Command Sergeant Major David C. Henderson was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Reynoldsburg High School in Ohio in 1997. He enlisted in the Army in July 1997 and attended One Station Unit Training in C Company, 82d Chemical Battalion at Fort McClellan, AL where he graduated as an Honor Graduate and a member of the Chemical Advanced Recognition (Chem Star) Program.
CSM Henderson’s previous assignments include Decontamination Specialist, 4th Chemical Company, Camp Casey, ROK; CBRN NCO, 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Moore, GA; Reconnaissance Team Leader, 51st Chemical Company (Recon), Fort Johnson, LA; Biological Detection Team Leader, 7th Chemical Company (BIDS), Fort Johnson, LA; Small Group Leader, Chemical Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Drill Sergeant and Senior Drill Sergeant, D Company, 82d Chemical Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Platoon Sergeant and Operations Sergeant, 51st Chemical Company, Fort Johnson, LA; Operations Sergeant, 71st Chemical Company, Schofield Barracks, HI; First Sergeant, 40th Quartermaster Company, Schofield Barracks, HI; CBRN Operations Sergeant and G3 NCOIC, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, HI; G33 NCOIC and G33 Sergeant Major, 20th CBRNE Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; First Sergeant, 92d Chemical Company, Fort Stewart, GA; Student, NCOLCoE, Fort Bliss, TX; CBRNE Sergeant Major, 2d Infantry/ROK-US Combined Division, Camp Humphreys, ROK; Command Sergeant Major, 2d Battalion-48th Infantry Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Assistant Commandant, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and Installation Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT. He has two overseas deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and one stateside deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
CSM Henderson’s military education includes the US Army Sergeants Major Course Class 68 (Commandant’s List), Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Course, Company Commander and First Sergeant Course, First Sergeant Course, Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course (Commandant’s List), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (Honor Graduate), Primary Leadership Development Course (Commandant’s List), Brigade Pre-Command/Command Sergeants major Course, Brigade Command Sergeant Major Development Program, Commandant Pre-Command Course, TRADOC Initial Military Training Brigade/Battalion Pre-Command Course, Battalion Pre-Command/Command Sergeants Major Course, Battalion Command Sergeant Major Development Program, Drill Sergeant Course (Honor Graduate, Leadership Award, and Commandant’s Inspection Award), Biological Integrated Detection System Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate), Joint Biological Point Detection System Operators Course, CBRN Reconnaissance Course, Toxic Industrial Chemicals Protection and Detection Equipment Course, Air Assault Course, Instructor Training Course, Small Group Instructor Training Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, Unit Armorer Course, Safety Officer Course, Environmental Compliance Officer Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 1 Course, Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer Course, and Combat Lifesaver Course. He holds an Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science Degree in Transformational Leadership.
CSM Henderson’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal (5th OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (7th OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (6th OLC), the Army Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (1st BSS), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (#5), the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Service Ribbon (#4), the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Army Superior Unit Award, the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Bronze), and the Drivers and Mechanics Badge (Driver-W). He is a recipient of the prestigious Honorable Order of the Dragon, Ancient Order of the Dragon, and Sergeant Audie Murphy Award.
