DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF👍 JOHN YOUNG, MISSION COMMANDER OF APOLLO 16, VIA HIS ESTATE

FLOWN ON APOLLO 16 

"GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY" EMBROIDERED PATCH 

FLOWN embroidered patch, 3½ inches in diameter, depicting the Georgia Institute of Tec๊hnology seal: a shield bearing the old university gate in Athens surrounded by the gearwheel of technology, with an eternal flame symbolizing knowledge placed atop the shield. Affixed to a Typed Letter Signed by John Young's widow, Susy Young, on their pe🎶rsonal letterhead.

Georgia Tech was John Young's alma mater, where he earned a Bachelor o🅺f Science degree with highest honors in Aeronautical Engineering in 1952. 

Susy Young's provenance letter reads, in full: "I hereby certify that the "Georgia Institute of Technology" Embroidered patch that accompanies this letter was flown to the Moon aboard the Apollo 16 mission April 16-27, 1972. This patch was part of John W. Young's personal collection since the mission. The protective package holding the patch is sealed with a holographic tamper-proof label, #1733271, to ensure authenticity, that will display a residual honeycomb design without number if removed."