Boston Bull Terrier “Spar,” mascot of USCG Cutter Spencer, wearing her dress blues before going ashore, 22 Aug 1944, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.Destroyed German Tiger II heavy tank near Vimoutiers, France, 22 Aug 1944French civilians gathering in front of damaged Église Notre-Dame-du-Vœu, Cherbourg, France, 22 Aug 1944Polish resistance courier Alina Nawrocka posing before a disabled Italian-made PzKpfw 736(i) tank in Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944
Boston Bull Terrier “Spar,” mascot of USCG Cutter Spencer, wearing her dress blues before going ashore, 22 Aug 1944, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.Destroyed German Tiger II heavy tank near Vimoutiers, France, 22 Aug 1944French civilians gathering in front of damaged Église Notre-Dame-du-Vœu, Cherbourg, France, 22 Aug 1944Polish resistance courier Alina Nawrocka posing before a disabled Italian-made PzKpfw 736(i) tank in Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944
Polish resistance fighter with K pattern flamethrower and wz.31 helmet near the Mała Pasta building, Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944Polish resistance fighter with K pattern flamethrower near the Mała Pasta building, Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944Returning from Vienna, Austria, B-24H Liberator “Scrappy” with the 725th Bomb Squadron trails smoke and is losing altitude east of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 22 Aug 1944. The plane crashed near Zdenci, YugoslaviaThe island of the Lexington (Essex-class) with Capt Ernest Litch speaking with Cdr JM Lane on the upper level and VAdm Marc Mitscher speaking with VAdm John McCain on the Flag Bridge, 22 Aug 1944.
Polish resistance fighter with K pattern flamethrower and wz.31 helmet near the Mała Pasta building, Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944Polish resistance fighter with K pattern flamethrower near the Mała Pasta building, Warsaw, Poland, 22 Aug 1944Returning from Vienna, Austria, B-24H Liberator “Scrappy” with the 725th Bomb Squadron trails smoke and is losing altitude east of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 22 Aug 1944. The plane crashed near Zdenci, YugoslaviaThe island of the Lexington (Essex-class) with Capt Ernest Litch speaking with Cdr JM Lane on the upper level and VAdm Marc Mitscher speaking with VAdm John McCain on the Flag Bridge, 22 Aug 1944.
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