17 Nov 1945
Dutch East Indies
- Dutch Lieutenant Governor General H. J. van Mook began a new round of negotiations with Indonesian Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Boarfish departed Apra Harbor, Guam. ww2dbase [Boarfish | Apra | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) underway from Guam, Mariana Islands with a load of US servicemen as passengers. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | DS]
- Escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Samar, Philippines. ww2dbase [Bogue | Bobon, Samar | DS]
- Stepan Petrichenko (who had participated in the 1921 Kronstadt mutiny but had since became loyal to the Soviet Union once again, acting as a Soviet spy in Finland) was found guilty of counter-revolutionary activities and of being a spy for Finland. The NKVD sentenced him to 10 years in labor camps. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Ranger arrived Hampton Roads, Virginia to offload bombs, ammunition, and aviation gasoline prior to entering the Philadelphia Navy Yard. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Ranger | Norfolk, Virginia | DS]
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