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[servicemen W. M. Driscoll and V. P. Quick with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen W. M. Driscoll and V. P. Quick with an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "W. M. Driscoll, Dorchester / Both pilot and gunner were shot down and lost the day after this picture was taken."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…
[Pilot V. P. Quirk seated in cockpit of unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot V. P. Quirk seated in the cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "V. P. Quirk, S. Boston." Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.
[David McCampbell in Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…
[John Lynch on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot John Lynch on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "John Lynch."