"...troops of a field artillery battery emplace a 155mm howitzer in France. They have been following the advance of the infantry and are now setting up this new position." |
"Landing operations on Rendova Island, Solomon Islands, 30 June 1943. Attacking at the break of day in a heavy rainstorm, the first American ashore huddle behind tree trunks and any other cover they can find." |
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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." |
"Marines storm Tarawa. Gilbert Islands. WO Obie Newcomb, Jr., November, 1943." |
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