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| Mother's Day card made for mothers to send to their sons in uniform, 9 May 1943 | Mother's Day religious service, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, United States, 9 May 1943 |
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| The launching of the USS Robalo at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, May 9, 1943. | US Army Private First Class George Chapman and Sergeant John Eppard working at the Mobile Machine Shop truck of 741st Ordnance Company, 41th Infantry Division at Horanda, New Guinea, 9 May 1943 |
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| US Army radioman Corporal John Robbins operating his SCR 188, Dobodura, New Guinea, 9 May 1943 | USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 1 of 3; note three TBD Devastator aircraft on the fantail |
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| USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 2 of 3; note TBD Devastator and PV-1 Ventura aircraft on flight deck | USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 3 of 3; note two PV-1 Ventura aircraft |
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