Honorary sheriff’s badge presented to Deke Slayton by the Galveston Police Department of Galveston, Texas, 2″ x 1.75″, featuring the Texas ‘Lone Star’ between engraved text, “Galveston, Sheriff, Dept.,” with lower scroll inscribed: “D. K. ‘Deke’ Slayton.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Slayton’s step-daughter, who notes that the badge “was presented to Deke in the early days of the Mercury space program.”
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