World War II Honoree

Richard Franklin Crew

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pontiac, Michigan

Honored By

Thomas Crew

Relationship

Nephew

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. SERVED FROM 1941 TO 1945. GRADUATE OF NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN 1941. MEMBER OF CAL-TECH NAVAL SOCIETY. INSPECTOR OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT IN PORT COLUMBUS, OHIO. PRIMARY DUTIES WERE TO SUPERVISE THE MANUFACTURING, INSPECTION AND SHIPMENT OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS FOR SB-2C AIRCRAFT AT CURTIS WRIGHT. ALSO SERVED SIX MONTHS IN 1943 AS AERONAUTICAL NAVAL REPRESENTATIVE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK WITH CURTIS WRIGHT, BELL AIRCRAFT AND FISHER PRICE.