Marines Land

TUE 26 JUN 1945
Pacific
Naval task group (Captain Charles A. Buchanan) lands marines on Kume Jima, Ryukyus.

Underwater demolition teams at Balikpapan continue operations to clear obstacles, covered by close support unit (an element of TG 78.2) comprising 10 landing craft [LCS(L)], 8 rocket-equipped infantry landing craft [LCI(R)] and 6 infantry landing craft (gunboats) [LCI(G)].

PB4Y-2s (VPB 118), flying from Okinawa, continue aerial mining of waters of Korean archipelago, sowing mines in waters north of Chin-To, and north of Iion-To and Gantai-To.

Destroyer escort Halloran (DE-305) is strafed by Japanese aircraft in Davao Gulf, P.I.

Off Balikpapan, Borneo, motor minesweeper YMS-39 is sunk by mine, 01°19'S, 116°49'E; motor minesweeper YMS-365, damaged by mine, 01°18'S, 116°50'E, is scuttled by U.S. forces.

Off Okinawa, small seaplane tender Suisun (AVP-53) is damaged when accidentally rammed by tank landing craft LCT-1407, 26°10'N, 127°19'E.

Destroyers Bearss (DD-654), John Hood (DD-655), Jarvis (DD-799), and Porter (DD-800) sink Japanese auxiliary submarine chasers Cha 73, Cha 206 and Cha 209, and guardboat No.2 Kusunoki Maru, and damage auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 198, south of Onekotan, Kurils, 49°40'N, 155°30'E.

Submarine Parche (SS-384), attacking Japanese convoy, sinks gunboat Kamitsu Maru and merchant cargo ship Eikan Maru seven miles off Todozaki, southern Honshu, 39°25'N, 142°04'E, but although damaged by depth charges, remains on patrol.

Japanese escort destroyer Enoki is sunk by mine, Obama Wan, Fukui, Japan, 35°28'N, 135°44'E.

Destroyer Hatsuume is damaged by mine off Maizuru.

Japanese merchant cargo ship Kisei Go is sunk by aircraft, 34°43'N, 127°15'E.

Japanese submarine I 162 is damaged by marine casualty off south coast of Korea.

Japanese naval vessel Bingo Maru is damaged by aircraft, East China Sea.

Japanese cargo ship Nadamitsu Maru is damaged by aircraft off Yodoe, Tottori prefecture.

Japanese cargo ship No.11 Shinsei Maru is damaged by marine casualty east of Kamoizaki.