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Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen relaxing on Mogmog Island, Ulithi, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Mog Mog."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen and Joe Rosenthal (left, wearing glasses) playing cards in the photo lab, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Rosenthal was the Associated Press photographer who took "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." The others are…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen reading books on the flight deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "Readers on flight deck."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the…

Photograph of U.S. Navy photographers on the USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "Photographers confering [sic]."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

Photograph of the USS Washington (BB-56), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "USS Washington / BB-56 / 1944."Caption on album page: "U.S.S. Washington, BB-56."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with…

Photograph of servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. The inscription notes that they are waiting for aircraft to return.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Waiting for planes to return."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

Photograph of a lookout watching the skies, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Ships lookouts were sometimes better than the radar."Caption on album page: "Essex lookout."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

Photograph of the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "1945 / H02."Caption on album page: "USS Wisconsin (DD-64) as seen from Essex."Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

Photograph of the USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "1945 / DD-703 / USS Lind / H01."Caption on album page: "USS Wallace Lind (DD-703)."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service…

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…