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| HMS Mauritius off the Salerno, Italy invasion beach, 9 Sep 1943 | Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt and Rear Admiral Spencer Lewis aboard USS Ancon off Salerno, Italy, Sep 1943 | Unloading equipment on a beach near Salerno, Italy, Sep 1943 | USS Ancon (background), HM LST-404, and other ships off Salerno, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 |
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| USS Ancon off Salerno, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 |
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