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38 of the 41 officers and men from the USS Hull rescued by the USS Tabberer gathered on Tabberer’s quarterdeck after arrival at the Ulithi anchorage, 22 Dec 1944.	All 14 men from the USS Spence rescued by the USS Tabberer gathered on Tabberer’s quarterdeck after arrival at the Ulithi anchorage, 22 Dec 1944.

Burmese civilian with men and mules of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), Kachin, Burma, late Dec 1944	Destroyer escort USS Tabberer at Ulithi showing that she had been dismasted by Typhoon Cobra, 22 Dec 1944.

Lieutenant Pat Murphy, Lieutenant Dickinson, and Sergeant Galewicz of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) resting, Kachin, northern Burma, late Dec 1944	Flight deck crew chief giving taxiing instructions to a just-landed TBM-1C Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 81 aboard USS Wasp, 23 Dec 1944; the aircraft had just returned from searching for Typhoon Cobra survivors

Men of US 7th Armored Division manning a 3-in M5 anti-tank gun at a road near Vielsalm, Belgium, 23 Dec 1944	Two soldiers of US 101st Airborne Division manning a forward post near a road, near Bastogne, Belgium, 23 Dec 1944

USS Wasp launching aircraft to search for survivors following Typhoon Cobra, 23 Dec 1944	View of USS Wasp's 5-inch guns and island, 23 Dec 1944

Air Group 81 aircraft parked on the flight deck of USS Wasp arriving at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 24 Dec 1944	Bill Hale of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) issuing pay, Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944

Bob Compton and Jack Hedden of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) resting, Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944	Bomb bay view of Martin B-26 Marauder bombers of the 323rd and 394th Bomb Groups drop 122 tons of bombs in an effort to take down the railroad bridge across the Moselle river at Trier, Germany, 24 Dec 1944.

Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's Christmas letter to the US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium in which he recreated the German surrender demand and his response to it	Catholic mass in the field for members of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944

Dennis Collins, Bill Hale, and another man of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) receiving pay, Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944	Jack Hedden of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional), Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944

Major Gus Edwards of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) eating a field in the field, Nalong, Kachin, Burma, 24 Dec 1944	Newly promoted Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz hosting a collection of Third Fleet flag officers aboard battleship USS New Jersey in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, Christmas Eve, 1944.