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| British Secretary of State for War, Sir James Grigg, greeting Eighth Corps senior officers at Corps headquarters in Normandy, France during a tour of the forward areas, 16 Aug 1944. | Omaha during southern France landings, Aug 1944; cruiser Philadelphia and SOC Seagull aircraft in foreground, French destroyer and light cruiser in background, and Augusta in background |
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| Salmon at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 16 Aug 1944 |
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