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Drawing of the German V2 site at Wizernes, France, Sep 1944	Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 1 of 6

Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 2 of 6	Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 3 of 6

Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 4 of 6	Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 5 of 6

Illustration of 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2A1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM-9-1325, Sep 1944, 6 of 6	Cover page of the program to USS Guam's commissioning ceremony, 17 Sep 1944

Interrogation transcript of Taihoku Prison captive Airman First Class Frederick McCreary of US Navy, mid to late Oct 1944	Interrogation transcript of Taihoku Prison captive Airman First Class James Langiotti of US Navy, late Oct 1944

Interrogation transcript of Taihoku Prison captive Lieutenant Harwood Sharp of US Navy, late Oct 1944	Diagram from the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships illustrating the damage to submarine USS Tang that was sunk 25 Oct 1944 by her own Mark 18 electric torpedo that made a circular run.

Drawing of the air defense formation of Group Two of Japanese Navy 3rd Fleet Striking Force during Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944; appendix A of Rear Admiral Chiaki Matsuda's interrogation	United States Navy diagram of the damage inflicted upon Fletcher-class destroyer USS Abner Read following a special attack by a Japanese airplane in Leyte Gulf, Philippines on 1 Nov 1944 that sank the ship.

Menu from A. Firpo Ltd. of Calcutta, 9 Nov 1944, page 1 of 3	Menu from A. Firpo Ltd. of Calcutta, 9 Nov 1944, page 2 of 3

Menu from A. Firpo Ltd. of Calcutta, 9 Nov 1944, page 3 of 3	Signed portrait of Chiang Kaishek as a gift for US War Production Board chairman Donald Nelson, 17 Nov 1944

Memorandum of Commendation to “All Hands” of destroyer escort USS Tabberer from her commanding officer, LtCdr Henry Plage, commending them for their performance in the recent typhoon and subsequent rescue work.	Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's Christmas letter to the US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium in which he recreated the German surrender demand and his response to it