11 Dec 1945
  • USS Gar was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Gar | CPC]
  • Rall was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Rall | CPC]
  • William Halsey was promoted to the rank of fleet admiral. ww2dbase [William Halsey | CPC]
  • USS Bailey began her deactivation overhaul at Boston, Massachusetts. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
Germany
  • Beatrice Patton, wife of paralyzed George Patton, arrived at Heidelberg, Germany. ww2dbase [George Patton | Heidelberg | CPC]
Japan



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