Apollo Splashdown

President Nixon with Apollo 11 astronauts in hangar deck, surrounded by Navy personnel and press.

Apollo Splashdown This exhibition explores the space programs that flourished after WWII during America’s Space Race with the USSR and culminates with the Apollo 11 and 12 Moon landing which […]

The Richey Collection

Vintage mail envelope from USS Hornet CVA-12 to Munhall, Pennsylvania, flanked by black-and-white photos of a sailor and buildings

The R.E. Richey Collection (Accession No.: 2009.009) Robert Richey of Munhall, Pennsylvania served as a Photographer’s Mate aboard USS Hornet in 1954-1955. He was a prolific letter writer, documenting his […]

Diz Laird

WWII Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft flying over the ocean.

Dean “Diz” Laird Diz was born on February 7, 1921 in Loomis, California. He enlisted in the Navy in January 1942 after Pearl Harbor. On August 11, 1942 he became […]