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[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 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] /…

[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…

[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…

[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 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.…

[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."

Divine wind over Okinawa [report]
Report about kamikaze attacks during World War II, originally written as a term paper and featured in the June 1957 issue of the U.S. Naval Institute's "Proceedings". Nine typed pages.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…
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