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| Indianapolis off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 9 Dec 1944, photo 1 of 2 | Indianapolis off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 9 Dec 1944, photo 2 of 2 | The airstrip at Angaur, Palau Islands Dec 9 1944 with B-24Js of the 22nd Bomb Group on the near side and B-24s of the 494th Bomb Group on the far side; plus one C-47A Skytrain supply aircraft. | US soldiers in a recently captured town, 9 Dec 1944; note fallen US soldier |
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