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Our Enshrinees
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Entrepreneur
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Enshrined: 1993
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Birth: March 19, 1891
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Death: December 9, 1994
Frederick Coolidge Crawford
- Earned his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Harvard in 1913, then pursued his graduate degree in the Harvard School of Applied Sciences.
- Enlisted in the U.S. Navy Aviation Corps and was studying at the ground school in aviation when the armistice that ended the war was signed.
- In 1933, Crawford became president of Thompson Products which developed a valve that could run 300 hours in an aircraft engine without overheating and was used on the famous Spirit of St. Louis.
- Crawford helped organize the National Air Race Corporation in 1929 and convinced Thompson Products to sponsor the Thompson Trophy, the most sought after aviation trophy.
- Dedicated to the preservation of aviation history and opened the Thompson Auto Album and Aviation Museum in Cleveland.
- Under his leadership, Thompson Products were able to solve many aviation problems during World War II and the Korean War.
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Entrepreneur
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Enshrined: 1993
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Birth: March 19, 1891
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Death: December 9, 1994
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