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USS LCI(G)-471 Commanding Officer, LTjg. Robert S. Hudgins |
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Left to right Bob Kane, Ltjg. Robert S. Hudgins, Paul B. Murphy, Ens. L.M. Hermes, and Dave Hardy. At Iwo Jima 17 February 1945. Ens. Hermes bent down to pick up something off the deck when a piece of shrapnel flew over his head. It hit the conning tower and rattled to the deck. He picked it up and kept it. |
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Left to right, Somewhere in the Pacific, Ens. Hermes, Alkire, LTjg Hudgins, Ens Kingdon Balzer, and Rooks |
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Left to right, LTjg Charles Crandell, Ens. Hermes, Hardy, LTjg Robert S. Hudgins, and Ens. Kingdon Balzer |
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Left to right, O.B. White, R. S. Hudgins (the skipper), and Boedecker |
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The Skipper of USS LCI(G)-471 showing off the placards of the downed Japanese planes. |
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USS LCI(G)-471 crew members on R & R at Saipan, date unknown. Contributed by Barbara Sutherland Taylor. |
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USS LCI(G)-471 crew member Charles Sutherland while the ship was off Iwo Jima in February 1945. Contributed by Barbara Sutherland Taylor. |
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USS LCI(G)-471 crew member Luke Staples. Contributed by Barbara Sutherland Taylor. |
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USS LCI(G)-471 crew members, date and location unknown. Contributed by Barbara Sutherland Taylor. |