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B5N torpedo bomber descending into the sea after being damaged in combat off Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Jul 1944; note rear gunner standing up from open canopy	Fires and explosions on Iwo Jima's Airfield #1, resulting from a bombardment delivered by heavy cruisers of Cruiser Division Ten, 2 Jul 1944

H8K flying boat in the midst of being shot down by the US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft of Patrol Squadron VP-115 from which this photograph was taken, 2 Jul 1944. Photo 1 of 2.	H8K flying boat in the midst of being shot down by the US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft of Patrol Squadron VP-115 from which this photograph was taken, 2 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 2.

Launching ceremony of submarine Bugara, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 2 Jul 1944	Submarine Springer under construction, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 2 Jul 1944

Two British minesweepers detonated German mines in Cherbourg's Grande Rade, just before the entry of supply ships, 2 Jul 1944; note Fort l'Ouest in the background	US Marines pushing a 37mm gun into position, Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 2 Jul 1944

USS West Virginia in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 7D near Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 2 Jul 1944	Submarine Spot at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 3 Jul 1944; note oil storage Barge YOS-1 in background

Submarine Spot at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 3 Jul 1944; note submarine Trepang in background	United States Army paratroopers landing on the Kamiri airstrip on Noemfoor Island off New Guinea, 3 Jul 1944. Note B-17 fortress patrolling high overhead.

US Marines running through streets of Garapan while engaging in street fighting, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 3 Jul 1944	USS Trepang at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jul 1944, photo 1 of 2

USS Trepang at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Jul 1944, photo 2 of 2	Commissioning ceremony of USS Blackfin, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 4 Jul 1944

Finnish soldier near Vuosalmi, Finland, Jul 1944	Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley share a laugh as they leave Gen Ira Wyche’s 79th Division headquarters in Huanville, Normandy, France, July 4, 1944.

P-51D Mustang 'Fools Paradise IV' fighter of 363rd Fighter Group, US 380th Fighter Squadron at Maupertus Airfield near Cherbourg, Normandy, France, Jul 4-12 1944.	US Marines conducting street fighting in Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944