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.
Inscription on verso: "Essex / 2-16-45 / Day of first…
Photograph of two unidentified U.S. Navy aircraft in flight over a coastline in French Indo-China, January 12, 1945.Stamped on verso: "No.: [blank] / Date: 12 Jan. 1945 / Unit: U.S.S. Essex. / Made for: [blank] / Subject: French Indo-China / White…
Photograph of four General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft of Carrier Air Group 4, U.S. Navy, in flight, January 12, 1945.Inscription on verso: "No.: [blank] / Date: 12 Jan 1945 7 am / Unit: U.S.S. Essex / Made for: [blank] / Subject: 4 TBM's from AG-4…
Aerial photograph of a coastal area in French Indo-China, January 12, 1945. Stamped on verso: "No.: [blank] / Date: 12 Jan 1945 / Unit: U.S.S. Essex / Made for: [blank] / Subject: French Indo-China / Official Photograph / Not to be used for…
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 9) of Carrier Air Group 15, U.S. Navy, in flight, circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex / AG-15 F-6F buzzing ship."