[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Essex]

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

Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing off Essex port bow -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Mar. 19, 1945. Picture taken from USS Astoria."

Caption on album page: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing off Essex port bow as seen from Astoria. Smoke around Essex is from its anti-aircraft guns. 3-19-45. Low cloud cover is to the enemy's advantage."

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.