World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George W. Crawford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Statesville, North Carolina
Honored By
George W. Crawford
COMPANY AND BATTALION COMMANDER AND REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT IN UNITED STATES DECEMBER 26, 1940. EUROPE APRIL 18, 1944 TO MARCH 10, 1946. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF G-5 SECTION MAY 4, 1944 TO DECEMBER 1, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN NORMANDY INVASION, THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN AND THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED 3 BATTLE STARS, WENT TO SPECIAL SCHOOL IN LONDON ABOUT DEMOBILIZATION OF PRISONERS WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED. HAD CONTROL OF 20,000 PRISONERS IN BELGIUM, HOLLAND, AND FRANCE. LIEUTENANT COLONEL.