World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Woodrow Crumbley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Laurel, Mississippi
Honored By
Bradley Henderson
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED WITH 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION. KILLED AT ATIAPE, NEW GUINEA IN 1944. AWARDED SILVER STAR FOR WIPING OUT A JAPANESE MACHINE-GUN NEST THAT HAD PINNED DOWN HIS UNIT. DECORATIONS INCLUDE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE, PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH ARROWHEAD AND 1 STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.