June 25, 1945
Today in World War II Pacific History
Day by day chronology
MONDAY, 25 JUNE 1945
CHINA THEATER (Fourteenth Air Force): Eighteen B-25s and 14 P-51s and P-47s
knock out bridges north of Shihkiachwang and north of Saiping, bomb a power plant, barracks,
and warehouse at Sinsiang, bomb the Nanyo-Hengyang road, and hit the railroad
yard at Siaokan; 80+ fighter-bombers attack bridges, gun positions, river, road,
and rail traffic, and generally harass Japanese movements throughout S and E
China, particularly around Hengyang, Yoyang, Liuchow, Changsha, Lipu, and Luchai;
the 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fourteenth AF, based at Shwangliu
sends a flight to operate from Ankang with F-5s.
AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): At dawn, three B-24s from Guam attack heavy AA
positions on the west coast of Marcus.
HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): Mission 222: During the night of 25/26 Jun, 26
B-29s plant mines in Shimonoseki Strait and at Maizuru and off Obama Island.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: In Borneo, oil facilities,
shore defenses and the nearby Manggar Airfield in the Balikpapan area are bombed by B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers. B-24s bomb Mandai Airfield. Force landing from damage is B-24M 44-42240. On Luzon, B-25s and fighter-bombers hit targets (mostly
troop concentrations and resistance pockets) in the Cagayan Valley, in the Cervantes
area, and in the Infanta sector. Lost is B-24M 44-42431 (MIA). Unit moves: HQ 403d Troop
Carrier Group from
Biak to Leyte; 157th Liaison Squadron (Commando),
3d Air Commando Group [attached to 5th Air Liaison Group (Provisional)], from
Mabalacat to Okinawa with UC-64s and L-5s; and the detachment of the
159th Liaison Squadron, 3d Air Commando Group [attached to 5th Air Liaison Group
(Provisional)], ceases operating from Cebu with UC-64s and L-5s and returns
to base at Mangaldan.
U.S. Army: In U.S. Sixth Army's I Corps area, TF Gypsy, supplied by air, finds Gattaran undefended and advances to positions about 2,000 yards S of Duman R. 129th Inf, 37th Div, with air and arty support, takes Tuguegarao and Penablanca without incident.
On Okinawa, the Tenth Army launched a four division clean-up drive to the north.
U.S. Navy: PB4Y-2s (VPB 118), flying from Okinawa, continue aerial mining of waters of Korean archipelago, sowing mines in waters north of Chin-To. Upon completion of the mining operation, the Privateers strafe targets of opportunity that include lighthouses and Japanese shipping.
Mines sink Japanese merchant cargo ships Anri Go off Mutsure, and Kozan Maru off Wakamatsu; and damage escort destroyer Kuga in Fukagawa Bay.
Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) covered by aircraft, begin operations on the beaches at Balikpapan, Borneo, in advance of landings slated to begin there.
Japanese merchant cargo ship Katori Maru is sunk by aircraft, 36°02'N, 129°25'E.
Japanese merchant cargo ship No.5 Ise Maru is sunk by aircraft, outside Sakito Harbor.
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