US occupation and military government begin 2 September (JACAR); Col. Eto Daihachi surrenders aboard USS Tillman on 5 September.

What happened

JACAR says US occupation and military government began on 2 September and that people living around the Yap islands were gathered on Yap Island. Pacific Wrecks says the garrison commander, Col. Eto Daihachi, came out by barge to surrender aboard USS Tillman on 5 September. The sources do not settle which date marks the surrender.