2 Dec 1953
- Submarine USS Tinosa was decommissioned for the last time at Mare Island, California and placed in reserves. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Tinosa | Vallejo, California | DS]
- Tran Trong Kim passed away in Da Lat, Annam, French Indochina. ww2dbase [Tran Trong Kim | Da Lat, Annam | CPC]
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