Lt. Col (Ret) United States Air Force Thurman A. Glasgow of San Antonio, Texas died Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at the age of 85 years 11 months 11 days of old age.
He is survived by 3 daughters, one son and spouses, Judy Rackley, Mike & Teri Glasgow, Patsy & Don Morriss, Amy & Tom Young. Grandchildren,
Wade Rackley & wife Scottye, Julie Hynes & husband Wade, Marcus Glasgow & wife Nancy, Chris Glasgow, Brad McCutcheon, Matthew Young and
Lauren Young. Great-grandchildren, Morgan Haynes, Colton Haynes, Gavin Glasgow, Gage Glasgow. Sisters, Mary Lou Sodke, Ruth Clayton and Anne Adcock.
Brothers in law, Joe Boatright, Lee Reeh & wife Joan. Sisters in law, Alice Powell & husband Woodrow, Lucille Krauter and numerous nieces and nephews.
Thurman was born on July 17, 1920, in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the son of Albert Clayton and Mary Alma Cobb Glasgow, and raised in Texas, and
attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College.
He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp on December 18, 1941, in the Aviation Cadet Program, and graduated on January 7, 1944.
His military locations include Peterson Field, Colorado for RTV. He picked up a B-24 in Topeka, Kansas and flew the South Atlantic route to Manduria, Italy.
He served with the 450th Bomb Group, 722nd Squadron, from June 1, 1944 to January 5, 1945. He flew two missions in the raids over Ploesti, Romania.
He accepted a regular commission in 1947 and retired from United States Air Force on October 31, 1968 as a Lt. Colonel. His medals include a Silver Star, Purple
Heart, and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was a member of “Order of Daedalions, and of the Air Force Association.
Proceeded in death by his wife of 58 years, Amy Reeh Glasgow. Brother James Glasgow & wife Carolyn, sister, Jean Boatright.
Funeral services were held on Monday July 3, 2006, with graveside services in the Comfort Cemetery, Comfort, Texas, with Military honors accorded
by the United States Air Force.
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