GLASGOW — Philip James Crossman
GLASGOW, KY – Philip James Crossman, Colonel, USAF Retired, of Glasgow, KY died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Leola Froedge Crossman of Glasgow. Mrs. Crossman is the sister of Emogene Riherd and Anita Scott, of Glasgow; Ferrell Froedge, of Bowling Green; Jerry Froedge, of Hickory, NC; Joyce Nunn, of Brentwood, TN; and four brothers, Earl, Murrel, Elwood, and Maxwell Froedge, now deceased.
Colonel Crossman served his country for 31 years as an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force. He saw action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In WWII he was the youngest pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying B-24 Liberators over Europe. In 1944 while on a mission to bomb the oil refineries at Odertal, Germany, Colonel Crossman's plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of the Third Reich at Stalag 1. In Vietnam Colonel Crossman was the Deputy Comptroller for MAC-V Headquarters. His peacetime duties included assignments in the Research and Development Command, Office of Aerospace Research, and the Air Force Logistics Command. Among the numerous citations and medals he was awarded, Colonel Crossman received the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Commendation Medals, and nine campaign medals. He was also a graduate of the Air War College.
In retirement Phil loved to bowl, play golf, and play tennis. He was a ruthless bridge player. He took up oil painting and would spend hours at his easel. He was a charter member of the St. Andrews Golf Club of Punta Gorda, Florida. He was also a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club, where he greatly enjoyed boating and fishing with his friends in the Gulf of Mexico. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Punta Gorda.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Leola Froedge Crossman; children, Vickie J. Reed of Southport, N.C.; David M. Crossman of York, Penn.; Steven A. Crossman of Spring Valley, Ohio; and Joel E. Crossman of Punta Gorda, Fla.. Colonel Crossman has eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ireta Glenna, and two brothers, William and Paul Crossman. Philip was the son of Theresa Crossman and Darwin Crossman.
The family would like to express gratitude to Colonel Crossman's long-time caregiver, Mrs. Sharon Holley.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home. Burial, with full military honors provided by the U.S. Air Force will be in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time for the service.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Glasgow or the American Heart Association.
GLASGOW, KY – Philip James Crossman, Colonel, USAF Retired, of Glasgow, KY died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Leola Froedge Crossman of Glasgow. Mrs. Crossman is the sister of Emogene Riherd and Anita Scott, of Glasgow; Ferrell Froedge, of Bowling Green; Jerry Froedge, of Hickory, NC; Joyce Nunn, of Brentwood, TN; and four brothers, Earl, Murrel, Elwood, and Maxwell Froedge, now deceased.
Colonel Crossman served his country for 31 years as an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force. He saw action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In WWII he was the youngest pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying B-24 Liberators over Europe. In 1944 while on a mission to bomb the oil refineries at Odertal, Germany, Colonel Crossman's plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of the Third Reich at Stalag 1. In Vietnam Colonel Crossman was the Deputy Comptroller for MAC-V Headquarters. His peacetime duties included assignments in the Research and Development Command, Office of Aerospace Research, and the Air Force Logistics Command. Among the numerous citations and medals he was awarded, Colonel Crossman received the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Commendation Medals, and nine campaign medals. He was also a graduate of the Air War College.
In retirement Phil loved to bowl, play golf, and play tennis. He was a ruthless bridge player. He took up oil painting and would spend hours at his easel. He was a charter member of the St. Andrews Golf Club of Punta Gorda, Florida. He was also a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club, where he greatly enjoyed boating and fishing with his friends in the Gulf of Mexico. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Punta Gorda.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Leola Froedge Crossman; children, Vickie J. Reed of Southport, N.C.; David M. Crossman of York, Penn.; Steven A. Crossman of Spring Valley, Ohio; and Joel E. Crossman of Punta Gorda, Fla.. Colonel Crossman has eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ireta Glenna, and two brothers, William and Paul Crossman. Philip was the son of Theresa Crossman and Darwin Crossman.
The family would like to express gratitude to Colonel Crossman's long-time caregiver, Mrs. Sharon Holley.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home. Burial, with full military honors provided by the U.S. Air Force will be in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time for the service.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Glasgow or the American Heart Association.
