[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]

Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident.

Inscription on verso: "Paul J. Madden & torpedo plane minus port side of tail (sheared off in flight). Only real damage was to photog's head / 12/1/1944."

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.