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80-G-373593 USS ESSEX (CV-9)

USS ESSEX (CV-9)
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Title: USS ESSEX (CV-9)
Caption: Ordnance men with bombs on the flight deck, awaiting the return of the carrier's aircraft from a raid on Marcus Island, 20 May 1944. Two F6F "Hellcat" fighters are overhead.
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Catalog #: 80-G-373593
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sat, May 20, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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