The hospital ship USS Mercy off Okinawa in April 1945.
Gift of Paulette Stewart
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The hospital ship USS Mercy as seen from the USS Rutland, probably off Okinawa in April 1945. From donor's notes: "USS Mercy before kamikaze attack." [The USS Mercy (AH-8) was not hit by kamikazes but one of three hospital ships commanded and crewed by the Navy for the Army, one of those three - the USS Comfort (AH-6) was hit by a kamikaze.]
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$120.00
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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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious vehicles--American--Okinawa
Hoisting machinery--Okinawa
Hospital ships--American--Okinawa