Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme as seen from the carrier USS Kwajalein, 10 Aug 1944 off Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.Canadian troops posing with a captured German flag, near Hautmesnil, France, 10 Aug 1944; note Sten gun and Lee-Enfield rifleF4U-1 Corsair, FM-2 Wildcat, SNC-1 Falcon, and Culver TD2C aircraft at Naval Air Station Long Beach, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944; note SB2C Helldiver aircraft in background behind pileMap of Guam, Mariana Islands and American advances on the island between 21 Jul and 10 Aug 1944
Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme as seen from the carrier USS Kwajalein, 10 Aug 1944 off Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.Canadian troops posing with a captured German flag, near Hautmesnil, France, 10 Aug 1944; note Sten gun and Lee-Enfield rifleF4U-1 Corsair, FM-2 Wildcat, SNC-1 Falcon, and Culver TD2C aircraft at Naval Air Station Long Beach, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944; note SB2C Helldiver aircraft in background behind pileMap of Guam, Mariana Islands and American advances on the island between 21 Jul and 10 Aug 1944
Polish insurgent fighters with flame throwers on Sienna Street, Warsaw, Poland, Aug 1944Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 2Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 2
Polish insurgent fighters with flame throwers on Sienna Street, Warsaw, Poland, Aug 1944Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 2Salmon off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 2


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