Three embroidered recovery patches: a 4 x 5 patch for the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) recovery ship, which retrieved the crew of Apollo 9 in the North Atlantic Ocean on March 13, 1969; a 4-inch diameter patch for TF-140, the Atlantic Recovery Force under control of the Atlantic Recovery Control Center (RCCA) based at Norfolk, Virginia; and a 4.75 x 5.25 patch for TF-130, the Pacific Recovery Force under control of the Pacific Recovery Control Center (RCCP) based at Kunai, Hawaii. In overall fine condition. From the personal collection of Paul Kruppenbacher, a member of the NASA Houston Landing and Recovery Division who trained Apollo astronauts in water recovery procedures and was deployed on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for crew and spacecraft recovery operations.
