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| Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme as seen from the carrier USS Kwajalein, 10 Aug 1944 off Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. | Canadian troops posing with a captured German flag, near Hautmesnil, France, 10 Aug 1944; note Sten gun and Lee-Enfield rifle | F4U-1 Corsair, FM-2 Wildcat, SNC-1 Falcon, and Culver TD2C aircraft at Naval Air Station Long Beach, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944; note SB2C Helldiver aircraft in background behind pile | Map of Guam, Mariana Islands and American advances on the island between 21 Jul and 10 Aug 1944 |
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| Polish insurgent fighters with flame throwers on Sienna Street, Warsaw, Poland, Aug 1944 | Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 2 | Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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