[QCWA] Maury, W8SEM, SK

[Gerd]

*News Death Notice*

CROW, Maurice H. age 92, passed away peacefully at Bethany Village in 
Centerville, Ohio on December 2, 2010. He was born on August 18, 1918 in 
Zion, Illinois. Mr. Crow is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, 
Sylvia Evelyn (Lenharr) Crow, 2 daughters; Marian Posson and husband, 
Channing, of Huber Heights, Ohio and Linda Koudelka and husband, Brent 
of Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as 5 grandchildren, Diane Rohan 
(Nicholas), Linda Rechtin (Jason), David Posson, Patricia Cotter 
(Patrick) and Robert Koudelka (Mindi). Mr. Crow had 4 great 
grandchildren: William and Tate Rechtin, Nadia and Leia Koudelka. He was 
preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Bertha Crow and one brother 
Harold Crow. Mr. Crow was a 1936 graduate of Hamilton High School in 
Hamilton, Ohio. He joined the U.S. Army in March 1941 with the 107th 
Mechanized Cavalry Regiment and trained at Fort Riley Kansas. After 
Pearl Harbor the regiment deployed to Fort Ord, California with 500 
horses. He trained with General Patton's Third Army in the Mohave Desert 
in the summer of 1942. He then was transferred to the Signal Corps for 6 
months of Radio Training at Davis, California. In March of 1945, he was 
assigned to the 69th Infantry Division in Belgium as a radio operator 
through the end of WWII. He was discharged from the Army on November 10, 
1945 and returned to Dayton, Ohio. After the war, Mr. Crow worked at 
Wright Patterson AFB as an aircraft electrician until his retirement in 
June 1977. He worked on many aircraft modification programs including 
the C130 gunship for Vietnam and the Pave Low Helicopter. Mr. Crow was 
an active Amateur Radio Operator (HAM) for 72 years beginning in July 
1938. His call sign was *W8SEM*. He was a member of QCWA and ARRL. Mr. 
Crow was a member of Belmont United Methodist Church. Funeral services 
will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. at TOBIAS FUNERAL 
HOME - FAR HILLS CHAPEL, 5471 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, with 
internment at David's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 
from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M., on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at the funeral home. 
In lieu of flowers, donations to Belmont United Methodist Church would 
be appreciated. Condolences may be made at www.tobiasfuneralhome.com 
<http://www.tobiasfuneralhome.com>

Published in the Dayton Daily News from 12/3/2010 - 12/4/2010

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