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[USS Essex under attack by kamikaze aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) under attack by kamikaze aircraft, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Essex fighting off Jap Kamakazis [sic], 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyush[sic]. Taken from USS Astoria."Caption on album page: "Essex with full deck of planes fighting off Jap kamakazi [sic] attack. U.S.S. Astoria in foreground.…

[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45 -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Taken from USS Astoria."Caption on album page: "Kamakazi [sic] diving on Essex, 3-19-45, 150 miles E. of Kyushu. Picture taken from USS Astoria, CL-90."Part of a…

[Navy servicemen with Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen with a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (fuselage number 35) and a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft (tail number 3842, tail code NL), circa 1978. Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.

[Merchant Marines and Navy servicemen after their liberation from Shamshuipo internment camp] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy servicemen after their liberation from the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kunming Air Base, China, circa 1940s. The tail of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 315854) is visible behind them. Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater--Merchant Marine and Navy men recently liberated from Shamshuipo camp, Kowloon,…

[Aircraft at Kadena Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft of the USS Essex (CV-9) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, circa 1944-1945. Caption on album page: "Essex planes -- Kadena Airstrip."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.

[Mechanics with unidentified aircraft] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy mechanics with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "The mechanics / E17."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.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945. The cockpit canopy is open and the pilot is about to drop a message.Caption on album page: "F6F droping [sic] message."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.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 9) in flight, circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "F6F buzzing Essex."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.

[Aircraft landing on carrier] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft landing on a carrier, circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "Carrier (CV-L) landing planes."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.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 129) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. The aircraft's designation ("Jersey Bounce") is painted near the nose.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.