[USS Bataan under attack]

Photograph of the USS Bataan (CVL-29) under attack, April 17, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).

Inscription on verso: "4-17-45 / Bataan CVL."

Caption on album page: "Near miss on Bataan, Essex in foreground."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.