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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."

[Servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen respotting Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Copy negative of print.Caption on envelope: "Respotting SB2Cs / Essex -- 1944."

[Servicemen working with capsized target sled]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working with a capsized target sled, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, circa 1942-1943.Caption on envelope: "Aleutians -- aboard target towing destroyer / minesweep target sled capsized, 1942."Inscription on accompanying…

[Photographers working with camera, USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy photographers working with a camera, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption on envelope: "Photographers at work."

[Navy ship]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy ship, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9). Copy negative from a print.Caption on envelope: "Essex, 1945."

[Servicemen and clouds of smoke on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen and clouds of smoke on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Copy negative from a print.Caption on envelope: "Essex, 1945."

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident. Caption on envelope: "Untitled."

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident. Caption on envelope: "Untitled."

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic]…

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic]…
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