[Battle near Okinawa, USS Essex]
Title
[Battle near Okinawa, USS Essex]
Description
Photograph of a battle near Okinawa, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Servicemen manning guns, aircraft, and flak explosions are visible in the scene.
Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / Looking aft from port side, forward / Task group under attack / Off Okinawa."
Date
1945 circa
Subject
Extent
1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in
Format
Language
Rights
Bibliographic Citation
The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight
Identifier
2023-08-10-A_image_074