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[Servicemen on shore leave in Tacloban, Philippines]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen on shore leave in Tacloban, Philippines, June 1945. Caption on album page: "June 1945. Essex sailors going ashore for a few hours relaxation. Tacloban, Leyte, P.I."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

[Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 20, 1945]
Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 24, 1945. Summarizes actions taken by the USS Essex (CV-9) during the Okinawa campaign in May 1945. Paul J. Madden is listed as the cameraman in the document.Part of a disassembled album…

[Aerial view of USS Essex]
Oblique aerial photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9), May 20, 1945. Caption on envelope: "Essex Okinawa Campaign, May 20, 1945 / Nation. Archives 806373816."

[40mm antiaircraft gun on USS Essex firing at kamikaze aircraft]
Photograph of a 40mm antiaircraft gun on the USS Essex (CV-9) firing at a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, May 14, 1945. Caption on envelope: "Japanese suicide heading for C-VL ahead of Essex bow 40 mm guns firing. May 14, 1945 / Archives #80-C-373793."

[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). Copy negative of print.Caption on envelope: "Essex under attack May 14, 1945, taken from USS Randolph."

[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Cabot]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Cabot (CVL-28), May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "May 14, 1945, about 100 miles east of Kyushu. Essex bow 44mm quad mount firing at kamakazi [sic] diving…

[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.…

[Kamikaze aircraft hitting USS Enterprise]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft hitting the USS Enterprise (CV-6), May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9) Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] hit on Enterprise / Taken from Essex."Caption on album page: "Enterprise…

[USS Enterprise under attack]
Photograph of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) under attack, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9), with the ship's guns in the foreground.Inscription on verso: "5-14-45 / CV6 and CV9."Caption on album page: "Enterprise (CV-6) under…

[USS Enterprise on fire while destroyer investigates items in water]
Photograph of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) on fire while a destroyer investigates items in the water, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / Enterprise burning / DD investigating 2 objects in…
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