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Photograph of fighter ace Elvin L. Lindsay on the wing of his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of fighter ace Elvin L. Lindsay in the cockpit of his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Lin."

Certificate of Satisfactory Service issued by the U.S. Navy to Lieutenant Commander Elvin L. Lindsay, January 15, 1946. Signed by James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy. Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L.…

Aviator's flight log book for Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1943-1945. 166 pages and three loose pages with handwritten notes. Also includes a newspaper clipping, "To bolster fleet," from an Idaho newspaper, circa 1944-1945. Clipping includes a captioned…

Aviator's flight log book for Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1941-1942. 151 pages.

Oblique aerial photograph of an unidentified facility, Palau, July 26, 1944 Inscription: "110. CV16-2264; 7-26-44; 1730(-10); K17-12"; Alt-Var; Palau; Confidential."

Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, August 4, 1944. Inscription: "16. CV16-2302; 8-4-44; /630(-10); K17-24", T-8000'; Out-6500'; Iwo Jima; Restricted."

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 7 - Photographer circles around to the other side to see what happened aft. Large portion of…

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 6 - The curtain of smoke rises revealing the stricken cruiser, approximately 50 feet of bow…

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 5 - First three fish strike home. Smoke and flame of explosions still hide damage done."Item…