7 Jan 1946
- Dudley Morton, lost aboard USS Wahoo off Hokkiado, Japan in Oct 1943, was officially declared deceased. ww2dbase [Dudley Morton | CPC]
- USS Saint Paul departed Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Saint Paul | Shanghai | CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru departed Kirun (now Keelung), Taiwan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kirun, Taihoku | CPC]
- Escort carrier USS Card departed Alameda, California bound for Norfolk, Virginia. ww2dbase [Card | Alameda, California | DS]

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