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Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot V. P. Quirk seated in the cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "V. P. Quirk, S. Boston." Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen W. M. Driscoll and V. P. Quick with an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "W. M. Driscoll, Dorchester / Both pilot and gunner were shot down and lost the day after this…

Photograph of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft preparing to be catapulted, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "Ship turning into the wind to catapult plans [planes]."Caption on album page: "Ship turning into the wind to…

Photograph of two Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight, circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "SB2C dive bombers in flight / D34"Caption on album page: "SB2C dive bombers in flight."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to…

Photograph of a collision between a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 180) and a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (fuselage number 183), USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / AG-83 F4U crash landing / Plane…

Photograph of the starboard side of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1944 / Starboard side."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II,…

Photograph of the USS Cotten (DD-669), circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "USS Cotton [sic] / One of 20 destroyers in each Task Group / C21." Caption on album page: "USS Cotten (DD-669)." Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to…

Photograph of the USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "1945 / DD-703 / USS Lind / H01."Caption on album page: "USS Wallace Lind (DD-703)."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service…

Photograph of the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "1945 / H02."Caption on album page: "USS Wisconsin (DD-64) as seen from Essex."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

Photograph of a lookout watching the skies, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Ships lookouts were sometimes better than the radar."Caption on album page: "Essex lookout."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…