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On Sun. 17 Oct 1943 Men of the US 3rd Marines fighting on Blue Beach,.....

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Men of the US 3rd Marines fighting on Blue Beach, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 17 Oct 1943Two wrecked Japanese Daihatsu-class landing craft at Scarlet Beach, Finschhafen, New Guinea, 17 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 2Two wrecked Japanese Daihatsu-class landing craft at Scarlet Beach, Finschhafen, New Guinea, 17 Oct 1943, photo 2 of 2Wounded German prisoner of war near the Volturno River, Italy, 17 Oct 1943

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