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On Tues. 27 Mar 1945 Men of the US 77th Division landing from LVTs onto.....

1945-03-27

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Men of the US 77th Division landing from LVTs onto Zanami Island of the Kerama Islands near Okinawa, Japan, 27 Mar 1945USS Langley underway in the Pacific Ocean, 27 Mar 1945Soldiers of the US 7th Army pause at the Siegfried Line on the road to Karlsruhe, Germany, 27 Mar 1945USS Hornet off Okinawa, Japan, 27 Mar 1945; note various aircraft on the flight deck

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