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[Servicemen serving food in mess, USS Essex]
Photograph of three U.S. Navy servicemen serving food in the mess, USS Essex (CV-9). Two of the men are wearing handmade signs: "I was drafted" and "20 years of duty."

[Mountains near shoreline]
Photograph of mountains near a shoreline, circa 1940s.

[Servicemen on USS Essex ]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, October 1945. The men are identified in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso: "Bremmerton [sic] Navy Yard / USS…

[Paul J. Madden in snow-covered tree]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden in a snow-covered tree, Kodiak, Alaska, November 1942.Inscription on verso: "Nov. 42 / Kodiak."

[Serviceman with Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman with a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

[Line-crossing ceremony on USS Essex]
Photograph of a line-crossing ceremony on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. One serviceman is dressed as King Neptune and others are dressed as pirates.

[Servicemen with large cake, USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen with a large cake, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

[Servicemen raising their drinks in celebration]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen raising their drinks in celebration, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

[Servicemen relaxing in their barracks]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen relaxing in their barracks, circa 1943-1945.

[Servicemen on jungle path]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen on a jungle path, circa 1943-1945.
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