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B-25 bomber attacking shipping in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, possibly during the 16 Oct 1944 raid by US 14th Air Force	Bombing dropping on the rail station at Toshien District, Takao (now Zuoying District, Kaohsiung), Taiwan, 16 Oct 1944	Bombs being dropped over Heito Airfield, Taiwan, 16 Oct 1944	Bombs dropping in Toshien harbor, Takao (now Zuoying harbor, Kaohsiung), Taiwan, 16 Oct 1944

Ferenc Szálasi (front row, center) and the ministers of his Government of National Unity, Budapest, Hungary, circa 16 Oct 1944	Ferenc Szálasi at Sándor Palace, Budapest, Hungary, 16-18 Oct 1944	German SS officers Sturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny and Untersturmführer Adrian von Fölkersam in Budapest, Hungary, 16 Oct 1944	Lieutenant Commander Albert O. Vorse with his lucky green scarf aboard USS Ticonderoga at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the day he assumed command of Air Group 80, 16 Oct 1944.

Smoke rising from Kowloon, Hong Kong, 16 Oct 1944; note Japanese fighter chasing the USAAF bomber from which this photo was taken	US 14th Air Force B-24 and B-25 bombers attacking Hong Kong harbor, 16 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2	US 14th Air Force B-24 and B-25 bombers attacking Hong Kong harbor, 16 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2	Cruiser USS Houston under tow by the USS Pawnee 17 Oct 1944 following Houston being torpedoed twice off Formosa (Taiwan) three days earlier. Note that Houston’s draft is 6-feet deeper than the maximum to be seaworthy.

Takao (now Kaohsiung) harbor under US aerial attack, Taiwan, 17 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 5	Takao (now Kaohsiung) harbor under US aerial attack, Taiwan, 17 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 5	Baltimore painted in MS33 / 16D camouflage off Mare Island Navy Yard, 18 Oct 1944	Battleship USS Massachusetts refueling in the Philippine Sea from the oiler USS Kaskaskia, 18 Oct 1944. Note Massachusetts’ starboard twin mount 5”/38 caliber guns at their full 85-degree elevation.

Funeral procession of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Ulm, Germany, 18 Oct 1944	German Army Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt speaking at the funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Württemberg, Germany, 18 Oct 1944	Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regiment firing artillery to support Allied ground movements, Bruyeres Sector, France, 18 Oct 1944	USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a