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[Aircraft landing on ship]
Photograph of an aircraft landing on a ship, circa 1944-1945.

[Aircraft landing on ship]
Photograph of an aircraft landing on a ship, circa 1944-1945.

[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft in the foreground are Grumman F6F Hellcats. Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck."

[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."

[Aircraft on the USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Battle near Okinawa, USS Essex]
Photograph of a battle near Okinawa, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Servicemen manning guns, aircraft, and flak explosions are visible in the scene.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / Looking aft from port side, forward / Task group under attack /…

[Beach scene in Enewetak Atoll]
Photograph of a beach scene in the Enewetak Atoll, July 1944. Ships are visible in the distance.Inscription on verso: "Enewetok [sic]. "Caption on album page: "Eniwetok [sic] Atoll, Marshall Islands, July 1944."Part of a disassembled album containing…

[Beach scene in Enewetak Atoll]
Photograph of a beach scene in the Enewetak Atoll, July 1944. Ships are visible in the distance.Caption on envelope: "Beach + fleet at Enewetak [sic], July 1944."

[bomb dropped over Manila, Philippines]
Aerial photograph of a bomb dropped by a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft over Manila, Philippines, circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "2000 lb bomb as it leaves bomb bay of Essex torpedo plane an [sic] heads (we hope) for Jap target /…

[Captain Carlos W. Wieber and other servicemen drinking beverages]
Photograph of Captain Carlos W. Wieber (second from left) and other servicemen drinking beverages, Mogmog Island, Ulithi, circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "Capt. Wieber and friends." Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to…
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