OLIVER HENRY WPC 1140
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid - Launched - Delivered 30 July 2020 Commissioned (Formal) 29 July 2021 |
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Postmarks
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2021-07-29 |
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Commissioning. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Chief Warrant Officer Oliver Tony Henry, Jr., USCG (1921-1987)
Henry was born in Winterville, a small town in Eastern North Carolina, near the city of Greenville. When still a child, his parents re-located to Washington, D.C., where he attended Grover Cleveland Elementary School and Shaw Junior High School.
Henry was an Black American who served in the USCG from 1940-1966 and was the first to break the color barrier of a then-segregated service.
Henry became the first recognized Black American Coast Guardsman to transition from mess attendant to Motor Machinist’s Mate. From then on, Henry blazed a trail for minorities in the US military as he climbed the ranks and served on 10 different Coast Guard Cutters. He retired as a Chief Warrant Officer in 1966.
The cutters sponsor is Jo-Ann Henry Espeut.
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