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.
| ]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.
| ]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.
[ | ]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.
| ]Air Operations, Ryukyus
US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft support US 10th Army ground forces on Okinawa and attack airfields in the Sakishima Islands.
[ | ]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.
[ | ]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.
| ]Philippines
On Luzon in the US XI Corps sector, the 43rd Div finishes the mopping up of the Ipo area.
[ | ]World Affairs
At San Francisco, Russian delegates demand the right of veto in the proposed UN Security Council.
[ | ]Images from June 2, 1945
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