More detail on this person: LTC (U.S. Army
Retired) Frederick L. Clapp, 83, of Columbus, GA
died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Columbus
Hospice House.
Funeral services with Full Military Honors will be
held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at
McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel ,
3874 Gentian Blvd., Columbus, GA 31907.
A private interment will be held at Ft. Mitchell
National Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, AL. The family
will receive friends Monday, November 23, 2015
from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Fred was born April 4, 1932 in Findlay, OH, son of
the late Clifford and Helen Clapp. He enlisted in
the Army in 1949 at the age of 17 and eventually
became a Master Army aviator, flying both fixed
wing and rotary wing aircraft. He loved to fly! He
served in both the enlisted and officer ranks and
in both the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts. His
other military assignments took him all over the
United Stated to include Alaska and to Turkey and
Panama. Following his military career, he worked
as a stockbroker, managed an automotive supply
business for his father-in-law and from 1975 -
1979, led a multi-billion dollar helicopter
training program for Bell Helicopter in Iran. He
remained active in the community serving at
various times as president of the local Military
Officers Association and president of Brookstone
School's Parents Association. Finally, he spent
time pursuing his two passions, golf and farming.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years ,
the one true love of his life, Marth Anne Clapp;
two sons and their wives, Frederick and Robin
Clapp and Timothy and Nibras Clapp; six
grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations
be made instead to Columbus Hospice.
Burial: Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Fort
Mitchell, Russell County, Alabama, USA
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