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[Servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Caption: "Feb. 12, 1945 -- Day of first carrier strikes on Tokyo."

[USS Gridley alongside USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Craven-class destroyer built in 1935 by Bethleham [Bethlehem] Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA. Picture taken in Pacific in 1944."

Essex repelling attack - Okinawa, 1945 (Item)

Photograph (reproduction of photomechanical print) of U.S. Navy servicemen manning battle stations on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945.Caption: "Essex repelling attack -- Okinawa, 1945."

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.

[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.

[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 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 on shore leave in Tacloban, Philippines] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen on shore leave in Tacloban, Philippines, June 1945. Caption on album page: "June 1945. Essex sailors going ashore for a few hours relaxation. Tacloban, Leyte, P.I."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.

[Japanese prisoners of war on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Caption on album page: "Jap prisoners aboard Essex. The [sic] were crew of a Jap picket boat sunk by one of our destroyers off Honshu area."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II,…

[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.