1942 - US Army Center Of Military History

[ 7 AUGUST–2 SEPTEMBER 1945 ]
7 August
LUZON—Advance detachment of Hq, U.S. First
Army, arrives to prepare for operations against
Japan.
8 August
USSR—Declares war on Japan, effective on 9
August.
9 August
JAPAN— Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
MANCHURIA—Soviet Forces pour into Manchuria.
10 August
JAPAN—Japanese Government offers to surrender
“without prejudice to the Emperor’s position.”
11 August
U.S.—Replies to Japanese surrender offer.
12 August
U.S.—War Department suspends projected operations
against Fort Bayard since end of hostilities
is imminent.
KOREA—Soviet troops move into Korea.
13 August
U.S.—Surrender documents, approved by
President Truman, are sent to Gen MacArthur.
14 August
JAPAN—Accepts Allied unconditional surrender
terms. 11th A/B Div moves by air from the Philipines
to Okinawa en route to Japan.
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15 August
PACIFIC—Gen MacArthur receives notice that
he is Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
All offensive action against Japan comes to an end.
19 August
LUZON—Japanese delegation arrives in Manila
for conference on formal surrender arrangements.
20 August
LUZON—The Japanese delegation leaves Manila
for Tokyo with instructions about the occupation
of Japan and signing of final peace terms.
28 August
JAPAN—Occupation of Japan, delayed 48 hours
by typhoon, begins as advance party arrives there.
30 August
JAPAN—Occupation of Japan in force is begun
by U.S. forces. 11th A/B Div is flown to Atsugi
Airfield, and 4th Marines, 6th Mar Div, lands at
Yokosuka Naval Base.
HONG KONG—Br naval force reoccupies that
British colony.
2 September
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS—Hostilities with
Japan officially end with signing of instrument of
surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
U.S. Army battle casualties during World War II
total 936,259, or about 9 percent of the 10,420,000
military personnel who served in the U.S. Army and
Army Air Forces.
(On 31 December 1946, hostilities are declared
terminated by Presidential proclamation.)