Theodore C. Freeman's deputy sheriff badge issued by Harris County, Texas, engraved with his name on the lower tablet, "Ted C. Freeman," plus his laminated double-sided "Certificate of Deputation" ID card, issued on April 4, 1964, signed at the conclusion by Sheriff C. V. Buster Kern of Harris County. The reverse of the card features a photo of Freeman with his personal information and address, along with a fountain pen signature, "Theodore C. Freeman" (not seen due to mounting, but an image of the card's reverse is affixed to the frame's backing). Mounted, matted, and framed together with a NASA patch to an overall size of 14 x 18. In fine condition, with scratching to the frame and Plexiglas only. Freeman was named as part of NASA Astronaut Group 3 in October 1963, deputized by Harris County in April 1964, and killed in a T-38 jet crash just six months later in October 1964. Harris's county seat is Houston, home to NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center. A unique and desirable pairing of a fallen astronaut's personal effects.
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