Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen readying a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 42) for launch, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1944 / Ready for launch / C04."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight after a catapult launch, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "F6F catapulted from Essex / 1944 / B18."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…
Photographs (two, taped together) of ships in a harbor, Saipan, July 28, 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex spent one day here to load bombs / I18."Inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Cabana / July 28, 1944 / I19."Stamped on verso: "[crossed out: 'Tincan']…
Newspaper clipping, "Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound," from The Honolulu Advertiser, December 3, 1944.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…
Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman securing a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft during a typhoon, USS Essex (CV-9), December 18, 1944. Caption on album page: "Plane captain securing F6F in typhoon."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…
Photograph of a U.S. Navy ship caught in a typhoon, December 18, 1944 Inscription on verso: "Brovira #4."Caption on album page: "Cruiser in same typhoon."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the…
Photograph of the USS Langley (CV-1) and an unidentified battleship caught in a typhoon, December 18, 1944.Caption on album page: "BB and CVL in Typhoon -- CVL [crossed out: 'could be either'] Langley [crossed out: 'or San Jacinto'] / Dec. 18, 1944 -…
Photograph of a U.S. Navy destroyer partially submerged during a typhoon, December 18, 1944.Caption on album page: "Destroyer in typhoon -- Dec. 18, 1944 / Three DD's were lost in this storm / Picture taken with Fairchild F-56 camera."Part of a…
Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft with shredded wing fabric, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The caption notes that the aircraft was shredded by the concussive force of the ship's 5-inch guns.Caption on album page: "Fabric on…
Photograph of Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] that missed. / Taken from Essex with Fairchild F-56 arial camera mounted on swivel support on island structure / Time…