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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Morris Deloin Crawford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Northport, Alabama

Honored By

His Family

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM JANUARY, 1942 UNTIL AUGUST 1945. WENT TO JUMP SCHOOL AT CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA. WITH THE 505TH PIR, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION JUMPED INTO SICILY IN JULY, 1943 AND INTO FRANCE ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. IN SEPTEMBER, 1944, JUMPED INTO HOLLAND WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DURING OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. WOUNDED AT BASTOGNE IN JANUARY, 1945. IN AUSTRIA, PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED ENEMY TROOPS. WINNER OF JUMP WINGS WITH THREE COMBAT STARS, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, PURPLE HEART AND SEVERAL UNIT CITATIONS INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR FOR ACTION AT BASTOGNE.