Name/Title
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to His Mother Dated July 25, 1945Scope and Content
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy, dated July 25, 1945. Letter details receiving a care package from home, waiting in the ready room to fly, and life on the ship.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
