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.

Size: 9.2x16.5 cm.

Date: 24-07-1969

Description: Signed by Lt. Richard J. Barrett, Lt. George R. Conn, and Curtis E. Hill. Helo number 64 was designated Swim Two and that helicopter was the closest to the command module's splashdown area. The Helo's crew consists of pilot, Lt. Richard J. Barrett of Swannanoa, North Carolina; copilot, Lt. George R. Conn, Imperial Beach, California, Petty Officer 2nd Class Curtis E. Hill, Black Rock, Arkansas, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard B. Seaton, Hibbing, Minnesota. Additional text in pencil: "Frogmen who reached the capsule first". It contains two pieces of paper inside the cover. One with the names of the crewmen, and another one with the following text: "Apollo 11 recovery ship New signed by frogmen that first reached the capsule. Scarce... $8.00"