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[USS Chester]
Photograph of the USS Chester (CA-27), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "USS Chester."Caption on album page: "Heavy cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) / 1944."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the…

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. The pilot is still in the cockpit.Inscription on verso: "D-13 / (Cropped?)."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of U.S. Navy General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (fuselage designations 7, 13, 16, 8) in flight, Guam, July 1944.Inscription on verso: "D-Day Guam / July 1944 / Torpedo planes from Essex / Guam in background / D32."Caption on album page:…

[USS Essex after being hit by Japanese kamikaze aircraft]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, circa November 25, 1944. A serviceman is working to extinguish the flames. The USS Langley (CVL-27) is visible in the background.Caption on album page: "Essex --…

[USS Langley, USS Washington, and USS Ticonderoga]
Photograph of the USS Langley (CVL-27), USS Washington (BB-56), and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), December 1944.Inscription on verso: "Langley -- Washington -- Ticonderoga / C22."Caption on album page: "USS Langley (CVL-27), USS Washington (BB-56), USS…

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident.Inscription on verso: "Paul J. Madden &…

[Mechanics with unidentified aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy mechanics with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "The mechanics / E17."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft on final approach to USS Essex]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft on final approach to the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. One of the landing gear wheels is still in the up position.Inscription on verso: "38 / TBM landing with one wheel up / E18."Part of a…

[Unidentified ship]
Photograph of an unidentified ship, circa 1944-1945.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

[Serviceman U. C. Bray seated in turret gun of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman U. C. Bray seated in the turret gun of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "35 / AG-83 / TBM Turret Gunner U. C. Bray / E15."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…
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