Hold it.  USS ESSEX CV9

This website is in honor of the USS Essex CV9, and

the airmen  that served  in her during  the War in  the

Pacific from 1943 to 1945. Here you will find Hellcat

aces,  Helldiver pilots, and their gunners, and winners

of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and

the Medal of Honor.

Essex won 13 Battlestars. The most of any ship in the

Essex class. This is a tribute to all who served in the

"Fightingest Ship in the fleet"

 Welcome USS ESSEX CV9 Aboard

The Fighter Pilots

Bomber Pilots and Crews

Avenger Pilots and Crews

The ESSEX ACES

The Aircraft flown

USS Essex History

Essex At War

The Fast Carriers

YAMATO

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Battle of Leyte Gulf

KAMIKAZE

Fighting VF9

AirGroup 15

VB15 History

AirGroup 83

VT 83 History 

Fighting VF83

WWII KIA

VT15 Log, May 1944 

SEA DEVIL Rescues Pilots

USS ESSEX BUCCANEER

Letter from a British POW

Leyte Gulf 1944, Torpedo Run

Essex Photo Gallery

NavSource Images 

The Essex Library

Website Index

WebSite Map

The Links Page

View The Essex Guestbook   Sign the Guestbook

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The Essex Combat Aircrew aboard Yorktown

 CAC Wings  Enlisted Combat Aircrewmen Roll of Honor  

Pilot's and Aircrewmen's Stories of War in the Pacific

CAC Wings The War Diary of Bombing 15 Gunner, Jack Miller, ARM1/c
wings   A WWII F6F Navy Fighter Pilot in the Pacific. 
CAC Wings   A VT9 Turret Gunner, Eight Strikes in the Pacific  

wings     Rescue from a South Pacific Island

CAC Wings       John Montgomery, Shotdown in the Pacific

wings A link to:  Wally's War  Glen Wallace's War Diary  

A link to: War Diary of Marine Squadrons VMF124 -VMF213 

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Korean War
  USS Essex Korean Conflict Combat Action Reports  

 The Reality Behind the Bridges of Toko-Ri  

 F2H Banshee Crashes Aboard Essex 1951

  USS Essex Korean War Killed in Action  

USS Essex Korean Photo Gallery

  The USS ESSEX ASSOCIATION    

Reunion Information

USS ESSEX 37th Annual Reunion

Johnson City, Tennessee - September  11 to September 17, 2006

 Talk about the reunion, ask about old friends, or just say Hi  

Add Your Message here: Discuss ESSEX REUNION 

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Website Splash Page, and Acknowledgements to those who have helped with this Site

Grunt Award Military World Award Military World Top Honor Award

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This website last updated December 10, 2005

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