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Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Stord’s commanding officer LtCdr Skule Storheill (left) and his first lieutenant Lt T. Holthe aboard the Stord in Rosyth harbor, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Jan 1944	Rear Admiral Daniel Barbey (left) and Vice Adimral Thomas Kinkaid (right) studying a map of New Guinea aboard Barbey's flagship, 5 Jan 1944

Sergeant Gordon Davies of Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion on a Welbike in Bulford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 5 Jan 1944	Erwin Rommel visiting bunkers on the French coast, 7 Jan 1944

Admiral William Halsey and Vice Admiral John McCain enjoying a lighter moment at an Army and Navy conference in Los Angeles, California, United States, 8 Jan 1944. Note Halsey’s “Aviator Greens” uniform.	LST-68 at Oro Bay, New Guinea, with US Marine casualties returning from Cape Gloucester, New Britain being assisted into WC54 ambulances, 8 Jan 1944

Launching of submarine Hawkbill, Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, Winconsin, United States, 9 Jan 1944	Major Victor H Streit, USMC, Operations Officer, 7th Marines planning combat operations on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Jan 10 1944.

The senior staff of the 7th Marines on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Jan 10 1944. Chesty Puller is the second from the left.	A rocket attack on the German Type VIIC Submarine U-758 by TBF Avengers from USS Block Island northeast of the Azores, 11 Jan 1944. Note two rockets hitting just astern of the U-Boat. U-758 was damaged but not sunk.

Aerial view of the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, 11 Jan 1944.	After plan view of the DMS-6 Hogan at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 11 Jan 1944, photo 1 of 2; note submarine Trepang in background

After plan view of the DMS-6 Hogan at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 11 Jan 1944, photo 2 of 2; note submarine Trepang in background	USS Cleveland inside USS ABSD-1 at Aessi Island near Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 12 Jan 1944

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

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

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