Lowering the motorboat of the USS Rutland in 1945
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Gift of Paulette Stewart
Description:
Lowering the motorboat of the USS Rutland into the ocean using cranes. From donor's notes: "Lowering the gig." 1945
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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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Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
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Sailors--American--Pacific Ocean
Boats--American--Pacific Ocean