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| Cruiser USS Cleveland in floating drydock ABSD-1 at Pallikulo Bay, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 13 Jan 1944. Cleveland was the first warship to enter ABSD-1. | UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill (in his air commodore's uniform) and French General Charles de Gaulle reviewing French soldiers, Marrakesh, Morocco, 13 Jan 1944 |
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| USS Cassin Young in Outer Harbor, San Pedro, California, United States, 13 Jan 1944, photo 1 of 2 | USS Cassin Young in Outer Harbor, San Pedro, California, United States, 13 Jan 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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| USS Coral Sea during an exercise, seen from USS Manila Bay, 13 Jan 1944 | USS Coral Sea seen from USS Natoma Bay, 13 Jan 1944 |
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