Title

Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to His Sister Dated June 29, 1945

Description

Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his sister, Shirley Hennesy, dated June 29, 1945. Letter details shore leave, exploring a nearby town on the island, and his free time on the USS Yorktown. The sensitive language used in the letter is indicative of a different period of American history when derogatory terms for minorities was commonplace.

Collection

Gerald Hennesy Collection

Context

As a F4U Corsair fighter-bomber pilot in the Pacific, Gerald Hennesy flew almost 100 missions off the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10). He received the Air Medal for downing an enemy aircraft during a rescue mission for one of his fellow pilots.

Accession #

2022.0014

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Secondary Object Name

Letter

Primary Object Name

Correspondence

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