WHEN WE LIVED IN THE D.C. AREA, WE VISITED THE VIETNAM MEMORAL. ROBERT BARRY CROSBY'S NAME WAS LISTED. SPECIALIST FOUR,D TRP,1ST SQDN, 9THCAVALRY,1ST CAV.DIV. USARV. ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. MARCH 14,1946 TO FEB 26, 1970. E-4, SPECIALIST FOUR, INFANTRYMAN, 9TH CALVARY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV. TOUR DATE- 11/26/69-CASUALTY DATE 2-26-70. LOCATION-VINH DUONG PROVINCE. SOUTH VIETNAM. BODY RECOVERED--HOSTILE, DIED OUTRIGHT--BURNS. BARRY WAS SUCH A NICE PERSON AND I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF DANCING IN THE BASEMENT OF HIS HOME TO ALL THE OLDIES. BARRY WENT TO MILITARY SCHOOL DURING HIGHSCHOOL AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE LOST TOUCH. THE VIETNAM MEMORAL SEEKS PHOTOS, STORIES OF MORE THAN 58,000 TROOPS REMEMBERED ON THE MEMORIAL. THEY ARE ENCOURAGING FRIENDS OR FAMILY OF SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN VIETNAM TO SUBMIT PHOTOS AND STORIES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE; MEMORIAL'S PLANNED UNDERGROOUND EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH WILL DISPLAY THE PHOTOS AND STORIES AS WELL AS MORE THAN 150,000 ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL OVER THE YEARS. CONTACT WWW.VVMF.ORG IF YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE ANY MORE INFO ABOUT BARRY. THANK YOU, BARBARA M. WALLACE
Greenville, Mississippi - Barry Crosby killed in action
The Army has officially notified Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Crosby of 1250 Arnold Ave. of the combat death of their son, Spec. 4 Robert Barry Crosby.
He was reported missing in action in Vietnam Sunday after a vehicle in which he and other soldiers of Troop D, First Air Cavalry Division, Ninth Cavalry Squadron, were riding was destroyed by a land mine.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the expected arrival of the body in Greenville next week. Wells Funeral Home will be in charge. Crosby, 23, had joined the Army last June. His company was fighting near Phước Vĩnh, Bình Dương, South Vietnam, when he was killed.
He was a graduate of the McCallie School for Boys at Chattanooga, where he was captain of the tennis team, and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., where he was president of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. He was an Eagle Scout and held Scouting's God and Country award. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Besides his parents, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Stuart McCloy, Jr. of Memphis; two brothers, Thome Crosby of Atlanta and Harold Crosby of Memphis; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Henry Crosby of Leland.
The Delta Democrat-Times
Greenville, Mississippi
Tuesday, March 3, 1970
Page 1
The McCallie School's class of 1964 will dedicate a flagstaff for Alumni Field on the McCallie campus here Saturday to the memory of the late Robert Barry Crosby, a member of the class. Crosby, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Crosby of 1250 Arnold Ave., Greenville, was killed in Vietnam on Feb. 26 while serving with the First Air Cavalry Division. The dedication will take place at the north end of the field just prior to the homecoming game with the Darlington School. H. Thome Crosby, IV, Crosby's brother, will represent the Crosby family at the ceremony.
The Delta Democrat Times
Greenville, Mississippi
Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Page 14
Presbyterian News Service
a note by Lawrence Wood, December 26, 2015, in a 2012 article about the church in Greenville
This afternoon we visited the Mississippi Vietnam Memorial in Ocean Springs. While walking slowly in front of the wall listing Mississippians who died in Vietnam, I suddenly stopped as I was letting my eyes scroll down the list of names and was stunned to see the name ROBERT BARRY CROSBY. Wow, I thought. I conducted Barry's funeral at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, MS. I can still see his parents, Henry and Susan, sitting in the first pew, tears streaming down their cheeks as Barry's flag-draped casket was rolled down the center aisle and our organist played "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". The parents had received Barry's last letter from Vietnam the day of the funeral! The entire day is etched in my memory. At the end of the service we sang "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee", and Henry and Susan sang while sobbing, but crying in faith.
Rest in Peace, Barry....
note: At Washington and Lee University there is to this day, a scholarship fund in the name of Robert Barry Crosby.
The Robert Barry Crosby Scholarship was established in 1970 in memory of Robert Barry Crosby, Class of 1968, by his classmate Samuel Gates Shaw and the Shaw Family. Crosby was killed in action on February 26, 1970, in Vietnam. The income from the gift is to be awarded annually as a grant to a law student, or students, who demonstrate strong qualities of character and academic motivation, with preference to be accorded to a native or resident of the State of Mississippi.
