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.
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 51) in flight, 1944.Caption in disassembled album: "F4U posing for picture / 7/9 / 1944."
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."
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. The sailor on the right is identified as Paul Leedham.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 45 / Paul Leedham on R."