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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 Enterprise (CV-6) on fire while a destroyer investigates items in the water, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / Enterprise burning / DD investigating 2 objects in…

Photograph of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) under attack, May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9), with the ship's guns in the foreground.Inscription on verso: "5-14-45 / CV6 and CV9."Caption on album page: "Enterprise (CV-6) under…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, circa November 25, 1944. A serviceman is working to extinguish the flames. The USS Langley (CVL-27) is visible in the background.Caption on album page: "Essex --…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) and USS Massachusetts (BB-59) sailing home to the United States, September 3, 1945. Caption on album page: "Essex and Massachusetts heading home -- 3 Sept. 1945."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

Composite photograph depicting the USS Essex (CV-9) being hit by a kamikaze aircraft, November 25, 1944. The verso inscription notes that the images were taken from the USS Ticonderoga.Inscription: "Nov. 25, 1944 / Essex hit by kamakazi [sic] /…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex in drydock -- Bremerton Navy Yard / Fall 1945 / D22."Caption on album page: "Essex in drydock --…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex in drydock / D21."Caption on album page: "Essex in drydock."Part of a disassembled album containing…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) surrounded by smoke from its antiaircraft guns, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Essex partially obscured by smoke from its AA guns, 3-19-45, 150 miles from E.…

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) under attack by Japanese forces, circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "Essex under seige [sic] -- Okinawa."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…