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Gene Cernan's custom-made baseball cap worn onboard the USS Princeton after Apollo 10 recovery, signed under the bill in black felt tip, "Worn on Recovery Ship, Apollo X, From My Personal Collection, Gene Cernan." The black wool cap by Harvard Sports Headwear is custom embroidered in gold, "U.S.S. Princeton, Astronaut Cernan, Apollo 10, with ornate designs on the brim; the rear is customized with his first name, "Gene." Includes three original circa 1969 press photos of Cernan wearing the hat upon recovery, four photos of him with the hat in modern times, and a satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the three Apollo 10 astronauts wearing their custom headwear, signed in blue felt tip, "Proudly wearing our recovery hats on board the U.S.S. Princeton on May 26, 1969, one of the last steps of a great trip, Gene Cernan, Apollo 10." In fine condition.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Cernan, in part: "This is to certify that the accompanying USS Princeton Astronaut Cernan Apollo 10 Recovery Hat was worn by me on the USS Princeton (CV-37) during recovery operations in the Pacific…Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean approximately 400 nautical miles east of American Samoa. We were recovered by the USS Princeton where I was presented with this cap, with gold embroidered bullion on the front and bill and my first name stitched on the back. As per tradition, we were each presented with a personalized hat which I wore while on the carrier as well as subsequent recovery operations including our family reunion trip back to Houston. It is the only such hat that I was presented with and it has remained a treasured part of my personal collection for more than forty-four years."
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