28 May 1946
- USS Cassin Young was decommissioned. ww2dbase [Cassin Young | CPC]
- Tang Enbo was made the commanding officer of the Capital Garrison. ww2dbase [Tang Enbo | CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Morotai, Moluccan Islands and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
- I-14 served as a target ship for the Mark 10-3 exploder about895 8 miles off Barber's Point, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii. She was sunk by a torpedo from USS Bugara. ww2dbase [I-14 | Oahu | CPC]
- Ramón Magsaysay was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. ww2dbase [Ramón Magsaysay | CPC]
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