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| Bomb bay camera in a TBF-1 Avenger from USS Essex captures the moment of bomb release over the Pasig River in downtown Manila, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Nov 1944. Attack was on the dock area 2,000 yards further ahead. | Strike photo of the Manila docks at the height of the attack, 14 Nov 1944, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Photo taken by aircraft from USS Essex. |
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| US Army Sergeant Joseph H. Kadlec with Christmas holiday packages, Zweifall, Germany, 14 Nov 1944; note street sign for Roetgen (to the southwest) and Stolberg (to the north-northwest) |
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