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This request form shows the awards and medals that James B. Cain was entitled to following his retirement from the United States Navy.
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This photograph shows Arthur Beaumont presenting Captain Cain his painting entitled "Nuclear Age". This painting shows the USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), USS Long Beach (CGN-9), and USS Enterprise (CVN-65)...
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Compass rose shaped bronze medal with a fleur-de-lis at the top. Medal depicts a diving eagle volant holding a lightening bolt in each set of talons. Ribbon has two golden yellow vertical stripes on a...
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World War II era US Naval Aviator wings pin issued to Gerald Hennesy. Pin is a set of spread, feathered wings with a shield and anchor with intertwined rope in the center. Single fastener on the back...
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The USS Laffey is scheduled to depart the Patriots Point complex at 0715 tomorrow morning. Look for pictures and video of her departure in future posts this week.
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World War II era US Naval Aviator flight jacket name patch issued to Gerald Hennesy. Brown leather patch is a set of spread, feathered wings with a shield and fouled anchor with intertwined rope in...
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World War II era US Navy dog tag is made of a rounded metal with two holes punched out of either side. One side has a beaded chain with clasp attached. Info stamped on the metal details Gerald Hennesy...
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Five medals arranged in order and sewn together by Gerald Hennesy to preserve as such, with two pin backings attached. Left to right: 1)US Naval Reserve Medal Bronze medal depicting an eagle with...
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An amber, two fluid ounce bottle of brandy with brown paper label. The label conveys that the brandy was bottled in California under Federal government contract for the war effort.
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A leather fighter squadron two (VF-2) patch. The patch has black background with a red Chief Petty Officer rate with an eagle perched on top of the chevron. The motto "Adorimini" appears in scrollwork...
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A brown and black lacquered wood zulu-style pipe used by James H. Flatley, Jr.
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A round, woolen patch for the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia. The patch has a white background with red lettering, blue accents, and a gold and blue fouled anchor at the center.
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A round, cloth patch with insignia for the USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) and the motto "Excelsior". The patch shows an eagle spread overtop the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain on a blue background...
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A round, cloth patch for fighter squadron two (VF-2). The patch has silver background with a gold Chief Petty Officer rate and an eagle perched on top of the chevron. The motto "Adorimini" appears in...
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Former crew members, Patriots Point staff and the news media were on hand earlier this morning to watch the departure of USS Laffey to Detyen's Shipyard. Exactly at 0715, Laffey began to ease out of...
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A hexagonal bronze medal with a spread eagle holding three arrows in its talons and a shielding covering the body. The reverse has a small laurel branch at the bottom and reads "For Military Merit."...
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A round, bronze medal with a wave pattern border around the outside. The central design is of an eagle holding arrows and laurels surrounded by the words "United States of America - Navy" on blue...
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A bronze, compass rose medal featuring a diving eagle with lightning bolts in its talons. The medal has a fleur-de-lis at the top and no markings on the reverse. The medal hangs from a blue ribbon...