5 Mar 1946
Japan
Japan
- Iwane Matsui entered Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | Tokyo | CPC]
- Winston Churchill gave the "Iron Curtain" speech at Fulton College (now Westminster College), Missouri, United States. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Fulton, Missouri | CPC]
- USS DD-224 was taken under tow by tug ATR-23 early in the morning. The pair arrived at San Francisco, California, United States at 1000 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | San Francisco, California | CPC]
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