Unloading a DUKW off the USS Rutland near Okinawa on 14 April 1945

Gift of Paulette Stewart
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Unloading a DUKW, an amphibious truck, off the USS Rutland and into the ocean after the successful attack on Okinawa on 14 April 1945. From donor's notes: "Unloading at Okinawa, 4-14-45."

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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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Okinawa
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Amphibious vehicles--American--Okinawa
Hoisting machinery--Okinawa