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High Speed Minesweeper USS Trever alongside the pier at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 2 Dec 1943. Note the raised Mousetrap anti-submarine rocket rails on the foredeck.	German troops being honored at the Sportpalast for taking part in the rescue of Mussolini, Berlin, Germany, 3 Oct 1943	Otto Skorzeny presenting an award to Helmut Körner, Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany, 3 Oct 1943	Otto Skorzeny, Helmut Körner, Fritz Reinhardt, and Kurt Zschirnt at a rally at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany, 3 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 2

Otto Skorzeny, Helmut Körner, Fritz Reinhardt, and Kurt Zschirnt at a rally at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany, 3 Oct 1943, photo 2 of 2	German Army General Kurt Schmidt at his son Günter Werner Schmidt's wedding, Germany, 4 Oct 1943	No. 4 Squadron RAAF pilots posing in front of Boomerang aircraft 'On the Job', Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 Oct 1943; L to R: Black, Brough, David Murrie, Philip Simpson, Chambers, and Rayson	Personnel of the Soviet 88th International Brigade after field training, probably at Kerki, Turkmen SSR, Russia, 5 Oct 1943; note commanding officer Major General Zhou Baozhong and Kim Song-ju (later known as Kim Il-sung) in front row

SOC Seagull aircraft being lowered onto catapult of cruiser Minneapolis, after spotting for the Wake Island raid of 5 Oct 1943	USS Minneapolis (foreground), USS San Francisco (center, with 8-inch gun smoke), and USS New Orleans (background) bombard Wake, 5 Oct 1943	WC-27 ambulances of the 70th Service Group await the return of the 386th Bomb Group’s B-26 Marauders, RAF Great Dunmow, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Oct 5, 1943	Bow view of USS New Mexico, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 6 Oct 1943

Map depicting the Allied advance north from Salerno, Italy toward Volturno River, 16 Sep-6 Oct 1943	Map of Wake Atoll, 6 Oct 1943	Map of Wake Island, 6 Oct 1943	New Mexico off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States following overhaul, 6 Oct 1943

US Navy photographer Lieutenant Charles Kerlee dismounting a TBF Avenger aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) after photographing a raid on Wake Island, 6 Oct 1943. Note his two K-20 cameras.	USS Langley underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States, 6 Oct 1943; note SNJ aircraft on flight deck	USS Langley underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States, 6 Oct 1943; note SNJ aircraft on flight deck and K-class airship from Lighter Than Air Squadron ZP-14 overhead.	Bow-on view of torpedo damage to destroyer USS Selfridge. This damage occurred the night of 6/7 Oct 1943 off Vella Lavella. Note collapsed No. 2 turret and exposed twin 5-inch/38 caliber guns. 8 Oct 1943 photo.