Essex (Aircraft carrier)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1942-1969 (decommissioned)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cable, David -- oral history interview, 2017 September 28
File
Interview Summary
United States Navy veteran David “Dave” Cable is interviewed about his military service during the Vietnam War. He discusses his military career during the 1960s and 1970s and describes his experiences as a naval aviator, including his time with Navy Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Topics discussed include his personal background, his experiences with the Grumman A-6A Intruder and other aircraft, his aerial bombing missions over North Vietnam, and his...
Lloyd R. Lyckman Photographs and Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-430
Abstract
Lloyd R. Lyckman (1914-1993) was a Staff Sergeant with Army Air Forces 158th and 72nd Liaison Squadrons during World War II and post-war in Japan. The collection contains photographs, assorted manuscripts, maps and printed ephemera related to his training and military service in Japan.
Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-10-A
Contents of the Collection
The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection contains primarily visual materials and a small number of textual documents created or acquired by Madden during his time as a Navy photographer while aboard the USS Essex during World War II. The materials date from the 1930s to 1995, but the bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Madden while stationed in the Pacific Theater from 1943-1945. The original organization of materials was...
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