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American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, map 1 of 2	American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, map 2 of 2

American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, page 1 of 5	American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, page 2 of 5

American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, page 3 of 5	American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, page 4 of 5

American Red Cross pamphlet 'Guide to Calcutta', May 1944, page 5 of 5	Stock Certificate for the Jocko Jima Development Company created by the pilots of the USS Hornet (Essex-class), 1944, due to Jocko Clark’s obsessive interest in attacking the “Jima” islands (the Bonins).

Engraved invitation to the commissioning of the USS Ticonderoga, 8 May 1944. This invitation was issued to Lt. C. Clifton Francom, a pilot with Torpedo Squadron 80.	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.

Program of the first anniversary celebration aboard USS New Jersey, 23 May 1944, page 1 of 3	Program of the first anniversary celebration aboard USS New Jersey, 23 May 1944, page 2 of 3

Page 1 of report describing how B-24D Liberator aircraft 'First Sergeant' burned at RAF Horsham St. Faiths, Norfolk, England after a flare gun accidentally set off flares, 27 May 1944	Page 2 of report describing how B-24D Liberator aircraft 'First Sergeant' burned at RAF Horsham St. Faiths, Norfolk, England after a flare gun accidentally set off flares, 27 May 1944

Dwight Eisenhower's message to Allied servicemen prior to the invasion of France, Jun 1944	Printed on Rayon, Blood Chit with Russian text issued to American airmen involved in Operation Frantic on their shuttle bombing missions into and out of Ukraine from bases in Italy and the United Kingdom, 1944.

Memorandum from Dwight Eisenhower to George Marshall, 6 Jun 1944	Obituary of Stefanica Paunescu, 1944

USS Ticonderoga's deck log noting the unsuccessful testing of a TBM Avenger aircraft with experimental wing mounted radome by US Navy pilot Lt (jg) C. Clifton Francom, 4 Jul 1944	Chart published in the United States Maritime Report of Progress showing Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, under the name Permanente, had the lowest average number of days for Liberty-ship construction through 1 Jun 1944.