George H. Crampton, of Bend, Ore., died Sept. 24, 2007, of natural causes. He was 80.

Mr. Crampton was born Nov. 20, 1926, in Spokane, the son of George and Anne Crampton. He married Willene Ann Fellows on April 6, 1947 ,in Spokane. Mr. Crampton was 1944 graduate of North Central High School in Spokane. He enlisted in the Army Reserve while still in high school, followed by two years of active enlisted service as a parachutist during and following WorId War II.

Then, remaining in the active enlisted reserve, he earned a bachelor’s degree in police cience and master’s of science degree in psychology from Washington State University, and in 1954 earned a Ph.D. in psychology from University of Rochester. While at the University of Rochester he re-entered active duty. His subsequent military career as a research psychologist included five years at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, seven years at the U.S. Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox and five years at the U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory, Edgewood Arsenal. Mr. Crampton was the senior uniformed psychologist in the Army Medical Service at the time of retirement in 1971 at age 45, with the rank of colonel.

While in the military, Mr. Crampton taught courses at University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and Johns Hopkins University. Upon retirement he accepted a tenured appointment as professor at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio in 1971. At Wright State, he established a laboratory with the help of National Science Foundation and NASA grant funding and continued his research on vestibular and motion sickness topics. During the summers of 1976 and 1977 he served as a summer faculty fellow at Stanford University, sponsored by NASA.

In December 1986, Mr. Crampton was granted emeritus status and moved to Oak Harbor. For two years he continued to work on a contractual basis for Wright State, completing experiments and writing manuscripts for publication. He also organized and edited a book on motion and space sickness published in 1990. Mr. Crampton was widely published and well-known in the field of motion and space sickness.

Mr. Crampton’s community service centered on public policy issues concerning the mentally ill, and active political involvement. He served on many municipal, county and regional boards and commissions. Mr. Crampton enjoyed sports and outdoor recreation, particularly sailing. He was a member of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club and U.S. Sailing Association. Mr. Crampton and his wife moved to Bend in 2003.

Survivors include his wife; a son, William of Bend; a daughter, Colleen McEvoy, of Pittsburgh; a sister, Colleen Anderson of Redmond, Wash.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Private services have been held; memorial contributions may be made to Central Oregon Home Health and Hospice, 2698 NE Courtney Drive, Suite 101, Bend, Ore. 97701; Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home of Bend, 541-382-2471, is serving the family.