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[Kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "1945 / Kamakazi [sic] misses Essex / Enterprise in background."Part of a disassembled…

[Paul J. Madden on USS Essex]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden on the USS Essex (CV-9), August 1944.Stamped on verso: "Aug. 1944 / U.S.S. Essex."Inscription on verso: "Paul Madden."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

[Servicemen extinguishing fires from kamikaze strike]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen extinguishing fires from a kamikaze strike, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Inscription on verso: "Nov. 25, 1944 / Flight deck scene after kamakazi [sic] hit." Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

[Kamikaze aircraft on collision course with USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft on a collision course with the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944.Inscription on verso: "12:56 pm Nov. 25, 1944 / 100 miles E. of Luzon. / Jap Kamakazi [sic] one second before he hit Essex / Photographer -- C. S.…

[Kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Astoria]
Photograph of kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Astoria (CL-90) during the Battle of Okinawa, circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing next to U.S.S. Astoria (CL-90) / Okinawa…

[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 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).Inscription on negative envelope: "'Japanese suicide heading for C-VL ahead of Essex bow 40 min guns firing, May…

[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing into ocean]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing into the ocean, April 7, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "April 7, 1945 / Jap Kamakazi [sic] crashing next to Essex."
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