Seabees heading to Iwo Jima aboard an LCU off the USS Rutland in February 1945
Gift of Paulette Stewart
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Seabees, members of a Naval Construction Battalion unit, heading to Iwo Jima aboard an LCU [Landing Craft Utility (LCU-1028)] off the USS Rutland during the invasion of Iwo Jima. From donor's notes: "The Seabees leave us, 2-25-45"
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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
Landing craft--American--Iwo Jima