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| Augusta in North Sea, 14 Jul 1945, as she carried Truman on his way to take part in the Potsdam conference; note cruiser Philadelphia's 40mm gun in foreground, British destroyer Zodiac in background | Battleship Indiana, battleship Massachusetts, and cruiser Quincy bombarding Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 14 Jul 1945 |
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| US Army Captain Thomas Ryan checking in civilian photo technicians at a checkpoint in Potsdam, Germany, 14 Jul 1945; note Willys MB jeep; the military policeman was Corporal Charles Christie | US Army Lieutenant A. H. Hadden and his staff working on passes issued to participants of the Potsdam Conference, Germany, 14 Jul 1945 |
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| USS South Dakota's 16-inch guns firing on the city of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 14 Jul 1945 | Warships Indiana, Massachusetts, Chicago, and Quincy steaming in a column off Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 14 Jul 1945 |
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