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Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy, dated September 23, 1945. Letter details Hennessy's view of Japan just after the end of World War II as part of US occupation. The...
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A letter from Gerald Hennesy to his mother dated December 2, 1944. The letter discusses life aboard an escort carrier and Henessy's experience enduring rough seas.
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Black and white studio portrait of then Commander James H. Flatley, Jr in his dress whites uniform.
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Photograph of James H. Flatley Jr. while he attended the US Naval Academy in Maryland. Flatley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929.
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Group photo, including Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher (middle front row), Arleigh Burke (fourth from left), and Jimmy Flatley (third from left), on the deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), May 12, 1945.
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Photograph of Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5) on an unidentified aircraft carrier. Jimmy Flatley can be seen on the second row, 3rd from the left. Leslie Gehres can be seen holding the squadron insignia...
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Photograph of Jimmy Flatley with Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5) in a Grumman FF-1 biplane in 1933.
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Photograph of Jimmy Flatley in the cockpit of his F4F-4 Wildcat. Six decals representing Flatley's confirmed kills can be seen on the plane's kill board.
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Photograph of Commander James Flatley sitting in the cockpit of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Flatley was the first Commander of Air Group Five.
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Photograph of James H. Flatley Jr. standing on wing of an F6F-5 Hellcat on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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Photograph of Lt. Commander James H. Flatley Jr. receiving a ceremonial cake from Captain 'Jocko' Clark following the first landing on USS Yorktown (CV-10), 6 May 1943.
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Photograph of Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10), also known as The Grim Reapers squadron. Squadron members are seen standing and seated in front of a banner with the squadron's motto, "The Grim Reapers...
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Photograph of the Grim Reapers, Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10) on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), December 1942. From left to right, Front row: Leder, Feightner, Coalson, Kona, Flatley...
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A sketch of the "Grim Reapers" insignia undergoing the pilot's 20 Hour Check.
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A drawing of the "Grim Reaper" chasing a caricatured Japanese officer with the squadron's catchphrase, "Mow 'Em Down" written below the scene.
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Concept sketches depicting the "Grim Reaper" mascot for Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10).
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Photograph of five men and James Flatley (middle right) in working khakis in front of the "Grim Reapers Mow 'Em Dow" VF-10 emblem.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book I for James Flatley, Ensign, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book II for James Flatley, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book III for James Flatley, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.