Firing party of the USS Rutland fire weapons during burial at sea in February 1945
Gift of Paulette Stewart
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Firing party of the USS Rutland fire weapons during burial at sea ceremony a week after the initial invasion of Iwo Jima; Commanding Officer holds folded American flag. From donor's notes: "Burial at sea, 2-28-45"
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Items from the US Navy service of Jules de la Vergne who served aboard the attack transport USS Rutland in the Pacific
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IÅ-jima
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24.783
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141.333
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Ships--American--Iwo Jima
Sailors--American--Iwo Jima
Burials at sea--Iwo Jima
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Iwo Jima