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| Wrecked Japanese landing craft, Gavutu Beach, Guadalcanal, Aug-Sep 1942 | Boats arriving at Leningrad, Russia via Lake Ladoga, bringing food and other supplies, 1 Sep 1942 |
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| Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2 | Commissioning ceremony of USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 2; note Sunfish alongside, Whale in background |
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| Soviet soldier throwing a grenade near Stalingrad, Russia, 1 Sep 1942 | Supplies of food being delivered to Leningrad, Russia over Lake Ladoga, 1 Sep 1942 |
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| The officers of the newly commissioned USS Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Sep 1942 | Soviet troops fighting in the ruins of Stalingrad, Russia, 2 Sep 1942 |
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| Upward bulge in the flight deck of USS Enterprise as the result of a bomb exploding below decks. The damage occurred in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 Aug 1942 but the photo was taken 2 Sep 1942 at Tongatabu, Tonga Islands. Note the cruiser USS San Juan. | Allied prisoner of war signing a pledge not to make escape attempts, Selarang Barracks, Changi, Singapore, circa 4 Sep 1942 |
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| Laffey steaming alongside another American ship, South Pacific, 4 Sep 1942 | US Army B-34 bomber in flight, 4 Sep 1942 |
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| Japanese troops arriving on Guadalcanal, circa early Sep 1942; note Savo Island in background | British Army Major Vladimir Peniakoff posing with a Jeep en route to Barce, Libya, early Sep 1942; note Vickers K twin machine gun |
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| United States Navy Captain Miles Browning, Captain William Harrill, Captain F.B. McCrary, and Vice Admiral William Halsey at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, 6 Sep 1942. Note SNJ Texan aircraft. | USS Indiana off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 8 Sep 1942, photo 1 of 5; note No. 1 and No. 3 turrets turned to starboard |
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| USS Indiana off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 8 Sep 1942, photo 2 of 5; note crews slung over the stern completing the paint job of the hull | USS Indiana off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 8 Sep 1942, photo 3 of 5; note OS2U Kingfisher float planes on fantail |
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| USS Indiana off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 8 Sep 1942, photo 4 of 5; note crews slung over the stern completing the paint job of the hull | USS Indiana off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 8 Sep 1942, photo 5 of 5; note crews completing the paint job of the hull |
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