[USS Essex under attack by kamikaze aircraft]

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) under attack by kamikaze aircraft, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).

Inscription on verso: "Essex fighting off Jap Kamakazis [sic], 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyush[sic]. Taken from USS Astoria."

Caption on album page: "Essex with full deck of planes fighting off Jap kamakazi [sic] attack. U.S.S. Astoria in foreground. 3-19-1945."

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.