A group of Japanese Army Officers arrive at the official Prime Minister's residence of Prince Higashikuni. They demand that he withdraw the decision to surrender, because all of the military men, especially the young officers, were against ending the war. Their plan is to meet in front of the Palace and present their demands to the Emperor, by force if necessary.

Okinawa: Damaged ship USS PENNSYLVANIA departs Buckner Bat under tow of two tugs. (Randall Steigner)

Two USAAF Fifth Air Force B-32 Dominators on a photo mission over Tokyo are jumped by about 14 Japanese "Zekes" (Mitsubishi A6M, Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighters) and "Tojos" (Nakajima Ki-44, Army Type 2 Single-seat Fighters Shoki). One of the B-32s is damaged but both manage to return safely to Okinawa. The American gunners claim two fighters destroyed and two probables. 

     The first American flag flies over Japan by American POWs on Mukaishima Island before any U.S. forces have landed on Japanese soil. Material used to make this flag was from red, white and blue parachutes used to drop food and medical supplies to the prisoners. The flag is completed today, and at 1100 hours local, the Japanese colors are lowered and this American flag is raised. The strains of "To the Colors" blown on a Japanese bugle, accompanied the ceremony conducted before the assembled group of 99 prisoners. The flag was thereafter raised daily until the liberation of the Americans on 13 September 1945. 

GUAM: Concern is growing among the Allies that it may be weeks, and possibly months or years, before all Japanese troops have surrendered. It is feared that long before Japan's surrender some soldiers in the outlying Pacific islands were ordered to go into hiding, harass the enemy and never give up. Without radios many will not have heard Emperor Hirohito's broadcast. Most will only accept orders to fight on being countermanded by their own officers, many of whom are dead or missing. The issue  has been highlighted in Manchkuo where the Japanese army  fought until yesterday when it finally received Hirohito's order to surrender in writing - despite hearing it two days ago.

FORMOSA: Subhas Chandra Bose, the Indian nationalist leader, is fatally injured at age 48; his Japanese plane crashes off Formosa en route to Tokyo. 

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:  Missions from British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, and Chinese Gernalissimo  Chiang Kai-shek have arrived in Manila for the conference with the Japanese surrender emissaries. 

CANADA: Minelayer HMCS Sankaty paid off.

U.S.A.: The 35 mph (56.3 km/h) speed limit on America's roads is ended.

Destroyer USS Cone commissioned. Destroyer USS New launched.

In New York City, scheduled demonstrations to end segregation in organized baseball are called off. The demonstrations were to be held at the Polo Grounds, home of the New York Giants, and Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 

The top songs on the music charts are: "If I Loved You" by Perry Como; "I Wish I Knew" by Dick Haymes; "Till the End of Time" by Perry Como; and "Oklahoma Hills" by Jack Guthrie.