Photograph of servicemen from the USS Essex (CV-9) relaxing on Mogmog Island, Ulithi, circa 1944-1945. The men are identified in the verso caption.Typed caption on verso: "Mog Mog, USN Recreation Island in the Ulithi Atoll of the Western Caroline…
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of Carrier Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, being catapulted from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / F4U of AG-83 leaving Essex by way of catapult. Brovira -- Speed / BS…
Composite photograph depicting the USS Essex (CV-9) being hit by a kamikaze aircraft, November 25, 1944. The verso inscription notes that the images were taken from the USS Ticonderoga.Inscription: "Nov. 25, 1944 / Essex hit by kamakazi [sic] /…