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Fighter aces Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experience as fighter pilots with Fighting Squadron 9…

Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission…

Photograph of the National Diet Building, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo / Aug 45 / Diet bldg."

Aerial photograph of the National Diet Building, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo -- Aug 45 / Diet bldg. -- Rear."

Aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo area / Aug. 45."

Aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo -- Aug. 45."

Oblique aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945. An aircraft in flight is visible in the scene.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo -- Aug. 45."

Aerial photograph of a factory, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945. Inscription on verso: "Tokyo / Aug -- 45."

Oblique aerial photograph of Tokyo, Japan, August 1945. Caption on album page: "Tokyo / Aug. 1945." 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.

Oblique aerial photograph of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945.Caption on album page: "Imperial Palace, Tokyo."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II,…