James Earl Crandell

1918 - 2014  (95 years)

• Name	James Earl Crandell
  Nickname	Jim
  Birth	2 Apr 1918	Moorefield, Switzerland, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 2014	Sanger, Denton, Texas
  Burial	Madison, Jefferson, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I59949	Scudder
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Mildred Juanita Webster,   b. 18 Sep 1925, Switzerland county, Indiana d. 2 Jan 2015, Sanger, Denton, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1941	Uniontown, Jackson, Indiana
  Children	1. Marilyn L. Crandell   2. James Kenneth Crandell   3. Harold Bernard Crandell
  Family ID	F21544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jim was inducted into the United States Army Air Corps on March 2, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison during World War II. James Earl served in the 1045th Army Air Forces Base Unit with the rate of Technical Sergeant. He served in the campaigns of the Rhineland and was honorably discharged on October 25, 1945 from Davis Monthan Field in Tucson, Arizona. He received the EAME Ribbon with one Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Medal and the American Theater Ribbon. James Earl graduated from the Missouri Aviation Institute of Automotive and Electrical School. James Earl returned home and resided in the Madison Community and began farming. James Earl enjoyed mechanical work and automobiles and began a twenty year career with Bennett Motors Oldsmobile Cadillac Dealership in Madison as the service manager retiring in 1970. He then served as service manager at Hoffman Motors in Madison for two years. James Earl was a member of the North Madison Baptist Church where he had served as trustee. He enjoyed residing in Florida during the Winter months and held membership in the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bradenton, Florida and had served as trustee there as well. James Earl enjoyed traveling, gardening, farming, and automobiles.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1329] Find a Grave Index, 1600s to Current.