Photograph of aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft in the foreground are Grumman F6F Hellcats.
Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck."
Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "CL in typhoon / Dec. 18, 1944 / Cruiser is Santa Fe, Mobile or Biloxi / From U.S.S. Essex."
Photograph of the USS Langley (CVL-27) in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Dec. 18, 1944 / CVL in typhoon / About 250 miles E. of Coastal Philipines [sic] / Taken from U.S.S. Essex.…