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"First flag on Guam on boat hook mast. Two U.S. officers plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after U.S. Marines and Army assault troops landed on the Central Pacific island on July 20, 1944. Batts." |
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"The gun crews of a Navy cruiser covering American landing on the island of Mindoro, Dec. 15, 1944, scan the skies in an effort to identify a plane overhead. Two 5"(127mm) guns are ready while inboard 20mm anti-aircraft crews are ready to act." |
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"A line of Coast Guard landing barges, sweeping through the waters of Lingayen Gulf, carries the first wave of invaders to the beaches of Luzon, after a terrific naval bombardment of Jap shore positions on Jan. 9, 1945. PhoM1c. Ted Needham." |
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"Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, P.I. October 1944." |
