Dave Oechsle joined the Crossmen’s administrative staff in 1975 and was with the corps until 1986, and from the minute he joined the Crossmen organization, Dave was a doer. He served as tour director, treasurer, driver, fund raiser, mechanic, and assistant corps director. He spent untold hours planning the summer tours and was always there to help do anything necessary to make the corps operate as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
He generously donated the use of his own Winnebago and van as a staff vehicle and drove many miles and many hours over the course of his service to the corps. He and his wife Carol would go down to the fabric district and get the material for the guard flags, offering their home as a site for all those flags to be sewn. Eventually, Dave took over the financial management of the corps. When the corps rented a building in West Chester looking to establish a permanent home, they ran bingo twice a week, and Dave was there calling numbers and helping the Crossmen every night.
In his selfless dedication and commitment to the Crossmen for twelve long years, Dave has embodied the giving spirit and the values of hard work, teamwork, and sacrifice that make him a more than worthy addition to the Crossmen Hall of Fame.
Inducted: 2010
