Title
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to His Mother Dated June 8, 1945
Description
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy, dated June 8, 1945. Letter details his flight departures at 3:30am, his making lieutenant rank, and listening to Japanese broadcasts about the war.
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
Sub-Class Name
Other Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
