Photo taken on the Essex flight deck of A/C # 136778 and myself in May of 1964 ,we were just out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard on shakedown in Gitmo after that wild storm in Dec of 63.that we lost the mast on.

The following shot was taken in 1963 after we transited the Suez Canal we picked up Arab Dignitaries in Jidda and proceeded into the Red Sea For a fire power demo. as part of Seato Regards Joseph Maxwell

The following shot was taken in1963 on a Seato cruise as we were pulling into Aden this fellow fell overboard and was thrown a line 

The following shot was taken after we docked in Copenhagen Denmark

The attached photo was taken from the Cod plane as we passed over Essex to make one approach for a landing .It was taken in may of 1964 ,we had just taken off from Gitmo to meet the ship

Ships Patch bought at the ships store

From New Years Eve 1961 or 1962