3 Jul 1945
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- USS Bailey arrived off Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- USS Nicholas departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands as an escort for a replenishment group en route to rendezvous with carrier Task Force 38. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands as part of a replenishment group. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Ulithi | DS]
- Australian troops captured oil fields at Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Borneo Campaign | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
- USS Ticonderoga arrived at Guam, Mariana Islands for repairs on damaged reduction gear. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | | DS]
- James Byrnes stepped down as the Director of the Office of War Mobilization and was made the US Secretary of State, succeeding Edward Stettinius, Jr. ww2dbase [James Byrnes | Washington | AC, CPC]
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