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| An oil dump exploding at Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 7 Jul 1944 | Bernard Montgomery bestowing the British Distinguished Service Order on Maxwell Taylor of the American 101st Airborne Division, Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944. |
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| General Bernard Montgomery pins the British Military Medal on the uniform on T/Sgt Philip Streczyk of the US First Division for extraordinary gallantry on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, on D-Day. Award presented Jul 7 1944. | Generals George Patton, Omar Bradley, and Bernard Montgomery meeting at Montgomery’s headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Jul 1944. Patton and Montgomery seem to be enjoying a tense laugh. |
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| Lieutenant General Patton, NĂ©hou, Basse-Normandie, France, 7 Jul 1944; note autograph on left breast pocket in the photograph | Major General Hugh J. Gaffey and Lieutenant General Patton, NĂ©hou, Basse-Normandie, France, 7 Jul 1944 |
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| View of the market at the Place du Chateau, Cherbourg, 7 Jul 1944 |
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