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[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Astoria]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Astoria (CL-90) during the Okinawa Campaign, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Kamikaze crashes next to USS Astoria (CL-90) / Okinawa Campaign."Part of a disassembled album containing…

[Servicemen working on machinery]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working on machinery, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex / 6 decks down / 1945 / I26."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

[Page from battle report about Okinawa campaign, circa 1945]
Page from a battle report about the Okinawa campaign, circa 1945. Three paragraphs about close support provided by a group of Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft have been markedCaption on album page: "Marines on 40 quad mount."Part of a disassembled album…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945.Inscription on verso: "3-19-45 / Kamakazi [sic] crashing off port side of Essex / 19 March 1945 / Kyushu / A09."Caption on album page: "3/19/45 -- 150 miles…

[USS Bunker Hill under attack by Japanese aircraft]
Photograph of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) under attack by Japanese aircraft, March 19, 1945. A splash of water near the ship indicates a crashed kamikaze aircraft. Inscription on verso: "3-19-45 / Bunker Hill under attack / J03." Caption on album…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Cabot]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft (circled in image) diving on the USS Cabot (CVL-28), April 6, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption on album page: "Near miss on Cabot (CVL-28) / April 6, 1945 / 60 miles east of…

[USS Bataan under attack]
Photograph of the USS Bataan (CVL-29) under attack, April 17, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9). Inscription on verso: "4-17-45 / Bataan CVL."Caption on album page: "Near miss on Bataan, Essex in foreground."Part of a disassembled…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Bataan]
Photograph of Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Bataan (CVL-29), April 17, 1945. Inscription on verso: "4-17-45 / CVL -- Bataan."Caption on album page: "100 miles E. of Okinawa / Kamikazi [sic] diving on USS Bataan (CVL-29) / April 17,…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on ship]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on a ship, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9). Caption on album page: "May 14, 1945 / 100 miles E. of Kyushu / Kamikaze diving on ship ahead of Essex / Smoke is from ships…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on Task Group 38.3]
Photograph of Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on Task Group 38.3, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / Brovira -- Speed 319PE #3."Caption on album page: "Kamikaze diving on task group -- F-56…
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