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Bob Henson Leads Ann Arbor High Hurdlers Against Lansing Sexton, May 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Bob Henson Leads Ann Arbor High Hurdlers Against Lansing Sexton, May 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 2, 1953
Caption:
OFF TO RATTLING START: Ann Arbor High track men wasted no time taking over the lead in yesterday's meet against Lansing Sexton. The Pioneers swept the first event - the high hurdles - as Bob Henson, Bob Evans and Marv Baker (right to left) finished one-two-three for nine big points.

Ann Arbor High's Howard Reindel Wins The Mile Run Against Lansing Sexton, May 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Ann Arbor High's Howard Reindel Wins The Mile Run Against Lansing Sexton, May 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 2, 1953
Caption:
'TWAS A LONG RACE: Both Ann Arbor High's Howard Reindel and Lansing Sexton's Jack Steadman show the strain of good effort as they reach the finish line of the prepsters' longest race - the mile run.

Children From The Wines Field Summer Playground Program Board A Bus Headed To The Detroit Zoo, August 1953

Children From The Wines Field Summer Playground Program Board A Bus Headed To The Detroit Zoo, August 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 6, 1953
Caption:
Happy and excited, these children from Wines Field playground are off for the Detroit Zoo today. The zoo trip was planned as a special event for the final week of the city's supervised playground program. Group leaders boarding the bus are Jack Gallon (left) and Mrs. Arthur Basel.
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AACHM Oral History: Bill Henderson

William HendersonWilliam A. Henderson was born in 1943 in Ann Arbor to William and Viola Henderson. After graduating from Ann Arbor High School and Eastern Michigan University, Henderson enlisted in the Marine Corps and went through naval aviator training. He flew in 125 combat missions during the Vietnam War and was a forward air controller with the infantry. He advanced through the ranks and in 1996 became the first Black pilot to achieve the status of Major General in the Michigan Air National Guard. He was also Chief Pilot at General Motors. He and his wife Francine have two children, Justin and Nicole.

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