19 Oct 1945
  • Communist forces in China attacked US Marine trains and aircraft. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • USS S-31 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-31 | CPC]
  • S-32 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-32 | CPC]
  • Maury was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Maury | CPC]
French Indochina
  • Prime Minister of Cambodia Prince Sisowath Monireth formed his cabinet, consisted largely the same men as his predecessor Son Ngoc Thanh who was ousted and arrested by Allied authorities for his anti-Dutch nationalist sentiments. ww2dbase [Cambodia | CPC]
Hawaii United States
  • USS Nicholas arrived at Seattle, Washington, United States, her first time in the United States in almost 2 years. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Seattle, Washington | DS]
Photo(s) dated 19 Oct 1945
Australian pilots of the No. 457 Squadron View of JunyoIncomplete Japanese submarine Ha-230 at Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note carrier Junyo (center), carrier Ibuki (center background, beyond Junyo), incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi (right background), and a number of escort ships (left background)Japanese sailor aboard carrier Junyo signaling an approaching tug, Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945
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Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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