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| 134k | Henry Braid Wilson was born 23 February 1861 at Camden, N.J., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1881. During the early days of his career he served in Tennessee and Saratoga and on coast survey expeditions to the Bering Sea. During the Spanish-American war Wilson was attached to gunboat Bancroft and was commended for bravery. In the years that followed he served in many ships, and was Pennsylvania's first commanding officer in 1916. He commanded the Atlantic Fleet's patrol forces during the First World War, and was responsible for the safe convoying of troops and supplies to Europe. For his outstanding service Wilson was awarded both the Navy and War Department Distinguished Service Medals. Following the war, he was Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet and later the Battle Fleet commander. In 1921 Admiral Wilson took over as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and in his 4 years at Annapolis did much to raise its academic standing and improve the quality of education. Admiral Wilson retired in 1925 after nearly 50 years of service as seaman, leader, and educator. He died 30 January 1954 at New York City. Photo #: 80-G-1024939. Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Robert E. Coontz, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and Admiral Hugh Rodman, USN, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. (listed from left to right) Photographed at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., in 1919. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 99k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 66k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 66k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 121k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 29k | Tom DeFoe and Mrs. J.P. Hurley christen the first of the Navy's guided missile destroyers built at the DeFoe Yards, April 22 1959. Photo by DeFoe Shipyards. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 186k | Circa after her Vietnam deployment, probably somewhere in Asia. | - | |
| 51k | June 29 1983, a port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss | |
| 58k | June 29 1983, a port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss | |
| 52k | June 29 1983, a starboard beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson(DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss | |
| 27k | Seattle, WA August 1983. | Marc Piché | |
| 56k | Seattle, WA August 1983. | Marc Piché | |
| 44k | Vancouver, BC July 1984. | Marc Piché | |
| 105k | DN-SC-85-05478. An aerial port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7) firing an RUR-5A ASROC missile, March 13 1985. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 28k | Vancouver, BC July 1985. | Marc Piché | |
| 39k | Vancouver, BC June 5 1986. | Marc Piché | |
| 69k | Fremantle, Australia March 31 1989. | Marc Piché | |
| 55k | Fremantle, Australia March 31 1989. | Marc Piché | |
| 167k | DN-SC-90-01468. A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7) underway off the coast of Southern California. Photo by PH2 Gunther, April 21 1989. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 109k | DN-SC-85-00434. An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7). Photo by PH1 Kristofferson, June 29 19??. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 50k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, June 1996. | Marc Piché | |
| 44k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, July 1996. | Marc Piché | |
| 54k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, July 1996. | Marc Piché | |
| 39k | Bridge, mast and ASROC of the USS WILSON (DDG-7) sitting on the pier after being cut from the ship. | Michael Donegan | |
| 126k | August 2003 as the ship was being towed out of the Susuin Bay Reserve Fleet. | © Kurt Greiner / SeaPhoto | |
| 53k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 50k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 41k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 40k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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