22 Sep 1945
- USS Bailey was floated out of drydock and anchored in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- Edward Brooks' son, Major Edward Brooks, Jr., was killed in Belgium in a night flight training landing accident. ww2dbase [Edward Brooks | CPC]
- The overworked Milton Miles was placed under house arrest at his headquarters in Chongqing, China by the orders of his physician. ww2dbase [Milton Miles | Chongqing | CPC]
- Australian troops arrived on Ambon island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia. ww2dbase [Ambon | CPC]
- General Lu Han, commanding officer of the Chinese occupation force in northern French Indochina, assured Ho Chi Minh that he had no intention of declaring martial law (as the British had in Saigon on 19 Sep 1945) as long as order was maintained in the northern region. ww2dbase [Tonkin | CPC]
- USS Hawkbill departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Hawkbill | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | CPC]
- The US 5th Marine Division landed at Nagasaki on Kyushu Island, Japan, for occupation duties. ww2dbase [Nagasaki | AC]
- US 5th Marine Division landed at Sasebo, Japan and took control of the Sasebo Naval District, including its shipyards. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- Taken out of context, George Patton's careless comparison of Nazi Party members in Germany to Democratic Party or Republican Party members in the United States stirred much controversy within the United States. ww2dbase [George Patton | CPC]
- USS Carbonero arrived at Seattle, Washington, United States. ww2dbase [Carbonero | Seattle, Washington | CPC]
- USS Becuna arrived at San Diego, California, United States and was assigned to the Submarine Force of the US Navy Pacific Fleet. ww2dbase [Becuna | San Diego, California | CPC]
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