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[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being prepped for launch] (Item)

Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 172) being prepped for launch, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Caption on album page: "Launching F4Us."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.

[Servicemen and aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen and aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1944 / 46."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.

U.S. destroyer off Sicily (Item)

Photograph of a United States Navy serviceman on the deck of a destroyer as the ship approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. On the right is a dual-purpose artillery gun.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. destroyer off Sicily. Licata, Sicily, comes within gun range of an American destroyer during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. A U.S. Navy observer stands next to a…

U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings on Sicily (Item)

Photograph of a United States Navy observer using a radio to report on the progress of the Allied beach landing in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. A landing craft approaching the Sicilian coast is visible in the background.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings on Sicily. An observer on a U.S. ship (left foreground) gives details of the progress of the Allied invasion…

U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily (Item)

Photograph of a United States Navy observer watching the Allied invasion fleet as it approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. A helmeted U.S. Navy observer stands aboard a warship ready to report by telephone to a control center as ships of the Allied invasion fleet (background) pass by in close formation on the way to…

[Paul J. Madden operating cameras on target-towing ship] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Paul J. Madden operating cameras on a target-towing ship, Alaska, circa 1942. Inscription on verso: "Alaska -- 1942 / M19."Caption on album page: "P.J.M. and camera used for recording gunnery practice. Picture taken on sea-going tug somewhere in the Aleutian Islands area 1942, when a member of the Pacific Fleet Camera Party."Part of a disassembled album…

[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.

[Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft at Kadena Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 20, 1945. Caption on album page: "Air Group 83 TBM's and F4U's -- Kadena Airstrip, Okinawa 5/20/45."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 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.