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An African-American seaman with the US Maritime Service, date unknown	An African-American United States Coast Guard 20-mm gun crew, date unknown; left to right: D. Moore, W. Bottoms, W. Wheeler, and R. Grimes, all Steward's Mates 2nd Class	An African-American US Coast Guardsman, date unknown	An aircraft tug moving an SB2C Helldiver into position on the flight deck of the carrier USS Yorktown (Essesx-class), 1945. Note TBM Avenger spotted on the deck.

An American looking at a fallen German soldier near a destroyed German gun, Germany, 1945	An early US Army CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 long wheel-base chassis truck fitted with a Mobile Optical Repair unit for the Medical Corps, 1944-1945	An F6F Hellcat stayed on the flight deck when landing, but dropped a wheel into the catwalks and severely bent the propeller blades aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	An SNJ Texan readies for launch from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

An US Navy beaching crew pulling a PBM-3S Mariner of patrol squadron VPB-206 out out the water, 1944-1945	An US-trained Chinese soldier who had trained in India (left) speaking to a soldier of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who had marched from southern China, Muse, Burma, 1944-1945	Ar 96 aircraft with Hungarian markings at rest, Germany, 1945	Arming a B-29 Superfortress bomber, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945

Armorers handling an HVAR air-to-surface rocket, circa 1945, location unknown. Note the rocket fuse on the ground at left.	Arthur Chin, circa 1945	Arthur Coningham, date unknown	Associated Press war correspondent J. Norman Lodge, circa 1945. Lodge wrote a detailed account of the Yamamoto mission of 18 Apr 1943 that had some significant ramifications.

Avro York aircraft at rest, date unknown	Avro York Mk 1 aircraft in flight, date unknown	Avro York of No. 511 Squadron RAF being towed to its dispersal at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1944-1945. Note additional York in the background on the right and a Dakota on the left.	B-17 bombers amidst heavy flak fire over Merseburg, Germany, circa 1944-1945