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| Belleau Wood in the Delaware River off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Belleau Wood in the Delaware River off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2; note location of SK, SC, and SG radar and YE aircraft homing beacon antennas |
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| Funeral services aboard United States Coast Guard cutter Spencer 18 Apr 1943 for sailor killed in action against U-175 the day before in the North Atlantic. | James Doolittle and fellow raiders at a reunion in North Africa, 18 Apr 1943 |
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| Launching of submarine Dragonet, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943 | Launching of submarine Escolar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Launching of submarine Escolar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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