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A Japanese soldier passing by American propaganda, circa 1942	A letter published in the Hitler Youth magazine Deutsche Jugendburg, Mar-Apr 1942; note insert photograph of Adolf Hitler and a Hitler Youth member

A Mustang Mk I fighter being test flown in Inglewood, California, United States in 1942 before being delivered to the British Royal Air Force	A TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron VT-8 at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Mar 1942. Note the red and white rudder stripes that were authorized for only four months.

A-4 rocket being prepared for a test launch, Peenemünde, Germany, Mar 1942	Admiral Chester Nimitz presenting the Navy Cross to Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Harold F. Dixon aboard USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Mar 1942.

Adolf Hitler, Erich Raeder, and Wilhelm Keitel, Germany, Mar 1942	Aerial gunners of 3rd Bomb Group, US 8th Bomb Squadron (Light) pose with an A-24 Banshee aircraft at Charters Towers, Australia, Jan-Mar 1942

After arriving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in early Mar 1942, USS Trout crew members stacked 9 tons of gold bars and 13 tons of silver pesos evacuated from Corregidor, Philippines on the submarine’s deck for transfer to the USS Detroit.	Aircraft transport ship USS Kitty Hawk at Berth F-1, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Mar 1942. Note AT-6 Texans and J2F Ducks on top deck with wings removed and trucks on lower deck.

Albacore aircraft of No. 820 Squadron, British Fleet Air Arm taking off from HMS Victorious, which was on distant cover for Arctic convoys, Mar 1942	American soldier and a 16 in M1919 coastal artillery gun, Fort Story, Virginia, United States, Mar 1942

An early model B-17 Fortress captured by the Japanese and repainted with Japanese markings, circa 1942.	B5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942

Captured French Panhard Type 178 armored car in German service as a scout rail vehicle, Eastern Europe, early 1942	Crew of 5/25 gun No. 3 on the starboard side of USS Astoria conducting gunnery practice, circa spring 1942; note anti-flash head dress and communications gear worn by the man operating the fuze setter, bearing markings on the splinter shield, and older style helmets

Destroyer USS Shaw in Drydock No. 1 at Mare Islands Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Feb 1942. Note Shaw’s replacement bow being constructed at the left.	Generals of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to Burma, 1942; note Du Yuming right-most in the front row

German crewmen Hoffmann and Berger cleaning the machine gun barrel of Bf 109 fighter W. Nr. 8673, which belonged to Hans-Joachim Marseille, Martuba, Libya, Mar 1942	German Field Marshal Hugo Sperrle visiting an airfield, France, spring 1942, photo 1 of 5