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- 32nd President of the United States: Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT
- 35th President of the United States: John Fitzgerald KENNEDY
- 37th President of the United States: Richard Milhous NIXON
- 41st President of the United States: George Herbert Walker BUSH
- General of the Army: Douglas MacARTHUR
- Draft: George CALDER
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67,200
British casualty rate0.94%
[Stats provided are for general information purposes only.]
General Douglas MacArthur
Japan surrenders to US General Douglas MacArthur and the Allies, aboard USS Missouri.
2nd September 1945.
Victory in Europe (VE Day)
"Germany Surrenders" unconditionally to the Allies 7th May 1945 at Reims, France.
International Nurses Day
...is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
Reserves Day
The United Kingdom celebrates Reserves Day to commemorate the service of men and women in the Reserve Forces.
British Armed Forces Day
The United Kingdom celebrates Armed Forces Day annually on the last Saturday of June to commemorate the service of men and women in the British Armed Forces.
Victory in the Pacific Day
V-J Day. The Formal Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Merchant Navy Day
The United Kingdom celebrates Merchant Navy Day to commemorate the service of men and women in the Merchant Navy.
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17-09-2023
Picture: Header, Original Caption: Down the ramp of a Coast Guard Landing barge Yankee soldiers storm toward the beach-sweeping fire of Nazi defenders in the D-Day Invasion of the French Coast. Troops ahead may be seen lying flat under the deadly machine gun resistance of the Germans. Soon the Nazis were driven back under the overwhelming Invasion forces thrown in from Coast Guard and Navy amphibious craft.
[Courtesy of National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RDSS)(513173)] 
(Edited: Artistic Blur by Graeme Watson, 2016)
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