Luis María Benítez space memorabilia collection

Item: Prayer of the Apollo 14 Recovery signed by chaplain Cecil R. Threadgill
Size: 18.4 x 26.6 cm.

Description: Cecil Raymond Threadgill (June 15, 1925 - August 9, 2007) was a minister, counselor. Ordained to ministry Southern Baptist Convention, 1946; licensed professional counselor, Oklahoma, Texas. Decorated Purple Heart. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (clinical). He was the chaplain aboad the USS New Orleans (LPH 11) during the Apollo 14 recovery mission, offering prayer during the ceremony.

Sources:

Cecil Raymond Threadgill (Prabook)

History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, Volume 2, by H. Lawrence Martin, 1984.