George R. Henderson
| George Henderson | |
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Rear Admiral George R. Henderson (right), Commander Carrier Division Five, on board USS Princeton, off the Korean coast.
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| Born |
July 6, 1893 Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
| Died | November 29, 1964 (aged 71) Unknown |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1917-1954 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
USS Princeton (CVL-23) Carrier Divisions 28, 5, and 25 |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (6) |
Vice Admiral George Raymond Henderson (July 6, 1893 – November 29, 1964) was a World War II-era officer in the United States Navy.
Henderson was born in on July 6, 1893 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1916 and was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity.
On July 17, 1917 he entered the Naval Reserve Flying Corps as a Landsman/Aviation Machinist's Mate at Syracuse, New York. Landsman was a designation given to enlistees prior to boot camp during World War I. The rank existed from 1838 to 1921. Upon entry he received ground school training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1918 he received elementary flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida and was designated Naval Aviator HTA (Heavier-Than-Air) #909. Upon completion of advanced flight training he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
On January 6, 1922 he was transferred to the regular Navy in the grade of Lieutenant. After flight training he was assigned to Aircraft Squadrons Atlantic in June 1922. Here he set 10 world records for seaplane performance at the Naval Air Show in Bayshore Park, Maryland on October 25, 1924. In a PN-7 flying boat equipped with two Wright T-2 engines, Henderson set four records for speed over 100 and 200 kilometers with loads of 250 and 500 kilograms, all at 78.507 m.p.h; and four records with a useful load of 1,000 kilograms with a speed of 78.507 m.p.h. for 100 and 200 kilometers, a distance record of 248.55 miles and a duration record of 5 hours, 28 minutes, 43 seconds. In November 1924 he was assigned as Chief Pilot of the Navy Test Board. He later established a world altitude record of 22,178 feet for Class C-2 seaplanes with useful load on April 14, 1927. By late 1927 he served in VT Squadron 3, Aircraft Squadrons Scouting and in Lexington (CV-2) in December 1927.
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