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Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "F6F landing on Essex -- 1944 / D04."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft is broken in half just past the cockpit.Inscription on verso: "Essex / AG-15 / Fractured fighter."Part of a disassembled album containing…

Photograph of 5-inch guns in action, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "5-inch gun mounts in action."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 guns firing on Japanese forces, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Guns fireing [sic] at Japs / B04."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

Photograph of General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft of Air Group 83 in flight, circa 1944-1945Caption on album page: "Torpedo bombers of AG-83 are identified by destroyer 'pickets' miles from carrier group as the planes return from strike against the…

Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat about to be dropped overboard, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Preparing to give damaged F6F the 'Deep Six.'"Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft slipping off the edge of the USS Essex (CV-9) during bad weather, circa January 1945. Inscription on verso: "F4U slipping over edge of flight deck / Weather is bad & gunnery dept. is in condition one. / Jan.…

Photograph of a landing signal officer waving off a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Inscription on verso: "Essex / F6F wave off / C06." Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with…

Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 228, tail code F) in flight, circa 1945. The caption verso notes that this image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9) after the aircraft was waved off.Inscription on verso: "Essex --…

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Caption on album page: "USS Gridley (DD-380) on Essex port beam."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…