GLASGOW — Philip James Crossman
GLASGOW, KY – Philip James Crossman, Colonel, USAF Retired, of Glasgow, KY died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Leola Froedge Crossman of Glasgow. Mrs. Crossman is the sister of Emogene Riherd and Anita Scott, of Glasgow; Ferrell Froedge, of Bowling Green; Jerry Froedge, of Hickory, NC; Joyce Nunn, of Brentwood, TN; and four brothers, Earl, Murrel, Elwood, and Maxwell Froedge, now deceased.
Colonel Crossman served his country for 31 years as an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force. He saw action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In WWII he was the youngest pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying B-24 Liberators over Europe. In 1944 while on a mission to bomb the oil refineries at Odertal, Germany, Colonel Crossman's plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of the Third Reich at Stalag 1. In Vietnam Colonel Crossman was the Deputy Comptroller for MAC-V Headquarters. His peacetime duties included assignments in the Research and Development Command, Office of Aerospace Research, and the Air Force Logistics Command. Among the numerous citations and medals he was awarded, Colonel Crossman received the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Commendation Medals, and nine campaign medals. He was also a graduate of the Air War College.
In retirement Phil loved to bowl, play golf, and play tennis. He was a ruthless bridge player. He took up oil painting and would spend hours at his easel. He was a charter member of the St. Andrews Golf Club of Punta Gorda, Florida. He was also a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club, where he greatly enjoyed boating and fishing with his friends in the Gulf of Mexico. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Punta Gorda.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Leola Froedge Crossman; children, Vickie J. Reed of Southport, N.C.; David M. Crossman of York, Penn.; Steven A. Crossman of Spring Valley, Ohio; and Joel E. Crossman of Punta Gorda, Fla.. Colonel Crossman has eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ireta Glenna, and two brothers, William and Paul Crossman. Philip was the son of Theresa Crossman and Darwin Crossman.
The family would like to express gratitude to Colonel Crossman's long-time caregiver, Mrs. Sharon Holley.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home. Burial, with full military honors provided by the U.S. Air Force will be in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time for the service.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Glasgow or the American Heart Association.
GLASGOW, KY – Philip James Crossman, Colonel, USAF Retired, of Glasgow, KY died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Leola Froedge Crossman of Glasgow. Mrs. Crossman is the sister of Emogene Riherd and Anita Scott, of Glasgow; Ferrell Froedge, of Bowling Green; Jerry Froedge, of Hickory, NC; Joyce Nunn, of Brentwood, TN; and four brothers, Earl, Murrel, Elwood, and Maxwell Froedge, now deceased.
Colonel Crossman served his country for 31 years as an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force. He saw action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In WWII he was the youngest pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying B-24 Liberators over Europe. In 1944 while on a mission to bomb the oil refineries at Odertal, Germany, Colonel Crossman's plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of the Third Reich at Stalag 1. In Vietnam Colonel Crossman was the Deputy Comptroller for MAC-V Headquarters. His peacetime duties included assignments in the Research and Development Command, Office of Aerospace Research, and the Air Force Logistics Command. Among the numerous citations and medals he was awarded, Colonel Crossman received the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Commendation Medals, and nine campaign medals. He was also a graduate of the Air War College.
In retirement Phil loved to bowl, play golf, and play tennis. He was a ruthless bridge player. He took up oil painting and would spend hours at his easel. He was a charter member of the St. Andrews Golf Club of Punta Gorda, Florida. He was also a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club, where he greatly enjoyed boating and fishing with his friends in the Gulf of Mexico. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Punta Gorda.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Leola Froedge Crossman; children, Vickie J. Reed of Southport, N.C.; David M. Crossman of York, Penn.; Steven A. Crossman of Spring Valley, Ohio; and Joel E. Crossman of Punta Gorda, Fla.. Colonel Crossman has eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ireta Glenna, and two brothers, William and Paul Crossman. Philip was the son of Theresa Crossman and Darwin Crossman.
The family would like to express gratitude to Colonel Crossman's long-time caregiver, Mrs. Sharon Holley.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home. Burial, with full military honors provided by the U.S. Air Force will be in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time for the service.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Glasgow or the American Heart Association.
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