Obituary:
Harrison Edward "Harry" or "Ship" Shipman, 87, a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.
Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moslah Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 1320, Fort Worth 76101.
Harry Shipman was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Tarkio, Mo., to Henry T. Shipman and Delpha B. Breshears Shipman. He grew up in Ava, Mo., and graduated Ava High School. He attended Drury College, Springfield, Mo., in 1939, and Bakersfield College in 1940. He graduated from U.S. Army Air Corp Cadet School, Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. in 1941. He served his country with distinction as a fighter pilot and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel at age 24 and was first squadron commander of the 458th Fighter Squadron. He flew P-51 Mustangs, and among his stations were Panama, guarding the Canal Zone, and Iwo Jima, escorting bombers and flying fighter missions over Japan.
Among his achievements, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster and Air Medal with three oak clusters and several campaign ribbons and unit citations. Also known as "Ship," Ship continued his military career in the Reserve and retired in 1980.
Harry met Elizabeth "Betty" Cleator in Tuscon in 1941, while Betty was a senior at the University of Arizona. They kept in touch during World War II and married April 12, 1946, in Las Cruces, N.M.
Harry spent 10 years in the Carolinas as an entrepreneur with his father and brothers before moving and accepting a motor freight executive position with Chief Freight Lines in 1956, in Fort Worth, which was to become his lifelong home, aside from a few years as a vice president with Chief in Tulsa, Okla.
In Fort Worth, Harry was past president of Eastside Kiwanis, a member of Meadowbrook Methodist, then First United Methodist Church where he enjoyed his volunteer work, Masonic Lodge 925, 32nd-degree Scottish Mason, Moslah Temple Shrine Patrol, Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 32, the Glen Garden Country Club, Colonial Country Club, then Woodhaven Country Club, Petroleum Club and Carousel Dance Club.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Lt. Col. Leonard Shipman; older brother, Bob Shipman; and his parents.
Survivors: Beloved wife, Betty, of almost 62 years; son, Jimmy Shipman and wife, Jana of Richardson; daughter, Jeannie Hammann of Dallas; granddaughters, Jacy Shipman and Nicole Hammann, both of Dallas; and grandson, Peter Hammann of Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 2/10/2008
Harrison Edward "Harry" or "Ship" Shipman, 87, a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.
Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moslah Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 1320, Fort Worth 76101.
Harry Shipman was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Tarkio, Mo., to Henry T. Shipman and Delpha B. Breshears Shipman. He grew up in Ava, Mo., and graduated Ava High School. He attended Drury College, Springfield, Mo., in 1939, and Bakersfield College in 1940. He graduated from U.S. Army Air Corp Cadet School, Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. in 1941. He served his country with distinction as a fighter pilot and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel at age 24 and was first squadron commander of the 458th Fighter Squadron. He flew P-51 Mustangs, and among his stations were Panama, guarding the Canal Zone, and Iwo Jima, escorting bombers and flying fighter missions over Japan.
Among his achievements, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster and Air Medal with three oak clusters and several campaign ribbons and unit citations. Also known as "Ship," Ship continued his military career in the Reserve and retired in 1980.
Harry met Elizabeth "Betty" Cleator in Tuscon in 1941, while Betty was a senior at the University of Arizona. They kept in touch during World War II and married April 12, 1946, in Las Cruces, N.M.
Harry spent 10 years in the Carolinas as an entrepreneur with his father and brothers before moving and accepting a motor freight executive position with Chief Freight Lines in 1956, in Fort Worth, which was to become his lifelong home, aside from a few years as a vice president with Chief in Tulsa, Okla.
In Fort Worth, Harry was past president of Eastside Kiwanis, a member of Meadowbrook Methodist, then First United Methodist Church where he enjoyed his volunteer work, Masonic Lodge 925, 32nd-degree Scottish Mason, Moslah Temple Shrine Patrol, Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 32, the Glen Garden Country Club, Colonial Country Club, then Woodhaven Country Club, Petroleum Club and Carousel Dance Club.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Lt. Col. Leonard Shipman; older brother, Bob Shipman; and his parents.
Survivors: Beloved wife, Betty, of almost 62 years; son, Jimmy Shipman and wife, Jana of Richardson; daughter, Jeannie Hammann of Dallas; granddaughters, Jacy Shipman and Nicole Hammann, both of Dallas; and grandson, Peter Hammann of Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 2/10/2008
Obituary:
Harrison Edward "Harry" or "Ship" Shipman, 87, a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.
Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moslah Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 1320, Fort Worth 76101.
Harry Shipman was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Tarkio, Mo., to Henry T. Shipman and Delpha B. Breshears Shipman. He grew up in Ava, Mo., and graduated Ava High School. He attended Drury College, Springfield, Mo., in 1939, and Bakersfield College in 1940. He graduated from U.S. Army Air Corp Cadet School, Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. in 1941. He served his country with distinction as a fighter pilot and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel at age 24 and was first squadron commander of the 458th Fighter Squadron. He flew P-51 Mustangs, and among his stations were Panama, guarding the Canal Zone, and Iwo Jima, escorting bombers and flying fighter missions over Japan.
Among his achievements, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster and Air Medal with three oak clusters and several campaign ribbons and unit citations. Also known as "Ship," Ship continued his military career in the Reserve and retired in 1980.
Harry met Elizabeth "Betty" Cleator in Tuscon in 1941, while Betty was a senior at the University of Arizona. They kept in touch during World War II and married April 12, 1946, in Las Cruces, N.M.
Harry spent 10 years in the Carolinas as an entrepreneur with his father and brothers before moving and accepting a motor freight executive position with Chief Freight Lines in 1956, in Fort Worth, which was to become his lifelong home, aside from a few years as a vice president with Chief in Tulsa, Okla.
In Fort Worth, Harry was past president of Eastside Kiwanis, a member of Meadowbrook Methodist, then First United Methodist Church where he enjoyed his volunteer work, Masonic Lodge 925, 32nd-degree Scottish Mason, Moslah Temple Shrine Patrol, Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 32, the Glen Garden Country Club, Colonial Country Club, then Woodhaven Country Club, Petroleum Club and Carousel Dance Club.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Lt. Col. Leonard Shipman; older brother, Bob Shipman; and his parents.
Survivors: Beloved wife, Betty, of almost 62 years; son, Jimmy Shipman and wife, Jana of Richardson; daughter, Jeannie Hammann of Dallas; granddaughters, Jacy Shipman and Nicole Hammann, both of Dallas; and grandson, Peter Hammann of Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 2/10/2008
Harrison Edward "Harry" or "Ship" Shipman, 87, a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.
Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moslah Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 1320, Fort Worth 76101.
Harry Shipman was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Tarkio, Mo., to Henry T. Shipman and Delpha B. Breshears Shipman. He grew up in Ava, Mo., and graduated Ava High School. He attended Drury College, Springfield, Mo., in 1939, and Bakersfield College in 1940. He graduated from U.S. Army Air Corp Cadet School, Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. in 1941. He served his country with distinction as a fighter pilot and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel at age 24 and was first squadron commander of the 458th Fighter Squadron. He flew P-51 Mustangs, and among his stations were Panama, guarding the Canal Zone, and Iwo Jima, escorting bombers and flying fighter missions over Japan.
Among his achievements, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster and Air Medal with three oak clusters and several campaign ribbons and unit citations. Also known as "Ship," Ship continued his military career in the Reserve and retired in 1980.
Harry met Elizabeth "Betty" Cleator in Tuscon in 1941, while Betty was a senior at the University of Arizona. They kept in touch during World War II and married April 12, 1946, in Las Cruces, N.M.
Harry spent 10 years in the Carolinas as an entrepreneur with his father and brothers before moving and accepting a motor freight executive position with Chief Freight Lines in 1956, in Fort Worth, which was to become his lifelong home, aside from a few years as a vice president with Chief in Tulsa, Okla.
In Fort Worth, Harry was past president of Eastside Kiwanis, a member of Meadowbrook Methodist, then First United Methodist Church where he enjoyed his volunteer work, Masonic Lodge 925, 32nd-degree Scottish Mason, Moslah Temple Shrine Patrol, Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 32, the Glen Garden Country Club, Colonial Country Club, then Woodhaven Country Club, Petroleum Club and Carousel Dance Club.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Lt. Col. Leonard Shipman; older brother, Bob Shipman; and his parents.
Survivors: Beloved wife, Betty, of almost 62 years; son, Jimmy Shipman and wife, Jana of Richardson; daughter, Jeannie Hammann of Dallas; granddaughters, Jacy Shipman and Nicole Hammann, both of Dallas; and grandson, Peter Hammann of Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 2/10/2008
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