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German prisoners of war, captured by men of US 82nd Airborne Division, Sep 1944	LST-72 and LST-325 unloading directly onto trucks after being left 'high and dry' by the tide at Morlaix, France, 5 Sep 1944

Map depicting the dispositions of the US 3rd Army at the evening of 5 Sep 1944	Map depicting the German front in Northeastern France, 5 Sep 1944

Independence-class carrier USS Monterey at anchor at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 6 Sep 1944. Her paint scheme is Measure 33, Design 3d. Photo 1 of 2.	Independence-class carrier USS Monterey at anchor at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 6 Sep 1944. Her paint scheme is Measure 33, Design 3d. Photo 2 of 2.

Rufus W. Oakley holding a Protestant Christian religious service for US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944	USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber radio operator Technical Sergeant Forrest L. Vosler receiving the Medal of Honor from US President Franklin Roosevelt, 6 Sep 1944

USS Dragonet underway during her trials off New London, Connecticut, United States, 6 Sep 1944	African-American troops of the US Army engaging Germans three miles north of Lucca, Italy, 7 Sep 1944; note the bazooka in firing position

Men of the 8th Infantry Regiment attempted to move forward but were pinned down by German small arms from within the Belgian town of Libin, 7 Sep 1944	Spitfire HF.VII fighter being used for evaluation of stability and flight control by the Americans at Langley Research Center, Virginia, United States, 7 Sep 1944; note B-24 in far left background

USS Saratoga in Camouflage Measure 32 following overhaul, Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 7 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2	USS Saratoga in Camouflage Measure 32 following overhaul, Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 7 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2

B-24 Liberators of the 425th Bomb Squadron destroying the Dai Giang Railroad Bridge in French Indo-China (now Vietnam), Sep 8 1944.	C-47 Skytrains of the 439th Troop Carrier Group preparing to transport the 82nd Airborne to Nijmegen for Operation Market Garden, Juvincourt, France, Sep 8-17 1944

General Brian Horrocks of British XXX Corps, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands discuss the upcoming Operation Market Garden at Montgomery’s headquarters in France, 8 Sep 1944.	Japanese bomber crew preparing bombs before a mission in Hunan Province, China, 8 Sep 1944; bomb on right of photo noted 'gift for Chiang Kaishek'

Pass issued to Claire Ayako Harada allowing her to leave the Manzanar Relocation Center for deported Japanese-Americans indefinitely to look for work, 8 Sep 1944.	US Navy airship K-87 of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 at Outlying Landing Field at Quillayute, Washington, United States, Sep 8, 1944. Photo 1 of 2.