He eventually became a partner in the business. Around 1949, William started Odessa Camera Center, which he owned until his retirement 39 years later. Henderson's wife, Louise, whom he married in 1937, moved here with her family during Odessa's first oil boom, around 1929. When the local Mexican commander refuses to provide a 21-gun salute demanded by the Dolphin's commander, President Wilson orders the U.S. fleet to Tampico Bay. On April 21, U.S. forces seize the customhouse in Vera Cruz and occupy the city.
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