Henry Barton Cecil was the son of Beatty and Polly Elmira Buttram Cecil.
Siblings:
Elliott Cecil (Infant)
Minnie Cecil Campe
John Riley Cecil
Joseph Samuel Cecil
Thomas J Cecil
James Jay Cecil
He married Isa McBean.
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In 1916, He became a licensed naval airplane pilot -Navy pilot's license # 42 WW1
1910, Graduated US Naval Academy
HENRY BARTON CECIL (188-1933), Navy Air Force in World War I, Commander CECIL lost his life in the dirigible "Akron" disaster of April 4, 1933.
1933 -Commander HENRY BARTON CECIL of Scott County was killed when his U.S. Navy blimp, The Akron, crashed in New Jersey
Commander in U S Navy. Lost at sea in the Airship Akron disaster. The Akron was a dirigible which went down off the coast of New Jersey during an electrical storm.
There were 76 men aboard. Only 3 survived. Bart was a guest on the flight.
Lost in U.S. Navy Airship Akron; disaster. Served in U. S. Navy; twenty seven years. Ensign; to Commander - Air Service seventeen years.
Cecil Field near Jacksonville, Florida was named in his honor.
∼Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Cecil, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #42 in 1917. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1910. Served in Europe during the World War. Was Flight Division Head of Bureau of Aeronautics when he was lost at sea (along with 72 others) when the dirigible USS Akron went down off Barnegrat Light, NJ.
NAS Cecil Field, near Jacksonville, Fla. was named in his honor.
Siblings:
Elliott Cecil (Infant)
Minnie Cecil Campe
John Riley Cecil
Joseph Samuel Cecil
Thomas J Cecil
James Jay Cecil
He married Isa McBean.
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In 1916, He became a licensed naval airplane pilot -Navy pilot's license # 42 WW1
1910, Graduated US Naval Academy
HENRY BARTON CECIL (188-1933), Navy Air Force in World War I, Commander CECIL lost his life in the dirigible "Akron" disaster of April 4, 1933.
1933 -Commander HENRY BARTON CECIL of Scott County was killed when his U.S. Navy blimp, The Akron, crashed in New Jersey
Commander in U S Navy. Lost at sea in the Airship Akron disaster. The Akron was a dirigible which went down off the coast of New Jersey during an electrical storm.
There were 76 men aboard. Only 3 survived. Bart was a guest on the flight.
Lost in U.S. Navy Airship Akron; disaster. Served in U. S. Navy; twenty seven years. Ensign; to Commander - Air Service seventeen years.
Cecil Field near Jacksonville, Florida was named in his honor.
∼Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Cecil, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #42 in 1917. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1910. Served in Europe during the World War. Was Flight Division Head of Bureau of Aeronautics when he was lost at sea (along with 72 others) when the dirigible USS Akron went down off Barnegrat Light, NJ.
NAS Cecil Field, near Jacksonville, Fla. was named in his honor.
Henry Barton Cecil was the son of Beatty and Polly Elmira Buttram Cecil.
Siblings:
Elliott Cecil (Infant)
Minnie Cecil Campe
John Riley Cecil
Joseph Samuel Cecil
Thomas J Cecil
James Jay Cecil
He married Isa McBean.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1916, He became a licensed naval airplane pilot -Navy pilot's license # 42 WW1
1910, Graduated US Naval Academy
HENRY BARTON CECIL (188-1933), Navy Air Force in World War I, Commander CECIL lost his life in the dirigible "Akron" disaster of April 4, 1933.
1933 -Commander HENRY BARTON CECIL of Scott County was killed when his U.S. Navy blimp, The Akron, crashed in New Jersey
Commander in U S Navy. Lost at sea in the Airship Akron disaster. The Akron was a dirigible which went down off the coast of New Jersey during an electrical storm.
There were 76 men aboard. Only 3 survived. Bart was a guest on the flight.
Lost in U.S. Navy Airship Akron; disaster. Served in U. S. Navy; twenty seven years. Ensign; to Commander - Air Service seventeen years.
Cecil Field near Jacksonville, Florida was named in his honor.
∼Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Cecil, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #42 in 1917. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1910. Served in Europe during the World War. Was Flight Division Head of Bureau of Aeronautics when he was lost at sea (along with 72 others) when the dirigible USS Akron went down off Barnegrat Light, NJ.
NAS Cecil Field, near Jacksonville, Fla. was named in his honor.
Siblings:
Elliott Cecil (Infant)
Minnie Cecil Campe
John Riley Cecil
Joseph Samuel Cecil
Thomas J Cecil
James Jay Cecil
He married Isa McBean.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1916, He became a licensed naval airplane pilot -Navy pilot's license # 42 WW1
1910, Graduated US Naval Academy
HENRY BARTON CECIL (188-1933), Navy Air Force in World War I, Commander CECIL lost his life in the dirigible "Akron" disaster of April 4, 1933.
1933 -Commander HENRY BARTON CECIL of Scott County was killed when his U.S. Navy blimp, The Akron, crashed in New Jersey
Commander in U S Navy. Lost at sea in the Airship Akron disaster. The Akron was a dirigible which went down off the coast of New Jersey during an electrical storm.
There were 76 men aboard. Only 3 survived. Bart was a guest on the flight.
Lost in U.S. Navy Airship Akron; disaster. Served in U. S. Navy; twenty seven years. Ensign; to Commander - Air Service seventeen years.
Cecil Field near Jacksonville, Florida was named in his honor.
∼Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Cecil, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #42 in 1917. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1910. Served in Europe during the World War. Was Flight Division Head of Bureau of Aeronautics when he was lost at sea (along with 72 others) when the dirigible USS Akron went down off Barnegrat Light, NJ.
NAS Cecil Field, near Jacksonville, Fla. was named in his honor.
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