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Firefighters of Belleau Wood fighting flames caused by a special attack aircraft, in the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note TBM Avenger aircraft on flight deck and Franklin burning in distance. Photo 2 of 2	German prisoners marching along Joseph-von-Görres-Straße, Aachen, Germany, circa late Oct 1944

Major fires on the fantail of USS Belleau Wood were finally extinguished about three hours after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944	Mugford escorted carriers Belleau Wood and Franklin, both damaged by special attack aircraft, off Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note Mugford's midships 20mm gun crews

Torpedo damage to the hull of cruiser USS Honolulu after being torpedoed in Leyte Gulf on 20 Oct 1944. This photo was taken in floating drydock ABSD-2 at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands on 30 Oct 1944.	USS Belleau Wood after fires were put out and damaged aircraft were jettisoned after being struck by a special attack aircraft earlier in the day, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944. Note hole in flight deck

USS Langley, USS Hornet, and other warships at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 30 Oct 1944	USS New Mexico, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, late Oct 1944

Captain Dixie Kiefer, right, on the USS Ticonderoga’s bridge during an air attack off the Philippines during Ticonderoga’s first day of combat, 5 Nov 1944.	Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery being presented with an historic Belgian sword by Belgian aristocrats in recognition of Montgomery’s liberation of their country, Brussels, Belgium, 6 Nov 1944.

A crew chief with the 51st Fighter Squadron in front of the P-38J Lightning “Rebel” at Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 1944-45.	A US Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber of Bombing Squadron VB-136 taking off from Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Nov 1944

A-20 Havoc bombers of US 416th Bomb Group making a bombing run over Europe, circa late 1944	African-American United States Marine Corps swimming instructor Private Paul Tolliver teaching recruits the breaststroke, Montford Point Camp, North Carolina, United States, Nov 1944

Airplanes on the ramp at Naval Air Station Livermore, California, United States, 1944-45. Note F4F (or FM2) Wildcats, SB2C Helldivers, and TBM Avengers.	American ships anchored off Leyte, Philippine Islands, late 1944

American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Leyte, Philippine Islands, late 1944	B-17G Fortress of the 96th Bombardment Squadron flying from Italy at the moment of bomb release, 1944-45.

B-24 Liberator of the 464th Bomb Group bracketed by flak bursts from German anti-aircraft guns, Nov 1944.	B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.