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| Actress Marlene Dietrich autographing wounded American Earl E. McFarland's cast, Belgium, 24 Nov 1944 | Battleship Massachusetts sailing into Ulithi anchorage in the Caroline Islands, 24 Nov 1944; note autograph of Chester Nimitz |
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| Monterey at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 24 Nov 1944 | US airmen reading a bulletin announcing their Saipan, Mariana Islands-based unit's first bombing on Tokyo, Japan, late Nov 1944 |
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| US officer pointing at Tokyo, Japan on an enlarged map during a bomber crews briefing, Saipan, Mariana Islands, late Nov 1944 |
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