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 1944German Army Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt speaking at the funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Württemberg, Germany, 18 Oct 1944Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regiment firing artillery to support Allied ground movements, Bruyeres Sector, France, 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 1944German Army Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt speaking at the funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Württemberg, Germany, 18 Oct 1944Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regiment firing artillery to support Allied ground movements, Bruyeres Sector, France, 18 Oct 1944
USS Baltimore in Measure 32, Design 16d camouflage, off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 18 Oct 1944USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11aUSS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a
USS Baltimore in Measure 32, Design 16d camouflage, off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 18 Oct 1944USS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11aUSS Montpelier at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States following overhaul, 18 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note camouflage Measure 32, Design 11a


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