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[Serviceman securing Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman securing a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1944.Inscription on negative envelope: "Essex -- Dec. 1944 / Securing F.6.F in typhoon."

[Serviceman Tony Mantia eating food]
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Tony Mantia eating food, Mogmog Island, Ulithi, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on negative envelope: "Mog Mog / Tony Mantia / Photographer -- U.S.S. Essex."

[Serviceman using lookout equipment]
Photograph of a serviceman using lookout equipment, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Lookout / Essex -- 44."

[Servicemen extinguishing fire from crashed aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen extinguishing a fire from a crashed aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1944.

[Servicemen on deck of USS Cotten]
Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Cotten (DD-669), circa 1944-1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9). Inscription on verso: "USS Cotten alongside Essex / 1944-45."

[Servicemen on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), September 1945. Balloons are tied to the ship. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken during the Essex's return trip to the Puget Sound.Inscription on verso: "Essex 'going…

[Servicemen on USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Aircraft are visible in the background.

[Ships during underway replenishment procedure]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy ships during an underway replenishment procedure, circa 1943-1945. A third ship is visible in the background on the right.

[Smoke ring from bomb explosion]
Aerial photograph of smoke ring from a bomb explosion, Philippines, circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Philipines [sic] / 1944 / Smoke ring from bomb explosion."

[Unidentified aircraft in flight over harbor]
Photograph of an unidentified aircraft in flight over a harbor, circa 1943-1945. An explosion in the water is visible in the scene.
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