1 May 1946
- USS Rock was decommissioned from service and was placed into the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. ww2dbase [Rock | CPC]
- Captain George Dussault relieved Captain Johnson as commanding officer of USS Ranger. ww2dbase [Ranger | DS]
- USS Brill began a period of repair at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Brill | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Prince Yasuhiko was interrogated at the office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Yasuhiko | Tokyo | CPC]
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