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Essex claims title of Navy's fightingest ship--Aces abound [clipping]
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.
[USS Essex's anchor being lowered after arriving in Puget Sound]
Photograph of the USS Essex's anchor being lowered after arriving in the Puget Sound, Washington, September 13, 1945.Inscription on verso: "Sept. 13, 1945 / Essex's anchor droping [sic] in Puget Sound after 17 months at sea."Caption on album page: "Sept. 13, 1945 -- Essex drops anchor in Puget Sound after 17 months at sea."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…
[USS Essex in drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex in drydock -- Bremerton Navy Yard / Fall 1945 / D22."Caption on album page: "Essex in drydock -- Bremerton Navy Yard -- Fall 1945."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…
[USS Essex in drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex in drydock / D21."Caption on album page: "Essex in drydock."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 on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), September 1945. Balloons are tied to the ship. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken during the Essex's return trip to the Puget Sound.Inscription on verso: "Essex 'going home pennent' [sic] / Sept 1945 / Puget Sound."
[Servicemen on USS Essex ]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, October 1945. The men are identified in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso: "Bremmerton [sic] Navy Yard / USS Essex CV-9 / Oct. 1945 / Top L-R / Ahmsaty, Knickrehon, Geiget, Betterton, DeEmmit / Bottom L-R / Thompson, Jones, Buechner, Blackwell, Barr."