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S.S. George Washington
S.S. George Washington
The U.S. Army Transport, was the S.S. George Washington re-fitted with oil-burning engines in 1943 and became a troop carrier between New York and England
 
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Saint-Lo (7 July - 19 July 1944)
Saint-Lo (7 July - 19 July 1944)
St-Lo is the story of a corps in the First Army during the bitter July battle that led up to and made possible the great breakthrough from the Normandy beachheads. This was the period of the most intense hedgerow fighting. XIX Corps' part in it has been chosen to illustrate this type of combat. The record of other First Army units in this operation have been covered only in outline.
 
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Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division
Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division
Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division is a small booklet covering the history of the 12th Armored Division. This booklet is one of the series of G.I. Stories published by the Stars & Stripes in Paris in 1944-1945.
Owner of original: Lone Sentry
Date: 1945
 
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The Operational Narrative of the Lucky Ball
The Operational Narrative of the Lucky Ball
The Operational Narrative of the Lucky Ball when it crashed in the North Sea. Docite Nadeau drowned and was never recovered.
Owner of original: 351st Bomb Group
 
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The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division
The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division
"The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division" is a small booklet covering the history of the 5th Armored Division. This booklet is one of the series of G.I. Stories published by the Stars & Stripes in Paris in 1944-1945.
Owner of original: Stars & Stripes
Date: 1944-1945
 
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Tornado! The Story of the 8th Armored Division
Tornado! The Story of the 8th Armored Division
"Tornado! The Story of the 8th Armored Division" is a small booklet covering the history of the 8th Armored Division. This booklet is one of the series of G.I. Stories published by the Stars & Stripes in Paris in 1944-1945.
Owner of original: Lone Sentry
 
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U.S.S. Bougainville
U.S.S. Bougainville
Rosaire Morneault served on the USS Bougainville (CVE-100) which was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy, built and used during World War II.
 
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U.S.S. Savannah
U.S.S. Savannah
Navy photo archive of U.S.S. Savannah
 
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U.S.S. Savannah
U.S.S. Savannah
USS Savannah (CL-42), 1938-1960 --
Damaged by German Bomb, 11 September 1943
 
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U.S.S. Savannah (CL-42)
U.S.S. Savannah (CL-42)
Official Navy photographs of the U.S.S. Savannah (CL-42)
 
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USS LST-738 (1944-1944)
USS LST-738 (1944-1944)
USS LST-738, a 2366-ton LST-511 class tank landing ship, was built at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned in May 1944 and sent to the Pacific for war service.

LST-738 participated in the Leyte invasion in October 1944 and the Mindoro invasion in December. On 15 December 1944, while off Mindoro, she was hit by a Japanese Kamikaze plane and set ablaze.

After attempts to control the fires were unsuccessful, LST-738 was sunk by the guns of other ships of the invasion fleet.
 
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USS Savannah (CL-42)
USS Savannah (CL-42)
USS Savannah (CL-42) brief history on Wikipedia