[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Essex]

Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).

Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Taken from USS Astoria."

Caption on album page: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45, 150 miles E. of Kyushu. Picture taken from USS Astoria, CL-90."

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.