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[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Taken from USS Astoria."Caption on album page: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45, 150 miles E. of Kyushu. Picture taken from USS Astoria, CL-90."Part of a…
[Task Group 38.3  entering Ulithi]
Photograph of Task Group 38.3, U.S. Navy, entering Ulithi, circa 1943-1945. Identified ships include the USS Washington (BB-56), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), and USS Langley (CV-1).Inscription on verso: " Task Group carriers, battleships, and cruisers entering Ulithi / Washington, Ticonderoga, and Langley in foreground. / C23."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…
[Merchant Marines and Navy servicemen after their liberation from Shamshuipo internment camp]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy servicemen after their liberation from the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kunming Air Base, China, circa 1940s. The tail of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 315854) is visible behind them. Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater--Merchant Marine and Navy men recently liberated from Shamshuipo camp, Kowloon,…
[Douglas DT-5 in flight]
Photograph of a Douglas DT-5 aircraft (fuselage number 5) in flight at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "11188 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Douglas DT-5. 1923 St. Louis Trophy Race."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief…
[Three servicemen]
Photograph of three U.S. Navy servicemen, including C. E Roy (right), circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Union leader x37pi, C.E. Roy. Son Ronald Douglas Roy. Chicago never like this. 13 1/2 h."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
International Air Races, 1923
Document featuring six photographs of the 1923 International Air Races in St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1923. The images depict aircraft during their races.Captions: "International Air Races, 1923. / Navy Douglas Wright Torpedo Plane turning home pylon in Merchants Exchange of St. Louis Trophy Race. / Lt. Schur turning home pylon. / Lt. Schur passing Marting Bomber. / Army Fokker monoplane turning…
[Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, Box One, Folder 7 - Naval Reserve service record, 1940-1946]
Items from Box One, Folder 7 of the Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, circa 1941-1944. Folder contains 35 military documents from Henry B. Christensen's service with the United States Navy during World War II. Includes professional qualifications, beneficiary slips, and other documents related to his service record.
[Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, Box One, Folder 5 - Military personnel documents, 1941-1944]
Items from Box One, Folder 5 of the Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, circa 1941-1944. Folder contains 27 military documents from Henry B. Christensen's service with the United States Navy during World War II. Includes memorandums, orders, course and qualification documents, and travel vouchers.
[Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, Box One, Folder 6 - Military personnel documents, 1941-1944]
Items from Box One, Folder 6 of the Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection, circa 1941-1944. Folder contains 13 military documents from Henry B. Christensen's service with the United States Navy during World War II. Includes transfer orders, memorandums, and correspondence cards.
Divine wind over Okinawa [report]
Report about kamikaze attacks during World War II, originally written as a term paper and featured in the June 1957 issue of the U.S. Naval Institute's "Proceedings". Nine typed pages.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.