An LCVP sinks off the side of the USS Rutland near Iwo Jima in February 1945
Gift of Paulette Stewart
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An LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] gets twisted and sinks off the side of the USS Rutland during the invasion of Iwo Jima leaving one U.S. sailor clinging to ropes off side of ship. From donor's notes: "An LCVP causes some excitement."
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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
Latitude:
24.783
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141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Iwo Jima
Sailors--American--Iwo Jima
Landing craft--American--Iwo Jima