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White plastic identification pin with black face. Carved in is "MENNELLA." The pin is secured on back with two butterfly pins mounted on a metal bar.

A laminated pink paper identification badge for Officer Mennella of the USS Kitty Hawk, CVA-63. The badge reads "USS / KITTY HAWK / CVA-63" at the top. There is a black circle in the middle, with an internal boarder which looks like a chain, and 1011…

Silver metal dog tag on short chain. Tag reads: "MENELLA, B. E. / [number] USNR / ROM CATH AB POS."

Silver metal dog tag on long chain. Tag reads: "MENNELLA, B. E. / [number] USNR / ROM CATCH AB POS."

Oblique aerial photograph of a large smoke cloud over an unidentified area of Vietnam, circa 1969-1972.

Oblique aerial photograph of a large smoke cloud over an unidentified area of Vietnam, circa 1969-1972.

Booklet, "Summer of '72," circa 1972. Handmade, 48-page booklet that contains inside jokes related to a Vietnam War-era combat tour of the United States Navy. Includes comics featuring Joe Cool (one of Snoopy's alter egos), song lyrics, and…

Photograph of Bruce Mennella on the deck of an aircraft carrier, likely the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972. Several McDonnell F-4 Phantom II aircraft are visible in the background.

Photograph of Bruce Mennella and his wife, Louise A. Mennella, circa 1969-1972.

Photograph of Bruce Mennella, circa 1969-1972.