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]
Dutch East Indies
  • 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]
France
  • 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]
Japan
  • 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]
Philippines United States
  • USS Alabama departed San Francisco, California, United States and arrived at San Pedro, which was also in California. ww2dbase [Alabama | San Francisco, California | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 29 Oct 1945
View of the forward turrets of HMS King George V while she was at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 Oct 1945USS DD-224 during her recommissioning ceremony, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945; note USS Compton in backgroundView of USS DD-224, looking aft from her starboard bridge wing, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945Lieutenant Commander Harold Ellison during the recommissioning ceremony of USS DD-224, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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