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| Aerial view of the Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, 16 Dec 1943. | Japanese Army corporal Shigeto being dug out of his burrowed defensive position, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, circa mid-Dec 1943 |
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| LST-66 landing troops during the invasion of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Dec 1943 | M4 Sherman tank and men of the US 1st Marine Division moving toward the airfield at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Dec 1943 |
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| Men of UK 1st East Surreys regiment, 16 Dec 1943 | Mortar men of US 1st Marine Division firing against a Japanese artillery position, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, circa 15-25 Dec 1943 |
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| United States Coast Guard-manned LST beaching at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Islands, Dec 1943 | US Army instructors conducting machine gun training for Chinese troops, Ramgarh Training Center, Bihar, India, 16 Dec 1943 |
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