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Photograph of a Vought F4U-1D Corsair aircraft (fuselage desgination 182) taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail code F) taking off from the USS Essex, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of a U.S. Navy photographer on board the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of submarine chaser SC-775, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of the USS Borie (DD-704), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "U.S.S. Borie / DD-704 / 1945."

Photograph of the USS Prichett (DD-561), circa 1944-1945.

Aerial photograph of a harbor being bombed, Hong Kong, January 1945.Inscription on verso: "Hong Kong / Jan. 1945."

Photograph of flak explosions during a battle at sea, May 14, 1945. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9) while 100 miles east of Kyushu, Japan.Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / About 100 miles E. of…

Photograph of an aircraft landing on a ship, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen watching a ship under attack, circa 1944-1945.