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    The Salvage for Victory campaign was a program launched by the US Federal Government in 1942 to salvage materials for the American war effort in World...
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  • century as "salvage" Salvage for Victory, a US Government campaign to salvage materials for the American war effort in World War II Paper Salvage 1939–50...
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    left available for war efforts. Massive government campaigns, such as the National Salvage Campaign in Britain and the Salvage for Victory campaign in the...
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    scheme formed a key part of a wider National Salvage Campaign comparable to the American Salvage for Victory campaign. It was inextricably linked to military...
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    Wrecking yard (redirect from Salvage yard)
    salvage yard, breaker's yard, dismantler and scrapheap. In the United Kingdom, car salvage yards are known as car breakers, while motorcycle salvage yards...
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    PR efforts, even before the declaration of war. Such programs as Salvage for Victory redoubled after the outbreak. Many private individuals organized...
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    renamed Kommuna on 31 December 1922. Prior to 1974, the ship focused on salvage and submarine tending and had no submarine rescue capabilities. Kommuna...
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    30am. The Margate lugger Victory, along with the Ocean, and the Eclipse attempted a rescue and possible salvage. The Victory was lost along with her crew...
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    is aluminum and throwing it into a scrap pile, a reference to the Salvage for Victory campaign; as well as a distressed rabbit father of dozens of babies...
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    Dutch salvage company was caught with an illegally looted cannon from the site. In January 2012 it was reported that the remains of HMS Victory were to...
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    Department of State as a disposal agency for the disposal of materials on public lands and the reclamation of salvageable military surplus assets pending the...
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    minute to salvage a victory for Napoleon. Completely outnumbered, it faced terrible fire from the British lines, and began to retreat. For the first (and...
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    of the defendants on Zenith's antitrust claims. Zenith's hopes to salvage a victory on the claims that the defendants violated the Antidumping Act of...
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  • The World War I Victory Medal (known prior to establishment of the World War II Victory Medal in 1945 simply as the Victory Medal) was a United States...
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    to operate passenger services on the railway and for its maintenance. Other items are displayed for their historic interest or are awaiting restoration...
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    Replenishment oiler (2025) – 1 Replenishment oiler (2026) – 1 Salvage ship (2023) – 1 Salvage ship (2024) – 1 Totals Commissioned USS George Washington (CVN-73)...
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    solidify the thick bunker oil still aboard. Sea Victory was hired for the tow by Smit Americas, Inc., the salvage company hired by New Carissa's owners. A special...
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    USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3), a Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy, was originally conceived as LSM-551, was reclassified ARS(D)-3...
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    diver, Badders was awarded the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty" during the salvage of USS S-51 (SS-162) in 1926. He was designated...
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    befuddles the Eurozone]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2017. "Barcelona salvage season with Copa del Rey win against Alaves". ESPN FC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved...
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    Scott Galloway (soccer) (category Melbourne Victory FC players)
    signs with Reds for 2018/19". Adelaide United. Retrieved 31 July 2018. Bossi, Dominic (19 October 2018). "Sydney FC survive scare to salvage draw against...
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  • The Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) (Bengali: স্পেশাল ওয়ারফেয়ার ডাইভিং অ্যান্ড স্যালভেজ) is an elite special operational unit of the Bangladesh...
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    country in 24 hours with only 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of luggage. Unable to salvage any of their assets, most of them returned to Portugal penniless. The new...
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    is Island Victory (Vard Brevik 831) of Island Offshore, with a bollard pull of 477 tonnes-force (526 short tons-force; 4,680 kN). Salvage tug Emergency...
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  • 42–21, in Cleveland. The Browns were penalized 22 times, but still salvaged the victory. Consequently, the 22 in-game infractions committed by the Browns...
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  • Victory Auto Wreckers was an auto salvage yard in Bensenville, Illinois, near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. It is well known in the Chicago...
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    USS Hoist (category Bolster-class rescue and salvage ships)
    USS Hoist (ARS-40) was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid...
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    Franklin D'Olier (category Medal for Merit recipients)
    that time and the necessity for salvaging material on a large scale, D'Olier was assigned to the newly organized salvage service, and in January, 1918...
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  • to an hour and re-titled The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Originally scheduled for November 22, 1963, but delayed due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy...
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    company of Titan Salvage. Titan Salvage subsequently towed the vessel through Samalga Pass to the north side of the Aleutian Islands for protection from...
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