2 May 1946
- Lansdowne was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Lansdowne | CPC]
- Bailey was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Bailey | CPC]
- USS Bailey was taken out of commission at Charleston, South Carolina and placed in the reserve fleet. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- USS Dithmarschen was commissioned into service with Captain Adolph Wilhelm Maddox in command. ww2dbase [Dithmarschen | CPC]
- Benjamin Kelsey was promoted to the rank of major. ww2dbase [Benjamin Kelsey | CPC]
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