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[servicemen pulling Vought F4U Corsair aircraft away from edge of flight deck]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen pulling a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft away from the edge of the flight deck, USS Essex (CV-9), January 1945.Caption: "Errant F4U of AG-4 being pulled from edge of flight deck. Helmuts [sic] and flash gear on men…

[Servicemen working on Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working on a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 63) of VMF-213, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "F4U of VMF-213 on flight deck of Essex. 1944."

[Starboard side of USS Essex]
Photograph of the starboard side of the USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "Looking forward on starboard side. U.S.S. Essex -- 1944."

[USS Borie]
Photograph of the USS Borie (DD-704), circa 1945. Caption: "Destroyer U.S.S. Borie (DD-704) / Nearest of ships in distance is an anti-aircraft cruiser."

[USS Essex under attack by kamikaze aircraft]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) under attack by Japanese kamikaze aircraft, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Randolph (CV-15).Caption: "Essex fights off Jap kamikazes, Okinawa campaign, May 14, 1945. (Picture taken from U.S.S.…

[USS Platte]
Photograph of the USS Platte (AO-24), circa 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "U.S.S. Platte, AO-24 (oilier) / Taken from U.S.S. Essex -- 1944."

[USS Prichett]
Photograph of the USS Prichett (DD-561), 1944. Caption: "U.S.S. Prichett (DD-561), S.W. Pacific -- 1944."

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being waved off from the USS Essex]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being waved off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.Caption: "Corsair 'wave-off' -- Essex, 1945."

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taxiing to join other Corsairs]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 94) taxiing to join other recently-landed Corsairs, USS Essex (CV-9), 1945.Caption: "F4U fighter folding wings and taxiing forward to join other planes that have just landed. U.S.S.…

Essex repelling attack - Okinawa, 1945
Photograph (reproduction of photomechanical print) of U.S. Navy servicemen manning battle stations on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945.Caption: "Essex repelling attack -- Okinawa, 1945."
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