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Kent
Rex Crenshaw 1947 - 2011 - SAVANNAH - Kent Rex Crenshaw
died Saturday, April 2, 2011 in Roswell, NM. Born
January 21, 1947 to Rex and Therina Crenshaw, in San
Bernardino, CA, Kent graduated with a B.S. in General
Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point,
NY in 1969. Kent went on to serve 20 years in the US Air
Force, retiring as a Lt. Colonel in 1989. Lt. Col.
Crenshaw was awarded three Air Medals and the
Distinguished Flying Cross for service in SE Asia. In
1976 he received his Masters Degree in Aeronautical
Engineering and was a distinguished graduate of the USAF
Test Pilot School where he became Chief of Academics as
a test pilot flight and academic instructor. Lt. Col.
Crenshaw flew for Northwest Airlines, and was Senior
Engineering and Chief Test Pilot for Northrop Grumman
Corporation, where he tested the B-2 Stealth Bomber. In
2000 Lt. Col. Crenshaw was recognized by the National
Aeronautic Association and Federation Aeronautique
Internationale as the World Record Holder for "Speed
Over a Recognized Course" flying from Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia to Chicago, IL. Kent also worked as a
Consultant Pilot Expert for Engineering Systems, Inc. of
Colorado Springs, Co. For the past 14 years Lt. Col.
Crenshaw has lived in Savannah and flown for Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation as Chief Test Pilot for commercial
and special missions test programs. He was recognized by
Gulfstream for his professionalism and dedication. Lt.
Col. Crenshaw was married for 42 years to and is
survived by his beloved wife Judith, of Savannah, his
son Cameron Kent Crenshaw of White Sulfur Springs, MT,
and his sister Dr. Paula Crenshaw of S. Lake Tahoe, CA.
A memorial service is expected to be held 1 p.m.,
Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 1
West Ridge Road at the Landings, with internment planned
for Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Savannah Morning News April 6, 2011
Published in Savannah Morning News from Apr. 5 to Apr. 6, 2011