Vice Admiral George Raymond Henderson (July 6, 1893 – November 29, 1964) was a World War II-era officer in the United States Navy. Biography 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. Naval Aviator 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 in December 1927. 1930 to 1941 In 1930 Henderson served at the Bureau of Naval air (BuAir). He then reported to the in July 1932. The following year he was assigned as engineer officer on Staff of Commander Aircraft, Base Force in May 1933. In June 1935 he served at Naval Air Station Hampton Roads and then back to sea duty as navigator of the aircraft tender in June 1937. He was soon assigned as commanding officer of Patrol Wing