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[Ship in typhoon]
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."
[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.
[Servicemen directing Douglas SBD Dauntless on deck of USS Chenango]
Photograph of two servicemen directing a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft on the deck of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.
[Ambulances and Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
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…
[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.Inscription on verso: "FCL top row, 3rd from left."
[Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Astoria]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Astoria (CL-90) during the Okinawa Campaign, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Kamikaze crashes next to USS Astoria (CL-90) / Okinawa Campaign."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 kamikaze aircraft crashing near USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crashing near the USS Essex (CV-9), March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing off Essex port bow -- 150 miles E. of Kyushu -- Mar. 19, 1945. Picture taken from USS Astoria."Caption on album page: "Kamakazi [sic] crashing off Essex port bow as seen from Astoria. Smoke around Essex is…
[USS Essex surrounded by smoke from antiaircraft guns]
Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) surrounded by smoke from its antiaircraft guns, March 19, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Astoria (CL-90).Inscription on verso: "Essex partially obscured by smoke from its AA guns, 3-19-45, 150 miles from E. of Kyushu. Note plane taking off. Pic taken from USS Astoria, H. Schnipper, photographer / H28."Caption on album page: "Essex under attack and…
[USS Essex under attack by kamikaze aircraft]
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]
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…