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| B-24 Liberators of the 425th Bomb Squadron destroying the Dai Giang Railroad Bridge in French Indo-China (now Vietnam), Sep 8 1944. | C-47 Skytrains of the 439th Troop Carrier Group preparing to transport the 82nd Airborne to Nijmegen for Operation Market Garden, Juvincourt, France, Sep 8-17 1944 |
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| General Brian Horrocks of British XXX Corps, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands discuss the upcoming Operation Market Garden at Montgomery’s headquarters in France, 8 Sep 1944. | Japanese bomber crew preparing bombs before a mission in Hunan Province, China, 8 Sep 1944; bomb on right of photo noted 'gift for Chiang Kaishek' |
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| Pass issued to Claire Ayako Harada allowing her to leave the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans indefinitely to look for work, 8 Sep 1944. | US Navy airship K-87 of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 at Outlying Landing Field at Quillayute, Washington, United States, Sep 8, 1944. Photo 1 of 2. |
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| US Navy airship K-87 of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 at Outlying Landing Field at Quillayute, Washington, United States, Sep 8, 1944. Photo 2 of 2. | USS ABSD-1 with USS California in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, circa 8 Sep 1944 |
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