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The Legionnaire Degree iteration of the Legit of Merit is a white enameled, five-pointed star with inverse points and red enamel boards. The star resets on green laurel wreath joined by bronze crossed...
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White US Navy cotton jumper with 'WC Gauding' stamped in the waistband. A patch with two black bars and eagle and propeller embroidered on left shoulder indicated a Machinist's Mate, second class...
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U.S. Navy Recruitment Orders from Cleveland, Ohio and a statement from Dwight D. Eisenhower to the soldiers, sailors and airmen of Allied Expeditionary Force at D-Day.
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Article from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "12 Members of Laffey's Crew to be Decorated", October 26, 1945.
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Navy air mail stationery holder with aloha Hawaii Christmas postcard. Marked on the cover as property of Wilbert Gauding.
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Christmas menu from Camp Andrews on Oahu, Hawaii. The menu is dated December 25, 1945.
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Fifty Centavos note, issued by the Japanese Government and later collected by Wilbert Gauding. This piece of currency was used in the Philippines as part of Japan's occupation during World War Two.
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This card certifies that Wilbert Gauding served in the United States Navy during World War II. The card shows Gauding's period of active duty, his service number, his rank, and it bears his signature.
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Photograph of Gerald Hennesy in his US Navy dress uniform.
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Photograph of Gerald Hennesy at an award ceremony that was held aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) following the end of World War II.
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This pamphlet covers the service history of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during World War II and features some handwritten comments in the margins of the document. Most likely Gerald Hennesy left the...
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A Blood Chit with instruction translations into French, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Laotian.
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Republic of China blood chit from the collection of Gerald Hennesy.
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Aviator's Flight Log book from the collection of Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy. Contains flight log records from May 1942 to October 1944. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a...
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Aviator's Flight Log book from the collection of Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy. Contains flight log records from November 1944 to June 1950. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into...
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Aviator's Flight Log book from the collection of Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy. Contains flight log records from August 1950 to October 1958, with his last flight taken June 2021. A selection of pages...
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Lieutenant Gerald Hennesy's aviator notebook containing settings for flight equipment, navigation, instrument use and emergency landing procedures. Contains handwritten notes about Light Signals. A...
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Letter from Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy postmarked April 19, 1945. Letter details his life on the ship and a poem. Three page letter and envelope.
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A letter from Gerald Hennesy to his mother dated May 10. The letter recounts everyday life aboard a late war aircraft carrier and mentions the ongoing bombing campaign against the Japanese home...
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Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy dated May 12, 1945. Letter describes food service on the on the transport ship USS Makassar Strait to the Pacific where Air Group 88 was...