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American soldier with M1 Garand rifle in the Philippine Islands, circa 1945	American soldiers test firing captured German MG42 machine guns, circa 1944-1945

Americans at work at a base on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945; note M3 Fighting Knife on the non-commissioned officer's hip	AMES Type 1 CH East Coast 'Chain Home' radar installations at Poling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 1945

Ammunition hulk Oregon at Guam, 1945	An African-American seaman in the US Maritime Service, date unknown

An African-American seaman with the US Maritime Service, date unknown	An African-American United States Coast Guard 20-mm gun crew, date unknown; left to right: D. Moore, W. Bottoms, W. Wheeler, and R. Grimes, all Steward's Mates 2nd Class

An African-American US Coast Guardsman, date unknown	An aircraft tug moving an SB2C Helldiver into position on the flight deck of the carrier USS Yorktown (Essesx-class), 1945. Note TBM Avenger spotted on the deck.

An American looking at a fallen German soldier near a destroyed German gun, Germany, 1945	An early US Army CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 long wheel-base chassis truck fitted with a Mobile Optical Repair unit for the Medical Corps, 1944-1945

An F6F Hellcat stayed on the flight deck when landing, but dropped a wheel into the catwalks and severely bent the propeller blades aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	An SNJ Texan readies for launch from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

An US Navy beaching crew pulling a PBM-3S Mariner of patrol squadron VPB-206 out out the water, 1944-1945	An US-trained Chinese soldier who had trained in India (left) speaking to a soldier of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who had marched from southern China, Muse, Burma, 1944-1945

Ar 96 aircraft with Hungarian markings at rest, Germany, 1945	Arming a B-29 Superfortress bomber, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945

Armorers handling an HVAR air-to-surface rocket, circa 1945, location unknown. Note the rocket fuse on the ground at left.	Arthur Chin, circa 1945