[Servicemen folding the wings of Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft]

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen folding the wings of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of Air Group 83, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.

Inscription on verso: "Essex / Folding wings of returning fighter of Air Group 83 / 1945 / A17."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.