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Photograph of the three Apollo 8 astronauts walking on the flight deck just after their arrival. From left to right are: Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr., William Anders, and Captain John Fifield.
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Color slide of the Apollo 8 capsule in the hangar bay of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).
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Color slide of the Apollo 8 astronauts inspecting their capsule on the hanger deck of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).
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Photograph of the ABC news crew in front of the Apollo 8 capsule on the hanger deck of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).
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Photograph of astronaut James Lovell Jr. giving some of the celebratory cake to crewmembers of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) following the successful recover of Apollo 8.
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Color slide titled "Astronaut Anders". The slide shows astronaut William "Bill" Anders eating with the Yorktown's crew.
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A photograph of Lieutenant Commander Pierre Grace, USNR.
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This photograph shows members of Air Group Three aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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Ensign E.J. Hauser (middle) of Air Group Three, Rear Admiral Arthur Radford (left) and another sailor celebrates the 17,000th landing on the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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This section of Air Group Three's official history covers their time aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Air Group Three was attached to the USS Yorktown (CV-10) from October 24, 1944, through March 1945
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This letter authorized Pierre Grace to travel from Hawaii back to the West Coast of the United States of America. This letter also references the Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet...
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These items are the air travel related ephemera that Lieutenant Pierre Grace saved as he returned home following his service in World War II.
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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...
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A bronze, Templar cross medal with a four-bladed propeller overtop and sitting on a square made of rays. The reverse is blank, and the medal hangs from a bronze bar. The Ribbon is navy blue with three...
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A bronze, Templar cross medal with laurel and berries interspersed between the arms. The cross has a central design of crossed anchors and the letters 'USN.' The reverse design is a wooden sailing...
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A bronze star medal with a smaller star at the center. The reverse reads "Heroic or Meritorious Achievement." The medal hangs from a red ribbon with three vertical white stripes. The two outer stripes...
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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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Photograph of Wilbert Gauding and his shipmates relaxing at Angle Lake in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Sam Wingrove, Raymond Brennan, Werner Hoopman, Wilbert Gauding, Danny Rusk, Charles Regin.