18 Sep 1945




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- HMCS Micmac (R10) was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander R. L. Hennessy in command. ww2dbase [AC]
- British personnel were parachuted over Magelang, Java and over Sumatra in Indonesia; they were tasked with locating and rescuing prisoners of war. ww2dbase [Magelang, Java | CPC]
- Escort carrier USS Bogue departed Pearl Harbor bound for Alameda, California. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Bogue | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- Douglas MacArthur established his headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Tokyo | CPC]
- USS St. Louis arrived at Hagushi Beach anchorage, Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Hagushi, Okinawa | DS]
- US President Harry Truman noted that the removal of all Japanese elements in Korea, and thus Korean independence, would "require time and patience". ww2dbase [Harry Truman | CPC]




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