Box: 2, Folder: 6; Box: 3, Folder: 1-5 - Photograph album B, 1940-1995, undated (circa 1940s)

Title

Box: 2, Folder: 6; Box: 3, Folder: 1-5 - Photograph album B, 1940-1995, undated (circa 1940s)

Description

Photograph album B, 1940-1995, undated (circa 1940s)

Identifier

2023-08-10-A, Box: 2, Folder: 6; Box: 3, Folder: 1-5

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Collection Items

Doug's communique [poem]
Poem about "Doug's Communique," a military news bulletin on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Caption on album page: "He (Winston) was transfered [sic] from Essex to the U.S.S. Franklin and was killed with hundreds of others when the Franklin was…

United States Navy forces at Iwo Jima
Document listing the U.S. Navy forces at the Battle of Iwo Jima, circa 1945. Lists logistics support, Task Forces, and Task Groups.Inscription on first page: "D-Day : Feb. 19, 1945."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

TBM-3 Avengers of VT-83 / F6f-3 VF-15
Scale model sheets for General Motors TMB-3 Avenger aircraft of VT-83 and Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat aircraft of VF-15, circa 1995.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…

Divine wind over Okinawa [report]
Report about kamikaze attacks during World War II, originally written as a term paper and featured in the June 1957 issue of the U.S. Naval Institute's "Proceedings". Nine typed pages.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…

Thirteen carriers cited (chart)
Chart of Presidential Unit Citations and Navy Unit Commendations issued to U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1946. Includes statistics related to each carrier's actions, including total…

Carrier USS "Essex" / "Fightingest ship in Navy"
Typed history of the USS Essex (CV-9) covering its service during World War II, circa 1950s-1990s.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

Take Notice / USS Essex (LHD 2)
Brochure about the newly constructed USS Essex (LHD-2), circa 1990s. Includes informational texts and photographs. Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

[Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 20, 1945]
Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 24, 1945. Summarizes actions taken by the USS Essex (CV-9) during the Okinawa campaign in May 1945. Paul J. Madden is listed as the cameraman in the document.Part of a disassembled album…

[Page from battle report about Okinawa campaign, circa 1945]
Page from a battle report about the Okinawa campaign, circa 1945. Three paragraphs about close support provided by a group of Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft have been markedCaption on album page: "Marines on 40 quad mount."Part of a disassembled album…

Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound [clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound," from The Honolulu Advertiser, December 3, 1944.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…
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