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United States Navy diagram of German torpedo types. The Type I (top) had a typical wet heater engine; The Type III was the first German electric torpedo; and the Type V (GNAT) was an acoustic homing torpedo.	US Army technical manual drawing on the Japanese Type 91 grenade	US Navy recruitment poster for the WAVES program, circa Aug 1942-1945	Schematic taken from the Feb 1943 Operating Instructions for 5-inch/38 caliber Gun Crews showing the assignments and positions of the 15-man gun crew in a singly mounted 5”/38 gun turret.

1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speech	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.	Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.	Exploded view of the TBM-1C Avenger

Schematic drawing of the Mark XVIII torpedo from the US Navy’s Ordnance Manual, Apr 1943.	Line drawing of the Bogue-class escort carrier USS Croatan, May 1943.	Yasuyo Yamazaki's last letter to his wife, May 1943	Mother's Day card made for mothers to send to their sons in uniform, 9 May 1943

Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 1 of 2	Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 2 of 2	Guest ticket to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, which took place on 23 May 1943	Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.

Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.	Blood Chit issued by the Burmese government, circa 1943.	Cartoon by Sixta depicting events and activities in the first year following the 30 Jul 1942 authorization of the US Navy WAVES program	Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 1 of 3.