Photograph of Commander D. L. McDonald, executive officer of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "2-8 x 10 glossy / [ditto] matte."Caption on album page: "Essex executive officer."Part of a disassembled album containing…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 &…
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…
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 --…
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:…
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.…