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Adolf Hitler awarding Fanni Luukkonen Order of the German Eagle, 19 May 1943	MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2	MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2	Burke with drink and pipe in hand while at the Officer's Club at Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, 23 May 1943

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 06 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 07 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 09 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on left	Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 12 of 25

Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 15 of 25	Officers saluting during the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943	The ashes of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto arriving at Kisarazu, Japan aboard battleship Musashi, 23 May 1943	Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and others at the White House during Trident Conference, Washington DC, United States, 24 May 1943

Air Vice Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, King George VI, and Group Captain John Whitworth discussing Dambusters Raid at St Vincents Hall, headquarters of No. 5 Group RAF Bomber Command, Grantham, England, United Kingdom, 27 May 1943	King George VI inspecting ground crewmen during his visit to No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters) and No. 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 27 May 1943; note Lancaster B Mk I bomber 'Frederick III', the aircraft of Wing Commander Campbell Hopcroft, commanding officer of No. 57 Squadron	King George VI speaking with Flight Lieutenant Les Munro, observed by Wing Commander Guy Gibson and Air Vice Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Scampton, England, United Kingdom, 27 May 1943	Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.

Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.	Rear Admiral W. L. Friedell greeting Lieutenant Commander Dudley Morton, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 29 May 1943; note Morton's father and Morton's wife Harriet	Rear Admiral W. L. Friedell greeting Lieutenant Commander Richard O'Kane aboard USS Wahoo at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 29 May 1943; note O'Kane's family	Inspecting North African bases, Winston Churchill attends a USAAF 414th Bombardment Squadron briefing at Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield, Algeria, 31 May 1943; note Brooke, Marshall, Eden