Entertainer Bing Crosby sang for Allied troops at the opening of the London stage door canteen in Piccadilly, London, 31 Aug 1944German coastal artillery at Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944German machine gun turret, Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944US Marines showing their appreciation to the US Coast Guard during the invasion of Guam, Mariana Islands, Aug 1944
Entertainer Bing Crosby sang for Allied troops at the opening of the London stage door canteen in Piccadilly, London, 31 Aug 1944German coastal artillery at Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944German machine gun turret, Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944US Marines showing their appreciation to the US Coast Guard during the invasion of Guam, Mariana Islands, Aug 1944
USS Cowpens (foreground, in camouflage Measure 33, Design 7a) and USS Independence (background, in camouflage Measure 32, Design 8a) in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Palau, Caroline Islands, 31 Aug 1944
USS Cowpens (foreground, in camouflage Measure 33, Design 7a) and USS Independence (background, in camouflage Measure 32, Design 8a) in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Palau, Caroline Islands, 31 Aug 1944


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