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American soldier with M1 Garand rifle in the Philippine Islands, circa 1945	Americans at work at a base on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945; note M3 Fighting Knife on the non-commissioned officer's hip

Armorers handling an HVAR air-to-surface rocket, circa 1945, location unknown. Note the rocket fuse on the ground at left.	British Coastal Command Liberator III fitted with a removable air foil at the base of the fuselage for the mounting of eight HVAR air-to-surface rockets that proved very effective against submarines, 1945. Photo 1 of 2.

British Coastal Command Liberator III fitted with a removable air foil at the base of the fuselage for the mounting of eight HVAR air-to-surface rockets that proved very effective against submarines, 1945. Photo 2 of 2.	Captured German 15 cm NbW 41 rocket launcher, 1944 to 1945

Carrier Bunker Hill in early 1945 signed by US Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke who served on board as Chief of Staff to Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Commander, Task Force 58 Jan-May 1945	Carrier Bunker Hill underway, early 1945

Chinese General Sun Li-jen observing US 13th Airborne Division soldier operating a M18 recoilless gun, France, 1945	Chinese troops fighting during the Salween Offensive, Burma, circa late 1944 or early 1945

Corporal Lawrie Lever of RAF Mobile Repair Unit warming his hands with an air compressor which had just been used to service the engines of the Harrow aircraft in the background, Advanced Landing Ground B-56 Evere, Brussels, Belgium, 1945	Cutaway diagram of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.

Cutaway of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze showing, top to bottom, the radio transmitter/receiver, miniaturized electronics, power cell, explosive trigger safeties, and triggering charge.	Douglas A-26 Invader firing an HVAR air-to-surface rocket, date and location unknown.

Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-122 traveling at speed, 1944-45. Note Mark XIII aerial torpedoes in their racks have replaced the heavy steel torpedo tubes allowing for Bofors 40mm gun aft and 37mm cannon forward.	Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-130 at cruising speed as seen from PT-143, 1944-45. Note Mark XIII aerial torpedoes, Bofors 40mm gun aft, and 37mm cannon forward on PT-130 and Oerlikon 20mm gun in foreground.

Elco 80-foot torpedo boats PT-126 and PT-159 at a floating drydock, 1944-45. Note mottled paint scheme, Mark XIII aerial torpedoes, Bofors 40mm guns aft, and 37mm cannon forward.	Exploded view of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze.

Fallen German Panzerschreck rocket launcher crew, 1944-1945	Fallen infantryman, France, 1944-1945