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	8k	Lofton R. Henderson (b. 24 May 1903, Lorain, Ohio - 4 June 1942) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was the commanding officer of VMSB-241 at the Battle of Midway and is recognized as the first Marine aviator to die during that battle while leading his squadron to attack the Japanese carrier forces. Henderson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1926. Prior to World War II, he served in China, and various Caribbean stations, and on aircraft carriers Langley (CV-1), Ranger (CV-4), and Saratoga (CV-3). Major Henderson was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the historic Battle of Midway, one of the decisive battles of history in which the leadership of the fleet commander and the valor of a handful of pilots changed the course of the war. While his plane was leading 16 Marine Corps planes in a glide bombing attack on the aircraft carrier Hiryu, the left wing burst into flames as he began his final approach. Henderson continued the attack and perished as his plane dived toward the enemy carrier. Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was named in his honor.		Bill Gonyo
	154k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	109k	Undated postcard.		Mike Smolinski
	51k	Undated postcard.		Mike Smolinski
	68k	Undated, at Long Beach, CA.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	142k	August 1945, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	78k	November 21 1946, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	68k	Sydney, Australia March 1947.		Marc Piché
	63k	From the January 1952 ALL HANDS magazine.		Stanley Svec
	115k	San Diego, CA March 1953.		Marc Piché
	88k	View from the USS Saratoga CV-60 of the Henderson alongside the USS Sacramento AOE-1 in 1972.		John C. Driskill
	48k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	53k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Pakistani Service
	143k	As the Pakistani 167, October 1988.		Marc Piché
	168k	As above.		Marc Piché
	100k	As above.		Marc Piché

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CDR Claude Fenn Bailey    Oct 11 1946 - Jun 12 1948
CDR Thomas W. Samuel    Jun 12 1946 - Apr 1 1950
CDR William S. Stewart    Apr 1 1950 - Jul 28 1951
CDR John Craig Matthews    Jul 28 1951 - Apr 16 1953
CDR Harlan G. Kirkpatrick    Apr 16 1953 - Jan 22 1955
CDR James K. Williams    Jan 22 1955 - Nov 20 1956
CDR Benjamin Theodore Douglas    Nov 20 1956 - Apr 8 1958
CDR David Harrington Bagley    Apr 8 1958 - Jul 22 1959 (Later ADM)
CDR Robert Field Merrill    Jul 22 1959 - Jun 26 1961
CDR Joseph Baer    Jun 26 1961 - Feb 3 1962
CDR Julian Ezra Rawls    Feb 3 1962 - Jul 13 1963
CDR Donald T. Poe    Jul 13 1963 - Jan 22 1965 (Later RADM)
CDR Edward J. Brown    Jan 22 1965 - Aug 24 1966
CDR James S. Elfelt    Aug 24 1966 - Nov 7 1967 (Later RADM)
CDR Paul V. Borlaug    Nov 7 1967 - Aug 6 1969
CDR Robert Allen Mesler    Aug 6 1969 - Jul 23 1970
CDR Robert Hayes Sullivan    Jul 23 1970 - Oct 22 1971
CDR Robert E. Karas    Oct 22 1971 - Jun 29 1973
CDR William Mitchell Crowe Jr.    Jun 29 1973 - Jun 29 1976
CDR Glenn E. Shrader    Jun 29 1976 - Oct 7 1978
CDR John Robert Siemer    Oct 7 1978 - Sep 30 1980