Barry is at rest in the Greenville Cemetery along with his parents & grandparents
Barbara McClendon (Wallace)
WHEN WE LIVED IN THE D.C. AREA, WE VISITED THE VIETNAM MEMORAL. ROBERT BARRY CROSBY'S NAME WAS LISTED. SPECIALIST FOUR,D TRP,1ST SQDN, 9THCAVALRY,1ST CAV.DIV. USARV. ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. MARCH 14,1946 TO FEB 26, 1970. E-4, SPECIALIST FOUR, INFANTRYMAN, 9TH CALVARY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV. TOUR DATE- 11/26/69-CASUALTY DATE 2-26-70. LOCATION-VINH DUONG PROVINCE. SOUTH VIETNAM. BODY RECOVERED--HOSTILE, DIED OUTRIGHT--BURNS. BARRY WAS SUCH A NICE PERSON AND I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF DANCING IN THE BASEMENT OF HIS HOME TO ALL THE OLDIES. BARRY WENT TO MILITARY SCHOOL DURING HIGHSCHOOL AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE LOST TOUCH. THE VIETNAM MEMORAL SEEKS PHOTOS, STORIES OF MORE THAN 58,000 TROOPS REMEMBERED ON THE MEMORIAL. THEY ARE ENCOURAGING FRIENDS OR FAMILY OF SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN VIETNAM TO SUBMIT PHOTOS AND STORIES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE; MEMORIAL'S PLANNED UNDERGROOUND EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH WILL DISPLAY THE PHOTOS AND STORIES AS WELL AS MORE THAN 150,000 ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL OVER THE YEARS. CONTACT WWW.VVMF.ORG IF YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE ANY MORE INFO ABOUT BARRY. THANK YOU, BARBARA M. WALLACE
Paul Dottley
Barry and I played ball together during his elementary and Jr. High years. Great dedication and character!
Robert Wylie
Greenville, Mississippi - Barry Crosby killed in action
The Army has officially notified Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Crosby of 1250 Arnold Ave. of the combat death of their son, Spec. 4 Robert Barry Crosby.
He was reported missing in action in Vietnam Sunday after a vehicle in which he and other soldiers of Troop D, First Air Cavalry Division, Ninth Cavalry Squadron, were riding was destroyed by a land mine.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the expected arrival of the body in Greenville next week. Wells Funeral Home will be in charge. Crosby, 23, had joined the Army last June. His company was fighting near Phước Vĩnh, Bình Dương, South Vietnam, when he was killed.
He was a graduate of the McCallie School for Boys at Chattanooga, where he was captain of the tennis team, and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., where he was president of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. He was an Eagle Scout and held Scouting's God and Country award. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Besides his parents, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Stuart McCloy, Jr. of Memphis; two brothers, Thome Crosby of Atlanta and Harold Crosby of Memphis; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Henry Crosby of Leland.
The Delta Democrat-Times
Greenville, Mississippi
Tuesday, March 3, 1970
Page 1
The McCallie School's class of 1964 will dedicate a flagstaff for Alumni Field on the McCallie campus here Saturday to the memory of the late Robert Barry Crosby, a member of the class. Crosby, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Crosby of 1250 Arnold Ave., Greenville, was killed in Vietnam on Feb. 26 while serving with the First Air Cavalry Division. The dedication will take place at the north end of the field just prior to the homecoming game with the Darlington School. H. Thome Crosby, IV, Crosby's brother, will represent the Crosby family at the ceremony.
The Delta Democrat Times
Greenville, Mississippi
Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Page 14
Presbyterian News Service
a note by Lawrence Wood, December 26, 2015, in a 2012 article about the church in Greenville
This afternoon we visited the Mississippi Vietnam Memorial in Ocean Springs. While walking slowly in front of the wall listing Mississippians who died in Vietnam, I suddenly stopped as I was letting my eyes scroll down the list of names and was stunned to see the name ROBERT BARRY CROSBY. Wow, I thought. I conducted Barry's funeral at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, MS. I can still see his parents, Henry and Susan, sitting in the first pew, tears streaming down their cheeks as Barry's flag-draped casket was rolled down the center aisle and our organist played "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". The parents had received Barry's last letter from Vietnam the day of the funeral! The entire day is etched in my memory. At the end of the service we sang "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee", and Henry and Susan sang while sobbing, but crying in faith.
Rest in Peace, Barry....
note: At Washington and Lee University there is to this day, a scholarship fund in the name of Robert Barry Crosby.
The Robert Barry Crosby Scholarship was established in 1970 in memory of Robert Barry Crosby, Class of 1968, by his classmate Samuel Gates Shaw and the Shaw Family. Crosby was killed in action on February 26, 1970, in Vietnam. The income from the gift is to be awarded annually as a grant to a law student, or students, who demonstrate strong qualities of character and academic motivation, with preference to be accorded to a native or resident of the State of Mississippi.
Barry is at rest in the Greenville Cemetery along with his parents & grandparents