Henry Post
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Henry Burnet Post was a Lieutenant
in the US Army and a pioneer aviator who was killed in a crash. He set the altitude record of 12,120 feet.
He was the son of Colonel Henry Albertson Van Zo Post
and Caroline Burnet McLean. On January 25, 1907, he married Grace Woodman Phillips (1887–1971). After his death, she married Francis Cogswell
in 1916.
He served in the 25th infantry, and the 1st Aero Squadron. He died in San Diego, California
in an air crash. He was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery
, near other early aviators and also near a number of American Astronauts. Post Field is the airfield for Fort Sill, Oklahoma and it is named for him.
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the US Army and a pioneer aviator who was killed in a crash. He set the altitude record of 12,120 feet.
He was the son of Colonel Henry Albertson Van Zo Post
Henry A V Post
Henry Albertson Van Zo Post was an American engineer, American Civil War army officer, manufacturer and banker.Post was born in New York, NY and educated at to M. Churchill's Military School, at Sing Sing, New York...
and Caroline Burnet McLean. On January 25, 1907, he married Grace Woodman Phillips (1887–1971). After his death, she married Francis Cogswell
Francis Cogswell
Francis Cogswell was a captain in the United States Navy who served in World War I and was a Navy Cross recipient.-Early life:Cogswell was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the son of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell....
in 1916.
He served in the 25th infantry, and the 1st Aero Squadron. He died in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
in an air crash. He was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
, near other early aviators and also near a number of American Astronauts. Post Field is the airfield for Fort Sill, Oklahoma and it is named for him.
Selected coverage in the New York Times
- New York Times; February 9, 1914; page 1. Army flyer killed as machine breaks; Lieutenant Post Plunges to Death in San Diego Bay. Beachey Blames the Government. San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
; February 9, 1914. Lieutenant Henry B. Post of the First Aero Corps, considered one of the most skillful United States Army aviators, plunged to his death in San Diego Bay today, when the right wing of his hydro-aeroplane crumpled. Lieut. Post died after establishing an American altitude record of 12,120 feet.
See also
- Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal CorpsAeronautical Division, U.S. Signal CorpsThe Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps was the world's first heavier-than-air military aviation organization and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S...
- Aviation Section, U.S. Signal CorpsAviation Section, U.S. Signal CorpsThe Aviation Section, Signal Corps, was the military aviation service of the United States Army from 1914 to 1918, and a direct ancestor of the United States Air Force. It replaced and absorbed the Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps, and was succeeded briefly by the Division of Military...