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| California underway at 8 knots, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, United States, 25 Jan 1944 | Crew members of 4-inch guns aboard HMS Mauritius standing by during a lull of fighting off Anzio, Italy, late Jan 1944 |
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| On behalf of the United States Navy, Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch receives a plaque from appreciative Solomon Islanders on Guadalcanal, 25 Jan 1944. | USS North Carolina in Ms32/18d early pattern camouflage in the Marshall Islands, 25 Jan 1944; photo taken from USS Intrepid; note Fletcher-class destroyer in distance |
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| USS South Dakota, USS Alabama, and USS North Carolina underway in the South Pacific, 25 Jan 1944; photo taken from USS Intrepid |
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