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| African-American crew of Liberty Ship SS Booker T. Washington after her maiden voyage, England, 8 Feb 1943; L to R: Lastic, Young, Hlubk, Blackman, Smith, Mulzac, Fokes, Kruley, Rutland, Larson | Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 1 of 10 |
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| Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 10 of 10 | Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 2 of 10 |
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| Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 3 of 10 | Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 4 of 10 |
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| Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 5 of 10 | Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 6 of 10 |
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| Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 7 of 10 | Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 8 of 10 |
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| Firebrand IV aircraft aboard HMS Illustrious on the Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8-9 Feb 1943, photo 9 of 10 | Japanese Mogami-class cruiser Suzuya on her trials in Toyama Bay, Japan, 8 Feb 1943. |
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| Mess at US Naval Training Center, Hunter College, Bronx, New York, United States, 8 Feb 1943; the location was dedicated to the training of women for the US Navy and Coast Guard | New WAVES and SPARS enlistees taking the oath in a ceremony held in front of New York City Hall, New York, United States, 8 Feb 1943 |
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| Raising the flag at US Naval Training Center, Hunter College, Bronx, New York, United States, 8 Feb 1943; the location was dedicated to the training of women for the US Navy and Coast Guard | Twin sisters Ann Louise Budnick and Jule Louise Budnick talking with a WAVE personnel, New York City, New York, United States, 8 Feb 1943 |
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| USS S-44 at sea, 8 Feb 1943, photo 1 of 2 | USS S-44 at sea, 8 Feb 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| USS S-44 underway, 8 Feb 1943 |
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