[1] During his forty-seven years in the aviation industry, he was responsible for the design and development of nearly twenty commercial and military airplanes.

Verville received many honors and awards, including a selection as a fellow of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in 1962.

[3] As a child, his mother bought him a Conyne-style box kite from Sears Roebuck, which captured his imagination and started his interest in flight and aviation.

William Edmund Scripps, the editor and owner of The Detroit News, introduced Verville to Glenn Curtiss in July 1913.

[4]: 16–18  In March 1915, he returned to Detroit and joined the General Aeroplane Company, where he led his first full design and build to his specifications, the Verville Flying Boat.

[3] Also in 1917, Verville left the General Aeroplane Company to become executive engineer of Fisher Body Corporation, where he supervised the construction of de Havilland DH-4 airplanes.

[13][14][15] In 1919 Brigadier General Billy Mitchell requested the Engineering Division to design a light-weight "motorcycle of the air" that could operate as a liaison between Army field units.

Later designated the Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger, the plane is notable for its small size, simple construction, and inexpensive cost, which made it ideal for testing and experimentation.

Following World War I, in the capacity as an engineering advisor, Verville joined General Billy Mitchell and his aide, Lieutenant Clayton Bissell, on their sailing trip to Europe in December 1921.

[17][18] The three men toured France, Italy, Germany, Holland, and England in order to check on the European progress of aviation.

[25][26] While at the Air Service, Verville was awarded eight aeronautical patents for technologies such as airplane truss design, radiator mounting, and an automatic gun mechanism.

[27] In 1925, Verville left the government service to co-found the Buhl-Verville Aircraft Company with the Buhl family in Detroit.

In 1945, once again returning to government service, he joined as a member of the Naval Technical Mission to Europe,[36] and later, the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics (1946–1961).

He was an honorary fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots[38] and was named an Elder Statesman of Aviation by the National Aeronautic Association in 1956.

[41] Over 20 boxes of material from Verville's estate are housed at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's Garber Facility.

[42] A 33 cent United States Postal Service airmail stamp was issued on February 13, 1985, bearing Verville's name, picture, the text "Aviation Pioneer", and an image of his Verville-Sperry R-3 low-wing monoplane.

A plane he designed, the Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger is on permanent exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

[26][45] In June 1961, it was honored as one of the twelve most significant aircraft of all time by Popular Mechanics[26] and it was featured on a USPS airmail stamp issued in 1985.