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USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7), named for Admiral Henry Braid Wilson, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan on 28 February 1958, launched on 22 April 1959 sponsored by Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, daughter of Admiral Wilson, and commissioned on 17 December 1960.
Henry Braid Wilson, Jr. (23 February 1861 – 30 January 1954) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War I. Henry Braid Wilson (far right) with Warren G. Harding (center), 1922 Biography
At 18:40 this force began to withdraw the remaining 205 Marines from the West Beach, protected by AC-130 fire and naval gunfire support from Henry B. Wilson and its gig. The first load of 41 Marines was lifted out at 18:40 by Knife 51 and flown to the Coral Sea, followed by 54 taken aboard Jolly Green 43. [7]: 238–243
Pages in category "Vietnam War destroyers of the United States" ... USS Henry B. Wilson; USS Henry W. Tucker; USS Herbert J. Thomas; USS Higbee; USS Hoel (DDG-13)
An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7). Author: PH1 Kristofferson: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop 7.0: File change date and time: 13:45, 17 October 2002: Color space: Uncalibrated
Henry B. Wilson Jr. 30 Jun ... of Congressional legislation includes major acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of admiral in the United States Navy.
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After the United States entry into World War II in December 1941, the new commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Royal E. Ingersoll, was designated a vice admiral after his predecessor, Ernest J. King, was appointed commander in chief of the United States Fleet (COMINCH, formerly CINCUS) and took the Atlantic Fleet's four-star designation ...