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| Japanese aircraft exploding near the stern of USS Corregidor, off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 17 Jun 1944; seen from the flight deck of USS Coral Sea | Sherman tanks of UK 30th Corps passing through Bayeaux, France, 17 Jun 1944 |
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| The after decks of the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505 after several days of pumping the bilges finally evened the trim of the U-Boat, 17 Jun 1944. | Tribute to a killed American soldier erected by French civilians, Carentan, France, 17 Jun 1944 |
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| USS Corregidor firing on Japanese aircraft off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 17 Jun 1944; seen from the flight deck of USS Coral Sea | Vice Admiral Richmond Turner aboard USS Rocky Mount off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 17 Jun 1944 |
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