Today in WW II: 12 Sep 1943 Germans attack the entire Allied front at the Salerno beachhead, an attempt to force the Allies off the beach, back to the sea, but Allies hold [12-14 Sep].  More ↓
12 Sep 1944 Second Quebec Conference [OCTAGON] begins between the British, Canadian and American military leaders [12-16 Sep].
12 Sep 1945 Japanese forces in southeast Asia surrender in ceremony at Singapore.
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Military Truck Mounted Cranes in the 1950s

U.S. Army truck mounted crane placing steeple on chapel at Red Canyon Range Camp, in the northeast corner of White Sands Missile Range, 1957.
U.S. Army truck mounted crane placing steeple on chapel at Red Canyon Range Camp, in the northeast corner of White Sands Missile Range, 1957.