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Task Force 38 operational track for Operation Gratitude into the South China Sea, Dec 30, 1944 through Jan 26, 1945.	US 5th Armored Regiment tankers gathering around a fire and opening Christmas presents, near Eupen, Belgium, 30 Dec 1944; note M4 Sherman tank

US Army Sergeant James Storey, Private Frank Fox, and Corporal Dennis Lavanoha on a scouting mission, Lellig, Luxembourg, 30 Dec 1944; note bedsheets used for camouflage	A C1 type Cargo Ship (AK), circa late 1944 or 1945

A C2 type Attack Cargo Ship (AKA), circa late 1944 or 1945	A soldier of 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade, UK 7th Armored Division firing a 2-inch mortar, northwestern Europe, 31 Dec 1944

American transport USS Barrow making smoke screen during a rehearsal landing for Iwo Jima invasion, late 1944 or early 1945	APA Barrow off an unidentified Pacific island, late 1944 or early 1945, probably during landing rehearsals for Iwo Jima

Generals Miles Dempsey, Courtney Hodges, Bernard Montgomery, William Simpson, and Henry (Harry) Crerar during a field conference, 31 Dec 1944.	Major General William Simpson and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery touring the city of Aachen, Germany, 31 Dec 1944. Ten weeks earlier, Aachen became the first city inside Germany to be occupied by the Allies.

Men and pack mules of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) at a river crossing, northern Burma, circa 31 Dec 1944	Pvt Paul Romanick of Battery B, 103rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, US 1st Infantry Division cleaning 40mm anti-aircraft gun, Sourbrodt, Belgium, 31 Dec 1944; note 6 swastika symbols his 6 kills

Sanborn's captain's gig at Maui, Hawaii, circa late 1944 or early 1945, photo 1 of 3	Sanborn's captain's gig at Maui, Hawaii, circa late 1944 or early 1945, photo 2 of 3

Sanborn's captain's gig at Maui, Hawaii, circa late 1944 or early 1945, photo 3 of 3	Signal flags flying from Sanborn's halliards, circa late 1944 or in 1945, photo 1 of 2

Signal flags flying from Sanborn's halliards, circa late 1944 or in 1945, photo 2 of 2	Sunset over the Pacific, seen through Sanborn's forward kingposts, circa late 1944 or in 1945

Troops of US 101st Airborne Division moving out of Bastogne, Belgium, 31 Dec 1944	Troops of US 44th Armored Infantry Battalion and M4 Sherman tanks of US 6th Armored Division advancing toward German lines near Bastogne, Belgium, 31 Dec 1944