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Russian Army Captain Orset Chevstov receiving a painting from African-American merchant seaman and artist George Wright, 18 Aug 1944; note painting theme of Russo-American cooperation	WAVES personnel at the bow of Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, during her shakedown period, 19 Aug 1944

WAVES Yeoman Second Class Blanche Oswald and Yeoman Third Class Betty Martin aboard USS Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, 19 Aug 1944. Note USS Alaska and escort carrier USS Croatan.	WAVES Yeoman Second Class Blanche Oswald and Yeoman Third Class Betty Martin in a 5in twin gun turret aboard Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, 19 Aug 1944

WAVES Yeoman Third Class Betty Martin exiting the rear door of a 5in twin gun turret aboard Missouri, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, during her shakedown period, 19 Aug 1944	Air Attack on German submarine U-1229 by Lt(jg) Bernard Sissler flying from USS Bogue, 20 Aug 1944. The submarine was sunk with 18 killed and 41 surviving. Note the raised “Schnorkel” device.

Battleship Missouri, large cruiser Alaska, escort carrier Croatan, and destroyers at Norfolk Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 20 Aug 1944	Charles de Gaulle spoke at the balcony of Hotel de Ville, Cherbourg, France, 20 Aug 1944

Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighters of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron in formation over Western Europe, late Aug 1944	Polish resistance fighter Jerzy Siwiec throwing a German Model 24 grenade at Slepa Street in the Old Town section of Warsaw, Poland, late Aug 1944

Polish resistance fighters Edward Mortko, Bernard Zieliński, Zbigniew Maliński, and Kazimierz Zagórski of 'Kiliński' battalion near the PAST building on Zielona Street in Warsaw, Poland, 20 Aug 1944	The port of Brest, France after British aerial bombardment, circa late Aug 1944

F6F-3N Hellcat night fighter of Marine Night Fighter Squadron 534 running up its engine at Orote airfield, Guam, Marianas, Aug 21 1944. Note radome on left wing.	General Bernard Montgomery and Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 21 Aug 1944.

General Charles de Gaulle talking with General Dwight Eisenhower during an inspection of US troops at Eisenhower's headquarters in France, 21 Aug 1944	USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 4.

USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 4.	USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 3 of 4.

USS South Dakota in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 21 Aug 1944, photo 4 of 4.	USS Spearfish mid-overhaul off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, 21 Aug 1944. Note that her deck gun has been repositioned back to the aft position.