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| King George VI, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Queen Elizabeth, in London, England, United Kingdom, 23 Oct 1942 | Crusader tanks moving toward the front lines during the Second Battle of El Alamein, 24 Oct 1942 |
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| Elevated view of the after section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942. | Elevated view of the forward section of the cruiser USS Honolulu at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 24 Oct 1942. |
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| Troops of the Chinese Expeditionary Force on parade in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 24 Oct 1942 | Light cruiser Atlanta at Espiritu Santo, 25 Oct 1942 |
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| A D3A1 dive bomber about to crash into the sea near USS San Diego, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; seen in 15 Apr 1943 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News | Cruiser USS Northampton making preparations to take the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) under tow, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Note destroyer USS Russell alongside Hornet's port side. Photo 1 of 2. |
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| Cruiser USS Northampton making preparations to take the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) under tow, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Note destroyer USS Russell alongside Hornet's port side. Photo 1 of 2. | Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) in one of the last photographs of the carrier before she was scuttled, Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. |
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| Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) with cruiser USS Northampton standing off (right), Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Photo 1 of 2. | Destroyer USS Russell coming alongside the stricken USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) with cruiser USS Northampton standing off (right), Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942. Photo 2 of 2. |
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| Japanese bomb exploded off port side of Enterprise during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942 | Japanese pilot Shigeyuki Sato in a D3A dive bomber plunging toward USS Hornet during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; note B5N torpedo bomber in level flight and splash from anti-aircraft shell burst in front of Hornet |
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| Track chart of Japanese forces during Battle of Santa Cruz, 25-26 Oct 1942; Annex A of Commander Okumiya's interrogation | USS Enterprise in action during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 25-27 Oct 1942 |
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| USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942 | First aircraft landing aboard USS Bogue, 30 Oct 1942 in Puget Sound, Washington, United States. The plane is a Curtiss SOC-3A Seagull flown by Bogue’s first Air Officer, Commander Jack Monroe. |
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| A German Army sergeant roasting bread on a small fire, Stalingrad, Russia, Nov 1942 | Abandoned Japanese Type 94 37mm anti-tank gun, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Nov 1942 |
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