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| Diamond T tank transporter of 372 Tank Transporter Company of British Royal Army Service Corps towing a German PzKpfw IV tank, Italy, 1 Nov 1943 | LCVP landing craft circling off Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands while awaiting orders, 1 Nov 1943; note 20mm Oerlikon AA gun; photographed from aboard APA-13 USS American Legion |
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| Map of situation the Pacific War as of 1 Nov 1943, showing one Allied offensive plan at that time | Men of the US 3rd Marine Regiment fighting just inland of Blue 3 Beach, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943 |
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| Men of US 3rd Marine Division disembarking onto the invasion beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943 | SBD Dauntless dive bomber of US Marine Corps VMSB-144 squadron flying near Cape Torokina and Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943 |
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| USS Columbia and other warships off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1-2 Nov 1943; note crashed Japanese aircraft ahead of USS Columbia | USS Columbia bombarding Japanese positions on Bougainville, Solomon islands, 1 Nov 1943 |
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