AG1 Edward T. Earhart
May 14, 1975 – September 11, 2001
Petty Officer First Class Edward Earhart was an aerographer’s mate in the U.S. Navy. Earhart served on ships across the globe, helping the vessels navigate around sea ice, before being stationed at the Pentagon. The Kentucky native loved his job and even kept a picture of an iceberg as his computer’s screen saver.
On 9/11, Edward was scheduled for a vacation but reported to work at the Pentagon anyway to help a colleague. After Earhart’s funeral, his coworkers signed this white U.S. Navy hat, also called a “Dixie cup,” and presented it to his family.
Earhart’s sister, Andrea Earhart Stauter, told the 9/11 Memorial Museum that “the hat was a tangible show of love and support for our family.”
The hat can now be seen on display in the Memorial Exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Station HYPO 
14 May 2026 at 08:18
Thank you for this story. My wife, her 2 sisters and I went to walk on the beach in Hollywood, FL. We were having dinner outside a small restaurant. We noticed 3 young men behind us and we all thought they looked strange, like they did not fit in there. They seemed very quiet just looking out at the Atlantic Ocean and keeping to themselves. We talked abouot them being a bit strange but nothing more. When we read what happed, we were floored and had we only now who they were and what they were planning, we could have exposed them but unfortunately, we did NOT know their plans but I wish we had known what they were planning. It was actually Dana Beach if I recall?
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