World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Anthony Francis Crane
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Albion, New York
Honored By
Matthew Ballard
Relationship
Grand Nephew
SERGEANT. SERVED WITH THE 14TH ARMORED DIVISION 'LIBERATORS' IN THE MILITARY POLICE PLATOON. ENTERED INTO THE SERVICE IN 1938, HE SERVED TWO YEARS IN TENNESSEE. WHILE THERE, HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL MEN WHO WERE TO TESTFIRE M-3 SUBMACHINE GUNS AND TURNED OUT A PERFECT SCORE. HE SERVED IN GERMANY UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.