Henry Braid Wilson
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| Henry Braid Wilson | |
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| 1861-1954 | |
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| Place of birth | Camden, New Jersey |
| Place of death | New York, New York |
| Service/branch | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1881-1925 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Board of Inspection and Survey USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) Patrol Forces, Atlantic Fleet U.S. Naval Forces, France U.S. Atlantic Fleet U.S. Battle Fleet United States Naval Academy |
| Battles/wars | Spanish American War World War I |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (Army) |
Henry Braid Wilson, Jr. (23 February 1861 - 30 January 1954) was an Admiral in the United States Navy during World War I.
Henry Wilson was a native of Camden, New Jersey. He joined the United States Navy in the latter part of the nineteenth century and continued to serve for over forty years. He graduated fron the U.S. Naval Academy in 1881, His assignments included duties as Inspector, Senior Inspector and President of the Board of Inspection and Survey from November 1913 until May 1916, Commanding Officer of the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) 1916. During World War I, he served as Commander, Patrol Forces, Atlantic Fleet and then Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, France. After the World War he served Commander-In-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet 1919-1921, Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. Battle Fleet and later Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy 1921-1925, a notable student of his at the academy was cadet and future Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, class of 1922. Admiral Wilson Retired in 1925, following forty-four years of service.
Admiral Wilson died in 1954 in New York City, at the time of his death he was the oldest living admiral of the U.S. Navy.
Admiral Wilson's son-in-law was Hoover Administration United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley.
- USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7), a guided missile destroyer, was named for him.
- A portion of U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey passing through Camden, New Jersey, Admiral Wilson Blvd.
| Preceded by Archibald H. Scales |
Superintendent of United States Naval Academy 1921-1925 |
Succeeded by Louis M. Nulton |
| Preceded by Henry T. Mayo |
Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet July, 1919–June, 1921 |
Succeeded by Hilary P. Jones |
