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Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Caption: "Feb. 12, 1945 -- Day of first carrier strikes…

Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 46) about to be dropped overboard, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "'Tilley' on #2 elevator will drop damaged F6F over side. Essex -- 1944."

Photograph of the USS Prichett (DD-561), 1944. Caption: "Fletcher-class destroyer U.S.S. Prichett / Pacific -- 1944."

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

Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "Light cruiser in typhoon -- Dec. 18, 1944."

Photograph of Paul J. Madden (center) and other U.S. Navy servicemen, Washington State, October 1945.Inscription on verso: "Oct. 1945 / Washington -- Fall 1945."

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] /…

Christmas card (photographic print) featuring portraits of U.S. Navy service members, circa 1943-1945. Caption: "Merry Christmas from the Photo Lab N.A.S.-N.A.T.B. Pensacola, Florida."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman giving something to Paul J. Madden, circa 1943-1945.

Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Paul J. Madden on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "PJM / 1944."