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A purple and gold heart-shaped medal with the likeness of George Washington on the front. The back of the Purple Heart reads "For Military Merit," and the medal hangs from a purple and white ribbon.
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A silver Mess Deck Master at Arms (M.D.M.A.A.) badge from the USS Yorktown with a spread eagle at the top of the badge and an eagle and anchor motif at the center.
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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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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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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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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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Originally a white handkerchief, now brown with age, belonging to Frank Manson.
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The aircraft carriers of World War II were the floating cities of the United States Navy. Everything you could need to care for 3000 men was aboard and conveniently just minutes away from bunks and...
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Explore featured pieces from Patriots Point’s collection of over 37,000 artifacts and archival materials. From sailor art and sports equipment to firearms and flight gear, take a peek into an ever...
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One of the most exciting missions of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) was the retrieval of the Apollo 8 capsule from her Pacific splashdown. Photographer’s mate, Daniel Bernath captured the recovery and...
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What would an aircraft carrier be without its aircraft? In partnership with the National Naval Aviation Museum, the U.S. Army Center for Military History, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and...
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Few positions in the history of World War II have been as highlighted or as celebrated as the pilots who flew in some of the most consequential combat flights of all time. Still, these pilots were...
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Artist. Pilot. Devoted son. A gifted student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Gerald Hennesy was 20 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. A newspaper artist who played piano and...
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A winged skeleton and scythe soaring through the air serves as the fearsome mascot of the “Grim Reapers”. Established in 1942, the US Navy’s Fighting Squadron 10, the Grim Reapers, participated in...
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Elisha Terrill “Smokey” Stover was a World War II flying ace in the Yorktown’s “Fighting 5” Hellcat squadron. After successful missions Midway and Guadalcanal, he was sent by the US Navy to appear on...
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Comprised of African-American, Filipino, Chinese, and foreign national men, the Messman Branch of the US Navy emerged after World War I. In February 1943, the name changed to the Steward Branch with...
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A US Naval aviator during World War II, James B. Cain shot down eight enemy aircraft in combat as a Flying Ace. Cain received the Silver Star for “gallantry in action” as a member of Fighting Squadron...