Title
Flight Jacket Patch of Gerald Hennesy
Description
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 the center. The wings and tag which reads 'G.C. Hennesy Lt. (JG) USNR' are debossed in gold foil.
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 #
2023.33
