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[Servicemen posing with 40mm antiaircraft guns and sign reading "Tokyo or bust"]
Photograph of U.S. Marine Corps servicemen posing with 40mm antiaircraft guns and a sign reading "Tokyo or bust," USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. inscription on verso: "Essex Marines on 40 mm mount."

[Air crewmen of Air Group 83 eating ice cream]
Photograph of air crewmen of Carrier Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, eating ice cream, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. inscription on verso: "Ice cream aboard Essex / Air crewmen of Air Group 83 / 1945 / D23."

[Navy aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight]
Photograph of three Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 313, 306, and 214) in flight, circa 1944-1945.

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 172) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. A pilot is seated in the cockpit.

[Navy aircraft in flight over ships]
Photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy aircraft (fuselage designation 168) in flight over ships, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Ilford -- Multigrade / #1 filter."

[Servicemen working on Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of two servicemen working on a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 63), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Flight deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of the flight deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Servicemen, the bridge, and an aircraft (foreground) are visible in the scene.

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft landing on USS Essex]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 170) landing on the 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.
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