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[Kamikaze aircraft on collision course with USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft on a collision course with the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944.Inscription on verso: "12:56 pm Nov. 25, 1944 / 100 miles E. of Luzon. / Jap Kamakazi [sic] one second before he hit Essex / Photographer -- C. S. Colwell."Caption on album page: "Jap suicide plane seconds before crashing into Essex flight deck / 1256 / Nov. 25, 1944."Part of a disassembled album…

Doug's communique [poem] (Item)

Poem about "Doug's Communique," a military news bulletin on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Caption on album page: "He (Winston) was transfered [sic] from Essex to the U.S.S. Franklin and was killed with hundreds of others when the Franklin was hit by a Jap kamakazi [sic]."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World…

Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound [clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound," from The Honolulu Advertiser, December 3, 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.

The Photographic Laboratory / U.S.S. Essex [humorous drawing] (Item)

Drawing (photographic reproduction) of the photography lab on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Various humorous activities are taking place.Text: "The Photographic Laboratory / U.S.S. Essex / 'A cross section of the busiest lil' ole lab in the fleet."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.

[Stat boards on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of stat boards on the USS Essex (CV-9), August 1945. Stats include number of ships sunk or damaged, aircraft destroyed, and land targets. 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.

[Gas masks and helmets on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of gas masks and helmets on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Turned in gas masks and helmets."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.

[Photographer's mate Paul J. Madden] (Item)

Photograph of photographer's mate Paul J. Madden, circa 1940s. Caption on album page: "Paul Madden -- Photographers Mate, U.S.N. -- 1940-1946."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] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Essex, circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 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.

[Servicemen working on aircraft on hangar deck] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working on aircraft on the hangar deck, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Caption on album page: "Essex / Hanger [sic] deck / A01." 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 with 40mm antiaircraft guns, USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of the U.S. Navy servicemen with 40mm antiaircraft guns, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Essex 40mm gunners." 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.

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