Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Rock from Robert S. Jennings WW II posting with 56th Aviation Squadron
October 10, 1942
Fresno, California, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This is a rock from Hammer Field, an Army Air Forces training facility in Fresno California with a inscription from Robert S. Jennings to commemorate his posting at Hammer Field with the 56th Aviation Squadron during World War II. The grey rock has handwritten text on one flat side in black ink that reads [Pvt. R.S. Jennings / 56th Avn. Sqdn. / Hammer / Field / Fresno, Cal. / 10/10/42].
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Catalog reference: 2022.91.12