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Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…
Newspaper clipping, "U boats sunk / American destroyers in a series of fights," from an unidentified publication, circa 1916-1918.