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USS Shamrock Bay (bottom of photograph) with two other escort carriers, Astoria, Oregon, United States, 6 Apr 1944; photo taken by an aircraft from USS Shipley Bay	USS Shamrock Bay moored at Astoria, Oregon, United States, 6 Apr 1944; photo taken from aircraft of USS Shipley Bay	Admiral Raymond Spruance (left) speaking with Captain Carl Holden, commanding officer of USS New Jersey on the New Jersey’s foredeck at Majuro, Marshall Islands, 8 Apr 1944. Admiral Nimitz was also on board.	Stocks of oil and other supplies gathered at Hixton General Depot, G-23, England, United Kingdom in preparation for the invasion of France, 8 Apr 1944

US Army 3278th Quartermaster Company African-American Private Robert Askew examining a pile of overshoes, 8 Apr 1944	Launching of submarine Kete, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 9 Apr 1944	USS San Diego at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 9 Apr 1944; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d; USS Cassin and USS Denver in background	USS San Diego at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 9 Apr 1944; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d; USS Cassin in background

120 mm Gun M1 anti-aircraft weapon of US 85th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion loaded onto a rail flat car at Norfolk Army Base, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 10 Apr 1944	German prisoners of war being marched across a field, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 10 Apr 1944	Six US Navy LSTs loading men and equipment during a practice landing near Lae, New Guinea, 10 Apr 1944; note M4 Sherman tank, Dodge Weapons Carrier, GMC CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 trucks	Troops of the Soviet 62nd Stalingrad Army marching on Lenin Street (now Rishelievska Street) in Odessa, Ukraine, 10 Apr 1944; note two female soldiers in foreground and the Odessa Opera House in background

USS Copahee in port in the United States with Dauntless dive bombers on her flight deck, 10 Apr 1944; note she was wearing Camouflage Measure 21	USS San Diego off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Apr 1944, photo 1 of 5; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d	USS San Diego off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Apr 1944, photo 2 of 5; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d	USS San Diego off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Apr 1944, photo 3 of 5; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d

USS San Diego off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Apr 1944, photo 4 of 5; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d	USS San Diego off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 10 Apr 1944, photo 5 of 5; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 24d	B-17G Fortress of the 728th Bombardment Squadron after making a forced landing 8km west of Schillig, Germany due to flak damage over Rostock, Apr 11, 1944. All 10 crew members survived and were taken prisoner	Battle damaged B-17G Fortress “Bertie Lee” after belly landing at RAF Waltham (Grimsby), Lincolnshire, England following a mission to Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), 11 Apr 1944. See comment below for details.