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| A German gun emplacement located near the town of Ste. Marie du Mont near Utah Beach, showing damage inflicted by Allied gunfire during the Normandy invasion; photo taken 10 Sep 1944 | Aerial photo of Tainan, Taiwan, 10 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2; note grey rectangular region, soon misidentified by US military as Tainan North Airfield, was actually a Japanese Army shooting range | Aerial photo of Tainan, Taiwan, 10 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2; note grey rectangular region, soon misidentified by US military as Tainan North Airfield, was actually a Japanese Army shooting range | Map showing the plan of attack for US Army 80th Division on the city of Nancy, France, Sep 5-10, 1944. |
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| Oliver P. Smith walking through his Assistant Division Commander quarters on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944 |
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