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Air Vice-Marshal George Jones, RAAF, at Yokohama, Japan, with USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) in the background, circa in September 1945 (AWM OG3442)

Air Vice-Marshal George Jones, RAAF, at Yokohama, Japan, with USS Gene...

AWM caption: "Yokohama, Japan. c. 1945-09. A group portrait taken a few minutes after the RAAF's Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) George Jones had set foot on Japanese soil at Yokohama, with the U... More

USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) underway on 16 July 1944 (80-G-241338)

USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) underway on 16 July 1944 (80-G-2413...

The U.S. Navy transport USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) underway on 16 July 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 13T. The photo was taken by and aircraft of Naval Air Station Astoria, Oregon (USA).

Boarding The Gen. S. D. Sturgis (5616505098)

Boarding The Gen. S. D. Sturgis (5616505098)

Caption: December 1, 1947. The process of boarding the Gen. S. D. Sturgis in Bremerhaven is getting underway. Occupants are still in the cars that are in view. It took about 40 minutes for the some 850 to boar... More

Boarding The General S. D. Sturgis (5616505134)

Boarding The General S. D. Sturgis (5616505134)

Caption: December 1, 1947. The last grou p lining up, eager to board the General S. D. Sturgis, U.S. Lines Victory Ship, bound for Canada. 48 Mennonites were among the 860 passenger. Citation: Arthur Voth Phot... More

Lifeboat On The Gen. S. D. Sturgis (5616505210)

Lifeboat On The Gen. S. D. Sturgis (5616505210)

Caption: December 1, 1947. Lifeboat. Citation: Arthur Voth Photographs, 1947-1949. HM4-387 Box 1 Folder 3 photo 39. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana.

Checking Numbers To Board Ship (5616505040)

Checking Numbers To Board Ship (5616505040)

Caption: December 1, 1947. The I.R.O. official reading the numbers of the refugees as they filed on board the Gen. S. D. Sturgis. These numbers they had received at Diepholz in the morning. As the numbers were... More