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[Servicemen with one of USS Essex's propellors] (Item)

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.

[Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft at Kadena Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 20, 1945. Caption on album page: "Air Group 83 TBM's and F4U's -- Kadena Airstrip, Okinawa 5/20/45."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.

[Servicemen watching Japanese kamikaze aircraft crash near USS Enterprise] (Item)

Photograph of the U.S. Navy servicemen watching a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crash near the USS Enterprise (CV-6), circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Catapult crew of Essex watches kamakazi [sic] crash astern of carrier Enterprise -- 1945 / C12."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

[Servicemen returning to USS Essex via landing craft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen returning to the USS Essex (CV-9) via landing craft, circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "Essex sailors returning to ship via landing craft."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.

[USS Essex after being hit by Japanese kamikaze aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, circa November 25, 1944. A serviceman is working to extinguish the flames. The USS Langley (CVL-27) is visible in the background.Caption on album page: "Essex -- Okinawa campaign."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

[W. Hicks, Paul J. Madden, and Joe Rosenthal on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy photographers W. Hicks and Paul J. Madden (center) and Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal (in glasses) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. Other servicemen are gathered in the background.Caption on album page: "W. Hicks -- P. Madden -- J. Rosenthal / 1944."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft being repositioned on flight deck] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (nose number 305) being repositioned on the flight deck, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Repositioning TBM's / B15."Caption on album page: "Repositioning 'Avenger' torpedo bombers."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

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

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…

[Personnel being transferred from USS Wisconsin to USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of personnel being transferred from the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) to the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "Transfering personal [sic] from Wisconsin to Essex."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.

[V-3-P Division in photography lab] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of the V-3-P Division in the photography lab, USS Essex (CV-9), September 1945. Inscription on verso: "Sept. 1945 / Photo lab."Caption on album page: "Most of V3P Division -- Sept. 1945."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.