5 Jul 1945


- John Curtin passed away from heart disease. ww2dbase [John Curtin | CPC]
- Douglas MacArthur announced that the Philippine Islands had been liberated. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 2 | TH]
- Britain citizens went to the polls. The results, which would yield a Labour Party victory over Winston Churchill's Conservative Party, would not be declared until 26 Jul 1945. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Puffer claimed the sinking of seven small Japanese vessels with her deck gun and another vessel with 2 torpedoes (1 hit) at Bali, Dutch East Indies, and then went on to bombard shore facilities. ww2dbase [Puffer | CPC]
- USS Boarfish departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Boarfish | Fremantle, Western Australia | CPC]
- USS Sterlet departed Midway for her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
- American B-24 bombers based on Okinawa, Japan bombed the Omura-Nagasaki area in the Japanese home islands. On the same day, more than 100 American fighters based on Iwo Jima, Japan attacked targets in eastern Honshu in the Japanese home islands. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Nagasaki | CPC]
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- USS Shamrock Bay departed San Pedro Bay in the Philippine Islands for Guam, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | CPC]
- A US aircraft conducted a reconnaissance flight over Taichu West Airfield ("Toyohara") in central Taiwan. It was concluded that the airfield was nearing completion. ww2dbase [Taichu West Airfield | Taichu | CPC]
- USS Hoe completed her overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States and departed for the western Pacific. ww2dbase [Hoe | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | CPC]
- Escort Carrier USS Bogue arrived at North Island, San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [Bogue | San Diego, California | DS]



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