Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. July 24, 1951 - All Rights Reserved. He worked briefly in Eldred and then spent thirty two years as a beloved teacher at Farragut Middle School in Hastings-on-Hudson. Bruce is survived by his wife of 28 years, Estela Tumaque-Crandall; his sister-in-law, Nemia Tumaque-Holmes-Golden and family; his sisters and brothers: Sheryl Wilson (Claude) of IL, Deborah Rozell (Fred) of Granville, Adrian Crandall (Sandy) of Sevierville, TN, Christine Hall of Hudson Falls, Corby Crandall, and Larry Crandall (Gabrielle) both of Glens Falls; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown more than 900 combat missions. Interment will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery in OK. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in the book. The Olympia High School Baseball Field was named after Lt. Col. Crandall in a ceremony during the 2003 season. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial gifts in Bruces honor to the West Union Recreation Foundation or the United Methodist Church. His first overseas flying assignment was to Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya. China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion), COPYRIGHT 2023 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY. When Bruce was not busy working, he enjoyed fishing, and hunting with friends. Bruce was born on October 4, 1934, at home in Fayette, Iowa. During high school he mixed cement, set pins at the bowling alley, had a paper route and delivered milk. Bruce is A gathering Bruce P Crandall | Vietnam War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Major Bruce P Crandall was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Bruce also leaves behind many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors and friends, all of whose lineage is precisely mapped and connected somehow to the Crandall family tree. Bruce graduated from Granville High School, class of 1970. They moved to Yonkers in 1992 and then to Goshen in 2003 where he joined the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen. After his first medical evacuation, Major Crandall continued to fly into and out of the landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. He officiated at hundreds of track meets throughout the Hudson Valley and was in charge of training for Southern Catskills Track & Field Officials (SOCAT). They moved to Yonkers in 1992 and then to Goshen in 2003 where he joined the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen. Born on June 25, 1944 to Keith & Florence (Wannarka) Crandall in St. Peter, he went on to graduate from Monticello High School in 1962. He attended public schools and became an All-American baseball player in high school. Born on June 25, 1944 to Keith and Florence (Wannarka) Crandall in St. Peter, he went on to graduate from Monticello High School in 1962.
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