29 Oct 1945
- S-18 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-18 | CPC]
- S-40 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-40 | CPC]
- Ellet was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Ellet | CPC]
- Battleship USS Iowa, cruiser USS Atlanta, and destroyer USS Nicholas departed Seattle, Washington bound for San Pedro, California, United States. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Iowa | Atlanta | DS]
- In Makassar, Celebes, Indonesia, nationalist fighters attacked Dutch forces and took control of a radio station. Australian troops stepped in to intervene, forcing the nationalist fighters out of the radio station after killing many. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Makassar, Celebes | CPC]
- After a day of relative peace, Communist youths resumed attacks on Indian troops in Surabaya, Java, Indonesian. Indonesian leaders Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta, and Sjarrafudin arrived in the city to begin negotiations between the Indonesian Communists and the British. ww2dbase [Surabaya, Java | CPC]
- It was decided that the remains of Berthe Albrecht would be re-interned in the crypt of Fort du mont Valérien in Suresnes, France. ww2dbase [Berthe Albrecht | CPC]
- USS DD-224 was recommissioned into US Navy service at Kure, Japan, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Harold Ellison. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- Trial against Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita began in Manila, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tomoyuki Yamashita | Tokyo Trial and Other Trials Against Japan | Manila | CPC]
- USS Alabama departed San Francisco, California, United States and arrived at San Pedro, which was also in California. ww2dbase [Alabama | San Francisco, California | CPC]
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