Chronology of World War II

June 1945

Saturday, June 2nd


Air Operations, CBI

CHINA
  • 2 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack ammunition and fuel dumps near Nanyang.
  • 20 14th Air Force fighter-bombers attack various targets.
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Air Operations, East Indies

  • FEAF B-24s attack the Pontianak airfield on Borneo, Tarakan Island, and Labuan Island.
  • 42nd Medium Bomb Group B-25s and XIII Fighter Command P-38s attack Kudat, Miri, and Sandakan.
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Air Operations, Formosa

  • 45 V Bomber Command B-24s attack toxic-gas stores at Hozan.
  • Despite poor visibility, B-24s attack the port area and warehouses at Kiirun.
  • 17 B-24s weathered out of Kiirun attack the town area at Takao.
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Air Operations, Japan

US carrier aircraft from Task Group 38.4 attack airfields on Kyushu. A VF-85 F4U downs a J2M 'Jack' fighter and a Ki-43 'Oscar' fighter over Kagoshima Bay at 1005 hours.

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Air Operations, Philippines

  • V Bomber Command B-25s and A-20s, and V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack various targets and support US 6th Army ground forces on Luzon.
  • Fighter-bombers attack targets on Negros.
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Air Operations, Ryukyus

US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft support US 10th Army ground forces on Okinawa and attack airfields in the Sakishima Islands.

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Diplomatic Relations

De Gaulle criticizes the British for intervention in Syria and Lebanon.

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Okinawa

Mopping up continues, while the 6th Marine Div gets ready to land 2 regiments on the Oroku peninsula.

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Pacific

  • TF 38 raids kamikaze bases in southern Japan. This, and other raids, compel the Japanese to continue operations from bases farther north.
  • The US submarine Tench (SS-417) sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Mikamasan Maru (861t) southeast of Shiriyazaki.
  • The Japanese cargo ship Kojin Maru sinks near Rabaul to unknown causes.
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Philippines

On Luzon in the US XI Corps sector, the 43rd Div finishes the mopping up of the Ipo area.

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World Affairs

At San Francisco, Russian delegates demand the right of veto in the proposed UN Security Council.

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Images from June 2, 1945

398th Returns to USA


398th Return to USA

A Cameraman and His Camera


A Cameraman and His Camera

An LCT Loaded with Tires


An LCT Loaded with Tires

Inspecting the Canadian Berlin Brigade


Inspecting the Canadian Berlin Brigade

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