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William John Crawford (May 19, 1918 – March 15, 2000) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. The Medal of Honor award was believed to be posthumous, although he was a prisoner of war at the time.
U.S. Army Private William John Crawford was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Nov 6, 2018 · A bazooka-man cuts loose at the target some 300 yards distant. But not all went smoothly afterwards. In the heat and confusion of battle, his fellow soldiers thought Crawford had been killed. They told their superiors of his brave deeds, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Sep 28, 2016 · In 1943 in Italy, the only thing Private William Crawford was cleaning out was German machine gun nest and bunkers. Under heavy fire and at great risk to himself, his gallantry was so audacious that it earned him the Medal of Honor and the respect of any man who witnessed his actions.
Crawford was a classmate of Korean War Marine Corps Medal of Honor Recipient Carl Sitter, making their high school, Pueblo Central High, perhaps the only high school to graduate two Medal of Honor recipients.
William Crawford passed away at the age of 81 on March 15, 2000, and was laid to rest with honor at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs—the only enlisted soldier ...
A Noble Reputation. Bill Crawford was a genuinely nice guy, a comforting father figure to incoming cadets, and an interesting person to visit with. "I met the janitor today," a new cadet might say to another cadet somewhere in the course of their first year at the Academy.
Nov 24, 2022 · William J Crawford, Medal of Honor Recipient (Wikipedia Image) William T. Crawford was born in Pueblo in May, 1918. Like many young men at the time, at the outbreak of World War II, he joined the United States Army in 1942. After basic training, he was assigned to the 142nd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division operating in southern Italy. ...
William Crawford passed away at the age of 81 on March 15, 2000, and was laid to rest with honor at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs—the only enlisted soldier ...
Jul 4, 2014 · Forty years after his heroism at Altavilla, Italy and 17 years after his retirement from a military career, the president hung the Medal of Honor around the janitor’s neck.
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