F6F-3N Hellcat night fighter of Marine Night Fighter Squadron 534 running up its engine at Orote airfield, Guam, Marianas, Aug 21 1944. Note radome on left wing.General Bernard Montgomery and Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 21 Aug 1944.General Charles de Gaulle talking with General Dwight Eisenhower during an inspection of US troops at EisenhowerGenerals Courtney Hodges, Henry (Harry) Crerar, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, and Miles Dempsey after a tactical meeting in a Normandy hayfield, 21 Aug 1944.
F6F-3N Hellcat night fighter of Marine Night Fighter Squadron 534 running up its engine at Orote airfield, Guam, Marianas, Aug 21 1944. Note radome on left wing.General Bernard Montgomery and Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 21 Aug 1944.General Charles de Gaulle talking with General Dwight Eisenhower during an inspection of US troops at Eisenhower's headquarters in France, 21 Aug 1944Generals Courtney Hodges, Henry (Harry) Crerar, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, and Miles Dempsey after a tactical meeting in a Normandy hayfield, 21 Aug 1944.
USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 3 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 4 of 4.
USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 3 of 4.USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 4 of 4.
USS Spearfish mid-overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, 21 Aug 1944. Note that her deck gun has been repositioned back to the aft position.
USS Spearfish mid-overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, 21 Aug 1944. Note that her deck gun has been repositioned back to the aft position.


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