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This photograph of Capt. Henry C. Mustin hangs in the lobby near the main entrance to the NAS Pensacola Mustin Beach
Officer's Club. The Club is named in his honor.
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By March of 1914 the U.S. Navy had established a flying school at Pensacola, Florida. Among the commissioned officers taking the
course that year were the above (left to right); Lieutenant V. D. Herbster,
Lieutenant W. M. McIlvain, Lieutenant P. N. L. Bellinger,
Lieutenant R. C. Saufley, Lieutenant J. H. Towers, Lieutenant Commander H. C. Mustin,
Lieutenant (Army) B. L. Smith, Ensign de Chevalier, and
Ensign M. L. Stolz. from The Early Birds by Arch Whitehouse |
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Captain H.C. Mustin, Commander J. H. Towers and Lieut. Commander C. P. Mason |
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Com. R. M. Brainard, Capt. Mustin, Com. Towers and Lt. Com. C. P. Mason |
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aerial mail pouch by Com. R. M. Brainard, Capt. H. C. Mustin waiting for pouch. |
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If you use the Google search engine on "Henry C. Mustin", you fill find about 182 links. If you use it on "H. C. Mustin", you will find about 39 links, including mine. Primarily for its own intrinsic interest, and secondarily because of the help of its webmaster Norman Palladino to me, I recommend that you start your search for more information on his website, "The Mustin Family." It recounts the exploits of several generations of family members who served with distinction in the U. S. Navy, including Capt. Henry C. Mustin. In addition, it is a link to the story: By Mark Sauer STAFF WRITER San Diego Union-Tribune December 15, 2001 "Now the famous Navy family with long ties to San Diego is having a destroyer named in its honor. The Mustin will be christened today at a shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., and will be home-ported in San Diego beginning in 2003." To access it, click on: |
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from Mustin Family Reference Courtesy of Norman Palladino If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper 
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