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Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock moving past the Fore River Bridge, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning. Photo 1 of 2 | Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock moving past the Fore River Bridge, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning. Photo 2 of 2 | Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock off Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning. | People running for safety near the cargo ship Fort Stikine explosion, Victoria Dock, Bombay, India, 14 Apr 1944 |
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Smoke rising from Victoria Dock, Bombay, India during the cargo ship Fort Stikine explosion, 14 Apr 1944 | USS Detroit in the Salish Sea off Port Angeles, Washington, United States, 14 Apr 1944; note Design 3d Measure 31-32-33 camouflage | Victory and Liberty Ships at California Shipbuilding Corporation's yard at Wilmington, California, United States, 14-26 Apr 1944 | Captain Fred C Dickey taking command at the commissioning of USS Hancock, Navy Yard Annex, South Boston, 15 Apr 1944. Note Commandant First Naval District RearAdm Robert Theobald seated behind Dickey. |
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Lieutenant General Ira Eaker flying an aircraft over Italy toward Anzio, 15 Apr 1944 | US Army DUKWs on the beach at Anzio, Italy, 15 Apr 1944. | USS Essex departing San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 15 Apr 1944, photo 1 of 4; note camouflage measure 32 design 6/10D | USS Essex departing San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 15 Apr 1944, photo 2 of 4; note camouflage measure 32 design 6/10D |
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USS Essex departing San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 15 Apr 1944, photo 3 of 4; note camouflage measure 32 design 6/10D | USS Essex departing San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 15 Apr 1944, photo 4 of 4; note camouflage measure 32 design 6/10D | B-25G Mitchell bomber of the AAF TAC Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 17 Apr 1944 | German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Lieutenant General Hans Speidel at Pas de Calais, France, 18 Apr 1944 |
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German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with General Hans Sinnhuber, Lieutenant General Hans Speidel, and Captain Lang at Pas de Calais, France, 18 Apr 1944 | Japanese oil tanker, destroyer, and harbor facilities burning after being attacked by Allied aircraft during Operation Cockpit, Sabang, Sumatra, 19 Apr 1944 | Sabang airfield under attack, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 19 Apr 1944. | A sergeant of Canadian Special Service Force at Anzio, Italy, 20 Apr 1944; note US-Canada shoulder patch |