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]
- Beatrice Patton, wife of paralyzed George Patton, arrived at Heidelberg, Germany. ww2dbase [George Patton | Heidelberg | CPC]
- I-400 departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [I-400 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- I-401 departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [I-401 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- I-14, under the command of US Navy Commander Hiram Cassedy, departed Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
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