Box: 1, Folder: 1-5; Box: 4; Box: 5; Box: 6 -- Assorted photographs and documents, 1940-1945, undated (circa 1930s-1950s)

Title

Box: 1, Folder: 1-5; Box: 4; Box: 5; Box: 6 -- Assorted photographs and documents, 1940-1945, undated (circa 1930s-1950s)

Description

Assorted photographs and documents, 1940-1945, undated (circa 1930s-1950s)

Identifier

2023-08-10-A, Box: 1, Folder: 1-5; Box: 4; Box: 5; Box: 6

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Identification card issued to Paul J. Madden by U.S. Navy]
Identification card issued to Paul J. Madden by the U.S. Navy, circa 1940s. Includes a photograph of Madden.

[Ship in typhoon]
Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "Light cruiser in typhoon -- Dec. 18, 1944."

[USS Gridley]
Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380), circa 1944.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Built in Quincy, Mass., mid 1930's."

[USS Prichett]
Photograph of the USS Prichett (DD-561), 1944. Caption: "Fletcher-class destroyer U.S.S. Prichett / Pacific -- 1944."

[Damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to be dropped overboard]
Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 46) about to be dropped overboard, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "'Tilley' on #2 elevator will drop damaged F6F over side. Essex -- 1944."

[Servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Caption: "Feb. 12, 1945 -- Day of first carrier strikes…

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Caption: "AG-83 Hellcat landing on Essex."

[Japanese torpedo aircraft making attack run on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese torpedo aircraft making an attack run on the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The caption notes that the image was taken through the porthole of the Essex's photography lab.Caption: "Jap torpedo plane making run on Essex.…

[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Cabot]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Cabot (CVL-28), May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "May 14, 1945, about 100 miles east of Kyushu. Essex bow 44mm quad mount firing at kamakazi [sic] diving…

[USS John W. Weeks]
Photograph of the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), circa 1945.Caption: "U.S.S. John W. Weeks (DD-701) / Sumner-class destroyer built in 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, NJ. Picture taken in Pacific in 1945."
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