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[Catapult officer and unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of a catapult officer and an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Serviceman with Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman with a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 118), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[USS Essex being hit by kamikaze aircraft]
Composite photograph depicting the USS Essex (CV-9) being hit by a kamikaze aircraft, November 25, 1944. The verso inscription notes that the images were taken from the USS Ticonderoga.Inscription: "Nov. 25, 1944 / Essex hit by kamakazi [sic] /…

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taking off from USS Essex]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945

[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.

[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex / Planes in position for launch."

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being catapulted from USS Essex]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of Carrier Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, being catapulted from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / F4U of AG-83 leaving Essex by way of catapult. Brovira -- Speed / BS…

[USS Essex]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "CV-9 / 1945."

[Servicemen on USS Essex]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. The sailor on the right is identified as Paul Leedham.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 45 / Paul Leedham on R."

[Air crewmen of Air Group 83 eating ice cream]
Photograph of air crewmen of Carrier Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, eating ice cream, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. inscription on verso: "Ice cream aboard Essex / Air crewmen of Air Group 83 / 1945 / D23."
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