Name/Title
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his Mother Dated September 6, 1945Scope and Content
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy, dated September 6, 1945. Letter details Hennesy's flights over Tokyo, dropping supplies to POW camps in Japan, a pilot's return from a Japanese held airbase, and other information about the ship including revealing the name, USS Yorktown. Letter includes three photos of Hennesy on shore leave.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.Collection
Gerald Hennesy CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2022.0014Source or Donor
Theresa HennesyAcquisition Method
DonationUpdate Date
July 31, 2024
