Gene participated in the recovery of L. Gordon Cooper and his Faith-7 capsule,
the last of the Mercury Series (MA-9). His crew was one of the three planes in
the recovery.
Gene on the Kearsarge flight deck - Sasebo, Japan - 1963
Photo of the
recovery scene taken by the ship's photographer from Gene's plane; the photo
was published in the Cruise Book
L - R: Earle
Rogers, Wayne Noah, and Gene in front of the Faith 7 capsule on the
Kearsarge hanger deck