Robert C. Crim

Preferred Name: Bob
Date of Birth: March 11, 1932
Headed West: December 1, 2015
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Athens, AL
Biography

Bob Crim served in the U. S. Air Force for 22 years and won the Top Gun Award for three successive years from 1964 – 1966. He flew multiple tours in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a combat fighter pilot and served as Commandant of the Nuclear Flight School, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

He never lost his love of flying. After retiring from the Air Force in 1971 at Shaw AFB, he attained his degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina. He worked for over 35 years as a self-employed CPA and for several years served as Finance Director for the City of Columbia.

(Source: Dunbar Funeral Home obit)

Headed West

Robert “Bob” Crim (Lt. Col. (Ret) “Headed West” December 1, 2015.

A memorial service for Robert “Bob” Crim, 83, was held on Monday, December 7, 2015, at St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC.

Mr. Crim died Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Born on March 11, 1932, in Athens, AL, he was one of seven children of the late James Everett Crim and Willie Belle Johnson Crim.

Bob served in the U. S. Air Force for 22 years and won the Top Gun Award for three successive years from 1964 – 1966. He flew multiple tours in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a combat fighter pilot and served as Commandant of the Nuclear Flight School, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

He never lost his love of flying. After retiring from the Air Force in 1971 at Shaw AFB, he attained his degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina.

Bob worked for over 35 years as a self-employed CPA and for several years served as Finance Director for the City of Columbia. He was active at St. Michael’s and All Angels’ Episcopal Church, serving as treasurer for many years.

Surviving are his children as well as eleven grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters. He will be greatly missed by his family and good friends. He was predeceased by Doris Dulin Crim.

Source: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/columbia-sc/robert-crim-6698061

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 450th Fighter Day Wing
  • 322nd Fighter Day Group
  • 450th Fighter Day Squadron
  • 452nd Fighter Day Squadron
  • 722nd Fighter Day Squadron
  • 8th Tactical Fighter Wing/36th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • 401st Tactical Fighter Wing
  • 614th/615th Tactical Fighter Squadron/35th Tactical Fighter Wing

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1975 BA/Accounting, University of South Carolina