Photograph of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, in flight over ships, July 15, 1945.Caption: "TBM's of AG-83, returning to Essex, fly over two destroyer pickets off N. Honshu -- 7-15-45."
Photograph of a Japanese hospital ship, August 1945. The image was taken from an aircraft in flight.Inscription on verso: "Jap hospital ship / Aug 45."
Oblique aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945. An aircraft in flight is visible in the scene.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo -- Aug. 45."
Photograph of Paul J. Madden (right) and another U.S. Navy serviceman standing in front of an American flag, USS Essex (CV-9), August 1945.Inscription on verso: "1945 / CV-9."
Photograph of Paul J. Madden (right) and another U.S. Navy serviceman standing in front of an American flag, USS Essex (CV-9), August 1945.Inscription on verso: "As the Essex's victory ensign waves proudly in the background -- any old salt persuades…