Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of VMF-124, U.S. Marine Corps, on the USS Essex (CV-9), January 1945.Caption: "Corsair (F4U) of Marine fighter squadron 124 -- Jan. 1945."
Photograph of the USS Pasadena (CL-65) of Task Force 38.3, U.S. Navy, circa 1945.Caption: "Cleveland-class light cruiser of Task Force 38.3 / S.W. Pacific, 1945."Inscription on verso: "Pasadena?"
Photograph of the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), circa 1945.Caption: "U.S.S. John W. Weeks (DD-701) / Sumner-class destroyer built in 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, NJ. Picture taken in Pacific in 1945."
Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Craven-class destroyer built in 1935 by Bethleham [Bethlehem] Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA. Picture taken in Pacific in 1944."