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[USS Essex]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9), July 1945. The envelope caption notes that the image was taken from the rear seat of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft during final approach.Caption on envelope: "Landing approach on Essex from rear seat AG-83…

[USS Essex]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9), July 1945. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken from the rear seat of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft during final approach.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- From rear seat of SB2C in landing…

[Servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Copy negative of print.Caption on envelope: "Respotting SB2Cs / Essex -- 1944."

[Serviceman with Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman with a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

[Serviceman seated at gun station of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photographic negative of Fisher, a U.S. Navy serviceman, seated at the gun station of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, circa 1944-1950.

[Serviceman running towards Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman running towards a U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail number 207), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Richard L. Cormier oral history interview (Part 1 of 3)]
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Richard L. “Zeke” Cormier is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Cormier describes his experiences as a carrier-based pilot during World…

[Mechanics with Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy mechanics with a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "Dive bomber mechanics / 23 / B03."Caption on album page: "Dive bomber mechanics."Part of a…

[John R. Strane oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John R. Strane discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions discussed…

[John R. Strane oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John R. Strane discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Pacific Theater…
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