7 Oct 1945
- George Patton handed control of the US 3rd Army to Lucian Truscott. ww2dbase [George Patton | CPC]
- USS Bailey discontinued searching for more floating debris and began patrolling the convoy lanes through and across the Luzon Strait. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- US Marines secured the two airfields near Beiping, China. ww2dbase [Beiping | CPC]
- Chinese communist forces prevented the US Navy from landing troops at Chefoo (Zhifu; now Yantai), Shandong Province, China. ww2dbase [Zhifu, Shandong | CPC]
- Japanese forces in Yogyakarta, Indonesia surrendered their weapons to local Indonesian authorities. ww2dbase [Yogyakarta, Java | CPC]
- During a cabinet meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Prime Minister Son Ngoc Thanh supported anti-French armed resistance, and proposed an evacuation of Phnom Penh should French forces pressed on the capital. ww2dbase [Phnom Penh, Cambodia | CPC]
- Prince Souphanouvong of Luang Phrabang, a communist supporter, arrived in Savannakhet, Laos with Viet Minh guards. ww2dbase [Savannakhet, Laos | CPC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay stopped at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii briefly before shifting to Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Kahului, Maui | DS]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Uraga, Japan and disembarked troops. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Uraga, Kanagawa | CPC]

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