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Olongapo jetty in Subic Bay, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 with the troop ship, Oryoku Maru that was being used to transport 1,620 allied prisoners of war. The ship was attacked and sunk, killing 200 POWs. Photo 2 of 2.	United States Army map showing all identified Japanese airfields within 300 miles of the Philippine island of Mindoro. This map was prepared as part of the Mindoro invasion plans, 15 Dec 1944.

USS Hancock underway in the Philippine Sea, 15 Dec 1944	A heavily armed German soldier during the Ardennes Offensive, Dec 1944

American prisoners marching along a road somewhere on the western front, Dec 1944	Captain George C. Montgomery inspecting USS Anzio, 16 Dec 1944, photo 1 of 2

Captain George C. Montgomery inspecting USS Anzio, 16 Dec 1944, photo 2 of 2	Dead American soldiers laying face down at a crossroad in Belgium, Dec 1944

M36 Jackson tank destroyer of Battery C, 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, US 2nd Armored Division dug in near the Roer River, Belgium, 16 Dec 1944	Portrait of US Navy Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz at his office in Guam, Mariana Islands, circa 16-19 Dec 1944; note five-star tie clasp, which was a gift to him

US 7th Army troops checking a house for snipers, western Germany, 16 Dec 1944	Crew of HMS Howe manning the rails, Sydney, Australia, 17 Dec 1944

Landscape outside of Myitkyina, Burma, 17 Dec 1944, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by photographer attached to US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional)	Landscape outside of Myitkyina, Burma, 17 Dec 1944, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by photographer attached to US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional)

TBM Avenger heavily lashed to the deck of escort carrier USS Anzio as the ship rocks with Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea, 17 Dec 1944.	Two US Army African-American soldiers carrying the body of another American soldier near Malmédy, Belgium, circa 17 Dec 1944

US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) pack mules preparing to march out of Camp Landis, Kachin, northern Burma, 17 Dec 1944	USS Anzio rolling in heavy seas, Pacific Ocean, 17 Dec 1944; note Avenger aircraft in foreground and Wildcat aircraft in background; seen in Nov 1945 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

A British paratrooper with the 5th Scots Parachute Battalion takes cover in Athens, Greece during operations against ELAS (the Greek People's Liberation Army), 18 Dec 1944.	Cruiser USS Santa Fe rolling heavily during Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea, 18 Dec 1944. Note the forward turret trained to the side so water over the bow would not enter through the gun ports.