View of Japanese strait from the USS Rutland in April 1945

Gift of Paulette Stewart
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View from the USS Rutland to the USS Bladen after the attack on Okinawa in April 1945; probably in the Ryukyu Islands south of Japan. From donor's notes: "Tsugen Jima, 4-10-45."

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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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Tsuken-jima
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Ships--American--Pacific Ocean
Channels--Japan
Islands--Ryukyu Islands