Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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,f Top: CDR Henry Toosrs with Capt. Henk Innes ond CDR Roberf Jones. Lower leff: CDI? Henry Qreers newly arrived rnidsniprnen. I Q W.-H , H 3 X I Ccrcning up on pc1perwOrk.

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Com- mcmder Russell J. Henry Commander Russell J. Henry, a naTive of San Francisco, California, received his com- mission in The U.S. Navy in 4962. He became a Naval AviaTor in July 496A afTer receiving flighT Training aT Pesacola, Florida. He has seen duTy wiTh HS-7 and HS-5 aboard The CVS's USS lnTrebid, USS Essex and USS Randolph. He has been aTTached To HelicobTer LighT ATTack Squadron Three ho- meborTed in Binh Thuy, Republic of SouTh VieTnam and was Officer in Charge of HACLQ-3, DeTachmenT EighT in Rach Gia where he flew over 700 combaT sorfies. During his Tour in SouTheasT Asia, Com- mander Henry was awarded The DisTin- guished Flying Cross, The Bronze STar and Three Air Medals in addiTion To 22 STrike- fFlighT Air Medals. He also was awarded The F5residenTial Unif CiTaTion and The Navy UniT CommendaTion. While an insTrucTor aT The U.S. Naval TesT PiloT School, Commander Henry also con- ducfed The Take-off, landing, acrobaTic and sbin phases of The OberaTional TesT and EvaluaTion of The T-341C airplane. He was accepfed as a member of The SocieTy of ExberimenTal TesT PiloTs in SepTember 49741. He reTurned To HS-5 in 4975 and made lvlediTerranean debloymenTs aboard USS ln- debendence and USS DwighT D. Eisenhower. AfTer being relieved as Commanding Offi- cer of HS-5 in July 4979, Commander Henry reporfed To The lndusfrial College of The Armed Forces. Following graduaTion in 4980, he reborTed To USS Iwo Jima as ExecuTive Officer.

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capf J.J. Kingston