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| A Mosquito bomber in flight over Britain, 30 Sep 1944 | African-American US Coast Guardsman Fireman 1st Class Charles Tyner displaying his helmet, damaged by large shrapnel during the invasion of Southern France, circa late 1944 | Map showing Japanese defensive plan at Peleliu | US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944 |
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| US Marines waiting in their foxholes as others blast a Japanese held cave in the nearby hill, Peleliu, Palau Islands, late Sep or early Oct 1944 | USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California near the end of her overhaul period, 30 Sep 1944. Photo 1 of 2. | USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California near the end of her overhaul period, 30 Sep 1944. Photo 2 of 2. |
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