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Thirteen carriers cited (chart) (Item)

Chart of Presidential Unit Citations and Navy Unit Commendations issued to U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1946. Includes statistics related to each carrier's actions, including total flights, sorties, ordnance used, enemy aircraft destroyed, ships sunk, aircraft lost, and months in combat.Part of a disassembled album containing…

Carrier USS "Essex" / "Fightingest ship in Navy" (Item)

Typed history of the USS Essex (CV-9) covering its service during World War II, circa 1950s-1990s.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.

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.

United States Navy forces at Iwo Jima (Item)

Document listing the U.S. Navy forces at the Battle of Iwo Jima, circa 1945. Lists logistics support, Task Forces, and Task Groups.Inscription on first page: "D-Day : Feb. 19, 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.

[Page from The Dirigible newsletter, circa June 1919] (Item)

Page from The Dirigible, unidentified issue, circa 1919. The Dirigible, later renamed The Daily Zepp, was the onboard newsletter for the USS Zeppelin, a passenger liner that was converted to an American troop transport after the end of World War I. Newsletter was created by and for American soldiers who were returning home on the ship. One (1) typed page. Inscription on verso: "For Mary. These…

[Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 20, 1945] (Item)

Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 24, 1945. Summarizes actions taken by the USS Essex (CV-9) during the Okinawa campaign in May 1945. Paul J. Madden is listed as the cameraman in the document.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.

[Thanksgiving menu from RMS Aurania, November 1917] (Item)

Thanksgiving menu from the RMS Aurania of the Cunard Line, November 1917.Inscription: "Belfast Harbor. Not a bad handout."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Dinner menu from the Duca d'Aosta, February 1919] (Item)

Dinner menu from the Duca d'Aosta, February 1919. Includes a list of news items. Four pages.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Pages from The Dirigible newsletter, circa June 1919] (Item)

Pages from The Dirigible, unidentified issue, circa June 1919. The Dirigible, later renamed The Daily Zepp, was the onboard newsletter for the USS Zeppelin, a passenger liner that was converted to an American troop transport after the end of World War I. Newsletter was created by and for American soldiers who were returning home on the ship. Two (2) typed pages.

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