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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Cecil 'Bill' Crawford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Betty Crawford Troup

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served in the United States Army, 102nd Infantry Division (Ozark), 405th Infantry Regiment. As a Major, he was the Regimental Supply Officer, S-4 and reported to Col. Lauren L. Williams, who was the Commander of the 405th. He served in the campaign in the Rhineland through Germany. When the war ended, he was ordered to the PW Enclosure at Flossenburg, where he was Laager Commander. The Flossenbury Enclosure housed 5,000 German PWs.