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• USS Nicholas participated in Navy Day celebrations at Seattle, Washington, United States. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

• British Indian Army Major General H. C. Hawthorn ordered leaflets to be dropped over the city of Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, announcing that the nationalist forces would soon be disarmed. This announcement contradicted with the friendlier terms offered by Brigadier General A. W. S. Mallaby on the previous day, and the Indonesian nationalists viewed this as a clue that the British could not be trusted. In response to the demands, 120,000 young Communist members attacked the 4,000 Indian troops stationed around the city. The former European prisoners of war that the Indian troops were escorting were also attacked. ww2dbase [Surabaya, Java | CPC]

• King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia gave a speech welcoming the return of the French colonial administration. ww2dbase [Phnom Penh, Cambodia | CPC]

• USS Rock participated in Navy Day celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. ww2dbase [Rock | New Orleans, Louisiana | CPC]
• USS Missouri hosted US President Harry Truman for the annual Navy Day ceremonies at New York, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Missouri | New York | CPC]
• On this Navy Day holiday in the United States, Harry Truman reviewed the fleet aboard USS Missouri on the Hudson River and then gave a speech in Central Park, New York, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Harry Truman | New York | CPC]
• USS Alabama hosted 9,000 civilian visitors at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Alabama | San Francisco, California | CPC]
• USS Wasp arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]

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