arrived at Maizuru, Japan. ww2dbase [I-401 | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched strikes on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Hokkaido | DS]
- Large cruisers USS Alaska and USS Guam, accompanied by 4 light cruisers and 9 destroyers, sortied from Leyte, Philippine Islands to attack Japanese shipping in the East China Sea. ww2dbase [Alaska | Leyte | CPC]
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