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[Flak explosions during battle at sea]
Photograph of flak explosions during a battle at sea, May 14, 1945. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9) while 100 miles east of Kyushu, Japan.Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / About 100 miles E. of…

[Aerial view of harbor being bombed]
Aerial photograph of a harbor being bombed, Hong Kong, January 1945.Inscription on verso: "Hong Kong / Jan. 1945."

[USS Borie]
Photograph of the USS Borie (DD-704), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Borie / DD-704 / 1945."

[Japanese prisoners of war on USS Essex]
Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Inscription on verso: "Jap prisoners."

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight]
Photograph of three U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 315, 308, and 318) in flight, circa 1944-1945.

[Aircraft in flight above clouds]
Photograph of unidentified aircraft in flight above clouds, circa 1944-1945.

[Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945.

[Aircraft in flight over two ships]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy aircraft in flight over two ships, circa 1944-1945.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (fuselage designation 417, nose designation "Satan's Helper") in flight, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in a martini glass.
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