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Albert Scott Crossfield was born October 2, 1921, in Berkeley, California, and grew up in California and Washington.  During 1943 he enlisted in the Navy and following flight training near Seattle and in Corpus Christi, he was commissioned as an ensign and designated a Naval Aviator.  He initially served as a flight and gunnery instructor as he trained pilots for the global war.  He next attended dive bomber school following which he was assigned to Navy Air Group 51 and became its Engineering Officer.  The group trained in F6F and F4U fighter aircraft in preparation for the invasion of Japan.

Crossfield never saw combat but following the end of World War II he reportedly flew fo