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[Ship in typhoon] (Item)

Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "Light cruiser in typhoon -- Dec. 18, 1944."

[USS Borie] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Borie (DD-704), circa 1945. Caption: "Destroyer U.S.S. Borie (DD-704) / Nearest of ships in distance is an anti-aircraft cruiser."

[USS Astoria] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Astoria (CL-90), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "CL-90 / USS Astoria / 1944."

[Japanese ship surrounded by bomb explosions] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese ship surrounded by bomb explosions, Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944.Caption on album page: "Near miss on Jap cruiser / Battle of Philipine [sic] Sea."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.

[Ship caught in typhoon] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy ship caught in a typhoon, December 18, 1944 Inscription on verso: "Brovira #4."Caption on album page: "Cruiser in same typhoon."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.

[Carrier and other ships] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy carrier and other ships, circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "CVL / 1944."Caption on album page: "CVL -- Carrier converted from cruiser hull."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.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat landing on aircraft carrier] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat landing on an aircraft carrier, 1944. Other ships are visible in the background.Caption: "Hellcat (F6F) about to land on CVL (carrier converted from cruiser hull) / Southwest Pacific -- 1944."

[Kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Astoria] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Astoria (CL-90), 1945. Caption: "Jap kamakazi [sic] crashes close to U.S.S. Astoria / Battle for Okinawa."

[Ship in typhoon] (Item)

Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "CL in typhoon / Dec. 18, 1944 / Cruiser is Santa Fe, Mobile or Biloxi / From U.S.S. Essex."

[Ambulances and Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of ambulances parked near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft at a South Pacific airfield, 1942-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Health Haven in the Pacific. Wounded fighting men are transferred from American transport planes to ambulances at a landing field on a South Pacific island where the U.S. Navy maintains its Fleet Recreation Center. The men will be nursed back to health on…

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