[Servicemen with one of USS Essex's propellors]

Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen with one of the USS Essex's propellors, circa 1945.

Inscription on verso: "Two sailors and one of four Essex propellers / D27."

Caption on album page: "Two sailors and one of four Essex propellers."

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.