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[USS Essex surrounded by smoke from antiaircraft guns] (Item)

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] (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…

[Task Group 38.3 entering Ulithi] (Item)

Photograph of Task Group 38.3, U.S. Navy, entering Ulithi, circa 1943-1945. Identified ships include the USS Washington (BB-56), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), and USS Langley (CV-1).Inscription on verso: " Task Group carriers, battleships, and cruisers entering Ulithi / Washington, Ticonderoga, and Langley in foreground. / C23."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

Divine wind over Okinawa [report] (Item)

Report about kamikaze attacks during World War II, originally written as a term paper and featured in the June 1957 issue of the U.S. Naval Institute's "Proceedings". Nine typed pages.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.

Thirteen carriers cited (chart) (Item)

Chart of Presidential Unit Citations and Navy Unit Commendations issued to U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1946. Includes statistics related to each carrier's actions, including total flights, sorties, ordnance used, enemy aircraft destroyed, ships sunk, aircraft lost, and months in combat.Part of a disassembled album containing…

Carrier USS "Essex" / "Fightingest ship in Navy" (Item)

Typed history of the USS Essex (CV-9) covering its service during World War II, circa 1950s-1990s.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.

AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501 [Navigational chart of Japan and the Mariana Islands] (Item)

Navigational chart titled "AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501," showing Japan and the Mariana Islands, circa October 1944. This chart was used by the 505th Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Forces, during World War II. Inscription: "Mission #22, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 1945, Crew 83-10, 505th Bomb Group." Inscription on verso: "For R. W. Johnson, Dean Mesnard."

[Kamikaze aircraft on collision course with USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft on a collision course with the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944.Inscription on verso: "12:56 pm Nov. 25, 1944 / 100 miles E. of Luzon. / Jap Kamakazi [sic] one second before he hit Essex / Photographer -- C. S. Colwell."Caption on album page: "Jap suicide plane seconds before crashing into Essex flight deck / 1256 / Nov. 25, 1944."Part of a disassembled album…

[Unidentified ship] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified ship, circa 1944-1945.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.