TUE 28 AUG 1945
Pacific
USAAF technicians land at Atsugi Airdrome, near Tokyo; these are the first American troops to land in Japan.
Administrative and operational control of the Seventh Fleet (Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid) passes from Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area (General of the Army Douglas MacArthur) to Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz).
Friday, August 28, 2020
First American Troops Land In Japan
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