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Photograph of the USS Cassin Young (DD-793), 1944. Caption: "U.S.S. Cassin Young (DD-793) / S,W. Pacific, 1944."

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Craven-class destroyer built in 1935 by Bethleham [Bethlehem] Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA. Picture taken in Pacific in 1944."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (nose number 411) landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Caption: "Avenger (torpedo bomber) landing on Essex 1944."

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380), circa 1944.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Built in Quincy, Mass., mid 1930's."

Photographic portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen with a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, March 1944. The men are identified in inscriptions on the front and verso.

Photograph of a Japanese ship surrounded by bomb explosions, Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944.Caption on album page: "Near miss on Jap cruiser / Battle of Philipine [sic] Sea."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…

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…

Photograph of U.S. Navy General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (fuselage designations 7, 13, 16, 8) in flight, Guam, July 1944.Inscription on verso: "D-Day Guam / July 1944 / Torpedo planes from Essex / Guam in background / D32."Caption on album page:…

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."

Photographs (two, taped together) of ships in a harbor, Saipan, July 28, 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex spent one day here to load bombs / I18."Inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Cabana / July 28, 1944 / I19."Stamped on verso: "[crossed out: 'Tincan']…