Name/Title
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to His Mother Dated June 22, 1945Scope and Content
Letter from Lt. Gerald Hennesy to his mother, Frances Hennesy, dated June 22, 1945. Letter details shore leave, and some fellow aviators on board with him.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
