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2-inch mortar team of 2nd Battalion, UK East Lancashire Regiment near Pinbaw, Dec 1944	A B-17 Fortress bomber inside a hangar at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.

A barracks hut at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.	A still image taken from a US Navy training film showing the tail ring modification to the Mark XIII torpedo with a sailor holding a break-away wooden tail shroud that will go around it, 1945.

A young child clutched the leg of his father, an American soldier home for Christmas, while the father lifted and kissed his wife, Dec 1944	Admiral William F. Halsey and Vice Admiral John S. McCain aboard battleship USS New Jersey, Dec 1944

Admiral William F. Halsey and Vice Admiral John S. McCain aboard battleship USS New Jersey, Dec 1944	Admiral William Halsey at his desk aboard his flagship, USS New Jersey, on his way to operations against the Philippines, Dec 1944

Aerial view of Camp Landis from a L-5 liaison aircraft flown by Lieutenant Sittner of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), Kachin, Burma, Dec 1944	American soldiers and French civilians inspecting an abandoned Tiger I heavy tank, Marle, Aisne, France, late 1944

American troops firing M1 Garand rifles near Bastogne, Belgium, circa Dec 1944	As seen from of the USS Hancock, the USS Lexington and USS Yorktown (both Essex-class) are anchored close aboard at Ulithi, late Dec 1944. Note Hancock’s 20mm anti-aircraft guns lining the flight deck.

Australian Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell of No. 80 (Fighter) Wing RAAF next to his Spitfire Mk VIII aircraft, Halmahera, Morotai Islands, Dutch East Indies, circa Dec 1944	B-24H Liberator bomber of 783rd Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, US 15th Air Force exploding in mid air after being hit by anti-aircraft fire over Germany, 1944

B-29 Superfortress taking off from Saipan, Dec 1944.	Base hospital at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.

Base of one of the minarets, Taj Mahal, Agra, India, late 1944, photo 1 of 2	Base of one of the minarets, Taj Mahal, Agra, India, late 1944, photo 2 of 2

Bob Compton of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) cleaning his Thompson submachine gun, Camp Landis, Kachin, northern Burma, Dec 1944	Bob Compton of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), Camp Landis, Kachin, northern Burma, Dec 1944