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British battlecruiser HMS Renown (center of photograph), British battleship HMS Valiant (right), and French battleship Richelieu (left) in the Indian Ocean, 12 May 1944; photographed from a USS Saratoga aircraft	Higgins 78-foot torpedo boat PT-73 in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, 12 May 1944.

Higgins 78-foot torpedo boat PT-74 in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, 12 May 1944.	Higgins 78-foot torpedo boat PT-75 in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, 12 May 1944.

USS Nevada (foreground) and USS Texas (background) in the inlet Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 14 May 1944	Presidential Unit Citation issued to the officers and crew of submarine USS Tinosa for their work on Tinosa’s fourth, fifth, and sixth war patrols.

Submarine tender USS Proteus with submarines Bang, Pintado, and Pilotfish at Midway Atoll, 15 May 1944	Aboard San Jacinto, Lieutenant Commander Albert B. Cahn gave signal to a VT-51 TBM-1C Avenger to take off for an exercise, 16 May 1944

British Eastern Fleet destroyers providing honorary escort to USS Saratoga (foreground) as the US carrier departed Indian Ocean, 18 May 1944	Officers and sailors of USS Saratoga man the rails for HMS Illustrious passing close aboard as the British Eastern Fleet bids farewell to the American carrier, Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, 18 May 1944.

The cerws of USS Saratoga (foreground) and HMNZS Gambia (center) saluting each other as USS Saratoga was preparing to leave Indian Ocean, 18 May 1944	USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 1 of 3.

USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 2 of 3.	USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 3 of 3.

General Dwight Eisenhower making an inspection visit aboard the cruiser USS Quincy (Baltimore-class) at Belfast Lough, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 19 May 1944. Rear Admiral Alan Kirk is behind him.	Launching of submarine Spot, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 May 1944; note Mrs. Tisdale, RAdm E L Cochrane, Mrs. Gieselmann, RAdm M S Tisdale, Jean Gieselmann, Capt A O Gieselmann, Mrs. Klein, Capt G C Klein

Mrs. A. G. Gieselmann christening submarine Spot, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 May 1944	Mrs. Tisdale, RAdm E L Cochrane, Mrs. Gieselmann, RAdm M S Tisdale, Jean Gieselmann, Capt A O Gieselmann, Mrs. Klein, and Capt G C Klein at the launching of Spot, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 May 1944

Sponsor Mrs. A. A. Gieselmann and Maid of Honor Miss Jean Gieselmann at the launching of Spot, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 May 1944	Heavy cruiser USS Chester in San Francisco Bay, California off Hunters Point Naval Shipyard after receiving new paint scheme Measure 32 Design 9D, 20 May 1944. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on midship catapults