23 Nov 1945
- The United States government ended rationing for butter. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Brigadier General Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler was named the head of the US section of the Allied Control Commission in Bulgaria. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Arthur Coningham was made Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold and was awarded Croix de Guerre of Belgium with Palms. ww2dbase [Arthur Coningham | CPC]
- USS Bailey arrived at San Diego, California. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- Frederick Aikman returned to Canada. ww2dbase [Frederick Aikman | CPC]
- USS Portland departed Le Havre, France bound for New York, New York, United States with 1,242 US Army personnel for transportation to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet. ww2dbase [Portland | Le Havre | DS]
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