Harry Herbert Crosby

Harry H. Crosby
Crosby (2nd right), with other senior navigators
Born(1919-04-18)April 18, 1919
New England, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 2010(2010-07-28) (aged 91)
Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.
Buried
Newton, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1941–1945
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit100th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
13th Combat Wing,
8th Air Force
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (2)
Bronze Star
Air Medal (3)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Spouse(s)
  • Jean Evelyn Boehner
    (m. 1943; died 1980)
  • Mary Alice Tompkins
    (m. 1982)
ChildrenStephen, April, Jeffrey, and Rebecca

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Herbert Crosby (April 18, 1919 – July 28, 2010)[1] was an American professor, author and B-17 Flying Fortress navigator. As an officer of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, he flew 32 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (with two oak leaf clusters), the Air Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), the Bronze Star, and the Croix de Guerre.