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[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing off Essex port bow -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Mar. 19,…

[USS Essex under attack by kamikaze aircraft]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) under attack by kamikaze aircraft, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Essex fighting off Jap Kamakazis [sic], 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyush[sic]. Taken from…

[USS Essex surrounded by smoke from antiaircraft guns]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) surrounded by smoke from its antiaircraft guns, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Essex partially obscured by smoke from its AA guns, 3-19-45, 150 miles from E.…

[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Taken from USS…

[Servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Caption: "Feb. 12, 1945 -- Day of first carrier strikes…

[Servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Inscription on verso: "Essex / 2-16-45 / Day of first…

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft on USS Essex]
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."

[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 with 40mm antiaircraft guns, USS Essex]
Photograph of the U.S. Navy servicemen with 40mm antiaircraft guns, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.

[Kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.
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